The star of the show!
(A.W. Tozer)
Today's Christianity is man-centered, not
GOD-centered. GOD is made to wait patiently,
even respectfully, on the whims of men.
The image of GOD currently popular,
is that of a distracted FATHER, struggling
in heart-broken desperation to get people
to accept a SAVIOR of whom they feel
no need, and in whom they have very
little interest.
To persuade these self-sufficient souls
to respond to HIS generous offers, GOD
will do almost anything, even using
salesmanship methods and talking down
to them in the chummiest way imaginable.
This view of things is, of course, a kind
of religious romanticism which, while
it often uses flattering and sometimes
embarrassing terms in praise of GOD,
manages nevertheless to make man
the star of the show!
(A.W. Tozer)
Today's Christianity is man-centered, not
GOD-centered. GOD is made to wait patiently,
even respectfully, on the whims of men.
The image of GOD currently popular,
is that of a distracted FATHER, struggling
in heart-broken desperation to get people
to accept a SAVIOR of whom they feel
no need, and in whom they have very
little interest.
To persuade these self-sufficient souls
to respond to HIS generous offers, GOD
will do almost anything, even using
salesmanship methods and talking down
to them in the chummiest way imaginable.
This view of things is, of course, a kind
of religious romanticism which, while
it often uses flattering and sometimes
embarrassing terms in praise of GOD,
manages nevertheless to make man
the star of the show!
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GraceGems has posted some 50 pages of choice quotes entitled,
"Treasures from Tozer!"
This file is filled with challenging insights into modern day Christendom.
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