A LIFE OF
Obediience
Andrew Murray

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The Andrew Murray Daily Reader

The Blood of Christ

The Fullness of the Spirit

Humility

The Indwelling Spirit

A Life of Obedience

Living a Prayerful Life

The Ministry of Intercessory Prayer

The Path to Holiness

Teach Me to Pray

   A LIFE OF
Obediience
Andrew Murray

A Life of Obedience
Andrew Murray

Copyright © 1982, 2004
Bethany House Publishers

Originally titled The School of Obedience, the book was updated in 1982 under the title The Believer’s Secret of Obedience.
The 2004 edition is newly revised and updated.

Cover design by Eric Walljasper

Scripture quotations are from the New King James Version of the Bible. Copyright © 1979, 1980, 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc., Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

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ISBN 978-0-7642-2867-4

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Murray, Andrew, 1828-1917
      A life of obedience / by Andrew Murray.
        p.   cm.
Rev. ed. of: The believer’s secret of obedience.
      ISBN 0-7642-2867-6 (pbk.)
      1. Obedience—Religious aspects—Christianity. I. Murray, Andrew.
Believer’s secret of obedience. II. Title.
      BV4647.02M87 2004
      234'.6—dc22

2003023500

ANDREW MURRAY was born in South Africa in 1828. After receiving his education in Scotland and Holland, he returned to South Africa, where he spent many years as a missionary pastor. He was a staunch advocate of biblical Christianity and is best known for his many devotional books. He and his wife, Emma, raised eight children.

Contents

1. The Place of Obedience in Scripture

2. The Obedience of Christ

3. The Secret of True Obedience

4. The Importance of the Morning Watch in the Life of Obedience

5. The Entrance Into a Life of Full Obedience

6. The Obedience Born of Faith

7. The School of Obedience

8. Obedience to the Last Command of Jesus

—Chapter I—

The Place of Obedience in Scripture

In a Bible word study or a study of a particular truth of the Christian life, it always helps to examine the place it takes in Scripture or the context of the word. As we see where it is used, how often it is used, and in what connection it is found, its relative importance may be understood as well as its relevance to the whole revelation of Scripture. To prepare the way for the study of ‘‘obedience’’ in Scripture, we need to go to God’s Word to find the mind of God.

First, we must take Scripture ...