Chinese Christian Theologian, Watchman Nee died in 1972.
“Christ is the Son of God who died for the redemption of sinners and resurrected after three days. This is the greatest truth in the universe. I die because of my belief in Christ. —Watchman Nee”
“Though all Christians possess a regenerated spirit, not all Christians are spiritual. Many are still fleshly … They are so occupied in following the flesh that they have neither time nor inclination to listen to the voice of intuition. Since the voice of the spirit is usually very soft, it cannot be heard unless it is listened to attentively with everything else quieted.” —Watchman Nee
The Everyday God
“There are countless Christians who consider the occasional working of the Holy Spirit in their spirit to be the most sublime of their life experiences. Were they to live by the spirit according to its law, however, they would discover that these are everyday occurrences.” —Watchman Nee
Soul & Spirit
May God Himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. —1 Thessalonians 5:23
“God aims first to renew man’s darkened spirit by imparting life to it, because it is this spirit which God originally designed to receive His life and to commune with Him. God’s intent after that is to work out from the spirit to permeate man’s soul and body.” —Watchman Nee
God Moves In
The Spirit Himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children. —Romans 8:16
Spirit to spirit
These are the things God has revealed to us by His Spirit. The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God. For who knows a person’s thoughts except their own spirit within them? In the same way no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God. —1 Corinthians 2:10-11
“In order for the inner man to be strengthened with power through the Holy Spirit, the children of God must discharge their responsibility. They need to yield specifically to the Lord, forsake every doubtful aspect in their life, be willing to obey fully God’s will, and believe through prayer that He will flood their spirit with His power.” —Watchman Nee
Transformation
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! —2 Corinthians 5:17
“Hence the emotion, mind and will - remain in a spiritual man but are subject entirely to the guidance of the intuition. The emotion now rejoices solely in what the spirit likes, loves only what the spirit directs, feels merely what the spirit permits. It has become its life: when the spirit stirs, emotion responds.” —Watchman Nee
Spirit Dominates
The person with the Spirit makes judgments about all things, but such a person is not subject to merely human judgments, for, “Who has known the mind of the Lord so as to instruct him?” But we have the mind of Christ. —1 Corinthians 2:15-16
Greater Than These
Very truly I tell you, whoever believes in me will do the works I have been doing, and they will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father. —John 14:12
The Promised Spirit
And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Advocate to help you and be with you forever—the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept Him, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him. But you know Him, for He lives with you and will be in you. —John 14:16-17
Spirit-Filled Believer
Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit. Galatians 5:25
“A spiritual Christian therefore is one whose spirit is led by God’s Spirit.” —Watchman Nee
As a Christian, I need to …
- Be Open to the Spirit.
- Practice the laws of the Spirit.
- Allow God’s Spirit to fill your entire being.
- Reap the harvest of the Spirit.