保羅的完成職事(21): 人的心思置於靈是生命平安

羅八4節,說"使律法義的要求，成就在我們這不照著肉體，只照著靈而行的人身上", 
而 6節說"因為心思置於肉體，就是死；心思置於靈，乃是生命平安"; 林前六17節
說道"但與主聯合的，便是與主成為一靈"。

與主『聯合』成為一靈，〕指信徒藉著信入主（約三15~16），與他有生機的聯結。
這聯結可用枝子與葡萄樹的聯結（十五4~5）說明。這不僅是生命的事，也是在生命
（神的生命）里的事。這樣與復活之主的聯結，只能在我們的靈里。

我們與神成為一靈！這和僅僅活在神的同在里真有天壤之別！我們不但與神是一；
更與神成為一靈。我看見這事的那天，興奮得難以言喻。從那時起，我開始操練與
主成為一靈。我一次又一次的失敗。

我循規蹈矩，不發脾氣，我的行為無可指摘。然而我所行的善事卻在神以外。親近
神或與神同在，和與主成為一靈截然不同。我愛聖經，愛召會，態度謙卑，待人親
切。

但是到了晚上，我仍要承認我的失敗：『主，赦免我，我今天一整天都失敗了。雖
然我愛聖徒，但我卻遠離了你。我行了許多善事，卻是離開你而作的。我沒有活出
與你成為一靈的生活。

我操練的是基督徒的道德，而不是操練與你成為一靈。主，赦免我，洗淨我。』

要操練與主成為一靈真不容易！五十多年來，我所操練的一直是好行為及屬靈道德。
…這些習慣我已經建立起來了，我為甚麼還需要主？當我從早到晚都過著高尚的道
德生活時，主可以離開，自然而然我憑自己就能過這種合乎道德的生活。

我操練與主成為一靈，惟一成功的時間乃是禱告的時候。禱告一結束，我又溜開了。
自從我看見我們與主成為一靈以後，我一直操練與主同住。我不敢離開他，我必須
停留在他裡面，不住的禱告。他說，『你們要住在我裡面，我也住在你們裡面…。』
這樣的互住不是操練與神同在，而是操練與他成為一靈。

"心思置於靈，乃是生命平安", 我們必須整天將心思置於這調和的靈。…照著靈而
行，就是操練與他成為一靈。我們必須將心思置於靈，並且照著這一靈而行，這靈
就是我們的靈與他的靈調和。

我們能夠告訴他：『主，我不管愛人或恨人，驕傲、謙卑也無關緊要。…我所要作
的，只是將心思置於靈，並且照著靈而行。我要操練這個屬靈的事實，就是我與你
成為一靈。』保羅完成職事的極致，就是實行與主成為一靈。不要想去勝過罪和世
界，也不要想屬靈。只要將你的心思置於靈，並且照著這一靈而行。

如今，經過過程、終極完成之三一神的那靈住在我們得重生的靈里，與我們的靈聯
結為一靈。…為此，我們就要操練，將我們全人轉向這聯結的靈，並放置在這聯結
的靈上。不要把我們的心思放在許多無謂的事上，要把我們的心思置於靈上，全人
轉向這聯結的靈。並且，我們更要照著這聯結的靈生活、行動。我們說話、行事、
待人、接物，都照著這聯結的靈，連我們在家庭生活中，與家人談話都要照著這靈。
我們這樣活在這聯結的靈里，就能活出基督的身體，而成為基督團體的彰顯。

參讀：哥林多前書生命讀經，第三十九篇；對基督身體的透視，第二篇。

English version:
Rom. 8:4 "That the righteous requirement of the law might be fulfilled in 
us, who do not walk according to the flesh but according to the spirit."
6 "For the mind set on the flesh is death, but the mind set on the spirit 
is life and peace."
1 Cor. 6:17 "But he who is joined to the Lord is one spirit."

    [To be"joined" to the Lord as one spirit] refers to the believers' organic 
union with the Lord through believing into Him (John 3:15-16). This union 
is illustrated by that of the branches with the vine (John 15:4-5). It is 
a matter not only of life but in life (the divine life). Such a union with 
the resurrected Lord can only be in our spirit. 

