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School of obedience
Andrew Murray
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School of obedience — Andrew Murray.
Author: Andrew Murray
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1We begin with Paradise. In Gen. 2:16, we read: 'And the Lord God commanded the man, saying.' And later (3:11),
pp. 5–5 · ≈ 6 min2'According to all that God commanded Noah, so did he.'
pp. 5–5 · ≈ 6 min3When he had been forty years in this school of faith-obedience, God came to perfect his faith, and to crown it with
pp. 5–5 · ≈ 6 min4ye shall be a peculiar treasure to Me above all people.'
pp. 6–6 · ≈ 7 min5expression nineteen times, 'According to all the Lord commanded Moses, so did he,' And then, 'The glory of the
pp. 6–6 · ≈ 7 min6again a new beginning when the people were about to enter Canaan. Read Deuteronomy, with all Moses spoke in
pp. 6–6 · ≈ 7 min7solemn warning as to the need of exact and entire obedience in a man whom God is to trust as ruler of His people.
pp. 6–6 · ≈ 7 min8'obey,' though alas! mostly in connection with the complaint that the people had not obeyed. God sums up all His
pp. 6–6 · ≈ 7 min9He was come into the world. He who entered it with His 'Lo, I come to do Thy will, O God,' ever confessed to men,
pp. 7–7 · ≈ 7 min10Lord's teaching had entered into him. In the one, 'God hath given His Holy Spirit to them that obey Him,' —he
pp. 7–7 · ≈ 7 min11among all nations' (1:5; 16:26), as that for which he was made an apostle. He speaks of what God had wrought 'to
pp. 7–7 · ≈ 7 min12justified, and his faith perfected, by his works.
pp. 7–7 · ≈ 7 min13ver. 2 be speaks to the 'Elect, in sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and blood-sprinkling of Jesus Christ,'
pp. 7–7 · ≈ 7 min14is a liar.' Obedience is
pp. 8–10 · ≈ 18 min15Obedience with Him did not mean a single act of obedience now and then, not even a series of acts, but the spirit of
pp. 11–11 · ≈ 7 min16Our food is refreshment and invigoration. The healthy man eats his bread with gladness. But food is more than
pp. 11–11 · ≈ 7 min17God did not reveal all His will to Christ at once, but day by day, according to the circumstances of the hour. In His
pp. 11–11 · ≈ 7 min18When He spake, 'I came not to do My own will, but the will of Him that sent Me,' He was ready to go all lengths in
pp. 11–11 · ≈ 7 min19who emptied Himself—who took the form of a servant—who humbled Himself, becoming obedient to death.'
pp. 11–11 · ≈ 7 min20'The Father that dwelleth in Me doeth the works.'
pp. 11–15 · ≈ 24 min21submission.
pp. 16–16 · ≈ 7 min22He gladly sacrifices his own wisdom and will to be guided by a higher.
pp. 16–16 · ≈ 7 min23time must be devoted to personal intercourse and instruction.
pp. 17–18 · ≈ 3 min24Him from us.
pp. 19–19 · ≈ 6 min25Holy Ghost that we can get at the real meaning of what God means by His Word, and that the Word will really
pp. 20–20 · ≈ 7 min26spirit of an unreserved surrender to obey.
pp. 20–20 · ≈ 7 min27remember, there are a great many commands to which your attention may never have been directed, or others of
pp. 20–20 · ≈ 7 min28Do not be content with anything less than seeing the face of God, having the assurance that He is looking on you in
pp. 20–20 · ≈ 7 min29morning sacrifice.
pp. 21–21 · ≈ 7 min30We need to be still, to wait and hear what response God gives. This is the office of the Holy Spirit, to be the voice of
pp. 21–21 · ≈ 7 min31In the obedience of our Lord Jesus, as in all His fellowship with the Father, the essential element was—it was all for
pp. 21–23 · ≈ 9 min32He was not come to destroy the law, but to secure its fulfillment. To the young ruler, He said, 'Thou knowest the
pp. 24–24 · ≈ 6 min33To be merciful as the Father in heaven, to forgive just as He does, to love enemies and to do good to them that hate
pp. 24–24 · ≈ 6 min34Self is the root of all lack of love and obedience. Our Lord called His disciple to deny himself and to take up his
pp. 25–25 · ≈ 7 min35For Himself He equally claimed the sacrifice of all to come and follow Him. The Christian who has not definitely at
pp. 25–25 · ≈ 7 min36alone that obedience deals.
pp. 25–25 · ≈ 7 min37indeed possible.
pp. 25–32 · ≈ 37 min38it aright.
pp. 33–33 · ≈ 6 min39You may have known so little of this in your Christian life hitherto that the thought appears strange. Learn that
pp. 33–33 · ≈ 6 min40and convincing light of the Holy Spirit.
