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 />
Ac 22:19 And I said, Lord, they know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue them that<br />
believed on thee:<br />
Ac 22:20 And when the blood of thy martyr Stephen was shed, I also was standing <strong>by</strong>, and<br />
consenting unto his death, and kept the raiment of them that slew him.<br />
1Ti 1:13 Who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but I obtained mercy,<br />
because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.<br />
1Ti 1:15 This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the<br />
world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.<br />
<strong>The</strong> continued indeterminate confession of sin does more harm than good. It is much better to say to<br />
God that you have nothing to confess, than to confess you know not what. Begin with one sin. Let it<br />
come to a complete harmony betwixt God and you concerning this one sin. Let it be fixed with you<br />
that this sin is through confession placed in God's hands. you shall experience that in such confession<br />
there are both power and blessing. Let the confession be an upright one. (Prov. 28:13; Lev. 26:40,41;<br />
Jer. 31:18,19)<br />
Pr 28:13 He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them<br />
shall have mercy.<br />
Le 26:40 If they shall confess their iniquity, and the iniquity of their fathers, with their trespass<br />
which they trespassed against me, and that also they have walked contrary unto me;<br />
Le 26:41 And that I also have walked contrary unto them, and have brought them into the land<br />
of their enemies; if then their uncircumcised hearts be humbled, and they then accept of the<br />
punishment of their iniquity:<br />
Jer 31:18 I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself thus; Thou hast chastised me, and I<br />
was chastised, as a bullock unaccustomed to the yoke: turn thou me, and I shall be turned; for<br />
thou art the LORD my God.<br />
Jer 31:19 Surely after that I was turned, I repented; and after that I was instructed, I smote upon<br />
my thigh: I was ashamed, yea, even confounded, because I did bear the reproach of my youth.<br />
By it deliver up the sinful deed to be laid aside. By it deliver up the sinful feeling with a view to<br />
trusting in God. Confession implies renunciation, the putting off of sin. Give up sin to God, to forgive<br />
it to you, and to cleanse you from it. Do not confess, if you are not prepared, if you do not heartily<br />
desire to be freed from it. Confession has value only as it is a giving up of sin to God. Let the<br />
confession be trustful (2 Sam. 12:13; Ps. 32:5; 1 John 1:9)<br />
2Sa 12:13 And David said unto Nathan, I have sinned against the LORD. And Nathan said unto<br />
David, <strong>The</strong> LORD also hath put away thy sin; thou shalt not die.<br />
Ps 32:5 I acknowledged my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will confess<br />
my transgressions unto the LORD; and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. Selah.<br />
1 Joh 1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us<br />
from all unrighteousness.<br />
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