二 在经历上，我们是借着破碎和更新，在成为新造的过程中—五17，四10~12、16，弗四22~24： |
B In our experience we are in the process of becoming a new creation by being broken and renewed—5:17; 4:10-12, 16; Eph. 4:22-24: |
１ 就着我们是在基督里的意义说，我们是新造；但事实上，我们在日常生活里却不是那么新，因为我们没有让基督作唯一占有我们、充满我们，并作我们生命、性情、外表、和彰显的一位—加二20，四19，林后三18，弗三16~17。 |
１ In the sense of being in Christ, we are a new creation, but in actuality in our daily life, we are not that new because we do not yet have Christ as the only One who occupies us, fills us, and is our life, nature, appearance, and expression—Gal. 2:20; 4:19; 2 Cor. 3:18; Eph. 3:16-17. |
２ 我们虽然得了重生，但在日常生活里仍有掺杂，因为我们的生活有一部分是新造，更大一部分还是旧造—林后五17，罗八4、14。 |
２ We have been regenerated, but still there is a mixture in our daily living because our living is partly the new creation and even more the old creation—2 Cor. 5:17; Rom. 8:4, 14. |
３ 虽然我们的灵已经得了重生，但我们的魂连同魂里心思、意志、情感的功能仍在旧造里，需要得更新—十二2，弗四23。 |
３ Although our spirit has been regenerated, our soul with its faculties of mind, will, and emotion remains in the old creation and needs to be renewed—12:2; Eph. 4:23. |
４ 十字架是为我们成就更新的最大帮助—太十六24，林后四10~12。 |
４ The cross is the greatest help to accomplish the renewing for us—Matt. 16:24; 2 Cor. 4:10-12. |
５ 得更新就是得着神常新的素质分赐到我们里面，顶替并排除我们老旧的元素—16节，罗十二2，多三5。 |
５ To be renewed is to have God's ever-new essence dispensed into us to replace and discharge our old element—v. 16; Rom. 12:2; Titus 3:5. |
６ 借着更新的过程，我们就从旧造的范围迁到新造的范围里，成为新耶路撒冷—西三10，启二一2。 |
６ Through the process of renewing, we are transferred from the realm of the old creation into the realm of the new creation to become the New Jerusalem—Col. 3:10; Rev. 21:2. |
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林后五17 因此，若有人在基督里，他就是新造；旧事已过，看哪，都变成新的了。 弗四23 而在你们心思的灵里得以更新。 神所造之物，凡没有神在其内作生命、性情、外表、以及彰显的，都是旧造；凡有神在其内作生命、性情、外表、以及彰显的，就是新造。我们重生以前，都是旧造。我们重生以后，就成了新造。重生就是成为新造。（林后五17。）…就着我们是在基督里的意义说，我们是新造；但事实上，我们在日常生活里却不是那么新，因为我们没有让基督作唯一占有我们、充满我们、并作我们生命、性情、外表、和彰显的一位。我们虽然得蒙重生，成了新造，但就着我们日常实际的生活行动而言，大部分的时间还是旧造。不管我们在主里有多久，我们仍然保有老习惯。有时候我们活在灵里而活基督，但大部分时间我们还是活在旧习惯、旧性情里。（李文集一九八九年第二册，四四二至四四三页。） |
2 Cor. 5:17 So then if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old things have passed away; behold, they have become new. Eph. 4:23 And that you be renewed in the spirit of your mind. Anything created by God that does not have God in it as its life, nature, appearance, and expression is old, but anything that has God within it as its life, nature, appearance, and expression is a new creation. Before we were regenerated, we were the old creation. After we were regenerated, we became a new creation. To be regenerated is to be made a new creation [cf. 2 Cor. 5:17]…. In the sense of being in Christ, we are the new creation, but in actuality in our daily life, we are not that new because we do not have Christ as the only One who occupies us, who fills us up, and who is our life, nature, appearance, and expression. Even though we have been regenerated to be made a new creation, we are still the old creation most of the time according to our daily walk in actuality. Regardless of how long we have been in the Lord, we still keep our old habits. Sometimes we live in the spirit to live Christ, but most of the time we still live in our old habit, our old nature. (CWWL, 1989, vol. 2, “Being Renewed DAY by Day,” pp. 355-356) |
