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以弗所书生命读经 · 第48篇

不叫神的圣灵忧愁的生活

A LIVING THAT DOES NOT GRIEVE
THE HOLY SPIRIT OF GOD
1在本篇信息中，我们来到四章二十五至三十二节。在四章十七至二十四节，保罗给我们日常行事上所需要之生活的基本原则。在二十二和二十四节，我们看见学基督的条件乃是脱去旧人并穿上新人。一旦这条件符合了，我们就有可能过实际的生活，这实际就是神在光的照耀中的彰显。
1In this message we come to 4:25-32. In 4:17-24 Paul gives us the basic principles for the living needed in our daily walk. In verses 22 and 24 we see that the condition for learning Christ is having put off the old man and having put on the new man. Once this condition is met, it is possible for us to live a life of truth, which is the expression of God in the shining of light
壹 学基督的生活
I. A LIVING OF LEARNING CHRIST
2二十五至三十二节描述我们在学基督时，实行上的日常生活。保罗说到学基督的日常生活时，深入许多的细节。他题到像生气、偷窃、苦毒、恼恨、忿怒、喧嚷、毁谤、恶毒、心存慈怜、彼此饶恕等事。虽然这些细节显而易见，但要辨识出保罗说话所根据之两件重要的事却较为困难。这两件事就是实际和恩典。使徒在十七至三十二节的勉励，以恩典和实际（21，24，29）作基本元素。他要我们的生活像耶稣的生活一样，充满了恩典和实际。（约一14，17。）恩典是所赐给我们的神，为著我们的享受；实际是所启示给我们的神，作我们的实际。当我们活实际并说实际，（弗四21，24，）我们就彰显神作我们的实际，别人就接受神作恩典，给他们享受。（29。）在新约里，恩典和实际乃是一对。约翰一章十四节说，话成了肉体，支搭帐幕在我们中间，丰丰满满的有恩典，有实际；十七节说，恩典和实际都是藉著耶稣基督来的。
2In verses 25 through 32 we have a description of the practical daily life in the learning of Christ. In covering the daily life of learning Christ, Paul goes into a lot of detail. He mentions things such as anger, stealing, bitterness, wrath, clamor, evil speaking, malice, tenderheartedness, and forgiveness. Although these details are easy to see, it is more difficult to discern two important matters that Paul’s speaking is based upon. These matters are truth and grace. The apostle’s exhortation in verses 17 through 32 takes truth and grace as its basic elements (vv. 21, 24, 25, and 29). He wants us to live as Jesus did, a life full of grace and truth (John 1:14, 17). Grace is God given to us for our enjoyment, and truth is God revealed to us as our reality. When we live and speak truth (Eph. 4:21, 24), we express God as our reality, and others receive God as grace for their enjoyment (v. 29). In the New Testament grace and truth are a pair. John 1:14 says that the Word became flesh and tabernacled among us, full of grace and truth, and verse 17 says that grace and truth came through Jesus Christ
3正如恩典和实际是一对，爱和光也是一对。在约翰福音，我们有恩典和实际，但在约翰一书，我们有爱和光。（四16，一5。）恩典是爱的彰显，爱是恩典的源头。同样的原则，实际（真理）是光的彰显，光是实际（真理）的源头。神的心里有爱，这爱彰显时，就成了恩典。照样，在神那里有光，光照出来时，就成了实际（真理）。当我们追溯恩典和实际（真理）的源头到神那里时，我们就在爱和光中。
3Just as grace and truth are a pair, so love and light are also a pair. In the Gospel of John we have grace and truth, but in the First Epistle of John we have love and light (4:16; 1:5). Grace is the expression of love, and love is the source of grace. In the same principle, truth is the expression of light, and light is the source of truth. In God’she art there is love. When this love is expressed, it becomes grace. Likewise, with God there is light. When the light shines forth, it becomes truth. When we trace grace and truth back to their source in God, we are in love and light.
