God never uses anyone greatly until He tests them deeply. Aiden Wilson Tozer More Quotes by Aiden Wilson Tozer More Quotes From Aiden Wilson Tozer I would like to live to see the time when the men and woman of God - holy, separated and spiritually enlightened - walk out of the evangelical Aiden Wilson Tozer storm church men To square the records, however, it should be said that if the Calvinist does not rise as high, he usually stays up longer. He places more emphasis on the Holy Scriptures which never change, while his opposite number (as the newspapers say) tends to judge his spiritual condition by the state of his feelings, which change constantly. This may be the reason that so many Calvinistic churches remain orthodox for centuries, at least in doctrine, while many churches of the Arminian persuasion often go liberal in one generation. Aiden Wilson Tozer squares spiritual numbers While we are looking at God we do not see ourselves - blessed riddance. Aiden Wilson Tozer blessed prayer christian It is my opinion that the Christian conception of God current in these middle years of the twentieth century is so decadent as to be utterly beneath the dignity of the Most High God and Aiden Wilson Tozer opinion christian years If we insist upon trying to imagine Him, we end with an idol, made not with hands but with thoughts; and an idol of the mind is as offensive to God as an idol of the hand. Aiden Wilson Tozer idols god hands The idea that this world is a playground instead of a battleground has now been accepted in practice by the vast majority of Christians... The 'worship' growing out of such a view of life is as far off center as the view itself - a sort of sanctified nightclub without the champagne and the dressed-up drunks. Aiden Wilson Tozer practice christian ideas Until self-effacing men return again to spiritual leadership, we may expect a progressive deterioration in the quality of popular Christianity year after year till we reach the point where the grieved Holy Spirit withdraws - like the Shekinah from the temple. Aiden Wilson Tozer self spiritual men We must break the evil habit of ignoring the spiritual. We must shift our interest from the seen to the unseen. Aiden Wilson Tozer unseen spiritual evil Many's very human habit of trusting in himself is generally the last great obstacle blocking his pathway to victory in Christian experience. Aiden Wilson Tozer victory block christian When God brings all things to light, you will discover just how significant you've been in God's plan. Aiden Wilson Tozer religious christian god You can see God from anywhere if your mind is set to love and obey Him. Aiden Wilson Tozer ifs worship mind In my creature impatience I am often caused to wish that there were some way to bring modern Christians into a deeper spiritual life painlessly by short, easy lessons; but such wishes are vain. No shortcut exists. God has not bowed to our nervous haste nor embraced the methods of our machine age. It is well that we accept the hard truth now: The man who would know God must give time to Him. Aiden Wilson Tozer spiritual christian men It is useless for large companies of believers to spend long hours begging God to send revival. Unless we intend to reform we may as well not pray. Unless praying men have the insight and faith to amend their whole way of life to conform to the New Testament pattern there can be no true revival. Aiden Wilson Tozer men long religion Has it ever occurred to you that one hundred pianos all tuned to the same fork are automatically tuned to each other? They are of one accord by being tuned, not to each other, but to another standard to which each one must individually bow. So one hundred worshipers met together, each one looking away to Christ, are in heart nearer to each other than they could possibly be, were they to become 'unity' conscious and turn their eyes away from God to strive for closer fellowship. Aiden Wilson Tozer piano eye heart One of the greatest foes of the Christian is religious complacency.. Orthodox Christianity has fallen to its present low estate from lack of spiritual desire. Among the many who profess the Christian faith, scarcely one in a thousand reveals any passionate thirst for God. Aiden Wilson Tozer religious spiritual christian I wish that we might get back to worship again. Then when people come into the church they will instantly sense that they have come among holy people, God's people. They can testify, 'Of a truth God is in this place' Aiden Wilson Tozer church wish people Our most pressing obligation is to do all in our power to obtain a revival that will result in a reformed, revitalized, purified church. Each generation of Christians is the seed of the next, and degenerate seed is sure to produce a degenerate harvest. Aiden Wilson Tozer next church christian What else should we do with the Word of God but obey? Aiden Wilson Tozer word-of-god should The only cross in all of history that was turned into an altar was the cross on which Jesus Christ died. It was a Roman cross. They nailed Him on it, and God, in His majesty and mystery, turned it into an altar. The Lamb who was dying in the mystery and wonder of God was turned into the Priest who offered Himself. No one else was a worthy offering. Aiden Wilson Tozer easter offering jesus Faith never means gullibility. The man who believes everything is as far from God as the man who refuses to believe anything. 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