THE WORLDLY "VIRUS"

     By A. W. Tozer

     Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour ...be
     put away from you.  Ephesians 4:31

        As Christian believers,  we  must  stand together against
     some  things.  So,  if  you hear  anyone saying that  A. W.
     Tozer preaches a good deal that is negative, just smile and
     agree:  "That is because he preaches the Bible!"

        Here are some of the things we oppose: we are against
     the many  modern  idols that have been allowed to creep
     into the churches;  we are against the "unauthorized fire
     that is being offered  on the  altars  of  the  Lord;  we are
     against  the modern  gods  that  are being adopted in our
     sanctuaries.

        We are against the world's ways and its false values.
     We are against the world's follies and its vain pleasures.
     We are against this world's greed and sinful ambitions.
     We are against this world's vices and its carnal habits.

        We  believe  this  spells  out  clearly  the  Bible truth of
     separation.  God  asks us to stand boldly against anything
     or anyone who hurts or hinders this New Testament body
     of  Christians.  Where the church is not healed ---  it  will
     wither.  The  Word of God is the antibiotic that alone can
     destroy the virus that would plague the life of the church!

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     Yours in Christ,
     Paul N. F.