The higher the hill, the stronger the wind: so the loftier the life, the stronger the enemy's temptations. - John Wycliffe Author: Assorted Authors |
We must remember that Satan has his miracles, too. Author: John Calvin |
The devil can counterfeit all the saving operations and graces of the Spirit of God. Author: Jonathan Edwards |
Nothing sets a person so much out of the devil's reach as humility. Author: Jonathan Edwards |
Satan rocks the cradle when we sleep at our devotions. Author: Joseph Hall |
My main ambition in life is to be on the devil's most wanted list. Author: Leonard Ravenhill |
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If the devil were wise enough and would stand by in silence and let the Gospel be preached, he would suffer less harm. For when there is no battle for the Gospel it rusts and it finds no cause and no occasion to show its vigor and power. Therefore, nothing better can befall the Gospel than that the world should fight it with force and cunning. Author: Martin Luther |
The world is a den of murderers, subject to the devil. If we desire to live on earth, we must be content to be guests in it, and to lie in an inn where the host is a rascal, whose house has over the door this sign or shield, 'For murder and lies.' Author: Martin Luther |
For where God built a church, there the Devil would also build a chapel. Author: Martin Luther |
If you young fellows were wise, the devil couldn't do anything to you, but since you aren't wise, you need us who are old. Author: Martin Luther |
The devil does not stay where music is. Author: Martin Luther |
This opinion, however, is held by most, that the devil was an angel, and that, having become an apostate, he induced as many of the angels as possible to fall away with himself, and these up to the present time are called his angels. Author: Origen |