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帖撒罗尼迦前书生命读经 · 第24篇

全然圣别我们，使我们的灵、与魂、

To be Sanctified Wholly with Our Spirit,
读经：帖撒罗尼迦前书4:9,13;5:8,16-24，哥林多后书7:1，约翰一书1:6，提摩太前书1:5，罗马书6:6,19;7:24;8:10-11;12:1，哥林多前书6:13下,15上,19-20。
Scripture Reading: 1 Thes. 4:9, 13; 5:8, 16-24; 2 Cor. 7:1; 1 John 1:6; 1 Tim. 1:5; Rom. 6:6, 19; 7:24; 8:10-11; 12:1; 1 Cor. 6:13b, 15a, 19-20
7:1; 1 John 1:6; 1 Tim. 1:5; Rom. 6:6, 19; 7:24; 8:10-11; 12:1; 1 Cor. 6:13b, 15a, 19-20
1保罗在帖前五章二十三节说，『且愿和平的神，亲自全然圣别你们，又愿你们的灵、与魂、与身子得蒙保守，在我们主耶稣基督来临的时候，得以完全，无可指摘。』我在前一篇信息曾指出，保守我们灵的路，首先就是要运用我们的灵与神交通。按照五章十六至十八节，我们必须喜乐、祷告并谢恩。我们若这样行，我们的灵就会从发死的光景出来，而活过来。其次，我们要保守我们的灵不受一切的玷污和污染。在本篇信息中，我们要接著来看，怎样保守我们的魂和我们的体。
1In 1 Thessalonians 5:23 Paul says, “And the God of peace Himself sanctify you wholly, and may your spirit and soul and body be preserved complete, without blame, at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.” In the foregoing message we pointed out that the way to preserve our spirit is first to exercise it to have fellowship with God. According to 5:16-18, we need to rejoice, pray, and give thanks. If we do this, our spirit will be pulled out of a condition of deadness and will be living. Second, we preserve our spirit by keeping it from all defilement and contamination. In this message we shall go on to consider how to preserve our soul and our body
清理我们心理之心的动脉
CLEARING THE ARTERIES OF OUR PSYCHOLOGICAL HEART
2我们心理的心有三个主要的动脉，就是魂的三部分─心思、意志和情感。我们要知道怎样实际的除去这些动脉的阻塞，是很重要的。为了要除去我们物质之心动脉的阻塞，医生会开一些药方，但有许多时候需要动手术才能除去。除去心理之心三个主要动脉的阻塞之路，就是向主彻底的认罪。我从经历中学会，我们必须停留在主面前一段时间，承认我们的缺点、失败、错误、恶行和罪。关于心思
2Our psychological heart has three main arteries. These arteries, which are also the three parts of the soul, are the mind, the will, and the emotion. It is important to know how in a practical way to have these arteries unclogged. For the unclogging of the arteries of our physical heart, doctors may prescribe medication. But in many cases surgery is required to remove the blockage. The way to unclog the three main arteries of our psychological heart is to make a thorough confession to the Lord. From experience I have learned that we need to stay with the Lord for a period of time to confess our defects, failures, defeats, mistakes, wrongdoings, and sins. Concerning the Mind
3我们可以从承认我们心思、思想里所有的罪与不洁开始。我们心思的动脉就好比沟渠，被脏东西所堵塞，需要挖掘清理，水才能流通。我们的心思满了污秽，结果这个动脉就阻塞了。我们要清除心思动脉的障碍物，就必须承认我们思想里以及我们思想方式上一切有罪的事物。藉著承认思想里一件件的罪，这动脉的阻塞就会除去。
3We may begin by confessing all the sinfulness and uncleanness that is in our mind, in our thinking. The artery of our mind can be compared to a ditch that is clogged with dirt and needs to be dug out so that water can flow through it. Our mind is filled with dirt. As a result, this artery is clogged. In order to unclog the artery of our mind, we need to confess everything that is sinful in our thoughts and in our way of thinking. By confessing our thoughts one by one, we shall remove the blockage from this artery.
