The New Life compiled by Debra Maffett

Women At The Well Bible Study
The New Life by Andrew Murray
Chapter 1
(with scriptures added)
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The Secret of Fellowship by Andrew Murray
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The Secret of Fellowship contains one month of daily selections that emphasize the
necessity of daily fellowship with God for a life full of the joy and power of the
Holy Spirit.
We welcome you to an exciting new journey of spiritual growth
as we glean from God's Word through Andrew Murray's classic,
The New Life in Christ.

Chapter 1
The New Life
“For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotton Son, that
whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have eternal life"
John 3:16.
"For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God. Christ is our life"
Colossians 3:3,4.
“We declare unto you the life, eternal life, which was with the Father and was
manifested unto us. God hath given us eternal life; and this life is in His Son.
He that hath the Son hath life" 1 John 1:2; 5:11,12.
How glorious, then, is the blessing which every one receives that believes in
the Lord Jesus. Not only does there come a change in his disposition and manner
of life; he also receives from God out of Heaven an entirely new life. He is born
anew, born of God: he has passed from death into life. (John 1:12-13; 3:5,7; 5:24;
1 John 3:14; 5:1)
John 1:12 But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become
the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:
Joh 1:13 Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of
the will of man, but of God.
John 3:5 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be
born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
John 3:7 Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.
John 5:24 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and
believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into
condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.

1 John 3:14 We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we
love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death.
1 John 5:1 Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and
every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him.
This new life is nothing less than eternal life. (John 3:15-16,36; 6:40,51; 6:25-26;
Romans 6:11,23; 8:2; 1 John 5:12,13)
John 3:15 That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have
eternal life.
John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son,
that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
John 3:36 He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that
believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.
John 6:40 And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth
the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him
up at the last day.
John 6:51 I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man
eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my
flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.
John 6:25 And when they had found him on the other side of the sea, they
said unto him, Rabbi, when camest thou hither?
John 6:26 Jesus answered them and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Ye
seek me, not because ye saw the miracles, but because ye did eat of the
loaves, and were filled.
Romans 6:11 Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin,
but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Romans 8:2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me
free from the law of sin and death.
1 John 5:12 He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of
God hath not life.

1 John 5:13 These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of
the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may
believe on the name of the Son of God.
This does not mean, as many suppose, that our life will no longer die, enduring
into eternity. No, eternal life is nothing else than the very life of God. It is the life
that He has had in Himself from eternity and that has been visibly revealed in
Christ. This life is now the inheritance of every child of God. (1 John 1:3; 3:1,
5:11)
1 John 1:3 That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye
also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the
Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.
1 John 3:1 Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us,
that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us
not, because it knew him not.
1 John 5:11 And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and
this life is in his Son.
This life is a life of inconceivable power. Whenever God gives life to a young plant
or animal, that life has within itself the power to grow. The plant or animal as of
itself becomes large. Life is power. In a new life--in your heart--there is the power
of eternity. (John 5:10,28; Heb. 7:16,28; 2 Cor 7:9; 8:4; Col. 3:3-4; Phil. 4:13)
John 5:10 The Jews therefore said unto him that was cured, It is the sabbath
day: it is not lawful for thee to carry thy bed.
John 5:28 Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that
are in the graves shall hear his voice,
Hebrews 7:16 Who is made, not after the law of a carnal commandment, but
after the power of an endless life.
Hebrews 7:28 For the law maketh men high priests which have infirmity; but
the word of the oath, which was since the law, maketh the Son, who is
consecrated for evermore.

2 Corinthians 7:9 Now I rejoice, not that ye were made sorry, but that ye s
sorrowed to repentance: for ye were made sorry after a godly manner, that
ye might receive damage by us in nothing.
2 Corinthians 8:4 Praying us with much intreaty that we would receive the
gift, and take upon us the fellowship of the ministering to the saints.
Colossians 3:3 For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.
Colossians 3:4 When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also
appear with him in glory.
Phillipinas 4:13 I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
More certain than the healthful growth of any tree or animal is the growth and
increase of the child of God who surrenders himself to the working of the new life.
What hinders this power and the reception of the new spiritual life is chiefly
two things. The one is ignorance of its nature--its laws and workings. Man, even
the Christian, cannot conceive of the new life which comes from God. It surpasses
all of his thoughts. His own distorted thoughts of the way to serve and to please
God--namely, by what he does and is--are deeply rooted in him. Although he
believes that he understands and receives God's Word, he still thinks humanly and
carnally on divine things. (Jos. 3:4; Matt. 16:23)
Joshua 3:4 Yet there shall be a space between you and it, about two
thousand cubits by measure: come not near unto it, that ye may know the
way by which ye must go: for ye have not passed this way heretofore.
Matthew 16:23 But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me,
Satan: thou art an offence unto me: for thou savourest not the things that be
of God, but those that be of men.
Not only must God give salvation and life; He must also give the Spirit to
make us understand what He gives. He must point out the way to the land of
Canaan. We must also, like the blind, be led by Him every day.
The young Christian must try to cherish a deep conviction of his ignorance
concerning the new life, and of his inability to form correct thoughts about it. This
will bring him to the meekness and to the childlike spirit of humility, to which the