4我们已经指出，保罗在四章十七至三十二节的劝勉，同时题到实际和恩典。实际是清楚的题到，恩典多少有些隐藏，特别含示在保罗所题有关日常生活的细节里。我们若缺少恩典，就搆不上与这些细节有关的标准。我们学基督的原则与实际有关，而细节与恩典有关。我们若要模成基督的形像，也就是说，我们若要学基督，就需要原则，也需要细节。我们若有实际，我们就有原则。我们若有恩典，我们就能在所有的细节上搆得上标准。保罗说我们照著那在耶稣身上是实际者学了基督。（四21。）主耶稣所设立的模型、模子就是实际。这实际就是原则，原则就是模型，而这模型乃在于脱去旧人并穿上新人。在十七至二十四节我们有得了更新之日常生活的原则，使我们能学基督。这原则乃是实际，就是主耶稣在地上时的生活。主的生活总是脱去祂自己的生命，并穿上父的生命。这就是耶稣的生活，这生活就是实际，就是学基督之生活的原则。按照这原则，我们脱去了旧人，并且穿上了新人。我们日常生活的每一面都该受这原则支配，而不是受伦常标准支配。譬如，我们的谈话不该受伦常标准支配，乃该受新约中脱去旧人并穿上新人的原则支配。甚至我们笑多少或哭多少，也该由这脱去旧人并穿上新人的原则来决定。这原则比任何伦常标准都要高得多。我们在受浸时脱去旧人并穿上新人，这新人就是召会生活。现今我们在召会生活中的日常生活，就要照著实际的原则，照著主耶稣的生活所设立之实际生活的模型。我们已经照著那在耶稣身上是实际者这个原则，受过教导。我们日常生活的细节与恩典有关。我们在日常生活的每一面都需要恩典。恩典乃是神自己在基督里作我们的享受。我们需要让这享受从我们身上除去三十一节所题到的消极元素。这些消极元素之一乃是苦毒。没有恩典，我们无法除去我们的苦毒。但是我们有神在基督里作我们的享受时，我们的苦毒就会消失。当我们有彀用的恩典时，我们就能说，『我被那作我享受的基督所充满。因著恩典充满我，并满溢出来，我里面没有地位留给任何的苦毒。』
4We have pointed out that Paul’s exhortation in 4:17-32 covers both truth and grace. Truth is clearly mentioned, but grace is somewhat hidden, being especially implied in Paul’s mention of the details related to daily living. If we are short of grace, we cannot meet the standard in relation to these details. The principles for our learning of Christ are related to the truth, whereas the details are related to grace. If we would be conformed to the image of Christ, that is, if we would learn Christ, we need both the principles and the details. If we have the truth, we have the principles. If we have grace, we shall succeed in meeting the standard in all the details. Paul says that we learn Christ as the truth is in Jesus (4:21). The pattern, the mold, set up by the Lord Jesus is the truth. The truth is the principle, the principle is the pattern, and the pattern is a matter of having put off the old man and of having put on the new man. In verses 17 through 24 we have the principle of our renewed daily living for the learning of Christ. This principle is the truth, the living of the Lord Jesus when He was on earth. The Lord’s living was that of always putting off His own life and of putting on the Father’s life. This is the life of Jesus, and this life is the truth that is the principle of a life of learning Christ. According to this principle, we have put off the old man and have put on the new man. Every aspect of our daily living should be governed by this principle, not by a standard of ethics. For example, our conversation should be governed not by a standard of ethics, but by the New Testament principle of having put off the old man and of having put on the new man. Even how much we laugh or cry should be determined by the principle of having put off the old man and of having put on the new man. This principle is much higher than any ethical standard. In baptism we put off the old man and put on the new man, which is the church life. Now our daily living in the church life is to be according to the principle of truth, according to the pattern of the life of truth set up by the living of the Lord Jesus. We have been taught according to this principle as the truth is in Jesus. The details of our daily living are related to grace. In every aspect of our daily living, we need grace. Grace is God Himself in Christ as our enjoyment. We need to allow this enjoyment to remove from us the negative elements mentioned in verse 31. One of these negative elements is bitterness. Without grace, we cannot let go of our bitterness. But when we have God in Christ as our enjoyment, our bitterness will disappear. When we have sufficient grace, we can say, “I am filled with Christ as my enjoyment. Because I am filled to the brim with grace, there is no room in me for bitterness of any kind.”
