Category Archives: A.W. Tozer
“God is good” by A.W. Tozer
“That God is good is taught or implied on every page of the Bible and must be received as an article of faith as impregnable as the throne of God.” –A.W. Tozer, The Knowledge of the Holy (New York, NY: … Continue reading
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“Twentieth-century Christianity has put God on charity” by A.W. Tozer
“The picture of a nervous, ingratiating God fawning over men to win their favor is not a pleasant one; yet if we look at the popular conception of God that is precisely what we see. Twentieth-century Christianity has put God … Continue reading
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“The old self-sins must die” by A.W. Tozer
“An inward principle of self lies at the source of human conduct, turning everything men do into evil. To save us completely Christ must reverse the bent of our nature; He must plant a new principle within us so that … Continue reading
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“Every man is a usurper and sits on a stolen throne” by A.W. Tozer
“‘What shall we do?’ is the deep heart cry of every man who suddenly realizes that he is a usurper and sits on a stolen throne. However painful, it is precisely this acute moral consternation that produces true repentance and … Continue reading
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“Sin in its concentrated essence” by A.W. Tozer
“Because man is born a rebel, he is unaware that he is one. His constant assertion of self, as far as he thinks of it at all, appears to him a perfectly normal thing. He is willing to share himself, … Continue reading
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“Derived and contingent” by A.W. Tozer
“Man is a created being, a derived and contingent self, who of himself possesses nothing but is dependent each moment for his existence upon the One who created him after His own likeness. The fact of God is necessary to … Continue reading
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“There his authority ends” by A.W. Tozer
“The scholar has a vitally important task to perform within a carefully prescribed precinct. His task is to guarantee the purity of the text, to get as close as possible to the Word as originally given. He may compare Scripture … Continue reading
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