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The Christian Life

The Christian Life

by T. Austin-Sparks

Theodore Austin-Sparks (1888–1971) was a British evangelist and author. Born in London, he became a Christian at seventeen while listening to street-preachers in Glasgow, and was ordained a Baptist minister at twenty-four. In 1926 he left the denomination and, with like-minded Christians, founded a conference and training centre at Honor Oak in south-east London. From there he published the free magazine "A Witness and A Testimony" until his death, and his conference ministry took him across Europe, North America and Asia. He asked that his messages be shared freely and word for word. Source: Wikipedia (summarized; CC BY-SA)

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First published
1955
Category
Devotional
Length
30k words · about 2 hours
Chapters
6
Narration
🎧 Lewis · British English

About this book

“The Christian Life” presents Christian faith as a life rooted in God’s eternal purpose, involving inward change and reaching beyond the present age. Austin-Sparks considers the future hope of believers and, from Exodus’s wilderness cloud and Matthew’s account of the transfiguration, explores divine guidance and the kingdom coming in power. He calls readers to understand and live this life in the light of God’s whole purpose. All our talking about God or Christ is utterly worthless unless we convey God and Christ - unless our Lord is found in us. That's the best thing, and sometimes that does its work without any talking, whereas a vast amount of talking will do nothing unless there is the touch of the Lord there.

Contents

  1. The Immense Significance of the Christian Life
  2. What Happens When We Become Christians 🔒
  3. The Divine Purpose and Principles Governing the Christian Life 🔒
  4. The Eternal Prospect of the Christian 🔒
  5. Principles of Divine Guidance 🔒
  6. The Coming of the Kingdom in Power 🔒

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