Breaking of the Outer Man and the Release of the Spirit, The

Chapters: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

This book discusses a fundamental lesson facing a servant of Christ—the breaking of the outer man by the Lord for the release of the spirit. The only work God approves is that of the spirit, and the breaking of the outer man is the only way that the spirit can have full freedom.

All of these messages were given by Watchman Nee during his training in Kuling for his co-workers in 1948 and 1949. May the Lord bless the readers through these pages.

The importance of breaking _ch.1

The outer man and the inner man
Death and the bearing of fruit
The need for the breaking of the alabaster flask
Breaking and timing
The meaning of the cross
Two reasons for not being broken
Expecting wounds

Before and after the breaking _ch.2

"It is the Spirit who gives life"
A few practical considerations
Going and coming back
The separation of the outer man from the inner man

Things in the hands _ch.3

The outer man being limited in strength
The spirit using an outer man that is broken
The person, not the doctrines
A law, not a matter of prayer

How to know men _ch.4

The tool to know people
The way to know men — from the side of the patient
The way to know men — from the side of ourselves
Some practical points

The church and the work of God _ch.5

God's manifestation or God's limitation
Breaking and the way God's work operates
Studying the Word
Ministering the Word
Preaching the gospel

Breaking and discipline _ch.6

Consecration and discipline
The greatest means of receiving grace
All kinds of dealings
The cross in practice