10门徒也在素质一面和经纶一面接受了圣灵。他们在约翰二十章二十二节,在素质一面接受了那灵。接受素质的灵是为著他们属灵的生存,属灵的所是。在约翰二十章,当门徒接受圣灵时,他们乃是接受了神圣的素质。他们为著属灵的生存,接受了那灵的这一面以后,还需要接受经纶一面的灵,使他们能完成神的经纶,作为主耶稣的继续。门徒必须照著主耶稣的方式,来完成神的经纶。主既是凭经纶的灵来完成神的经纶,门徒也必须凭经纶的灵来完成神的经纶。所以,门徒在素质一面接受那灵以后,还必须在经纶一面接受那灵。他们乃是在行传二章接受了经纶的灵。我们已经强调,门徒在约翰二十章二十二节在素质一面接受圣灵,乃是为著他们的所是与生存。我们在行传一章看见,门徒乃是活在这种属灵的所是里。在约翰二十章以前,也就是在主的死与复活以前,他们的属灵所是还没有被点活过来,使他们可以在属灵上生存。他们是堕落、天然、属肉体的人。甚至在主第三次向他们启示祂的死与复活以后,(可十32~34,)门徒还在争论谁为大。(35~45。)此外,彼得否认主的时候,也必定是在他天然的人里面。但基督受死、复活以后,门徒接受了素质的灵作他们属灵所是的源头。在行传一章,门徒虽然还没有在经纶一面接受圣灵降临在他们身上,但他们已经在素质一面经历了那灵,为著他们属灵的生存。因此,在他们的所是上,他们是属灵的。
10The disciples also received the Holy Spirit both essentially and economically. They received the Spirit essentially in John 20:22. The receiving of the essential Spirit was for their spiritual existence, their spiritual being. When the disciples received the Holy Spirit in John 20, they received the divine essence. After receiving the Spirit in this aspect for their spiritual existence, it was still necessary for them to receive the Spirit economically so that they could carry out God’secon o my as the continuation of the Lord Jesus. The disciples had to carry out God’secon o my in the same way the Lord Jesus carried it out. Since the Lord carried out God’secon o my by the economical Spirit, the disciples had to carry out God’secon o my by the economical Spirit. Therefore, after receiving the Spirit essentially, the disciples needed to receive the Spirit economically. They received the economical Spirit in chapter two of Acts. We have emphasized that in John 20:22 the disciples received the Holy Spirit essentially for their spiritual being and existence. In Acts 1 we see the disciples living in this spiritual being. Before John 20, that is, before the Lord’s death and resurrection, the disciples had not been made alive in their spiritual being for their spiritual existence. Instead, they had a fallen natural, fleshly being. Even after the Lord had revealed to them His death and resurrection the third time (Mark 10:32-34), the disciples were still disputing concerning who was greater (Mark 10:35-45). In addition, Peter certainly was in his natural being when he denied the Lord. But after Christ’s death and resurrection, the disciples received the essential Spirit as the source of their spiritual being. In chapter one of Acts, although the disciples had not yet received the Holy Spirit descending upon them economically, they had experienced the Spirit essentially for their spiritual existence. Therefore, in their being they became spiritual