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George Mueller |
Appendix B |
Arthur Tappan Pierson |
GEORGE MUELLER OF BRISTOL
AND HIS WITNESS TO A PRAYER-HEARING GOD
1899
The originally "authorized memoir".
BY
ARTHUR T. PIERSON
This book is in the public domain.
OCR (Optical Character Recognition) and reformatting by Katie Stewart
WStS Note: All italics in this volume are by Dr. Pierson, himself.
We have chosen to spell Mr. Mueller's name without the umlaut.
Table of Contents
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Introduction by Mr. James Wright
A Prefatory Word
Chapter I. From His
Birth To His New Birth
Chapter II. The New
Birth And The New Life
Chapter III. Making
Ready The Chosen Vessel
Chapter IV. New Steps
And Stages Of Preparation
Chapter V. The Pulpit
And The Pastorate
Chapter VI. "The
Narrative Of The Lord's Dealings"
Chapter VII. Led Of
God Into A New Sphere
Chapter VIII. A Tree
Of God's Own Planting
Chapter IX. The Growth
Of God's Own Plant
Chapter X. The Word
Of God And Prayer
Chapter XI. Trials
Of Faith And Helpers To Faith
Chapter XII. New Lessons
In God's School Of Prayer
Chapter XIII. Following
The Pillar Of Cloud And Fire
Chapter XIV. God's
Building: The New Orphan Houses
Chapter XV. The Manifold
Grace Of God
Chapter XVI. The
Shadow Of A Great Sorrow
Chapter XVII. The
Period Of World-Wide Witness
Chapter XVIII. Faith
And Patience In Serving
Chapter XIX. At Evening-Time--
Light
Chapter XX The Summary
Of The Life-Work
Chapter XXI. The Church
Life And Growth
Chapter XXII. A Glance
At The Gifts And The Givers
Chapter XXIII. God's
Witness To The Work
Chapter XXIV. Last
Looks, Backward And Forward
Appendix.
A. Scripture Texts That Moulded George Mueller
B. Apprehension Of Truth (this
page)
C. Separation From The London Society, Etc.
D. The Scriptural Knowledge Institution For
Home And Abroad
E. Reasons Which Led Mr. Mueller To Establish
An Orphan House
F. Arguments In Prayer For The Orphan Work
G. The Purchase Of A Site, Etc.
H. God's Faithfulness In Providing
[WStS: I. or J. none listed]
K. Further Recollections Of Mr. Mueller
L. Soul Nourishment First
M. Church Conduct
N. The Wise Sayings Of George Mueller
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APPENDIX
B. Apprehension Of Truth
SOME points which God began to show Mr. Mueller while at Teignmouth in 1829.
I had not before seen from the Scriptures that the Father chose us before the foundation of the world; that in Him that wonderful plan of our redemption originated, and that He also appointed all the means by which it was to be brought about.
Further that the Son, to save us, had fulfilled the law, to satisfy its demands, and with it also the holiness of God; that He had borne the punishment due to our sins, and had thus satisfied the justice of God.
And further, that the Holy Spirit alone can teach us about our state by nature, show us the need of a Saviour, enable us to believe in Christ, explain to us the Scriptures, help us in preaching, etc.
It was my beginning to understand this latter point in particular, which had a great effect on me; for the Lord enabled me to put it to the test of experience, by laying aside commentaries, and almost every other book, simply reading the word of God and studying it. The result of this was, that the first evening that I shut myself into my room, to give myself to prayer and meditation over the Scriptures, I learned more in a few hours than I had done during a period of several months previously. But the particular difference was, that I received real strength for my soul in doing so. I now began to try by the test of the Scriptures the things which I had learned and seen, and found that only those principles which stood the test were really of value.
And further, I knew nothing about the choice of God's people, and did not believe that the child of God, when once made so, was safe for ever. In my fleshly mind I had repeatedly said,
"If once I could prove that I am a child of God for ever, I might go back into the world for a year or two, and then return to the Lord, and at last be saved."
But now I was brought to examine these precious truths by the word of God. Being made willing to have no glory of my own in the conversion of sinners, but to consider myself merely as an instrument; and being made willing to receive what the Scriptures said; I went to the Lord, reading the New Testament from the beginning, with a particular reference to these truths. To my great astonishment I found that the passages which speak decidedly for election and persevering grace were about four times as many as those which speak apparently against these truths; and even those few, shortly after, when I had examined and understood them, served to confirm me in the above doctrines.
As to the effect which my belief in these doctrines had on me, I am constrained to state, for God's glory, that though I am still exceedingly weak, and by no means so dead to the lusts of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, as I might and as I ought to be, yet, by the grace of God, I have walked more closely with Him since that period. My life has not been so variable, and I may say that I have lived much more for God than before. And for this have I been strengthened by the Lord, in a great measure, through the instrumentality of these truths. For in the time of temptation, I have been repeatedly led to say:"Should I thus sin? I should only bring misery into my soul for a time, and dishonour God; for, being a son of God for ever, I should have to be brought back again, though it might be in the way of severe chastisement."
Thus, I say, the electing love of God in Christ (when I have been able to realize it) has often been the means of producing holiness, instead of leading me into sin. It is only the notional apprehension of such truths, the want of having them in the heart, whilst they are in the head, which is dangerous.
I found in the Word, that the return of Jesus, and not death, was the hope of the apostolic Christians; and that it became me, therefore, to look for His appearing. And this truth entered so into my heart that, though I went into Devonshire exceedingly weak, scarcely expecting that I should return again to London, yet I was immediately, on seeing this truth, brought off from looking for death, and was made to look for the return of the Lord. Having seen this truth, the Lord also graciously enabled me to apply it, in some measure at least, to my own heart, and to put the solemn question to myself--
"What may I do for the Lord, before He returns, as He may soon come?"
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