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  MORAL PHYSICIANS
  by A.W. Tozer
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Summary: A.W. Tozer's sermon highlights the critical need for skilled
moral physicians who can discern and address the spiritual needs of the
community with tailored truth.

Topics: "Spiritual Discernment", "Moral Guidance"
Scripture References: Proverbs 27:17, Isaiah 61:1-3, Ezekiel 34:16, Matthew 9:12-13, 1 Corinthians 9:22, Galatians 6:1, 2 Timothy 4:2, Hebrews 5:14, James 1:5, 1 Peter 5:2-3

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A.W. Tozer emphasizes the role of moral physicians in preaching,
highlighting that truth must be tailored to the specific needs and
circumstances of the audience. He draws on examples from prophets,
apostles, and Jesus, who adapted their messages to address the moral and
spiritual conditions of their people. Tozer argues that today's
religious landscape requires skilled leaders who can discern the current
spiritual ailments and prescribe appropriate remedies, rather than
merely repeating doctrinal statements. He stresses the importance of
being attuned to the Holy Spirit's guidance to effectively communicate
God's message in a relevant way.

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In the previous chapter I said that truth should not be passed out
indiscriminately, but suited to the circumstances and needs of the
hearers.

From the prophets we learn this and from the apostles, as well as from
our Lord Himself. These were never bound by a mechanical religious
?curriculum? which dictated unintelligently that certain doctrines were
to be taught at certain times regardless of conditions. They prescribed
truth as a divine medicine to be proclaimed with emphasis when the needs
of the people called for it. They preached hope when the morale of the
nation was low, obedience when the people grew careless, purity when
their morals began to sag, humility when they became proud and
repentance when they fell into sin. All was in accord with the total
body of revealed truth, but the moral skill of these men of God enabled
them to fit the message to conditions. Otherwise a vast amount of truth
could have been wasted and a world of prayer and hard labor rendered
ineffective.

Today the religious situation cries out for the skilled moral physician
who can diagnose our ills and prescribe wisely for our cure. It is not
enough simply to repeat correct doctrinal cliches. It is imperative
right now that we have the benefit of the piercing discernment of the
Spirit. We must not only know what God has said; we must hear what God
is now saying.

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Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/aw-tozer/moral-physicians/
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