Check out this convicting thought from A.W. Tozer
"In today's Christianity, we have measured ourselves by ourselves until the incentive to seek higher plateaus in the things of the Spirit is all but gone!
The fact is that we are no longer producing saints. We are making converts to a weak type of Christianity that bears little resemblance to that of the New Testament. The average so-called Bible Christian in our times is but a wretched parody on true sainthood!
Clearly, we must begin to produce better Christians! We must insist on New Testament sainthood for our converts, nothing less; and we must lead them into a state of heart purity, fiery love, separation from the world and poured-out devotion to the Person of Christ.
Only in this way can the low level of spirituality be raised again to where it should be in the light of the Scriptures and of eternal values!"
When I read this, I wonder just how badly we have watered down the message of Jesus. If he spoke audibly into our lives today about what He demanded from us, what would He say and how far off the mark would we be. Just how much of the New Testament have we allowed ourselves to ignore? Are we saints or smucks?
About Me
- Shane S.
- Morgantown, West Virginia, United States
- I am a pastor at Crossroads Church in Morgantown, WV. We are a new church plant that is seeking to be the hands and feet of Jesus in the Morgantown area. I have the greatest wife and three little girls. They are the four coolest ladies in the world. I am originally from East TN, but WV is home all the way. Morgantown, WV is the place to be.