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Seeing the Light

The truth is contained in the Bible--the Word of God--but it is not easy to discover or to understand.

As an American, I was educated to believe that man is essentially good and that education will bring men to happiness, prosperity, and peace. What Christians called “sin” I believed was ignorance--and curable. My desire was to help change society; religion seemed irrelevant.

Finished with school and working in the world, I found that my philosophy did not fit the facts. As a college English teacher, I had to help students understand literature that frequently made reference to the Old and New Testaments. I would research individual passages, but their deeper significance was elusive and the basic intention of the Bible a mystery.

How I thank the Lord that at the age of 38 I was introduced to the ministry of Watchman Nee and Witness Lee. They made the Bible so clear to me, not in a general way, but in every detail: God's heart's desire, man's fall and redemption, man's regeneration and growth in the divine life. The pieces of the Bible came together, and I began to experience Christ working His will in me, not by my efforts, but by His operation within.

I have been enjoying this ministry now for 36 years, realizing the truth of these lines from a wonderful hymn, “The Lord hath yet more light and truth/ To break forth from His Word.” (Hymns, 817)

William Greene | Back to List

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