[JJ]

The quote of Watchman Nee on Wednesday bothered me:

“Emotion must go through the cross in order to destroy its fiery nature, with its confusion, and to subject it totally to the spirit. The cross aims to accord the spirit authority to rule over every activity of emotion.”

Where is any mention of what Christ has already done through his death to crucify I and I recognize and stood with through His circumcision of my heart in baptism. Where is any mention of the Holy Spirit and His lordship in my life. Where is any mention of how the love of God has been poured out into my heart through His Spirit because I have been adopted as His son, and that it is His love that leads me to love and serve others. Watchman Nee’s “spiritual man” is missing key ingredients to help produce full, complete, and mature members of the one new man.