The Pursuit of God · Character
The Holy Spirit
The Spirit who quickens the soul into joyous recognition of God, turning conversion into the start of an endless, shoreless pursuit rather than a settled arrival.
supporting
Also known as the Spirit
First appearance: the pursuit of god
As a supporting figure in The Pursuit of God, The Holy Spirit is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
Described as the one who quickens spiritual faculties in regeneration and whose urge we must obey to begin using those faculties.
The Holy Spirit works not through crowds but within the individual conscience, coming into the field of awareness where a person can know God as directly as any fact of experience. That inward quickening awakens a kinship the soul senses and leaps to greet, yet it is an inception, not an end. The Spirit thus stands at the hinge of Tozer's argument: the One who begins the glorious pursuit and keeps the burning heart longing for a God it has already found.
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- Family
- Other
Character groups
- Divine and Mystical Voices
- Protagonist
- Patriarchal Faith and Self
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- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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