Watchman Nee Quotes
Actually, only God can satisfy a Christian’s heart; man cannot.
Watchman NeeWatchman Nee He who is able to accept everything gladly from the Lord – including darkness, dryness, flatness – and completely disregard self is he who lives for Him.
Watchman NeeWatchman Nee A Christian life is an unending engagement on the battlefield.
Watchman NeeWatchman Nee With complete consecration comes perfect peace.
Watchman NeeWatchman Nee The Lord has shown me that I can do anything, but that He has said, apart from Me ye can do nothing. So it comes to this, that everything I have done, and can still do apart from Him is nothing!
Watchman NeeWatchman Nee Natural strength is what we receive from the hand of God as Creator. Spiritual strength is what we receive from God in grace.
Watchman NeeWatchman Nee Man’s thought is always of the punishment that will come to him if he sins. But God’s thought is always of the glory man will miss if he sins. God’s purpose for redemption is glory, glory, glory.
Watchman NeeWatchman Nee The cross grants us position, the Holy Spirit gives us experience.
Watchman NeeWatchman Nee People who are lazy, careless, doubtful-minded or arrogant need not expect God to reveal His secret or covenant to them.
Watchman NeeWatchman Nee It is a life utterly outpoured for the kingdom of God and lived in complete disregard for one’s personal happiness.
Watchman NeeWatchman Nee An affection which is not inspired by the Lord will soon be transformed into lust.
Watchman NeeWatchman Nee I have received new life; because the Lord Jesus has been exalted to the right hand of the Father, I have received the outpoured Spirit. All is because of Him; nothing is because of me.
Watchman NeeWatchman Nee Formerly I regarded it miserable business to be a Christian, but now I think differently. Once I thought certain things delightful, now I think them vile. Once I thought other things utterly worthless, now I think them most precious. That is a change of mind, and that is repentance.
Watchman NeeWatchman Nee The Spirit is both a builder and a dweller. He cannot dwell where he has not built; He builds to dwell and dwells in only what he has built.
Watchman NeeWatchman Nee The greatest negative in the universe is the Cross, for with it God wiped out everything that was not of Himself: the greatest positive in the universe is the resurrection, for through it God brought into being all.
Watchman NeeWatchman Nee The book of Acts is the best aid in approaching our work. We do not find there anyone consecrating himself as a preacher nor anyone deciding to do the Lord’s work by making himself a missionary or a pastor. What we do see is the Holy Spirit Himself appointing and sending men out to do the work.
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