4当我们这样认罪时，我们可以向主承认自己对许多事的领会是多么天然。你也许不觉得你对许多事的领会很天然，所以你需要到主面前，对祂说，『主阿，光照我，暴露我的心思，暴露我所有的思想。主，把我的心思完全带进你的光中。』然后你应当照著主的光照和暴露，承认你思想上一件件的难处。譬如，主也许给你看见，在你的婚姻生活和家庭生活中，你的领会非常的天然。你对你的丈夫、妻子、孩子、以及家庭事务的领会，也许都是天然的，
4As we are making confession in this way, we may confess to the Lord how natural our understanding is concerning many matters. Perhaps you do not feel that your understanding of so many things is natural. This is the reason you need to go to the Lord and say to Him, “Lord, enlighten me and expose my mind. Expose all my thoughts. Lord, bring my mind fully into Your light.” Then you should follow the enlightenment and exposure to confess the problems in your thinking one by one. For example, the Lord may show you that in your married life and family life your understanding is very natural. You may understand your spouse, your children, and your family affairs in a natural way, not
5一点不属灵。如果主在你里面暴露这一点，你应当马上承认说，『主，赦免我，我虽然爱你，但我对婚姻生活的领会完全是天然的。主，拯救我脱离这种天然的领会，把这种领会从我里面拿去。』这个例子说明，我们对于我们的心思，该有这种的认罪。我们要有这种暴露与认罪，就需要有一段长的时间与主同在。关于意志
5at all in a spiritual way. If the Lord exposes this in you, you should immediately confess and say, “Lord, forgive me. Although I love You, my understanding of married life is altogether natural. Lord, deliver me from this natural understanding and take it out of me.” This is an illustration of the kind of confession we need to make concerning our mind. For this kind of exposure and confession it may be necessary for us to stay with the Lord for a long time. Concerning the Will
6至于我们的意志又如何？我们若针对我们的意志到主面前，主会彻底而详细的暴露我们的意志。我们好像在神圣的显微镜底下接受察验，因为我们意志里的病菌，要一一被带到光中。我们特别会看见，自己是何等的背叛，我们不知道甚么是服从主。我们需要一一承认我们意志里背叛的病菌。主也许给你看见，几年前你在某一件事上作错了。也许祂又叫你看见，你错待了某一位弟兄或姊妹。每一次你都需要认罪。你应当因著在祂的光中被祂暴露而感谢祂。我们若承认主在我们意志里所暴露的一切，就能清除我们的意志这个动脉的阻塞。关于情感我们也需要清除情感这个动脉的阻塞。当我们看见，我们情感的难处多么严重时，我们也许会极其难过。我们会感到失望，对我们的情感这样的光景觉得十分羞惭。我们会看见，许多时候我们恨我们所该爱的，爱我们所该恨的。当我们进到圣所的光中，就会看见我们全人最丑陋的一面就是我们的情感，因为我们运用情感不得当。我们的喜乐和忧伤可能全是天然的。当主暴露我们时，我们会对自己表达喜乐和忧伤的方式感到羞愧，因为那样的表现常是天然的、属肉体的、甚至是属肉的。难怪我们心理的心不能正确的尽功用。
6What, then, about our will? If we go to the Lord concerning our will, He will expose it in a thorough and detailed way. It may seem as if we are being examined under a divine microscope, for one by one there will be brought to light all the germs in our will. In particular, we shall realize that we are very rebellious, that we do not know what it means to be submissive to the Lord. One by one, we need to confess the germs of rebellion in our will. The Lord may show you that, a few years ago, you were wrong in a particular matter. Then He may go on to show you how you were wrong with a certain brother or a certain sister. Each time you will need to confess. You should thank the Lord that you are under His light, under His exposure. By confessing all that the Lord exposes in our will, we unclog the artery of our will. Concerning the Emotion The artery of the emotion also needs to be unclogged. When we realize how serious is the problem we have with our emotion, we may be deeply sorrowful. We may despair and feel utterly ashamed of the condition of our emotion. We shall realize that in many cases we hate what we should love, and love what we should hate. When we come into the light of the sanctuary, we shall see that the most ugly aspect of our being is our emotion, for we do not use it properly. Both our joyfulness and our sorrow may be altogether natural. As the Lord exposes us, we may feel ashamed of the way we have expressed joy and sorrow, for that expression often was natural, fleshly, even fleshy. No wonder our psychological heart does not function normally.
