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Watchman Nee, Ni Tuosheng, or Nee T'o-sheng , was a Chinese church leader and Christian teacher who worked in China during the 20th century. In 1922, he initiated church meetings in Fuzhou that may be considered the beginning of the local churches. During his thirty years of ministry, Nee published many books expounding the Bible. He established churches throughout China and held many conferences to train Bible students and church workers. Following the Communist Revolution, Nee was persecuted and imprisoned for his faith and spent the last twenty years of his life in prison. He was honored by Christopher H. Smith in the US Congress on July 30, 2009. Wikipedia  

✵ 4. November 1903 – 30. May 1972  •  Other names Gardisto Ni, 倪柝声, Ngà̤ Táuk-sĭng
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The Normal Christian Life
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Famous Watchman Nee Quotes

“How true it is that without the guidance of the Holy Spirit intellect not only is undependable but also extremely dangerous, because it often confuses the issue of right and wrong.”

Watchman Nee

“I do not consecrate myself to be a missionary or a preacher. I consecrate myself to God to do His will where I am, be it in school, office, or kitchen, or wherever He may, in His wisdom, send me.”

Watchman Nee book The Normal Christian Life

Source: The Normal Christian Life

“How dangerous a master human emotion is!”

Watchman Nee

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

Watchman Nee book The Normal Christian Life

Source: The Normal Christian Life

“Good is not always God's will, but God's will is always good.”

Watchman Nee

“God's commandment is that those who serve Him must separate themselves from the world.”

Watchman Nee

Source: Separation from the World, p. 4

Watchman Nee Quotes

“The first result of redemption is separation, that is, departure, a going out. God never redeems a person and leaves him in the old position to continue living in the world.”

Watchman Nee

Source: Separation from the World, p. 3

“Just to confess the Lord with our mouth and say, "I have believed in the Lord today," is not enough for a testimony. We must come out from the world and be separated.”

Watchman Nee

Source: Separation from the World, p. 4

“A drowning man cannot be saved until he is utterly exhausted and ceases to make the slightest effort to save himself.”

Watchman Nee book The Normal Christian Life

Source: The Normal Christian Life

“Since the Lord suffered humiliation on the earth, we should not seek glory here.”

Watchman Nee

Source: Separation from the World, p. 8

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