Watchman Nee and Witness Lee:
Their Relationship
1925—1950

Witness Lee was introduced to Watchman Nee’s ministry in 1925 and within a short time had purchased all his books on the spiritual life. They soon began corresponding, leading to their initial contact in 1932.

When the Lord called Witness Lee to serve full-time in 1933, he immediately determined to follow Watchman Nee and work together with him, having become convinced that Watchman Nee was “a person wholly with and for the Lord.” As they began to work together, Watchman Nee spoke with Witness Lee primarily concerning the following four matters:

  1. The Lord as life
  2. Watchman Nee’s own experience of the Lord’s move
  3. Church history from the first century to the present, emphasizing the Lord’s recovery of the experience of Christ and the practice of the church in oneness
  4. The living way to know the Bible

The content of this website is taken from Watchman Nee, A Seer of the Divine Revelation in the Present Age (chapter 31), published by Living Stream Ministry. This website is the first in a series of three, chronicling Witness Lee's working and personal relationship with Watchman Nee:

Part One — A Relationship in the Lord's Calling
Part Two — Co-laboring in the Lord
Part Three — Further Revelations in Their Labor

To access all the above content in a consolidated site, see Witness Lee's Relationship with Watchman Nee.


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