A LIBEL AGAINST GOD

                  By A. W. Tozer

He that believeth not God hath made him a liar.
                                              --- 1 John 5:10

Human sin began with loss of faith in God! When our
mother Eve listened to Satan's sly innuendoes against the
character of God, she began to entertain a doubt of His
integrity -- and right there the doors were opened to the
incoming of every possible evil, and darkness settled
upon the world.

Relationship between moral beings is by confidence,
and confidence rests upon character which is a guarantee
of conduct. God is a being of supreme moral excellence,
possessing in infinite perfection all the qualities that
constitute holy character. He deserves and invites the
unreserved confidence of every moral creature, including
man. Any proper relation to Him must be by confidence,
that is, faith.

Idolatry is the supreme sin and unbelief is the child of
idolatry. Both are libels on the Most High and Most Holy.
John wrote: "He that believeth not God hath made Him a
 liar." A God who would lie is a God without character.

Repentance is a man's sincere apology for distrusting
 God for so long, and faith is throwing oneself upon Christ
 in complete confidence. Thus by faith reconciliation is
 achieved between God and man!
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 Yours in Christ,
Paul N. F.