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"No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and He will not let you be tempted beyond your ability."
"One of our greatest temptations is to just ease up a bit."
"One of the ultimate ironies of eternity is that the adversary, who is miserable precisely because he has no physical body, invites and entices us to share in his misery through the improper use of our bodies."
"Notice when you sell out or are tempted to sell out and swayed by money."
"God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you can bear."
"Keep watch and pray so that you will not give in to temptation; for the spirit is willing, but the body is weak."
"Even when he was pushed to the brink when serving as a General in the Clone Wars, he was never tempted by the dark side."
"The stronger the temptation to quit, the greater the significance."
"Your temptations come from you. Satan may want to try to use your temptations against you, but they come from you."
"The seduction of a taboo is never easily spurned."
"Books get delivered directly to my door. I have no willpower."
"The divine is within self. Hear the voice within, not the tempter from without."
"No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man. But Elohim is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able. - 1st Corinthians chapter 10 verse 13"
"The enemy loves isolation... and it wasn't until Jesus was isolated that the enemy came and tempted him."
"If you got a good man, start pouring into him and stop dangling greener pastures in front of his face."
"Everything that you could be tempted by in this Dunya, there is something better that should be calling you to Al-Jannah."
"The devil makes the most evil things look like something beautiful."
"Each person is tempted when they are dragged away by their own evil desire and enticed."
"When tempted, no one should say God is tempting me; for God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he tempt anyone."
"When you are tempted, He will also provide a way out so that you can endure it."
"The devil doesn't just want to ride with you; he wants to possess."
"The only thing that the devils can do is whisper; it's your choice whether or not you entertain their temptations and allow yourself to go down that path."
"You must always resist the temptation to become drunken off of the accolades of other people."
"If you're weak, you can be easily manipulated. If you're not weak, the devil can come out of hell, you're going to remain firm and solid."
"One ring to rule them all, one ring to find them, one ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them."
"Only those who try to resist temptation know how strong it is... You find out the strength of the wind by trying to walk against it, not by lying down."
"He will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able but will provide the way of escape."
"For you to leave off a sin that you crave is much harder and greater in the sight of Allah than for you to do a bunch of good deeds that make you feel good anyway."
"God is faithful and will not let you be tempted beyond your strength... with the temptation will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it."
"The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it."
"Administration of the law should be free from all temptation and suspicion."
"Blessed is the man who endures temptation, for when he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love Him."
"You will not stop the itch of sin by scratching it; you will only increase it. At some point, you just simply have to learn to die to yourself and say, 'I will learn to be content with what I have.'"
"Live so close to Jesus you're not even tempted for some of this stuff."
"Laws and principles are not for times when there is no temptation: they are for such moments as this, when body and soul rise in mutiny against their rigor."
"What makes you a good person is withstanding the temptation to do things that are immoral."
"A temptation must be overcome by a passion greater than the temptation itself."
"A temptation by the devil is designed to defeat you. God designed the negative experience to develop you."
"Do you want this temptation? - No, you don't get to see the temptation. It's a blind mystery temptation."
"In the Bible, the gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke tell the story of Jesus's Temptation in the Wilderness."
"God is faithful that he will not allow the temptation to be more than you can stand."
"Temptation means the wish to do or have something that you know you should not do or have."
"I gave in to temptation and bought a big tub of ice cream."
"You can't stop the devil from dropping off his offspring on your doorstep, but you sure don't have to take them in, warm them, clothe them, and feed them."
"Put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh."
"Satan will once again make another attempt, maybe the final assault on the human race, in order to wean men and women away from the worship of God."
"No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. And God is faithful; He will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation, He will also provide the way of escape that you may be able to endure it."
"You're really not that special. Satan didn't just make up a whole new temptation for you."
"Those that want the Ring's power cannot be trusted with it, and those who do not want the Ring's power aren't immune to it either."
"How do you bear the suffering that is at the crux of life without becoming tempted and embittered?"
"Only a man with a heart of stone could withstand temptation like this."