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在道理上我们有神，但在日常生活上我们也许缺少神作我们的生命与性情。我们的个性也许是慢的，但许多时候，特别是在聚会里，神的性情是要立即作事。我们的性情也许是安静的，但神要我们成为新造，在聚会里反我们天然的习惯而说一些话。神要我们都成为祂的新造，有祂作我们的性情。神也要我们彰显祂。神是我们的分，但我们能否说祂是我们的新习惯？我们众人必须从旧习惯里被带出来，以神为我们的新习惯。 我们得蒙重生以后，就有了神，但我们所有神的元素不多。这就是为什么歌罗西二章十九节说，我们需要以神的增长而长大，或是说，以神的增加而增长。这乃是说，我们以神在我们里面的增加而长大。我们若少有神的增加，就长得少。我们若多有神的增加，就长得多。我们若有神丰满地在我们里面，就会有丰满的长大。神必须在我们里面增加。当神在我们里面增加，祂的新元素就加到我们里面。不论我们天然的个性是快是慢，当神圣的元素进到我们里面，就更新我们。我们接触神的时候，神就将祂自己这神圣的元素注入我们里面。这新的元素就加到我们现有的元素里。这新的元素一加到我们里面，在我们里面就有一些东西作成了。 神愿意将祂自己加到我们里面，但我们若不接触祂，祂就不能在我们里面增加。我们也许经过一段时间没有接触神，也没有向祂祷告，反而凭自己并在自己里面作一切。在这段期间，神没有加到我们里面，我们也没有以神的增加而增长。这就是为什么我们鼓励众圣徒守晨更。我们守晨更亲近主不是只为着运用心思读圣经的字句，乃是为着运用灵。为此，我们必须说，“哦，主耶稣。”我们呼求主乃是属灵的呼吸。我们必须借着向神祷告并呼求而接触神。这样，祂就将祂自己加到我们里面。当我们接触祂，祂就将更多的神圣元素加到我们里面。当神新的元素加到我们里面，这新的元素就新陈代谢地更新我们。就天然说，我也许是性急的人，但因着神的元素进到我里面，这元素就更新了我天然的习惯。我天然的个性也许很慢，但神以祂的元素更新我，将我的旧元素除去。（李文集一九八九年第二册，四四四至四四六页。） 参读：日日在更新，第一至二章；以弗所书生命读经，第四十七、九十四篇。 |
We have God doctrinally, but we may lack God as our life and nature in our daily life. We may be slow in our disposition, but many times God’s nature is to do things immediately, especially in the meetings. We may be quiet in our nature, but God wants us to be a new creation to utter something in the meetings against our natural habit. God desires that we all be His new creation, having Him as our nature. He also wants us to express Him. God is our portion, but can we say that He is our new habit? We all have to be brought out of our old habit into taking God as our new habit. After we have been regenerated, we have God, but we do not have much of God. This is why Colossians 2:19 says that we need to grow with the growth of God, or increase with the increase of God. This means that we grow by the increase of God within us. If we have little increase of God, we grow little. If we have much increase of God, we grow much. When we have God in us to the fullest, we will have the full growth. God has to be increased within us. When God is increasing within us, His new element is being added into us. When the divine element comes into us, it renews us regardless of whether we are slow or quick in our natural disposition. As we are contacting God, God infuses Himself as the divine element into our being. This new element is added into our existing element. When this new element is added into us, something is worked out within us. God desires to add Himself into our being, but He does not increase in us when we do not contact Him. We may go through a period of time in which we do not contact God or pray to Him. Instead, we are doing everything by ourselves and in ourselves. During this time, God is not added into our being, and we are not increasing with the increase of God. This is why we encourage all the saints to have morning watch. Our morning watch with the Lord is not just for us to exercise our mind to read the letter of the Bible, but it is for us to exercise our spirit. This is why we have to say “O Lord Jesus.” Our calling on the Lord is our spiritual breathing. We have to contact God by praying to Him and calling on Him. Then He adds Himself into us. When we contact Him, He is adding more and more of the divine element into our being. As the new element of God is being added into our being, this new element metabolically renews us. I may be a quick person naturally, but because God’s element comes into my being, this element renews my natural habit. I may be slow in my natural disposition, but God renews me with His element to discharge my old element. (CWWL, 1989, vol. 2, “Being Renewed DAY by Day,” pp. 356-358) Further Reading: CWWL, 1989, vol. 2, “Being Renewed DAY by Day,” chs. 1-2; Life-study of Ephesians, msgs. 47, 94 |