18我们可能在早晨花时间与主在一起,享受祂的显现,但后来我们可能对我们的配偶不高兴,而失去了主向我们的显现。但这并不是说,我们失去了住在我们里面的那灵。有些基督徒觉得,当他们失去了耶稣的显现时,他们就失去了他们的救恩;但这是不对的,因为那灵是一直住在信徒里面的。那些相信他们可能失去他们救恩的人,事实上乃是相信“升降电梯式的救恩”。……但我们的救恩……乃是“楼梯”,我们绝不能从其上被挪去。我们虽然已在这楼梯上,我们仍要享受这楼梯最高部分的福分。……这就是为什么我们需要爱主耶稣,并且说,“主耶稣,我爱你。”当我们爱祂时,我们就被带到顶层。然后我们就看见诸天之上的一切(李文集一九八八年第一册,四一八至四一九页)。
18In the morning we may have had a time with the Lord to enjoy His manifestation, but later we might become unhappy with our spouse and lose the Lord’s manifestation to us. This, however, does not mean that we have lost the abiding of the Spirit within us. Some Christians feel that when they lose the manifestation of Jesus, they have lost their salvation, but this is not true, because the Spirit always abides in the believers. Those who believe they can lose their salvation actually believe in “elevator salvation.”…Our salvation, however, is…a “stairway,” from which we can never be removed. Although we are on this stairway, we want to enjoy the blessing of the top part of the stairway…This is why we need to love the Lord Jesus and say, “Lord Jesus, I love You.” As we love Him, we are brought up to the top floor. Then we see everything in the heavens. (CWWL, 1988, vol. 1, “Living in and with the Divine Trinity,” p. 304)