加二16　　…知道人得称义，…乃是借着信耶稣基督，连我们也信入了基督耶稣，使我们本于信基督得称义，不是本于行律法；因为凡属肉体的人，都不能本于行律法得称义。

　　罗八7　　因为置于肉体的心思，是与神为仇，因它不服神的律法，也是不能服。

　　“亚玛力”这名字的意思是好战。肉体喜欢争战，绝不想维持和平。此外，肉体非常破坏人。…肉体毁坏我们的婚姻生活、家庭生活和召会生活。它想要毁坏每一样积极的事物。

　　肉体不仅好战、毁坏人，更是非常搅扰人。你若读罗马七章，就会看见肉体造成何等的困扰。按照那一章圣经，保罗受搅扰到一个地步，呼喊说，“我是个苦恼的人！谁要救我脱离那属这死的身体？”（24。）表面看来，这困扰是因罪造成，事实上它是由肉体所引起的。（出埃及记生命读经，六一五页。）

　　Gal. 2:16 …Knowing that a man is…justified…through faith in Jesus Christ, we…have believed into Christ Jesus that we might be justified out of faith in Christ and not out of the works of law, because out of the works of law no flesh will be justified.

　　Rom. 8:7 Because the mind set on the flesh is enmity against God; for it is not subject to the law of God, for neither can it be.

　　The name Amalek means “warlike.” The flesh enjoys fighting and never wants to keep the peace. Furthermore, the flesh is very destructive…. The flesh destroys our married life, family life, and church life. It seeks to destroy everything positive.

　　The flesh is not only warlike and destructive but also extremely disturbing. If you read Romans 7, you will see what disturbance is caused by the flesh. According to that chapter, Paul was so disturbed that he even cried out, “Wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from the body of this death?” (v. 24). Apparently this disturbance was caused by sin. Actually it was caused by the flesh. (Life-study of Exodus, p. 533)

　　在旧约里，没有一个仇敌比亚玛力人更彻底的被对付，因为亚玛力人是肉体的预表，就是敌挡神国度最后一个仇敌的预表。肉体使召会不能充分地被建造。…为了召会生活的缘故，我们需要对付肉体。肉体若不对付，就不可能有神的国。基督若不作王、不作元首，身体就无法被建造。这就是在已过的一千九百年间，召会没有多少建造的原因。今天基督徒当中的混乱和分裂主要是由于肉体，就是由于亚玛力人。

　　我们感谢主，因着祂的怜悯和恩典，我们在祂的恢复里晓得对付肉体的重要。尽管肉体还是个难处，我们仍然不敢放纵肉体。我们实在不敢留在肉体里。

　　保罗在他的书信里，…用了一些说法，表明肉体是与神为仇的。比如，在罗马八章七节他说，“置于肉体的心思，是与神为仇，因它不服神的律法，也是不能服。”肉体是丑陋的，只因它不服神的律法。从神的观点来看，肉体是不法的。今天不法盛行在许多基督徒中间。肉体的不法在于它不能归服神。

　　在八节保罗继续说，“而且在肉体里的人，不能得神的喜悦。”肉体不服神的律法，它不能服神的律法，而且不能得神的喜悦。所以，在神眼中，肉体没有地位；它必须被了结。

　　肉体表明堕落旧人的总和。因此，肉体不仅仅是指我们的一部分，乃是指整个堕落的人。按照六章六节，旧人已经与基督同钉十字架。因着旧人没有指望，神就将它与基督一同钉在十字架上。我们将要看见，我们需要在神所成就的事上与神合作，将肉体钉在十字架上。（加五24。）肉体的定命就是被治死。无论我们所见的肉体如何，在神眼中，它乃是背叛且卑劣的。为这缘故，神定意要涂抹亚玛力人的名号。（出埃及记生命读经，六二五至六二七页。）

　　在整个宇宙中，神真正的仇敌不是撒但，乃是我们。只要我们留在肉体里，我们就是神的仇敌。（罗八7。）我们的肉体完全与撒但是一。若没有肉体，撒但就无法抵抗神。在召会生活中，一切的难处都来自肉体；神最难对付的就是肉体。（撒母耳记生命读经，九○页。）

　　参读：真理课程三级卷一，第十七课；加拉太书生命读经，第十六篇。

　　In the Old Testament no enemy is dealt with more thoroughly than Amalek, because Amalek is a type of the flesh, which is the last enemy against God’s kingdom. The flesh is what keeps the church from being built up adequately…. For the sake of the church life, we need to deal with our flesh. If the flesh is not dealt with, there can be no kingdom of God. Then without the kingship of Christ, His headship, there is no way for the Body to be built up. This is the reason that, during the past nineteen hundred years, there has been very little building of the church. The confusions and divisions among Christians today are primarily due to the flesh, to Amalek.

　　We thank the Lord that by His mercy and grace we in His recovery have learned something of the importance of dealing with the flesh. Although the flesh remains a problem, we dare not let our flesh be unrestrained. We simply do not have the boldness to stay in the flesh.

　　In his writings Paul…uses certain expressions to show that the flesh is enmity against God. For example, in Romans 8:7 he says that “the mind set on the flesh is enmity against God; for it is not subject to the law of God, for neither can it be.” The flesh is ugly for the simple reason that it is not subject to the law of God. From God’s point of view, the flesh is lawless. Lawlessness prevails among many Christians today. The flesh is lawless in its inability to be subject to God.

　　In 8:8 Paul goes on to say, “And those who are in the flesh cannot please God.” The flesh is not subject to the law of God, it cannot be subject to the law of God, and it cannot please God. Therefore, in the eyes of God there is no place for the flesh. It must be terminated.

　　The flesh denotes the totality of the fallen old man. Hence, the flesh does not refer simply to part of our being but to our entire fallen being. According to Romans 6:6, the old man has been crucified with Christ. Because the old man is hopeless, God put it on the cross and crucified it with Christ. As we shall see, we need to cooperate with God in what He has done by crucifying the flesh (Gal. 5:24). The destiny of the flesh is to be put to death. No matter how the flesh may appear to us, in God’s eyes it is rebellious and despicable. For this reason, God has decided to blot out the name of Amalek. (Life-study of Exodus, pp. 542-543)

　　In the entire universe, God’s real enemy is not Satan but us. As long as we remain in the status of the flesh, we are an enemy to God (Rom. 8:7). Our flesh is altogether one with Satan. Without the flesh, Satan would have no way to fight against God. In the church life all the troubles come from the flesh. The hardest thing for God to deal with is the flesh. (Life-study of 1 & 2 Samuel, pp. 71-72)

　　Further Reading: Truth Lessons—Level Three, vol. 1, lsn. 17; Life-study of Galatians, msg. 16