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Humility: The Journey Toward Holiness – Classic Devotional Meditations on the Character of Christ
When Jesus "made himself nothing...taking the nature of a servant," He modeled for all believers true humility. Andrew Murray calls this "our true nobility" and "the
distinguishing feature of discipleship." With insightful, penetrating clarity, Murray calls all Christians to turn from pride, empty themselves, and study the character of Christ to be filled with His grace. Often called the best work on humility ever written, this edition has been edited for today's reader.
distinguishing feature of discipleship." With insightful, penetrating clarity, Murray calls all Christians to turn from pride, empty themselves, and study the character of Christ to be filled with His grace. Often called the best work on humility ever written, this edition has been edited for today's reader.
114 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1895
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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August 18, 2021
Super bon livre! Un livre sur l’humilité et la sainteté. L’orgueil est un péché qui n’est pas assez mortifié chez les chrétiens. Ce petit bouquin nous apporte à avoir un amour pour Christ qui nous donne le goût de vivre pour lui et non pour nous-même. Oublions-nous et pensons à Christ!
December 17, 2018
Une lecture bienfaisante.
January 3, 2019
Je retiens surtout de ce livre :
1) Chapitre sur l'humilité dans la vie ordinaire : Il ne sert à rien de prétendre être humble devant Dieu si l'on est orgueilleux face aux hommes.
2) Chapitre sur l'humilité et la foi : L'humilité est une promesse, une richesse acquise par le Christ que nous pouvons donc demander avec confiance à Dieu.
3) Chapitre sur l'humilité et la joie : Si nous cherchons vraiment l'humilité, nous recevrons avec joie la souffrance et les épreuves, sachant qu'elles humilient.
4) Chapitre sur l'humilité et l'élévation : notre rôle est de nous humilier face à Dieu et face aux hommes, c'est Dieu qui nous rendra humble et nous élèvera.
1) Chapitre sur l'humilité dans la vie ordinaire : Il ne sert à rien de prétendre être humble devant Dieu si l'on est orgueilleux face aux hommes.
2) Chapitre sur l'humilité et la foi : L'humilité est une promesse, une richesse acquise par le Christ que nous pouvons donc demander avec confiance à Dieu.
3) Chapitre sur l'humilité et la joie : Si nous cherchons vraiment l'humilité, nous recevrons avec joie la souffrance et les épreuves, sachant qu'elles humilient.
4) Chapitre sur l'humilité et l'élévation : notre rôle est de nous humilier face à Dieu et face aux hommes, c'est Dieu qui nous rendra humble et nous élèvera.
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