Holy in Christ: Thoughts on the Calling of God’s Children to Be Holy as He Is Holy

by Andrew Murray

Publisher:

Anson D. F. Randolph & Company

, 1887

Overview

To many, “holiness” has simply been a general expression for the Christian life in its more earnest form, without much thought for what the term really means. In Holy in Christ, Andrew Murray examines in what sense God uses the word so that it may mean to us what it means to Him. He traces the word through the most important passages of Scripture to learn what God’s holiness is, what ours is to be, and how we may attain it.

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Key Features

• Highlights the word “holy” and its use throughout Scripture
• Seeks to discover what holiness means to God
• Contains 31 chapters, for a month’s worth of study

Contents

• God’s Call to Holiness—1 Pet. i. 15, 16
• God’s Provision for Holiness—1 Cor. i. 2
• Holiness and Creation—Gen. ii. 3
• Holiness and Revelation—Ex. iii. 4-6
• Holiness and Redemption—Ex. xiii. 2
• Holiness and Glory—Ex. xv. 11-17
• Holiness and Obedience—Ex. xix. 5, 6
• Holiness and Indwelling—Ex. xxv. 8
• Holiness and Mediation—Ex. xxviii. 36-38
• Holiness and Separation—Lev. xx. 24, 26
• The Holy One of Israel—Lev. xi. 45
• The Thrice Holy One—Isa. vi. 1-3
• Holiness and Humility—Isa. lvii. 15
• The Holy One of God—John vi. 69
• The Holy Spirit—John vii. 39
• Holiness and Truth—John xvii. 17
• Holiness and Crucifixion—John xvii. 19
• Holiness and Faith—Acts xxvi. 18
• Holiness and Resurrection—Rom. i. 4
• Holiness and Liberty—Rom. vi. 18-22
• Holiness and Happiness—Rom. xiv. 17
• In Christ our Sanctification—1 Cor. i. 30, 31
• Holiness and the Body—1 Cor. iii. 16
• Holiness and Cleansing—2 Cor. vii. 1
• Holiness and Blamelessness—1 Thess. iii. 12, 13
• Holiness and the Will of God—1 Thess. iv. 3
• Holiness and Service—2 Tim. ii. 21
• The Way into the Holiest—Heb. x. 19
• Holiness and Chastisement—Heb. xii. 10, 14
• The Unction from the Holy One—1 John ii. 20, 27
• Holiness and Heaven—2 Pet. iii. 11

Praise for the Print Edition

This is one of the best books we have seen upon a subject which is happily attracting much attention nowadays. There is so much spurious sentimentalism abroad that we are glad to meet with a book in which this sacred theme—holiness—is dealt with so robustly and scripturally.

—Methodist Magazine

Product Details

• Title: Holy in Christ: Thoughts on the Calling of God’s Children to Be Holy as He Is Holy
• Author: Andrew Murray
• Publisher: Anson D. F. Randolph & Co.
• Publication Date: 1887
• Pages: 310

About Andrew Murray

Andrew Murray (1828–1917) was born in Graaff Reinet, South Africa, to Dutch missionary parents. Educated at King’s College, Aberdeen, he then studied theology at the University of Utrecht. Andrew and his older brother John were ordained in the Dutch Reformed Church in 1848. Murray pastored South African churches in Bloemfontein, Worcester, Cape Town, and Wellington. A champion of missionary work, he founded the South African General Mission in 1889. That ministry continued to grow, and today it is part of the SIM (Serving in Mission) organization.

A prolific author and lecturer, Murray authored over 200 books during his lifetime, and he was invited to speak at churches and conferences all over the world. Married for over 60 years and the father of eight children, Murray passed away in January 1917.

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Top Highlights

“Our utter unfitness to draw nigh or have any dealings with the Holy One, is the very first lesson we have to learn, if ever we are to participate in His Holiness.” (Pages 40–41)

“They cannot understand that the secret comes to those who seek it not, but only seek Jesus” (Page vii)

“There can be no knowledge of God or nearness to Him, where we have not first heard His, Draw not nigh. The sense of sin, of unfitness for God’s presence, is the groundwork of true knowledge or worship of Him as the Holy One.” (Page 40)

“Holiness is not something we bring to God or do for Him. Holiness is what there is of God in us.” (Page 51)

“we have only so much of holiness as we have of God Himself.” (Page 75)

Product Details

• Title: Holy in Christ: Thoughts on the Calling of God’s Children to Be Holy as He Is Holy
• Author: Andrew Murray
• Publisher: Anson D. F. Randolph & Company
• Print Publication Date: 1887
• Logos Release Date: 2012
• Era: era:modern
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subject: Holiness
• Resource ID: LLS:HLYCHRSTMURRAY
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-02-12T03:52:49Z

About Andrew Murray

Andrew Murray (May 9, 1828–January 18, 1917) was a South African pastor, teacher, and writer. He was educated in Aberdeen, Scotland, and at the University of Utrecht in the Netherlands. In 1848, Murray was ordained in the Dutch Reformed Church and returned to live and work in South Africa.

Murray was very focused on missions, considering it to be “the chief end of the church.” In 1889 he cofounded the South African General Mission with Martha Osborn and Spencer Walton. As their work spread throughout the continent, the mission’s name changed to Africa Evangelical Fellowship (AEF), and in 1998 AEF joined SIM which today has over 1,800 active missionaries in over 43 countries. Andrew Murray authored over 240 books, including Abide in Christ, The Holiest of All, The Spiritual Life, and The Mystery of the True Vine.