Flesh is the Bible’s word for unperfected human nature. Leaving off the “h” and spelling it in reverse, we have the word self. Flesh is the self-life: it is what we are when we are left to our own devices.
~ Billy Graham
Man’s nature and destiny are revealed in the Scriptures.
Science, they say, can tap the brain of man and alter his desires. But the Bible, which has withstood the ravages of time . . . says that we are possessed of a sinful, fallen nature which wars against us.
Our worldly wisdom has made us calloused and hard. Our natural wisdom, as the Scriptures teach, comes not from God, but is earthly, sensual, and devilish.
In taking our human nature upon Himself, [Jesus] showed us what we might become, what God intended us to be.
Man cannot control himself, and if he will not be controlled by Jesus Christ, then he will be controlled by Satan.
You cannot argue with [Satan], for he is the greatest debater of all time.
The devil is alive and kicking. But if you are in Christ and follow the rules of daily Bible study, prayer, and witnessing, he has no power over you.
Satan is the illusive manipulator. He prances and dances and drinks in the adulation of his worshippers as he glimmers and shimmers, displaying all that glitters and all that attracts the shallowness of man.
Satan is masterful at using just enough of God’s truth to capture a person’s attention and then mix it with his devious potion that will lead [believers] astray.
Satan is both a fashion designer and an interior designer. He first appeals to the eye and then shouts, “Gotcha!” Then he goes to work on the “inside job.
The architect of popular culture is none other than Satan. He is the chief designer and chief marketer, and he has been branding worldliness since the beginning of time. His methods are shifty and constantly in motion, changing fads and trends to keep the world running in circles, trying to keep up with the latest and greatest.
If you don’t take your stand for Christ, you will be on the wrong side, and someday when it is too late, you’ll cry out, “I’ve taken the wrong stand!” You’ll be in the devil’s trap! You can’t lick the devil.
If your heart is not attuned to God, it will become a catch basin for every device of the devil. Yes, Satan is at work in our world. The Bible is my authority.
Satan is real and is opposed to everything God is doing.
The cross was designed to defeat Satan, who by deception had obtained squatters’ rights to the title of the earth.
Satan didn’t lose any of his beguiling ways when he became the fallen prince. He took his charm, his subtleties, and his clever plots to use on us.
Satan exalted himself above God and endeavored to get man to doubt the reliability of God’s Word.
Satan is the master of the ultimate double-talk and sophistry. He calls evil good and continues to confuse men with his cleverly disguised untruths.
Satan perverts everything good by mimicking and mocking the real thing.
Never forget: Satan’s goal is to turn us away from God.
[Satan] will create a religion without a Redeemer. He will build a church without a Christ. He will call for worship without the Word of God.
Your eyes should never be lent to the devil, they belong to God. Be careful how you use your eyes!
The mind is the devil’s favorite avenue of attack.
I have yet to see Satan overcome a truly joyful Christian.
Before Satan there was no sin, and before sin there was no pain.
Since the Bible is God’s Word, we shouldn’t be surprised if Satan tries to convince us otherwise.
We are living in a topsy-turvy world, where all is confusion. But you may be sure that it is confusion with a plan—Satan’s plan!
Never forget: Death was Satan’s greatest victory.
Satan will thrash about in one last burst of evil,hoping to capture as many souls as possible before his inevitable end.
The Bible teaches that Satan is the author of sin. Sin is the reason we have afflictions, including death. All of our problems and our suffering are a result of man’s rebellionagainst God. But God has provided a rescue in His Son.
We have two natures within us, both struggling for mastery. Which one will dominate us? It depends on which one we feed.
We are to feed the new nature on the Word of God constantly, and we are to starve the old nature, which craves the world and the flesh. We are told to “make not provision for the flesh” [Romans 13:14 KJV].
The greatest need in the world is the transformation of human nature. We need a new heart that will not have lust and greed and hate in it. We need a heart filled with love and peace and joy, and that is why Jesus came into the world.
Men cannot help that it is their nature to respond to the lewd, the salacious, and the vile. They will have difficulty doing otherwise until they are born again.
In John 6 we read that when great multitudes went after Him, He told them three times that unless they were willing to pay the price, they could not be His followers.
[Jesus] asked [His followers] to count the cost carefully, lest they should turn back when they met with suffering and privation. He told His followers that the world would hate them.
Don’t be deceived by Satan and his lies. Instead, stay close to Christ—because the closer you are to Him, the farther away you are from the devil.
Christ warned His followers that to believe in Him would not make them popular, and that they should be prepared to face affliction for His sake.
If [Christian leaders] do not teach Christian principles to all followers of Christ, we are not equipping them with God’s truth that willovercome worldly influence.
