RADICAL CROSS

“The way of the cross is still the pain-wracked path to spiritual power and fruitfulness”

The Author

A.W. TOZER began his lifelong pursuit of God at the age of seventeen after hearing a street preacher in Akron, Ohio. A self-taught theologian, Tozer was a pastor, writer, and editor whose powerful use of words continues to grip the intellect and stir the soul of today’s reader. Among his best-loved books are the classics The Pursuit of God and The Attributes of God.

Insights from the Book

“The Radical Cross” is another great title by AW Tozer and focuses on the supreme cost that Jesus Christ gave so we may have eternal life with Him in heaven. In Jesus Christ, we also can have the abundant life here on earth (though, not necessarily in physical riches). Among some of the topics covered include: There are times that Christ’s followers must walk alone; Jesus Christ came to die for all people; suffering for Christ’s sake has a great purpose.; the Christian life is one of the paradoxes that conflict with the world: to live we must die, to be victorious we must surrender to Christ, to be the greatest in God’s kingdom we must serve others.

The way of the cross is still the pain-wracked path to spiritual power and fruitfulness. So do not seek to hide from it. Do not accept an easy way. Do not allow yourself to be patted to sleep in a comfortable church, void of power and barren of fruit. Do not paint the cross nor deck it with flowers. Take it for what it is; as it is, and you will find the rugged way to death and life.
Let it slay you utterly. These are just a few of the topics covered so eloquently by Tozer. Although he died almost 50 years ago, his works still speak clearly to us today.