He also translated important Christian works from English into Chinese so other Chinese-speaking believers could benefit from them. In a short time, he began to write on matters related to the Christian life in magazines, tracts, and books. He read voraciously and, blessed with a keen mind, he was able to retain what he read. Watchman Nee’s testimonyĪfter he was saved, Watchman Nee sought to know the Lord Jesus in the Word of God and through the spiritual writings of other believers. ![]() His immediate response was to consecrate himself to serve the Lord Jesus for the rest of his life. For the first time in his life he had real peace and joy. As he confessed his sinfulness to the Lord, he felt the burden of sin lifted. He also saw a wounded Savior on the cross, with open arms waiting to receive him. One after another, his sins came before him. Troubled, he was unable to sleep, so he knelt down to pray. Not long after he heard the gospel preached that day, Nee was alone in his room and recognized that he had no peace. This realization caused him great inner turmoil. He realized that receiving Christ as his Savior also meant receiving Christ as his Lord and would require him to serve the Lord for the rest of his life. But although Watchman Nee was in attendance and was moved by the gospel message, he wasn’t immediately saved. As a result, many in the congregation believed in the Lord and were saved. In 1920, when Watchman Nee was 17 years old, a well-known evangelist came to preach the gospel at his parents’ church. He was very intelligent and capable, and he had big plans for his future. However, as an unsaved, educated young man, he considered Christian preaching to be the lowest occupation on earth. Watchman Nee was born into a Christian home in China in 1903. It was from among that generation that the Lord called Watchman Nee. One hundred years of missionary work and sacrifice followed by years of desperate prayer had paved the way for the Lord to raise up a generation of young Chinese Christians. In the 1920s, the Lord began to answer these prayers by calling young people in China to Himself, including many college students. Yet Christians in the West persevered in offering up fervent prayers for China. Chinese believers and Western missionaries alike were persecuted and even martyred. In 1900, the violent Boxer Rebellion in China caused great upheaval. As a result of their prayers and labor, many who had never heard the name of Jesus were brought to Christ to receive Him as their Savior. These believers began to pray earnestly, and eventually, some traveled to China to spread the gospel of Jesus Christ where it hadn’t been proclaimed before. Starting in the early 1800s, God worked in the hearts of many Christians in the West and put in them a strong desire for the people in China to hear the gospel. We hope it will give you a glimpse of his depth as a believer and the ministry of life in his books. But in this post, we’ll present a very brief biography of Watchman Nee. It’s beyond the scope and ability of a blog post to present a complete biography of each of these two men of God. The authors of these books are Watchman Nee and Witness Lee. ![]() Our ardent desire is that our fellow believers would have the opportunity to benefit from them as we have. Did you know that besides offering free copies of the New Testament Recovery Version to US residents, we at Bibles for America also offer a selection of free Christian e-books? These can be downloaded from anywhere in the world.īibles for America chose to give away these particular books because they’ve helped us know Christ and God’s purpose.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |