Men think of the world, not as a battleground but as a playground. We are not here to fight, we are here to frolic. We are not in a foreign land, we are at home. We are not getting ready to live, we are already living, and the best we can do is to rid ourselves of our inhibitions and our frustrations and live this life to the full...
That this world is a playground instead of a battle ground has now been accepted in practice by the vast majority of evangelical Christians. They might hedge around the question if they were asked bluntly to declare their position, but their conduct gives them away. They are facing both ways, enjoying Christ, and the world too, and gleefully telling everyone that accepting Jesus does not require them to give up their fun, and that Christianity is just the jolliest things imaginable. (The Best of A.W. Tozer)
Eve, as Tozer would have pointed out, couldn't have her fruit and eat it, too. We can't live both for the temporary things of the world and life for Jesus.
All excerpted from the Book: Flirting with the Devil by Bill Pride
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