Temptation

The Private Thoughts and Words of Jesus

Matthew 20:17-19

… every Lord's-Day morning— "Today He rose and left the dead, And Satan's empire fell! Today the saints His triumph spread, And all His wonders tell …

Who Should Be Baptized?

Acts 8:37

… Still, Satan and Anti-nomians never would be very great enemies. I wonder that they talk about the devil tempting them—I believe that they tempt themselves, or …

The Lions' Den

Daniel 6:20

… O Satan, you are full of all subtlety! "Let us contrive a new law," they say, "that shall bring his piety and his patriotism into conflict. He is …

Comfort and Constancy

2 Thessalonians 2:16

… Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, and with all deceivableness of unrighteousness, in them that perish …

Hypocrisy

Luke 12:1

… Ask thyself such questions as these—“Have I been born again? Am I passed from darkness to light? Have I been brought out of the realms of Satan …

The Pity of the Lord—the Comfort of the Afflicted

James 5:11

… his own day, but forgotten like his fellows, had not the malice of Satan and the Grace of God forced him into notice. He was knighted on the …

Hindrances to Prayer

1 Peter 3:7

… Having nothing to do, they are hired by Satan to hinder and injure others. If such people ever do pray, I am sure their indolence must very much …

The Secret Of Health

Psalm 42:11

… Divine Love, mightier than Kishon of old, can sweep them all away! Has Satan, himself, entered you and brought a legion of devils with him? Has Hell vomited …

The Stronghold

Nahum 1:7

… fact of our being in so much comfort? It was an accusation which Satan brought against Job that he loved God for what he got out of him …

All For Jesus!

Colossians 3:24

… preached. "You serve the Lord Christ." What an exaltation for a slave of Satan to become a servant of Christ! With what exultation do I hail permission to …

The Best War Cry

Numbers 23:21

… much that might cause us alarm, for never, either day or night, is Satan quiet. Like a roaring lion, he goes about, seeking whom he may devour! He …

'Go in Peace'

Luke 7:50

… was to be saved from the power of death and the dominion of Satan—and to be made partakers of everlasting life! 3. Among whom also we all …

Christ's Dying Word for His Church

John 19:30

… We have this sure Word of promise to encourage us, "The God of peace shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly." Surely, "It is finished," sounds like the …

The Oil of Gladness

Psalm 45:7

… and led him to say to Peter's suggestion "Get thee behind me, Satan." We see it also in such expressions as this, "I have a baptism to …

Jesus and the Children

Mark 10:13-16

… He who holds back a soul from Jesus is the servant of Satan and is doing the most diabolical of all the devil's work! We are all …

"Glory Be Unto the Father"

Ephesians 1:3

… of God. "I know," said one of old, "whom He blesses is blessed." Satan may curse you; you may already be suffering the curse of the Fall; but …

The Sciences as Sources of Illustration

… Saturn, you might almost as well have been born under the influence of Satan, for it will come to about the same thing in the end. He is …

Guile Forsaken When Guilt Is Forgiven

Psalm 32:2

… Alas for such wretched deceit! One sorry piece of craft which Satan teaches to many is to make them doubt, or pretend to doubt, anything in Scripture which …

"So It Is"

Job 5:27

… all smooth, but you will find it more pleasant than serving the devil. Satan said of Job, "Does Job fear God for nothing? Have not You made an …

Open Praise and Public Confession

Psalm 138:1-3

… to praise God more—and since we certainly are under no obligations to Satan to keep from irritating his temper, let us sing unto the Lord as long …

Jehovah-Shammah—a Glorious Name for the New Year

Ezekiel 48:35

… It is worse—it is a den of thieves! Setting the seal of its pestilent example upon evil living, it becomes the servant of Satan and the destroyer …

A High Day in Heaven

Luke 15:10

… when there was war in Heaven and the mighty Son of God overthrew Satan and his rebel followers and cast them down to Hell. The holy angels know …

The Ravens' Cry

Psalm 147:9

… Will penitents' tears drop upon the earth and no longer move His compassion?" Satan, too, is telling you, dear Friends, who are now in this state of mind …

'Whose Goodness Never Fails'

John 10:11

… if the shepherd is away? And what would you and I do against Satan in the world and in the temptations of the flesh if Christ were away …

God's Memorial Of His People

Isaiah 49:16

… to open the fast closed cells of sin and set the captives of Satan free! 8, 9. I am the LORD: that is My name: and My Glory …

How Is Salvation Received?

Romans 4:16

… Jesus Christ, then it is so mine that neither life nor death nor Satan nor the world shall ever rob me of it! If I live to the …

"The Lord Is Risen, Indeed"

Luke 24:5

… work is all undone, for He is risen! It was terrifying news for Satan. He, no doubt, dreamed that he had destroyed the Savior—but He is risen …

Sorrow at the Cross Turned into Joy

John 16:20-22

… slew Death and destroyed him that had the power of death, that is, Satan! Our glorious Champion has risen from His fall, for He could not be held …

Maschil Of Ethan, A Majestic Song

Psalm 89:1

… of the King of kings! And with radiant faces we shall smile at Satan's rage! We do not know what any one of our Graces may be …

"I and the Children"

Isaiah 8:18

… Like Satan, they say, "Does Job serve God for nothing? Have You not set a hedge about him, and all that he has?" Meanwhile, if you were in …

The Maintenance of Good Works

Titus 3:3-8

… How can any man venture to be better thought of than we are? Truly this is the spirit of Satan—the spirit which now works in the children …

"God With Us"

Matthew 1:23

… We are sold under sin, in bondage and in slavery to Satan. But if God comes to our race and espouses its nature, why, then, we must retrieve …

Adorning the Gospel

Titus 2:10

… it is salvation from spiritual death, salvation from the rule and government of Satan, as well as from the manners and customs of an ungodly world. And it …

God Justified, Though Man Believes Not

Romans 3:3

… One wing of Satan's army of doubters always destroys the other. Just now the great scientists say to the modern-thought gentlemen and say to them very …

Love to Jesus the Great Test

John 8:42

… His! And you are none of God's—you are a child of Satan! "Well," says one, "it would not yield me any comfort to know that." No …

The Spirit's Work in the New Creation

Genesis 1:2

… and worse, and worse, and worse, until they come to the worst—and Satan lords it over all—there would be no cause for fear even then! Fearlessly …

Life More Abundant

John 10:10

… Spirit becomes supernaturally strong and refuses to be the captive of sin or Satan! Look at Martin Luther! Could you have believed that such a poor monk would …

A Welcome Discovery

Genesis 21:19

… No, we defy Satan to find one in Hell that cried to Christ for mercy and cast himself upon the Savior, and yet was rejected! All the demons …

The Unspeakable Gift

2 Corinthians 9:15

… you had it and now you are full of doubts about it and Satan has you upon the hip—you well deserve all the sorrow that your mind …

All At It

Acts 8:4

… What Satan intended for evil, the Lord turned for good. What better could have happened than for all these holy men and women to be driven abroad to …