12从整个历史来看,召会……主要是被己破坏。路德马丁曾说过,虽然他惧怕罗马教皇,但他更惧怕在他自己心里更强的教皇,就是己。……己是魂的具体表现,魂是借着心思发表出来。因此,己、魂和心思乃是三而一的。这三者的背后乃是撒但,他操纵己,为要破坏召会生活。我们都需要为自己留意这些话(李常受文集一九七八年第一册,八六页)。
12Throughout history, the church …has been damaged mainly by the self. Martin Luther once said that although he was afraid of the pope, he was more afraid of the stronger pope, the self, within his own heart …Self is the embodiment of the soul, which is expressed through the mind. Thus the self, the soul, and the mind are three-in-one. Behind these three is Satan, who manipulates the self in order to damage the church life. We all need to heed this word for ourselves. (CWWL, 1978, vol. 1, “The Exercise of the Kingdom for the Building of the Church,” p. 71)