I do not consecrate myself to be a missionary or a preacher.
WATCHMAN NEEEveryone who believes in God must have His revelation in his spirit, or else what he believes is not God but mere human wisdom, ideals or words. Such faith cannot endure the test.
More Watchman Nee Quotes
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It is important to receive God’s arrangement in the circumstances. This arrangement is the discipline of the Holy Spirit. To escape God’s arrangement just one time is to lose an opportunity to have our capacity enlarged. A believer can never be the same after passing through suffering.
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Samson is not alone in the history of man in failing in this regard. Delilah is still cutting the hair of man today!
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An affection which is not inspired by the Lord will soon be transformed into lust.
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People who are lazy, careless, doubtful-minded or arrogant need not expect God to reveal His secret or covenant to them.
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Food ought not hinder our fellowship with God since it is to be taken purely to preserve the body in health.
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I have been defeated; in Christ, I am already victorious. How meaningful are the words, “in Christ.”
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How easily we make things as way, truth, and life. Or, we call hot atmosphere as life, we label clear thought as life.
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We must have a spirit of power towards the enemy, a spirit of love towards men, and a spirit of self-control towards ourselves.
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The cross grants us position, the Holy Spirit gives us experience.
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There is nothing more tragic than to come to the end of life and know we have been on the wrong course.
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Many are so preoccupied with work that they allow little time for prayer. Hence they cannot cast out demons.
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Christ is the Son of God. He died to atone for men’s sin, and after three days rose again. This is the most important fact in the universe. I die believing in Christ.
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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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I want nothing for myself; I want everything for the Lord.
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By the time the average Christian gets his temperature up to normal, everybody thinks he has a fever!
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