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| In some mainly Protestant Christian circles today he is known as a revolutionary preacher because of the unique manner in which he interpreted the Bible. Today many of his written books are published in English, although most have been translated from Chinese. Today in Christian book stores you will find a great deal of books about the normal Christian life, but few on the church life in the manner Nee spoke about it. He published regular articles in his own magazine, with The Present Testimony and The Christian being some of them. | In some mainly Protestant Christian circles today he is known as a revolutionary preacher because of the unique manner in which he interpreted the Bible. Today many of his written books are published in English, although most have been translated from Chinese. Today in Christian book stores you will find a great deal of books about the normal Christian life, but few on the church life in the manner Nee spoke about it. He published regular articles in his own magazine, with The Present Testimony and The Christian being some of them. | ||
| ===The Spiritual Man=== | |||
| The most spiritual book of Watchman Nee is The Spiritual Man which he published himself and which Nee would like his readers to consider first and foremost. If you were to read only one of his writings, this would be it. The book has been based on the most essential truth in Scripture, that of dividing the spirit, soul and body to walk after the spirit (inner man) to receive God's guidance and leading therein. This is important because so many Christians don't have true deely led communion in the spirit with God's Spirit. To this day it is still considered the foremost work every done in the history of the Church according to Heb. 4.12, 1 Thess. 5.23. | |||
| ===The Normal Christian Life=== | ===The Normal Christian Life=== | ||
| The most well known book of Watchman Nee is The Normal Christian Life. The book has been based on speeches that Watchman Nee held at the time of and after his trip through Europe in 1938-1939, written on the first few chapters from the book Romans. |
The most well known book of Watchman Nee is The Normal Christian Life. The book has been based on speeches that Watchman Nee held at the time of and after his trip through Europe in 1938-1939, written on the first few chapters from the book Romans. | ||
| ===Later years=== | ===Later years=== | ||
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| In the period between 1923-1949, more than 700 local churches arose with an attendance of more than 70,000. During the Communist takeover, these "assemblies" formed the core behind the house municipalities. | In the period between 1923-1949, more than 700 local churches arose with an attendance of more than 70,000. During the Communist takeover, these "assemblies" formed the core behind the house municipalities. | ||
| Through the labour of Nee and his colleagues, ] were raised up all over China and among other Chinese-speaking communities in the Far East. Some of Nee's co-workers in this work later became known in their own right outside of China (e.g. - ], ], ], and others). | Through the labour of Nee and his colleagues, ]* were raised up all over China (* note the local churches in this link are not the same as what were raised up by Nee) and among other Chinese-speaking communities in the Far East. Some of Nee's co-workers in this work later became known in their own right outside of China (e.g. - ], ], ], and others). | ||
| In ], Watchman Nee was imprisoned by the Chinese government for his faith. He remained in prison until his death twenty years later. Watchman Nee's writings on matters of the individual Christian life have been a source of inspiration to Christians throughout the world, though his writings on the ]--which he considered to be central to his ministry--have been largely ignored by mainstream Christianity. His most popular work remains ''The Normal Christian Life''. | In ], Watchman Nee was imprisoned by the Chinese government for his faith. He remained in prison until his death twenty years later. Watchman Nee's writings on matters of the individual Christian life have been a source of inspiration to Christians throughout the world, though his writings on the ]--which he considered to be central to his ministry (Watchman Nee though would not have agreed with the form of The Local Churches cult)--have been largely ignored by mainstream Christianity. His most popular work remains ''The Normal Christian Life'' and his foremost work is one of two books published of size, The Spiritual Man. | ||
| ==Works== | ==Works== | ||
| ===Published works=== | ===Published works=== | ||
| In English there are approximately fifty-five books of him available, published through Christian Fellowship Publishers, Richmond, Virginia, United States. Another source in English is Living Stream Ministry located in Anaheim, California, United States. |
In English there are approximately fifty-five books of him available, published through Christian Fellowship Publishers, Richmond, Virginia, United States. Another source in English is Living Stream Ministry located in Anaheim, California, United States. The latter are made available primarily from notes taken by students during his sermons translated differently and are less dependable than Nee's own magazines published and preserved by Chritian Fellowship Publishers. | ||
| Some of his best known books: | Some of his best known books: | ||
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| ===Articles=== | ===Articles=== | ||
