One thing is certain: the call of Christ is always a promotion. Were Christ to call a king from his throne to preach the gospel to some tribe of aborigines, that king would be elevated above anything he had known before. Any movement toward Christ is ascent, and any direction away from Him is down.
Aiden Wilson TozerWe Christians must look sharp that our Christianity does not simply refine our sins without removing them.
Aiden Wilson TozerThe superior Christian lets God strip him of everything that might serve as a false refuge, a secondary trust.
Aiden Wilson Tozer