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  CHRIST IS NOT DIVIDED
  by A.W. Tozer
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Summary: The sermon emphasizes the importance of understanding Christ as
a whole Person, both Savior and Lord, and warns against the dangers of
bad teaching that separates these two aspects.

Topics: "Discipleship", "Obedience"
Scripture References: Matthew 28:19

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DESCRIPTION
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A.W. Tozer emphasizes the danger of presenting a divided Christ, where
individuals are encouraged to accept Jesus solely as Savior without
acknowledging Him as Lord. He critiques the prevalent teaching that
suggests one can be saved without the necessity of obedience and
discipleship, arguing that this misunderstanding undermines the fullness
of the gospel. Tozer insists that true faith requires both acceptance of
Christ's saving grace and a commitment to His lordship, as one cannot
truly receive Christ in parts. He calls for a return to a holistic
understanding of the gospel that encompasses both salvation and
sanctification.

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CONTENT
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Much of our full gospel literature and much of our preaching tend to
perpetuate a misunderstanding of what the Bible says about obedience and
Christian discipleship. I think the following is a fair statement of
what I was taught in my early Christian experience and before I began to
pray and study and anguish over the whole matter: "We are saved by
accepting Christ as our Savior." "We are sanctified by accepting Christ
as our Lord." "We may do the first without doing the second." What a
tragedy that in our day we often hear the gospel appeal made in this
way: "Come to Jesus! You do not have to obey anyone. You do not have to
give up anything.

Just come to Him and believe in Him as Savior!" The fact that we hear
this everywhere does not make it right!

To urge men and women to believe in a divided Christ is bad teaching-for
no one can receive a half or a third or a quarter of the divine Person
of Christ!

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Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/aw-tozer/christ-is-not-divided/
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