Obedience to Christ: Striving For the Greatest Wisdom of All through Unwavering Devotion and Discipleship (Grapevine Edition)

by A.W. Tozer, Caleb Sinclair

“Sin is never a thing to be proud of. No act is wise that ignores remote consequences, and sin always does. How wise is the man who has made the God of Jacob his hope and has taken refuge in the Rock of Ages!” – A. W. Tozer

Obedience. The word we don’t want to hear, and we’d much rather not talk about.
And yet, it is the heart of the Christian life.
Salvation and obedience, Saviour and Lord—two sides of the same coin. To receive Christ as Saviour is to submit to Him without regard of the consequences.
The world would call it foolishness. Tozer, however, thinks it the greatest wisdom of all.
If all of eternity exists before us, and our singular earthly life determines the nature of our life in the next, what grave danger are we win, if we persist in digging, shovelling, working, so hard, to get a reward that will surely burn when Christ comes?
In Obedience to Christ, Tozer attempts to breathe heaven into our lungs.

Genres: Theology, Religion

181 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 5, 2022

About the author

Aiden 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.

Reviews

[Sherrese Holder · Rating 5 out of 5]

Tozer Right to the Point

This was a really good book. It is one that I recommend believers should read. I think I will add it to my annual reading list. I give this book a thumbs up.

[Stephen Morefield · Rating 3 out of 5]

There's so much to love in this book. Tozer truly had a prophetic calling to challenge the luke-warm Christianity of his day. Tozer's passion and angst radiates off each page as he calls readers to truly live out their faith. The book is full of powerful quotes, memorable illustrations, and great challenges. On the other hand, sometimes Tozer swings for the fences on a statement and misses, finding passion but not theological precision or accuracy. Likewise, in his angst at an abuse of grace, Tozer over-corrects and often misses true grace in ethos, tone, and content, as if there really wasn't any good news- something that I fear could turn believers into hardened cynics of each other. Finally, Tozer's claim to hold a third position on salvation that is neither Arminian or Calvinistic is simply untrue and uncharitable to either position. In this book his position is clearly Arminian and he just needs to own that. Despite these concerns, this is still a very helpful and challenging book for any believer so long as it is balanced with other content.

[Eric Green · Rating 5 out of 5]

How difficult is obedience to God?

Yes, being an obedient child of God is absolutely vital to a fulfilled life as a child of God. Mr Tozer's writing is challenging but I am so glad to have read this book and I believe you will be too. Read prayerfully and trustingly.

[John Erickson · Rating 5 out of 5]

must read for all Christian’s

Tozer hits on all the hard truths. Christians need to take charge of their lives, and their children. Can’t hope the way to heaven.
God calls us, we don’t call Him.

[Philip Westover · Rating 5 out of 5]

Trust and Obedience to Christ

Excellent book and study on the often misunderstood topic of Obedience in our Christian walk. Jesus said “why do you say Lord Lord and do not do what I say…Jesus Christ is our Savior and Lord.

[Via · Rating 5 out of 5]

A book that gives you wisdom on how to be obedient to Christ

This book helped me to understand how to be a good Christian and how to develop a closer relationship to God. Highly recommended.

[Diana · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great read with excellent advice

Covered areas I was concerned about in detail. Very informative and enlightening. Tozer is an amazing teacher, recommend all his books.

[Curt E. Jutzi · Rating 5 out of 5]

older and wiser views which need to be revisited…. Amen

Awesome read. Don’t put it down. The end is worth the it.
I would highly recommend this one.
Just do it!!!