7我们若花彀多的时间清除心理之心三个主要动脉的阻塞，就会感觉到我们全人活了。我们的心思、意志和情感，都会非常健康。这些『沟渠』里面的『污秽』都被挖除了。没有人能替你作这项清除的工作。我可以与你谈论这事，但你必须亲自去作。因此，你需要天天到主面前，求祂暴露你心思、意志、情感里一切不正确的事物。然后，在祂所暴露的光中，你需要认罪。你也许不觉得你的思想、决断或情感有甚么不对。这就是你需要到主面前求祂光照的原因。举例说，有时我们的身体出了毛病，我们却不知道。甚至医生发现我们的毛病，开了合式的药方以后，我们还不觉得需要药物的治疗。但我们吃了药，药起了作用，洁净并医治了我们的身体，我们就会相信医生的劝告没有错。照样，尽管我们不觉得我们的心思、情感、意志有甚么不对，我们还是需要到主面前，服用祂给我们的『药物』。我们若吃了这药物，我们心理之心的动脉就会保持清洁而没有阻塞。
7If we take the time necessary to unclog the three main arteries of our psychological heart, we shall have the sense that our entire being has become living. Our mind, will, and emotion will all be in a very healthy condition. All the “dirt” in these “ditches” will then be dug away. No one can do this unclogging for you. I can speak to you concerning it, but you must do it yourself. Thus, you need to go to the Lord day by day and ask Him to expose everything wrong in your mind, will, and emotion. Then in the light of what He exposes, you need to confess. Perhaps you do not feel that you are wrong in your thoughts, in your decisions, or in your emotion. This is the reason you need to go to the Lord for His enlightening. As an illustration, sometimes we may have a physical problem that we are not aware of. Even after the doctor discovers our problem and prescribes the proper medication, we may not feel the medication is necessary. However, when we take the medication and it does its work to cleanse and heal our bodies, we shall be convinced that the doctor’sad vice was right. In like manner, even though we may not feel that we are wrong in our mind, emotion, and will, we need to go to the Lord and take the “medication” He gives us. If we take it, the arteries of the psychological heart will be kept clean and unclogged
8保守我们的身体我们不仅要知道怎样保守我们的灵与魂，也必须知道怎样保守我们的身体。罪已经破坏并败坏了我们的身体。为这缘故，罗马六章六节说，我们的身体是『罪的身体』。不仅如此，我们已经把我们堕落身体的肢体献给罪、邪恶和不法。罗马六章十九节说，『你们从前怎样将肢体献给不洁不法作奴仆，以至于不法。』譬如，一个人赌博的时候，就把他的手献给罪和不洁的事了。
8PRESERVING OUR BODY In addition to knowing how to preserve our spirit and our soul, we must also know how to preserve our body. Sin has damaged and ruined our body. For this reason, Romans 6:6 says that our body is a “body of sin.” Furthermore, we have presented the members of our fallen body to sin, to evil, to lawlessness. Romans 6:19 says, “You presented your members as slaves to uncleanness and lawlessness unto lawlessness.” For instance, in gambling a person presents his hands to things that are sinful and unclean
9保罗接著在罗马七章二十四节说，我们的身体是属死的身体：『我是个苦恼的人！谁要救我脱离那属这死的身体？』保罗又在罗马八章十节指出，灵因义是生命，但『身体…因罪是死的。』
9In Romans 7:24 Paul goes on to say that our body is a body of death: “Wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from the body of this death?” Then in Romans 8:10 Paul points out that although the spirit is life because of righteousness, “the body is dead because of sin.”
10我们若要保守自己的身体，就应当过一种绝对不跟随旧人、不跟随我们魂的生活。罗马六章六节说，『知道我们的旧人已经与祂同钉十字架，使罪的身体失效，叫我们不再作罪的奴仆。』我们若不跟随旧人，罪的身体就失效了。这意思是说，罪的身体无事可作而失业了。但我们若照著魂生活，就会用我们的身体服事旧人。因此，我们若要保守自己的身体，首先必须不照著我们的魂生活。第二，我们若要保守自己的身体，我们身上不论那个肢体，都不可献给任何有罪的事物。譬如，我们应当保守自己的眼睛远离邪恶的图片，保守我们的耳朵不听不洁的事。收音机广播的许多节目，都是玷污人的。许多圣徒曾经作见证，他们受不了学校或工作场所里的一些谈话，因为那些话太邪恶了。许多属世的人说罪恶的话，丝毫没有羞耻的感觉。我们必须保守我们的身体不看、不听那些污染并败坏身体的事物。这就是用圣别持守我们的身体。保罗在帖前四章嘱咐我们要禁戒淫乱，藉此说明这样持守我们身体的重要性。禁戒淫乱就是用圣别和尊贵持守我们的器皿─我们的身体。因此，我们为了要保守自己的身体，就不该把我们的肢体献给任何罪恶的事物。今天世界满了玷污和污秽。这使我们很难持守自己的身体。不论我们到那里，都有玷污人的元素。父母应当训练自己的孩子（甚至小学生也不例外），远离这些污秽人的元素。有些父母认为应当让儿女们接受试验，好培养抵抗力，他们都犯了严重的错误，将来会为此后悔。这样照顾子女的父母，种的是甚么，收的也必定是甚么。我这个老人能见证说，我们必须持守自己的身体。你们不要以为年纪大了就不需要护卫自己远离情欲和玷污。只要我们的身体还没有改变形状，还留在旧造里，我们就需要一直持守自
