The Life of the Christian
Overview
Only three times in the whole Bible is the term “Christian” used: twice in the book of Acts and one time in 1 Peter. However, the word contains great meaning, a meaning that is almost lost today due to casual and prolific usage. Elaborating on what it means to call oneself a Christian, Morgan in his provocative yet simplistic literary style challenges us all in the way we live as followers of Jesus Christ.
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- Biblical insight from one of the greatest theologians from the turn of the 20th century
- Inquiry into the inherent qualities of a "Christian"
Top Highlights
“In this use of the word we have a further revelation of what a Christian is. He is not only a disciple of Christ, himself loyal to Christ, his own life centring about Christ; but one whose passion and purpose is to bring men to Christ, one who so speaks of Christ as to recommend Him, and to constrain other people toward Him.” (Page 13)
“Christians therefore are those who are separated from evil in thought, in desire, in action; and who, because of that separation, will have to suffer reproach.” (Page 14)
“A true Christian is one indwelt by and dominated by Christ, so that Christ is able to reveal Himself through that one” (Page 16)
“How many persons would name us Christians if we did not in so many words declare ourselves to be such?” (Page 12)
“They talked of Christ, lived for Christ, worked for Christ. They had caught His Spirit, they were occupied with His business, and were manifesting Him in character and conduct; and the men of Antioch said, These people are Christians, men connected with Christ in some way.” (Page 11)
- Title: The Life of the Christian
- Author: G. Campbell Morgan
- Publisher: Pickering & Inglis
- Publication Date: 1904
- Pages: 101
G. Campbell Morgan (1863-1945), was a contemporary of Rodney “Gipsy” Smith, preached his first sermon at age 13. He was the pastor of Westminster Chapel in London from 1904-1919 and then from 1933-1943, pausing for a brief period between those timeframes to work at Biola in Los Angeles. In 1939, he began to mentor Martyn Lloyd-Jones, who would eventually become his successor. Morgan’s essay entitled The Purposes of the Incarnation are included in a collection called The Fundamentals, a set of 90 essays that is widely considered to be the foundation of the modern Fundamentalist movement.