When a believer has crossed into the domain of the spiritual he daily ought to maintain a combat attitude in his spirit, praying therewith for the overthrow of all the works of Satan done through the evil powers. Watchman Nee More Quotes by Watchman Nee More Quotes From Watchman Nee The clerical system of church management is exceedingly popular, but the whole thought is foreign to Scripture. Watchman Nee scripture church management Just as the right relationship with Christ generates a Christian, so the proper relationship with the Holy Spirit breeds a spiritual man. Watchman Nee spiritual christian men Irrespective of how we physiologically are made, even possessing special weaknesses, we can overcome our sins through the Lord. Watchman Nee weakness special overcoming If you perform your part, God will fulfill His. And once you put off specifically, you should just as thoroughly believe that God will renew your mind, despite the fact you know not how. Watchman Nee mind believe facts None who are shod with fleshly shoes can stand on the holy ground of God's service. Many failures and much waste and confusion which have resulted are due to men's coming to work, instead of being sent out to work. Watchman Nee holy-ground shoes men 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. Watchman Nee delight personality desire Therefore, brethren, pray until God gives us revelation so that "knowing this" in our spirit we may truly confess "that our old man has been crucified with him." Watchman Nee knowing prayer men Only those who are spiritual perceive the reality of the spiritual foe and hence engage in battle. Such warfare is not fought with arms of the flesh. Because the conflict is spiritual so must the weapons. Watchman Nee prayer spiritual reality Every true work is not done to the poor. Every true work is done to Me. Watchman Nee very-true poor done The burden imparted by God is lifted once we have prayed, but the heaviness from the enemy cannot be raised unless we fight and resist in prayer. Watchman Nee fighting prayer enemy All knowledge is the outgrowth of obedience; everything else is just information. Watchman Nee obedience information From the evening I was saved, I began to live a new life, for the life of the eternal God had entered into me. Watchman Nee evening eternal new-life The gospel we preach must not be just something we hear from men or read from books or even conceived through our meditation. Unless it is delivered to us by God, it can serve no spiritual utility. Watchman Nee spiritual men book A characteristic of the flesh is its fickleness: it alternates between Yes and No and vice versa. But the will of God is: "Walk not according to the flesh (not even for a moment) but according to the Spirit." Watchman Nee yes-and-no vices flesh Furthermore, through the believer's spirit the Holy Spirit is able to impart God's life to thirsty and dying men. However, this filling of the Holy Spirit differs from the baptism with the Holy Spirit, because the latter is for the purpose of service while the former solves the problem of life (naturally it will affect service too). Watchman Nee baptism dying men It is highly dangerous to receive the truths of the Bible with human wisdom, for this is a hidden and subtle method which invariably causes a believer to perfect with his flesh the work of the Holy Spirit. Watchman Nee causes flesh perfect We may love to say many things, but if these are not uttered in the Holy Spirit it is better to say nothing. The flesh can conjure up many plans and methods and be full of expectations. The righteousness of the flesh is as abhorrent as its sin we must always maintain God's view of the flesh. Watchman Nee expectations views may Faith in Christ makes one a regenerated believer; obedience to the Holy Spirit makes him a spiritual believer. Watchman Nee holy spiritual christ 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. Watchman Nee taught able spirit Henceforth we are dead to everything pertaining to ourselves and alive to His Spirit alone. This requires our exercising faith. Watchman Nee alive spirit exercise