    We are one spirit with God! What a tremendous difference from merely 
being in His presence! Not only are we one with God; we are also one spirit 
with Him. The day I saw this I was thrilled beyond words. From that time 
on, I began to practice being one spirit with Him. I failed again and again. 
I behaved well. I did not lose my temper. My conduct was above reproach. 
Nonetheless, the good things I did were apart from God. Being close to Him 
or walking in His presence is not the same as being one spirit with Him. 
I loved the Bible. I loved the church. I was humble in my manner and kind 
in my relationships with others. Nonetheless, at the end of the day, I would 
find myself confessing my failure."Lord, forgive me. This whole day has 
been a failure. I loved the saints, but I did so apart from You. I did many kind deeds, 

but I did them apart from You. I did not live one spirit with You. I was practicing Christian 
ethics. I did not practice being one spirit with You. Forgive me, Lord. Wash me."

    It is not easy to practice being one spirit with the Lord! For over 
fifty years I have been practicing good behavior, spiritual ethics,...building 
up these habits. Why do I need the Lord? He can stay away, while I live 
my highly moral life from morning till evening. It is spontaneous and natural 
for me to live in such a virtuous way.

    When it comes to practicing one spirit with the Lord, however, the only 
time I succeed is when I am in prayer. When the prayer is over, I slip away. 
Since I saw that we are one spirit with the Lord, I have been exercising 
to stay with Him. I dare not leave Him. I must remain in Him, constantly 
praying. He says,"Abide in Me and I in you" [John 15:4]....This mutual abiding 
is not the practice of His presence. It is rather the practice of being 
one spirit with Him.

    “The mind set on the spirit is life and peace" (Rom. 8:6). All day long 
we must set our mind on this mingled spirit....To walk according to spirit 
(Rom. 8:4) is to practice being one spirit with Him. We must set our mind 
on and walk according to this one spirit, our spirit mingled with His."Lord,"
 we can tell Him,"I don't care whether I love others or hate them. It doesn't 
matter whether I am proud or humble....All I want to do is to set my mind 
on the spirit and walk according to the spirit. I want to practice this spiritual 
fact: that I am one spirit with You." To practice being one spirit with the 
Lord is the consummate point of Paul's completing ministry. Do not try to 
overcome sin or the world. Do not try to be spiritual. Simply set your mind on the spirit,
 and walk according to this one spirit. (The Completing Ministry of Paul, pp. 54-56)

    This Spirit now dwells in our regenerated spirit and is joined to our 
spirit as one spirit (Rom. 8:9-11a; 1 Cor. 6:17)....We must therefore exercise 
to turn our whole being to this joined spirit and set our mind on it (Rom. 
8:6b). Do not place your mind on frivolous matters; set it on the spirit 
by turning your entire being to this joined spirit. We should also live 
and walk according to this joined spirit (Rom. 8:4). We must speak, do things,
 treat others, and deal with matters according to this joined spirit. We should talk to 

our family members in our home life according to this spirit. When we live in this 

joined spirit, we will be able to live out the Body of Christ and become His corporate 

expression (Eph. 1:23). (A Thorough View of the Body of Christ, p. 33)

    Further Reading: Life-study of 1 Corinthians, msg. 39; A Thorough View 
of the Body of Christ, ch. 2

Hymns, #61 1
1 God's glorious substance Spirit is,His essence, holy and divine;
   To contact God and Him enjoy,His Spirit I must touch with mine.
2 The spirit is the innermost,The part of man most deep and real;
    If he would contact God in life,'Tis with the spirit he must deal.
3 The worship which the Father seeks Is in the spirit's strength alone;
    His Spirit into man's would come,That His and man's may thus be one.
4 When Spirit unto spirit calls The two commingle and are one;
    Man's spirit is the Spirit's home, The Spirit doth man's life become.
5 Man's spirit must God's Spirit touch If in God's fu lness he would live;
    'Tis only with the spirit thus That he to God may worship give .
6 In ministry and fe llowship Man to the spirit we must bring;
    All ministry should turn to pr ayer,Spirit to spirit answering.
7 In spirit we must pray and serve, In spirit touch the life divine,
    In spirit grow, in spirit build, That Christ thru us may fu lly shine.
8 Lord, to the spirit I would turn And learn to truly contact Thee;
   Thy Spirit thus will flow with mine And overflow eternally.

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