5只有当我们里面被恩典充满时，消极的东西才会从我们身上除去。以说闲话为例，我们喜欢说闲话，因为我们缺少恩典。我们若被恩典充满，就不会在说闲话上寻求满足。相反的，我们会满意于在基督里的满足。当我们被恩典充满，并且当基督是我们的一切时，我们就无须从别的事物寻求满足。只有凭著恩典，我们才能过一种照著保罗在这几节所题一切细节之神圣标准的生活。我们若被恩典充满，我们原有的苦毒、恼恨、忿怒、喧嚷和毁谤，就会被恩慈、忍耐、怜悯、饶恕和爱所取代。这些品格不是从自我努力来的，乃是从基督作我们的享受来的。当基督是我们的享受时，我们对苦毒、恼恨、忿怒、喧嚷、或毁谤就失去了胃口，反而渴慕恩慈、忍耐、恒忍、温柔、怜悯、爱、以及其他各种的美德和品格。我们因著享受神在基督里作恩典而快乐满足时，我们的日常生活会有何等的不同！
5Only when we are filled with grace will the negative things be removed from us. Take gossip as an example. We enjoy gossiping because we are short of grace. If we are filled with grace, we shall not seek satisfaction in gossiping. On the contrary, we shall be content with the satisfaction that is in Christ. When we are filled with grace and when Christ is everything to us, we have no need to find satisfaction in other things. Only by grace can we have a life that is according to the divine standard in all the details mentioned by Paul in these verses. If we are filled with grace, then in the place of bitterness, wrath, anger, and clamor, we shall have kindness, patience, mercy, forgiveness, and love. These qualities come not from self-effort, but from Christ as our enjoyment. When Christ is our enjoyment, we have no appetite for bitterness, wrath, anger, or clamor. Instead, we desire to have kindness, patience, endurance, gentleness, mercy, love, and various other virtues and qualities. What a difference it makes in our daily living when we are happy and satisfied through the enjoyment of God in Christ as grace
贰 脱去谎言
II. HAVING PUT OFF THE FALSEHOOD
6现在让我们来看学基督之生活的细节。保罗在二十五节说，『所以你们既已脱去谎言，各人就要与邻舍说实话，因为我们是互相为肢体。』谎言在这里是指一切在本质上虚假的事物。我们已经脱去了旧人，也就脱去了一切本质上虚假的事物。如果我们对基督有享受，我们就会在日常生活中，实际的脱去一切虚假的事物。最诚实忠信的人，乃是那些对基督有完满享受的人。当基督充满我们直到满溢时，一切的谎言就要从我们身上除去。参各人与邻舍说实话我们各人既已脱去谎言，就该与邻舍说实话。当我们被基督充满时，我们所说的就是真实的事。我们的话语中将没有谎言和虚无。
6Let us now consider the details of a living of learning Christ. In verse 25 Paul says, “Wherefore, having put off the falsehood, speak truth each one with his neighbor, for we are members one of another.” Falsehood here refers to anything that is false in nature. As we have put off the old man, we have also put off everything false. If we have the enjoyment of Christ, then in a practical way in our daily living we shall put off every false thing. The most honest and faithful people are those who have the full enjoyment of Christ. When we are filled to the brim with Christ, all falsehood will be put away from us. III. SPEAKING TRUTH EACH ONE WITH HIS NEIGHBOR Having put off the falsehood, we should speak truth each one with his neighbor. When we are filled with Christ, our speaking will be of things that are true. In our speaking there will be no lies and no vanity
肆 生气却不要犯罪
IV. BEING ANGRY AND NOT SINNING
7二十六至二十七节说，『生气却不要犯罪，不可含怒到日落，也不可给魔鬼留地步。』生气不是罪，但有犯罪的可能。我们不该一直含怒，乃该在日落之前息怒。按照四福音，主耶稣有时会生气，但是祂的生气总是有节制。因此，祂可以生气却不犯罪。在我们的日常生活中也必须是这样。我们的生气必须有节制，否则会产生严重的损害。要控制我们的生气，我们需要许多的恩典。我们越多享受基督，我们的生气就越受限制与控制。一不可含怒到日落保罗在二十六节告诉我们，不可含怒到日落。我们要慢慢的动怒，却要快快的息怒。按照这一节，我们不该含怒到日落以后。我们不该把怒气带到第二天。照圣经来看，我们必须在日落之前息怒。我们都需要操练这事。要有这样的操练，我们需要神在基督里作恩典。我们若有恩典的供应，我们就能慢慢的动怒，并且当我们真动怒时，也不会持续太久。我们若有恩典，我们的怒气就不会迟迟不去。
7Verses 26 and 27 say, “Be angry, and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your indignation, neither give place to the Devil.” Anger itself is not sin, but it is dangerously close to sin. We should not continue in anger, but rather relinquish our anger before the sunsets. According to the four Gospels, the Lord Jesus sometimes was angry. But His anger was always under control. Hence, He could be angry and not sin. It must be the same with us in our daily living. Our anger must be under control. Otherwise, serious damage will result. In order to control our anger, we need much grace. The more we enjoy Christ, the more our anger will be limited and controlled. A. Not Letting the Sun Go Down on Our Indignation In verse 26 Paul tells us not to let the sun go down on our indignation. We should be slow to become angry, but we should be quick to relinquish our anger. According to this verse, we should not keep it past the setting of the sun. We should not let our anger carry over into the next day. According to the Scriptures, we must relinquish our anger before the sun goes down. We all need to practice this. For such a practice, we need God in Christ as grace. If we have the supply of grace, we shall be slow to anger, and we shall not remain angry very long when we do become angry. If we have grace, our anger will not linger.
