Quotes related to James 4:7
It's the whole thing,' he asserted. 'It's the one dividing line between good and evil. I've never met a man who led a rotten life and didn't have a weak will.
— F Scott Fitzgerald
Evil is more than the sum of individual misdeeds. Evil has a life of its own. It is not enough to stand aside from it. If it is not actively resisted, it sweeps all before it. Part of a Christian's calling is to resist evil, and in doing so, to endure to the end.
— Fleming Rutledge
New Testament presents us with not two but three agencies: God, the human being, and an Enemy.
— Fleming Rutledge
Do you know that every unbeliever is filled with a demon spirit?
— Benny Hinn
Those who are preparing for the coming of Christ should be sober, and watch unto prayer, for our adversary, the Devil, goeth about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour; whom we are to resist steadfast in the faith.
— Ellen White
What is a rebel? A man who says no: but whose refusal does not imply a renunciation.
— Albert Camus
Every time I say 'no' to a small temptation, I strengthen my will to say 'no' to a greater one.
— Mother Angelica
There has always been discouragement, negativism, and temptation in the world because of Lucifer.
— Joseph Wirthlin
My parents taught me to react quickly when temptation comes and to say 'No!' instantly and emphatically. I recommend that same counsel to you. Avoid temptations.
— Joseph Wirthlin
When the devil comes knocking on your door simply say "Jesus, it's for you.
— Robin Jones Gunn
It may sound as if Elizabeth and her husband were obedient and so earned God's approval, but, in truth, it was the other way around. God's power and strength at work in their lives made it possible for them to do the right thing in the first place.
— Liz Curtis Higgs
These words were spoken by Him to whom, according to His own statement, is given all power in heaven and on earth. You who hear me must consider within yourselves whether you will bow before his authority or not, accept and believe the words or not. But if you do not wish to do so, then for heaven's sake do not go and accept the words because they are clever or profound or wonderfully beautiful, for that is a mockery of God.
— Soren Kierkegaard