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Andrew Murray (1828 - 1917). South African pastor, author, and revivalist born in Graaff-Reinet, Cape Colony, to Dutch Reformed missionary parents. Sent to Scotland at 10, he studied at Aberdeen University and Utrecht, Netherlands, returning ordained in 1848. He pastored in Bloemfontein and Worcester, later moderating the Dutch Reformed Church’s Cape Synod. In 1860, he sparked a revival in the Orange Free State, preaching to thousands across racial lines despite apartheid’s rise. Murray wrote over 240 books, including Abide in Christ (1882) and With Christ in the School of Prayer, translated into dozens of languages. His emphasis on holiness, prayer, and divine healing influenced global Pentecostalism. Married to Emma Rutherford in 1856, they had eight children, four becoming missionaries. He founded theological seminaries and the Huguenot College for women. Despite chronic illness, he traveled to Europe and America, speaking at Keswick Conventions. His devotional works remain widely read, shaping Christian spirituality across denominations.
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Andrew Murray emphasizes the necessity of yielding to the Spirit of God to overcome the deceptive spirit of the world. He explains that true influence over others comes from a life that is spiritually separated from worldly desires, rather than from mere physical withdrawal. The blinding influence of the world can even affect believers, preventing them from fully grasping God's teachings. By fully devoting ourselves to Christ and embracing a heavenly life, we gain the strength to selflessly serve others and effectively impact their lives.
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Yield to the Spirit of God to Cast Out the Spirit of This World.
Some of my readers have already been saying, But how can we influence our fellow-men if we withdraw ourselves from them, if we are to live such an unworldly life? Let us remember, the power of this world lies in its deceit. It is a kingdom of darkness. ‘The god of this world blinds the eyes, lest the light should shine into the heart.’ Satan comes as an angel of light; he can hide the spirit of the world under the garb of scriptural truth or Christian duty. It is owing to this terrible blinding influence of the world even in believers that they cannot see what God’s Word teaches so clearly, that it is just they who separate themselves most entirely in spirit from the world, who will be able to influence it the most. As long as the separation ends in the desire for our own safety, it cannot obtain the object for which God calls us. But when we yield to the Spirit of God to cast out the spirit of the world, we shall understand that the deliverance from its self-pleasing and self-seeking which entire devotion to Christ and the heavenly life give, is the very power that will fit us for sacrificing ourselves to others, and gaining power over them.
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Andrew Murray (1828 - 1917). South African pastor, author, and revivalist born in Graaff-Reinet, Cape Colony, to Dutch Reformed missionary parents. Sent to Scotland at 10, he studied at Aberdeen University and Utrecht, Netherlands, returning ordained in 1848. He pastored in Bloemfontein and Worcester, later moderating the Dutch Reformed Church’s Cape Synod. In 1860, he sparked a revival in the Orange Free State, preaching to thousands across racial lines despite apartheid’s rise. Murray wrote over 240 books, including Abide in Christ (1882) and With Christ in the School of Prayer, translated into dozens of languages. His emphasis on holiness, prayer, and divine healing influenced global Pentecostalism. Married to Emma Rutherford in 1856, they had eight children, four becoming missionaries. He founded theological seminaries and the Huguenot College for women. Despite chronic illness, he traveled to Europe and America, speaking at Keswick Conventions. His devotional works remain widely read, shaping Christian spirituality across denominations.