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1) I believe this is true, and when Tozer mentions fee in this sense, it is not just the ability to do what ever he wants, but also independence from everything, and this is due to the fact that everything is a part of creation that he made, not because he needed to, but because he wanted to. This is true, because is God did depend on something, then that something would be the real sovereign rather than God, kind of like when a nation is under siege, the opposing nation is the real sovereign of that city due to the control of necessities like food and reinforcements, likewise, if someone were to take control the necessities of a god, then that someone would be ably to be the real one in power. On the other hand, other than independence, if Tozer did just mean care free, then if anyone were to be freer, they would have an attribute better than God, and therefore have the potential to be better than God.
2)Yes, it does, this is a great analogy, because it gives the impression of man's free will, but not a hindrance of God's will. Although we are able to do just about what ever, we can't stop God from getting to the destination, or the end times.
3)I believe this is mostly true, because all of these imperatives are steps for us to become more like God, but I also believe there are things missing such as time in the Bible, and fellowship with God and other people, but other than that, I believe all of these are great. I believe that Being filled completely with the Holy Spirit, due to the fact that other than the Bible, we have nothing to guide us unless we are filled, and are able to have the discernment that comes with being filled.
Thank you for your thoughts, Daran, especially for your point of the Holy Spirit in the third response. You saw something that you thought Tozer was lacking, which is good thinking.
ReplyDeleteLet me encourage you to return to what you've written and review it before posting. You have a lot of typos that make the reading a bit more difficult than necessary.
Thank you, Daran!