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  WHEN THE HEART LIGHTS GO ON
  by A.W. Tozer
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Summary: A.W. Tozer's sermon emphasizes the integration of spiritual,
moral, and rational elements in the Christian experience to know God
deeply.

Topics: "Moral Decay", "Spiritual Purity"
Scripture References: Genesis 6:11, 1 Corinthians 3:17, Ephesians 4:22, 2 Peter 2:12, Revelation 19:2

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DESCRIPTION
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The preacher delves into the concept of being corrupted, emphasizing the
physical and moral harm caused by corruption, leading to decay, ruin,
and destruction. The root word 'phtheiro' signifies a process of
deterioration in one's inner life, often associated with moral
corruption and degeneration. This corruption is depicted as a continual
rotting away, affecting individuals and society. The sermon warns
against the deceptive desires that lead to corruption, highlighting the
importance of guarding against moral decay and striving for purity.

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CONTENT
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God is concerned with the whole man and has designed that Christian
experience should embrace the entire personality. The Christian faith
deals not with the spiritual only but with the moral and the rational as
well. The rational and moral elements in religion are the proper objects
of thought and willingly yield their rich treasures to prayerful
meditation. The Christian faith deals with God and man and what can be
known about them and their relation one to the other. It contemplates
creation, redemption, righteousness, sacred history, the destiny of
mankind and the future of the world.

Such truths, once they have been revealed by divine inspiration, lie
where they can be got at by the redeemed intellect and wait to be
exploited by the sons of the kingdom.

Under the illumination and guidance of the Holy Spirit the prayerful,
studious believer can become a Christian philosopher, a sage, a doctor
of divine things. More than that, he can become a man of God and a light
to his generation. I repeat, we cannot know God by thinking alone, but
we can never know Him very well without a lot of hard thinking.

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Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/aw-tozer/when-the-heart-lights-go-on/
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