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 />
Yes: give the new life only sufficient time: time in prayer: time in intercourse with God: time in<br />
continuous exercise of faith: time in persistent separation from the world. Give it time: slow but sure,<br />
hidden but real, in apparent weakness but with heavenly power, is the divine growth with which the<br />
life of God in the soul grows up to the perfect man in Christ.<br />
Lord God, graciously strengthen the faith of Thy children, that their growth and progress are in Thy<br />
hands. Enable them to see what a precious, powerful life was implanted in them <strong>by</strong> Thyself, a life that<br />
increases with a divine increase. Enable them <strong>by</strong> faith and patience to inherit the promises. And teach<br />
them in that faith to take away all that can hinder the new life, to bring forward all that can further it,<br />
so that Thou mayest make Thy work in them glorious. Amen.<br />
1. For a plant, the principal thing is the son in which it stands and out of which it draws its strength.<br />
For the Christian, this also is the principal thing: he is in Christ. Christ is all: he must grow up in Him,<br />
for out of Him the body obtains its increase. To abide in Christ <strong>by</strong> faith -- that is the main thing.<br />
2. Remember that faith must set itself towards a silent restfulness, that growth is just like that of the<br />
lilies on God's hands, and that He will see to it that we increase and grow strong.<br />
3. By this firm and joyful faith, we become 'Strengthened with all power according to the might of His<br />
glory, unto all patience and long-suffering with joy.' (Col. 1:11)<br />
4. This faith, that God cares for our growth, takes away all anxiety, and gives courage for doing the<br />
two things that we have to do: the taking away of what may be obstructive to the new life, the<br />
bringing forward of what may be serviceable to it.<br />
5. Observe well the distinction betwixt planting and growing. Planting is the work of a moment: in a<br />
moment the earth receives the seed: after that comes the slow growth. Without delay -- immediately<br />
must the sinner receive the word: before conversion there is no delay. <strong>The</strong>n with time follows the<br />
growth of the seed.<br />
6. <strong>The</strong> main thing is Christ: from Him and in Him is our growth. He is the soil that of itself brings<br />
forth fruit, we know not how. Hold daily intercourse with Him.<br />
<strong>The</strong>re is a book 'Abide in Christ' (Nisbet & Co.), with meditations for a month on the blessed life of<br />
continued fellowship with Him.<br />
LI. SEARCHING THE SCRIPTURES<br />
'O how love I Thy law: it is my meditation all the day.' -- Ps. 119:97<br />
'Ye search (or search ye) the Scriptures: and these are they which bear witness of Me.' -- John 5:39<br />
'<strong>The</strong> word did not profit them, because they were not united <strong>by</strong> faith with them that heard.' -- Heb. 4:2<br />
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