DEMONSTRATE YOUR FAITH

                                              By A. W. Tozer

It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profitethnothing: the words
that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.          -- John 6:63

                      We know of many who have been deceived into believing
that the learning and the memorizing of Christian doctrine is all-sufficient.
They actually think that somehow they are better off for having learned the
doctrines of religion.

                      God actually asks of us what He asked of Noah long ago!
"Demonstrate your faith in God in your everyday life!"

                     It is evident  that  God  did  not  say  to  Noah,  "I  am depending
on you to hold the proper orthodox doctrines. Everything will be just fine if
you stand up for the right doctrines."

                      I have read a statement by Martin Lloyd-Jones, the English
preacher and writer, in which he said:  "It is perilously close to being sinful
for any person to learn  doctrine for doctrine's sake."

                     I agree with his conclusion that doctrine is always best when
it is incarnated­when it is seen fleshed out in the lives  of  godly  men  and
women.  Our  God  Himself appeared at His very best when He came into
our world and lived in our flesh!
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Yours in Christ,
Paul N. F.