| There are |
There are mostly books, magazines and articles some of which are said to be of Watchman Nee published by Living Stream Ministry located in Anaheim, California, United States. Closer inspection reveals they have altered Watchman Nee's writings not to agree with the Nee at CFP and CLC. Please examine the evidence of those alterations bearing false witness in . | ||
| ==Nee's name== | ==Nee's name== | ||
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| * Only book W. Nee published of size. | * Only book W. Nee published of size. | ||
| * "The Complete Works" | * "The Complete Works" | ||
| * (pdf) - E-book available free of cost at the - a non-calvinist site since W. Nee was osas arminian, not calvinist (it is advisable if you are going to link to any of Nee's writings, do not link to them at the Living Stream Ministry cult or any calvinist sites, for that would be disprespectful to Watchman Nee who was osas arminian and would not have accepted false locality by central hub at LSM or the 6 major sins of leeism. | |||
| * E-book available free of cost at the website. | |||
| *Try not to use links for the Living Stream Ministery cult so as not to marry Watchman Nee to Witness Lee in Witness Lee's at LSM. This Misplaced Pages page is just about Watchman Nee and should not be used to fulfill the agenda of The Living Stream Ministry cult which is calvinist. | |||
| * Website containing biographical information, Watchman Nee's personal testimony regarding his salvation, and various other information. | |||
| *, not calvinist. People always confuse the unsaved Witness Lee (calvinist) with Watchman Nee. | |||
| * Publisher of many works by Watchman Nee. | |||
| * Collected work of Watchman Nee, available for free online from Living Stream Ministry. | |||
| == See also== | == See also== | ||
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Watchman Nee (倪柝聲 pinyin: Ní Tuòshēng;, 1903-1972) became a Christian in 1920 at the age of 17 and began writing in the same year. In 1921, he met the British missionary M. E. Barber, who was a great influence on him. Through Miss Barber, Nee was introduced to many of the Christian writings which were to have a profound influence on him and his teachings.
The theological influence of Watchman Nee (English for Nee To-Sheng ), went much further than his own circle reached; not only in his native country China only but also outside in other countries. He changed his name to Watchman Nee because he saw it as someone that stayed up in the middle of in the night to awaken men of the coming of Christ. Although he believed in speaking in tongues, he laid less emphasis on it (in his book 'Gods Works', he said speaking in tongues was a gift for clergyman children - page 19, fifth paragraph). In 1928, Watchman Nee settled in Shanghai where he based his own speaking and publication work, the Shanghai Gospel Bookroom, which published books by Watchman Nee and others, as well as some Chinese translations of English-speaking authors - most notably the Christian teacher and writer T. Austin-Sparks, with whom Nee had a very close relationship fostered during his significant time at the Honor Oak Christian Fellowship Centre on Honor Oak Road in London, England.
Biography
Early life
Nee Shu-Tsu was born in Foochow, China. His grandfather, born in 1840, was a congregational preacher of the American supplies commission. He died in 1890. Nee’s father was Ni Weng-Sioe (W. S. Ni), born in 1877, and the fourth of nine boys. He was officer in the imperial customs service. He died in Hong Kong in 1941. Nee’s mother was Lin Gwo Ping (Peace Lin), born in 1880. She died in 1950.
When he was 17 years old (1920), and still a student, he went to hear an evangelist by the name of Dora Yu, who charged the people to believe in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, a call that Watchman Nee accepted. From that day on, he consecrated himself completely to Jesus Christ and to the preaching of the Gospel in China.
His development was strengthened by the influenced of Jessie Penn-Lewis, Robert Govett, G. H. Pember, John Nelson Darby and many others, reading as many as 3,000 books from various authors and absorbing all of them. However he once stood up and said against a certain collected Assembly: "You may well have light and truth, but knowledge alone will benefit you nothing."
In some mainly Protestant Christian circles today he is known as a revolutionary preacher because of the unique manner in which he interpreted the Bible. Today many of his written books are published in English, although most have been translated from Chinese. Today in Christian book stores you will find a great deal of books about the normal Christian life, but few on the church life in the manner Nee spoke about it. He published regular articles in his own magazine, with The Present Testimony and The Christian being some of them.
The Spiritual Man
The most spiritual book of Watchman Nee is The Spiritual Man which he published himself and which Nee would like his readers to consider first and foremost. If you were to read only one of his writings, this would be it. The book has been based on the most essential truth in Scripture, that of dividing the spirit, soul and body to walk after the spirit (inner man) to receive God's guidance and leading therein. This is important because so many Christians don't have true deely led communion in the spirit with God's Spirit. To this day it is still considered the foremost work every done in the history of the Church according to Heb. 4.12, 1 Thess. 5.23.
