三一神作三部分人的生命
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操练我们的灵享受可称颂的神圣三一,并有正确的灵而在生命里长大
Message Fourteen Exercising Our Spirit to Enjoy the Blessed Trinity and Having a Proper Spirit to Grow in Life
 

  
读经:犹19~21,路九51~56
Scripture Reading: Jude 19-21; Luke 9:51-56
壹 
“这就是那些制造分裂,属魂而没有灵的人。亲爱的,你们却要在至圣的信仰上建造自己,在圣灵里祷告,保守自己在〔父〕神的爱中,等候我们主耶稣基督〔子〕的怜悯,以至于永远的生命〔其总和乃是新耶路撒冷〕”─犹19~21:
"These are those who make divisions, soulish, having no spirit. But you, beloved, building up yourselves upon your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit, keep yourselves in the love of God [the Father], awaiting the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ [the Son] unto eternal life [the totality of which is the New Jerusalem]"— Jude 19-21:
一 
“魂是人所是的中心,是每个人的自我。魂在每个人里面,与人较高的部分,灵,相连,也与人较低的部分,体,相连;一个引它向上,一个拉它向下。凡降服于较低欲望的人,就是属肉的;凡借着他的灵与神的灵交通,专注于全人更高目标的,就是属灵的。凡留在半途,只想到自己和自己的利益,无论是肉体的,或是理性的,都是属己(属魂)的;这样的人,他里面的灵下沉并堕落为附属品,附属于较低的魂。”(Alford,阿福德。)
"The psyche [soul] is the center of the personal being, the 'I' of each individual. It is in each man bound to the spirit, man's higher part, and to the body, man's lower part; drawn upwards by the one, downwards by the other. He who gives himself up to the lower appetites is fleshly; he who by communion of his spirit with God's Spirit is employed in the higher aims of his being, is spiritual. He who rests midway, thinking only of self and self's interests, whether animal or intellectual, is the psychikos, the selfish man, the man in whom the spirit is sunk and degraded into subordination to the subordinate psyche [soul]" (Alford).
二 
“没有灵”指人的灵,不是指神的灵:
Having no spirit refers to the human spirit, not the Spirit of God:
1 
背道者缺灵,他们“不是真的没有灵,因灵是他们三部分性质〔帖前五23〕中的一部分;但从价值的意义说,他们已经没有灵;他们的灵堕落了,服在魂,就是自我生命的权势之下,以致失去了本身真正的活力。”(Alford,阿福德。)
The apostates are devoid of spirit; they "have not indeed ceased to have a spirit, as a part of their own tripartite nature [1 Thes. 5:23]: but they have ceased to possess it in any worthy sense: it is degraded beneath and under the power of the psyche [soul], the personal life, so as to have no real vitality of its own" (Alford).
2 
他们不在意,也不运用灵;他们没有在与神的灵的交通中,借着他们的灵接触神,也没有在他们的灵里生活行动;他们的肉体拉他们向下,使他们成为属肉的,以致失去良心的知觉,(彼后二12,参弗四17~21,)成为没有理性的畜类。(犹10。)
They do not care for their spirit or use it; they do not contact God by their spirit in communion with the Spirit of God; neither do they live and walk in their spirit; they have been drawn downward by their flesh and have become fleshly, so that they have lost the consciousness of their conscience (2 Pet. 2:12; cf. Eph. 4:17-21) and have become like animals without reason (Jude 10).
三 
信徒在圣灵里祷告,保守自己在神的爱中,并等候我们主的怜悯,以至于永远的生命,借此就应用并享受了整个可称颂的神圣三一。
The entire Blessed Trinity is employed and enjoyed by the believers in their exercising their spirit to pray in the Holy Spirit, keeping themselves in the love of God, and awaiting the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.
四 
“以至于永远的生命”,指成为新耶路撒冷的目标;“以至于”,意思是作为或成为,而永远生命的总和乃是新耶路撒冷;因此,我们操练我们的灵享受整个可称颂的神圣三一,使我们在基督里,得着诸天界里各样属灵福分的祝福,而成为圣城新耶路撒冷─弗一3~5,启二一2。
Unto eternal life refers to the goal of becoming the New Jerusalem; unto means "to be" or "to become," and the totality of the eternal life is the New Jerusalem; thus, we exercise our spirit to enjoy the entire Blessed Trinity so that we may be blessed with every spiritual blessing in the heavenlies in Christ to become the holy city, the New Jerusalem—Eph. 1:3-5; Rev. 21:2.
