DEMONSTRATE YOUR FAITH

     By A. W. Tozer

   It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth
   nothing: 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 incarnated --- when 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.