A. W. Tozer Quotes

A collection of quotes by A. W. Tozer.

A.W. Tozer (1897-1963) was an American Protestant pastor, author, and theologian. He is best known for his profound writings that emphasized the pursuit of a deep and personal relationship with God. Tozer served as a pastor for several churches, including the Southside Alliance Church in Chicago and the Avenue Road Church in Toronto, Canada. His most famous book, "The Pursuit of God," has become a classic in Christian literature, inspiring and challenging countless readers to seek a closer walk with God. Tozer's straightforward and passionate teachings continue to impact and encourage believers around the world.

One hundred religious persons knit into a unity by careful o

One hundred religious persons knit into a unity by careful organizations do not constitute a church any more than eleven dead men make a football team. The first requisite is life, always.

Religion

Christianity takes for granted the absence of any self-help

Christianity takes for granted the absence of any self-help and offers a power which is nothing less than the power of God.

Christianity

To be right with God has often meant to be in trouble with m

To be right with God has often meant to be in trouble with men.

Justice

The vague and tenuous hope that God is too kind to punish th

The vague and tenuous hope that God is too kind to punish the ungodly has become a deadly opiate for the consciences of millions.

Hell

Keep your feet on the ground, but let your heart soar as hig

Keep your feet on the ground, but let your heart soar as high as it will. Refuse to be average or to surrender to the chill of your spiritual environment. The Root Of The Righteous

Ambition

Faith, as Paul saw it, was a living, flaming thing leading t

Faith, as Paul saw it, was a living, flaming thing leading to surrender and obedience to the commandments of Christ.

Faith

No man should desire to be happy who is not at the same time

No man should desire to be happy who is not at the same time holy. He should spend his efforts in seeking to know and do the will of God, leaving to Christ the matter of how happy he should be.

Happiness

An infinite God can give all of Himself to each of His child

An infinite God can give all of Himself to each of His children. He does not distribute Himself that each may have a part, but to each one He gives all of Himself as fully as if there were no others.

God

The man or woman who is wholly or joyously surrendered to Ch

The man or woman who is wholly or joyously surrendered to Christ can't make a wrong choice--any choice will be the right one.

God

The devil is a better theologian than any of us and is a dev

The devil is a better theologian than any of us and is a devil still.

Evil

Salvation is from our side a choice, from the divine side it

Salvation is from our side a choice, from the divine side it is a seizing upon, an apprehending, a conquest by the Most High God. Our accepting and willing are reactions rather than actions. The right of determination must always remain with God.

Grace

What I believe about God is the most important thing about m

What I believe about God is the most important thing about me.

God

If God gives you a watch, are you honoring Him more by askin

If God gives you a watch, are you honoring Him more by asking Him what time it is or by simply consulting the watch?

God