The Normal Christian Life (Hendrickson Christian Classics) [Hardcover]

Watchman Nee (Author)

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Series: Hendrickson Christian Classics | Publication Date: February 28, 2006

This classic work unfolds the path of faith and presents the eternal purpose of God in simple terms.

--This text refers to the Mass Market Paperback edition.

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Now in a deluxe collector's edition, these classic, unabridged Christian titles will speak to readers for a lifetime.

The Normal Christian Life describes Christian faith and God's purposes for believers in clear, simple terms. --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 189 pages
• Publisher: Hendrickson Pub (February 28, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 156563456X
• ISBN-13: 978-1565634565
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (77 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #73,853 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Watchman Nee (1903-1972) is remembered for his leadership of an indigenous church movement in China, as well as for his books, which continue to enrich Christians throughout the world. Beginning in the 1930s, Nee helped establish local churches in China that were independent of foreign missionary organizations and were used to bring many into the Kingdom of God. From these roots sprang many of the house churches that continued to meet after Western missionaries were forced to leave the country during the Cultural Revolution. Arrested in 1952 and found guilty of a large number of false charges, Watchman Nee was imprisoned until his death in 1972.

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67 of 69 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A classic book that lays out the path to victorious living, June 5, 1999

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Todd Hudnall (Colorado Springs, CO) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Normal Christian Life (Paperback)

Watchman Nee takes the reader through principles taught in the book of Romans. The focus of the book is Jesus Christ and the believer's life in Him. At times Nee seems redundant and repetitive with his message and with his illustrations. But by the end, you thoroughly understand the concepts he presents. This book was an important key to my growth as a Christian. In my opinion, it should be a must read for every person serious about living a God honoring life.

57 of 58 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Normal Christian Life, by Watchman Nee, November 2, 2000

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Carlos Bongioanni (Okinawa, Japan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Normal Christian Life (Mass Market Paperback)

For years I have been searching for the "victorious" Christian Life, always going from one defeat(in one area) to another defeat(in an entirely different area). This book is soooo liberating in showing Christian's, in such a practical way, how it doesn't depend on us and our "self-control", but soli on what Jesus did on the Cross through His Blood and Death. Which, after all these years, of not experiencing the personal side to His blood and death, has finally come home for me through the skillful teaching and story illustrations of Watchman Nee.

But, it doesn't end there, it just begins!

Watchman Nee explains what so many of us long to hear. How not to despair in trials, and failures but to see them as God see's them. They bring us to the end of ourselves, and to a dependence on God. Hallelujah! No more striving.

Two more awesome books are: The Overcoming Life, by Watchman Nee and Hudson Taylor's Spritual Secret

71 of 74 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Thoroughly Effective, September 2, 2000

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catherine guelph "catrina_g" (milano, italy) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Normal Christian Life (Mass Market Paperback)

I have strengthened my spiritual relationship as a result of reading this book. First of all, Ni To-sheng, aka Watchman Nee, (1903-1972) was a man of inspiring determination and courage. During his thirty years of ministry, beginning in 1919, Nee travelled throughout China planting churches among the rural communities and pastoring in Shanghai. In January of 1956, Nee was brought up on charges by the local authorities in Shanghai. He was imprisoned until 1972 when he was released days before his death in his home province. I am thankful that I live where religious tolerance is practiced. I am also impressed with Mr Nee's example. His book is equally impressive. The book of Romans deals with some difficult theology. At times, I have been unable to explain many of its concepts, particularly, to non-Christians. Watchman Nee is simple and thorough, but never thoroughly simple. He eschews theological discussion in favour of explanations and examples intended to provide new Christians with tools to build a spiritual relationship. This direct approach was in response to his audience, as he explains, "We have learned in China that, when leading a soul to Christ, we must be very thorough, for there is no certainty when he will again have the help of other Christians. We always seek to make it clear to a new believer that, when he has asked the Lord to forgive his sins and to come into his life, his heart has become the residence of a living Person. The Holy Spirit of God is now within him, to open to him the Scriptures that he may find Christ there, to direct his prayer, to govern his life, and to reproduce in him the character of his Lord." In this manner, Mr Nee explains that a spiritual life begins with an objective revelation followed by a subjective experience which is composed of typically, a crisis and an on-going process. From this book, I understood more that the LORD, my GOD, plays a personal role in my life, building a spiritual relationship. If you are interested in Christian Missionary work in China, or in building a stronger spiritual relationship, this book will be interesting to you.