10If we would preserve our body, we should live a life that never follows the old man, that never follows our soul. Romans 6:6 says, “Knowing this, that our old man has been crucified with Him that the body of sin might be made of none effect, that we should no longer serve sin as slaves.” If we do not follow the old man, the body of sin will be made of none effect. This means that the body of sin will lose its job and become unemployed. But if we live according to the soul, we shall use our body to serve the old man. Therefore, to preserve our body first requires that we do not live according to our soul. Second, to preserve our body requires that we not present any member of our body to anything that is sinful. For example, we should keep our eyes away from evil pictures and our ears from unclean things. Many things that are broadcast over the radio are defiling. A number of saints have testified that they cannot bear to listen to certain talk among those at school or at work because that talk is so evil. Many people of the world are able to speak concerning sinful things without any sense of shame. Thus, we need to keep our body from seeing and hearing things that will contaminate and ruin it. This is to preserve our body in sanctification. Paul illustrates the importance of preserving our body in this way by giving in chapter four the charge to abstain from fornication. To abstain from fornication is to preserve our vessel, our body, in sanctification and honor. Therefore, in order to preserve our body, we should not present our members to anything sinful. Today’s world is full of contamination and defilement. This makes it very difficult for us to preserve our body. Wherever we go there are defiling elements. Parents need to train their children, even those in elementary school, to keep away from these contaminating elements. Any parent who thinks that children should be allowed to be tested in order to develop resistance is seriously mistaken and in the future will regret this course of action. The parents who follow this way in caring for their children surely will reap the harvest of what they have sown. As an elderly person, I can testify that we need to preserve our body. Do not think that as you grow older you will not need to guard yourself from lust and defilement. As long as we have not been transfigured and still remain in the old creation, we need to
11己 的身体。
11preserve our body
12持守我们的身体，事实上非常困难。保守我们的灵与魂，比持守我们的身体容易。在这玷污人、污秽人的世界中，我们最难作到的，就是持守自己的身体。我们需要谨慎，任何会玷污我们身体的东西，我们都不要看、不要听、也不要摸。
12To preserve our body is actually very difficult. It is much easier to preserve our spirit and our soul than to preserve our body. The most difficult thing for us to do in this defiling, contaminating world is to preserve our body. We need to be careful not to look at anything, listen to anything, or touch anything that will defile our body
我们与神的工作合作
OUR COOPERATION WITH GOD’SO PER AT I ON
13我们在五章十二至二十四节看见，圣别的生活与神的工作合作。十二至
13In 5:12-24 we see the cooperation of the holy life with the divine operation. In verses 12 through 22 we
14二十二节给我们看见信徒的合作，活出属灵、圣别的生活。二十三至
14have the believers’ cooperation in living a spiritual and separated life. In verses 23 and 24 we have God’s
15二十四节说到神的工作，圣别并保守信徒。神渴望全然圣别我们，并保守我们的灵、与魂、与身子得以完全。然而，我们必须与祂合作。合作的路就是常常喜乐，不住的祷告，凡事谢恩，不销灭那灵，在召会聚会中不藐视申言者的话。我们若这样的合作，我们的灵就会蒙保守，不至死沉；我们的魂会蒙保守，使心思、意志、情感不受污染；我们的身体也会蒙保守不受这世代的污染。这样，我们就能实际的过为著召会生活的圣别生活。保罗写帖撒罗尼迦前书这卷给初信者的书，目的是要他们过这种为著召会生活的圣化且圣别的生活。
15operation in sanctifying and preserving the believers. God desires to sanctify us wholly and to preserve our spirit, soul, and body complete. However, we need to cooperate with Him. The way to cooperate is to rejoice, pray unceasingly, give thanks to Him in everything, not quench the Spirit, and not despise prophesying in the church meetings. If we cooperate in this way, our spirit will be preserved from deadness, our soul will be preserved from pollution in mind, will, and emotion, and our body will be preserved from the defilement of this age. Then in a practical way we shall have a holy life for the church life. Paul’sa i min writing 1 Thessalonians, a book for new believers, was that they would live such a sanctified and holy life for the church life