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Henry Allan “Harry” Ironside (1876–1951). Born on October 14, 1876, in Toronto, Canada, to John and Sophia Ironside, Harry Ironside was a prolific Bible teacher, pastor, and author in the Plymouth Brethren and dispensationalist traditions. Converted at age 12 through his mother’s influence and his own Bible reading, he began preaching at 14 with the Salvation Army in California after moving there in 1886. Largely self-taught, he never attended seminary but memorized much of Scripture, earning an honorary D.D. from Wheaton College in 1942. Joining the Plymouth Brethren in 1896, he itinerated across North America, preaching at revival meetings and Bible conferences, known for clear, anecdotal sermons. In 1930, he became pastor of Moody Memorial Church in Chicago, serving until 1948, growing its influence through radio broadcasts. Ironside authored over 100 books and commentaries, including Holiness: The False and the True (1912), Lectures on Daniel the Prophet (1911), and The Minor Prophets (1904), emphasizing practical biblical application. Married to Helen Schofield in 1898 until her death in 1948, then to Ann Hightower in 1949, he had two sons, Edmund and John. He died on January 15, 1951, in Cambridge, New Zealand, while preaching, saying, “The Word of God is living and powerful—trust it fully.”
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Harry Ironside emphasizes that Christians may not always agree on every issue due to various influences such as habits, environment, and education. He points out that true unity comes from adopting the 'mind of Christ,' which embodies humility and love. By embracing this mindset, believers can support one another in faith rather than challenge each other's convictions, fostering a spirit of cooperation and understanding within the body of Christ.
Behave Like a King
It is very evident that Christians will never see eye to eye on all points. We are so largely influenced by habits, by environment, by education, by the measure of intellectual and spiritual apprehension to which we have attained, that it is an impossibility to find any number of people who look at everything from the same standpoint. How then can such be of one mind? The apostle himself explains it elsewhere when he says, “I think also that I have the mind of Christ.” The “mind of Christ” is the lowly mind. And, if we are all of this mind, we shall walk together in love, considering one another and seeking rather to be helpers of one another’s faith, than challenging each other’s convictions (Notes on Philippians, pp. 38-39).
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Henry Allan “Harry” Ironside (1876–1951). Born on October 14, 1876, in Toronto, Canada, to John and Sophia Ironside, Harry Ironside was a prolific Bible teacher, pastor, and author in the Plymouth Brethren and dispensationalist traditions. Converted at age 12 through his mother’s influence and his own Bible reading, he began preaching at 14 with the Salvation Army in California after moving there in 1886. Largely self-taught, he never attended seminary but memorized much of Scripture, earning an honorary D.D. from Wheaton College in 1942. Joining the Plymouth Brethren in 1896, he itinerated across North America, preaching at revival meetings and Bible conferences, known for clear, anecdotal sermons. In 1930, he became pastor of Moody Memorial Church in Chicago, serving until 1948, growing its influence through radio broadcasts. Ironside authored over 100 books and commentaries, including Holiness: The False and the True (1912), Lectures on Daniel the Prophet (1911), and The Minor Prophets (1904), emphasizing practical biblical application. Married to Helen Schofield in 1898 until her death in 1948, then to Ann Hightower in 1949, he had two sons, Edmund and John. He died on January 15, 1951, in Cambridge, New Zealand, while preaching, saying, “The Word of God is living and powerful—trust it fully.”