"Imagine the temptations God, Jesus, had to go through. Imagine the things He could do, like bam, just like that."
"When we are weak with God, temptation is strong. When we're strong with God, temptation is weak."
"The true spiritual path is about developing a soul that says, 'I can't go that route. I'm tempted. Lead me not into temptation because if I go that route, I could become that person. And I can't.'"
"The story of Adam and Eve is not only a narrative of the past but a lesson for the present, a guide on how to navigate the temptations and trials of life with faith and hope in the mercy of Allah."
"To abandon Christ's Vicar, to abandon His Church because we think we know better, that's precisely what Satan wants."
"The appeal of free automated labor is far too tempting a business proposition for these ghouls to ignore."
"A seductive woman is a trap more bitter than death. Her passion is a snare, and her soft hands are chains."
"When the devil introduces an alternative to make you shift away from God's plan, that is a sign that God's victory for you is coming close."
"The urge to just cheat a little bit becomes almost overwhelming."
"God said, 'Don't eat of the tree.' Your voice says, 'Eat of the tree.' God is not going to contradict Himself. Get out of my garden, you lying snake!"
"Why do we still feel tempted? If you don't have some notion of the transcendent, you'll believe any damn thing."
"You have to cut the temptation at the roots."
"Thoughts of lust and sexual immorality come from Satan, all to disconnect you from Elohim or keep you from him altogether."
"Sexual immorality is not just a problem today because our flesh is weak, it's a problem because Satan knows our flesh is weak and he is creating an environment for you to exploit your weaknesses."
"God knew those apples I have a poison in them that's going to begin to corrupt your mind and I don't want that for you."
"Jesus can set you free from any temptation or addiction."
"Speaker Pelosi's house just gave in to a temptation that every other house in our history has managed to resist."
"As a game enthusiast, Ian could not resist the temptation of the new map."
"Watch and pray lest ye enter into temptation."
"The temptations of Jesus: a timeless struggle."
"Integrity has a cost to it... there are going to be all sorts of temptations in life to give up your integrity."
"Ask yourself, is it worth selling your soul to have the world?"
"Jesus's response to temptation reveals the power of God's word in overcoming."
"The leaders of the people yielded to the temptation of Satan."
"The devil approached Jesus with no pitchfork and fire, just like, 'Hey, what's going on brother?'"
"In all ages, temptations appealing to the physical nature have been most effectual in corrupting and degrading mankind."
"It's like a drug, I mean imagine having that kind of godlike power. Would you be willing to give it up?"
"Abstain from anything that leads you into temptation."
"Temptation with lust grows without physical attraction."
"Money is the devil because the devil is whatever makes you compromise your integrity and your morals."
"The biggest challenge is often avoiding temptation." - Caption
"Sin is so intoxicating because it appeals to the senses."
"Each generation faces new temptations to trade personal freedoms for promised benefits—benefits are abstractions, and usually abstractions that turn out to be passing fantasies."
"We are called to resist such temptations and to hold fast to our faith."
"Don't underestimate the allure of darkness. Even the purest hearts are drawn to it."
"If you choose to take a dare, there is a slight chance that the devil will ask you to do something easy... if he does ask you for something like this and you have even a shred of common decency in you, do not accept."
"I still feel that demonic itch to jump back in."
"The only way Satan can get you is by convincing you that his way of satisfaction is preferable to God's Way."
"Sin will say 'Just come, just taste me, just play with me a little bit.'"
"Light is not only a physical element to these people, it is also a mental and spiritual element."
"There are a couple of reasons I hate but also love that Frodo finally gives into temptation here."
"The game was hunting for someone who was seeking what the game offered."
"The game needs its prey and it's tempting them while they're at their weakest."
"The game is almost like the One Ring, tempting and persuading in order to get what it wants."
"Triumph over temptation, moving forward with determination."
"He won't give you more temptation than you can say no to."
"It means that the next time you're tempted, you don't have to do it."
"Making no provision is a really key thing here in fighting sin."
"The first taste is always for free after that, oh my, you're hooked."
