Friends:
I am presently teaching a course in theology and our subject is temptation and sin.
Here are a few quotes on the topic of temptation. Any thoughts? [to be continued]
“The only way to get rid of temptation is to yield to it… I can resist everything but temptation.” Oscar Wilde
“For years my wedding ring has done its job. It has led me not into temptation. It has reminded my husband numerous times at parties that it’s time to go home. It has been a source of relief to a dinner companion. It has been a status symbol in the maternity ward.” Erma Bombeck
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“Yield to temptation. It may not pass your way again.” Robert A. Heinlein
“I never resist temptation, because I have found that things that are bad for me do not tempt me.” George Bernard Shaw
“The last temptation is the greatest treason: to do the right deed for the wrong reason.” T. S. Eliot
“Lead me not into temptation; I can find the way myself.” Rita Mae Brown
“Many people genuinely do not want to be saints, and it is probable that some who achieve or aspire to sainthood have never felt much temptation to be human beings.” George Orwell
larrydixon
John
March 12, 2013 at 4:31 pm
“Too many Christians have a commitment of convenience. They’ll stay faithful as long as it’s safe and doesn’t involve risk, rejection, or criticism. Instead of standing alone in the face of challenge or temptation, they check to see which way their friends are going.”
Charles Stanley
Dr. Larry Dixon
March 14, 2013 at 8:01 am
Great quote, John!