From The Spiritual Man by Watchman Nee. To be penitent, to feel sorry for sin, to shed tears, to even make decisions does not bring in salvation. Confession, decision, and many other religious acts can never be construed as new birth. Rational judgement, intelligent understanding, mental acceptance, or the pursuit of the good, the beautiful, and the true are merely soulical activities if the spirit is not reached and stirred. Although they may serve well as servants, mans ideas, feelings, and choices cannot serve as masters and are consequently secondary in this matter of salvation. The Bible never regards new birth as being severity to the body, impulsive feeling, the demand of the will, or reform through mental understanding. The Biblical new birth occurs in an area far deeper than human body and soul, yea, even in mans spirit, where he receives Gods life through the Holy Spirit.
Posted on: Sat, 28 Jun 2014 21:29:53 +0000
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