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Portrait of Watchman Nee

Watchman Nee

(1903–1972) Preacher

227 quotes in 918 categories

Watchman Nee’s reflections invite quiet contemplation, and these 227 passages reveal his steady, devotional style. The collection offers a concise look at his approach to faith, community, and personal growth.

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Watchman Nee was a preacher, best known for New Believer's Series.

Quick Facts About Watchman Nee

Born: November 4, 1903
Died: May 30, 1972
Profession: Preacher
Notable works: New Believer's Series

About Watchman Nee

Watchman Nee, Ni Tuosheng, or Nee T'o-sheng, was a 20th century "Chinese evangelist, theologian, and founder of the Local Church movement." He was influenced in part by the Plymouth Brethren and the Wesleyan-holiness tradition.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Watchman Nee

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

Discipline

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Baptism is an outward expression of an inward faith.

Baptism

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We work because we have not seen the work of Christ.

Christ

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Baptism is faith in action.

Action

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How dangerous a master human emotion is!

Dangerous

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Oh, Lord, you have indeed been gracious to me.

Gracious

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An unpeaceful mind cannot operate normally.

Christian

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Outside Christ, I am empty; in Christ, I am full.

Christ

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Our old history ends with the Cross; our new history begins with the resurrection.

Crosses

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

Christ

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The right attitude is this: that I have my own will, yet I will the will of God.

Attitude

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At times it seems we require more grace to lose our wealth than to lose our life!

Grace

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Spiritual advancement is measured by faithful obedience.

Advancement

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Not until we take the place of a servant can He take His place as Lord.

God

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To secure one's freedom the Christian must experience God's light which is God's truth.

Christian

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I must first have the sense of God's possession of me before I can have the sense of His presence with me.

Firsts

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“The glory which God had in the beginning, even the unapproachable glory of God, was also the Son's glory. The Father and…

Glory of god

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As God's child advances spiritually be shall discover that the Lord's time is as important as the Lord's will. Do not rashly…

Begets

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Fellowship means among other things that we are ready to receive of Christ from others. Other believers minister Christ to me, and…

Believer

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True spiritual life depends not on probing our feelings and thoughts from dawn to dusk but on 'looking off' to the Savior!

Dawn

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If you perform your part, God will fulfill His. And once you put off specifically, you should just as thoroughly believe that…

Believe

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Without this heart attitude it is exceedingly difficult for us to accept the circumcision of the flesh. Every affection, desire, thought, knowledge,…

Accepting

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An affection which is not inspired by the Lord will soon be transformed into lust. Samson is not alone in the history…

Affection

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“If we throw ourselves open to God, He will reveal. The trouble comes when we have closed areas, locked and barred places…

Reveal

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“The vessel through which the Lord Jesus can reveal Himself in this generation is not the individual, but the body of Christ.…

Body of christ

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To remove warfare from a spiritual life is to render it unspiritual. Life in the spirit is a suffering way, filled with…

Conflict

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When one tries to increase his knowledge by doing mental gymnastics over books without waiting upon God and looking to the guidance…

Book

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I need forgiveness for my sins, but I need also deliverance from the power of sin... I appreciate the blessed fact of…

Appreciate

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Prayer is work. The experiences of many children of God demonstrate that it accomplishes far more than does any other form of…

Accomplish

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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…

Believe

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Do not grow overconfident following a few victories. Should you not rely upon the Holy Spirit you will soon be thrown once…

Attitude

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“They are trying to look within, to differentiate, to discriminate, to analyze, and in doing so are bringing themselves into deeper bondage.…

Christian life

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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…

Answers

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“God knows no good resides in man; no flesh can please Him. It is corrupted beyond repair. Since it is so absolutely…

God knows

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Numerous Christians do not know how to glorify God in their eating and drinking. They do not eat and drink simply to…

Body

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“The author nicely encapsulates Paul's overarching intent in his letter to Corinth, to impress upon those in the church infatuated with the…

Books

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“Abraham saw God as Father. He proved Him to be the source of all things. Isaac received the inheritance as a son.…

Abraham

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“The word of God is living, and active, and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing even to the dividing of soul…

Bible

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“Brothers, if God brings us to the point of seeing that everything in God's work depends upon His blessing, it will bring…

Blessings

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“Why does God not declare himself as the God of Adam? For we know that Abraham sinned even as Adam did. Why…

Common people

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Watchman Nee by topic

Spirit (62) Religion (59) Christian (35) Lord (32) Life (32) Prayer (29) Inspirational (29) Holy spirit (27) Men (25) Holy (25) Christ (23) Ifs (22) Spiritual (20) Love (20) God (19) Should (17) Christianity (17) Believer (17) Sin (16) May (16) Faith (14) Children (13) Mind (12) Praying (11) Needs (11)