The Perfections of God
A.W. Tozer emphasizes the importance of recapturing the concept of the glory and perfection of God in our worship and lives.
A.W. Tozer emphasizes the need for Christians to shift their focus from external religious practices to the internal and spiritual understanding of God's perfection and glory. He expresses a desire for the church to recapture the awe and majesty of God, which has been diminished in contemporary worship. Tozer calls for a revival of the biblical concepts of God's holiness and beauty, urging believers to preach, sing, and share these truths to experience true delight in worship. He believes that only what is holy can be truly beautiful, and that Christians should embrace the beauty of God's holiness in their lives.
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I hope that if I am remembered at all it will be for this reason: I have spent my efforts and my energies trying to turn the direction of the people away from the external elements of religion to those that are internal and spiritual. I have tried to take away some of the clouds in the hope that men and women would be able to view God in His glory. I would like to see this sense of glory recaptured throughout the church-too many Christians do not expect to experience any of the glory until they see Him face to face! Within our Christian fellowship and worship, we must recapture the Bible concepts of the perfection of our God Most High!
We have lost the sense and the wonder of His awe-fullness, His perfection, His beauty.
Oh, I feel that we should preach it, sing it, write about it, talk about it and tell it until we have recaptured the concept of the Majesty of God! Only that can be beautiful ultimately which is holy-and we who belong to Jesus Christ should know the true delight of worshiping God in the beauty of His holiness!
Sermon Outline
- The Importance of Recapturing the Glory of God
- The Perfections of God
- Recapturing the Concept of the Majesty of God
- Preaching and teaching about God's perfection
- Singing and writing about God's glory
- The beauty of God
Key Quotes
“Only that can be beautiful ultimately which is holy” — A.W. Tozer
“We have lost the sense and the wonder of His awe-fullness, His perfection, His beauty” — A.W. Tozer
Application Points
- We should strive to recapture the sense and wonder of God's awe-fullness, perfection, and beauty in our worship and lives.
- Only that which is holy can be truly beautiful, and we experience this beauty when we worship God in His holiness.
- We should preach, sing, and teach about the perfection and glory of God until we have recaptured the concept of His Majesty.