Andrew Murray (minister)
Andrew Murray | |
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Graaff Reinet, South Africa | |
Died | 18 January 1917 Wellington, South Africa | (aged 88)
Occupation | Pastor, author |
Spouse | Emma Rutherford |
Andrew Murray (9 May 1828 – 18 January 1917) was a South African writer, teacher and Christian pastor. Murray considered missions to be "the chief end of the church".[1]
Early life and education
Andrew Murray was the second child of Andrew Murray Sr. (1794–1866), a
Murray was sent to the
Murray married Emma Rutherford in Cape Town, South Africa, on 2 July 1856. They had eight children together (four boys and four girls).
Residence in Utrecht
In 1846 they lived in the Minrebroederstraat (number unknown).
From 1847 to 1848 they lived at the Zadelstraat 39.
Religious work in South Africa
Murray pastored churches in Bloemfontein, Worcester, Cape Town and Wellington, all in South Africa. He was a champion of the South African Revival of 1860.
In 1889, he was one of the founders of the South African General Mission (SAGM), along with Martha Osborn and Spencer Walton. After Martha Osborn married George Howe, they formed the South East Africa General Mission (SEAGM) in 1891. SAGM and SEAGM merged in 1894. Because its ministry had spread into other African countries, the mission's name was changed to Africa Evangelical Fellowship (AEF) in 1965. AEF joined with
Through his writings, Murray was also a key "Inner Life" or "Higher Life" or Keswick leader, and his theology of faith healing and belief in the continuation of the apostolic gifts made him a significant forerunner of the Pentecostal movement.[3]
In 1894, Murray was visited by John McNeill and Rev.
Death
Murray died on 18 January 1917, at age 88. He was so influenced by
Works
A bibliography compiled by D. S. B. Joubert estimates that Murray published over 240 books and tracts;[5] this number includes about 50 books, many of them authored in both Dutch and English,[6] including:
- Abide in Christ
- Absolute Surrender
- Be Perfect
- Divine Healing
- God's Will: Our Dwelling Place
- Holy in Christ (1887)
- How to Raise Your Children for Christ
- Humility: The Journey Toward Holiness (1884)
- Let Us Draw Nigh (1894)
- Like Christ
- Money
- The Deeper Christian Life Archived 1 November 2019 at the Wayback Machine
- The Lord's Table
- The Holiest of All: An Exposition of the Epistle to the Hebrews (1894)
- The Master's Indwelling
- The Ministry of Intercession
- The Power of the Blood of Christ
- The Prayer Life
- The School of Obedience
- The Spirit of Christ
- The Spiritual Life
- The True Vine
- The Two Covenants
- Thy Will Be Done
- Waiting on God
- With Christ in the School of Prayer
- Working for God!
- The Dearth of Conversions
- Jesus Himself
- Lord Teach Us to Pray Or, The Only Teacher
References
- ISBN 978-0-625-00324-2.
- ^ Douglas, W. M. (1926). Andrew Murray and His Message. London. p. 27.
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Ross, Thomas D. (2014), "Andrew Murray, Keswick / Higher Life Leader: a Biographical Sketch", The Doctrine of Sanctification: An Exegetical Examination, with Application, in Historic Baptist Perspective, to which is Appended a Historical, Exegetical, and Elenctic Evaluation of Influential Errors, Particularly the Keswick Theology, Great Plains Baptist Divinity School
- ^ "The Life of Andrew Murray of South Africa By J Du Plessis". electricscotland.com. Archived from the original on 29 December 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
- ^ du Plessis, J. The Life of Andrew Murray. Appendix B, p. 526-535.
- ^ Author Guide: Andrew Murray
External links
- Works by Andrew Murray at Project Gutenberg
- Works by or about Andrew Murray at Internet Archive
- Works by Andrew Murray at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)
- Works by Andrew Murray a complete list of over 60 of his English books, in chronological order.
- List of works by Andrew Murray with links to online and ebook versions.
- Andrew Murray, Keswick / Higher Life Leader: a Biographical Sketch, in The Doctrine of Sanctification, Thomas D. Ross, Ph.D. dissertation, Great Plains Baptist Divinity School, 2014
- True Vine Audio
- World Invisible Online Library Includes many Murray books
- Path2Prayer "has a collection of 46 Murray books in pdf form"
- Short Bio from The Healing and Revival Press
- Short Bio from the Wellington Museum
- Andrew Murray Centre in Wellington, South Africa
- Andrew Murray Bible School in South Africa