2024-06-08 周六 生命之灵的律

经文:……因为照着肉体的人,思念肉体的事;照着灵的人,思念那灵的事。因为心思置于肉体,就是死;心思置于灵,乃是生命平安。(罗八4-6,另译)

生命之灵的律的释放

在罗马八章保罗不是说,“在基督耶稣里没有定罪,因为耶稣的血洗净了我。”这样的定罪不是被血对付的。我们得释放脱离主观的定罪,不是因着洗净我们的血,乃是因着释放我们的律。有个释放我们脱离里面定罪的律。这释放我们的律比任何一种律的潜能都大。虽然我们外面有神的律在要求,我们心思中有善的律赞同神的律,我们身体中有罪的律与善的律交战并打败它,然而我们必须赞美主,在我们灵里有生命之灵的律。没有一个律能胜过这律。谁能打败生命之灵?没有甚么人事物能打败生命之灵。这生命之灵的律是生命之灵自然的能力。它是宇宙中最有能力的律;它在我们里面,并释放我们。

我们的心思是关键

心思置于灵,乃是生命平安。这样的心思满了享受和安息。平安是为着安息,生命是为着享受。当心思置于灵,就没有失败、定罪、或消极的感觉-只有生命和平安,享受和安息。

心思向灵独立,意思就是人凭自己行动,不倚靠灵。但心思倚靠灵,人就不凭自己行动,乃倚靠灵。因此,将心思置于灵,意思就是将全人置于灵,并照着灵行动。现今基督是住在我们灵里那赐生命的灵,作我们的生命和一切,我们不该再照着我们独立的心思,凭自己行动。我们必须保守我们的心思与我们的灵合一,并且照着灵行动、行事、并为人,使我们脱离罪的律,脱离肉体,并使我们自然而然成就神律法义的要求。这就是在基督里,藉着生命之灵的律得释放,脱离罪与死的律。这也是享受内住的基督,作我们的生命和生命的供应。

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The Law of the Spirit of Life – Rom. 8:4-6

The Freedom of the Law of the Spirit of Life

In Romans 8 Paul does not say, “There is no condemnation in Christ Jesus because the blood of Jesus has cleansed me.” This kind of condemnation is not dealt with by the blood. We are freed from subjective condemnation, not because of the blood which cleanses us, but because of the law which liberates us. There is a law which sets us free from inward condemnation. This law that releases us has the greatest potential of any law. Although we have the law of God outside of us demanding, the law of good in our mind agreeing with the law of God, and the law of sin in our body warring against and defeating the law of good, we must nevertheless praise the Lord that in our spirit is the law of the Spirit of life. No law can prevail against this law. Who can defeat the Spirit of life? Nobody and nothing can defeat the Spirit of life. This law of the Spirit of life is the spontaneous power of the Spirit of life. It is the most powerful law in the universe; it is in us and it sets us free.

Our Mind Is the Key

The mind set on the spirit is life and peace, such a mind is full of enjoyment and rest. Peace is for rest and life is for enjoyment. When the mind is set on the spirit, there is no defeat, condemnation or negative feelings – only life and peace, enjoyment and rest. 

When the mind is independent of the spirit it means that the person acts on his own, not relying upon the spirit. But when the mind is dependent on the spirit the person does not act on his own; he relies on the spirit. Hence, to have the mind set on the spirit means to have our whole being set on the spirit and to act according to the spirit. As Christ now is the life-giving Spirit indwelling our spirit as our life and our everything, we should no longer act on our own according to our independent mind. We must keep our mind one with our spirit and act, walk and have our being according to the spirit that we might be freed from the law of sin and from the flesh and that we might spontaneously fulfill the righteous requirement of the law of God. This is to be set free from the law of sin and death by the law of the Spirit of life in Christ. This is also to enjoy the indwelling Christ as our life and life-supply.