第二十九週　使我們在聖別上無可指摘的原因，並使我們的靈、魂、體完全聖別的原因

讀經：帖前三13，五23～24

W29-outline-ch

【週　一】

壹　我們要為著召會生活過聖別的生活，就需要主使我們的心得以堅固，在聖別上無可指摘（在聖別上無可挑剔）—帖前三13：

一　心是人裏面諸部分的總匯，是人的總代表，是他的行動機關：

1　我們的心是由我們魂的各部分—心思、情感、意志（太九4，來四12，約十四1，十六22，徒十一23）—加上我們靈的一部分—良心（來十22，約壹三20）—所組成。

2　我們的心及其在神前的光景，與我們的靈、魂、體在神前的光景，其間的關係是生機的、內在的、密不可分的：

ａ　當我們的心活躍時，運用靈纔有用；人的心若是無所謂，靈就被關在裏面，無法施展其能力—太五3，8，詩七八8，弗三16～17。

ｂ　魂是人位的本身，而心是採取行動的人位；心是我們全人行動的機關，行動的執行者。

ｃ　我們物質身體的活動和行動依賴我們物質的心；照樣，我們的日常生活，我們如何行事為人，乃在於我們有何種心理的心。

二　心是生命的進出口，是生命的『開關』；心不對了，靈裏的生命就受了阻礙，生命的律也就不得自由運行，不能通行無阻，而達不到我們全人的各部分；生命雖然有大能，但這大能卻受我們小小之心的控制—箴四23，太十二33～37，參結三六26～27。

【週　二】

三　神是不改變的一位，但按著我們天然的出生，我們的心在與人、與主之間的關係上是善變的—參提後四10，太十三3～9，18～23。

四　按照人天然、屬人的生命，沒有一個人有堅定的心；因為我們的心太容易改變了，所以它一點也不可靠—耶十七9～10，十三23。

五　我們的心有可指摘，因為我們的心刻變時翻；不改變的心就是無可指摘的心—詩五七7，一○八1，一一二7。

六　在神的救恩裏，心的更新是一次而永遠的；但在我們的經歷裏，我們的心不斷在更新，因為它是善變的—結三六26，林後四16。

七　我們的心是善變的，所以需要被聖別的靈不斷的更新，好使我們的心在聖別的光景裏，就是在一種分別歸神、被神佔有、被神據有、並被神浸透的光景裏，得堅固、得建立—多三5，羅六19，22。

【週　三】

八　我們要成為『那些被聖別的』，過為著召會生活的聖別生活，就必須對付我們的心，而與『那聖別人的』內裏的運行合作—來二11，詩一三九23～24：

1　神要我們的心軟—結三六26，太十三4，19，林後五14，參出三二9，耶四八11。

2　神要我們的心清—太五8，詩七三1，25，耶三二39，詩八六11下，提後二22，提前一5。

3　神要我們的心愛—詩四二1～2，歌一1～4，林後三16，帖後三5，補充本詩歌三三三首、三三五首，弗六24，約十五9～10，二一15～17，太二六6～13，約壹二5。

4　神要我們的心安—徒二四16，約壹三19～21，來十22，約壹一7，9，提前一5，腓四6～7，西三13～15。

九　當我們被聖別的靈不斷更新，使我們的心得堅固，在聖別上無可指摘時，我們就漸漸成為新耶路撒冷，有神聖生命的新樣，也漸漸成為聖城，有神聖性情的聖別—啟二一2，約壹五11～12，彼後一4。

【週　四】

貳　神不僅在祂法理的救贖裏藉著基督救贖的血使我們分別歸祂，而在地位上成為聖別，也在祂生機的拯救裏藉著祂自己聖別的性情用祂自己浸透我們，而在性情上聖化我們—來十三12，十29，羅六19，22，弗五26，帖前五23～24：

一　神在性情上聖化我們的靈、魂、體，乃是神聖的『子化』我們，使我們成為神的眾子，叫我們在生命和性情上，但不在神格上，成為與祂一樣，好使我們能作神的彰顯—弗一4～5，來二10～11。

