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Witness Lee (1905 - 1997), a faithful lover and servant of Jesus Christ, labored selflessly
and poured out his being for the interest of his Lord. Born in northern China, Witness Lee
was raised in a Christian family. At age 19 he was fully captured for Christ and immediately
consecrated himself to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ for the rest of his life.
Witness Lee began to experience Christ who lived in him |
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In 1933 Witness Lee began to labor with Watchman Nee, a renowned Christian preacher, teacher, writer, and visionary in China. Watchman Nee clearly saw that God’s eternal purpose
to express Himself corporately is accomplished in this age through Christ and the church.
Witness Lee was greatly helped by Watchman Nee to see and know Christ as his life
(Colossians 3:4). Witness Lee began to experience the subjective aspects of Christ’s death
and resurrection: that he had been crucified with Christ; that is, that it was no longer he that
lived, but Christ who lived in him (Galatians 2:20). He also realized that in order to subjectively
experience the death of Christ, he needed to bear the cross. In addition, Witness Lee saw, as
did Watchman Nee, that he had risen with Christ (Ephesians 2:6) and that the resurrected
Christ with the fullness of the Spirit had become his life... >> more
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