Tozer On Self, pt. 1
From A.W. Tozer's "The Pursuit Of God:"
"To be specific, the self-sins are self-righteousness, self-pity, self-confidence, self-sufficiency, self-admiration, self-love and a host of others like them. They dwell too deep within us and are too much a part of our natures to come to our attention till the light of God is focused upon them. The grosser manifestations of these sins -- egotism, exhibitionism, self-promotion -- are strangely tolerated in Christian leaders, even in circles of impeccable orthodoxy. They are so much in evidence as actually, for many people, to become identified with the gospel. I trust it is not a cynical observation to say that they appear these days to be a requisite for popularity in some sections of the church visible. Promoting self under the guise of promoting Christ is currently so common as to excite little notice."
posted by Bobby @ 5:42 AM
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4 Comments:
I wanna give Tozer the nickname of Razor, hes just that deep cutting.
I wonder what are examples of what he's talking about? I would figure stuff like people who attend a church more for the preacher than worshipping God, but I imagine there's something which he's seeing that I'm not.
What came to my mind was the near worship in Christian circles of worship leaders, touring musicians, "big name" preachers and Christian speakers/authors.
I think he's talking about the average church-goer and church leader. Pastors, worship leaders, music ministers. None of us are free from these sins. They are the very things that separate all of us from God. Or at least me.
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