Dr. Iain Murray on The Best Command of the Lord

I am no writer by any means, and I am barley even a blogger, but nonetheless I am going to try to write down a few thoughts, one-liners and notes from the messages that are being done at the Banner of Truth Conference. Below are just the thoughts that were and are still running through my head on paper.

I am setting here at the Banner of Truth conference in Grantham, PA. Dr. Iain Murray is speaking on The Best Command of the Lord, which is the 1st session of the conference this week. Dr. Murray preached from the text John 21:19-22.

19 (This he said to show by what kind of death he was to glorify God.) And after saying this he said to him, Follow me. 20 Peter turned and saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following them, the one who had been reclining at table close to him and had said, Lord, who is it that is going to betray you? 21 When Peter saw him, he said to Jesus, Lord, what about this man? 22 Jesus said to him, If it is my will that he remain until I come, what is that to you? You follow me!

Dr. Murray’s main concern seem to be that he bring to the table the importance of showing Christ, the believer’s need to a Holy Christ, that is all to the believer’s life. Dr. Murray sets forth on how Christ is the believer’s Savior in that Christ wants those who are His. Some of the following statements just happen to be things that just happen to stick out to me during the message that I wanted to write down for others. Maybe the will leave the impact that they did for me, in sticking out among the rest of sentences that were spoken.

“Following Christ is the believer’s sole responsibility.”

            “To stay close to Christ, is the priority of the Christian.”

At the end of the sermon Dr. Murray asked the question, “What are the means of this that Christ has made it, for the Christian to be able to live close to Christ? “

He answered as followed:

Christ shows the disciples that He is the Lord over all things and all history.

Christ makes known that his love and concern is that his believers follow Him, that His people would live beside Him.