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John Nelson Darby
John Nelson Darby (1800 - 1882). Anglo-Irish Bible teacher, author, and founder of the Plymouth Brethren, born in London to a wealthy family. Educated at Westminster School and Trinity College, Dublin, he graduated with a gold medal in classics in 1819 and was called to the Irish bar in 1822. Ordained a deacon in the Church of Ireland in 1825, he served as a curate in Wicklow but left in 1827, disillusioned with institutional religion. In 1828, he joined early Brethren in Dublin, shaping their dispensationalist theology and emphasis on simple worship. Darby translated the Bible into English, French, and German, and wrote 53 volumes, including Synopsis of the Books of the Bible. His teachings on the rapture and dispensationalism influenced modern evangelicalism, notably through the Scofield Reference Bible. Unmarried, he traveled extensively, planting Brethren assemblies in Europe, North America, and New Zealand. His 1860s split with B.W. Newton led to Exclusive Brethren. His works, at stempublishing.com, remain influential despite his rigid separatism.
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John Nelson Darby emphasizes the significance of the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ, highlighting its impact on the conscience of believers and the joy it brings to their hearts. He explains that while Christians share the same flesh as the world, their relationship with Christ ensures they do not fall away. Darby encourages believers to align their consciences with the anticipation of Christ's return, reminding them that even in moments of bliss, they remain accountable to their conscience. Ultimately, he reassures that when the Lord comes, believers will be united with Him.
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On the Coming of the Lord
Notes taken at a meeting of brethren in London, July, 1841. (extracted from Simple Testimony, 1845) The coming of the Lord Jesus Christ has an aspect, as to conscience, toward the whole world. As to conscience, we stand here in the world; but it has its joys for the heart of a saint, and these things the world can know nothing about. You act upon the conscience of a saint, as in the world, because he has the same flesh as the world. You would act on his conscience as to falling away, and he never falls away. I would subject my conscience to the Lord's coming, as to the things here; but when He comes I shall come with Him. We never should forget that while down here we never get out of the region of conscience, however high we get into the region of bliss.
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John Nelson Darby (1800 - 1882). Anglo-Irish Bible teacher, author, and founder of the Plymouth Brethren, born in London to a wealthy family. Educated at Westminster School and Trinity College, Dublin, he graduated with a gold medal in classics in 1819 and was called to the Irish bar in 1822. Ordained a deacon in the Church of Ireland in 1825, he served as a curate in Wicklow but left in 1827, disillusioned with institutional religion. In 1828, he joined early Brethren in Dublin, shaping their dispensationalist theology and emphasis on simple worship. Darby translated the Bible into English, French, and German, and wrote 53 volumes, including Synopsis of the Books of the Bible. His teachings on the rapture and dispensationalism influenced modern evangelicalism, notably through the Scofield Reference Bible. Unmarried, he traveled extensively, planting Brethren assemblies in Europe, North America, and New Zealand. His 1860s split with B.W. Newton led to Exclusive Brethren. His works, at stempublishing.com, remain influential despite his rigid separatism.