Temptation

Accomplices in Sin

1 Timothy 5:22

… There are such fiends in London and we could almost wish to have them all buried straightaway, for they are Satan's servants spreading wickedness all around them …

Foretastes of the Heavenly Life

Deuteronomy 1:25

… in Heaven, when death, itself, the last of foes, shall be slain, when Satan shall be dragged captive at the chariot wheels of Christ, when Jesus shall have …

'The Old Testament 'Prodigal'

2 Chronicles 33:12

… A heart that had been the palace of Satan! A heart which had conceived mischief and brought forth cruelty! A proud rebellious heart humbled itself before God and …

One Aspect of Christ's Death

John 15:13

… There are, in this world, many persons who will lay themselves out to help their fellow creatures to resist temptation and to struggle out of the ways of …

Psalm 81

Psalm 81

… Man is so desperate an idolater that the image is always a strong temptation: while the nests are there the birds will be eager to return. No other …

Jesus Only

Matthew 17:8

… They would have descended to face a multitude and to contend with a demon; not to conquer Satan, but to stand defeated by him before the crowd; for …

Our Position and Our Purpose

2 Corinthians 7:1

… of malice—unworthy, I had almost said, of the Father of Lies—for Satan is known to palm off his offspring with a plausible appearance. But the argument …

Sanctified Sorrow

Isaiah 54:11

… The first is the great life storm in which we are turned from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God. The second, the common …

Repentance Must Go With Forgiveness

… from the body of this death? Who shall enable me to live above temptation, and to become holy, even as God is holy?" Since the unity of repentance …

Jesus Angry with Hard Hearts

Mark 3:5

… Many a man is carried off his feet by a sudden flood of temptation, and sins grievously, and yet at heart he may be by no means so …

Martha and Mary

Luke 10:41-42

… They are exposed to the same temptation that Martha was. I dare say my dear Brothers who carry round the bread and the cup at the Lord's …

Psalm 86

Psalm 86

… Are we contending with temptation? His grace comes to our aid. Do we err? He is patient with us. Have we sinned? He is plenteous in mercy. Are …

A Song and a Solace

Job 10:12

… given to us, a messenger of Satan came to buffet us, and so we were preserved in the hour of temptation. There are some whom God will yet …

Fine Pleading

Psalm 106:4

… Help me! Sanctify me, spirit, soul and body! You preserve Your people in temptation and bring them out of it. Gracious Shepherd, keep me as one of Your …

Later Services at the Music Hall

… That is no gospel which has not Christ in it ; and the modern idea of preaching the truth instead of Christ, is a wicked device of Satan. Nor …

High Doctrine

… Is he preserved in the midst of temptation true to his covenant, and does he stand in the day of trial firm to his Master—his integrity is …

Help for Seekers of the Light

Isaiah 59:9

… Hoist the sails of desire to the breeze, let go the helm of reason and let your soul be borne wherever the blasts of temptation or the currents …

The New Nature

1 Peter 1:23-25

… hedged in, and kept from contamination with sin, that you have not known temptation, yet you must be born again, and this birth, I repeat it, must be …

Thoughts and Their Fruit

Jeremiah 6:19

… If you think long upon any sin, the probability is that as soon as the temptation to that sin comes, you will commit it. I have known persons …

Man's Ruin and God's Remedy

Numbers 21:8

… Yes,” I hear another self-condemned one exclaim, “but I sinned without any temptation. I did it deliberately in cold blood. I had become such a wicked, beastly …

Salvation As It Is Now Received

1 Peter 1:8

… Whoever has been victorious over any temptation, it may truly be said of him, "he overcame through the blood of the Lamb." So that there is no way …

The People's Christ

Psalm 89:19

… Jesus is to glory gone; Hath all his foes to ruin hurled— Sin, satan, earth, death, hell, the world.” Saint, was this blessed thought, like a necklace of …

Creation’s Groans and the Saints’ Sighs

Romans 8:22-23

… the glory of God; and the body which was once a workshop for Satan, becomes a temple for the Holy Ghost, wherein he dwells; but we are all …

The Saint's Trials and the Divine Deliverances

Psalm 77:1-20

… But let the warning of this evening help to keep you from such a temptation. It is no evidence whatever that God has no love to you if …

The Heart Of Jesus

Matthew 11:29

… I know it is a common temptation of Satan to make men and women think, "Well, but there is something about my birth and rank which disqualifies me …

Righteous Hatred

Psalm 97:10

… With all thy hosts, O hell, with every brat of thy offspring, O Satan, we are to be at enmity. Not one sin are we to spare, but …

An Assuredly Good Thing

Psalm 73:28

… you, Brothers and Sisters, whether it is sin or sorrow, whether it is temptation or depression—whatever may be the evil which assails you this day—it must …

Psalm 35

Psalm 35

… How often Satan outwits himself, and burns his fingers with his own coals! This will doubtless be one of the aggravations of hell, that men will torment themselves …

A Call to the Unconverted

Galatians 3:10

… At every period, at every time, there have been opportunities of escape from temptation. If we had had no freedom to escape from the sin, there might have …

Hallelujah! Hallelujah!

Psalm 149:4-6

… The Lord shall bruise Satan under our feet shortly and, meanwhile, we fight against the powers of evil of every kind. Oh, that God would help us to …

Our Glorious Leader

Luke 19:28

… It is God who works in them to will and to do of His own good pleasure! If Satan saw in the work only the man, he would …

The Eternal Day

Isaiah 60:20

… Yes, Satan, himself, shall be shut out! The camp of the saints he may attempt to attack, but over her ramparts he shall never leap! Those sacred walls …

Strange Things

Luke 5:26

… They are living godly lives in the midst of temptation—holy in the midst of impurity—serving God in spite of all opposition. These are strange things! Did …

"I Will," Yet, "Not As I Will"

John 7:24

… Watch and pray, that you enter not into temptation: the spirit, indeed, is willing, but the flesh is weak. Admire the tenderness of Jesus in making this apology …

Servitude Or Service—Which?

2 Chronicles 12:8

… I need not mention the forms of uncleanness in which so many wallow in this foul city of ours, where the temptation to sin is in every street …

A Comprehensive Benediction

2 Thessalonians 2:16

… He feels, therefore, that whatever may occur in Providence, whatever onslaughts there may be of inward corruption, or of outward temptation, he is safe by virtue of his …

An Immovable Foundation

Psalm 11:3

… This is the hour of temptation when Satan comes with his glory and wealth in one hand and a suggestion of evil in the other. He bids us …

A Voice With Four Messages

1 Kings 19:11-13

… Preach the Word to the sons and daughters of men." There is a temptation which assails all of us who preach to want to do some great thing …

The Happy Beggar

Psalm 40:17

… If we go out into the world to wrestle with temptation, we need supernatural help lest we fall before the enemy! If we are alone in meditation, we …

Meal-time in the Cornfields

… Christ was tempted of the devil, and afterward angels came and ministered unto him. Jacob wrestled with God, and afterward, at Mahanaim, hosts of angels met him. Abraham …