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  TRUTH REVELATIONS
  by A.W. Tozer
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Summary: Growing in grace and knowledge of God requires humility,
openness to new truth, and guidance from the Holy Spirit.

Topics: "Spiritual Growth", "Revelation of Truth"
Scripture References: Acts 10:9

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A.W. Tozer emphasizes the challenge of receiving new truths amidst the
clutter of old beliefs and misconceptions, which can hinder spiritual
growth. He reassures that God understands our limitations and that even
the apostles needed divine intervention to grasp new revelations. Tozer
encourages humility and childlike faith, reminding us that the Holy
Spirit is our Teacher, guiding us to deeper truths. He highlights that
salvation does not require perfect understanding, but a willingness to
learn and grow in communion with God. Ultimately, God favors those who
approach Him with humility, revealing profound truths to them.

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That we must often receive new truth into minds already cluttered up
with old truths, half-truths and scraps of downright error, and fit it
into the total in such a way that it will appear right and ?feel? right
to the heart, makes it extremely difficult for us to grow in grace and
in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. The camel may squeeze through
the eye of the needle and be well on his way before some of us can rid
ourselves of our hindrances and get our minds clear for the free
reception of God?s unadulterated truth.

Lest the bare statement of the facts tend to discourage someone, let us
look at the other side of the question. Undoubtedly God knows our frame
and remembers that we are dust. We should not berate ourselves too much
for this weakness.

Even an apostle had to have a vision from heaven to free him from some
of his old misconceptions and open his heart to a new order of truth
(Acts 10:9-16). And we should remember that it does not take a perfect
understanding of all truth to save a man and bring him into communion
with God. Furthermore, God has sent us a Teacher in the person of the
Holy Spirit (John 16:12-15). If we humble ourselves and come to God as
little children, He will reveal His Son in us and favor us with
revelations of spiritual truth unknown to the wise and the prudent
(Matthew 11:25-27).

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Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/aw-tozer/truth-revelations/
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