Firsts Quote by John Bunyan

“In our culture of “seeker sensitivity” and radical inclusivity, the great temptation is to compromise the cost of discipleship in order to draw a…

— Shane Claiborne

Temptations are like tramps. Treat them kindly, and they will return bringing others with them. Temptations are never so dangerous as when they come…

— Dwight L. Moody

Did you ever think, Clarice, why the Philistines don't understand you? It's because you are the answer to Samson's riddle. You are the honey…

— Thomas Harris

Every temptation is an opportunity of our getting nearer to God.

— John Quincy Adams

“Temptations cannot but come, but woe to those through whom they come.”

— Matthew the Apostle

Temptations come, as a general rule, when they are sought.

— Margaret Oliphant

Our response to temptation is an accurate barometer of our love for God.

— Erwin W. Lutzer

Temptations are part of life, part of growing up. We grapple with them often - in some instances for our lifetime - before we…

— Joan D. Chittister

“There can be no covenants between men and lions, wolves and lambs can never be of one mind, but hate each other out and…

— Homer

“God will not allow us to be overwhelmed by temptation, but with it He will provide a way of escape so that we will…

— Rebecca Wells

“Do not grieve over temptations you suffer. When the Lord intends to bestow a particular virtue on us, He often permits us first to…

— Anonymous

An affection which is not inspired by the Lord will soon be transformed into lust. Samson is not alone in the history of man…

— Watchman Nee