The New Life
Words of God for young disciples of Christ by Andrew Murray 1891 Vintage book from internet archives
Words of God for young disciples of Christ
by Andrew Murray
1891 Vintage book from internet archives
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<strong>The</strong> <strong>New</strong> <strong>Life</strong>.<br />
ledge them as our people. <strong>The</strong> one new commandment<br />
that the Lord gave, the sure token by which all<br />
should recognize that we are His disciples, is<br />
brotherly love. Although the children of God in a<br />
locality are few, or despised, or full of imperfection,<br />
yet do you join them. Love them : hold intercourse<br />
with them. Attach yourself to them in prayer meetings<br />
and otherwise. Love them fervently : brotherly<br />
love has wonderful power to open the heart for the<br />
love and the indwelling of God.^<br />
To complete consecration, there also belongs separation<br />
from sin and the world. Touch not the unclean<br />
thing. Know that the world is under the<br />
power of the Evil One. Ask not how much of it you<br />
can retain without being lost. Ask not always what<br />
is sin and what is lawful. Even of that which is<br />
lawful, the Christian must oftentimes make a willing<br />
renunciation, in order to be able to live wholly for his<br />
God.' Abstinence even from lawful things is often<br />
indispensable for the full imitation of the Lord Jesus.<br />
Live as one who is really separated for God and His<br />
holiness. He who renounces everj'thing, who counts<br />
everything loss for Jesus' sake, shall even in this life<br />
receive an hundredfold.^<br />
And what I separate from everything, I will use,<br />
Entire consecration has its eye upon making us useful<br />
and fit for God and His service.<br />
Let there not be<br />
1 Ruth i. 16<br />
;<br />
John xv. 12 ; Rom. xii. 5 i ;<br />
Cor. xii. 20, 21 ; Eph.<br />
iv. 14, 16 ; I Pet. i. 22.<br />
' I Cor. viii. 13, ix. 25, 27, x. 23 ;<br />
2 Cor. vi. 16, 17 ;<br />
2 Tim. if. 4.<br />
3 Gen. xxii. 16, 17 ;<br />
2 Chron. xxv. 9 ;<br />
lyUke xviii. 29 ;<br />
John xii.<br />
24, 25 ;<br />
Phil. iii. 8.