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  UNITED WITH CHRIST
  by A.W. Tozer
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Summary: A.W. Tozer emphasizes the importance of experiencing a
conscious union with Christ, highlighting the role of feelings in
understanding God's love.

Topics: "Experiencing God's Love", "Union with Christ"
Scripture References: Romans 8:38, 1 John 3:16

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A.W. Tozer emphasizes the vital importance of a conscious and
experiential union with Christ, urging believers to feel and recognize
this deep connection with the Savior. He distinguishes between a mere
theological understanding and a heartfelt experience of this union,
advocating for the acknowledgment of 'religious affections' as essential
to faith. Tozer highlights that certain divine qualities can only be
comprehended through the heart, not the intellect, and references 1 John
3:16 to illustrate God's profound love for humanity. He encourages
believers to embrace their feelings as a legitimate aspect of their
relationship with God.

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The Spirit of God has impelled me to preach and write much about the
believer's conscious union with Christ-a union that must be felt and
experienced. I will never be through talking about the union of the soul
with the Savior, the conscious union of the believer's heart with Jesus.
Remember, I am not talking about a "theological union" only. I am
speaking also of a conscious union, a union that is felt and
experienced. I have never been ashamed to tell my congregations that I
believe in feelings. I surely believe in what Jonathan Edwards termed
"religious affections." That is man's perspective.

I am aware also that from God's perspective there are qualities in the
Divine Being that can only be known by the heart; never by the
intellect!

Long ago John wrote: "Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he
laid down his life for us" (1 John 3:16). So it is best for us to
confess that as humans we have difficulty in understanding what God has
said when He says that He loves us!

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Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/aw-tozer/united-with-christ/
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