âI make available here a little secret by which I have tested my own spiritual experiences and religious impulses for many years. Briefly stated the test is this: This new doctrine, this new religious habit, this new view of truth, this new spiritual experienceâhow has it affected my attitude toward and my relationship to God, Christ, the Holy Scriptures, self, other Christians, the world and sin. …
âChristless Christianity sounds contradictory but it exists as a real phenomenon in our day. Much that is being done in Christâs name is false to Christ in that it is conceived by the flesh, incorporates fleshly methods, and seeks fleshly ends. Christ is mentioned from time to time in the same way and for the same reason that a self-seeking politician mentions Lincoln and the flag, to provide a sacred front for carnal activities and to deceive the simplehearted listeners. This giveaway is that Christ is not central: He is not all and in all. …
âWhatever originates outside the Scriptures should for that very reason be suspect until it can be shown to be in accord with them. ⊠However high the emotional content, no experience can be proved to be genuine unless we can find chapter and verse authority for it in the Scriptures. …
âThe Bible does not teach that there will be new light and advanced spiritual experiences in the latter days; it teaches the exact opposite. …
âA growing acquaintance with the Holy Spirit will always mean an increasing love for the Bible. The Scriptures are in print what Christ is in Person.â âA.W. Tozer, in ManâThe Dwelling Place Of God