A Christian life is an unending engagement on the battlefield.
From Ephesians 6:10-11: “Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His power. Put on the whole armor of God, so that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.”
Watchman Nee (1903-1972) was a Chinese church leader and Christian teacher. He authored a collection of Christian books, and he endured persecution for his beliefs. Ultimately, he died while being imprisoned for the final twenty years of his life.
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I love Watchman Née quotes. I love Henri Nouwen, too. Along with men like C.S. Lewis and A.W. Tozer, they provide rich insights to what it means to walk a life of a faith.
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Thanks for sharing these names, and I have been blessed to read a small portion of their writings. It can be beneficial to read from a variety of dedicated Christian writers.
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Amen, yes I think so, too.
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“In the Western world the enemy has forsworn violence. He comes against us no more with sword and fagot; he now comes smiling, bearing gifts. He raises his eyes to heaven and swears that he too believes in the faith of our fathers, but his real purpose is to destroy that faith, or at least to modify it to such an extent that it is no longer the supernatural thing it once was. He comes in the name of philosophy or psychology or anthropology, and with sweet reasonableness urges us to rethink our historic position, to be less rigid, more tolerant, more broadly understanding.”
– A.W. Tozer
“Life without war is impossible either in nature or in grace. The basis of physical, mental, moral, and spiritual life is antagonism. This is the open fact of life.”
–Oswald Chambers
“It is impossible to be a true soldier of Jesus Christ and not fight.”
– J. Gresham Machen
“Spiritual Christians look upon the world not as a playground, but as a battleground.”
– A.W. Tozer
“This world can be made beautiful again by beholding it as a battlefield. When we have defined and isolated the evil thing, the colours come back into everything else. When evil things have become evil, good things, in a blazing apocalypse, become good. There are some men who are dreary because they do not believe in God; but there are many others who are dreary because they do not believe in the devil. The grass grows green again when we believe in the devil, the roses grow red again when we believe in the devil.”
–G.K. Chesterton
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Thanks so much for sharing these deeply meaningful quotes.
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Battle is unrelenting!
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This exhortation from Watchman Nee is genuine because he certainly witnessed the unrelenting battle throughout most of his adult life.
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Its hard to imagine what Watchman Nee experienced
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His journey reminds me of Apostle Paul’s.
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True never thought of the comparison before
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