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The Two Covenants and the Second Blessing
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IT is Often said that the great aim Of the preacher ought to be to translate Scripture truth from its Jewish form into the language and the thought of the nineteenth century, and SO to make it intelligible and acceptable to our ordi nary Christians. It is to be feared that the ex periment will do more harm than good. In the course Of the translation the force Of the original is lost. The scholar who trusts to translations will never become a master Of the language he wants to learn. A race Of Christians will be raised up, to whom the language Of God's Word, and with that the God who spoke it, will be strange. In the Scripture words not a little of Scripture truth will be lost. For the true Chris tian life nothing is so healthful and invigorating as to have each man come and study for him self the very words in which the Holy Ghost has spoken.
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IT is Often said that the great aim Of the preacher ought to be to translate Scripture truth from its Jewish form into the language and the thought of the nineteenth century, and SO to make it intelligible and acceptable to our ordi nary Christians. It is to be feared that the ex periment will do more harm than good. In the course Of the translation the force Of the original is lost. The scholar who trusts to translations will never become a master Of the language he wants to learn. A race Of Christians will be raised up, to whom the language Of God's Word, and with that the God who spoke it, will be strange. In the Scripture words not a little of Scripture truth will be lost. For the true Chris tian life nothing is so healthful and invigorating as to have each man come and study for him self the very words in which the Holy Ghost has spoken.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
208 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1974
About the author
Andrew Murray
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Murray was Born in Cape Town, South Africa, Murray became a noted missionary leader. His father was a Scottish Presbyterian serving the Dutch Reformed Church of South Africa, and his mother had connections with both French Huguenots and German Lutherans. This background to some extent explains his ecumenical spirit. He was educated at Aberdeen University, Scotland, and at Utrecht University in the Netherlands. After ordination in 1848 he served pastorates at Bloemfontein, Worcester, Cape Town, and Wellington. He helped to found what are now the University College of the Orange Free State and the Stellenbosch Seminary. He served as Moderator of the Cape Synod of the Dutch Reformed Church and was president of both the YMCA (1865) and the South Africa General Mission (1888-1917), now the Africa Evangelical Fellowship.
He was one of the chief promoters of the call to missions in South Africa. This led to the Dutch Reformed Church missions to blacks in the Transvaal and Malawi. Apart from his evangelistic tours in South Africa, he spoke at the Keswick and Northfield Conventions in 1895, making a great impression. upon his British and American audiences. For his contribution to world missions he was given an honorary doctorate by the universities of Aberdeen (1898) and Cape of Good Hope(1907).
Murray is best known today for his devotional writings, which place great emphasis on the need for a rich, personal devotional life. Many of his 240 publications explain in how he saw this devotion and its outworking in the life of the Christian. Several of his books have become devotional classics. Among these are Abide in Christ, Absolute Surrender, With Christ in the School of Prayer, The Spirit of Christ and Waiting on God.
Murray was Born in Cape Town, South Africa, Murray became a noted missionary leader. His father was a Scottish Presbyterian serving the Dutch Reformed Church of South Africa, and his mother had connections with both French Huguenots and German Lutherans. This background to some extent explains his ecumenical spirit. He was educated at Aberdeen University, Scotland, and at Utrecht University in the Netherlands. After ordination in 1848 he served pastorates at Bloemfontein, Worcester, Cape Town, and Wellington. He helped to found what are now the University College of the Orange Free State and the Stellenbosch Seminary. He served as Moderator of the Cape Synod of the Dutch Reformed Church and was president of both the YMCA (1865) and the South Africa General Mission (1888-1917), now the Africa Evangelical Fellowship.
He was one of the chief promoters of the call to missions in South Africa. This led to the Dutch Reformed Church missions to blacks in the Transvaal and Malawi. Apart from his evangelistic tours in South Africa, he spoke at the Keswick and Northfield Conventions in 1895, making a great impression. upon his British and American audiences. For his contribution to world missions he was given an honorary doctorate by the universities of Aberdeen (1898) and Cape of Good Hope(1907).
Murray is best known today for his devotional writings, which place great emphasis on the need for a rich, personal devotional life. Many of his 240 publications explain in how he saw this devotion and its outworking in the life of the Christian. Several of his books have become devotional classics. Among these are Abide in Christ, Absolute Surrender, With Christ in the School of Prayer, The Spirit of Christ and Waiting on God.
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September 8, 2019
Have read through 2 times. A deep challenge to take hold of the promises of Christ. That as believers we have not grasped the promises of God sufficiently and are still working them out by human effort as by the Spirit. A deeply challenging book as to whether I am trusting God moment by moment or simply using a combination of the religious flesh and the Spirit. Not the easiest of read, but a neglected subject.
February 11, 2015
Substance rather than fluff.
Unlike most recent books on the Christian life the writings of Andrew Murray are thought provoking and worthy of the readers time. This one is difficult reading in places, but well worth the effort.
Unlike most recent books on the Christian life the writings of Andrew Murray are thought provoking and worthy of the readers time. This one is difficult reading in places, but well worth the effort.
March 5, 2015
This book redefined my approach to God and Christ. An amazing read.
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