A very popular saying in Jesus-Yeshua’s day was not “the devil is a lie” but Torah is the way, Torah is the truth and Torah is the light. The Word became flesh and dwelt among us.

His life seemed like a deck of cards, and in the midst of all those two’s and three’s someone had thrown him an Ace and a King, but they were still different suits. He didn’t know what to discard or what to keep, and he was scared to death to lay them down.

I looked evil in the eye and smiled at it with such power that I felt a little dizzy.

Jade Gentry (Polishing Jade)

Imitation is obviously a great form of flattery.

Our huffing and puffing to impress God, our scrambling for brownie points, our thrashing about trying to fix ourselves while hiding our pettiness and wallowing in guilt are nauseating to God and are a flat out denial of the gospel of grace.

The Importance of Being Foolish; How to Think Like Jesus