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Alan Redpath (1907 - 1989). British pastor, author, and evangelist born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Raised in a Christian home, he trained as a chartered accountant and worked in business until a 1936 conversion at London’s Hinde Street Methodist Church led him to ministry. Studying at Chester Diocesan Theological College, he was ordained in 1939, pastoring Duke Street Baptist Church in Richmond, London, during World War II. From 1953 to 1962, he led Moody Church in Chicago, growing its influence, then returned to Charlotte Chapel, Edinburgh, until 1966. Redpath authored books like Victorious Christian Living (1955), emphasizing holiness and surrender, with thousands sold globally. A Keswick Convention speaker, he preached across North America and Asia, impacting evangelical leaders like Billy Graham. Married to Marjorie Welch in 1935, they had two daughters. His warm, practical sermons addressed modern struggles, urging believers to “rest in Christ’s victory.” Despite a stroke in 1964 limiting his later years, Redpath’s writings and recordings remain influential in Reformed and Baptist circles. His focus on spiritual renewal shaped 20th-century evangelicalism.
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Alan Redpath emphasizes the stark contrast between worldly principles of self-glorification and the Christian call to self-crucifixion. He explains that true greatness in the Christian life comes from recognizing the glory of God in Jesus Christ, which leads to a personal confrontation with one's own motives and desires. Redpath stresses the necessity of continual submission to the crucifixion of the flesh, highlighting that many Christians fail to mature because they have not truly encountered Christ. He calls for a consistent rejection of the flesh's demands for recognition and approval, urging believers to carry the marks of Jesus in their lives.
Treasure in Earthen Vessels
The principle of the world is "self-glorification," and the principle of the Christian is "self-crucifixion." The principle of the world is "exalt yourself," and the principle of the Christian is "crucify yourself." The principle of men is greatness, bigness, pomp, and show; the principle of the cross is death. Therefore, whenever a man has seen the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ . . . at once he comes right into a head-on collision within his own personal living, with all of his principles and motives upon which he has lived until this moment. . . . if there is to be a continual manifestation of Holy Spirit life, there must be a constant submission to the crucifixion of the flesh, not simply sometimes, but always. . . . . I see the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ, in the measure in which I am prepared to die. . . Why is it that so many Christians behave like kindergarten children? Because they have not seen His face! . . . And the cost in the Christian life. . . . Deep down in the Christian's life, always and all the time, there is to be a "no" to every demand that the flesh may make for recognition, and every demand that the flesh may make for approval, and every demand that the flesh may make for vindication. Always the Christian must bear about in his body the marks of the Lord Jesus (Blessings Out of Buffetings, p. 37-38).
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Alan Redpath (1907 - 1989). British pastor, author, and evangelist born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Raised in a Christian home, he trained as a chartered accountant and worked in business until a 1936 conversion at London’s Hinde Street Methodist Church led him to ministry. Studying at Chester Diocesan Theological College, he was ordained in 1939, pastoring Duke Street Baptist Church in Richmond, London, during World War II. From 1953 to 1962, he led Moody Church in Chicago, growing its influence, then returned to Charlotte Chapel, Edinburgh, until 1966. Redpath authored books like Victorious Christian Living (1955), emphasizing holiness and surrender, with thousands sold globally. A Keswick Convention speaker, he preached across North America and Asia, impacting evangelical leaders like Billy Graham. Married to Marjorie Welch in 1935, they had two daughters. His warm, practical sermons addressed modern struggles, urging believers to “rest in Christ’s victory.” Despite a stroke in 1964 limiting his later years, Redpath’s writings and recordings remain influential in Reformed and Baptist circles. His focus on spiritual renewal shaped 20th-century evangelicalism.