I Talk Back to the Devil
by A. W. Tozer
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"The highest that can be said of any creature is that it fulfilled the purpose for which God made it." — A. W. TozerWhat is holding you back from being all God wants you to be? Are you still holding on to past sins? Do memories of your spiritual failures haunt you? Or maybe you want to stay in control and not become one of those "fanatical" Christians?
Tozer says, "It is one of the devil's oldest tricks to discourage the saints by causing them to look back at what they were." Indeed, show more Satan has been in the business of intimidating and deceiving the people of God for a very long time. Tozer himself felt attacked by the devil even as he prepared the sermons distilled into this book.
But as we press toward maturity in Christ, we are armed with great strength to engage in battle with that great Adversary. We can stand up to the Devil and shout "I am a child of God! I will not take this any longer, and I remind you that the forgiveness and cleansing I have freely received comes from Jesus Christ!"
You can talk back to the Devil, but will you?
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I Talk Back to the Devil is a series of fiery and convicting sermons on themes of spiritual perfection. He touches on many common hindrances, such as "chronic discouragement," fear of being labelled radical, and plain disobedience.
It is a very challenging and encouraging manual to those who want to be able to say with Paul, "One thing I do!" (See Philippians 3:12-14.)
It is a very challenging and encouraging manual to those who want to be able to say with Paul, "One thing I do!" (See Philippians 3:12-14.)
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Aiden W. Tozer was born in La Jose, Pennsylvania on April 21, 1897. He was raised on a farm and never received more than an elementary school education. While on his way home from the Akron, Ohio tire company where he worked as a teen, Tozer overheard a street preacher and decided to follow Christ. In 1919, he accepted an offer to pastor his first show more church in Nutter Fort, West Virginia, which began 44 years of ministry with the Christian and Missionary Alliance. He served as pastor of the Southside Alliance Church in Chicago from 1928 to 1959 and spent his final years as pastor at the Avenue Road (Alliance) Church in Toronto, Canada. He wrote more than 40 books during his lifetime including The Pursuit of God and The Knowledge of the Holy: The Attributes of God - Their Meaning in the Christian Life. He died on May 12, 1963 at the age of 66. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Original title
- I talk back to the devil : essays in spiritual perfection
- Alternate titles
- I talk back to the devil :Straightforward appeals for Christlike living; I talk back to the devil (selected writings of A.W. Tozer) (selected writings of A.W. Tozer)
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- Religion & Spirituality, Nonfiction, General Nonfiction
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- 252.099 — Religion Christian pastoral practice & religious orders Texts of sermons Other Christian Sects Minor Christian Sects
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