By David J. Stewart
Aiden W. Tozer (April 21, 1897 to May 12, 1963) was a false prophet! Mr. Tozer unquestionably taught Lordship Salvation. Mr. Tozer states:
"In the Bible the offer of pardon on the part of God is conditioned upon intention to reform on the part of man. There can be no spiritual regeneration till there has been a moral reformation" (The Best of A.W. Tozer, Book 2, pg. 115-117; Compiled by Warren W. Wiersbe).
Wrong! Salvation is receiving; NOT giving. Mr. Tozer requires sinners to "reform" themselves before they can be saved. How ridiculous! This goes contrary to the plainest teachings in the Bible. Again, Romans 4:5 states: "But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness." Mr. Tozer is teaching works salvation!!!
So according to Mr. Tozer's theology, a lost sinner who wants to get saved, but is unwilling to marry his live-in girlfriend, cannot. Tozer clearly states that a person's salvation is CONDITIONED upon one's intention to reform. This is the same heresy that Jack T. Chick teaches in his Chick tracts. This is the same heresy that John MacArthur and Ray Comfort teach. Salvation is not conditional upon anything other than a person coming as a sinner in need of the Savior. John 6:29 reads, "Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent." The only prerequisite to being saved is that you become guilty before God (Romans 3:19), and then believe on the Lord Jesus Christ to remedy those sins (Acts 16:31).
I realize that Aiden W. Tozer is a highly respect man by many people; BUT, we must follow the teachings of the Word of God and not men. Psalm 118:8 says, "It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man." Mr. Tozer is dead wrong when he states: "There can be no spiritual regeneration till there has been a moral reformation." If we have to reform as a prerequisite to being saved, then where does the gift of God fit in? According to Romans 5:5 and 6:23, eternal life is a FREE GIFT, paid for by Jesus' precious blood (1st Peter 1:18,19). Mr. Tozer taught heresy, and a false gospel, called "Lordship Salvation."
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Quotes:
"In many churches Christianity has been watered down until the solution is so weak that if it were poison it would not hurt anyone, and if it were medicine it would not cure anyone!" I Talk Back to the Devil A.W. Tozer.
"What comes to mind when we think about God is the most important thing about us." The Knowledge of the Holy A.W. Tozer
"It is doubtful whether God can bless a man greatly until He has hurt him deeply." Glorify his name! Root of the Righteous" A. W. Tozer; Chapter 39.
"A real Christian is an odd number, anyway. He feels supreme love for the One whom he has never seen; talks familiarly every day to Someone he cannot see; expects to go to heaven on the virtue of Another; empties himself in order to be full; admits he is wrong so he can be declared right; goes down in order to get up; is strongest when he is weakest; richest when he is poorest and happiest when he feels the worst.
He dies so he can live; forsakes in order to have; gives away so he can keep; sees the invisible; hears the inaudible and knows that which passeth understanding." A. W. Tozer.
"Faith is seeing the invisible, but not the non-existent." A. W. Tozer.
"Our religious activities should be ordered in such a way as to leave plenty of time for the cultivation of the fruits of solitude and silence." A. W. Tozer, on the fast-paced modern church
"God wants us to worship Him. He doesn't need us, for He couldn't be a self-sufficient God and need anything or anybody, but He wants us. When Adam sinned it was not he who cried, 'God, where art Thou?' It was God who cried, 'Adam, where art thou?'" Worship: The Missing Jewel, A. W. Tozer
"I have found God to be cordial and generous and in every way easy to live with." A. W. Tozer, reflecting on his relationship with God
"Here's a test to see if your mission in life is finished, if you're still alive it's not" A.W. Tozer
"...if my fire is not large, it is yet real, and there may be those who can light their candle at its flame." A. W. Tozer, foreword to The Pursuit of God
"Some of my friends good-humoredly and some a little bit severely have called me a 'mystic.' Well I'd like to say this about any mysticism I may suppose to have. If an
arch-angel from heaven were to come, and were to start giving me, telling me, teaching me, and giving me instruction, I'd ask him for the text. I'd say, 'Where's it say that in the Bible? I want to know.' And I would insist that it was according to the scriptures, because I do not believe in any extra-scriptural teachings, nor any anti-scriptural teachings, or any sub-scriptural teachings. I think we ought to put the emphasis where God puts it, and continue to put it there, and to expound the scriptures, and stay by the scriptures. I wouldn't no matter if I saw a light above the light of the sun, I'd keep my mouth shut about it 'til I'd checked with Daniel and Revelation and the rest of the scriptures to see if it had any basis in truth. And if it didn't, I'd think I'd just eaten something I shouldn't, and I wouldn't say anything about it. Because I don't believe in anything that is unscriptural or that is anti-scripture." What Difference Does the Holy Spirit Make? A. W. Tozer
"Historians will conclude that we of the 20th century had the genius to create a great civilization, But we lacked the moral wisdom to preserve it"" A.W. Tozer
