That many Christians in our day are lukewarm and somnolent will not be denied by anyone with an anointed eye, but the cure is not to stir them up to a frenzy<\/i> of activity. That would be but to take them out of one error and into another. What we need is a zealous hunger for God, an avid thirst after righteousness, a pain-filled longing to be Christlike and holy. We need a zeal that is loving, self-effacing and lowly. No other kind will do.<\/p>\n
That pure love for God and men which expresses itself in a burning desire to advance God\u2019s glory and leads to poured-out devotion to the temporal and eternal welfare of our fellow men is certainly approved of God; but the nervous, squirrel-cage activity of self-centered and ambitious religious leaders is just as certainly offensive to Him and will prove at last to have been injurious to the souls of countless millions of human beings.<\/p>\n
Matthew 5:6; Romans 9:1\u20133; Revelation 3:15\u201317<\/p>\n
The Size of the Soul,<\/i> 68.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
That many Christians in our day are lukewarm and somnolent will not be denied by anyone with an anointed eye, but the cure is not to stir them up to a frenzy of activity. That would be but to take them out of one error and into another. What we need is a zealous hunger … Continue reading “ZEAL;
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