Quotes by Watchman Nee

Watchman Nee (1903–1972) — Christlicher Lehrer · Freikirchlich · China

Watchman Nee (1903–1972) war ein chinesischer Prediger, Buchautor und Gemeindegründer, der in der ersten Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts die Bewegung der unabhängigen „Ortsgemeinden“ in China initiierte. Seine Verkündigung betonte radikale Hingabe und geistliche Selbstverleugnung, während Kritiker seiner Ekklesiologie Exklusivismus und seiner Lehre über geistliche Autorität die Begünstigung autoritärer Führungsstrukturen vorhielten. Heutigen Bibellesern begegnet er als einflussreicher Ausleger zu Themen wie Jüngerschaft und Gebetsleben, dessen Biografie durch eine zwanzigjährige Haft bis zu seinem Tod im chinesischen Lagersystem gezeichnet war.

Era: The 20th Century

Recurring topics: Grace & Redemption, Growth & Character, Faith & Trust, Discipleship, Humility & Pride, Meaning & Identity, God, Jesus & the Holy Spirit, Prayer & Silence

Quotes by Watchman Nee

Grace is when God does something for me. Law is when I have to do something for God.
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Our old history ends with the cross; our new history begins with the resurrection.
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Every time we draw near to God, we do so on the ground of what Christ is before God, not of what we are.
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Faced with such a completely selfless love, it is actually harder to refuse God than to give oneself to him.
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What use is your being right, if God does not bless it!
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What we have in Christ is more than what Adam lost.
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We have received forgiveness of sins not through praying, reading the Bible and good works, but by looking to the cross and believing what the Lord had done.
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The cross accomplished salvation for us. The Spirit works salvation in us.
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God attaches more importance to what we are than to what we do.
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God is so rich, his greatest joy is to give.
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Good is not always God's will, but God's will is always good.
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God makes it very clear in his word that he has only one answer to every human problem: his Son Jesus Christ.
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For my sins I need forgiveness, but from the power of sin I need salvation, deliverance. The one concerns my conscience, the other my life.
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The life of one who serves God comes to an end when his service ends.
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By revelation we know God, but by surrender we know His ways.
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If we truly believe in the love and almighty power of God, we need not fear that we will fail to receive something he intended for us.
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An unpeaceful mind cannot operate normally. Hence the Apostle teaches us to “have no anxiety about anything
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Man does not fail because he is weak, but because he fails to receive God's strength.
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My heart is the scene of a veritable civil war.
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In Adam is our despair, in Christ is our hope.
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We do not know how God's work is done in us, but it is done.
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The more a person strives to do God's will, the more often he fails.
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It is a fact that God wants to destroy every work of our flesh, but He never desires to destroy our personality. He takes no pleasure in transforming us into automata; rather He delights in having us cooperate with Him.
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The power of love is measured by sacrifice.
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We cannot expect God to live out his life in us if we are not willing to give him our life, in which he is to live.
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It is a great thing when someone has realized that he no longer belongs to himself, but to the Lord.
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Lord, I surrender myself to you and want only one thing: to experience your way for me and walk it.
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As long as we want to act ourselves, God cannot.
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Praying does not only mean asking God for something, praying also means reminding God of something.
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Outside of Christ, I am weak; in Christ, I am strong.
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Legalism will inevitably produce pride in the heart.
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A person who follows the Lord fully is one who believes that God's promises are fully trustworthy.
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Christians pay too much attention to insignificant things and neglect things that are eternal.
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A believer must constantly learn to let go of his possessions and financial matters.
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Yes, it is true, we are sinful, but thank God, the blood cleanses us from every sin!
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If we had more revelation, we would offer less and praise all the more.
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Righteousness, forgiveness of sins, and peace with God are given to us by faith alone.
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Just as in our conversion, we must reach a point in our life where we surrender all rights over ourselves and submit to the absolute lordship of Jesus Christ.
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With the peace of God in my heart there is no more room for a feeling of condemnation, but only praise and thanks to the Lord who leads me from victory to victory.
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When I try to please God in some special way, I discover that I cannot.
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