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JUNE: When God Moves in Revival

June 12

ENEMIES OF REVIVAL

...they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.

Romans 10:2

We are living in days when all what matters is our general reaction to the person of our Lord Jesus Christ. Now this is one of the most popular views of all. People say, "You read the Gospels and there you see this portrait of Him and, as it were, you meet Him. Now what decides whether you are a Christian or not is this: 'Do you like Him? Do you want to be like Him? Do you try to imitate Him? What is your reaction to Him?' You must not come and dissect, and bring your propositions and your theology and say you have got to believe this and not believe that. What matters is your total response to Him, and if you react favorably to Him, then you are a Christian."

Another way is the approach that describes Christianity in terms of living. "What does it matter what people believe as long as they are living good, Christ like lives, as long as they are generous, ready to make sacrifices, ready to help others, and concerned about the uplift of the race? That is what makes people Christians."

Now this dangerous attitude takes one other form. I put this in a category on its own because I am beginning to think that in some ways it is the most subtle form of all among evangelical people. It is the tendency to estimate whether or not people are Christians, not by what they actually say about their beliefs but by what you feel about them. Now, I do want to make this clear, because I have encountered it a great deal. We attach greater importance and significance to this "feeling" that we may have about them than to the very words that the people themselves use about the Christian faith.

A Thought to Ponder
We tend to attach greater importance to "feeling" about "good" people than to the words that the people themselves use about the Christian faith.

From Saving Faith, a sermon on Romans 10:3 by Martyn Lloyd-Jones




Today’s devo is taken from Walking with God Day by Day © 2003 by Good News Publishers. All rights reserved. Used by permission of Crossway Books, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.

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