"Salvation is from our side a choice, from the divine side it is a seizing upon, an apprehending, a conquest by the Most High God. Our "accepting" and "willing" are reactions rather than actions. The right of determination must always remain with God"
- Aiden Wilson Tozer
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This quote by Aiden Wilson Tozer speaks to the concept that salvation is an option that we make, however it is eventually a choice that is made by God. Tozer recommends that our determination to accept redemption is a reaction to God's decision to take us, instead of an action that we take. He stresses that the right to determine who is saved need to constantly stay with God, and that our option to accept redemption is only an action to God's decision. This quote speaks to the idea that salvation is eventually a gift from God, which we can only accept it if He chooses to give it to us. It is a reminder that we are not in control of our own salvation, which it is eventually as much as God.
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