The Secret of Brotherly Love by Andrew Murray
The Secret of Brotherly Love 30-Day Devotional Is biblical and God-honoring love attainable between human beings? As a part of his classic Secret Series devotionals, Andrew Murray wrote this month-long devotional to remind believers that this kind of love is not only attainable, but it is commanded. Through the gracious spirit of God, believers can be a flowing stream of God’s love to the world. When a Christian comes to understand that the love wherewith God and Christ love him should be in him too—and not merely as a pleasant experience but as a divine life-power, abiding in him—he can have assurance that the Spirit of God longs to effect this love in him. And as he believes this, and surrenders himself fully to the Holy Spirit, he will find that he can and will love all men. Andrew Murray, The Secret of Brotherly Love
The Secret of Brotherly Love 30-Day Devotional
Is biblical and God-honoring love attainable between human beings? As a part of his classic Secret Series devotionals, Andrew Murray wrote this month-long devotional to remind believers that this kind of love is not only attainable, but it is commanded. Through the gracious spirit of God, believers can be a flowing stream of God’s love to the world.
When a Christian comes to understand that the love wherewith God and Christ love him should be in him too—and not merely as a pleasant experience but as a divine life-power, abiding in him—he can have assurance that the Spirit of God longs to effect this love in him. And as he believes this, and surrenders himself fully to the Holy Spirit, he will find that he can and will love all men.
Andrew Murray, The Secret of Brotherly Love
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" And the gmce <strong>of</strong> our Lord abounded exceedingly<br />
with faith and love."-r TIM. i. 14.<br />
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-I TRESS. 1. 3.<br />
"<strong>The</strong> breastplate <strong>of</strong> faith and love."<br />
I TRESS. v. 8.<br />
" Your faith groweth exceedingly, and<br />
the love <strong>of</strong> each <strong>of</strong> you all toward one<br />
another aboundeth."-2 TRESS. i. 3.<br />
THESE expressions <strong>of</strong> the Apostle<br />
Paul show us the true connection<br />
between faith and love in the life <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Christian. Faith always comes first; it<br />
roots itself deeply in the love <strong>of</strong> God,<br />
and bears fruit in love to the brethren.<br />
As in nature the root and the fruit are<br />
inseparable, so is it with faith and love<br />
in the realm <strong>of</strong> grace.<br />
Too <strong>of</strong>ten the two are separated. On<br />
the Day <strong>of</strong> Pentecost they were one.<br />
<strong>The</strong>re was a powerful faith towards the<br />
Lord Jesus, with a fervent love to the<br />
brethren. <strong>The</strong> sum <strong>of</strong> the preaching on<br />
that day was: Believe in the Name <strong>of</strong><br />
Jesus Christ, and ye shall receive the<br />
gift <strong>of</strong> the Holy Ghost. And the natural<br />
result followed : " And all that believed<br />
were together, and had all things<br />
common." "And the multitude <strong>of</strong> them<br />
that believed were <strong>of</strong> one heart and <strong>of</strong> one<br />
soul."<br />
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