Dieter F. Uchtdorf Quotes

The only way to meet the modern demon-stration of the powers of darkness is by a demonstration of the power of God.

Dark can't exist with the light. Ain't nothing dark about God.

You have to expect spiritual warfare whenever you stand up for righteousness or call attention to basic values. It's just a matter of light battling the darkness. But the light wins every time. You can't throw enough darkness on light to put it out.

We Christian writers must paint evil with the blackest of brushes, not to sow fear, but to call out the monsters to be scattered by our light. If Satan cloaks himself as an angel of white, intent on deceiving the world, any attempt on our parts to minimize evil is only complicit with his strategy... Turn to the light; don’t fear the shadows it creates.

If you're going to stand up for Jesus, your life will be a battle between light and darkness. And for everything that God will bring into your life that represents the light, the devil-he's such a sly fox-will come at you with two times more attributes of evil.

Christians should never fail to sense the operation of an angelic glory. It forever eclipses the world of demonic powers, as the sun does a candle's light.

Very simply, our physical and spiritual safety lies in never even getting close to the line that separates light from dark, good from evil.

Little children, you are from God, and have conquered them; for the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in this world.

Armies gather in the East for the war that's soon to come. Death will march with the mark of the beast, so seek the light and walk with the Son.

The issue is now clear. It is between light and darkness and everyone must choose his side.

We may say that on the first Good Friday afternoon was completed that great act by which light conquered darkness and goodness conquered sin. That is the wonder of our Saviour's crucifixion.

Over the souls of men spread the condor wings of colossal monsters and all manner of evil things prey upon the heart and soul and body of Man. Yet it may be in some far day the shadows shall fade and the Prince of Darkness be chained forever in his hell. And till then mankind can but stand up stoutly to the monsters in his own heart and without, and with the aid of God he may yet triumph.

The power of light is always bigger than the power of darkness.

[Christ] does not give [men] light but from moment to moment; the instant He withdraws, all is darkness.... God does not give them a stock of holiness.

most hated by the dark, for their name is light.

When God wanted to defeat sin, His ultimate weapon was the sacrifice of His own Son. On Christmas Day two thousand years ago, the birth of a tiny baby in an obscure village in the Middle East was God's supreme triumph of good over evil.

Evil cannot and will not be vanquished by evil. Dark will only swallow dark and deepen. The good and the light are the keenest weapons.

Only when holiness and worship meet can evil be conquered. For that, only the Christian message has the answer.

There is not a single darkness if you life that God cannot bring His light upon.

It would not take a monster to destroy a monster - but light, light to drive out darkness.

Christians should never fail to sense the operation of an angelic glory. It forever eclipses the world of demonic powers, as the sun does a candle's light.

Angels are visible to those who accept the light and break the pact made with darkness.

To fight evil with activity is like fighting darkness with one's hands. So what you need is light, not fit.

Light can penetrate any amount of darkness but no amount of darkness can penetrate light.

Give me Thy light, and fix my eyes on Thee!