二 不给魔鬼留地步
B. Neither Giving Place to the Devil
8二十七节说，『也不可给魔鬼留地步。』照上下文看，一直含怒就是给魔鬼留地步。不论在甚么事上，我们一点都不该给他留地步。我们若坚持这样的怒气，实际上就是在欢迎魔鬼。但我们若息怒，就是向魔鬼关门，不给他留地步。
8Verse 27 says, “Neither give place to the Devil.” According to the context, to continue in anger is to give place to the Devil. In nothing should we give any place to him. If we hold on to our anger, we are actually welcoming the Devil. But if we relinquish our anger, we close the door to the Devil and give him no place
9伍偷窃的不要再偷二十八节继续说，『偷窃的不要再偷，倒要劳力，亲手作正经事，好有所分给需要的人。』在一卷这么高超启示的书信里，使徒仍然摸到诸如偷窃、怒气等低层、实行上的事。偷窃主要的是由于懒惰和贪心。因此，使徒嘱咐那些偷窃的不要懒惰，倒要劳力；也不要贪心，倒要将所得的分给人。陆败坏的话一句都不可出口二十九节说，『败坏的话一句都不可出口，只要按需要说建造人的好话，好将恩典供给听见的人。』败坏，直译，腐坏；表征有毒、难听、无价值的话。我们的言谈不该败坏别人，却要建造人。召会和召会的每个肢体都需要正确的建造。这建造主要是藉著我们的说话得以成就的。凡从我们口里出来的，都该是为著建造召会和众圣徒的好话。
9V. LETTING HIM WHO STEALS STEAL NO MORE Verse 28 continues, “Let him who steals steal no more, but rather let him labor, working with his own hands that which is good, that he may have to share with him who has need.” In a book of such high reve lation, the apostle still touches things on a practical level, even such low things as anger and stealing. Stealing is due mainly to slothfulness and greed. Hence, the apostle charges him who steals to labor instead of being slothful and to share what he gains with others instead of being greedy. VI. LETTING NO CORRUPT WORD PROCEED OUT OF THE MOUTH Verse 29 says, “Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but only that which is good for needful building up, that it may give grace to those who hear.” The Greek word for corrupt signifies something that is noxious, offensive, or worthless. Our conversation should not corrupt others, but should build them up. The church and every member of the church need the proper building up. This building up is accomplished primarily by our speaking. What proceeds out of our mouth should be that which is good for the building up of the church and all the saints.
10不仅如此，从我们口里出来的话，应该将恩典供给那些听见的人。恩典乃是神具体化在基督里作我们的享受和供应。我们的话应当把这恩典载送给人。建造人的话，总是将基督当作恩典供应听见的人。我们的言语该是交通神在基督里作享受，将基督分赐给别人，作他们生命的供应。柒不要叫神的圣灵忧愁保罗在三十节说，『并且不要叫神的圣灵忧愁，你们原是在祂里面受了印记，直到得赎的日子。』本节开头的『并且』这辞，指明在二十五至二十九节所题到的这一切事之外，还需要一件重要的事，就是我们不该叫圣灵忧愁。叫圣灵忧愁，就是使祂不喜悦。圣灵永远住在我们里面，（约十四16～17，）绝不离开我们。因此，当我们不照著灵而行，（罗八4，）就是在日常行事的细节中不照著实际，没有恩典时，祂就忧愁。我们在日常行事为人的细节上，若能照著实际和恩典的原则，就不会叫神的圣灵忧愁。然而，我们若不是这样生活，圣灵在我们里面就会忧愁。
10Furthermore, the word out of our mouth should give grace to those who hear. Grace is God embodied in Christ as our enjoyment and supply. Our word should convey this as grace to others. The word that builds up others always ministers grace to the hearers. Our word should communicate God in Christ as enjoyment, imparting Christ to others as their life supply. VII. NOT GRIEVING THE HOLY SPIRIT OF GOD In verse 30 Paul says, “ And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in Whom you were sealed unto the day of redemption.” The word “and” at the beginning of this verse indicates that in addition to all the things mentioned in verses 25 through 29, one crucial thing is needed, that is, that we should not grieve the Holy Spirit. To grieve the Holy Spirit is to displease Him. The Holy Spirit abides in us forever (John 14:16-17); He never leaves us. Hence, He is grieved when we do not walk according to Him (Rom. 8:4). If we have a life according to the principle of truth with grace for the details of our daily walk, we shall not grieve the Holy Spirit of God. However, if we do not live this way, the Spirit within us will be grieved
