Quotes from Watchman Nee

To be penitent, to feel sorry for sin, to shed tears, to even make decisions does not bring in salvation. Confession, decision, and many other religious acts can never be and are not to be construed as new birth. Rational judgment, intelligent understanding, mental acceptance, or the pursuit of the good, the beautiful, and the true are merely soulical activities if the spirit is not reached and stirred.

It is so easy to become more attached to the gifts of God than to the Giver—and even, I should add, to the work of God than to God Himself.

The Christian life from start to finish is based upon this principle of utter dependence upon the Lord Jesus.

A Christian ought to realize what the weights laid on his spirit are. If he encounters it in the morning and does not deal with it at once, he experiences defeat the whole day long.

With complete consecration comes perfect peace.

A born-again person ought to possess unspeakable peace in the spirit.

Were our spirits hardy we would be able to meet the most disturbing situation with peace and rest.

We must have a spirit of power towards the enemy, a spirit of love towards men, and a spirit of self-control towards ourselves.

God is not seeking a display of my Christ-likeness , but a manifestation of His Christ.

Our bread is not only the Word of God, our meat is not only to do His will, our bread is also...the difficulties that are in our way.

If you would test the character of anything, you only need to enquire whether that thing leads you to God or away from God.

God will answer all our questions in one way and one way only. Namely, by showing us more of his Son.