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 />
And what is now the work that we have to do to receive this holiness of Christ through the Holy<br />
Spirit? 'God chose you to salvation, in sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth.' (2 <strong>The</strong>ss.<br />
2:13) <strong>The</strong> holiness of Christ becomes ours through faith. <strong>The</strong>re must naturally first be the desire to<br />
become holy. We must cleanse ourselves from all pollutions of flesh and spirit <strong>by</strong> confessing them,<br />
giving them up to God, and having them cleansed away in the blood. <strong>The</strong>n, first, can we perfect<br />
holiness. (2 Cor. 7:1).<br />
2Co 7:1 Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all<br />
filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.<br />
<strong>The</strong>n, in belief of the truth that Christ Himself is our sanctification, we have to take and receive from<br />
Him what is prepared in His fulness for us. (John 1:14,16; 1 Cor. 2:9,10)<br />
Joh 1:14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the<br />
glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.<br />
Joh 1:16 And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace.<br />
1Co 2:9 But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart<br />
of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.<br />
1Co 2:10 But God hath revealed them unto us <strong>by</strong> his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things,<br />
yea, the deep things of God.<br />
We must be deeply convinced that Christ is wholly and alone our sanctification as He is our<br />
justification, and that He will actually and powerfully work in us that which is well-pleasing to God.<br />
In this faith we must know that we have sufficient power for holiness, and that our work is to receive<br />
this power from Him <strong>by</strong> faith every day. (Gal. 2:21; Eph. 2:10; Phil. 2:13; 4:13)<br />
Ga 2:21 I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness come <strong>by</strong> the law, then Christ is<br />
dead in vain.<br />
Eph 2:10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God<br />
hath before ordained that we should walk in them.<br />
Phil 2:13 For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.<br />
Phil 4:13 I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.<br />
He gives His Spirit, the Holy Spirit, in us; the Spirit communicates the holy life of Jesus to us.<br />
Young Christian, the Three-One God is the Thrice-Holy. (Isa. 6:3; Rev. 4:8; 15:3,4)<br />
Isa 6:3 And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the LORD of hosts: the whole<br />
earth is full of his glory.<br />
Re 4:8 And the four beasts had each of them six wings about him; and they were full of eyes<br />
within: and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which<br />
was, and is, and is to come.<br />
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