Watchman Nee Quotes About Sin

Quotes about: Sin

• Repentance means a change of mind. Formerly, I thought sin as a pleasant thing, but now I have changed my mind about it. Formerly, I thought the world an attractive place, but now I know better. Formerly I regarded it miserable business to be a Christian, but now I think differently. Once I thought certain things delightful, now I think them vile. Once I thought other things utterly worthless, now I think them most precious. That is a change of mind, and that is repentance.

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  Christian, Mean, Thinking

• Because the Lord Jesus died on the Cross, I have received forgiveness of sins; because the Lord Jesus rose from the dead, I have received new life; because the Lord Jesus has been exalted to the right hand of the Father, I have received the outpoured Spirit. All is because of Him; nothing is because of me.

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  Jesus, Father, Hands

  Watchman Nee (2009). “The Normal Christian Life”, p.97, CLC Publications

• The Blood deals with what we have done, whereas the Cross deals with what we are. The Blood disposes of our sins, while the Cross strikes at the root of our capacity for sin.

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  Blood, Christ On The Cross, Roots

  Watchman Nee (2009). “The Normal Christian Life”, p.10, CLC Publications

• Christ is the Son of God. He died to atone for men's sin, and after three days rose again. This is the most important fact in the universe. I die believing in Christ.

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  Easter, Believe, Son

• Man's thought is always of the punishment that will come to him if he sins. But God's thought is always of the glory man will miss if he sins. God's purpose for redemption is glory, glory, glory.

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  Men, Missing, Purpose

  "The Normal Christian Life".

• Knowing the truth concerning the deep workings of the evil spirit helps the individual not only to overcome sins but to eliminate unnecessary afflictions as well.

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  Christian, Knowing, Evil

  Watchman Nee (2009). “The Spiritual Man”, p.907, Christian Fellowship Publishers

• I need forgiveness for my sins, but I need also deliverance from the power of sin... I appreciate the blessed fact of God's forgiveness, but I want something more than that: I want deliverance. I need forgiveness for what I have done, but I need also deliverance from what I am.

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  Blessed, Want Something, Appreciate

  Watchman Nee (1993). “The Finest of the Wheat, vol 2 - Hardcover: Selected Excerpts from the Published Works of Watchman Nee”, p.554, Christian Fellowship Publishers

• In the matter of fellowship God looks not at how much we apprehend of His will but rather at what our attitude towards His will is. If we honestly seek and wholeheartedly obey His desires, our fellowship remains unbroken, even though there should be many unknown sins in us. Should fellowship be determined by the holiness of God, who among all the most holy saints in the past and the present would be qualified to hold a moment's perfect communion with Him?

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  Attitude, Past, Perfect

  Watchman Nee (2006). “Journeying Towards the Spiritual: A Digest of the Spiritual Man in 42 Lessons”, p.114, Christian Fellowship Publishers

• Overcoming sin, blessed though it surely is, is but the bare minimum of a believers experience. There is nothing astonishing in it. Not to overcome sin is what ought to astonish us.

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  Blessed, Overcoming, Sin

  Watchman Nee (2009). “The Spiritual Man”, p.232, Christian Fellowship Publishers

• Now is the hour we should humbly prostrate ourselves before God, willing to be convicted afresh of our sins by the Holy Spirit.

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  Spirit, Sin, Hours

  Watchman Nee (2009). “The Spiritual Man”, p.142, Christian Fellowship Publishers

• If one's conscience is willing to confess whatever sins have been committed, including the sin of unbelief, it will be sorrowful in a godly way, earnestly desiring the mercy of God.

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  Godly, Mercy Of God, Way

  Watchman Nee (2006). “Journeying Towards the Spiritual: A Digest of the Spiritual Man in 42 Lessons”, p.109, Christian Fellowship Publishers

• It is a fact that the Lord Jesus has already died for you. It is also a fact that you have already died with the Lord Jesus. If you do not believe in your death with Christ, you will not be able to receive the effectiveness of death with Him - freedom from sin.

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  Jesus, Believe, Effectiveness

  Watchman Nee (1991). “The Word of the Cross”, p.9, Living Stream Ministry

• Irrespective of how we physiologically are made, even possessing special weaknesses, we can overcome our sins through the Lord.

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  Special, Weakness, Overcoming

• The particular sin of omission which gives ground to the evil spirits is the believer’s passivity.

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  Omission, Evil, Giving

  Watchman Nee (2009). “The Spiritual Man”, p.867, Christian Fellowship Publishers

• Children of God should not make a general confession by acknowledging their innumerable sins in a vague manner, because such confession does not provide conscience opportunity to do its perfect work. They ought to allow the Holy Spirit through their conscience to point out their sins one by one. Christians must accept its reproach and be willing, according to the mind of the Spirit, to eliminate everything which is contrary to God.

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  Christian, Children, Opportunity

  Watchman Nee (2009). “The Spiritual Man”, p.496, Christian Fellowship Publishers

• 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.

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  Views, Expectations, May

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