Temptation

The Hedge of Thorns and the Plain Way

Proverbs 15:19

… letters! His fallow fields are well adapted for evil seed and, no doubt, Satan will raise a fine crop of weeds in every corner of his life! What …

"A Peculiar People"

Psalm 4:3

… And when he does so through infirmity, or sudden temptation, he is, himself, grieved that he should have grieved his God, for the fear of the Lord is …

Faith's Firm Resolve

Psalm 71:16

… Give up the contest and drop the sword with which you contend for your Master and let things go as they may." So whispers Satan. So murmurs the …

The Church's Probation

Psalm 66:10

… much tempted and troubled. I believe many young people think they have the Grace of God in their hearts, who, if they were really put in temptation's …

Three Important Precepts

Proverbs 23:19

… If you are tempted to do a dishonest deed, I would have you hear a still small voice saying to you, "Be in the fear of the Lord …

Christ Crucified

1 Corinthians 2:2

… The temptation would exist, in the mind of any ordinary man entering into such a city as Corinth, to say within himself, "I will endeavor to excel in …

The Hungry Filled, the Rich Emptied

Luke 1:53

… having no devil at all, and that not to be tempted was the worst sort of temptation. I agree, and not to be conscious of any sin is …

Joseph's Bones

Hebrews 11:22

… The triumph especially of his chastity under well-known and exceedingly severe temptation, might have been very properly traced to the power of his faith, but it is …

The Lord Chiding His People

Psalm 103:9

… Brothers and Sisters, it is good, sometimes, to be stirred up with a temptation that you may see what a Hell there is in the depravity of your …

Divine Interpositions

Psalm 18:16

… He doeth no wrong, for God is not tempted of evil, neither tempteth he any man, but we speak of physical evil, which causeth sorrow, pain, and death …

Peace By Believing

Romans 5:1

… I fear, too, that there are not a few who, I trust, have genuine peace, but who, nevertheless, are tempted to found their confidence upon their enjoyments. We …

Fat Things, Full of Marrow

Isaiah 54:7-10

… If not one ray of light came into his soul, but he was tormented with temptation and afflicted by Satan, and deserted by man—and body and soul …

Good Reasons for a Good Resolution

Isaiah 61:10

… creature, liable to be attacked and tempted by Satan." Yet God has so clothed you that no cold nor heat of temptation shall come upon you to your …

In Christ No Condemnation

Romans 8:1

… When he has to cry out in the agony of his spirit because of the vehemence of temptation, he may still lay his hand upon the Word of …

The Fruit of the Spirit—Joy

Galatians 5:22

… He will not be tempted to make a God of his possessions or of his talents, or of anything else. He will say, "I have joy in God …

God's Valiant Right Hand

Psalm 118:16

… Observe, dear Friends, with holy adoration, how our Lord Jesus Christ met Satan in conflict, not once nor twice, but many times! In fact, throughout the Savior's …

The Christian's Helmet

1 Thessalonians 5:8

… They are tempted on the one side, they are tempted on the other. This and that you will have cried up. "Lo here," and, "Lo there!" And there …

The Bible Tried and Proved

Psalm 12:6

… They are our preservatives in times of temptation. You can write a book that may help a man when he is tempted in a certain direction—will the …

The Certainty And Freeness Of Divine Grace

John 6:37

… for My anger is turned away from him." But Believers may fall under temptation. "God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that you …

The Friend of Sinners

Isaiah 53:12

… They are tempted and tried, but hear what he says. "Satan hath desired to have thee that he may sift thee as wheat, but I have prayed for …

Grace Exalted—Boasting Excluded

Romans 3:27

… One single motion of the heart from the right, one reception of even the shadow of a passing temptation, so as to become a partaker of sin, would …

Morning, January 12

1Co 3:23

… When tempted to sin, reply, “I cannot do this great wickedness, for I am Christ's.” Immortal principles forbid the friend of Christ to sin. When wealth is …

Christopathy

Isaiah 53:5

… Satan came with his temptation and sin entered into us, and death by sin. Therefore, let no man, in any sense whatever, attribute sin to God as the …

I Was Before

1 Timothy 1:13

… Years ago you put up with all kinds of inconveniences when I went to the theater, or some other evil place when I served Satan—and you must …

Love To Jesus

Solomon 1:7

… She, if her mate should die, can never be tempted to be married unto another, but she sits still upon her perch and sighs out her mournful soul …

Christ and His Table Companions

Luke 22:14

… And when He was at the place, He said unto them, Pray that you enter not into temptation."There is a peculiar temptation coming upon you. I have …

Among Lions

Psalm 57:4

… says, "Lead us not into temptation," gives us, as it were, a permit to move from places where we are much tempted and sometimes it is the duty …

The Search For Faith

Luke 18:8

… He will not err in judgment and accept brass for gold! He knows what it is to be tempted with the proffer of honor and gain—"All these …

The Errand of Mercy

Luke 19:10

… He was tempted in all points like you are tempted. He never had a single sin of His own, but He bore the sins of many and He …

Mahanaim—or, Hosts Of Angels

Genesis 32:1

… The opposition of Satan is more easily recognized than the succor of the Lord. Oh to have eyes and hearts opened to see how strong the Lord is …

The Sitting of the Refiner

Malachi 3:3

… not a temptation to strike just one gentle string in praise of what you did or suffered? Say not that you could not be thus tempted—why, an …

The History of Little-Faith

Matthew 14:31

… When a man begins to be secure in himself, he will court temptation. He will rashly venture upon needless experiments and, in the end, will need to cry …

Singing Saints

Psalm 30:4

… And when He was at the place, He said to them, Pray that you enter not into temptation. He knew what sore temptation meant and He was about …

The Joy of Victory

… Have you ever struggled against an evil heart, and at last overcome it? Have you ever wrestled hard with a strong temptation, and known what it was to …

Prospect—"He Will Keep"

John 17:11

… And, at the same time, they were strongly tempted. Influences which made some go back and walk no more with Jesus would, naturally, have had the same power …

The Baptist's Message

John 1:29

… God, He must go to the desert to be tempted of the devil. If any Christians escape temptation, they will not be the leaders of the hosts of …

The Secret of a Happy Life

Psalm 16:8

… Such a man is not moved by temptation so as to be swept into surprising sin. If I set the Lord always before me, I shall not be …

David's Prayer in the Cave

… But, alas, when he was king, we find him rising from his bed in the evening, looking from the roof of the house, and falling into temptation. If …

A Sunday School Sermon

Isaiah 40:11

… We should anxiously endeavor to keep them out of temptation. And since they must be tempted, more or less, we should endeavor to strengthen them to endure the …

The Wandering Bird

Proverbs 27:8

… and permit the enemy to take an advantage over us, Satan comes in and drops some foul temptation into our nest, which our hearts help to hatch and …