12一棵光滑的石子，不仅没有棱边，也没有凸角。有人生来就是如此；在家里不碰撞哥哥，不碰撞弟弟，不碰撞父母，到办公室也不碰撞同事，不碰撞长官。无论人怎样碰他，他都是光光滑滑的。有一天，这样的人得救了，在召会里，他还是那样圆圆滑滑的基督徒。……许多弟兄姊妹就称赞说，这人真是属灵，在家从来不闹意见，在外从不惹是非，只看见他作事，从未看见他出意见，真是属灵，真是满有生命。……要知道，这是名副其实的假冒。若说这位弟兄如此是属灵的，是不是他得救前，就很“属灵”呢？没有这回事，一个人是否属灵，不在于外面的表现，乃在于他如何对待基督。……生命就是神自己，生命就是基督，生命就是圣灵。凡不是神、基督、圣灵的，就不是生命。所以，那些无论多么够得上道德标准，甚至超过道德标准的，都不一定是生命。
12A smooth stone does not have any sharp edges or protrusions. Some people are born this way; they never offend their siblings and parents at home, and they never offend their co-workers and superiors at work. Regardless of how people treat them, they are always smooth and even. When such a person is saved, he becomes a smooth Christian in the church…Many brothers and sisters praise him, saying, “This person is truly spiritual. He never argues at home or causes trouble outside. We see him doing many things, but he never gives his opinion. He is truly spiritual and full of life.”…We need to realize that this is actually hypocrisy. If his behavior were truly spiritual, then it would mean that he was spiritual even before he was saved. This is not possible. A person’s spirituality is not determined by outward appearance but by how he takes care of Christ…Life is God Himself, life is Christ, and life is the Holy Spirit. Anything that is not of God, Christ, or the Holy Spirit is not life. Hence, regardless of how much a person can meet—and even go beyond—the standard of morality, this is still not necessarily life.