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The Unsearchable Riches of Christ
by T. Austin-Sparks
With the enablement of the Lord, we are going to move in these deep waters and seek to discover a little of the unsearchable riches of Christ - the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge. The apostle who used these words was striving against the limitations of language to give expression to something of what he had come to realise as to the Christ, as to the salvation in Christ into which he had been brought. He does use these many superlatives... straining to find words: unsearchable; inexhaustible; unfathomable; infinite wealth of the riches; oh the depth.... This man was able to speak in this way just for one reason, and you and I will never be able rightly to use such language unless we go the way that he went. In order to find things which are deep, you have to go into the depth. You will never find deep things in the shallows. You have to go down, and down, very low. And that in itself explains the Lord’s dealings with His people. It is the answer to the cry of the heart in deep and dark and difficult places and times. Why? If we could but realise it, we should hear the answer coming back: that you may discover and appropriate spiritual wealth. These riches do not lie on the surface at all; they are the hidden treasures of dark and secret places. And wealthy souls are ever and always those which have touched something, not all, of the depth in their walk with God.
(This e-book can be downloaded for free at Austin-Sparks.Net)
(This e-book can be downloaded for free at Austin-Sparks.Net)
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Published October 2nd 2012 by Austin-Sparks.Net
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T. Austin Sparks (1888 – 1971)
He was ordained as a Baptist pastor at the age of 24, and from 1912 to 1926 led three congregations in Greater London. During these years, he was also closely related to Jessie Penn-Lewis and her publication and speaking ministry, the "Overcomer Testimony."Among the many books that he wrote, at least three are regarded as Christian classics: The School of Christ, The Centrality and Supremacy of the Lord Jesus Christ and We Beheld His Glory. The primary theme of Sparks' books is the exaltation of the Lord Jesus Christ. He mentored Watchman Nee for many years and was very influential in his understanding of the Church Life.
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"Mr Sparks", as he was affectionately known, was born in London, England in 1888. He came to know Christ as a teenager and later became a Baptist pastor. However, his "ecclesiastical" career took a decidedly different direction when a physical crisis brought him to a place of brokenness.
At the same time God also delivered him from his previous prejudice against anything that was related to the "deeper life". As a result, he joined Jessie Penn-Lewis in the ministry of the spiritual growth of believers; a ministry to which he devoted his life and which also cost him his reputation and his career in the denominational circles of England.
He was based in southeast London at Honor Oak Christian Fellowship which is where Watchman Nee met and fellowshipped with him during a visit to England in 1933. Nee's refusal to disavow Austin-Sparks later became the grounds for him being disfellowshipped by the Taylor Brethren. It has been said that Watchman Nee considered Austin-Sparks as his spiritual mentor, and their fellowship appears to have been rich and fruitful.
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