Lord will make His secret known. (Ps. 25:5,8-9; 143:8; Isa. 42:16; 64:4; Matt.
11:25; 1 Cor. 1:18-19; 2:7,10,12; Heb. 11:8)
Psalm 25:5 Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my
salvation; on thee do I wait all the day.
Psalm 25:8 Good and upright is the LORD: therefore will he teach sinners in
the way.
Psalm 25:9 The meek will he guide in judgment: and the meek will he teach
his way.
Psalm 143:8 Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; for in thee
do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up my
soul unto thee.
Isaiah 42:16 And I will bring the blind by a way that they knew not; I will
lead them in paths that they have not known: I will make darkness light
before them, and crooked things straight. These things will I do unto them,
and not forsake them.
Isaiah 64:4 For since the beginning of the world men have not heard, nor
perceived by the ear, neither hath the eye seen, O God, beside thee, what he
hath prepared for him that waiteth for him.
Matthew 11:25 At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father,
Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise
and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes.
1 Corinthians 1:18 For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish
foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.
1 Corinthians 1:19 For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise,
and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.
1 Corinthians 2:7 But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the
hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory:
1 Corinthians 2:10 But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the
Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.
1 Corinthians 2:12 Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the
spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to
us of God.

Hebrews 11:8 By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place
which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out,
not knowing whither he went.
There is a second hindrance in the way of faith. In the life of every plant and every
animal and every child of God, there lies sufficient power by which it can become
big. In the new life, God has made the most glorious provision of a sufficient
power. With this power His child can grow and become all that he must be. Christ
Himself is his life and his power of life. (Ps. 18:2; 27:1; 38:3; 34:8; John 14:19;
Gal. 2:20; Col. 3:3,4)
Psalm 18:2 The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my
God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my
salvation, and my high tower.
Psalm 27:1 The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the
LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
Psalm 38:3 There is no soundness in my flesh because of thine anger;
neither is there any rest in my bones because of my sin.
Psalm 34:8 O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that
trusteth in him.
John 14:19 Yet a little while, and the world seeth me no more; but ye see me:
because I live, ye shall live also.
Galatians 2:20 I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but
Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the
faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.
Colossians 3:3 For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.
Colossians 3:4 When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also
appear with him in glory.
Yet, because this mighty life is not visible or cannot be felt, the young Christian
often becomes doubtful. He then fails to believe that he will grow with divine
power and certainty. He does not understand that the believing life is a life of faith.
He must depend on the life that is in Christ for him, although he neither sees, feels,

nor experiences anything. (Hab. 2:4; Matt. 6:27; Rom. 1:17; Gal. 3:11; Heb.
10:38)
Habakkuk 2:4 Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him: but
the just shall live by his faith.
Matthew 6:27 Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his
stature?
Romans 1:17 For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to
faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.
Galatians 3:11 But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, it
is evident: for, The just shall live by faith.
Hebrews 10:38 Now the just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back,
my soul shall have no pleasure in him.
Let everyone then that has received this new life cultivate these great convictions.
It is eternal life that works in me. It works with divine power. I can and will
become what God will have me be. Christ Himself is my life. I have to receive
Him every day as my life, given to me by God, and He will be my life in full
power.
Father, You have given me Your Son so that I may have life in Him. I thank You for
the glorious new life that is now in me. I pray that You will teach me to properly
know this new life. I will acknowledge my ignorance and the distorted thoughts
which are in me concerning Your 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.
Notes
Try to understand and plant the following lessons in your heart:
1. It is eternal life, the very life of God, that you have now received through faith.

2. This new life is in Christ, and the Holy Spirit is in you to convey to you all that is
in Christ. Christ lives in you through the Holy Spirit.
3. This life is a life of wonderful power. However weak you may feel, you must
believe in the divine power of the life that is in you.
4. This life needs time to grow in you and to take possession of you. Give it time, it
will surely increase.
5. Do not forget that all the laws and rules of this new life are in conflict with all
human thoughts of the way to please God. Be very much in dread of your own
thoughts. Let Christ, who is your life and also your wisdom, teach you all things.
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everything is accurate. There can be a few errors. This would be beneficial to me
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Words of God for Young Disciples of Christ
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