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John Nelson Darby

John Nelson Darby

English Clergyman

Born: Nov 18, 1800

Died: Apr 29, 1882

Christ Church Every God Nothing Word

Related authors: George Whitefield John Wesley Matthew Henry Sydney Smith Thomas Becket Thomas Fuller William Inge William Pollard

Some respected and beloved brethren insist that the forming and organising of churches is, according to God's will, the only means of finding blessing in the midst of that confusion which is acknowledged to exist. John Nelson Darby

God Blessing Confusion Will Insist Respected Churches Finding Some Only Exist According Acknowledged Which Forming Midst Means Brethren Beloved

I held apostolic succession fully, and the channels of grace to be there only. John Nelson Darby

Grace Channels Only Held Succession Apostolic Fully

During my solitude, conflicting thoughts increased; but much exercise of soul had the effect of causing the scriptures to gain complete ascendancy over me. John Nelson Darby

Me Thoughts Soul Solitude Increased Complete Had Over Exercise Causing Effect Ascendancy Conflicting Gain Scriptures Much

Let those who like society better have it. John Nelson Darby

Better Society Those Like Who

But the more we search the Scriptures, the more we perceive, in this doctrine, the fundamental truth of the gospel - that truth which gives to redemption its character, and to all other truths their real power. John Nelson Darby

Truth Character Power Other Perceive More Gives Doctrine Redemption Gospel Real Truths Real Power Which Scriptures Search Fundamental

The cross is the centre of all this in every respect. John Nelson Darby

Respect Every Cross Centre

The Epistle is a correction of profession without life, and most valuable in this respect. John Nelson Darby

Life Respect Valuable Correction Most Without Epistle Profession

Jude has a very different character. It is not the cradle of Christianity, or of the assembly on earth: it is its decay and its death here below. It does not keep its first estate. John Nelson Darby

Death Character First Christianity Earth Jude Does Very Decay Cradle Different Estate Assembly Keep Here Below

By one Spirit we are all baptised into one body. John Nelson Darby

Spirit Body

Nationalism - in other words, the dividing of the church into bodies - consisting of such and such a nation, is a novelty, not above three centuries old, although many dear children of God are found dwelling in it. John Nelson Darby

If real churches exist, such persons are not called on to make them. John Nelson Darby

Churches Make Real Exist Them Persons

I add, that those who are bent on restoring the whole church ought to be well instructed in the word, and to abstain from doing anything under the pretext of simplicity. John Nelson Darby

Simplicity Word Church Add Ought Bent Those Pretext Restoring Abstain Instructed Well Doing Anything Who Whole

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