I have not shunned to declare
unto you all the counsel of God.
–Acts 20:27 (KJV)–

Some indeed preach Christ even of envy and strife; and some also of good will: the one preach Christ of contention, not sincerely, supposing to add affliction to my bonds: but the other of love, knowing that I am set for the defence
of the Gospel.
–Philippians 1:15-17 (KJV)–

The Lord said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the Lord seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord
looketh on the heart.
–1 Samuel 16:7 (KJV)–

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How could you know
Running in circles
With your eyes wide open
It’s not enough for you to hear me say
Things don’t have to be this way

Mental assent will give you nothing
Bitterness can become your epidemic

Don’t let it go away
Only you can make this change
Delusion’s an epidemic
Your grip
Your grip is firm
Casting words into empty lakes

Would you rather be blind?
Would you rather be blind?

How could you know
Running in circles
With your eyes wide open

Your grip is firm
Casting words into empty lakes
An epidemic

Would you rather be blind?
Would you rather be blind?

Don’t let it go away
Only you can make this change

–Living Sacrifice, “Distrust”–

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F. F. Bruce, Paul: Apostle of the Heart Set Free (Eerdmans, 1977), chs. 10, 15.

Roland Bainton, Here I Stand: A Life of Martin Luther (Penguin, 1995), chs. 9, 10.

Dr. Henry Rack, Reasonable Enthusiast (Epworth Press, 1989), p. 191ff.

A. M. Hills, The Life of Charles G. Finney (Schmul, 1991), ch. 7: “Ministerial Opposition.”

Mack Tomlinson, In Light of Eternity (Free Grace Press, 2010).

Gary Wilkerson, David Wilkerson (Zondervan, 2014).

Viola Walden, John R. Rice: The Captain of Our Team (SLP, 1990).