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  MORAL SLEEP
  by A.W. Tozer
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Summary: A.W. Tozer's sermon 'Moral Sleep' calls Christians to awaken
from spiritual complacency and recognize their moral responsibilities
before God.

Topics: "Spiritual Awakening", "Moral Responsibility"
Scripture References: Psalm 4:8, Psalm 127:2, Matthew 26:41, Romans 13:11-12, 1 Corinthians 15:34, Galatians 6:7-8, Ephesians 5:14, 1 Thessalonians 5:6, Hebrews 12:1-2, Revelation 3:2-3

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A.W. Tozer emphasizes the need to awaken from moral and spiritual sleep,
urging believers to recognize and address the sins of commission and
omission in their lives. He highlights that while natural sleep is a
gift from God, moral sleep leads to disobedience and grieving the Holy
Spirit. Tozer points out that many Christians are unaware of their moral
slumber, allowing behaviors that displease God and neglecting their
spiritual responsibilities. He calls for a wake-up call to
righteousness, encouraging believers to confront their complacency and
strive for a deeper relationship with God.

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My aim is to awaken some from the rut. I know it is impossible to awaken
everybody, but I hope to awaken some. I use the word awaken here
advisedly and carefully because the Bible contains significant teaching
gathered around the word sleep. There is first of all natural sleep. "He
grants sleep to those he loves" (Psalm 127:2). "I will lie down and
sleep in peace, for you alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safety" (Psalm
4:8). . . . I am thinking of moral sleep and spiritual sleep. Moral
sleep is suggested in First Corinthians 15:34, "Awake to righteousness
and sin not" (KJV). There is such a thing as moral sleep.

It is entirely possible to be displeasing God and grieving the Holy
Spirit by being asleep morally; that is, by permitting what should not
be allowed.

Most people do not want to hear this. They want something added to what
they have. They do not want to be told that they are permitting
something that should not be allowed. In other words, they are doing
what they should not be doing. But you ask, "Is it true of Christians?
Do you believe that many Christians are doing this?" I have no
hesitation in saying that all the symptoms in the church today point to
Christians doing things they should not be doing and failing to do what
they should be doing. That is the positive and the negative--sins of
commission, sins of omission. To be unaware of these sins is to be
morally asleep.

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