The Pursuit of God by A.W. Tozer
Week 6: Chapter V — The Universal Presence
Read Chapter V of The Pursuit of God by A. W. Tozer. Primary Scripture: Psalm 139:7-12; Acts 17:27-28; 1 Kings 8:27.
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God is already here — not distant, not departing, not needing to be summoned. This chapter asks why, if that is true, so few people experience it.
Discussion Questions
8 questions1.Tozer carefully separates the doctrine of divine immanence from pantheism. What is pantheism, and why does he reject it? What is the crucial difference between saying "God is in everything" and saying "God dwells in His creation while remaining distinct from it and transcendent above it"?
2.He states plainly: "God is here. Wherever we are, God is here. There is no place, there can be no place, where He is not." Then he quotes Jacob's astonished cry: "Surely the Lord is in this place; and I knew it not." Why is not knowing God is present a recurring human tragedy? What keeps us from awareness of what is always true?
3.Tozer makes a distinction that is crucial to the chapter: the *Presence* of God and the *manifestation* of the Presence are not the same thing. God can be present while we are entirely unaware of Him. What, on our part, is required for His Presence to become manifest?
a.He says it requires "surrender to the Spirit of God" and "loving obedience." What does surrendered, obedient attention to God look like in an ordinary day?
b.What is the difference between a "nominal Christian life" and one that is "radiant with the light of His face"?
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