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Abide in Christ Paperback – January 15, 2018
- Print length116 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- Publication dateJanuary 15, 2018
- Dimensions6 x 0.27 x 9 inches
- ISBN-101983860352
- ISBN-13978-1983860355
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- Publisher : CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (January 15, 2018)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 116 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1983860352
- ISBN-13 : 978-1983860355
- Item Weight : 8.2 ounces
- Dimensions : 6 x 0.27 x 9 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #4,499,782 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #567,987 in Christian Books & Bibles
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Murray explains that the purpose of the branches is to bear fruit. The reason some branches are not bearing fruit is because they are not attached properly to the vine. The primary duty of the branches is to abide in the vine. The more one relies on the connection to the vine, the more one will flourish. The bearing of fruit is the ministry of the branch. The vine gives sustenance and the branch gives fruit. The Christian life is one of giving and receiving. The vine is only planted for the fruit it bears. Other plants give ornament or shade, but the vine is planted for its fruit. The believer is called to bear great fruit. The fruit tree does not live for itself, it lives for the fruit it can give to others.
The Father is the husbandman of the vineyard. The vineyard is a symbol of the people of God (Israel), the branch is a symbol of the individual believer. The Father cares for the vine. The Father plucks the branches that do not bear fruit. Of all the plants, the vine has the greatest need of the pruning knife. The Father prunes the branch so that it may bear greater fruit.
Murray points out that the branch is only valuable to the extent that it is attached to the vine. Some branches are natural (Jews) and some are grafted into the vine (Gentiles), both must remain in the vine if they are to bear fruit. The vine does not pull sustenance from the earth for itself, it drinks water from the earth for the sake of the branch. Everything that the vine is belongs to the branches. The believer remains attached to the vine because of faith. The branch looks like the vine, so the believer must look like Christ.
The believer must be crucified with Christ. It is impossible for the branch to be grafted into the vine unless there is a wounding. The vine is wounded and the branch is trimmed so that the graft can be sustained.
The branch must abide in the vine every single day. Today’s manna must be sufficient for today. God’s presence cannot be stored up for later, His presence is needed today for today’s problems. When one abides in Christ, one discovers wisdom, righteousness, sanctification, and redemption. Abiding in Christ is not a place of striving, it is a place of rest.
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Andrew Murray (1828-1917) was a South African pastor and writer who wrote over 240 books. He was a key influencer in the Keswick movement, also known as the Higher Life movement because of their emphasis on a second work of sanctification that happens subsequent to salvation. His theology on healing and faith makes him a predecessor to the Pentecostal movement.
The knowledge in this book is the result of deep devotion. It is not trite or full of clichéd wisdom like is often found in today’s books. Even though many of the sentences are simple, they are dripping with honey from the throne room of heaven. This book is primarily a devotional book. It is worth rereading and redigesting repeatedly. In the hustle and bustle of life, every Christian needs regular reminders to remain close to the source of Life itself. This is the type of book that is worth reading every year or so. Repeated readings will reveal deeper truths. This is a book for meditation, for deep contemplation.
The book does seem to drag on for a bit too long. Most of the ideas could have been covered in one or two chapters. Actually, the title of the book covers the content of the entire book. If one gets the idea, “Abide in Christ” one pretty much grasps the main point of the book. The last one hundred pages seemed to never end and they were repetitious. When the book was written, a lengthy book was the norm; now the entire book would be distilled into an article with bullet points to make it easier to read. A shorter article would not have the devotional impact of this book, but it would be quicker to read. But on the other hand, the book does have thirty-one chapters and is devotional in nature. Reading one chapter each day for a month would be an ideal way to consume this book.
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Weshalb diese Einsicht so unabdingbar, so essentiell von Bedeutung ist, zeigt Andrew Murray nicht nur mit "Abide in Christ", sondern mit nahezu allen seinen Schriften zum Thema Christsein. Nicht historisch sondern inhaltlich sei hier auf das "vergessene Christentum" verwiesen, oder besser gesagt: Was es wirklich bedeutet, Christ zu sein! Auch nicht der Kopf, sondern das Herz wird hier sinnbildlich bemüht. Die Botschaft ist geradezu ketzerisch einfach: Abide (griech. 'meno' - ein Wort, das sich nur schwer in seiner vollen Bedeutung einfach übersetzen lässt). So einfach, dass sie an den meisten - einschließlich mir selbst - spurlos vorbeigeht. Ketzerisch ist sie, weil sich unsere Ohren bereits an zu viel Unrat sattgehört haben und der Verzicht auf schwülstige theologische Luftkonstrukte (Arminianismus vs Calvinismus; Millennialismus, Kreationismus, etc.) oder auch einsilbigen Pop-Christen-Jargon (wie z.B. in Purpose-Driven-Life-Manier oder Himmel-und-Hölle-Homiletik) undenkbar geworden ist.
Der ganze Reichtum der Botschaft Jesu an jene, die zumindest vorgeben, an Ihn zu glauben und jene, die an Ihn glauben wollen, verbirgt sich in dieser einen Erkenntnis: meinate en emoi kagô en humin ("Bleibt in mir, und ich in euch." Joh 15,4)
Und darum geht es Murray in allererster Linie: den erneuten und erneuerten Blick auf das Zentrum der christlichen Botschaft: Jesus. Kein Kodex, kein Konzept, keine Formel, sondern eine PERSON. Wer diesen Blick riskiert, darf im besten Fall darauf hoffen, sein Christentum zu verlieren, um Christus zu gewinnen.
He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose. (Jim Eliot)
Take time to receive this truth and walk with God in the resurrection power of His love and overcoming Life