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  GOD AND THE INDIVIDUAL
  by A.W. Tozer
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Summary: The Christian message emphasizes that every individual person
matters to God and is of concern to Him.

Topics: "Individual Worth", "God's Love for Individuals"
Scripture References: Luke 15:4, John 3:16

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A.W. Tozer emphasizes that Jesus Christ's ministry was focused on
individuals rather than statistics, highlighting God's personal love for
each person. He critiques the modern tendency to view humanity as a
collective, often neglecting the significance of the individual. Tozer
asserts that the Christian message is fundamentally about God's love for
every individual, countering the prevailing humanistic views that
diminish personal worth. He encourages listeners to recognize their
unique value in God's eyes and to embrace the assurance that they matter
deeply to Him.

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When the eternal Son of God became the Son of Man and walked on this
earth, He always called individuals to His side. Jesus did not come into
the world to deal with statistics! He deals with individuals and that is
why the Christian message is and always has been: "God loves the world!
He loves the masses and throngs only because they are made up of
individuals. He loves every individual person in the world!" In the
great humanistic tide of our day, the individual is no longer the
concern. We are pressed to think of the human race in a lump. We are
schooled to think of the human race in terms of statistics.

In many nations, the state is made to be everything and the individual
means nothing at all.

Into the very face and strength of this kind of humanism comes the
Christian evangel, the good news of salvation, wondrously alight with
the assurance for all who will listen: "You are an individual and you
matter to God! His concern is not for genes and species but for the
individuals He has created!"

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Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/aw-tozer/god-and-the-individual/
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