Quotes about Temptation
Grant that the voice of our own desires may not be speaking so insistently that we become deaf to your word.
— William Barclay
Sin is not simply making bad choices or mistakes. Sin is having the desire in our hearts to do the will of the enemy of God.
— RC Sproul
Anyone, then, who desires to live chastely in Christ Jesus, must flee not only the mouse of lust, but even from its very scent.
— St. Anthony of Padua
The devil tempts that he may ruin; God tests that he may crown.
— Ambrose of Milan
At the moment I sin, I desire the sin more than I desire to please God.
— RC Sproul
The devil loves it when we say we believe then prioritize everything in our lives ahead of God.
— AW Tozer
This is the most dangerous trial of all, when there is no trial and every thing goes well; for then a man is tempted to forget God, to become too bold and to misuse times of prosperity.
— Martin Luther
No sin, no matter how momentarily pleasurable, comforting, or habitual, is worth missing what God has for us.
— Beth Moore
The devil is God's ape!
— Martin Luther
The root of all sin is the suspicion that God is not good.
— Oswald Chambers
When I am tempted to complain about God's lack of presence, I remind myself that God has much more reason to complain about my lack of presence.
— Philip Yancey
Satan's primary temptation strategy is to try and make us forget what God has said about us and to evaluate our standing before God by some other criteria.
— JD Greear