The True Christian: Still an Enigma to the World
But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all
things, which is the head, even Christ.
Ephesians 4:15
Today, as in all the centuries, true Christians are an
enigma to the world, a thorn in the flesh of Adam, a puzzle to
angels, the delight of God and a habitation of the Holy Spirit!
Our fellowship ought to take in all of the true children of
God, regardless of who and where and what, if they are washed
in the blood, born of the Spirit, walking with God the Father,
begotten unto a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus
Christ and rejoicing in the salvation to be revealed!
The true Christian fears God with a trembling reverence
and yet he is not afraid of God at all. He draws nigh to Him
with full assurance of faith and victory, and yet at the same
time is trembling with holy awe and fear.
The world will never understand that the Christian,
though born on earth, still knows by faith that he is a citizen of
heaven!
Some of our critics say: "You Christians talk about yourself
and your relation to God as if you were God's very best!"
I have a good answer to that. The very Christian who
believes that he is the apple of God's eye is the same unselfish
Christian who is giving sacrificially of his money, sending his
sons and daughters or going himself to preach the gospel to the
least and the last of the peoples of the earth!
AW Tozer - Renewed day by day -volume 1
But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all
things, which is the head, even Christ.
Ephesians 4:15
Today, as in all the centuries, true Christians are an
enigma to the world, a thorn in the flesh of Adam, a puzzle to
angels, the delight of God and a habitation of the Holy Spirit!
Our fellowship ought to take in all of the true children of
God, regardless of who and where and what, if they are washed
in the blood, born of the Spirit, walking with God the Father,
begotten unto a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus
Christ and rejoicing in the salvation to be revealed!
The true Christian fears God with a trembling reverence
and yet he is not afraid of God at all. He draws nigh to Him
with full assurance of faith and victory, and yet at the same
time is trembling with holy awe and fear.
The world will never understand that the Christian,
though born on earth, still knows by faith that he is a citizen of
heaven!
Some of our critics say: "You Christians talk about yourself
and your relation to God as if you were God's very best!"
I have a good answer to that. The very Christian who
believes that he is the apple of God's eye is the same unselfish
Christian who is giving sacrificially of his money, sending his
sons and daughters or going himself to preach the gospel to the
least and the last of the peoples of the earth!
AW Tozer - Renewed day by day -volume 1
