FOUNDATION 14 THE SPIRITUAL MAN by Watchman Nee PART 1 INTRODUCTION ON SPIRIT, SOUL AND BODY The ordinary concept of the constitution of human beings is dualistic—soul and body . According to this concept soul is the invisible inner spiritual part, while body is the visible outer corporal part. Though there is some truth to this, it is nevertheless inaccurate. Such an opinion comes from fallen man, not from God; •apart from God’s revelation, no concept is dependable. That th

FRAGRANCE “And the house was filled with the odor of the ointment” (John 12:3). By the breaking of that flask and the anointing of the Lord Jesus, the house was pervaded with the sweetest fragrance. Everyone could smell it and none could be unaware of it. What is the significance of this? Whenever you meet someone who has really suffered— •someone who has gone through experiences with the Lord that have brought limitation, •and who, instead of trying to break free in order to

For our final chapter we will take as our starting-point an incident in the Gospels that occurs under the very shadow of the Cross—an incident that, in its details, is at once historic and prophetic. “And while he was in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster cruse of ointment of spikenard very costly; and she brakethe cruse, and poured it over his head. MARK 14:3 TPT Now Jesus was in Bethany, in the home of Simon, a

THE CROSS And FRUITFULNESS Let us read again John 12:24, 25. “Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a grain of wheat fall into the earth and die, it abideth by itself alone; but if it die, it beareth much fruit. He that loveth his life (Greek ‘soul’, as in the above passages) loseth it; and he that hateth his life (‘soul’) in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.” Here we have the INWARD WORKING of the CROSS of which we have been speaking—the LOSING of the SOUL—linked

Battle is mine. Victory is yours, says the Lord! Joshua 1:10-11 TPT 10 Joshua ordered the leaders of the people: “Go through the camp and instruct the people, 11 'Pack your bags; for within three days you will cross the Jordan to conquer and occupy the land that YAHWEH your God is giving you to possess.' ” Joshua 2:23-24 MSG 23-24 The men headed back. They came down out of the hills, crossed the river, and returned to Joshua son of Nun and reported all their experiences. They

In our previous chapter we have touched several times upon the matter of SERVICE for the Lord. As we come now to look at the provision that God has made to meet the problem created by the soul-life of man, •it will be helpful if we approach that problem by considering first the PRINCIPLES which govern our work for Him and from which no one who tries to serve Him may deviate. The BASIS of our SALVATION, as we well know, is the fact of our Lord’s death and resurrection; but the

Sermon note Pastor Stephanie From Vav to Zayin Rosh Hashana 2026 / 5787 กาษา บห่า The Jewish New Year Hashana (Hebrew: กาษา บหา, literally "head of the year," for Hebrew Year 5787 begins at sundown on Friday, 11 September 2026 and ends at nightfall on Sunday, 13 September 2026. Rosh Hashanah is observed on the first two days of Tishrei, the seventh month of the Hebrew calendar. The Hebrew year 5787 is significant as it corresponds to the Hebrew letters Pey (o) and Zayin (T).

Now we must have before us two passages of the Word, •one from Genesis 2 and •one from Ephesians 5, which are of great importance in this connection. “And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and he slept; and he took one of his ribs, which the Lord God had taken from the man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man. And the man said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman (Heb. ishshah), because she was taken ou

ONE BODY IN CHRIST 在基督里合一 (The Normal Christian Life by Watchman Nee - Chapter 11, Part 2) We are now in a position to go a step further still and to consider how great a range is compassed by the Cross of the Lord Jesus Christ. In the light of Christian experience and for the purpose of analysis, it may help us if we recognize four aspects of God’s redemptive work. But in doing so it is essential to keep in mind that the Cross of Christ is ONE Divine work—not many. Once

ONE BODY IN CHRIST 在基督里合一 Before we pass on to our last important subject we will review some of the ground we have covered and summarize the steps taken. We have sought to make things simple, and to explain clearly some of the experiences which Christians commonly pass through. But it is clear that the new discoveries that we make as we walk with the Lord are many, and we must be careful to avoid the temptation to over-simplify the work of God. To do so may lead us into ser

Christ our Life The Law Of This Spirit Of Life The Manifestation Of The Law Of Life “For what the law COULD NOT DO, in that it was weak through the flesh, GOD, sending his own SON in the likeness of sinful flesh and as an offering for sin, CONDEMNED SIN in the FLESH: that the ordinance of the law might be fulfilled in us, who •WALK NOT AFTER the flesh, •but AFTER the SPIRIT” (Rom. 8:3). Every careful reader of these two verses will see that there are two things presented

THE PATH OF PROGRESS 前进的道路 (The Normal Christian Life by Watchman Nee - Chapter 10, Part 4) THE MANIFESTATION OF THE LAW OF LIFE Let us seek to make this practical. We touched earlier on the matter of our will in relation to the things of God. Even older Christians do not realize how great a part WILL-POWER plays in their lives. That was part of Paul’s trouble in Romans 7. His will was good, but all his actions contradicted it, and however much he made up his mind and set hi

THE PATH OF PROGRESS 前进的道路 (The Normal Christian Life by Watchman Nee - Chapter 10, Part 3) THE LAW OF THIS SPIRIT OF LIFE “There is therefore now no condemnation to them that are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made free from the law of sin and death” (Rom. 8:1, 2, A.V.). It is in chapter 8 that Paul presents to us in detail the positive side of life in the Spirit. “There is therefo

Sermon note Pastor Stephanie Our Father’s heart want us to be happy. Step by step, the Lord opens our heart to see that He is a good good Father. We walk nearer and nearer to Him Our God is not waiting to punish us We go nearer to our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ Go to God our Father and everyone knows the beautiful relationship with our Father Bring our relationship to the Father God watches us like reflection in His eyes Zechariah 2:1-5 (MSG) 1-5 I looked up and was sur

HSPF 2 - Imagination of your heart Imagination of your heart Genesis 8:21-22 NKJV 21 And the Lord smelled a soothing aroma. Then the Lord said in His heart, “I will never again curse the ground for man’s sake, although the imagination of man’s heart is evil from his youth; nor will I again destroy every living thing as I have done. 22 “While the earth remains, Seedtime and harvest, Cold and heat, Winter and summer, And day and night Shall not cease.” Yedser From framework, pu