10 Christian Quotes by Watchman Nee

12 Christian Quotes by Watchman Nee
from Twelve Baskets Full Volumes 1, 2 and 3
blog post by Mary Katherine May of QualityMusicandBooks.com

1. I: page 37. Permanent satisfaction can only come when we discover that Christ is the Bread of life and learn to draw on him ceaselessly for sustenance.

2. I: page 59. Please bear in mind that however much of the Word of God you may have acquired intellectually, and however powerfully you may be able to expound it, it will never become truly yours until you have allowed the Cross to operate in relation to it.

3. I: page 73. The unsaved soul can know no permanent gladness of heart because the burden of sin rests upon him; but the Christian, who has come to Christ and has received pardon and cleansing, does not necessarily find the Christian life to be the joyous experience he looked for. Why is he so often disillusioned? Because, though he has dropped his sin-burden at the foot of the Cross, he has not learned to cast all his burdens on the Lord and the burden of daily cares weighs him down so that the joy is banished from his life.

4. II: page 11. The conditions basic to all ministry that can be truly called ministry to the Lord are: drawing near to Him and standing before Him.

5. II: page 13. There are only two types of sin before God. One is the sin of rebelling against His commands, i.e., refusing to obey when He issues orders. The other is the sin of going ahead when the Lord has not issued orders. The one is rebellion; the other is presumption.

6. II: page 86. There are two aspects of the Spirit’s government. The one is, to order our affairs in such a way that through His circumstantial dealings with us we come to a point where we offer our willing obedience. The other is that, even when we have no intention to obey, His activity in our lives makes good what we lack so that despite our unwillingness, we become obedient.

7. II: page 107. Brothers and Sisters, you ask why He saved you. Let me tell you that He saved you because it was His delight to save you.

8. III: page 21. To sum up, we should yield obedience to the authority of the Lord, enjoy the life of the Body and at the same time supply life to other members. These are the three main principles of our living in the Body of Christ.

9. III: page 40. What is the significance that the Church has become the kingdom of priests? It means that all who are saved by the grace of God have only one profession, that is to serve God. Before a person believes in God, he may be a doctor, a nurse, a teacher or a merchant. After being saved, such a person has only one principal vocation of serving God though he may continue to carry on in his own profession. Formerly, one wishes to distinguish himself in his career, to be an outstanding person in his profession. Now, such ambitions are shattered and the only avowed vocation is to serve the Lord and all other activities must be submitted to this end.

10. III: page 92. The two biggest facts in history are these: all our sins were dealt with by the Blood, and we ourselves were dealt with by the Cross.

Twelve Baskets Full by Watchman Nee