Divine Humility: Tozer on Creation, Sin, and How God's Mercy and Grace Redeemed A Rebellious Humanity (Grapevine Press)

by A.W. Tozer, Caleb Sinclair

The story of pity and mercy and redeeming love are all here in two “He came.”
- A. W. Tozer

The Christian view of life is that we are living in the shadow of a crisis made by mankind, caused by his spurious rejection of God.
And that God comes, with unfathomable humility, as Man to fix it.
In Divine Humility, Tozer, revered preacher, puts forth the foundational ideas of
• Humanity was created for a supreme and glorious purpose by its Creator
• We rebelled against that divine purpose
• This rejection caused a deep rift to open up between Creator and creature, a rift we could not hope to breach
• God, in indescribable mercy and grace, took our punishment upon Himself in the Incarnation
• The only appropriate response for any sinful man is to receive this gift and begin a right relationship with his Maker.

Genres: Theology

169 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

[Jennifer Booth · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have A better

I have a better understanding about the questions that have puzzles me for years. This book is great on touching on these subjects

[Robin · Rating 5 out of 5]

A Thought-Provoking Book

I loved how this book made me really consider several things more closely than I had before. The way Tozer speaks/writes is super easy to understand. He stayed on topic and made several powerful points which lined up with what Scripture itself teaches. I’d recommend reading it if you’re interested in increasing your understanding of the Christian life and faith.

[R Hewitt]

A good read. It answered two questions: God is within us, and why Jesus was not able to do good works in His hometown. Elsewhere, Christ was able to cure the lame, restore sight because each person had faith that Christ was able to do the miracle. In his hom e th he people knew Jesus as the son of a carpenter who was also a carpenter. They couldn't believe Jesus was able to cure anyone, they had no belief at all and had no faith (even as small as a mustard seed ) to accept a miracle.

[Rosalyn Green · Rating 2 out of 5]

It didn't grab my attention. Typically, if you follow Elaine Pagels books on Religion and the historical premise of theology you may like this read. I couldn't get into it. Wanted to like it!