Basic Principles of the Experience of Life, by Witness Lee

We're reading this book in our Sunday night gathering. So far the parts of the books that I have read by Witness Lee (am still reading them) blow me away. This guy is good.

I've been thinking about the Holy Spirit, and gifts of the Spirit, a lot lately. In that context, I love this quote from the book:
"Many people today pay much attention to speaking in tongues. Apparently, the purpose of speaking in tongues is the edification of a believer. The real edification of a Christian, however, is the true growth in life. Edification is a life matter. To have true edification, we must know life (Jesus), realize the experiences of life, and have the real growth in life. It is regrettable that man people who speak in tongues do not have much growth in life. [...] If there is something real in speaking in tongues, there must be some real growth in life. The best way to test, check, and discover if speaking in tongues is real or not is to check whether or not there is some real growth in life. We need to realize that the Holy Spirit is the Spirit of Christ as life to us."