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# A W Tozer

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Aiden Wilson Tozer was an American Christian and Missionary Alliance pastor, preacher, editor, and devotional writer associated with evangelicalism, the Holiness movement, and Keswick spirituality.

## Quick Facts About A W Tozer

Notable works The pursuit of God

## About A W Tozer

Aiden Wilson Tozer was an American Christian and Missionary Alliance pastor, preacher, editor, and devotional writer associated with evangelicalism, the Holiness movement, and Keswick spirituality. He became one of the most influential figures in twentieth-century evangelical devotional literature through works such as The Pursuit of God (1948) and The Knowledge of the Holy (1961), which emphasize holiness, contemplative prayer, reverence, self-denial, death to self, and conscious awareness of the presence of God.

##  Quotes by A W Tozer

> [“In a world of change and decay not even the man of faith can be completely happy. Instinctively he seeks the unchanging…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-w-tozer-3/in-a-world-of-change-and-decay-not-even-the-man-of-faith-can-be/)

A W Tozer

[Ability to change](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ability-to-change/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db7/a-w-tozer-3-70395_ability-to-change_in-a-world-of-change-and-decay-not-even_180195.jpg)

> [Hat we need very badly these days is a company of Christians who are prepared to trust God as completely now as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-w-tozer-3/hat-we-need-very-badly-these-days-is-a-company-of-christians-who-are/)

A W Tozer

[Business](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/business/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/af2/a-w-tozer-3-70395_business_hat-we-need-very-badly-these-days-is-a-c_698916.jpg)

> [“It is not enough that I hold an inspired book in my hands. I must have an inspired heart ... Revelation is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-w-tozer-3/it-is-not-enough-that-i-hold-an-inspired-book-in-my-hands-i-must-have/)

A W Tozer

[Bible](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bible/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f1e/a-w-tozer-3-70395_bible_it-is-not-enough-that-i-hold-an-inspired_1145922.jpg)

> [God is not silent. It is the nature of God to speak. The second person of the Holy Trinity is called 'The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-w-tozer-3/god-is-not-silent-it-is-the-nature-of-god-to-speak-the-second-person-2/)

A W Tozer

[Holy trinity](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/holy-trinity/)

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