晨興聖言-腓立比書中所啟示的認識...(W3-2)
第三週■週二
晨興餧養
腓一27『只要你們行事爲人配得過基督的福音，…你們在一個靈裏站立得住，同魂與福音的信仰一齊努力。』
二20『因我沒有人與我同魂，真正關心你們的事。』
羅十二2『…藉着心思的更新而變化，叫你們驗證何爲神…的旨意。』
我們不僅需要爲着經歷基督在一個靈裏站立得住，也需要同魂與福音的信仰一齊努力。爲着福音的工作同魂，比在一個靈裏經歷基督難（見腓二20）。這需要我們在靈裏重生以後，進一步在我們的魂，特別在我們的心思，就是我們魂的主要、領先部分裏，得着變化（聖經恢復本，腓一27 註1）。
信息選讀
魂裏聯結，意思就是在我們的情感、愛、思想以及決定上是一。這樣的一是非常實際的。我們若要經歷基督，就需要在魂裏聯結。我們若在情感、思想和決定上不是一，我們就不是同魂。只要我們不是同魂，我們就不在福音的交通裏。
從腓立比一章二十七節至二章八節有一個貫通的思想。…我多年前讀〔一章二十七節〕時，以爲行事爲人配得過福音，意思就是說，在那些我們傳福音給他們的人面前，行爲要完全。但這不是保羅在這裏的意思。…保羅在這裏不是說要愛我們的妻子，服從我們的丈夫，孝敬父母，以仁愛的態度行事爲人。反之，他乃是告訴我們，要在一個靈裏同魂站立得住。我們若不是在一個靈裏同魂，我們的行事爲人就配不過福音。無論我們在一個地方或一個校園裏有多少人，我們傳福音時，每一個人都必須有深刻的印象：我們是在一個靈裏同魂。沒有甚麼比這個更具有說服力。當召會的眾肢體都在一個靈裏同魂時，這個一就能說服人、征服人並吸引人。當我們有這樣一個征服人並說服人的一時，我們就會經歷基督並享受基督。我們乃是藉着在一個靈裏同魂而享受基督。我們藉着傳福音，彰顯了我們在靈裏並魂裏的一。當我們這樣傳福音時，我們就享受了基督。我們越是這樣傳揚，就越享受基督。我們就能說，『我們關心的，主要不是有多少靈魂得救，或有多少人被帶到主面前。我們乃是在享受基督。』這樣，我們會滿了享受，而福音的傳揚就成了筵席。我們傳福音時，若不是這樣享受基督作筵席，就指明我們有了問題；我們缺少在靈裏和在魂裏的一。但我們若在一個靈裏同魂，有多少人藉我們傳福音得救還是次要的；主要的是在我們傳福音的過程中，我們飽嘗了基督作筵席，並且享受了祂。我們不只有經歷，也有享受。
我們若要憑耶穌基督之靈全備的供應，留在推廣福音的交通中，就需要在一個靈裏同魂。在腓立比書裏，關於經歷基督特別的點乃是魂裏聯結這一件事。魂裏聯結不僅是爲着經歷基督，更是爲着享受基督。我們對基督的經歷，也該是對基督的享受。譬如，孩子可能因着不喫就會面臨被管教的威脅而喫東西，但他們沒有享受所喫的。照樣，我們若僅僅在一個靈裏，就可能經歷基督卻沒有享受祂。我們對基督的經歷要有享受，就必須不僅在一個靈裏，也在魂裏聯結（李常受文集一九七八年第一册，四三○、四四○至四四二、四四七頁）。
參讀：經歷基督的祕訣，第十章。
WEEK 3 — DAY 2
Morning Nourishment
Phil. 1:27 Only, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ…that you stand firm in one spirit, with one soul striving together along with the faith of the gospel.
2:20 For I have no one like-souled who will genuinely care for what concerns you.
Rom. 12:2 …Be transformed by the renewing of the mind that you may prove what the will of God is…
We need not only to stand firm in one spirit in order to experience Christ but also to strive together with one soul along with the faith of the gospel. To be of one soul for the gospel work is more difficult than to be in one spirit for the experience of Christ (see Phil. 2:20). To be of one soul requires that, after having been regenerated in our spirit, we go further and be transformed in our soul, especially in our mind, which is the main and leading part of our soul. (Phil. 1:27, footnote 1)
Today’s Reading
To be one in soul means to be one in our affection, love, thought, and decisions. Such oneness is very practical. If we want to experience Christ, we need to be one in soul. If we are not one in our affections, thoughts, and decisions, we are not one in soul. As long as we are not one in soul, we are not in the fellowship unto the gospel.
One thought flows from Philippians 1:27 through 2:8… When I read 1:27 years ago, I thought that conduct worthy of the gospel was behavior that was perfect before those to whom we preach the gospel. But this is not Paul’s meaning here… Paul does not speak here of loving our wives, submitting to our husbands, honoring our parents, or behaving in a kind, lovable manner. Rather, he tells us to stand firm in one spirit with one soul. If we are not in one spirit with one soul, then our conduct is not worthy of the gospel. No matter how many of us there may be in a locality or on a campus, in our preaching of the gospel everyone must be fully impressed that we are in one spirit and with one soul. Nothing is more convincing than this. When all the members in the church are in one spirit with one soul, this oneness will be convincing, subduing, and attractive. When we have such a subduing and convincing oneness, we will experience Christ and enjoy Him. We will enjoy Christ by being in one spirit with one soul. By preaching the gospel we express our oneness in spirit and in soul. When we preach the gospel in this way, we have the enjoyment of Christ. The more we preach like this, the more we enjoy Christ. We will be able to say, “We don’t care mainly for how many souls are saved or for how many people are brought to the Lord. We are enjoying the Lord.” We will be full of enjoyment, and the preaching of the gospel will be a feast. If we do not sense that we are feasting on Christ as we preach the gospel, something is wrong. We lack the oneness in spirit and in soul. But if we are in one spirit with one soul, the number of people saved through our preaching of the gospel will be secondary. The primary thing is that in the course of our preaching, we will be feasting on Christ and enjoying Him. We will have not only experience but also enjoyment.
If we would remain in the fellowship unto the gospel by the bountiful supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, we need to be in one spirit with one soul. In Philippians the special point regarding the experience of Christ is this matter of being with one soul. Being one in soul is not only for the experience of Christ but even the more for the enjoyment of Christ. Our experience of Christ should also be an enjoyment of Christ. For example, children may eat food under the threat of being disciplined if they do not eat, but they may not enjoy what they are eating. Likewise, if we are merely in one spirit, we may experience Christ and yet not enjoy Him. To experience Christ with enjoyment we need to be in one spirit with one soul. (CWWL, 1978, vol. 1, “The Experience of Christ,” pp. 334, 342-343, 347)
Further Reading: CWWL, 1980, vol. 2, “The Secret of Experiencing Christ,” ch. 9
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