二　神這樣聖別我們，就在我們靈、魂、體的素質裏變化我們，使我們在性質上全然像祂；如此，祂就保守我們的靈、魂、體全然完全—帖前五23：

1　在量的一面，神要全然聖別我們；在質的一面，神要保守我們得以完全，就是要保守我們的靈、魂、體得以完美。

2　雖然神保守我們，但我們必須負起責任，採取主動，與神的運行合作，藉著使我們的靈、魂、體被聖靈浸透而蒙保守—12～24節。

三　我們要與神合作，在聖別中保守我們的靈，就必須藉著運用我們的靈，以保守我們的靈是活的：

1　我們要保守我們的靈，就必須運用我們的靈與神交通，以保守我們的靈是活的；我們若不這樣運用我們的靈，就會把我們的靈留在死沉的光景裏：

ａ　喜樂、禱告、謝恩就是運用我們的靈；要保守我們的靈，首先必須運用我們的靈，保守我們的靈是活的，並將我們的靈從死亡中拉出來—16～18節。

ｂ　我們需要與那聖化人的神合作，使我們從靈裏死沉的光景分別出來—參民六6～8，林後五4。

ｃ　我們必須在我們的靈裏，用我們的靈敬拜神、事奉神、並與神交通；我們向神所是的一切、所有的一切、和所作的一切，都必須在我們的靈裏—約四24，羅一9，腓二1。

2　我們要保守我們的靈，就需要保守這靈脫離一切的玷污和污染—林後七1。

3　我們要保守我們的靈，就必須操練自己，對神對人都存無虧的良心—徒二四16，羅九1，參八16。

4　我們要保守我們的靈，就必須留意我們的靈，將心思置於靈，顧到我們靈裏的安息—瑪二15～16，羅八6，林後二13。

【週　五】

四　我們要與神合作，在聖別中保守我們的魂，就必須清理我們心理之心的三條主要『動脈』，就是我們魂的各部分—我們的心思、情感和意志—腓二2，5，一8，二13：

1　我們的魂要被聖別，我們的心思就必須被更新，成為基督的心思，（羅十二2，）我們的情感必須被基督的愛摸著並浸透，（弗三17，19，）我們的意志必須被復活的基督征服並注入，（腓二13，參歌四4上，七4上，）並且我們必須用全人來愛主。（可十二30。）

2　除去心理之心三條主要動脈的阻塞之路，就是向主徹底認罪；我們需要停留在主面前一段時間，求主把我們完全帶進光中；根據祂所暴露的，我們需要承認我們的缺點、失誤、失敗、錯誤、惡行和諸罪—約壹一5～9：

ａ　我們要清除我們心思動脈的阻塞，就需要承認在我們思想裏和我們的思想方式上一切有罪的事物。

ｂ　我們要清除我們情感動脈的阻塞，就需要承認我們表達喜樂和憂傷的方式是天然的、甚至是屬肉的，並且我們許多時候恨我們所該愛的，愛我們所該恨的。

ｃ　我們要清除我們意志動脈的阻塞，就需要承認我們意志裏背叛的病菌。

ｄ　我們若花彀多的時間清除心理之心三條主要動脈的阻塞，就會感覺到我們全人活了，並且光景非常健康。

【週　六】

五　我們要與神合作，在聖別中保守我們的身體，就必須把我們的身體獻給祂，使我們能為著召會生活過聖別的生活，實行身體生活，以完成神純全的旨意—羅十二1～2，帖前四4，五18：

1　我們墮落的身體，就是肉體，乃是撒但、罪和死的『聚會所』，但藉著基督的救贖，並在作為父、子、靈『聚會所』的我們重生之靈裏，我們的身體是基督的肢體和聖靈的殿—羅六6，12，14，七11，24，林前六15，19。

2　保守身體就是在我們的身體上榮耀神—20節。

3　保守身體就是在我們的身體上顯大基督—腓一20。

4　我們要保守身體，就必須不照我們的魂（舊人）生活；這樣我們罪的身體就失業，被解雇—羅六6。

5　我們要保守身體，就必須不將我們的身體獻給任何有罪的事物，倒要獻上自己作義的奴僕，並獻上我們的肢體作義的兵器—13，18～19，22節，但五23：

ａ　『神的旨意就是要你們聖別，禁戒淫亂；要你們各人曉得，怎樣用聖別和尊貴，持守自己的器皿』—帖前四3～4。

ｂ　不認識神，乃是人放縱私慾邪情的基本原因—5節。

6　我們要保守身體，就必須痛擊己身，叫身為奴，以成就我們神聖的目的，就是成為聖城—林前九27，啟二一2。

Week Five

The Cause of Our Blamelessness in Holiness and the Cause of Our Complete Sanctification in Our Spirit, Soul, and Body

M. C.; Hymns: 743, 744

Scripture Reading: 1 Thes. 3:13; 5:23-24

W29-outline-en

§ Day 1

I. In order to live a holy life for the church life, we need the Lord to establish our heart blameless in holiness (with no fault found in our holiness)—1 Thes. 3:13:

A. The heart is the conglomerate of mans inward parts, mans chief representative, his acting agent:

1. Our heart is a composition of all the parts of our soul—the mind, the emotion, and the will (Matt. 9:4; Heb. 4:12; John 14:1; 16:22; Acts 11:23)—plus one part of our spirit—the conscience (Heb. 10:22; 1 John 3:20).

