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.