"The greatest gateway to sin is not temptation, it's boredom."
"Align with your deepest values, even amidst temptation."
"Offer them something you know they want in a very easy way that will become morally compromising later."
"Falling prey to sweetness was a running theme throughout the arc. Hoecake Island was largely about people being lured into a trap."
"It's not easy, we will be the first to admit it, markets are very, very tempting places."
"Don't let anybody say that when temptations happen, God is doing it to them."
"Even Eve knew that a fruit good for food and pleasing to the eye is impossible to resist."
"A lot of you guys are in this position sagittarius of knowing very well you have feelings for someone but at the same time it's like it's very tempting to just end things rather than to go through this turmoil again."
"The siren song is deafening. I'm smitten by the forbidden fruit."
"Allah's commandment wasn't just 'don't eat from this tree,' it was 'don't go near it.'"
"God's promises: He will not allow us to be tempted above that which we are able, but will make a way to escape."
"Jesus is really tempted, it's not just that he's presented with the opportunity."
"Just because things are here to provoke your flesh does not mean that you should allow it to."
"Something's got to draw your heart away from worldliness because it has a really strong pull and grab."
"Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation."
"I just think it would be so cool, I will sell my soul like just you talking earlier in this stream about not being a yes man."
"I don't have the self-control to only have one and be done."
"If I get home and there's a fuckload of snacks in my cabinet I'm eating some goddamn snacks."
"Stop trusting in your father, tell those stones to become bread."
"The devil in a blue dress, but most likely red, has aimed his sights at the woman since the beginning, subtle as always."
"Let's be honest, the moment they said not to eat, she might as well have taken her to an all-you-can-eat buffet right after."
"That's the true Gnostic Temptation: we know your thing better and are eager to share the secrets once you do something that compromises your integrity."
"Twitter is the problem. Twitter is just so tempting like chocolate, you know."
"You shall not eat of every tree of the garden."
"No temptation has come upon you except what is common to men, but God is faithful and he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear."
"Consider the potential consequences before succumbing to Temptation."
"Continue in your meditation, do not be tempted by what you see."
"The devil will use any tool he can to distract you from God."
"I'm tempted in every way to sin every day. Jesus took the wheel, but the devil's the GPS."
"What would happen if I gave in to my evil desires?"
"Satan always promises some magical way to escape judgment."
"A proposition that you won't be able to refuse... an idea, a proposal."
"Addiction is the physical consequence of a constant yielding to temptation."
"Promotion always comes disguised as temptation. And if you've been feeling pulled back, it's because the devil is so afraid of what's gonna happen once you step fully in."
"Push and pull and perhaps they just saw you as a bunch of temptation but honestly, uh, there was a mirroring element here."
"The greatest temptation of life is to find your validation in a source other than Christ."
"Once you've got enough power...you would want to destroy it all."
"The lure of the dark side is strong with this one, temptation is at the center of Blood Sweat and Tears."
"Just because you're tempted doesn't mean that you are that thing."
"It's us because we're all in the same boat, there's no temptation that's not common to all men."
"One does not simply walk away from peaches ripe on a tree."
"Sexual sin isn't something you can push away or shove out of the way. It's not a sin you can talk your way out of most of the time. It's a sin that you have to run away from."
"Only when you flee, only when you run away, can you overcome this. Running away is the best advice we have when it comes to sexual sin because our flesh is weak."
"Sexual immorality forms an evil intimacy with sin. It's a hook, it's a snare, it wraps you up in its tentacles in an attempt to choke the fire of God out of you."
"The devil is hard at work right now, luring these people into the one-way ticket to Hell, into a path to death."
"Satan is not against religion; he uses it. It wasn't a temptation to fall down, but a temptation to climb up."
"Freedom from tyranny, that's pretty much the average American's view on the Revolution."
"Satan wants to take away not only non-professing Christians but also believers."
"It's easy to get caught up in what Satan is doing."
"There's a huge lottery happening and the jackpot is too tempting to miss out on. You can't win if you don't play."
