Temptation

Why Are Men Saved?

Psalm 106:8

… Go thy way Satan,” “Nay,” said he, howling again, “I have something else to say: that man was always my friend; he listened ever to my insinuations; he …

A Miracle of Grace

… Now, whether this fellowship with familiar spirits is a delusion and a lie, as I suspect it is, or whether there may be a mystery of Satan involved …

Trust In God—True Wisdom

Proverbs 16:20

… How shall we handle these matters wisely? Three or four come forward to instruct us, and the first lesson is one which Satan often teaches the young and …

'A Song of My Beloved'

Solomon 2:16

… If you can but trust Christ and love Christ, then let not Satan stop you from saying, in the words of the text, "My Beloved is mine." Well …

A Faithful Friend

Proverbs 18:24

… Did he then forsake you? No! “Determined to save, he watched o’er your path, Whilst, Satan’s blind slave, you sported with death.” And at last he …

Paul As a Pattern Convert

1 Timothy 1:16

… Christ has triumphed! Spread the glorious news around! Sin is strong, but Grace is stronger! Christ than Satan more supreme! Yield, oh, yield to sin no longer, Turn …

Sympathy and Song

Romans 12:15

… We trust the Savior, and our hearts are glad." Oh, you that ever felt the shackles and fetters of sin and Satan, do you remember how you leaped …

The Broad Wall

Nehemiah 3:8

… I know Satan will tell you that if you bend a little and come near to the ungodly, then they also will come a little way to meet …

The Former and the Latter Rain

Jeremiah 5:24

… The plan Satan seems to have adopted is not that of attacking our doctrine, but that of preventing, as far as he can, our raising in our midst …

Cheering Congratulation

Psalm 32:1

… Let not Satan persuade you that you have sinned a sin which is unto death/No, come to the Cross of Christ! The blood of Jesus was real …

The Privileged Man

Ezekiel 16:9-14

… As I said about cleansing so, yes, I say again—do not let Satan make you think it to be a myth or that it does not belong …

Faintness and Refreshing

1 Kings 19:8

… Remember that Paul, with all his Grace, could not be without "a thorn in the flesh." There must also be "a messenger of Satan to buffet you," lest …

More Room for More People

Luke 14:22

… As in other things, so also in this, He will have more souls than Satan, that He may have the preeminence over the old serpent. It does not …

The Believer's Present Rest

Hebrews 4:3

… Once we were the slaves of our own evil passions and we were hurried here and there to degrading service by Satan and the lusts of the flesh …

God's Time for Comforting

Psalm 119:82

… for I shall yet praise Him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God." Beloved, let none of us give way to despair! No doubt Satan …

Why the Gospel Is Hidden

2 Corinthians 4:3

… BLINDED BY SATAN.] The light of the Gospel is so glorious and bright that it is only hidden from those who have been blinded by Satan, "the god …

"Jesus Wept"

John 11:35

… He marked, also, the share which Satan had in all this and His indignation was aroused. Yes, His whole nature was stirred. Some read it, "He roused Himself …

A Call to the Depressed

Isaiah 52:2

… It is hard enough to fight with Satan, but it is all the harder work for the army to have to carry so many sick folk with it …

A Gross Indignity

Matthew 27:30

… Oh, do not suffer with Him this trial of cruel mocking." Ah, that is the song of Satan! Stop your ears to it, and listen not for a …

Appreciative Correspondents, 1855-1890

… what everyone must feel to be far more difficult than the work, the temptation that a position like yours involves, has always been to me a wonder. God …

Christ's Care of His Disciples

John 18:8

… How completely the traitor must have been in the power of Satan—and how hardened and callous he must have grown, that he could lead, "there," the men …

'Christ Is All'

Colossians 3:11

… And I tell him the blood of Jesus Christ cleanses from all sin— and when I show Satan the precious blood, Sir, he leaves off tempting me, and …

Witnesses for God

Isaiah 43:10

… And Satan stood up against Israel, andprovoked David to number Israel Israel had greatly offended and grieved God, and it was to be punished. God punished one sin …

Immanuel—The Light of Life

Isaiah 9:1

… He sets us free from the dominion of Satan and then, as we need a Ruler, we say, "And the government shall be upon His shoulder." We are …

Manasseh

… Give not up yourselves into Satan’s arms. He tells you that your death-warrant is sealed, that your doom is cast, and that you never can be …

Personal and Effectual Calling

John 10:3

… And Satan had not, then, gone any farther than desire. His malice is very quick, but still, at that time, he had only desired to have Peter. Yet …

A Bold Challenge Justified

Romans 8:34

… You would condemn me if you could, but you cannot really do so." Satan, our arch-enemy, would condemn us if it were in his power. Only fancy …

The Soul's Awakening

John 5:25

… They are dead towards God, but they are alive towards Satan. An unregenerate man's heart is Satan's workshop in which he forges divers devices of evil …

The Glorious Gospel

1 Timothy 1:15

… this I feel, and over this I mourn; and though I mourn it much, when Satan tells me that I cannot be the Lord’s, I draw from …

'Prisoners of Hope'

Zechariah 9:11

… So, again I say to you, dear Brothers and Sisters, never try to combat sin and Satan by yourselves, but always flee away to Christ! Inside that Stronghold …

The Lad's Loaves in the Lord's Hands

John 6:11

… use of that? Now, I dare say, that some of you have had Satan saying to you, "What is the use of your trying to do anything?" To …

Our Ascended Lord

1 Peter 3:22

… Is it possible that the conjecture of the old writers was true, that Satan rebelled against God because He heard a whisper that a man would one day …

The Sacred Love-Token

Exodus 12:13

… Whenever you think of Jesus, crucified, think of yourself also as crucified to the world, as no more belonging to self or sin or Satan—no longer bound …

The Church As She Should Be

Solomon 6:4

… How does thine armor, glitt’ring bright, Their frighted spirits quell! The weapons of thy warlike might Defy the gates of hell.” Even to Satan himself the church …

Belief, Baptism, Blessing

Acts 16:33

… not need patronage or praise from Satan! Men would begin to suspect that Christ was in league with Satan if Satan began to speak well of Christ. Dread …

Christian Conversation

Psalm 145:11

… Tell how He— "All His foes to ruin hurled, Sin, Satan, earth, death, Hell, the world." Tell how He has bruised the head of Satan. Tell how death …

Fields White For Harvest

John 4:35

… Why should Satan have so much of their time? Why should so many years of their influence be thrown into the wrong scale? The wheat, even if you …

Encouragement for the Depressed

Zechariah 4:10

… The more fierce temptations of Satan have not assailed you—the wind has been tempered as yet to the shorn lamb—God has not hung heavy weights on …

A Lift for the Prostrate

Mark 1:31

… For, if Satan must come out of a man, he will do him as much mischief as he can before he departs. His wrath is all the greater …

The Sorrowful Man's Question

Job 3:23

… It is true, although Satan said it, "All that a man has will he give for his life," yet we may be brought into such a condition that …