About the Author
Watchman Nee became a Christian in mainland China in 1920 at the age of seventeen and began writing in the same year. Throughout the nearly thirty years of his ministry, Watchman Nee was clearly manifested as a unique gift from the Lord to His Body for His move in this age. Some of his well-known works include The Normal Christian Life, The Normal Christian Faith, and Sit, Walk, Stand. In 1952 he was imprisoned for his faith; he remained in prison until his death in 1972. His words remain an abundant source of spiritual revelation and supply to Christians throughout the world.

Scriptural Messages—Book One
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: The Passover (1)
“First Corinthians 5:7-8 clearly refers to a story in the Old Testament, that of the passover recorded in Exodus 12 . The explanation here shows us three things: (1) that the slain lamb of the Passover is Christ; (2) that the leaven is malice and evil; and (3) that since our Lamb, who is Christ, has been slain, we should also keep this feast before Christ” (7).
Chapter 2: The Passover (2)
“As believers, we are like newborn babes. Sometimes we are well, and sometimes we are not well. Sometimes we rise, and sometimes we fall…Does it mean that salvation is not complete? No, it is simply that we have only done the first half—the striking of the blood. There is still a second half, which we have not followed through with immediately…This second half of the work should be done once the blood has been applied” (15).
Chapter 3: The Salvation of the Soul (1)
“Concerning salvation, we should emphasize very much that there is a great difference between the spirit and the soul. First Thessalonians 5:23 says, “Your spirit and soul and body.” This word clearly divides man into three parts…Man is of three parts—spirit and soul and body; therefore, the meaning of salvation is that all three parts have to be saved” (25).
Chapter 4: The Salvation of the Soul (2)
“The salvation of the spirit is determined at the time we believed on the Lord. The salvation of the soul is determined by how we walk in this age. If you dress, eat, make friends, and do everything the way you like, I will tell you by the Lord’s authority that you will have no share of the glory in the kingdom” (41).
Chapter 5: The Salvation of the Soul (3)
“What is it to love the soul-life? It means to gratify our desires and please our emotions. For example, the Lord calls us to stay away from a certain matter; if we want to obey Him, we must lay down our self. Each time we want to obey the Lord, we must lay down the self. If we seek to do His will while loving our soul life, we will fail” (50).
Chapter 6: Gleanings from Enoch
“Enoch walked with God for three hundred years and begat sons and daughters. He was not free from household responsibilities. The life that we received is not expressed only in smooth environments; it can be expressed in every environment” (60).
Chapter 7: A Believer’s Worth before God
“God considers our worth based on our spiritual usefulness plus our sincere consecration. If we are useful spiritually yet without consecration, before God we do not have any value other than that obtained through Christ. If we are willing to consecrate and the consecration is sincere, we are of some worth in the eyes of God” (68).
Chapter 8: Redeeming the Time
“Not only should we seize opportunity, we should also not give any opportunity for the flesh to make provision for itself, and we should not give any place to the devil. Besides this, we should also seek for opportunities to save men…We still have fifty-one weeks before us this year. May we not lose the opportunity to love God, to love man, and to save souls” (80).
Chapter 9: The Seal of the Holy Spirit
Scriptural Messages—Book Four
Between April 1930 and June 1934, Watchman Nee published fifty issues of a magazine entitled Notes on Scriptural Messages. The content of these issues came from weekly messages given by Watchman Nee in the church in Shanghai. Although the messages did not form a set series of topics, every one of them involve an exposition of scriptural passages. The following messages are included in Book Four:
- The Sympathy of the High Priest
- A Narration of the Past
- Tell Him
- The Mind of Christ
- Judgment
- Loving God
A Defeated Righteous Man
Four Things a Christian Should Pay Attention To
The Salvation of the Adulterous Woman
Between April 1930 and June 1934, Watchman Nee published fifty issues of a magazine entitled Notes on Scriptural Messages. The content of these issues came from weekly messages given by Watchman Nee in the church in Shanghai. Although the messages did not form a set series of topics, every one of them involve an exposition of scriptural passages. The following messages are included in Book Five:
- The Widow, the Wife, and the Virgin
- God Searching Men
- The Other Aspect of the Trespass Offering
- The Blood and a Worship That Draws Near to God
- The Individual and the Corporate
- The Four Ministers in the New Testament
- The Numbering of Spiritual Days
- Tears

Scriptural Messages—Book Six
Between April 1930 and June 1934, Watchman Nee published fifty issues of a magazine entitled Notes on Scriptural Messages. The content of these issues came from weekly messages given by Watchman Nee in the church in Shanghai. Although the messages did not form a set series of topics, every one of them involve an exposition of scriptural passages. The following messages are included in Book Six:
- The Rapture and the Tribulation (1)
- The Rapture and the Tribulation (2)
- The Rapture and the Tribulation (3)
- The Rapture and the Tribulation (4)
- Forgiveness and Confession
- The Power of Resurrection
- A Noble Deed
- The Pathway to Glory—through Jerusalem