The Wood's Secret Garden

I will be posting excerpts from the writing of Iain Murray over the course of the next week or so. Tomorrow will be excerpts from his book "Evangelicalism Divided" which a very prominent pastor has recently pulled out of context and twisted. From: A Senior Saint on Unity By Iain H. Murray Christians agree that unity is the gift of the Holy Spirit (Eph 4:3). It follows that when believers experience more of his grace and power, the bond between them will grow . Conversely, what William Hamilton once said is true, "The more carnal a Christian is, the more sectarian he will be." ( Note: Sectarian, i.e. One characterized by bigoted adherence to a factional viewpoint ) An outpouring of the Spirit always brings greater unity. What Daniel Baker reported as happening in the revival at Beaufort, South Carolina, was true in many parts of the States at the time of the Second Great Awakening: "The effect no one can conceive who was not present. Politics were laid a...