William Still on the need for both Word and Spirit
I stumbled upon a small book in a second hand book shop on the Isle of Skye just over a year ago which was a collection of the Letters of William Still. I sensed there was something to be found in this book and upon both reading it and finding out more about the man behind the letters, my instincts were proven right.
Rev William Still was minister of Gilcomston South Church of Scotland in Aberdeen from 1945-1997. Still was a tremendous evangelist, preacher and expounder of the Word of God. One of my own convictions is the need within the church for both the Spirit of God and the true preaching of the Word of God. Here are some nuggets from one of William Still’s letters on the subject of Word and Spirit.
“ The one without the other, the Word without the Spirit, or the Spirit without the Word, is useless. But bring the two together: no mere sound orthodoxy, sound asleep or stone dead, and no mere pentecostal ecstasy flying kites high in the wind of but a few scattered, hag-ridden texts, but the ‘Word of God which liveth and abideth forever’ in its fulness, having become in God’s man crucified, pouring itself forth from anointed lips in burning consecrated power, and we may yet see in our beloved land a movement which will make the ‘fifty nine revival’ look pale, and which may bring in a day of sober revival and intoxicated persecution to make the angels in heaven marvel, and the Father-heart of God rejoice for the sufferings of His Son, and the glory of His name. “
William Still
Taken from the letter Rebuild the Church! November 1960
April 6th, 2010 at 10:57 pm
Get hold of his works which comes in three volumes or at the very least his most well known book’Towards Spiritual Maturity’ which is worth its weight in gold. I tried to get Rutherford House to put it online which would be very much in the spirit of the great man - but no joy yet!