贰 
在路加九章,雅各和约翰问主要不要他们吩咐火从天上降下来,烧灭那些撒玛利亚村庄里弃绝主的人;(51~54;)但主责备他们说,“你们的灵如何,你们并不知道。人子来不是要灭人的性命,乃是要救人的性命”(55~56):
In Luke 9 James and John asked the Lord whether they should command fire to come down from heaven and consume the village of the Samaritans who had rejected Him (vv. 51-54), but the Lord rebuked James and John, saying, "You do not know of what kind of spirit you are. The Son of Man has not come to destroy men's lives but to save them" (vv. 55-56):
一 
门徒的灵错了,因为他们的存心是恨;主的灵是要救人的性命,不是要灭人的性命。
The disciples were wrong in their spirit because their motive was one of hatred; the Lord's spirit is a spirit of saving men's lives, not destroying them.
二 
倪柝声弟兄曾说,一个人不只应该作对的事,也应该用对的方法,在对的灵里,作对的事。
Brother Watchman Nee said that a person should not only do the right thing but also do the right thing in the right way and in the right spirit.
三 
在基督身体的建造上,我们的行为若要有建设性、能造就人并有益处,我们必须在所作的事上是对的,在所用的方法上是对的,并且灵也必须是对的;每当我们要作任何事以前,该先问问自己有什么样的灵。
For our conduct to be constructive and useful in building up the Body of Christ, we must be right in the thing that we do, right in our way, and right in our spirit; whenever we are about to do anything, we should ask ourselves what kind of spirit we have.
四 
对付灵并不是对付灵的本身,乃是对付灵的经过─54~56节,彼前三4:
To deal with the spirit is not to deal with the spirit itself but to deal with the passage of the spirit—vv. 54-56; 1 Pet. 3:4:
1 
重生的灵在我们这人的最深处,是纯洁无污的;但在灵的外围,乃是魂和体;这魂和体已经搀进了撒但邪恶的成分,变为污秽、败坏的。
The regenerated spirit, the innermost part of our being, is pure and undefiled; however, surrounding the spirit are the soul and the body, both of which have been mixed with the wicked elements of Satan and are thus filthy and corrupt.
2 
所以当灵经过这魂和体,往外出来的时候,也就沾染了其中的污秽、败坏,因此显在外面的时候,就带着污秽、败坏、不纯、不正,以及各种不该有的光景。
Therefore, when the spirit comes forth and passes through the soul and body, it becomes contaminated by this filthiness and corruption; hence, when being manifested, the spirit bears certain filthiness, corruption, impurity, impropriety, and various other undesirable conditions.
3 
灵的性质如何,就看它所附于之东西的性质是如何;我们是怎样的人,就使我们的灵生出怎样的性质来;当我们的灵出来,就代表我们这个人的味道、色彩;所以一个人的品质如何,他灵的品质也如何。
We judge the characteristics of the spirit by the characteristics of the things that are attached to it; the kind of person we are produces the kind of characteristics our spirit carries; when our spirit is released, it expresses the tastes and colors of our very person; thus, the quality of a man determines the quality of his spirit.
4 
对付灵具体的路,是定罪所有的掺杂,靠圣灵的能力除掉它们,以及主动的应用十字架来钉死我们的肉体、己、天然,以及存心、用意、目的、倾向、动机等等这些灵的经过─罗八13。
The practical way to deal with the spirit is to condemn all the mixtures, to remove them by the power of the Holy Spirit, and to take the initiative to apply the cross and crucify the passages of the spirit, including our flesh, our self, our natural constitution, our purpose of heart, aim, intention, inclination, motive, etc.—Rom. 8:13.
5 
神安排我们周遭的一切环境、事情,为要对付、拆毁我们的己,叫我们灵的品质,借着圣灵的管治,能够美好、能够纯净─28~29节。
God arranges all circumstances and things in our environment for the purpose of dealing with the self and destroying it; in this way, by the discipline of the Holy Spirit, the quality of our spirit is enhanced and purified—vv. 28-29.
