By Richard S. Taylor If holiness has been reached why the continued discipline? Cannot it now be laid aside as the scaffolding is removed after the building is finished? Is it not inconsistent to profess purity of heart and then admit the continued need for discipline? Not at all, as we shall see presently. But first, let us concede that much unwholesome discipline will drop off when one finds perfect rest. Extreme and unnatural self-discipline is often but the scourge of a restless, hungry...

By Rick Jones He has attended our church on and off for several months and this morning he called to offer some friendly advice: “Pastor, you need to get up with the times and preach a more positive message…You need to lighten up…you should just pray and help people to think good thoughts…most people are going to heaven they just need encouragement…you’d be more popular.” His call was not well timed. I had just been reading A.W. Tozer’s warning to the Church. “Modern preaching does not deal...