Joanna Southcott Quotes

The devil is a better theologian than any of us and is a devil still.

There has always been discouragement, negativism, and temptation in the world because of Lucifer.

It was necessary that the Devil should have a representation upon the earth as well as God.

It is not good practice to become intrigued by Satan and his mysteries. No good can come from getting close to evil.

I'd have to say, and I think that most Christians would hold the view, that there is such a thing as evil, and there are evil forces at work. You can articulate that by talking about Satan or the Devil; that's sound, Scriptural teaching.

I don't give the devil credit for creating nothing.

Do I believe in the devil? I don't believe in a figure with horns and a tail.

The New Testament Scriptures are full of references to the malice of the devil, but we generally overlook them. I think this is because our idea of salvation is that Christ died on the cross to pay His Father the debt for our sins.

I was not content to believe in a personal devil and serve him, in the ordinary sense of the word. I wanted to get hold of him personally and become his chief of staff.

Satan has an agenda.

Our enemy, the devil, wants to control us, and his target is our will. The main way he tries to influence our will is through lying to us.

The devil always has the better tunes!

You must never tire fighting Satan.

Pride is the master sin of the devil, and the devil is the father of lies.

We must remember that Satan has his miracles, too.

It seems like Satan has thrown the DH into our game.

What a bitter, bitter thing is the service of Satan, even in this world!

Those who play with the devil's toys will be brought by degrees to wield his sword.

Although science and technology open up boundless opportunities, they also present great perils because Satan employs these marvelous discoveries to his great advantage.

This discourse, and the present frame of my mind, lead me rather to speak to those, who by feeling Satan's fiery darts, know assuredly that there is a devil.

Connected with the fall of Satan is his lameness. The devil is represented in art and in legion as limping on one foot; this was occasioned by his having broken his leg in his fall.

If you believe in the Devil, it means that you are already in his grip.

If Satan can weaken or destroy the loving relationships among members of families, he can cause more misery and more unhappiness for more people than he could in any other way.

The more sin is rationalized, the greater the possibility of destruction by Satan's wolves.

There aren't demons flying around with horns, people are demons.