Pursuit of God

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  This book challenged me greatly and inspired me deeply the first time I read it. I was a young Christian, and Tozer’s eloquent call for deeper faith and stronger pursuit of God thrilled me and grew me. Those elements are still present, but they are also now tempered with some other thoughts in my mind as I gave the book a more thoughtful reading.

  My concerns:

  Tozer writes in such a way as to denigrate the study of theology. Perhaps this is not intentional. Without question, some who... (show more)

  This book challenged me greatly and inspired me deeply the first time I read it. I was a young Christian, and Tozer’s eloquent call for deeper faith and stronger pursuit of God thrilled me and grew me. Those elements are still present, but they are also now tempered with some other thoughts in my mind as I gave the book a more thoughtful reading.

  My concerns:

  Tozer writes in such a way as to denigrate the study of theology. Perhaps this is not intentional. Without question, some who study and study have a sterile and bookish faith that will not bring anyone close to God. However, this is not the fault of theology, rather it is the fault of the person. In my own life, my study of theology is a primary key to the deepening of my Christian walk and the strengthening of my faith.

  Tozer also draws pictures and conclusions at times without scriptural support. For example, he depicts God’s call for Abraham to sacrifice Isaac as a shield for Abraham against idolizing his son. While this may be what God was doing, Tozer lacks biblical support for that hypothesis.

  My affirmations:

  My goodness, this book still has a great number of points to be praised. Tozer attacks the evil of pride in chapter after chapter. He exposes our love of ourselves and of our worldly amusements in such a way as to help us to see just how deep runs our pride and worldliness.

  Tozer constantly points us to God. At one point, his discussion of fellowship is tempered with the reminder that those who want fellowship will better achieve it if they are all focused on God instead of being focused on fellowship.

  Tozer’s passion for God comes through in this book, and it is refreshing and challenging. One who reads this book feels himself to be in the presence of a man who truly loves the Lord and who truly wants others to love the Lord too. It is contagious.

  Would I recommend this book to others? You bet! I do, however, want others to read carefully. Be careful not to buy into an anti-theology bias as you glean the passion for an unbounded faith. The positives far outweigh the negatives here, but negatives are here. So, read this book, but do so with the care that you should use when reading any book that is not divinely inspired. (show less)

   

   

  by Travis Peterson on Feb 21, 2009 at 05:29AM

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  Tozer was ahead of his time, and I think even ours! I love this book. such good content! I've read it multiple times and each time learn more and more about my God.

   

   

  by Facebook User on Oct 03, 2008 at 04:29PM

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