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  BLESSED MALADJUSTMENT!
  by A.W. Tozer
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Summary: The sermon emphasizes the importance of being maladjusted to
the world, as exemplified by Jesus, and how this can lead to progress
and a deeper relationship with God.

Topics: "Faithfulness to God", "Nonconformity"
Scripture References: Matthew 5:13-16, John 15:18-19, Romans 12:2, 2 Corinthians 6:17-18, 1 John 2:15-17

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A.W. Tozer emphasizes the danger of churches conforming to societal
changes, arguing that true progress comes from those who refuse to
adjust to worldly standards. He points out that the most impactful
figures in history, including Jesus, were often seen as maladjusted,
highlighting that the call to follow Christ requires a rejection of
worldly norms. Tozer warns against the pressure to conform, suggesting
that those who adjust lose their value and effectiveness in the world.
He encourages believers to stand firm in their faith and resist the
temptation to compromise their beliefs for acceptance.

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The second prominent tragedy is that the gospel churches are confused
and intimidated by numbers. They accept the belief that there has been
change and that Christians must adjust to the change. The word used is
adjustment. We must get adjusted, forgetting that the world has always
been blessed by the people who were not adjusted. The poor people who
get adjusted cannot do much anyhow. They are not worth having around. In
every field of human endeavor progress has been made by those who stood
up and said, "I will not adjust to the world." The classical composers,
poets and architects were people who would not adjust. Today society
insists that if you do not adjust you will get a complex.

If you do not get adjusted, you will have to go to a psychiatrist.

Jesus was among the most maladjusted people in His generation. He never
pretended to adjust to the world. He came to die for the world and to
call the world to Himself, and the adjustment had to be on the other
side.

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Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/aw-tozer/blessed-maladjustment/
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