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In God's appearing to him, Job saw God, gaining God in his personal experience and abhorring himself—Job 38:1-3; 42:1-6:
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In all God's dealing with Job, God's intention was to reduce Job to nothing, yet to maintain his existence (2:6) so that He might have time to impart Himself into Job; God cares for only one thing—for being worked into us.
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God's purpose in dealing with His people is that He wants His people to gain Him, to partake of Him, to possess Him, and to enjoy Him more and more, rather than all other things, until their enjoyment reaches the fullest extent for them to become the New Jerusalem—Phil. 3:8-9; Rev. 21:2.
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我们越在灵里观看祂,就越接受祂一切的成分到我们里面,作我们里面的供应─16~18节。
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基督徒的生活乃是一直在复合之灵的治死之下的生活;这种每天的治死是由内住之灵以环境为治死器具所完成的:
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那灵在我们里面的工作,乃是为我们构成新的所是;但那灵外面的工作是借着我们的环境拆毁我们天然所是的每一面。
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我们天然的所是算不得什么;只有那灵在我们所是里面的构成才算得数─参耶四八11。
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我们也许向神报怨,但我们的报怨也许是向神最好的祷告,最蒙悦纳的祷告;当我们报怨时,神就欢乐,因为祂使万有互相效力,叫我们得益处,使我们模成神长子的形像─参诗十八,篇题。
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职事是由启示加上苦难所产生的;我们所看见的,乃是借着苦难而作到我们里面;因此我们所供应的乃是我们的所是:
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患难是恩典连同基督一切丰富的甜美眷临和化身;恩典主要是以患难的样式眷临我们─林后十二7~10。
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患难生忍耐,忍耐产生蒙称许的品质─蒙称许的品质或属性,是忍受并经历患难和试验的结果─罗五3~4。


