MANY CHRISTIANS STILL TAKING THE BROAD ROAD

     By A. W. Tozer

    For many deceivers are entered into the world,
     who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. . . .
                                                              -  - 2 John 1:7

         Deception has always been an effective weapon and is
     deadliest when used in the field of religion.

         Our Lord warned against this when He said, "Beware
     of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing,
     but inwardly they are ravening wolves." These words
     have been turned into a proverb known around the
     world --- and still we continue to be taken in by the wolves.

         There was a time, even in the twentieth century,
     when a Christian knew, or at least could know, where he
     stood.  The words of Christ were taken seriously.  A man
     either was or was not a believer in New Testament
     doctrine.

         Clear, sharp categories existed. Black stood in sharp
     contrast to white; light was separated from darkness;
     it  was  possible  to  distinguish  right  from  wrong,
     truth from error, a true believer from an unbeliever.
     Christians knew that they must forsake the world, and
     there was for the most part remarkable agreement
     about what was meant by the world. It was that simple.

         The whole religious picture has changed. Without
     denying a single doctrine of the faith, multitudes of
     Christians  have  nevertheless  forsaken  the  faith.
     Anyone who makes a claim to having "accepted Christ"
     is  admitted  at once  into the goodly fellowship of the
     prophets and the glorious company of the apostles,
     regardless of the worldliness of his life or the vagueness
     of his doctrinal beliefs.

         We can only insist that the way of the cross is still
     a narrow way!
 

     Yours in Christ,
     Paul N. F.