Watchman Nee The Communion of the Holy Spirit is a 3 part, 15 Chapter work on various matters of the Holy Spirit. From the Deeper Life Movement
The Communion of the Holy Spirit
By WATCHMAN NEE
Christian Fellowship Publishers, Inc.
New York
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ISBN 0-935008-79-9
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TRANSLATOR’S PREFACE
The apostle Paul ends his second letter to the Corinthians with the divine salutation—“The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit, be with you all” (2 Cor 13.14). We as Christians come to know the fullness of the Godhead through the love, the grace and the communion which proceed from the triune God. It is the love of God the Father that purposes all. It is the grace of God the Son that provides all. And it is the communion of God the Spirit that performs all. Love, grace and communion are all equally essential. What would love to be without grace? It would have no expression. What would grace be without communion? It would be unattainable.
This present volume is a compilation of messages given by God’s servant Watchman Nee at various times and places. They all relate to the communion of the Holy Spirit. The first part consists of two messages on Resurrection, the Holy Spirit, and the Church. A proper perspective on the marvelous work of the Holy Spirit is therein given. The second part, entitled “The Outpouring of the Holy Spirit,” is composed of six messages on the Outpouring, one message on the Holy Spirit, and the Law, and two messages on the Anointing Oil. And the third part presents four messages on Spiritual Judgment, which is the fruit of the discipline of the Holy Spirit. Such discipline gives spiritual discernment for service.
May the blessed Lord who released these messages to the Church use them for the building up of the body of Christ in love.
Contents
CONTENTS of Watchman Nee The Communion of the Holy Spirit
Part ONE: RESURRECTION, THE HOLY SPIRIT, AND THE CHURCH
1. Resurrection, the Holy Spirit, and the Church (1) 9
2. Resurrection, the Holy Spirit, and the Church (2) 21
Part TWO: THE OUTPOURING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
1. Outpouring of the Holy Spirit Explained 29
2. Conditions for the Spirit’s Outpouring—and Important Matters to Watch 35
3. Symptoms and Evidence of Receiving the Spirit’s Outpouring 41
4. Work of the Holy Spirit and the Benefits of Having His Outpouring 45
5. Further Talk on the Spirit’s Outpouring 61
6. Still More on the Spirit’s Work and His Outpouring, 69
7. The Holy Spirit and the Law 77
8. The Function of the Anointing Oil, 87
9. The Body Being Anointed 95
Part THREE: SPIRITUAL JUDGMENT (DISCERNMENT)
1. The Principles of Spiritual Judgment, 105
2. Spiritual Judgment: Using Our Spirit 115
3. Spiritual Judgment: the Basis Of Diagnosis And Judgment, 125
4. Spiritual Judgment: Healing 133
Scripture quotations are from the American Standard Version of the Bible (1901), unless otherwise indicated.