The New Life by Andrew
Words of God for Young Disciples of Christ. The New Life aids Christians in their examination of the scripture and offers valuable information to believers who want to overcome sin and live the Christian life. While Murray's book is specifically designed for young converts, the text is useful to all Christians. Murray's chapters cover a variety of different topics that Christians, particularly those new to the faith, will find remarkably helpful. Murray discusses how Christians should approach the tasks of missionary work, prayer, confession, and baptism. The text also provides practical guidance regarding money, self-denial, discretion, and the temptations of worldly evil. New Life is a personal devotional, but it is also a resourceful tool for large congregations, small groups, and prayer meetings. The text is simply and easy to understand, and while each individual entry is rather short, Murray supplies substantial scriptural reference for further exploration.
Words of God for Young Disciples of Christ. The New Life aids Christians in their examination of the scripture and offers valuable information to believers who want to overcome sin and live the Christian life. While Murray's book is specifically designed for young converts, the text is useful to all Christians. Murray's chapters cover a variety of different topics that Christians, particularly those new to the faith, will find remarkably helpful. Murray discusses how Christians should approach the tasks of missionary work, prayer, confession, and baptism. The text also provides practical guidance regarding money, self-denial, discretion, and the temptations of worldly evil. New Life is a personal devotional, but it is also a resourceful tool for large congregations, small groups, and prayer meetings. The text is simply and easy to understand, and while each individual entry is rather short, Murray supplies substantial scriptural reference for further exploration.
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<strong>Andrew</strong> Murray on <strong>The</strong> <strong>New</strong> <strong>Life</strong>: Words of God for Young Disciples Text<br />
that has its strength for everything in Him.<br />
O Lord my God, guard me, that I may not be of the indiscreet in heart. Let the prudence of the<br />
righteous always characterize me, in order that in everything I may be kept from giving offense.<br />
Amen.<br />
1. To one who bestowed great care on having his horse and cart in thoroughly good order, it was once<br />
said: Come, it is not necessary to be always taking so much pains with this. His answer was: I have<br />
always found my prudence paid. How many a Christian has need of this lesson. How many a young<br />
Christian may well pray for this -- that his conversion may be, according to God's word, 'to the<br />
prudence of the righteous.'<br />
2. Discretion has its root in self-knowledge. <strong>The</strong> deeper my knowledge of my impotence and the<br />
sinfulness of my flesh is, the greater is the need of watchfulness. It is thus our element of true<br />
self-denial.<br />
3. Discretion has its power in faith: the Lord is our Keeper, and He does His keeping through the<br />
Spirit keeping us in mind. It is from Him that our discretion comes.<br />
4. Its activity is not limited to ourselves: it reaches out especially to our neighbour, in the way of<br />
giving him no offense, and in laying no stumbling-block in his way. (Rom. 14:13; 1 Cor. 8:9; 10:32;<br />
Phil. 1:10)<br />
Ro 14:13 Let us not therefore judge one another any more: but judge this rather, that no man put<br />
a stumblingblock or an occasion to fall in his brother's way.<br />
1Co 8:9 But take heed lest <strong>by</strong> any means this liberty of yours become a stumblingblock to them<br />
that are weak.<br />
1Co 10:32 Give none offence, neither to the Jews, nor to the Gentiles, nor to the church of God:<br />
Phil 1:10 That ye may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and without<br />
offence till the day of Christ;<br />
5. It finds great delight in silence, so as to commit its way to the Lord with composure and<br />
deliberation. It esteems highly the word of the town-clerk of Ephesus: 'Ye ought to be quiet, and to do<br />
nothing rash.'<br />
6. In great generals and their victories, we see that discretion is not timidity: it is consistent with the<br />
highest courage and the most joyful certitude of victory. Discretion watches against rashness, but<br />
enhances the courage of faith.<br />
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