Aiden Wilson Tozer

American Clergyman

About Aiden Wilson Tozer

Aiden Wilson Tozer (April 21, 1897 – May 12, 1963) was an American Christian pastor, author, magazine editor, and spiritual mentor. For his accomplishments, he received honorary doctorates from Wheaton and Houghton colleges.

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“Let God be true but every man a liar” is the language of true faith.

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An idol of the mind is as offensive to God as an idol of the hand.

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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.

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

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In almost everything that touches our everyday life on earth, God is pleased when we’re pleased. He wills that we be as free as birds to soar and sing our maker’s praise without anxiety.

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Man appears for a little while to laugh and weep, to work and play, and then to go to make room for those who shall follow him in the never-ending cycle.

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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.

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Refuse to be average. Let your heart soar as high as it will.

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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.

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

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The Word of God well understood and religiously obeyed is the shortest route to spiritual perfection. And we must not select a few favorite passages to the exclusion of others. Nothing less than a whole Bible can make a whole Christian.

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We are not diplomats but prophets, and our message is not a compromise but an ultimatum.

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We have learned to live with unholiness and have come to look upon it as the natural and expected thing.

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You can see God from anywhere if your mind is set to love and obey Him.

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