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by A.W. Tozer, 1950

“But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers
among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies … “2 Pet. 2:1
Whatever it may be in our Christian experience that originates outside of Scriptures
should, for that very reason, be suspect until it can be shown to be in accord with them.
If it should be found to be contrary to the Word of revealed truth no true Christian will
accept it as being from God. However high the emotional content, no experience can be
proved to be genuine unless we can find chapter and verse authority for it in Scriptures.
“To the word and to the testimony” must always be the last and final proof.
Whatever is new or singular should also be viewed with caution until it can furnish
scriptural proof of its validity. Throughout the twentieth century quite a number of
unscriptural notions have gained acceptance among Christians by claiming that they were
among truths that were to be revealed in the last days.
The truth is that the Bible does not teach that there will be new light and advanced
spiritual experiences in the latter days; it teaches the exact opposite! Nothing in Daniel or
the New Testament epistles can be tortured into advocating the idea that we of the end of
the Christian era shall enjoy light that was not known at its beginning.
Beware of any man who claims to be wiser than the apostles or holier than the martyrs of
the Early Church. The best way to deal with him is to rise and leave his presence!
Copyright 1950 A. W. Tozer
From “Renewed Day By Day – A Daily Devotional”
Compiled by G.B. Smith, Copyright 1980