保罗的完成职事(21): 人的心思置於灵是生命平安

罗八4节,说"使律法义的要求，成就在我们这不照著肉体，只照著灵而行的人身上", 
而 6节说"因为心思置於肉体，就是死；心思置於灵，乃是生命平安"; 林前六17节
说道"但与主联合的，便是与主成为一灵"。

与主『联合』成为一灵，〕指信徒藉著信入主（约三15~16），与他有生机的联结。
这联结可用枝子与葡萄树的联结（十五4~5）说明。这不仅是生命的事，也是在生命
（神的生命）里的事。这样与复活之主的联结，只能在我们的灵里。

我们与神成为一灵！这和仅仅活在神的同在里真有天壤之别！我们不但与神是一；
更与神成为一灵。我看见这事的那天，兴奋得难以言喻。从那时起，我开始操练与
主成为一灵。我一次又一次的失败。

我循规蹈矩，不发脾气，我的行为无可指摘。然而我所行的善事却在神以外。亲近
神或与神同在，和与主成为一灵截然不同。我爱圣经，爱召会，态度谦卑，待人亲
切。

但是到了晚上，我仍要承认我的失败：『主，赦免我，我今天一整天都失败了。虽
然我爱圣徒，但我却远离了你。我行了许多善事，却是离开你而作的。我没有活出
与你成为一灵的生活。

我操练的是基督徒的道德，而不是操练与你成为一灵。主，赦免我，洗净我。』

要操练与主成为一灵真不容易！五十多年来，我所操练的一直是好行为及属灵道德。
…这些习惯我已经建立起来了，我为甚么还需要主？当我从早到晚都过著高尚的道
德生活时，主可以离开，自然而然我凭自己就能过这种合乎道德的生活。

我操练与主成为一灵，惟一成功的时间乃是祷告的时候。祷告一结束，我又溜开了。
自从我看见我们与主成为一灵以后，我一直操练与主同住。我不敢离开他，我必须
停留在他里面，不住的祷告。他说，『你们要住在我里面，我也住在你们里面…。』
这样的互住不是操练与神同在，而是操练与他成为一灵。

"心思置於灵，乃是生命平安", 我们必须整天将心思置於这调和的灵。…照著灵而
行，就是操练与他成为一灵。我们必须将心思置於灵，并且照著这一灵而行，这灵
就是我们的灵与他的灵调和。

我们能够告诉他：『主，我不管爱人或恨人，骄傲、谦卑也无关紧要。…我所要作
的，只是将心思置於灵，并且照著灵而行。我要操练这个属灵的事实，就是我与你
成为一灵。』保罗完成职事的极致，就是实行与主成为一灵。不要想去胜过罪和世
界，也不要想属灵。只要将你的心思置於灵，并且照著这一灵而行。

如今，经过过程、终极完成之三一神的那灵住在我们得重生的灵里，与我们的灵联
结为一灵。…为此，我们就要操练，将我们全人转向这联结的灵，并放置在这联结
的灵上。不要把我们的心思放在许多无谓的事上，要把我们的心思置於灵上，全人
转向这联结的灵。并且，我们更要照著这联结的灵生活、行动。我们说话、行事、
待人、接物，都照著这联结的灵，连我们在家庭生活中，与家人谈话都要照著这灵。
我们这样活在这联结的灵里，就能活出基督的身体，而成为基督团体的彰显。

参读：哥林多前书生命读经，第三十九篇；对基督身体的透视，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.

- 未完待续

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