The New Life: Words of God for Young Disciples of Christ
Overview
A manual for those disciples new to the faith, The New Life provides short readings for every week of the year. Chapters cover such subjects as faith, the power of God’s word, sin, humility, surrendering to Jesus, prayer, communion, and much more. Each chapter begins with passages from Scripture and Murray’s reflections on the passages and what they mean for new Christians, followed by questions for further study and meditation.
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Key Features
- A reading for each week of the year
- An introduction to important subjects for those new to the faith
- Great for personal study or group work
Contents
- The New Life
- The Milk of the Word
- God’s Word in Our Heart
- Faith
- The Power of God’s Word
- God’s Gift of His Son
- Jesus’ Surrender of Himself
- Children of God
- Our Surrender to Jesus
- A Saviour From Sin
- The Confession of Sin
- The Forgiveness of Sins
- The Cleansing of Sin
- Holiness
- Righteousness
- Love
- Humility
- Stumblings
- Jesus the Keeper
- Power in Weakness
- The Life of Feeling
- The Holy Ghost
- The Leading of the Spirit
- Grieving the Spirit
- Flesh and Spirit
- The Life of Faith
- The Might of Satan
- The Conflict of the Christian
- Be a Blessing
- Personal Work
- Missionary Work
- Light and Joyfulness
- Chastisement
- Prayer
- The Prayer-Meeting
- The Fear of the Lord
- Undivided Consecration
- Assurance of Faith
- Conformity to Jesus
- Conformity to the World
- The Lord’s Day
- Holy Baptism
- The Lord’s Supper
- Obedience
- The Will of God
- Self-Denial
- Discretion
- Money
- The Freedom of the Christian
- Growth
- Searching the Scriptures
- The Lord the Perfecter
Product Details
- Title: The New Life: Words of God for Young Disciples of Christ
- Author: Andrew Murray
- Publisher: Hurst & Company
- Publication Date: 1891
- Pages: 256
About Andrew Murray
Andrew Murray (1828–1917) was born in Graaff Reinet, South Africa, to Dutch missionary parents. Educated at King’s College, Aberdeen, he then studied theology at the University of Utrecht. Andrew and his older brother John were ordained in the Dutch Reformed Church in 1848. Murray pastored South African churches in Bloemfontein, Worcester, Cape Town, and Wellington. A champion of missionary work, he founded the South African General Mission in 1889. That ministry continued to grow, and today it is part of the SIM (Serving in Mission) organization.
A prolific author and lecturer, Murray authored over 200 books during his lifetime, and he was invited to speak at churches and conferences all over the world. Married for over 60 years and the father of eight children, Murray passed away in January 1917.
Top Highlights
“God has made the most glorious provision of a sufficient power whereby His child can grow and become all that he must be. Christ Himself is his life and his power of life.2 Yet, because this mighty life is not visible or cannot be felt, but works in the midst of human weakness, the young Christian often becomes of doubtful mind.” (Page 15)
“it is through the milk of the word that God’s new-born infants can grow.” (Page 18)
“SO great and wonderful was the work that Jesus had to do for the sinner, that nothing less was necessary than that He should give Himself to do that work. So great and wonderful was the love of Jesus towards us, that He actually gave Himself for us and to us. So great and wonderful is the surrender of Jesus, that all that same thing for which He gave Himself can actually and completely come to pass in us. For Jesus, the Holy, the Almighty, has taken it upon Himself to do it: He gave Himself for us.1 And now the one thing that is necessary is that we should rightly understand and firmly believe this His surrender for us.” (Page 40)
“I pray Thee, teach me to know aright this new life. I will acknowledge my ignorance and the perverted thoughts which are in in me, concerning thy service. I will believe in the heavenly power of the new life that is in me: I will believe that my Lord Jesus, who Himself is my life, will by His Spirit teach me to know how I can walk in that life. Amen.” (Page 16)
“It is in the advent of Jesus that the love of God is first revealed; that the new, the eternal life, is first given; that we become children of the Father, and brethren of one another.” (Page 77)
- Title: The New Life: Words of God for Young Disciples of Christ
- Author: Andrew Murray
- Publisher: Hurst & Company
- Print Publication Date: 1891
- Logos Release Date: 2012
- Era: era:modern
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subjects: Christian youth › Religious life; Christian life › Reformed authors
- Resource ID: LLS:NWLIFEMURRAY
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-02-12T04:55:44Z
Andrew Murray (May 9, 1828–January 18, 1917) was a South African pastor, teacher, and writer. He was educated in Aberdeen, Scotland, and at the University of Utrecht in the Netherlands. In 1848, Murray was ordained in the Dutch Reformed Church and returned to live and work in South Africa.
Murray was very focused on missions, considering it to be “the chief end of the church.” In 1889 he cofounded the South African General Mission with Martha Osborn and Spencer Walton. As their work spread throughout the continent, the mission’s name changed to Africa Evangelical Fellowship (AEF), and in 1998 AEF joined SIM which today has over 1,800 active missionaries in over 43 countries. Andrew Murray authored over 240 books, including Abide in Christ, The Holiest of All, The Spiritual Life, and The Mystery of the True Vine.