2. Our heart and its condition before God are organically, intrinsically, and inseparably related to the condition of our spirit, soul, and body before God:

a. The exercise of the spirit works only when our heart is active; if mans heart is indifferent, the spirit is imprisoned within and is unable to show forth its capability—Matt. 5:3, 8; Psa. 78:8; Eph. 3:16-17.

b. The soul is the person himself, but the heart is the person in action; the heart is the acting agent, the acting commissioner, of our entire being.

c. The activities and movements of our physical body depend on our physical heart; in like manner, our daily living, the way we act and behave, depends on what kind of psychological heart we have.

B. The heart is the entrance and exit of life, the "switch" of life; if the heart is not right, life in the spirit is hindered, and the law of life cannot work freely and without obstruction to reach every part of our being; though life has great power, this great power is controlled by our small heart— Prov. 4:23; Matt. 12:33-37; cf. Ezek. 36:26-27.

§ Day 2

C. God is the unchanging One, but according to our natural birth our heart is changeable, both in our relationship with others and with the Lord—cf. 2 Tim. 4:10; Matt. 13:3-9, 18-23.

D. There is no one who, according to his natural, human life, is steadfast in his heart; because our heart changes so easily, it is not at all trustworthy—Jer. 17:9-10; 13:23.

E. Our heart is blamable because it is changeable; an unchanging heart is a blameless heart—Psa. 57:7; 108:1; 112:7.

F. In Gods salvation the renewing of the heart is once for all; however, in our experience our heart is renewed continually because it is changeable— Ezek. 36:26; 2 Cor. 4:16.

G. Because our heart is changeable, it needs to be renewed continually by the sanctifying Spirit so that our heart can be established, built up, in the state of being holy, the state of being separated unto God, occupied by God, possessed by God, and saturated with God—Titus 3:5; Rom. 6:19, 22.

§ Day 3

H. In order to be "those who are being sanctified" in living a holy life for the church life, we must cooperate with the inner operating of the One "who sanctifies" by dealing with our heart—Heb. 2:11; Psa. 139:23-24:

1. God wants our heart to be soft—Ezek. 36:26; Matt. 13:4, 19; 2 Cor. 5:14; cf. Exo. 32:9; Jer. 48:11.

2. God wants our heart to be pure—Matt. 5:8; Psa. 73:1, 25; Jer. 32:39; Psa. 86:11b; 2 Tim. 2:22; 1 Tim. 1:5.

3. God wants our heart to be loving—Psa. 42:1-2; S. S. 1:1-4; 2 Cor. 3:16; 2 Thes.
3:5; Hymns, #546, #547; Eph. 6:24; John 15:9-10; 21:15-17; Matt. 26:6-13; 1 John 2:5.

4. God wants our heart to be at peace—Acts 24:16; 1 John 3:19-21; Heb. 10:22; 1 John 1:7, 9; 1 Tim. 1:5; Phil. 4:6-7; Col. 3:13-15.

I. As our heart is being established blameless in holiness by the continual renewing of the sanctifying Spirit, we are becoming the New Jerusalem with the newness of the divine life and the holy city with the holiness of the divine nature—Rev. 21:2; 1 John 5:11-12; 2 Pet. 1:4.

§ Day 4

II. God not only has made us holy in position by the redeeming blood of Christ to separate us unto Himself in His judicial redemption but also is sanctifying us in disposition by His own holy nature to saturate us with Himself in His organic salvation—Heb. 13:12; 10:29; Rom. 6:19, 22; Eph. 5:26; 1 Thes. 5:23-24:

A. Gods dispositional sanctification of our spirit, soul, and body is to "sonize" us divinely, making us sons of God that we may become the same as God in His life and in His nature but not in His Godhead so that we can be Gods expression—Eph. 1:4-5; Heb. 2:10-11.

