Temptation

Fallen Angels a Lesson To Fallen Men

2 Peter 2:4

… Very likely Satan, the first angel that fell, was not tempted; but just as likely all the others were. Their leader tempted them as much as Eve tempted …

“As Thy Days, So Shall Thy Strength Be”

Deuteronomy 33:25

… be tempted to sin.” My friend, it depends upon what kind of temptation it should be. There are many of us who could not be tempted to drunkenness …

Evening, October 3

Heb 2:18

… tempted without sinning, but they mistake; there is no sin in being tempted , but there is sin in yielding to temptation . Herein is comfort for the sorely tempted …

A Good Man in An Evil Case

Psalm 55:22

… So, looking at our text in that light, I shall begin by saying that WHEN WE ARE MUCH TRIED AND BURDENED, THERE IS SOMETHING THAT WE ARE TEMPTED …

The Two Guards Praying and Watching

Nehemiah 4:9

… go where you are likely to be tempted. "Well," says one, "but my business calls me into the midst of temptation." I grant you that your business may …

The Bird Escaped from the Snare

Psalm 124:7

… temptation to sin, even should it offer you all the kingdoms of this world! May God keep us from the attractions which conceal the snare! But Satan's …

Fruitless Faith

James 2:17

… tempted with evil, neither tempts He any man. God tries men, but the motiveof a trial is that which differentiates it from a temptation. In a temptation we …

Satan in a Rage

Revelation 12:12

… The ferocity of the temptation indicates the vigor with which Satan contends for any one of his black sheep. Satan will not lose his subjects if he can …

The Dual Nature and the Duel Within

Romans 7:23

… That is to say, when Satan does not tempt, it is often our worst temptation! To be let alone tends to breed a dry rot in the soul …

The Works of the Devil Destroyed

1 John 3:8

… But oh, dear Friends, it was in His death that Jesus chiefly overthrew Satan and destroyed his works! Satan built upon this—that man had become offensive to …

The Standard Uplifted In The Face Of The Foe

Isaiah 59:19

… before conversion, that temptation comes in with unusual force. You must not suppose that a man who is converted from drunkenness will never be tempted to drunkenness again …

A Command and a Promise

James 4:8

… Here we must take the word, "tempted," in its dark meaning, for the Scriptural word, "temptation," means two very different things. When we are drawn towards evil, that …

A Merry Christmas

Job 1:4

… has not Satan sat there and tempted Judas? Yes, and tempted you, too? How, then, can you hope that when your family are met together, Satan shall not …

The Holy Child, Jesus

Acts 4:30

… He is tempted and it is usually supposed that a man can scarcely be tempted, even should he overcome the temptation, without receiving some injury to his innocence …

The Soul's Desertion

Song 5:6

… tempted by Satan in my time. Why, Sir, 10 years ago I was threshing in this barn, here, and the devil came upon me with a strong temptation …

The Joint Heirs and Their Divine Portion

Romans 8:17

… There is a third black portion, too, namely, temptation. You must be tempted of Satan, you must be tried by the world, the flesh, of the devil. Do …

Dilemma and Deliverance

Psalm 9:10

… But there is one temptation which exceeds all others, there is one suggestion which is more Satanic, more skilfully used in effecting the purposes of Satan than any …

Our Miseries, Messengers of Mercy

Hosea 6:1-2

… Now observe this, Satan very seldom troubles those men who are all his own. A poor negro who had been tempted by Satan was once laughed at by …

Earth's Vanities and Heaven's Verities

Psalm 39:6-8

… Who is there, here, that is not tempted? If anyone says, "I am above temptation, or beyond temptation," well, that person must have gone far in pride and …

Kept From Iniquity

Psalm 18:23

… I do not think that any calling is free from temptation, but there are some positions in which the temptation is very terrible. I need not go into …

A Lesson From The Great Panic

Hebrews 12:27

… When some of you fall into temptation, though we cannot but weep over you, yet we do not know but what your outwardly falling into temptation may only …

The Dove'S Return To The Ark

Genesis 8:9

… The Spirit led Him into the wilderness "to be tempted of the devil." We are taught to pray, "Lead us not into temptation." And very stupid people have …

Spots in Our Feats of Charity

… In what way can Satan so seriously damage the Church of God as by thrusting unworthy persons into it? While men slept the enemy came and sowed tares …

Dagon's Ups and Downs

1 Samuel 5:2-4

… There is a certain temptation which has an affinity to the evil within you and, should Satan bring that temptation near, you will see yourself to your horror …

A Wonderful Transformation

John 16:20

… greatly rejoice! He "was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin." He was tempted by Satan and contradicted by sinners, yet He was found …

Safety in Conflict

… God will put us where we must be tried and tempted. If we are not tried, there is no honor to Him who preserves us; and if we …

Danger. Safety. Gratitude.

… Do not be in haste to get away from a job in which you are tempted, for you will be tempted in every job and, possibly, the temptation …

Oct. 20 — FROM EVERY SIN

Matt. 1:21

… Thou knowest temptation, for thou wast tempted. Thou knowest sin, for thou didst bear the weight of it. Thou knowest how to succor me in my hour of …

Fire! Fire! Fire!

Isaiah 43:2

… Moreover, you will have to endure the attacks of Satan, you must go through the valley of the shadow of death, and fight with Apollyon as Christian did …

The Lord's Knowledge, Our Safeguard

2 Peter 2:9

… Some of the Lord's very dear children are sorely tempted, sometimes by their own thoughts, into which Satan casts the bitterness of his blasphemies. Sometimes by trials …

Evening, October 23

Lu 22:46

… Old Erskine wisely remarked, “I like a roaring devil better than a sleeping devil.” There is no temptation half so dangerous as not being tempted. The distressed soul …

The Preparatory Prayers of Christ

Luke 3:21

… who had been tempted and who had yielded to the temptation. But our Lord prayed for Peter before he was tempted. As soon as Satan had desired to …

Evening, July 30

Jn 6:37

… for mine 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 ye …

Angelic Studies

Ephesians 3:10

… Satan, when he led men astray and tempted them to rebel, thought he had marred the Glory of God, but he never did more palpably outwit God. As …

Psalm 124

Psalm 124

… I believe there are few even of God's saints who have not had occasion, in some season of sore temptation, when Satan has let loose all his …

The Betrayal

Luke 22:47

… They are tempted to deny their Lord, tempted to act in an unhallowed way, though the gains are so paltry that a year’s worth of them would …

Two Good Things

Psalm 119:71

… Some men might have been rich, but God knew they could not bear it and so He has never suffered them to be tempted above what they are …

Satanic Hindrances

1 Thessalonians 2:18

… It appeared, to them, to proceed from the great adversary—"Satan hindered them." How Satan did so it would be useless to affirm dogmatically, but we may form …

God of the Hills and God of the Valleys

1 Kings 20:28

… The tendency of the human heart towards pride is very strong and Satan, the great usurper, is always eager to stir us up to rob God of His …

Driving the Vultures Away from the Sacrifice

Genesis 15:11

… The purest have been tempted to impurity. The most devout have been tempted to blaspheme. Men full of integrity have been tempted to dishonesty and the most truthful …