Quotes from Watchman Nee
To secure one's freedom the Christian must experience God's light which is God's truth.
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If the mind is open the individual will soon perceive the preciousness of a truth which initially appeared rather dull to him but now is illumined by the spirit's light.
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Knowing the truth concerning the deep workings of the evil spirit helps the individual not only to overcome sins but to eliminate unnecessary afflictions as well.
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Only as they cease to seek anything by themselves and only as they take the position of the teachable shall they be taught by the Spirit truth which they are able to digest.
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God not only wants to break the outer man...He wants our spirit and our soul...our inner man and outer man to be separated from each other.
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[Jesus] said, "Those who are strong have no need of a physician, but those who are ill.…For I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners" (Matt. 9:10-13). Jesus opened up God's heart to men.
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Everyone 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.
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Do we not realize that the basic condition for a spiritual walk is to fear our self and its wisdom and to rely absolutely upon the Spirit?
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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.
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Actually, only God can satisfy a Christian's heart; man cannot.
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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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Whatever the mind sets itself on is what the man walks after.
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