George Whitefield Quotes

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.

Let me tell you that the children from their very birth are born to evil. Satan seems to have control of them. He seems to take possession of their young minds, and they are corrupted. Why do fathers and mothers act as though a lethargy was upon them? They do not mistrust that Satan is sowing evil seed in their families.

There’s another force that wants to keep us from going to Washington DC. It is the devil.

The devil wanders into my soul.

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.

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.

The Media is ruled by Satan. But yet I wonder if many Christians fully understand that.

This opinion, however, is held by most, that the devil was an angel, and that, having become an apostate, he induced as many of the angels as possible to fall away with himself, and these up to the present time are called his angels.

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

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

So now the devil's in my soul.

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

Never forget that the devil is there 24/7 too. He's very, very busy.

It is so stupid of modern civilisation to have given up believing in the devil when he is the only explanation of it.

'Tis no sin to cheat the devil.

Do you know that every unbeliever is filled with a demon spirit?

Satan works through human agents.

I personally claim no special insight into Satan's methods, but I have at times been able to identify his influence and his actions in my life and in the lives of others. When I was on my first mission, Satan sought to divert me from my future path and, if possible, to destroy my usefulness in the Lord's work.

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

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

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

The difficulties we face originate from one of three sources. Some are sent to us by the Lord to test our faith, others are the result of Satan's attacks, and still others are due to our own sinful choices.

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

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

One of Satan's most deceptive and powerful ways of defeating us is to get us to believe a lie. And the biggest lie is that there are no consequences to our own doing. Satan will give you whatever you ask for if it will lead you where he ultimately wants you.