It is my earnest prayer that, in the discussion that follows, our eyes may be opened afresh to see that it is only by placing our entire emphasis there that we can hope to realize the divine purpose for us, which is that “we should be unto the praise of his glory” (1:12). in whom also we were made a heritage” (Eph. Scripture clearly affirms that it is God’s good pleasure “to sum up all things in Christ. Often we fail therefore to appreciate either the extent of the adjustment called for or, at times even, the point from which it should begin.īut God measures everything, from start to finish, by the perfections of His Son. Too often we place the emphasis in our own lives upon the application of this principle to some single detail of our behavior or of our work for Him. I f the life of a Christian is to be pleasing to God, it must be properly adjusted to Him in all things. May God give us grace not only to heed its challenge, but to find ways, while there is time, of applying its lessons in our own sphere of opportunity. A message which expresses at once their triumphant assurance in the finished work of Christ and their humble sense of the high qualities called for in His servants has a fresh relevance for us now, when Christian work everywhere is on trial. Although through successive editions the book has been slightly expanded, all the source material dates from a single period-the spacious days of evangelistic witness in China just prior to the Japanese war, when the author and his fellow Christians enjoyed a liberty in the service of God that is rare today. Watchman Nee (Nee To-sheng) of Foochow and first published in Bombay, Sit, Walk, Stand continues to stir the hearts of readers with its arousing message. Italicized words in Scripture quotes are the emphasis of the author.Ĭ OMPILED from the spoken ministry of Mr. Scripture quotations are from the American Standard Version, 1901.
Trade Paper Edition © 2009 by CLC Ministries International with permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.Ĭopyright © 2009 by CLC Ministries International Previously published in 1957 by Gospel Literature Service, Bombay India.Īmerican edition published 1977 by Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, IL 60188, by permission of Kingsway Publications Ltd., Eastbourne, Sussex, England.
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