CHRISTIANS INDEED

    By A. W. Tozer

    They . . . are choked with cares and riches and pleasures
    of this life, and bring no fruit to perfection.    ­ - Luke 8:14
 

    I believe we are mistaken in Christian life and theology
    when we try to add the "deeper life" to an imperfect
    salvation, obtained through an imperfect concept of the
    entire matter.

    Under the working of the Spirit of God through men
    like Finney and Wesley, /no one would ever have dared to/
    /say, "I am a Christian" if he had not surrendered his/
    /whole being, taking Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior!/

    Today, we let them say they are saved no matter how
    imperfect and incomplete the transaction, with the
    proviso that the deeper Christian life can be "tacked on"
    at some time in the future.

    Brethren, I believe we must put the blame on faulty
    teaching ­ teaching that is filled with self-deception.

    Let us look unto Jesus our Lord ­ high and holy,
    wearing the crown.  Lord of Lords and King of all, having
    a perfect right to command full obedience from all of His
    saved people!
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    Yours in Christ,
    Paul N. F.