The Spirit of Christ: Thoughts on the Indwelling of the Holy Spirit in the Believer and the Church
Overview
The aim of Andrew Murray’s Spirit of Christ is to comfort, console, strengthen, inspire, and lift up the believer by showing the all-sufficiency of the Holy Spirit to guide the soul. It contains 31 meditations on the Holy Spirit—one for each day of the month, and—with one exception—the passages of Scripture selected for comment are from the New Testament.
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Key Features
- Contains a meditation and Scripture selection for each day of the month
- Expounds upon each aspect of the Holy Spirit
- Focuses on the connection of the Holy Spirit with believers and the church
Contents
- A New Spirit, and God’s Spirit— Ezek. xxxvi. 26, 27
- The Baptism of the Spirit—John i. 33
- Worship in the Spirit—John iv. 23, 24
- The Spirit and the Word—John vi. 63, 68
- The Spirit of the Glorified Jesus—John vii. 37, 38
- The Indwelling Spirit—John xiv. 16, 17
- The Spirit Given to the Obedient—John xiv. 15, 16
- Knowing the Spirit— John xiv. 17
- The Spirit of Truth—John xv. 26
- The Expediency of the Spirit’s Coming—John xvi. 7
- The Spirit Glorifying Christ—John xvi. 7, 14
- The Spirit Convincing of Sin— John xvi. 8, 9
- Waiting for the Spirit—Acts i. 4
- The Spirit of Power—Acts i. 5, 8
- The Outpouring of the Spirit—Acts ii. 1, 4
- The Holy Spirit and Missions—Acts xiii. 1-4
- The Newness of the Spirit—Rom. vii. 6
- The Liberty of the Spirit—Rom. viii. 2, 13
- The Leading of the Spirit—Rom. viii. 14
- The Spirit of Prayer—Rom. viii. 26, 27
- The Holy Spirit and Conscience—Rom. ix. 1
- The Revelation of the Spirit—1 Cor. ii. 4-15
- Spiritual or Carnal—1 Cor. iii. 1-3
- The Temple of the Holy Spirit—1 Cor. iii. 1-16
- The Ministry of the Spirit—2 Cor. iii. 6, 7
- The Spirit and the Flesh—Gal. iii. 3
- The Spirit through Faith—Gal. iii. 13, 14
- Walking by the Spirit—Gal. v. 16, 24, 25
- The Spirit of Love— Gal. v. 22
- The Unity of the Spirit-Eph. iv. 1-4
- Filled with the Spirit—Eph. v. 18
- Notes
- The Baptism of the Spirit
- The Spirit as a Person
- The Place of the Indwelling
- Growth in the Knowledge of the Spirit
- The Spirit of Truth
- On the Mission of the Spirit
- On the Name Comforter
- The Glory of Christ
- On the Presence of the Spirit in the Church
- The Outpouring of the Spirit
- On the Spirit of Missions
- On Conscience
- The Light of the Spirit
- On the Spirit Guiding the Church
- On Trusting the Spirit
- The Spirit of Christ and His Love
- On the Spirit’s Coming
Praise for the Print Edition
The simple and devout tone which pervades the book will commend it to all Christian readers. Mr. Murray feels that the Church of Christ does not depend so implicitly on the help of the Holy Spirit as our Lord taught His disciples to depend. The book deserves a wide circle of readers.
—The London Quarterly Review
Mr. Murray’s new work, like his former ones, will serve for the edification of those who are able to appreciate spirituality of thought, and inclined to give the attention needful to digest and profit by meditations presented in a manner more solid than lively.
—Record
Product Details
- Title: The Spirit of Christ: Thoughts on the Indwelling of the Holy Spirit in the Believer and the Church
- Author: Andrew Murray
- Publisher: Anson D. F. Randolph & Co.
- Publication Date: 1888
- Pages: 394
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
“In doing so let us specially remember one thing: only he that is faithful in the least will be made ruler over much. Be very faithful to what thou already hast and knowest of the Spirit’s working. Regard thyself with deep reverence as God’s holy temple. Wait for and listen to the gentlest whispering of God’s Spirit within thee. Listen especially to the conscience, which has been cleansed in the blood. Keep that conscience very clean by simple childlike obedience. In thy heart there may be much involuntary sin, with which thou feelest thyself powerless. Humble thyself deeply for this thy inbred corruption, strengthened as it has been by actual sin. Let every rising of such sin be cleansed in the blood.” (Pages 30–31)
“The experience of the joy and strength of the Saviour’s presence, as they learned that He would keep them trusting, was, for a time, most real and blessed. But it did not last: there was a very gradual decline to a lower stage, with much of vain effort and sad failure. They would fain know where the evil lies. There can be little doubt that the answer must be this: they did not know or honour the Indwelling Spirit as the strength of their life, as the power of their faith, to keep them always looking to Jesus and trusting in Him. They knew not what it was, day by day, to wait in lowly reverence for the Holy Spirit to deliver from the power of the flesh, and to maintain the wonderful presence of the Father and the Son within them.” (Page 7)
“GOD has revealed Himself in two great dispensations. In the Old we have the time of promise and preparation, in the New that of fulfilment and possession. In harmony with the difference of the two dispensations, there is a twofold working of God’s Spirit. In the Old Testament we have the Spirit of God coming upon men, and working on them in special times and ways, working from above and without, inwards. In the New we have the Holy Spirit entering them and dwelling within them, working from within, outwards and upwards. In the former we have the Spirit of God as the Almighty and Holy One; in the latter we have the Spirit of the Father of Jesus Christ.” (Page 15)
- Title: The Spirit of Christ: Thoughts on the Indwelling of the Holy Spirit in the Believer and the Church
- Author: Andrew Murray
- Publisher: Anson D. F. Randolph & Company
- Print Publication Date: 1888
- Logos Release Date: 2012
- Era: era:modern
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subjects: Holy Spirit › Sermons; Sermons, English; Reformed Church › Sermons
- Resource ID: LLS:SPIRITCHRSTMURRAY
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-02-12T06:06:34Z
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.