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 />
Ga 2:18 For if I build again the things which I destroyed, I make myself a transgressor.<br />
Ga 3:3 Are ye so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect <strong>by</strong> the flesh?<br />
Let us take these words of God to teach us what we ought to think of our stumblings. <strong>The</strong>re are three<br />
lessons.<br />
Let no stumblings discourage you. You are called to perfectness: yet this comes not at once: time and<br />
patience are needful for it. <strong>The</strong>refore James says: 'Let patience have its perfect work that ye may be<br />
perfect and entire. (Matt. 5:48; 2 Tim. 3:17; Heb. 13:20,21; Jas. 1:4; 1 Pet. 5:10)<br />
Mt 5:48 Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.<br />
2Ti 3:17 That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.<br />
Heb 13:20 Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great<br />
shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant,<br />
Heb 13:21 Make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is<br />
wellpleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.<br />
Jas 1:4 But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting<br />
nothing.<br />
1Pe 5:10 But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory <strong>by</strong> Christ Jesus,<br />
after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you.<br />
Think not that your surrender was not sincere; acknowledge only how weak you still are. Think not<br />
also that you must only continue stumbling: acknowledge only how strong your Saviour is.<br />
Let stumbling rouse you to faith in the mighty keeper. It is because you have not relied on Him with a<br />
sufficient faith that you have stumbled. (Matt. 14:31; 17:20)<br />
Mt 14:31 And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said unto him, O<br />
thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt?<br />
Mt 17:20 And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye<br />
have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder<br />
place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.<br />
Let stumbling drive you to Him. <strong>The</strong> first thing that you must do with a stumbling is: go with it to<br />
your Jesus. Tell it out to Him. (Ps. 38:18; 56:6; 1 John 1:9; 2:1)<br />
Ps 38:18 For I will declare mine iniquity; I will be sorry for my sin.<br />
Ps 56:6 <strong>The</strong>y gather themselves together, they hide themselves, they mark my steps, when they<br />
wait for my soul.<br />
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