25但是我们许多人的经历,还没有达到升天的境界,为何也能传福音带人得救,也能带人爱主呢?这是因为我们身上终久还有一部分是属天的,在我们身上总还有一部分升天的光景,所以凭那一部分还能叫人得着帮助,得着造就。虽然我们也沾染罪恶,也爱世界,也体贴肉体,但在我们身上还有局部的情形,是在诸天界里,所以还能够把人身上局部黑暗的权势对付出去,叫人来归主、爱主。因此,原则并没有两样,总是只有在属天境界里面的人,才能够对付在空中的黑暗权势,而把它赶逐出去。……我们属天的光景有多少,赶出黑暗的权势才能有多少。我们属天的成分多一点,属灵的争战就能多一点。我们属天的成分少,就无论怎样也不会有很多属灵争战的成分。所以这两者是成正比例的。等到一个人完全达到属天的境界,他整个的生活、为人、工作、行动,就都是属灵的争战,就都能把黑暗的权势,从他一切所在的地方,和他一切所碰见的人身上,赶逐出去。所以我们一在经历中达到升天的地位,能够掌权的时候,就是我们能够为着神的国度争战,为着神收复失地,而把神的国带进来的时候了(李文集一九五三年第三册,七一○至七一二页)。
25Since many of us have not yet reached the realm of ascension in our experience, why then is it possible that we can lead people to be saved and love the Lord? This is due to the fact that, after all, there is still a part in us that is heavenly or bears the heavenly condition; therefore, through that portion we are able to help others and edify them. Although we are defiled with sin, love the world, and mind the flesh, yet part of our condition is still heavenly; thus, we are able to chase away part of the power of darkness in men and cause them to turn to the Lord and love Him. Hence, the principle remains the same. Only those who live in the realm of the heavens can deal with the power of darkness in the air and chase the devil out…The extent to which we chase out the power of darkness is directly dependent on our heavenly condition. If we have more element of the heavens, we can engage more in spiritual warfare. If we have only a little element of the heavens, we can by no means have much element of spiritual warfare. The two are in direct proportion to one another. When a man has utterly reached the heavenly realm, his whole being, living, works, and actions are spiritual warfare. He is able to chase out the power of darkness from every place to which he comes and from all the people whom he meets. Therefore, when we in our experience have reached the position of ascension and are able to reign, that will be the time we can fight for the kingdom of God, recover the lost earth for God, and bring in the kingdom of God. (CWWL, 1953, vol. 3, “The Experience of Life,” pp. 525-526)