"Stay alert, be in prayer, so you don't wander into temptation without even knowing."
"If you seek all of God's Word... you're going to find out that you have a growing supernatural resilience against the temptations of this world."
"I wouldn't reach for this, but maybe they make this flavor like this on purpose. Maybe they don't want to make it too good or else it'll be too tempting to eat like four of them at once."
"The storytelling, the visuals, the lore... it was just top-notch Star Wars fare." - Unknown
"This is very tempting here's the thing this is really cool."
"We wouldn't be human if that 'maybe I should keep it' voice hadn't crept into my head for just a small second."
"They're in some type of nightmare. They wish that they never would have allowed themselves to be tempted by this situation."
"Sin will make you only see and feel the pleasures and blind you of all the potential consequences."
"Sin can take you to such a pleasurable place... where all you will see is sunshine and rainbows."
"There is no temptation, no temptation that you ever face but such as is common to man."
"Jesus was tempted in all points like as we are yet without sin."
"You do the moral thing later, just take the money now."
"What the devil wants you to think otherwise is that you shall not surely die, your eyes will be opened and you will become like God."
"Don't let the devil cause you to take your life before the time."
"Some of you just literally can't handle it without getting stirred up, so you need to get right before you go back."
"But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare and into many foolish and hurtful lusts."
"Lead me not into temptation, but give me strength."
"The devil is working very hard to try and seduce the minds of people in the collective."
"I know it's a horrible idea, but I kind of want to do it!"
"He said he could resist anything but temptation."
"He will with the temptation also make a way of escape. When the temptation comes to the door, there's another fella that comes to the door at the same time, his name is a way out, and it's up to you, who you let come in the house."
"There's always hope and we shouldn't give in to the temptation to despair."
"Be stronger than the temptation that presents itself."
"The devil has spent his entire life observing you, he knows what makes you tick and how to make a temptation maximally tempting."
"Power can be as corrupting as it is tempting."
"If it's not in your house, you won't eat it."
"Each one is tempted when he is drawn away by his own desires."
"Control your eyes or Satan will conquer them."
"When he offered me $5,000, I was tempted to pull the sword out and show him what it was really used for."
"Because when you think about it, what was one of the first things that Satan tempted Adam and Eve with?"
"Tempt with Vengeance is X and a red for sorcery. This tempting offer put X 1/1 red Elemental creature tokens with haste onto the battlefield."
"Temptation is the devil looking through the keyhole."
"Even being tempted like we're tempted but he never sinned."
"If I had not some strength of will, I would make a first-class drunkard." - Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton
"They really want to give in to this temptation and have more with you."
"Life is all about giving in to temptation once in a while, you do eat your cookie, you do eat your chocolate, why not click on them too?"
"Demons tempt those on the wrong path; repentance angers them but leads to growth."
"I think religion is fascinating. You know, Adam and Eve kicked out of paradise for eating an apple. An apple! Would you ever be tempted by an apple?"
"It's like you're set free from sin and when you're tempted, you have a way out."
"Humans are easily swayed. One glimpse of temptation could be all it takes to make us forget our principles."
"Just because you're done with sin doesn't mean sin is done with you."
"For the believer, we're certainly tempted by it but the truth of the matter is God's word is sure."
"To wield the powers of the warp is to invite the whispering lull of demons who would so readily drag you to damnation just for a single taste of your succulent soul."
"The devil will take you to the top of the mountain, let you see the view, and let everybody look up to you, idolize you, and praise you. Then, when you're not looking, he puts his foot in your back and kicks you off the mountain."
"Temptation simply means that the invisible unclean spirit that has been evicted from your life, it's now coming back to you in the form of temptation, trying to convince you that you have not been delivered."
"The allure of rich food is so profound, it's like a low-grade drug."
"Blessed is the man that endureth Temptation, for when he has tried, he shall receive the Crown of Life."
"That's how he gets us, that's how he entices us."
"The potential jackpot on offer is too tempting."
"The only person that you can blame for the temptation in your life is you."