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Why Do You Not Believe?
Andrew Murray was a South African pastor and prolific Christian writer in the 19th century. Murray’s devotionals are noted for placing an emphasis on spiritual growth in the lives of Christians. This edition of Why Do You Not Believe? includes a table of contents.
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72 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 24, 2008
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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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December 12, 2018
Good Book
Strong theology. His way of writing is a little hard to get past at first, but you quickly get used to it.
Strong theology. His way of writing is a little hard to get past at first, but you quickly get used to it.
October 26, 2016
I added this to my Devotional Readings for the past month, and have been quite pleased that I did. Admittedly, it is aimed at those new to the Faith (or perhaps more precisely to those "who are on the brink of the Faith" or struggling with it) - so whilst I was not of the intended audience, I still found this to be good devotional material. It covers many things about God, Christ, Holy Spirit, Salvation, Forgiveness, Grace, etc they all Christians can do with reminding.
Admittedly the language is a bit dated for the 21st Century, and thus its value may be more to the older Christian. Also some of the entries are superb whilst others are not so much - overall though well worth the time.
Admittedly the language is a bit dated for the 21st Century, and thus its value may be more to the older Christian. Also some of the entries are superb whilst others are not so much - overall though well worth the time.
September 15, 2022
Wonderful
Wonderful book on the subject of why we don’t believe. Easy to follow but written very well. Grace and peace.
Wonderful book on the subject of why we don’t believe. Easy to follow but written very well. Grace and peace.
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