Temptation

Grand Glorying

Galatians 6:14

… And my temptation which was in my flesh you despised not, nor rejected; but received me as an angel of God, even as Christ Jesus. He dwells upon …

Words Of Expostulation

Jeremiah 2:18

… But what have you to do there? The slaves of Satan are but acting out their condition; but what have you to do, to be his slave, since …

Men Chosen—Fallen Angels Rejected

Hebrews 2:16

… It is true, Satan was not tempted; he did it of his own free will; but he tempted the other spirits, and therefore, the excuse which will do …

A Home Question and a Right Answer

John 6:66-69

… They depart with their Prince's uniform upon their backs and carry the livery of Christ into the service of Satan! The stamp of a disciple is upon …

Psalm 13

Psalm 13

… As the evil spirit is said to depart from Christ for a season (Luke 4:13; though he quitted that temptation, he did not quit his design, so …

Stand Fast

Colossians 1:23

… If Satan spends great power in keeping us from the hope, he uses equal force in endeavoring to drag us away from it—and equal cunning in endeavoring …

The Best Thing in the Best Place

Psalm 37:31

… There will come, sometimes, the temptation which results from loneliness, when he will be urged by Satan to do evil. As no human eye is upon him, may …

'Hiding in You!'

Psalm 143:9

… I cannot, in all respects, liken him to the Lord Jesus Christ, who was in all points tempted like as we are, yet, to a large extent, it …

Christ the Destroyer of Death

1 Corinthians 15:26

… To be tried by Death is nothing compared with being tempted by the Satan! The mere physical pains connected with dissolution are comparative trifles compared with the hideous …

Faith and Repentance Inseparable

Mark 1:15

… He cometh forth fully prepared for his office, having been in the desert, "tempted in all points as we are, yet without sin"; his loins are girded like …

An Earnest Warning Against Unbelief

Hebrews 8:18

… your hearts, as in the provocation, in the day of temptation in the wilderness: when your fathers tempted Me, proved Me and saw My works forty years. Therefore …

Runaway Jonah and the Convenient Ship

Jonah 1:3

… Trifle not with the wooing of Divine Grace lest you be ensnared by the lies of Satan! The man is strongly tempted now—a voice incessantly cries in …

Believers A Blessing

Zechariah 8:13

… If we first tempted them and they fell into sin, we may be forgiven the temptation, but we cannot recall it, nor can we put them back into …

Unpurchasable Love

Solomon 8:7

… was not His to give! Yet He tempted Christ in that way, but Jesus answered, "Get you from Me, Satan: for it is written, You shall worship the …

Life's Need and Maintenance

Psalm 22:29

… When, through depression of spirit, through the assaults of Satan and through inability to see the work of the Spirit in their souls, they shall be brought so …

Learning in Private What to Teach in Public

Matthew 10:27

… shameful fashion again, or even be tempted to do so, for I have known swearers cured in a moment and the temptation to blaspheme has never come back …

The Ever-present Crisis

2 Peter 3:17

… Do not keep away from temptation, but go into temptation. Do not burn yourself, but just singe your hair. Do not, by any means, actually kill yourself in …

The Sword of the Spirit

Ephesians 6:17

… Our Divine Lord in the wilderness was tempted of the devil. He might have fought Satan with a thousand weapons, but He chose to defeat him with only …

Man Transient—god's Word Eternal

Isaiah 40:8

… If we are not quite past temptation, yet we think we are such experienced Christians that if temptation shall come, we shall be aware of Satan's devices …

A Well-ordered Life

Psalm 119:133

… If for awhile I stray, yet let me be reckoned as still Your own sheep and not one of the flock of Satan. O my Lord, suffer no …

Experiences after Conversion

… Some of us know what it is to be tempted with blasphemies we. should not dare to repeat, to be vexed with horrid temptations which we have grappled …

Consolation In The Furnace

Daniel 3:25

… But the worst wind that Satan can send blows the Christian good because it hurries him nearer to his Lord! Temptation is a great blessing when it looses …

The Sons of God

Romans 8:16

… The evil one may whisper, ” If thou be the son of God.” But he says, “Get thee hence, Satan, I know I am the son of God.” A …

Justification And Glory

Romans 8:30

… It is not by bitter pangs and throes under the temptations of Satan. It is not by mortification of the body, nor by the renunciation of self. All …

Alas! I Can Do Nothing!

… I cannot get away from this horrible temptation." Friend, I know what you mean, for I have myself been hunted by this wolf. A man might as well …

A World Wide Welcome

Matthew 11:28

… It is no use—you may exhort me if you please, but see what I have been, how I am tempted and how my passions drag me this …

Saints Guarded From Stumbling

… He can so arrange the trials of your life that you shall never be tempted beyond what you are able to bear. He has power, also, over Satan …

Our Service For Christ Never Finished

Luke 17:7-10

… be tempted to say to himself, "I have a name and some esteem among men. I must take care of them." That is a temptation from Satan—throw …

Peter Walking on the Sea

Matthew 14:28-31

… When they sought to make Him a king, He hid Himself from the temptation. And you in the high places of the earth, tempted by wealth, with flattery …

"Dare To Be a Daniel"

Daniel 1:8

… is the Satanic temptation which is wrecking our churches and doing, I know not how much mischief to men of God! But Daniel, though tempted strongly to do …

Glory!

1 Peter 5:10

… Satan, when he took our blessed Lord to the top of an exceedingly high mountain, tempted Him to worship him by offering Him the kingdoms of the world …

A Procession of Cross-bearers

Mark 10:21

… faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above what you are able; but will, with the temptation, also make a way to escape, that you may …

Love's Labours

1 Corinthians 13:7

… O beloved, you will never be tempted, and taunted, and tried as he was; yet in your own shorter measure may you possess that love which can silently …

Rejoice Evermore

1 Thessalonians 5:16

… your Lord, who says to you, "Rejoice evermore." Rejoicing wards off temptation. The Christian may be tempted, but little impression is made upon him by the pleasurable bait …

Struggles of Conscience

Job 13:23

… Did you ever know what it was on a sudden to be overtaken by some fiery temptation, to feel as if the strong hand of Satan had gripped …

Psalm 34

Psalm 34

… Satan cannot tempt longer than God shall give him leave; and he will never suffer thee to be tempted above measure, but will give a good issue unto …

A Warning Against Hardness Of Heart

Hebrews 3:13

… And when much depressed on account of his folly, the devil said to him by way of temptation, "Do it again, do it again," for said he, "the …

The Sieve

Amos 9:9

… So may it be with you, young Professor! Tempted in the one point which you have left unguarded, the enemy may attack you at the post at which …

The Best Burden for Young Shoulders

Lamentations 3:27

… temptation is exceedingly proper and none of us have any right to put a temptation in another's way. But it is good for us to be tempted …

Evening, August 7

1Th 2:18

… tempted to speak unadvisedly with your lips. The birds will peck at your ripest fruit, and the wild boar will dash his tusks at your choicest vines. Satan …