22十四节说,『因为凡被神的灵引导的,都是神的儿子。』我们被神的灵引导,由这事实我们就知道我们是神的儿子。日复一日,我们被住在我们里面的那灵所引导。你也许想去某个地方,但那灵却把你带到召会的聚会中。我们常常倾向于去作一些违反神性情的事,但内住的灵比我们更强;至终,祂引导我们,我们就跟随祂。这样的经历标明并证明,我们是神的儿子。在十五节可以看到另一个证明:『你们所受的不是奴役的灵,仍旧害怕;所受的乃是儿子名分的灵,在这灵里,我们呼叫:阿爸,父。』我们是神的儿子,我们呼叫『阿爸,父』。藉著三一神的分赐,我们在生命上真正成为神的儿子。我们不是女婿。我们若仅仅是女婿,就无法这么甜美的呼叫『阿爸,父』。这可由一个人与父亲以及与岳父的关系来说明。人叫自己的父亲『爸爸』,是非常的自然,而且感觉非常甜美。但是他用同样的辞来称呼他的岳父,就没有那么自然,感觉也不会那么甜美。我们在生命里是神的儿子,这一点可由我们每次呼叫『阿爸,父』的时候,里面所享受那甜美的感觉来证明。我们这些神的儿子,里面有神的生命、神的性情、以及神儿子的灵。
22Verse 14 says, “For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God.” We know that we are sons of God by the fact that we are led by the Spirit of God. Day by day, we are led by the Spirit who indwells us. Perhaps you may desire to go to a certain place, but instead the Spirit leads you to the meeting of the church. We often are inclined to do things that are contrary to God’s nature, but the indwelling Spirit is stronger than we are. Eventually, He leads us, and we follow Him. Such experiences are a sign and a proof that we are sons of God. Another proof is seen in verse 15: “For you have not received a spirit of slavery to fear again, but you have received a spirit of sonship in which we cry, Abba, Father.” As sons of God, we cry, “Abba, Father.” Through the dispensing of the Triune God, we have truly become God’s son sin life; we are not sons-in-law. If we were merely sons - in - law, we could not call, “Abba, Father,” so sweetly. This is illustrated by a man’s relationship to his father and to his father-in- law. When he calls his father “Dad,” it comes naturally and feels very sweet. But if he uses this term with respect to his father - in - law, it does not come naturally or feel sweet. The fact that we are God’ss on sin life is proved by the sense of sweetness we enjoy whenever we call, “Abba, Father.” As sons of God, we have within us the life of God, the nature of God, and the Spirit of the Son of God.