The Normal Christian Life
The most well known book of Watchman Nee is The Normal Christian Life. The book has been based on speeches that Watchman Nee held at the time of and after his trip through Europe in 1938-1939, written on the first few chapters from the book Romans.
Later years
Between the period of 1940-1960, the local church in China underwent many trials and tribulations. Many of these local churches had been founded by Watchman Nee based upon his conviction of "one church for one city or town." He believed that geographic boundaries were the only legitimate ground to have different churches to express the one body of Christ on the earth (the local church). He strongly believed that the basis of separating the churches, such as apostles and their ministries, spiritual gifts, racial or social status, or different doctrines and missions was condemned by the word of God as division and sin, and as the works of the flesh.
In the period between 1923-1949, more than 700 local churches arose with an attendance of more than 70,000. During the Communist takeover, these "assemblies" formed the core behind the house municipalities.
Through the labour of Nee and his colleagues, local assemblies* were raised up all over China (* note the local churches in this link are not the same as what were raised up by Nee) and among other Chinese-speaking communities in the Far East. Some of Nee's co-workers in this work later became known in their own right outside of China (e.g. - Stephen Kaung, Faithful Luk, Simon Meek, and others).
In 1952, Watchman Nee was imprisoned by the Chinese government for his faith. He remained in prison until his death twenty years later. Watchman Nee's writings on matters of the individual Christian life have been a source of inspiration to Christians throughout the world, though his writings on the local churches--which he considered to be central to his ministry (Watchman Nee though would not have agreed with the form of The Local Churches cult)--have been largely ignored by mainstream Christianity. His most popular work remains The Normal Christian Life and his foremost work is one of two books published of size, The Spiritual Man.
Works
Published works
In English there are approximately fifty-five books of him available, published through Christian Fellowship Publishers, Richmond, Virginia, United States. Another source in English is Living Stream Ministry located in Anaheim, California, United States. The latter are made available primarily from notes taken by students during his sermons translated differently and are less dependable than Nee's own magazines published and preserved by Chritian Fellowship Publishers.
Some of his best known books:
- The Spiritual Man - CFP (《属灵人》)
- The Church and the Work: Rethinking the Work - CFP
- Spiritual Authority - CFP
- Mystery of Creation - CFP
- Gospel Dialogue - CFP
- The King and The Kingdom of Heaven - CFP
- Interpretting Matthew - CFP
- "Come, Lord Jesus" - CFP
- The Better Covenant - CFP
- Aids to Revelation - CFP
- The Normal Christian Life - CLC (《正常的基督徒生活》)
Articles
There are mostly books, magazines and articles some of which are said to be of Watchman Nee published by Living Stream Ministry located in Anaheim, California, United States. Closer inspection reveals they have altered Watchman Nee's writings not to agree with the Nee at CFP and CLC. Please examine the evidence of those alterations bearing false witness in The Spiritual Man.
Nee's name
His English name seems to be a literal variation of his Chinese name. 柝 (pinyin tùo) is a Chinese watchman's knocker or plaque, sounded to mark the hours of night. 聲 (pinyin shēng) means sound.
External links
- The Spiritual Man Only book W. Nee published of size.
- Christian Fellowship Publishers "The Complete Works"
- The Normal Christian Life (pdf) - E-book available free of cost at the Watchman Nee site - a non-calvinist site since W. Nee was osas arminian, not calvinist (it is advisable if you are going to link to any of Nee's writings, do not link to them at the Living Stream Ministry cult or any calvinist sites, for that would be disprespectful to Watchman Nee who was osas arminian and would not have accepted false locality by central hub at LSM or the 6 major sins of leeism.
- Try not to use links for the Living Stream Ministery cult so as not to marry Watchman Nee to Witness Lee in Witness Lee's 6 major sins of leeism at LSM. This Misplaced Pages page is just about Watchman Nee and should not be used to fulfill the agenda of The Living Stream Ministry cult which is calvinist.
- Watchman Nee was osas arminian, not calvinist. People always confuse the unsaved Witness Lee (calvinist) with Watchman Nee.
See also
Well-known early Chinese Christian Evangelists:
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