Satan, the leader or dictator of devils, is the opposite, not of God, but of Michael.
The devil is a better theologian than any of us and is a devil still.
I don't know if I'm a medium for some outside source. Whatever it is, frankly, I hope it's not what I think … Satan.
For self-realization, a rebel demands a strong authority, a worthy opponent, God to his Lucifer.
Ultimately a hero is a man who would argue with the gods, and so awakens devils to contest his vision. The more a man can achieve, the more he may be certain that the devil will inhabit a part of his creation.
If you could be either God’s worst enemy or nothing, which would you choose?
When we resist God, we draw near to Satan.
The proud person always wants to do the right thing, the great thing. But because he wants to do it in his own strength, he is fighting not with man, but with God.
How can a reason which hates God be called sound?
Pure Christianity, instead of being shaped by its environment, actually stands in sharp opposition to it.
Satan, really, is the romantic youth of Jesus re-appearing for a moment.
Watch for the devil. When there’s a god, there’s always a legion of devils.
All things work for bad for those living in opposition to God and insist on having their own way.
Satan works through human agents.
The Devil has the broadest perspectives for God; therefore, he keeps so far away from God -- the Devil being the most ancient friend of wisdom
Meanwhile the Adversary of God and man, Satan with thoughts inflamed of highest design, Puts on swift wings, and towards the gates of hell Explores his solitary flight.
I believe that there are too many accommodating preachers... Jesus Christ did not say "Go into the world and tell the world that it is quite right." The Gospel is something completely different. In fact, it is directly opposed to the world.
But Pride always means enmity -- it is enmity. And not only enmity between man and man, but enmity to God.
Any man who takes Jesus Christ seriously becomes the target of the devil. Most church members do not give Satan enough trouble to arouse his opposition
There is never any peace for those who resist God.
The winds are nothing else but good or bad spirits. Hark! how the Devil is puffing and blowing.
And if there were a devil it would not be one who decided against God, but one who, in eternity, came to no decision.
God is not a killjoy; he just opposes what kills joy.
If the Church were not true, our enemies would be bored rather than threatened, and acquiescent rather than anxious. Hell is moved only when things move heavenward.
Every true work of God has had its bitter enemies - not only outside, but also inside - just as in the days of Nehemiah.
