--- title: "2 Spiritual Sense Quotes By A.W. Tozer" description: "2 Spiritual Sense quotes by A.W. Tozer. Plus more from A.W. Tozer and more Spiritual Sense sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/972/a-w-tozer-1151_bible_but-the-very-ransomed-children-of-god-th_1311040.jpg" --- > [“But the very ransomed children of God themselves: why do they know so little of that habitual conscious communion with God which the Scriptures seem to offer? The answer is our chronic unbelief. Faith enables our spiritual sense to function.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-w-tozer/but-the-very-ransomed-children-of-god-themselves-why-do-they-know-so/) [A.W. Tozer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-w-tozer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/972/a-w-tozer-1151_bible_but-the-very-ransomed-children-of-god-th_1311040.jpg) > [“Faith enables our spiritual sense to function. Where faith is defective the result will be inward insensibility and numbness toward spiritual things.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-w-tozer/faith-enables-our-spiritual-sense-to-function-where-faith-is/) [A.W. Tozer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-w-tozer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2d7/a-w-tozer-1151_faith_faith-enables-our-spiritual-sense-to-fun_2590078.jpg) ## More by A.W. Tozer > [“depth of the riches both”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-w-tozer/depth-of-the-riches-both/) [A.W. Tozer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-w-tozer/) > [“We should revel in the joy of believing that God is the sum of all patience and the true essence of kindly good will!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-w-tozer/we-should-revel-in-the-joy-of-believing-that-god-is-the-sum-of-all/) [A.W. Tozer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-w-tozer/) > [“History reveals that times of suffering for the church have also been times of looking upward. Tribulation has always sobered God’s people and encouraged…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-w-tozer/history-reveals-that-times-of-suffering-for-the-church-have-also-been/) [A.W. Tozer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-w-tozer/) > [“Whatever comes into your heart and mind when you think about God is the most important thing about you.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-w-tozer/whatever-comes-into-your-heart-and-mind-when-you-think-about-god-is/) [A.W. Tozer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-w-tozer/) > [“Thus we dare not conclude that because we learn about the Spirit we for that reason actually know Him. Knowing Him comes only by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-w-tozer/thus-we-dare-not-conclude-that-because-we-learn-about-the-spirit-we/) [A.W. Tozer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-w-tozer/) > [“The whole Bible supports the idea. God is speaking. Not God spoke, but God is speaking. He is by His nature continuously articulate. He…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-w-tozer/the-whole-bible-supports-the-idea-god-is-speaking-not-god-spoke-but/) [A.W. Tozer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-w-tozer/) > [“The more my trust rests in God, the less I trust myself. If we truly desire to live the crucified life, we must get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-w-tozer/the-more-my-trust-rests-in-god-the-less-i-trust-myself-if-we-truly/) [A.W. Tozer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-w-tozer/) > [“We’re Marching to Zion Isaac Watts (1674–1748) Come, we that love the Lord, And let our joys be known; Join in a song with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-w-tozer/we-re-marching-to-zion-isaac-watts-1674-1748-come-we-that-love-the/) [A.W. Tozer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-w-tozer/) > [“With the veil removed by the rending of Jesus' flesh, with nothing on God's side to prevent us from entering, why do we tarry…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-w-tozer/with-the-veil-removed-by-the-rending-of-jesus-flesh-with-nothing-on/) [A.W. Tozer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-w-tozer/) > [“The word of wisdom is missing,” he continued. “We need the gift of discernment again in our pulpits. It is not ability to predict…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-w-tozer/the-word-of-wisdom-is-missing-he-continued-we-need-the-gift-of/) [a.w. tozer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-w-tozer/) > [“thereafter to crave any further revelation of God to our souls. We have been snared in the coils of a spurious logic which insists…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-w-tozer/thereafter-to-crave-any-further-revelation-of-god-to-our-souls-we/) [A.W. Tozer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-w-tozer/) > [ “\[Sadly\] the first thing we tell our young converts, the babes in Christ, is, 'Here is a handful of tracts- now get out and… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-w-tozer/sadly-the-first-thing-we-tell-our-young-converts-the-babes-in-christ/) [A.W. Tozer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-w-tozer/) > [“We must invite the cross to do its deadly work within us. We must bring our self-sins to the cross for judgment. We must…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-w-tozer/we-must-invite-the-cross-to-do-its-deadly-work-within-us-we-must/) [A.W. Tozer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-w-tozer/) > [“Here is a masterly study of the inner life by a heart thirsting after God, eager to grasp at least the outskirts of His…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-w-tozer/here-is-a-masterly-study-of-the-inner-life-by-a-heart-thirsting-after/) [A.W. Tozer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-w-tozer/) > [“The modern scientist has lost God amid the wonders of His world; we Christians are in real danger of losing God amid the wonders…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-w-tozer/the-modern-scientist-has-lost-god-amid-the-wonders-of-his-world-we/) [A.W. Tozer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-w-tozer/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/spiritual-sense/a-w-tozer/#itemlist", "name": "2 Spiritual Sense Quotes By A.W. Tozer", "numberOfItems": 2, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“But the very ransomed children of God themselves: why do they know so little of that habitual conscious communion with God which the Scriptures seem to offer? The answer is our chronic unbelief. Faith enables our spiritual sense to function. 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