Tozer: Mystery of the Holy Spirit

Title: Tozer: Mystery of the Holy Spirit

Author: A. W. Tozer

Publisher: Bridge Logos

Genre: Christian Nonfiction, Christian Living, 

Source: Own

My Review:

Tozer is in a league of his own. His theology is sound and at times difficult to follow. However, Mystery of the Holy Spirit is worth the read.

Pentecost came and stayed, and you and I are living in the midst of it, if we only knew it and would do something about it.

Tozer: Mystery of the Holy Spirit is not a book to be rushed but savored. This particular edition includes an introduction that tells about Tozer's life and includes a few pictures of him.

Tozer touches on who the Holy Spirit is, promises of the Father, the gifts of the Spirit, and so much more in this short book. He presents things in a way that I had not considered before. I love a book that requires something of me, and challenges me to think in new ways about a topic that I already know a fair amount about, and this book did that for me.

★★★★/5

Synopsis (Goodreads):

"It is by the Spirit that God works His mighty work." A.W. Tozer Dr. A.W. Tozer (1897-1963) was a twentieth-century prophet with keen insight into spiritual things, especially the nature of the Church at large. He spoke with prophetic precision about issues within the Church that he believed were crippling the Church spiritually. Mystery of the Holy Spirit is a collection of sermons that reveal Tozer's prophetic insights into this crucial topic. These sermons on the Holy Spirit represent Dr. Tozer at his best. Tozer's critique of the Church is as relevant today as when he first preached it from his pulpit in Chicago more than a half-century ago. These powerful messages exude the timeless fragrance of God's anointing, pinning us down and piercing out hearts. "We have grieved the Holy Spirit," Dr. Tozer warned, "and He has withdrawn His anointing from many Christians." The greatest sin within the Evangelical church, according to Dr. Tozer, is neglecting the Holy Spirit and not allowing Him to be Lord in the Church. In these sermons we are challenged to confess this sin and invite the Holy Spirit to resume His rightful place of Lordship in our churches in our lives today. In an era when many extremes are being promoted in the name of the Holy Spirit, Dr. Tozer's cautious warnings are more than apropos— they are an urgent call to action.