pp. 34–42 · ≈ 48 min
pp. 5–5 · ≈ 6 min2'According to all that God commanded Noah, so did he.'
pp. 5–5 · ≈ 6 min3When he had been forty years in this school of faith-obedience, God came to perfect his faith, and to crown it with
pp. 5–5 · ≈ 6 min4ye shall be a peculiar treasure to Me above all people.'
pp. 6–6 · ≈ 7 min5expression nineteen times, 'According to all the Lord commanded Moses, so did he,' And then, 'The glory of the
pp. 6–6 · ≈ 7 min6again a new beginning when the people were about to enter Canaan. Read Deuteronomy, with all Moses spoke in
pp. 6–6 · ≈ 7 min7solemn warning as to the need of exact and entire obedience in a man whom God is to trust as ruler of His people.
pp. 6–6 · ≈ 7 min8'obey,' though alas! mostly in connection with the complaint that the people had not obeyed. God sums up all His
pp. 6–6 · ≈ 7 min9He was come into the world. He who entered it with His 'Lo, I come to do Thy will, O God,' ever confessed to men,
pp. 7–7 · ≈ 7 min10Lord's teaching had entered into him. In the one, 'God hath given His Holy Spirit to them that obey Him,' —he
pp. 7–7 · ≈ 7 min11among all nations' (1:5; 16:26), as that for which he was made an apostle. He speaks of what God had wrought 'to
pp. 7–7 · ≈ 7 min12justified, and his faith perfected, by his works.
pp. 7–7 · ≈ 7 min13ver. 2 be speaks to the 'Elect, in sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and blood-sprinkling of Jesus Christ,'
pp. 7–7 · ≈ 7 min14is a liar.' Obedience is
pp. 8–10 · ≈ 18 min15Obedience with Him did not mean a single act of obedience now and then, not even a series of acts, but the spirit of
pp. 11–11 · ≈ 7 min16Our food is refreshment and invigoration. The healthy man eats his bread with gladness. But food is more than
pp. 11–11 · ≈ 7 min17God did not reveal all His will to Christ at once, but day by day, according to the circumstances of the hour. In His
pp. 11–11 · ≈ 7 min18When He spake, 'I came not to do My own will, but the will of Him that sent Me,' He was ready to go all lengths in
pp. 11–11 · ≈ 7 min19who emptied Himself—who took the form of a servant—who humbled Himself, becoming obedient to death.'
pp. 11–11 · ≈ 7 min20'The Father that dwelleth in Me doeth the works.'
pp. 11–15 · ≈ 24 min21submission.
pp. 16–16 · ≈ 7 min22He gladly sacrifices his own wisdom and will to be guided by a higher.
pp. 16–16 · ≈ 7 min23time must be devoted to personal intercourse and instruction.
pp. 17–18 · ≈ 3 min24Him from us.
pp. 19–19 · ≈ 6 min25Holy Ghost that we can get at the real meaning of what God means by His Word, and that the Word will really
pp. 20–20 · ≈ 7 min26spirit of an unreserved surrender to obey.
pp. 20–20 · ≈ 7 min27remember, there are a great many commands to which your attention may never have been directed, or others of
pp. 20–20 · ≈ 7 min28Do not be content with anything less than seeing the face of God, having the assurance that He is looking on you in
pp. 20–20 · ≈ 7 min29morning sacrifice.
pp. 21–21 · ≈ 7 min30We need to be still, to wait and hear what response God gives. This is the office of the Holy Spirit, to be the voice of
pp. 21–21 · ≈ 7 min31In the obedience of our Lord Jesus, as in all His fellowship with the Father, the essential element was—it was all for
pp. 21–23 · ≈ 9 min32He was not come to destroy the law, but to secure its fulfillment. To the young ruler, He said, 'Thou knowest the
pp. 24–24 · ≈ 6 min33To be merciful as the Father in heaven, to forgive just as He does, to love enemies and to do good to them that hate
pp. 24–24 · ≈ 6 min34Self is the root of all lack of love and obedience. Our Lord called His disciple to deny himself and to take up his
pp. 25–25 · ≈ 7 min35For Himself He equally claimed the sacrifice of all to come and follow Him. The Christian who has not definitely at
pp. 25–25 · ≈ 7 min36alone that obedience deals.
pp. 25–25 · ≈ 7 min37indeed possible.
pp. 25–32 · ≈ 37 min38it aright.
pp. 33–33 · ≈ 6 min39You may have known so little of this in your Christian life hitherto that the thought appears strange. Learn that
pp. 33–33 · ≈ 6 min40and convincing light of the Holy Spirit.
pp. 34–42 · ≈ 48 min
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