Pursuit of God Review
Calvary Chapel Bible College
The Pursuit of God
A.W. Tozer
OT310 Genesis
Pastor Clark Van Wick
If the “Roman’s Road” through Paul’s epistle can be described as a path to salvation, then A.W. Tozer’s book, “The Pursuit of God” could be described as a culmination of Biblical wisdom as to what to do with one’s salvation once he receives it. Now, to be sure, this book is not Gospel, but in much the same way as the Bible was written, the Holy Spirit has surely spoken through it into the lives of many readers because of the Christ-driven, knee-bent, God-fearing heart of Tozer himself. INSERT THESIS STATEMENT. The Pursuit of God takes the reader on a journey through the truths of Scripture, lovingly correcting and helping us align our will with God while leaving no remorse for sin or misguidance in the congregate church or in its individual members.
Tozer’s audience is the modern church. He, from personal experience, grew up in it and saw the ways that it differed from what the Bible teaches. Through his book, he sought to correct those errors and drive the church back to the whole-hearted love of God that he grew to enjoy himself. In his authentically humble way, he stated his mission for writing this book himself. “Nothing here is new except in which my own heart has made of spiritual realities most delightful and wonderful to me. Others before me have gone much farther into these holy mysteries than I have done, but if my fire is not large it is yet real, and there may be those who can light their candle at its flame.”1
“Tozer literally wrote The Pursuit of God on his knees. Perhaps that explains its power and the blessing that has rested on it.”2 He was a man who had foregone formal education by reason of humble beginnings, yet his life seemed to have been submitted humbly to sitting at the feet of his Savior by meditating on His precepts. From a small town in western Pennsylvania, Tozer came to Christ at seventeen and served
The Pursuit of God
A.W. Tozer
OT310 Genesis
Pastor Clark Van Wick
If the “Roman’s Road” through Paul’s epistle can be described as a path to salvation, then A.W. Tozer’s book, “The Pursuit of God” could be described as a culmination of Biblical wisdom as to what to do with one’s salvation once he receives it. Now, to be sure, this book is not Gospel, but in much the same way as the Bible was written, the Holy Spirit has surely spoken through it into the lives of many readers because of the Christ-driven, knee-bent, God-fearing heart of Tozer himself. INSERT THESIS STATEMENT. The Pursuit of God takes the reader on a journey through the truths of Scripture, lovingly correcting and helping us align our will with God while leaving no remorse for sin or misguidance in the congregate church or in its individual members.
Tozer’s audience is the modern church. He, from personal experience, grew up in it and saw the ways that it differed from what the Bible teaches. Through his book, he sought to correct those errors and drive the church back to the whole-hearted love of God that he grew to enjoy himself. In his authentically humble way, he stated his mission for writing this book himself. “Nothing here is new except in which my own heart has made of spiritual realities most delightful and wonderful to me. Others before me have gone much farther into these holy mysteries than I have done, but if my fire is not large it is yet real, and there may be those who can light their candle at its flame.”1
“Tozer literally wrote The Pursuit of God on his knees. Perhaps that explains its power and the blessing that has rested on it.”2 He was a man who had foregone formal education by reason of humble beginnings, yet his life seemed to have been submitted humbly to sitting at the feet of his Savior by meditating on His precepts. From a small town in western Pennsylvania, Tozer came to Christ at seventeen and served