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 />
able now like Christ to surrender myself for others. (Rom. 14:13,21; Ga. 5:13; 6:1)<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 />
Ro 14:21 It is good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor any thing where<strong>by</strong> thy brother<br />
stumbleth, or is offended, or is made weak.<br />
Ga 5:13 For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to<br />
the flesh, but <strong>by</strong> love serve one another.<br />
Ga 6:1 Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in<br />
the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted.<br />
5. This glorious liberty to serve God and our neighbour in love is a spiritual thing. We cannot <strong>by</strong> any<br />
means seize it and draw it to us. It becomes known only <strong>by</strong> a life in the Holy Spirit. 'Where the Spirit<br />
of the Lord is there liberty.' 'If ye are led <strong>by</strong> the Spirit, ye are not under the law.' It is the Holy Spirit<br />
that makes free. Let us suffer ourselves to be introduced <strong>by</strong> Him into the effectual glorious liberty of<br />
the children of God. '<strong>The</strong> Spirit of life in Christ Jesus freed me from the law of sin and of death.'<br />
L. GROWTH<br />
'So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed upon the earth; and should sleep and rise night<br />
and day, and the seed should spring up and grow, he knoweth not how. <strong>The</strong> earth beareth fruit of<br />
herself; first the blade, then the ear, then the full corn in the ear.' -- Mark 4:26-28 '<strong>The</strong> Head, from<br />
whom the whole body increaseth with the increase of God' -- Col. 2:19<br />
'That we may grow into Him which is the Head, even Christ, from whom the whole body maketh the<br />
increase.' -- Eph. 4:15,16<br />
Death is always a standing still: life is always movement, progressiveness. Increase or growth is the<br />
law of all created life; consequently, the new life in man is destined to increase, and always <strong>by</strong><br />
becoming stronger. As there are in the seed and in the earth a life and power of growth <strong>by</strong> which the<br />
plant is impelled to have its full height and fruit; so is there in the seed of the eternal life an impelling<br />
force <strong>by</strong> which also that life always increases and grows with a divine growth, until we come to a<br />
perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ. (Eph. 4:12; 2 <strong>The</strong>ss. 1:4)<br />
Eph 4:12 For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the<br />
body of Christ:<br />
2Th 1:4 So that we ourselves glory in you in the churches of God for your patience and faith in<br />
all your persecutions and tribulations that ye endure<br />
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