GOD'S OVERCOMERS

              By A. W. Tozer
 

              These have washed their robes, and made them
              white in the blood of the Lamb.    --Revelation 7:14

                  I insist that if we are burdened with genuine concern,
              we have the responsibility of examining the true spiritual
              condition of men and women within the church's ranks.

                  We do live in a time of soft, easy Christianity. It is an
              era marked by a polite "nibbling" around the edges of the
              Word of God. There is a mindset within present day
              Christianity that supposes one should get into trouble or
              suffer embarrassment for Christ's sake!

                  My brethren, what does it mean to be loyal to Jesus
              Christ?  To confess that Jesus Himself is more
             important to us than anything else in the world.

                  Many find it hard to understand how large numbers of
              Christian believers could have died for their faith in our
              own generation!  With a sense of distant admiration, we
              call  them  simple-hearted  nationals.  God  calls  them
              overcomers!

                  Professing Christians in our North American churches
              can hardly comprehend so costly a price for the faith we
              take  for  granted.  Material  prosperity  and  popular
              acceptance have sapped the vitality of our Christian
              witness!

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              Yours in Christ,
              Paul N. F.