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The Controversy of Zion

by T. Austin-Sparks

First published in "A Witness and A Testimony" magazines, 1956, Vol. 34-5 - 34-6.

We must consider Zion, and the testimony of Zion, in relation to the realm of Christian profession and tradition - that realm in which, with the name of Christian or of Christ, the natural soul has its kingdom. It is a terrible thing to say, but it is true, that right there, with the Christian title, there is that which is after all only the kingdom of the soul of man, the natural life... The ministry of Zion is a greatly disputed thing. The ministry of Zion is something around which the battle circles more hotly, perhaps, than it does around any other issue.

Chapter 1 - Controversy With the Nations

Chapter 2 - In Ministry

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