Watchman Nee
Watchman Nee, Ni Tuosheng, or Nee T'o-sheng, was a 20th century "Chinese evangelist, theologian, and founder of the Local Church movement." He was influenced in part by the Plymouth Brethren and the Wesleyan-holiness tradition.
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Trending topics shown first"The first result of redemption is separation, that is, departure, a going out. God never redeems a person and leaves him in the old position to continue living in the world."
"Just to confess the Lord with our mouth and say, "I have believed in the Lord today," is not enough for a testimony. We must come out from the world and be separated."
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1903
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