Christian Quotation of the Day
June 21, 1999

    We may all be inclined to think of man's countless foolish
and selfish intentions, his twisted and mischievous words and
deeds.  From all these, sin can be known, as a tree can be
known from its fruits.  Yet these outward signs are not sin
itself, the wages of which are death.  Sin is not confined to
the evil things we do.  It is the evil within us, the evil
which we are.  Shall we call it our pride or our laziness, or
shall we call it the deceit of our life?  Let us call it for
once the great defiance which turns us again and again into the
enemies of God and of our fellowmen, even of our own selves.
                                     ... Karl Barth (1886-1968)

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Christian Quotation of the Day
November 5, 1999

    The self-sins... dwell too deep within us and are too much
a part of our natures to come to our attention till the light
of God is focused upon them.  The grosser manifestations of
these sins -- egotism, exhibitionism, self-promotion -- are
strangely tolerated in Christian leaders, even in circles of
impeccable orthodoxy.  They are so much in evidence as
actually, for many people, to become identified with the
gospel.  I trust it is not a cynical observation to say that
they appear these days to be a requisite for popularity in some
sections of the Church visible.  Promoting self under the guise
of promoting Christ is currently so common as to excite little
notice.
                         ... A. W. Tozer, Pursuit of God [1948]

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