Quotes about Opposition

The plows of persecution aren't working, and the oxherds haven't even noticed! They plod back and forth, unaware that their opposition is worthless.

For where God built a church, there the Devil would also build a chapel.

Where good and ill together blent, Wage an undying strife.

No man should be alone when he opposes Satan. The Church and the ministry of the Word were instituted for this purpose, that hands may be joined together and one may help another.

They were like two enemies in love with one another.

What reason did God give Joshua for turning from fear and discouragement in the face of huge opposition? "The LORD your God will be with you wherever you go" (Josh. 1:9). When Jesus told His disciples not to be afraid in the storm, the reason wasn't the removal of their frightful circumstances but the presence of their Savior. "Take courage! It is I. Don't be afraid" (Matt. 14:27).

Our Promised Lands are characterized by the presence of victory, not the absence of opposition.

Only love compels to the death. Dear one, life is hard. Opposition is huge. Circumstances will inevitably happen in all our lives that will defy all discipline, determination, and conviction. Love keeps burning when everything else disintegrates in an ashen heap. Pray for this one thing more than you pray for your next breath. I am convinced love is everything.

These are opposed to each other, so that you don't do what you want. But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law. Galatians 5:17—18

When we live under the umbrella of God's authority and seek to obey His commands, the enemy may oppose us and even oppress us, but he cannot thwart the fulfillment of God's plan for our lives.

What then are we to say about these things? If God is for us, who is against us? Romans 8:31

Opposition is anything that opposes (1) us, (2) the work God desires to do in us, and (3) the work God desires to do through us.