It is possible to be full of Christian works without the Life and the Love being there. A lot of people are working tremendously hard in Christianity but there is something vital lacking, and it is just that that John was saying: "No, it is not the teaching, not the doctrine, not the theory, not even the works that you are doing; it is the mighty power of this Life registering, which you know in your own experience every day: His Life, His resurrection Life, in you, in me; that is the testimony." This is the testimony, this is the message.
Now, of course, it would take a long time to take every one of those pinpointings and say: "This is the message." "This is the record." "This is the commandment" and so on. But, as I have said, whether we deal with them separately or not, when you put them all together they focus upon one thing - Life. Life is the issue.
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Now, of course, it would take a long time to take every one of those pinpointings and say: "This is the message." "This is the record." "This is the commandment" and so on. But, as I have said, whether we deal with them separately or not, when you put them all together they focus upon one thing - Life. Life is the issue.
(This e-book can be downloaded for free at Austin-Sparks.Net)
