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  HIS CROSS IS MY CROSS
  by A.W. Tozer
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Summary: Accepting Jesus Christ without reservation means embracing His
friends and enemies, and being prepared to face rejection and judgment.

Topics: "Discipleship", "Faithfulness in Preaching"
Scripture References: Luke 14:27, John 15:14

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A.W. Tozer emphasizes the profound implications of fully accepting Jesus
Christ into one's life, which includes embracing His friends and
recognizing His enemies as our own. He asserts that accepting Christ's
cross means sharing in His rejection and standing firm in faith, even
when it leads to isolation. Tozer calls for preachers to faithfully
convey the true cost of discipleship to prevent backsliding among
believers. He passionately declares that true followers of Christ must
align themselves with His values, regardless of societal divisions.
Ultimately, he warns that unfaithful preaching will have serious
consequences at the judgment seat of Christ.

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To take Jesus Christ into your life without reservation is to accept His
friends as your friends and to know that His enemies will be your
enemies! It means that we accept His rejection as our rejection. We
knowingly accept His cross as our cross. If you then find yourself in an
area where Christ has no friends, you will be friendless-except for the
one Friend who will stick closer than a brother. I made up my mind a
long time ago. Those who declare themselves enemies of Jesus Christ must
look upon me as their enemy, and I ask no quarter from them!

And if they are friends of Christ they are my friends-and I do not care
what color they are or what denomination they belong to.

If the preachers would faithfully tell the people what it actually means
to receive Christ and obey Him and live for Him, we would have fewer
converts backsliding and foundering. Preachers who are not faithful one
day will stand before the judgment seat of Christ and answer to a
faithful Savior why they betrayed His people in this way!

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Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/aw-tozer/his-cross-is-my-cross/
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