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  A LIBEL AGAINST GOD
  by A.W. Tozer
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Summary: A.W. Tozer's sermon emphasizes the critical relationship
between faith in God and the nature of sin, highlighting the importance
of God's character in establishing trust and reconciliation.

Topics: "Faith", "Repentance"
Scripture References: Genesis 3:1

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A.W. Tozer emphasizes that human sin originated from a loss of faith in
God, beginning with Eve's doubt in God's integrity after listening to
Satan. This doubt opened the door to evil and darkness in the world,
highlighting the importance of confidence in God's supreme moral
excellence and character. Tozer asserts that any relationship with God
must be based on faith, and that idolatry and unbelief are serious
offenses against Him. He explains that failing to believe in God equates
to calling Him a liar, undermining His character. True repentance
involves acknowledging our distrust in God, while faith is the act of
fully relying on Christ for reconciliation with God.

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Human sin began with loss of faith in God! When our mother Eve listened
to Satan's sly innuendoes against the character of God, she began to
entertain a doubt of His integrity-and right there the doors were opened
to the incoming of every possible evil, and darkness settled upon the
world. Relationship between moral beings is by confidence, and
confidence rests upon character which is a guarantee of conduct. God is
a being of supreme moral excellence, possessing in infinite perfection
all the qualities that constitute holy character. He deserves and
invites the unreserved confidence of every moral creature, including
man. Any proper relation to Him must be by confidence, that is, faith.

Idolatry is the supreme sin and unbelief is the child of idolatry.

Both are libels on the Most High and Most Holy. John wrote: "He that
believeth not God hath made Him a liar." A God who would lie is a God
without character. Repentance is a man's sincere apology for distrusting
God for so long, and faith is throwing oneself upon Christ in complete
confidence. Thus by faith reconciliation is achieved between God and
man!

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Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/aw-tozer/a-libel-against-god/
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