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God's Pursuit of Man: Tozer's Prequel to the Pursuit of God
From our perspective, salvation is a decision; from the divine perspective, it is a triumph of the Most High God. — A. W. Tozer
Tozer shatters the soul with sentences like this. He exposes the lies we have been believing and leads us to the safer path.
Tozer explains what it means to be really redeemed in these pages. Being ruled by the All-Powerful God and invaded by His Spirit is what it means to follow Jesus, not only to accept Him and continue on our current course. A saved person undergoes transformation. In this stirring precursor to The Pursuit of God, Tozer will upend you. May you be found standing erect in an upside-down world after being turned around.
Tozer shatters the soul with sentences like this. He exposes the lies we have been believing and leads us to the safer path.
Tozer explains what it means to be really redeemed in these pages. Being ruled by the All-Powerful God and invaded by His Spirit is what it means to follow Jesus, not only to accept Him and continue on our current course. A saved person undergoes transformation. In this stirring precursor to The Pursuit of God, Tozer will upend you. May you be found standing erect in an upside-down world after being turned around.
78 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 5, 2022
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About the author
A.W. Tozer
664 books2,103 followersAiden Wilson Tozer was an American evangelical pastor, speaker, writer, and editor. After coming to Christ at the age of seventeen, Tozer found his way into the Christian & Missionary Alliance denomination where he served for over forty years. In 1950, he was appointed by the denomination's General Council to be the editor of "The Alliance Witness" (now "Alliance Life").
Born into poverty in western Pennsylvania in 1897, Tozer died in May 1963 a self-educated man who had taught himself what he missed in high school and college due to his home situation. Though he wrote many books, two of them, "The Pursuit of God" and "The Knowledge of the Holy" are widely considered to be classics.
A.W. Tozer and his wife, Ada Cecelia Pfautz, had seven children, six boys and one girl.
Born into poverty in western Pennsylvania in 1897, Tozer died in May 1963 a self-educated man who had taught himself what he missed in high school and college due to his home situation. Though he wrote many books, two of them, "The Pursuit of God" and "The Knowledge of the Holy" are widely considered to be classics.
A.W. Tozer and his wife, Ada Cecelia Pfautz, had seven children, six boys and one girl.
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November 28, 2023
Awesome, Winnowing Tozer
Tozer has been acclaimed as a modern prophet by some and I can understand how many have reached that assessment. Many times I find his words difficult to comprehend and harder still to put into practice. He was a man of humble beginnings, but God endowed him with spiritual insight and fearless determination to expound upon the Word of God, to open the gates of heaven wide for all to see the love of God in as much fullness and detail as a human can expound upon the nature of God and His love for His creation.
Tozer has been acclaimed as a modern prophet by some and I can understand how many have reached that assessment. Many times I find his words difficult to comprehend and harder still to put into practice. He was a man of humble beginnings, but God endowed him with spiritual insight and fearless determination to expound upon the Word of God, to open the gates of heaven wide for all to see the love of God in as much fullness and detail as a human can expound upon the nature of God and His love for His creation.
January 2, 2024
A more 'critical' Tozer
I find Tozer more accusatory in this book and at times I perceived an occasional tone of self-righteousness in his critiques of those who interpreted the Word differently. That being said, many of his accusations seem accurate even though they are presented with a heavy hand. This is not the writing of Tozer that I would recommend as an introduction to his body of work. I would recommend it only after reading a few of his other books.
I find Tozer more accusatory in this book and at times I perceived an occasional tone of self-righteousness in his critiques of those who interpreted the Word differently. That being said, many of his accusations seem accurate even though they are presented with a heavy hand. This is not the writing of Tozer that I would recommend as an introduction to his body of work. I would recommend it only after reading a few of his other books.
November 22, 2024
Lord, empty me and fill me Holy Spirit
All is the work of God sovereign. He only can empty me from self religion and fill me from heaven with the heavenly life, the personal Comforter, the Holy Spirit whom Jesus promised and sent. This is the truth this book of brother Tozer
emphisised. Read it and believe about the filling of the Holy Spirit for every believer as the absolute need for a overcoming life in the Lord
All is the work of God sovereign. He only can empty me from self religion and fill me from heaven with the heavenly life, the personal Comforter, the Holy Spirit whom Jesus promised and sent. This is the truth this book of brother Tozer
emphisised. Read it and believe about the filling of the Holy Spirit for every believer as the absolute need for a overcoming life in the Lord
November 1, 2023
We have as much of God as we want.
This sentence in the last chapter really hit home with me.We embrace God as much as we wrap our arms around Him and pull Him into us. This book picks up in a way where The Pursuit of God ended.We pursue God until He starts pursuing us. And then He catches us. What a glorious day!
This sentence in the last chapter really hit home with me.We embrace God as much as we wrap our arms around Him and pull Him into us. This book picks up in a way where The Pursuit of God ended.We pursue God until He starts pursuing us. And then He catches us. What a glorious day!
May 18, 2025
Overall this book addresses the Holly Spirit with insight
The only thing that was of any issue were:
1. Sighted verses should be presented in the same format. They should be in closed by quotations marks followed by book,chapter and parentheses.
2. There are at least three paragraphs that have been included twice in the text.
The only thing that was of any issue were:
1. Sighted verses should be presented in the same format. They should be in closed by quotations marks followed by book,chapter and parentheses.
2. There are at least three paragraphs that have been included twice in the text.
May 7, 2023
Mixed Review
Good insights illustrating Spirit-led Christianity versus surface pleasing-man Christianity! I disagree about Tozer's worshipping of the Holy Spirit assertions as wrong pneumatology!
Good insights illustrating Spirit-led Christianity versus surface pleasing-man Christianity! I disagree about Tozer's worshipping of the Holy Spirit assertions as wrong pneumatology!
February 13, 2025
Tozer is phenomenal
Many a book inspires me to go further with God, yet Tozer gives no excuse but to go deep. To jump in all Christ calls us to jump into. I love this book. Read it.
Many a book inspires me to go further with God, yet Tozer gives no excuse but to go deep. To jump in all Christ calls us to jump into. I love this book. Read it.
December 18, 2025
Enlighting
I thank God for leading me to this book. I have had bad news about a friend. I felt so alone and scared. I prayed to God and his holy spirit and found comfort in the words of Tozer. I Thank God for such men as Tozer.
I thank God for leading me to this book. I have had bad news about a friend. I felt so alone and scared. I prayed to God and his holy spirit and found comfort in the words of Tozer. I Thank God for such men as Tozer.
March 2, 2024
Very deep and informative
The book was difficult to read at first, but as I progressed it became difficult to put the book down.
The book was difficult to read at first, but as I progressed it became difficult to put the book down.
March 19, 2024
Beautiful
The perfect reflection of the faith offered by the early Fathers and originators of the Apostles Creed and The Nicene Creed, etc.. Easily understood.
The perfect reflection of the faith offered by the early Fathers and originators of the Apostles Creed and The Nicene Creed, etc.. Easily understood.
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April 24, 2025A must read for every christian.
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