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  THE ETHICS OF JESUS
  by A.W. Tozer
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Summary: The teachings of Jesus are meant for the Church, not society,
and can only be understood and obeyed by those who have experienced the
new birth and are living in the Spirit.

Topics: "Discipleship", "Righteousness in Christ"
Scripture References: Matthew 28:19

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A.W. Tozer emphasizes that the teachings of Jesus are meant for the
Church and not for a sinful society that opposes God. He explains that
Christ's followers are called to be a minority in a hostile world,
tasked with preaching repentance and teaching the ethics of Jesus to new
disciples. Tozer asserts that understanding and obeying these ethics
requires a transformative experience of the new birth through God's
grace. He highlights that true righteousness is only realized in those
who walk in the Spirit, as Christ's life is manifested in His redeemed
followers. Ultimately, the source of righteousness is Jesus Christ
Himself, who empowers believers to live according to His teachings.

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The teachings of Jesus belong to the Church, not to society, for in
society is sin, and sin is hostility to God! Christ did not teach that
He would impose His teachings upon the fallen world.

He called His disciples to Him and taught them, and everywhere
throughout His teachings there is the overt or implied idea that His
followers will constitute an unpopular minority group in an actively
hostile world.

The divine procedure is to go into the world of fallen men, preach to
them the necessity to repent and become disciples of Christ and, after
making disciples, to teach them "the ethics of Jesus," which Christ
called "all things which I have commanded you." The ethics of Jesus
cannot be obeyed or even understood until the life of God has come to
the heart of a man or woman in the miracle of the new birth. The
righteousness of the law is fulfilled in those who walk in the Spirit.

Christ lives again in His redeemed followers the life He lived in Judea,
for righteousness can never be divorced from its source, which is Jesus
Christ Himself!

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Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/aw-tozer/the-ethics-of-jesus/
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