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The Warfare of the Spirit: Developing Spiritual Maturity

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Written more than 40 years ago, Tozer's words are loud, forceful, direct and truer today than they were even in his time.

"He (Jesus) had nowhere to lay His head, and we have made poetry out of his poverty while being extremely careful not to share it." or

"Anyone can do the possible; add a bit of courage and zeal and some may do the phenomonal; only Christians are obliged to do the impossible."

The world was, in so many ways, a simpler place in the 1950's but his observations and convictions strike home all the more in these last days. I'm glad that Tozer isn't around for these darker days but speaks to us across the chasm of time to shout aloud to our generation. Perhaps he would exhort us, "God is faithful and good. Trust in Him, His Son Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit to bring you home."

Despite his gritty teachings about daily Chirsitan living, the firm foundation of his incisive intelligence is grace. It began by grace and grace will lead us home.

See you in heaven, Tozer.

Sadly this book is out of print. One would think that when a masterpiece is presented to us we would protect it. Tozer has written a message to the established church and the inner church. There is no doubt in my mind which one rejected the message. Warfare is quite possibly the most needed secular book of the times (then or now). A rating of 5 is quite low on a scale of 0-5. I am ashamed as I read this book but exhilerated at the forgiveness GOD offers us. SO SO sad that we use HIS forgiveness as liscense to continue on in our weakness rather then growing in HIS SPIRIT.

Tozer is a great writer. Young people are discovering these classics and are being richly rewarded by this man's spiritual insight and encouraging words. If you haven't read him, do so.

There is great reading to be found within the many short chapters of this book. "Eating the Locoweed" is one of my favourites. A.W. Tozer had a way of taking a simple sentence and making the truth of it hit hard. An example from "Eternal Retribution - A Bible Doctrine" : "The man who will not believe in hell must surrender his right to believe in heaven". Tozer's books stand in stark contrast to the writings of many today; John Shelby Spong, Robert Funk et al. The masses cling to anything that will "prove" a man right and God wrong. One finds no such foolishness and blasphemy with Tozer thankfully.