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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 importance of considering Jesus as the central figure of the Epistle to the Hebrews. He points out that the Hebrews' spiritual weakness and potential to miss God's promises stem from their lack of understanding of the perfect redemption offered through Christ. By recognizing Jesus as their compassionate and Almighty High Priest, believers can align their lives with their faith and the will of God. Murray highlights that Jesus, being greater than the angels, provides a more profound and effective support for those who trust in Him. Ultimately, knowing Christ deeply transforms the believer's life and faith.
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Consider Jesus
Consider Jesus: these words may be taken as the motto of the Epistle to the Hebrews. The weakness of the Christian living which the writer saw among the Hebrews and their danger of missing God’s promises through unbelief and disobedience was due to their ignorance of the real nature of the perfect redemption which had been offered to them in the gospel. If they could only know Christ Jesus and what he could do for them as their compassionate, Faithful, Almighty High Priest, then their living would be in perfect correspondence with their beliefs and with the will of the Savior whom they would then truly know. As the Son of God he is greater than the angels; how much more effective will be what he is and does for those who trust him than all that the angels did for God’s saints in times gone by. Consider Jesus the Mighty God. (Excerpted from The Promise of the Spirit by Andrew Murray, pg. 43-44)
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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.