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建立操练灵的习惯,将神赐给我们的灵如火挑旺起来,借此活在神永远经纶的实际里,以完成这经纶

第一篇 建立操练灵的习惯,将神赐给我们的灵如火挑旺起来,借此活在神永远经纶的实际里,以完成这经纶

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第一周 周四
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1叁 接受神圣三一的神圣分赐并作这分賜的管道,使圣徒们在生命里长大并享受基督,关键乃是操练我们的灵,就是将神所赐给我们的灵如火挑旺起来——腓一25提前四7~8提后一6~7四22徒六10林前十四32
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2一 敬度是彰显神的生活,是为着神圣经纶之神圣分赐的结果,这分赐是在于操练我们的灵,在日常生活中活基督,使神在召会生活中得着团体的显出——提前一3~4三15~16四7~8提后一6~7
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3二 “操练”这辞含示勉强;我们基督徒若要刚强并在主里长大,就必须勉强自己用我们的灵,直到我们建立起操练灵的坚强习惯——提前四7
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4三 操练我们的灵,就是将我们的灵如火挑旺起来——提后一6~7
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51 六节说到“神的恩赐”,七节指明神赐给我们的乃是我们重生的灵,就是我们调和的灵,这灵乃是能力、爱并清明自守的灵;因此,神的恩赐就是神所赐给我们的灵。
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62 我们得救的人有本钱过基督徒生活和召会生活;这本钱乃是神所赐给我们的灵。
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73 在我们那有圣灵内住之重生的灵里有火;事实上,我们的灵就是火——路十二49~50罗十二11启四5箴二十27
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晨兴喂养
Morning Nourishment
8提前四7~8 ……操练自己以至于敬虔。因为操练身体益处还少;唯独敬虔,凡事都有益处,有今生和来生的应许。
81 Tim. 4:7-8 …Exercise yourself unto godliness. For bodily exercise is profitable for a little, but godliness is profitable for all things, having promise of the present life and of that which is to come.
9提后一6~7 ……将……在你里面神的恩赐,再如火挑旺起来。因为神赐给我们的,不是胆怯的灵,乃是能力、爱、并清明自守的灵。
92 Tim. 1:6-7 …Fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands. For God has not given us a spirit of cowardice, but of power and of love and of sobermindedness.
10我们已经看见我们灵的重要性,现在我们要来看我们灵的操练。我们必须建立操练灵的习惯。我早上起来的时候,自然而然会说的第一句话是:“哦,主。”借着说“哦,主”而呼求主,乃是操练灵的习惯。……这会有很大的不同。你早上起来如果什么也不说,你可能有例行公事的祷告,却没有真正地摸着主;这是因为你没有操练灵。我们必须建立说“哦,主”的习惯。当我们说“哦,主”的时候,我们就摸着主。这是操练灵的习惯(李常受文集一九九三年第二册,二四一页)。
10Now that we have seen the importance of our spirit, we want to see the exercise of our spirit. We must build up a habit of exercising our spirit…In the morning, the first thing I spontaneously say is “O Lord.” To call on the Lord by saying, “O Lord” is a habit of exercising our spirit…[It] makes a big difference. If you rise up in the morning without saying anything, you may pray in a routine way without really touching the Lord. This is because there is no exercise of your spirit. We have to build up a habit of saying, “O Lord.” When we say, “O Lord,” we touch the Lord. This is the habit of exercising our spirit. (CWWL, 1993, vol. 2, “The Spirit with Our Spirit,” p. 181)
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11我们应当勉强自己说,“哦,主耶稣!”“操练”这个辞含示勉强。操练总是一件勉强的事。当奥林匹克运动员为着练习或竞赛操练自己时,他们必须有刚强的意志。他们勉强自己操练。我们基督徒若要刚强并要在主里长大,就必须勉强自己用我们的灵。
11We should force ourselves to say, “O Lord Jesus!” The word exercise implies forcing. To exercise is always a forced matter. When the Olympic athletes are exercising to practice or compete, they must have a strong will. They force themselves to exercise. If we Christians want to be strong and want to grow in the Lord, we must force ourselves to use our spirit.
12假定我们的家庭生活遇到了难处;可能是在你和配偶之间、你和儿女之间或你和父母之间的难处。那时你如果不操练你的灵,你整个魂,包括你的心思、意志、情感,就会得胜。你的魂就会胜过你,制伏你,征服你的灵。这甚至会使你很厉害地发脾气。因此,每当你在艰难的光景中,你必须勉强自己操练你的灵。勉强你自己操练、使用你的灵,会使你成为不一样的人。
12Let us suppose that a problem comes into your family life. It may be a problem between you and your spouse, between you and your children, or between you and your parents. If you do not exercise your spirit at that time, your entire soul with your mind, will, and emotion will become prevailing. Then the soul will overcome and subdue you, conquering your spirit. This can even cause you to lose your temper in a bad way. Therefore, whenever you are in a hard situation, you have to force yourself to exercise your spirit. To force yourself to exercise, or to use, your spirit makes you a different person.
13在提前四章七至八节里,保罗说到两种操练。在操练身体之外的那种操练,也就是操练以至于敬虔的操练,必定是灵的操练。操练我们自己以至于敬虔,乃是在我们日常生活中操练我们的灵活基督。
13In [1 Timothy 4:7-8] Paul speaks of two kinds of exercise. The exercise besides that of the body, which is the exercise unto godliness, must be the exercise of the spirit. To exercise ourselves unto godliness is to exercise our spirit to live Christ in our daily life.
