Spirit Quotes by Watchman Nee

The note of hallelujah must never be in short supply in the spirit of the believer.

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The fruit of the Spirit is . . . self-control

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The cross grants us position, the Holy Spirit gives us experience.

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

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Frequently the burden or concern in the spirit is for prayer.

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The Spirit is both a builder and a dweller. He cannot dwell where he has not built; He builds to dwell and…

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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…

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Now is the hour we should humbly prostrate ourselves before God, willing to be convicted afresh of our sins by the Holy…

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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…

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

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The particular sin of omission which gives ground to the evil spirits is the believer’s passivity.

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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…

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Just as the right relationship with Christ generates a Christian, so the proper relationship with the Holy Spirit breeds a spiritual man.

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It is not only the proclamation of the whole truth that is needed today; it is the release of the spiritual reality…

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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…

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Frequently the enemy entices Christians to harbor an unforgiving spirit - a very common symptom indeed among God's children. Such bitterness and…

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Because the Lord Jesus died on the Cross, I have received forgiveness of sins; because the Lord Jesus rose from the dead,…

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Furthermore, through the believer's spirit the Holy Spirit is able to impart God's life to thirsty and dying men. However, this filling…

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Prayer is the acid test of the inner man's strength. A strong spirit is capable of praying much and praying with all…

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If whatever men know comes through their brain without the Holy Spirit regenerating their spirit, then their knowledge will help them not…

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A Christian ought to realize what the weights laid on his spirit are. If he encounters it in the morning and does…

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Now the things done may not be evil or improper; they in fact may be good and godly (such as reading the…

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Today, even amongst Christians, there can be found much of that spirit that wants to give as little as possible to the…

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Put very simply, Satan's power in the world is everywhere. Yet wherever men and women walk in the Spirit, sensitive to the…

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Christians ought to eliminate their folly. They ought to adopt God's view of the absolute impossibility for their natural walk to please…

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Often the children of God cannot rise up to answer the Lord's call to service simply because, though their physical condition is…

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Children of God should not make a general confession by acknowledging their innumerable sins in a vague manner, because such confession does…

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The child of God ought to confess his weakness that he does not know how to pray, and petition the Holy Spirit…

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With fear and trembling we must rely upon God for guidance in the inner depths. This is the sole way to walk…

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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…

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Believers must persevere in prayer that they may see clearly their own pitiful state and understand the indwelling, working, and demands of…

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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…

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Henceforth we are dead to everything pertaining to ourselves and alive to His Spirit alone. This requires our exercising faith.

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True revelation of the fact of the Spirit's indwelling will revolutionize the life of any Christian.

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Therefore, brethren, pray until God gives us revelation so that "knowing this" in our spirit we may truly confess "that our old…

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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…

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We should try our best to pour out all the burdens in our spirit by prayer until all of them have left…

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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…

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Faith in Christ makes one a regenerated believer; obedience to the Holy Spirit makes him a spiritual believer.

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Take this as the secret of Christ's life in you: His Spirit dwells in your innermost spirit. Meditate on it, believe in…

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