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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Assurance of Faith.<br />
the glory, and being fully assured that what was<br />
promised God is also able to perform.<br />
<strong>The</strong>n the Scripture names also works : by unfeigned<br />
love we shall assure our hearts.^ Here carefully observe<br />
this : assurance by faith in the promise, without<br />
works, comes first.<br />
<strong>The</strong> godless man who receives<br />
grace knows this only from the word. But then,<br />
later on, assurance is to follow from works. " By<br />
works was faith made perfect. " <strong>The</strong> "^<br />
tree is planted<br />
in faith ; without fruits. But when the time of fruit<br />
arrives, and no fruit appears, then I may doubt. <strong>The</strong><br />
more clearly I at the outset hold the assurance of<br />
faith, without works, on the w^ord alone, the more<br />
certainly shall works follow.<br />
And both^assurance of faith and by works—come<br />
by the Spirit. Not by the word alone, and not by<br />
works as something that I myself do, but by the<br />
word as the instrument of the Spirit, and by works<br />
as the fruit of the Spirit, has a child of God the<br />
heavenly certification that he the Lord's.'<br />
O let us believe in Jesus as our life, and abide in<br />
Him, and assurance of faith shall never be lacking<br />
to us.<br />
O my Father, teach me to find my assurance of<br />
faith in a life with <strong>The</strong>e, in cordial reliance upon<br />
Thy promises, and in cordial obedience to Thy commands.<br />
Let Thy Holy Spirit also witness with my<br />
spirit that I am a child of God. Amen.<br />
J I John iii. i8, 19.<br />
' John XV. 10, 14 ; Gal. v. 6<br />
;<br />
Jas. ii. 22 ; 1 John iii. 14.<br />
^<br />
3 John iv. 13 ;<br />
Rom.<br />
viii. 13, 14<br />
183<br />
; i John iii. 24