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“So we can say, reverently, that God never gave us the Law to keep: he gave us the Law to break! He well knew that we could not keep it.”

Book:The Normal Christian Life

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The Normal Christian Life

This book delves into the principles and practices that define a typical Christian life, offering insights into spiritual growth and the application of Christian beliefs in daily life. more

Author

Watchman Nee

Watchman Nee, born Liu Zhi-ping, was a prominent Chinese Christian author and theologian. He was born on November 4, 1903, and passed away on June 1, 1972. Nee is known for his profound and accessible Christian writings and his unique insights into the Christian life. His works have had a wide-reaching influence both in mainland China and overseas. more

“The Law requires much, but offers no help in the carrying out of its requirements. The Lord Jesus requires just as much, yea even more (Matt. 5:21-48), but what he requires from us he himself carries out in us. The law makes demands and leaves us helpless to fulfill them; Christ makes demands, but he himself fulfills in us the very demands he makes.”

Helping Law Jesus Christ Lord Offers Demand Carrie Helpless Requirements

Author:Watchman Nee

“We think of the Christian life as a ‘changed life’ but it is not that. What God offers us is an ‘exchanged life,’ a ‘substituted life,’ and Christ is our Substitute within.”

Thinking Christian Christ Changed Offers Christian Life Substitutes Changed Life

Book:The Normal Christian Life

Source: The Normal Christian Life

“It does not matter what your personal deficiency, or whether it be a hundred and one different things, God has always one sufficient answer, His Son Jesus Christ, and he is the answer to every need.”

Needs Doe Different Matter Jesus Christ Answers Son Hundred Jesus Christ Sufficient Different Things Deficiency

Book:The Normal Christian Life

Source: The Normal Christian Life

“The fruit of the Spirit is . . . self-control”