Tag: billy-graham, temptation

Temptation is not a sin. It is the yielding that is sin. All temptation is from the devil.

Only a strong faith—a faith based on God’s Word—will protect us from temptation and doubt.

The Bible is intensely practical, and one of the reasons God gave it to us is so we’ll be better prepared to deal with life’s problems and temptations. All too often we respond to these in ways that don’t reflect Christ . . .when we do that, Satan is the winner and the cause of Christ suffers.

Temptation: Recognize it for what it is, and then reject it—immediately and without compromise.

Be very sure that you do not deliberately place yourself in a position to be tempted.

Be sure that Satan will tempt you at your weak point, not the strong.

Don’t savor temptations; don’t dwell on them or toy with them or replay them over and over in your mind. The more you think about a particular temptation, the more enticing it becomes.

All of us are not subjected to the same weaknesses and temptations.To one, alcohol may be the temptation;to another, it may be impure thoughts and acts; to another, greed and covetousness; to another, criticism and an unloving attitude.

Everyone has temptations but some folks entertain them . . .Get your eyes off the temptation and onto Christ!

I know that many of the things I have said from the Scriptures have offended, and I have sometimes been tempted to tone down the message. But, God helping me, I never will! I would become a false prophet. I would also betray my Lord.

Every stage of life has its own temptations and dangers, and Satan will do all he can to exploit them . . .the time to prepare is now, not when it arrives.

God promises no easy life or days without troubles, trials, difficulties, and temptations. He never promises that life will be perfect. He does not call His children to a playground, but to a battleground.