14提后一章六至七节指明,我们必须将我们的灵,如火挑旺起来。……有些人可能以为,这两节不是说我们应当将我们的灵挑旺起来,而是说将我们的恩赐挑旺起来。但你若深入这节经文,你就会看见,将我们的恩赐挑旺起来,就是将我们的灵挑旺起来。保罗在六节告诉我们:“将……神的恩赐,再如火挑旺起来。”到了七节他说,“因为神赐给我们的……灵。”神所给我们的灵,是我们必须挑旺起来的。我们必须挑旺我们的灵。
14Second Timothy 1:6-7 indicates that we need to fan our spirit into flame… Some might think that these verses do not say that we should fan our spirit but that we should fan our gift. But if you get into these verses, you will see that the fanning of our gift into flame is the fanning of our spirit into flame. Paul tells us in verse 6 to “fan into flame the gift of God.” Then in verse 7 he says, “For God has not given us a spirit…” Our God-given spirit is what we must fan into flame. We have to fan our spirit.
15我们可以说,我们必须如火挑旺起来的神的恩赐,乃是属灵的恩赐。但若没有我们的灵,我们怎能有恩赐?属灵的恩赐是在我们的灵里。在我们那有圣灵内住的重生的灵里有火。事实上,我们可以说,我们的灵就是火。
15We may say that the gift of God that we must fan into flame is a spiritual gift. But without our spirit, how could we have the gift? The spiritual gift is in our spirit. There is fire in our regenerated spirit, which is indwelt by the Holy Spirit. Actually, we may say that our spirit is the fire.
16你若要将你的灵挑旺起来,就必须敞开口,敞开心,敞开灵。你必须敞开你全人的这三层。你必须用口说,“哦,主耶稣。”但你还必须加深地用口、用心来说,“哦,主耶稣。”然后你还必须更深地用口、用心、用灵来说,“哦,主耶稣。”这是从深处敞开你的灵。火就会烧起来。你如果下沉,就应当从你的深处操练你的灵,一再地呼求:“哦,主耶稣。”这样,你就会高昂起来(李常受文集一九九三年第二册,二四一至二四四页)。
16If you want to fan your spirit into flame, you need to open up your mouth, open up your heart, and open up your spirit. You need to open these three layers of your being. You have to use your mouth to say, “O Lord Jesus.” But then you have to go deeper by using your mouth with your heart to say, “O Lord Jesus.” Then you need to go even deeper by using your mouth with your heart and with your spirit to say, “O Lord Jesus.” This is to open up your spirit from deep within. Then the fire burns. If you are down, you should call “O Lord Jesus” again and again from deep within with the exercise of your spirit. Then you will be up. (CWWL, 1993, vol. 2, “The Spirit with Our Spirit,” pp. 181-183)
17参读:提摩太前书生命读经,第三至四篇;提摩太后书生命读经,第一篇。
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今日要点
18主题:操练灵乃是接受分赐的管道,也是在生命里长大、享受基督的关键
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201.操练自己以至于敬虔,就是操练我们的灵活基督:
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21A.在提前四7,保罗鼓励提摩太,要操练自己以至于敬虔,这指出,我们需要看见神的经纶与敬虔的关系,敬虔是彰显神的生活,是为着神圣经纶之神圣分赐的结果,我们在召会生活中行事为人的路,就是操练自己以至于敬虔,使神得着彰显,保罗在下一节接着说到操练身体益处还少,惟独敬虔,这含示我们若要操练自己以至于敬虔,与操练身体有别。
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22B.『操练』这词含示勉强,保罗用这词指出,操练自己以至于敬虔,乃是一件勉强的事,当奥林匹克运动员为着练习或竞赛操练自己时,他们必须有刚强的意志,根据提前四7~8的上下文,保罗说到两种操练,在操练身体之外的那种操练,必定是灵的操练,操练自己以至于敬虔,有就是我们日常生活中操练灵活基督。
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232.将我们里面神的恩赐,就是我们的灵,如火挑旺起来:
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24A.不仅在提摩太前书,保罗在提摩太后书一开头,仍旧注意提摩太的灵,保罗在提后一6先说到,要将在提摩太里面「神的恩赐」如火挑旺,到底什么是神的恩赐,7节接着说到神赐给我们的灵,所以根据上下文,那个神的恩赐,乃是由圣灵重生并内住之人的灵。
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25B.所以根据提前四章和提后一章,前一处要操练,后一处要挑旺,这两段经文事实上就在讲同一件事,因此,恢复本翻译为「灵」,是比和合本翻译为「心」更达意的,将神的恩赐如火挑旺起来,完全与我们重生的灵有关,神若没有给我们双腿,怎能奔跑,同样,神不给我们灵,我们就没有奔跑基督徒赛程的本钱,所以,我们必须如火挑旺起来的神圣恩赐,乃是属灵的恩赐,但若没有我们的灵,怎么能有恩赐?属灵的恩赐乃是在我们的灵里。在我们那有圣灵内住的灵里有火!
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26应用:每当我们在艰难的光景中,我们容易勉强自己操练我们的灵,但在顺境时,就常忽略不操练了,我们基督徒若要刚强并在主里长大,就必须勉强自己操练我们的灵,以至于敬虔,为此我们就必须敞开口,敞开心,敞开灵,敞开全人的三层,一再地用全人呼求,哦,主耶稣,这样里面的恩赐,就会如火挑旺起来,而不轻易熄灭。
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