Jakob Bohme Quotes

There are two great forces, God's force of good and the devil's force of evil, and I believe Satan is alive and he is working, and he is working harder than ever, and we have many mysteries that we don't understand.

In this manner, I continued with Satan for ten days. His answer and blasphemy were too shocking to pen; till I was worn out with rage and malice against him, I could not bear myself.

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.

The winds are nothing else but good or bad spirits. Hark! how the Devil is puffing and blowing.

The devil wanders into my soul.

A working knowledge of the devil can be very well had from resisting him.

Sometimes I feel like I'm possessed with a multitude of demons.

God gives us life, but the world's landlord is the devil.

The heart of man is the place the devil dwells in; I feel sometimes a hell within myself.

A true Christian is one who has not only peace of conscience, but war within. He may be known by his warfare as well as by his peace.

On the whole, we treat the Devil shamefully, and the worse we treat Him the more He laughs at us.

Who knows the power that Saturn has over us, or Venus? But it is a vital power, rippling exquisitely through us all the time.

Faith is difficult to conquer and requires daily battles if it is to be maintained.

The battle against the Devil, which is the principal task of Saint Michael the Archangel, is still being fought today, because the Devil is still alive and active in the world.

So now the devil's in my soul.

When all is said and done, the life of faith is nothing if not an unending struggle of the spirit with every available weapon against the flesh.

You do not know what wars are going on down there where the spirit meets the bone.

The spiritual battle, the loss of victory, is always in the thought-world.

We've been taught that the Christian life is a life of peace, and when we don't have peace, we assume the problem lies within us. Not only do we feel anxious, but we also feel guilty about our anxiety! The result is a downward spiral of worry, guilt, worry, guilt.

If the devil cannot keep you from being saved, if next he fails to make you backslide, then he undertakes to keep you just an average Christian. Here he succeeds with most believers.

If you walk with Jesus, he's gonna save your soul. You gotta keep the devil way down in the hole. He's got the fire and the fury at his command.

You may conquer her love of God: you will never overcome her fear of the devil.

The devil tryna rip out my soul. Lost my soul. I'll see you in hell. I see the devil linger on, stuck in my hell.

By the anxieties and worries of this life Satan tries to dull man's heart and make a dwelling for himself there.