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  THE ONLY WAY TO THE FATHER
  by A.W. Tozer
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Summary: A Spirit-filled Christian cannot compromise the truth to stay
on good terms with anyone, but can still be tolerant and loving towards
others.

Topics: "Exclusivity of Christ", "Truth in Faith"
Scripture References: Matthew 7:13, John 14:6, Acts 4:12

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A.W. Tozer emphasizes the exclusivity of Christ as the only way to the
Father, critiquing the modern tendency to accept all religious beliefs
as equally valid. He argues that true believers, who have encountered
the divine, cannot compromise on the truth of the Gospel for the sake of
tolerance or social acceptance. Tozer highlights the importance of
standing firm in one's faith while still loving and praying for those of
different beliefs. He asserts that genuine faith compels one to uphold
the truth of Jesus' words, 'No one comes to the Father except through
me,' without yielding to the pressures of societal norms.

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It is more than a little strange that persons who modestly decline to
risk an opinion on matters that do not touch them at all closely, such
as philosophy or science for instance, are often ready and eager to
pronounce with finality on religion which above all else is vital to
their welfare for this world and that which is to come. This follows the
popular notion that everyone is capable of discovering for himself the
true way to heaven and that one man?s belief is as good as another?s in
any kind of weather.

A second tenet in this creed is that no one has the right to question
the belief of anyone else or to try to influence him in any way in
religious matters. This leads naturally to the third tenet which is that
we should practice complete tolerance toward every expression of
religious belief, however base or ill-founded it may be, and accept it
as someone?s way of worshiping God even if it isn?t ours.

All this has about it a certain savor of charity and slips well off the
lips of politicians, who are forced to try to please everyone, and
liberal ministers who find it profitable to do so.

But the man who has knelt before the burning bush or heard the sound of
thunder on the mount can never bring himself to sell out his soul in
that manner. The man who has walked beside the sea and has heard the
voice of Jesus saying ?No one comes to the Father except through me?
(John 14:6), can ever get the consent of his heart thus to trifle with
religion. He has been smitten with the love of God and the wonder of the
cross and he can never again be tolerant in things that touch his soul
and the souls of his fellow men.

He will live beside, be patient with, minister to, pray for and love any
religionist of whatever color or creed from a cardinal to a medicine man
from the long grass, but never will he compromise the truth to stay on
good terms with anyone. He may die for men, but he will never trifle
with them.

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