DEMONSTRATE YOUR FAITH

    By A. W. Tozer

    It is the spirit that quickeneth. . . 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.