This volume contains the most important of John Murrayâs shorter writings and addresses between the years 1935 and 1973. They have been placed together in this opening volume of his Collected Writings as the best introduction to his thought on wide range of Christian truth. Murrayâs belief was that, while the expression of truth âmay be expanded indefinitely and furnish nourishment for the highest intellects to eternityâ, it is also capable of presentation in popular and generally-understood terms. Accordingly, he speaks in these pages not so much to students as to the church at large in this critical century of her history. Such chapters as âSome Necessary Emphases in Preachingâ, The Power of the Holy Spiritâ, andâThe Church of Missionâ, show how thoroughly he understood the great inadequacies of much contemporary Christianity.
This material (none of which has been previously published in book form) gives the quintessence of the convictions which were characteristic of his mature thought. Their appeal in written form is increased by the pervasive influence of his belief that theology should be âshot through with warmth of ardent devotionâ. He addresses himself to the needs of both mind and heart, believing that when Scripture is opened there should be both light and heat. His overriding concern is that the Word of God should challenge every area where thinking and living can be shown to be deficient and that the traditions of men should give way to âthe claims of truthâ.
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Collected Writings of John Murray: Volume 1 The Claims of Truth is in the following collections:
