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“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."”

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Book:The Finest of the Wheat, vol 2: Selected Excerpts from the Published Works of Watchman Nee

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The Finest of the Wheat, vol 2: Selected Excerpts from the Published Works of Watchman Nee

The volume includes a collection of excerpts from various writings of Watchman Nee, offering insights into his theological and spiritual teachings. These excerpts are compiled to provide readers with a comprehensive understanding of Nee's thought and influence in Christian circles. more

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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

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“Nowadays Christians appear to treat prayer as a means to accomplish their aims and ideas. If they possessed just a little deeper understanding, they would recognize that prayer is but man uttering to God what is God's will.”

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Book:Journeying Towards the Spiritual: A Digest of the Spiritual Man in 42 Lessons

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“We should not open our mouths too hastily upon approaching God. On the contrary, we first must ask God to show us what and how to pray before we make our request known to Him. Have we not consumed a great deal of time in the past asking for what we wanted? Why not now ask for what God wants?”

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“All spiritual prayers have their source in God. God makes known to us what we ought to pray by unfolding to us the need and by giving that need as a burden in our intuitive spirit. Only an intuitive burden can constitute our call to pray.”

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Book:Journeying Towards the Spiritual: A Digest of the Spiritual Man in 42 Lessons

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“The child of God ought to confess his weakness that he does not know how to pray, and petition the Holy Spirit to teach him.”

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“Negligence in prayer withers the inner man. Nothing can be a substitute for it, not even Christian work. Many are so preoccupied with work that they allow little time for prayer. Hence they cannot cast out demons. Prayer enables us first inwardly to overcome the enemy and then outwardly to deal with him.”

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Book:The Finest of the Wheat, vol 2 - Hardcover: Selected Excerpts from the Published Works of Watchman Nee

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“Prayer is work. The experiences of many children of God demonstrate that it accomplishes far more than does any other form of work. It is also warfare, for it is one of the weapons in fighting the enemy. However, only prayer in the spirit is genuinely effectual.”

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Author:Watchman Nee