6 
如果每位弟兄姊妹灵的品质都是美好、纯正、清洁、有分量和高超的,那么每一个人就能彼此供应,召会就会丰富─参但五12,六3。
If all the brothers and sisters have an excellent, sterling, pure, weighty, and noble spirit in its quality, they will mutually supply one another, and the church will be rich—cf. Dan. 5:12; 6:3.
五 
寻求的圣徒应该灵里贫穷并清心─太五3,8,赛六六2:
A seeking saint should be poor in spirit and pure in heart—Matt. 5:3, 8; Isa. 66:2:
1 
灵里贫穷,意思就是我们是谦卑的,承认自己一无所有,一无所知,一无所能,一无所是;没有基督这赐生命的灵,我们就一无所是─参加六3。
To be poor in spirit means that we are humble, acknowledging that we have nothing, know nothing, can do nothing, and are nothing; without Christ as the life-giving Spirit, we are nothing—cf. Gal. 6:3.
2 
灵里贫穷乃是在我们的灵里是倒空的,没有什么预先霸占我们全人的最深处;清心是关乎动机,是目的专一,只有一个目标,要完成神的旨意荣耀神─林前十31。
To be poor in spirit is to be emptied in our spirit, having nothing preoccupying us in the depth of our being; to be pure in heart is a matter of motive; it is to be single in purpose, to have the single goal of accomplishing God's will for God's glory—1 Cor. 10:31.
六 
我们必须有正直的灵─诗五一10下:
We must have a steadfast spirit—Psa. 51:10b:
1 
正直的灵就是灵不摇动、不摇摆,恒常站住,如同稳固、牢靠之物─参林前十五58。
A steadfast spirit is a spirit that is immovable, unshakable, standing constantly as something firm and steady—cf. 1 Cor. 15:58.
2 
在大卫的悔改以及为着复兴的祷告里,他求主在他里面更新这样的灵。
In his repentance and prayer for restoration, David prayed that the Lord would renew such a spirit within him.
3 
我们需要正直的灵,总是稳固、坚定、不摇动、且不摇摆的,使我们绝不会受试探、受试诱、或受误引。
We need a steadfast spirit, which is always firm, constant, immovable, and unshakable, so that we can never be tempted, seduced, or misled.
七 
悔改的信徒有乐意的灵:“求你使我复得你救恩之乐,赐我乐意的灵扶持我”─诗五一12:
A repentant believer has a willing spirit: "Restore to me the gladness of Your salvation, / And sustain me with a willing spirit"—Psa. 51:12:
1 
作为信徒,我们对主的事和召会的事,应当常常有乐意的灵。
As a believer, we should always have a willing spirit for the things of the Lord and for the things of the church.
2 
在关系到主权益的事上有乐意的灵,乃在于救恩之乐;我们有救恩之乐,自然而然会有乐意的灵随主往前;主所要的,主所愿的,主所要求于我们的,我们会有乐意的灵答应、顺从。
A willing spirit in the things of the Lord's interest depends upon the joy of salvation; when we have the joy of salvation, we spontaneously will have a willing spirit to go along with the Lord; what the Lord wants, what the Lord desires, what the Lord asks of us, we will have a willing spirit to answer, to obey.
3 
我们在神的灵里有喜乐,就会乐意作任何能讨主喜悦的事─罗十四17。
When we have joy in God's Spirit, we will be happy to do whatever can please the Lord—Rom. 14:17.
八 
在诗篇五十一篇十七节上半大卫说,神所要的祭,就是忧伤的灵:
In Psalm 51:17a David said that the sacrifices of God are a broken spirit:
1 
忧伤的灵就是悔改的灵,对于任何罪恶都觉得非常忧伤;换句话说,忧伤的灵乃是真正悔改的灵。
A broken spirit is a spirit that repents, that feels very sorrowful for any sinfulness; in other words, a broken spirit is a real repenting spirit.
2 
忧伤的灵,直译,破碎的灵,破碎的意思就是不完整;这就是说,你不认为自己是那样完全或完整的;你的灵在悔改时,就是破碎的、痛悔的、忧伤的。
To be broken means to not be whole; it means that you do not consider yourself as being whole, perfect, and complete; when your spirit is repenting, your spirit is broken, contrite, and sorrowful.