11圣灵在我们里面忧愁，意思是祂对我们不高兴。当我们感觉不快乐时，那不快乐的感觉实际上常常是圣灵的感觉。然而，当祂在我们里面觉得快乐时，我们也快乐。一个照著实际且在恩典中的正当生活，总是叫圣灵快乐，并且赐给我们圣灵的喜乐。
11For the Holy Spirit to be grieved means that He is not happy with us. Often when we feel unhappy, that feeling of unhappiness is actually the feeling of the Holy Spirit. However, when He feels happy within us, we are happy also. A proper life according to truth and in grace will always make the Holy Spirit happy and give us the joy of the Spirit
12使徒在十七至三十二节的劝勉里，不仅有恩典和实际作基本的元素，还有神的生命（18）和神的灵作正面基本的因素，也有魔鬼（27）作反面的因素。乃是在神的灵里，藉著神的生命，不给魔鬼留地步，我们才能过满了恩典和实际的生活，像主耶稣一样。
12In the apostle’s exhortation in verses 17 through 32, there are not only grace and truth as the basic elements, but there are also the life of God (v. 18) and the Spirit of God as the basic factors on the positive side and the Devil (v. 27) on the negative side. It is by the life of God in the Spirit of God, with no place given to the Devil, that we can live a life full of grace and truth as the Lord Jesus did
13捌从我们中间除掉各样的邪恶保罗在三十一节说，『一切苦毒、恼恨、忿怒、喧嚷、毁谤，同一切的恶毒，都要从你们中间除掉。』我们若享受神在基督里作我们的恩典，就能从我们中间除掉这节所说一切邪恶的东西。譬如，在我们的日常生活中就不会有喧嚷，也不会有毁谤。没有一个照著实际的原则，并在恩典中生活的人，会说别人的坏话。
13VIII. LETTING VARIOUS EVILS BE REMOVED FROM US In verse 31 Paul says, “Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and evil speaking be removed from you, with all malice.” All the evil things mentioned in this verse can be removed from us if we enjoy God in Christ as our grace. For example, there will be no clamor in our daily living, and there will be no evil speaking. No one who lives by the principle of truth and in grace will speak evil of others
玖 以恩慈相待
IX. BEING KIND ONE TO ANOTHER
14最后，三十二节说，『你们要以恩慈相待，心存慈怜，彼此饶恕，正如神在基督里饶恕了你们一样。』只有享受基督作我们生命的供应和我们的喜乐，才能叫我们心存慈怜。我们若是心存慈怜，就会彼此饶恕。在我们日常的行事为人里，我们需要饶恕别人，也需要求别人饶恕我们。这是必须的，因为我们很容易被人得罪，也很容易得罪别人。我们若得罪某人，我们需要求他饶恕。但是我们若被人得罪，我们就需要饶恕别人，正如神在基督里饶恕了我们一样。在这段劝勉里，使徒也摆出神作我们日常生活的模型。我们在神的灵里，并凭著神的生命，就能像神一样饶恕人。如果这是我们的日常生活，我们就不会叫神的圣灵忧愁。要过这样的生活，我们需要照著实际，并凭著神在基督里作我们的恩典而活。
14Finally, verse 32 says, “And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as also God in Christ forgave you.” Only the enjoyment of Christ as our life supply and as our joy can make our hearts tender. If we are tenderhearted, we shall forgive others. In our daily walk, we need both to forgive others and to ask others to forgive us. This is necessary because we are easily offended and we easily offend others. If we have offended someone, we need to ask for forgiveness. But if we have been offended, we need to extend forgiveness to others, even as God in Christ has forgiven us. In his exhortation in this section, the apostle presents God as the pattern of our daily life. By the life of God, in His Spirit, we can forgive as God forgives. If this is our daily living, we shall not grieve the Holy Spirit of God. To have such a living, we need to live according to truth and by God in Christ as our grace