Daily Archives: February 5, 2010

public/private religion…

i am once again reading
“The Pursuit of God” by A.W. Tozer

it is an amazing book
a must read
and a must re-read
for anyone wanting more of Him

todays reading just jumped out of the page at me
with all the talk going around about
how to do church
mega
mini
house
campus
big
little
public
private
on and on

Tozer seems to explain it perfectly
read the following excerpt
and let me know what you think
by commenting below

“Someone may fear that we are magnifying private religion out of all proportion, that the “us” of the New Testament is being displaced by a selfish “I” Has it ever occurred to you that one hundred pianos all tuned to the same fork are automatically tuned to each other? They are of one accord by being tuned, not to each other, but to another standard to which each one must individually bow. So one hundred worshippers met together, each one looking away to Christ, are in heart nearer to each other than they could possibly be were they to become “unity” conscious and turn their eyes away from God to strive for closer fellowship. Social religion is perfected when private religion is purified. The body becomes stronger as its members become healthier. The whole Church of God gains when the members that compose it begin to seek a better and a higher life.”

The Pursuit of God
Chapter 7 – The Gaze of The Soul
A.W. Tozer