九 
我们需要有温柔安静的灵:
We need to have a meek and quiet spirit:
1 
彼前三章四节说,我们心中隐藏的人是温柔安静的灵;加拉太六章一节说,我们需要用温柔的灵挽回堕落的弟兄;在林前四章二十一节保罗问哥林多人,他们是要他带着刑杖或在温柔的灵里,到他们那里去。
First Peter 3:4 says that the hidden man of our heart is a meek and quiet spirit; Galatians 6:1 says that we need to restore a fallen brother in a spirit of meekness; in 1 Corinthians 4:21 Paul asked the Corinthians if they wanted him to come to them with a rod or in a spirit of meekness.
2 
“温柔的人有福了,因为他们必承受地土”─太五5:
"Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth"—Matt. 5:5:
a 
温柔的意思是不抵抗世人的反对,甘心忍受;世界的路是抗争、奋斗、并击败别人,以得着一些产业,一些基业。
To be meek means not to resist the world's opposition but to suffer it willingly; the world's way is to fight, to strive, and to defeat others to gain some possession, some inheritance.
b 
无论情况如何,我们都该温柔,不与别人相争;温柔的意思是不为自己争。
Regardless of the situation, we should be meek, not fighting against others; meekness means not fighting for ourselves.
十 
神渴望与那有痛悔卑微之灵的人同居─赛五七15,六六2,参箴十六18~19:
God desires to dwell with people who have a contrite and lowly spirit—Isa. 57:15; 66:2; cf. Prov. 16:18-19:
1 
我们若灵里痛悔卑微,我们就灵里忧伤,并且能享受神的同在;神就与我们同在,甚至与我们同居。
If we are contrite and lowly in our spirit, we are broken in our spirit, and we can enjoy God's presence; God is then with us and even dwells with us.
2 
“因为那至高至上、住在永远、名为圣者的如此说,我必住在至高至圣的所在,也与心中痛悔和灵里卑微的人同居,要使卑微之人的灵苏醒,也使痛悔之人的心苏醒”─赛五七15。
"Thus says the high and exalted One, / Who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: / I will dwell in the high and holy place, / And with the contrite and lowly of spirit, / To revive the spirit of the lowly / And to revive the heart of the contrite"—Isa. 57:15.
3 
“耶和华如此说,天是我的座位,地是我的脚凳;你们要在哪里为我建造殿宇?哪里是我安息的地方?耶和华说,这一切都是我手所造的,所以就都有了;但我所看顾的,就是灵里贫穷痛悔、因我话战兢的人”─六六1~2。
"Thus says Jehovah, / Heaven is My throne, / And the earth the footstool for My feet. / Where then is the house that you will build for Me, / And where is the place of My rest? / For all these things My hand has made, / And so all these things have come into being, declares Jehovah. / But to this kind of man will I look, to him who is poor / And of a contrite spirit, and who trembles at My word"—66:1-2.
4 
神渴望得着的住处,乃是一班可以让祂进入的人,就是一班有痛悔卑微之灵的人:
The dwelling place that God desires to have is a group of people into whom He can enter, a group of people with a contrite and lowly spirit:
a 
神要在宇宙中得着一个住处,是神与人的调和,在其中神被建造到人里面,人被建造到神里面,使神与人,人与神,能成为相互的住处;(约十四2,20,23,十五4,约壹四13;)在新约里,这个住处,这个殿(家),乃是召会,就是神在信徒灵里的居所。(弗二22。)
God intends to have a dwelling place in the universe that is the mingling of God and man, in which God is built into man and man is built into God, so that God and man, man and God, can be a mutual abode to each other (John 14:2, 20, 23; 15:4; 1 John 4:13); in the New Testament this dwelling place, this house, is the church, which is God's habitation in the believers' spirit (Eph. 2:22).
b 
这个宇宙建造,这个宇宙的殿终极的显出,乃是新耶路撒冷;在这城里,神在人里面,以人作祂的居所;人也在神里面,以神作他的居所─启二一3,22。
The ultimate manifestation of this universal building, this universal house, is the New Jerusalem; in this city God is in man, taking man as His dwelling place, and man is in God, taking God as his habitation—Rev. 21:3, 22.
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