The Attributes of God, Vol. 1 Study Guide

by David E. Fessenden

Publisher:

WingSpread

, 2003

An inspiring journey into the Father’s heart, Tozer concentrates on ten of God’s attributes, such as His goodness, justice, mercy, grace, holiness, etc. For Tozer, there was no question more important than “What is God Like?” These ten chapters were first preached as sermons at the Southside Alliance Church in Chicago. Tozer believed it was critically important for Christians to have a knowledge of the Holy One. Each attribute of God discussed here is presented in the light of the believer’s personal relationship with Him. A study guide, to be used for individual or group study, was written by David E. Fessenden and added to the book for an in-depth look at each attribute.

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Contents

Top Highlights

“The hidden life begins, Tozer says, when we realize that ‘God is all that we would have and can desire’ (p. 3). Once we really believe that all we need and desire is found in God alone, the significance of God’s infinitude is overwhelming.” (Page 10)

“infinitude means that ‘All that God is, He is without bounds or limits’” (Page 9)

“God is infinite—we can never come to the end of our knowledge of Him.” (Page 9)

“Why does the chapter begin here? The answer to that question is the thread that runs through both volumes of The Attributes of God: In every chapter, Tozer endeavors to show how God’s attributes relate directly to our life in Him.” (Page 10)

“Is my concept of God too small? Is it worthy of the God I serve? How would a larger view of God affect the way I live?” (Page 12)

Product Details

• Title: The Attributes of God, Volume One Study Guide
• Author: David E. Fessenden
• Publisher: WingSpread
• Publication Date: 2003
• Pages: 110

About David E. Fessenden

Aiden Wilson Tozer (1897-1963) was born on a small farm in what is now Newburg, PA. His family moved to Akron, Ohio, when he was just a young boy. At the age of 17, Tozer heard a street preacher, responded to the calling of Christ, and began his lifelong pursuit of God. After becoming an active witness of Jesus as a lay preacher, he joined The Christian and Missionary Alliance and was soon serving as the pastor of West Virginia’s Alliance Church, in 1919. He transferred to the Southside Alliance Church in Chicago in 1928, and his ministry continued there for 31 years. During that time he preached on the Moody Bible Institute’s radio station. In the 1940s Tozer was invited to speak at Wheaton College, and seldom a year passed after World War II that he didn’t preach in the college’s Pierce Chapel. In 1950 he became the editor of The Alliance Life magazine and served in that capacity until his death. Self-taught, with no formal Bible training, Tozer has been called a twentieth-century prophet within his own lifetime. Through years of diligent study and constant prayer, he sought the mind of God. A master craftsman in the use of the English language, he was able to write in a simple, cogent style the principles of truth he had learned. For Tozer, “there was no substitute for knowing God firsthand.” He wrote many of his books with one idea in mind—that his reader would achieve the heart’s true goal in God and maintain that relationship with Him. Tozer moved to Toronto in 1959 and spent the final years of his life as the pastor of Avenue Road Church. He and his wife, Ada, lived a simple, non-materialistic lifestyle and let much of the royalties from his books go to those in need. The Tozers had seven children, six boys and one girl. James L. Snyder, said of Tozer that his “preaching as well as his writings were but extensions of his prayer life. He had the ability to make his listeners face themselves in the light of what God was saying to them.”