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July 27, 2008
THE WAY TO KNOW
If any man will do His will, he shall know of the
doctrine ...
John 7:17
http://www.SearchGodsWord.org/desk/?query=joh+7:17&sr=1
The golden rule for understanding spiritually is not intellect, but
obedience. If a man wants scientific knowledge, intellectual
curiosity is his guide; but if he wants insight into what Jesus
Christ teaches, he can only get it by obedience. If things are dark
to me, then I may be sure there is something I will not do.
Intellectual darkness comes through ignorance; spiritual darkness
comes because of something I do not intend to obey.
No man ever receives a word from God without instantly being put to
the test over it. We disobey and then wonder why we don't go on
spiritually. 'If when you come to the altar,' said Jesus, 'there you
remember your brother hath ought against you...don't say another word
to Me, but first go and put that thing right.' The teaching of Jesus
hits us where we live. We cannot stand as humbugs before Him for one
second. He educates us down to the scruple. The Spirit of God
unearths the spirit of self-vindication; He makes us sensitive to
things we never thought of before.
When Jesus brings a thing home by His word, don't shirk it. If you
do, you will become a religious humbug. Watch the things you shrug
your shoulders over, and you will know why you do not go on
spiritually. First go - at the risk of being thought fanatical you
must obey what God tells you.
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