B. By sanctifying us, God transforms us in the essence of our spirit, soul, and body, making us wholly like Him in nature; in this way He preserves our spirit, soul, and body wholly complete—1 Thes. 5:23:

1. Quantitatively, God sanctifies us wholly; qualitatively, God preserves us complete—that is, He keeps our spirit, soul, and body perfect.

2. Although God preserves us, we need to take the responsibility, the initiative, to cooperate with His operation to be preserved by keeping our spirit, soul, and body in the saturating of the Holy Spirit—vv. 12-24.

C. In order to cooperate with God to preserve our spirit in sanctification, we must keep our spirit in a living condition by exercising our spirit:

1. In order to preserve our spirit, we must keep our spirit living by exercising it to have fellowship with God; if we fail to exercise our spirit in this way, we will leave it in a deadened situation:

a. To rejoice, pray, and give thanks are to exercise our spirit; to preserve our spirit is first of all to exercise our spirit to keep our spirit living and to pull it out of death—vv. 16-18.

b. We need to cooperate with the sanctifying God to be separated from a spirit-deadening situation—cf. Num. 6:6-8; 2 Cor. 5:4.

c. We must worship God, serve God, and fellowship with God in and with our spirit; whatever we are, whatever we have, and whatever we do must be in our spirit—John 4:24; Rom. 1:9; Phil. 2:1.

2. In order to preserve our spirit, we need to keep it from all defilement  and contamination—2 Cor. 7:1.

3. In order to preserve our spirit, we must exercise ourselves to have a conscience
without offense toward God and men—Acts 24:16; Rom. 9:1; cf. 8:16.

4. In order to preserve our spirit, we must take heed to our spirit, setting our mind on the spirit and caring for the rest in our spirit—Mal. 2:15-16; Rom. 8:6; 2 Cor. 2:13.

§ Day 5

D. In order to cooperate with God to preserve our soul in sanctification, we must clear the three main "arteries" of our psychological heart, the parts of our soul—our mind, emotion, and will—Phil. 2:2, 5; 1:8; 2:13:

1. In order for our soul to be sanctified, our mind must be renewed to be the mind of Christ (Rom. 12:2), our emotion must be touched and saturated with the love of Christ (Eph. 3:17,19), our will must be subdued by and infused with the resurrected Christ (Phil. 2:13; cf. S. S. 4:4a; 7:4a), and we must love the Lord with our whole being (Mark 12:30).

2. The way to unclog the three main arteries of our psychological heart is to make a thorough confession to the Lord; we need to stay with the Lord for a period of time, asking Him to bring us fully into the light, and in the light of what He exposes, we need to confess our defects, failures, defeats, mistakes, wrongdoings, and sins—1 John 1:5-9:

a. 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.

b. In order to unclog the artery of our emotion, we need to confess the natural and even fleshy way that we have expressed our joy and sorrow and also that, in many cases, we hate what we should love, and we love what we should hate.

c. In order to unclog the artery of our will, we need to confess the germs of rebellion in our will.

d. If we take the time necessary to unclog the three main arteries of our psychological heart, we will have the sense that our entire being has become living and is in a very healthy condition.

§ Day 6

E. In order to cooperate with God to preserve our body in sanctification, we must present our body to Him so that we may live a holy life for the church life, practicing the Body life in order to carry out Gods perfect will—Rom. 12:1-2; 1 Thes. 4:4; 5:18:

1. Our fallen body, the flesh, is the "meeting hall" of Satan, sin, and death, but by
Christs redemption and in our regenerated spirit as the "meeting hall" of the Father, the Son, and the Spirit, our body is a member of Christ and the temple of the Holy Spirit—Rom. 6:6, 12, 14; 7:11, 24; 1 Cor. 6:15, 19.

2. To preserve our body is to glorify God in our body—v. 20.

3. To preserve our body is to magnify Christ in our body—Phil. 1:20.

4. To preserve our body, we must not live according to our soul, the old man; then the body of sin will lose its job and become unemployed—Rom. 6:6.

5. To preserve our body, we must not present our body to anything that is sinful but instead present ourselves as slaves to righteousness and our members as weapons of righteousness—vv. 13, 18-19, 22; Dan. 5:23:

a. "This is the will of God, your sanctification: that you abstain from fornication; that each one of you know how to possess his own vessel in sanctification and honor"—1 Thes. 4:3-4.

b. That they do not know God is the basic reason that people indulge in the passion of lust—v. 5.

6. To preserve our body, we must buffet it and lead it as a slave to fulfill our holy purpose to become the holy city—1 Cor. 9:27; Rev. 21:2.