福音的举动─圣灵充满而洋溢到人身上
这是我们每一个要传福音的人，必须有的正常光景。我们的福音乃是从里面满出去；我们的福音是要从里面，把我们所负担的基督卸出去。我们的福音不是一个鼓动，也不是一个热心；我们的福音不是在那里看见千万人灵魂得救的紧要，看见受辖制的可怕，因而着急起来要有一个举动。这都不是我们的焦点和作为。我们的福音，乃是我们里面满了基督自己，而要将祂卸出来的一个举动。我们经历了罪因着祂得了赦免，也经历了世界因着祂而断绝了；我们经历了祂复活的生命，也经历了祂这一位升天的救主。不仅如此，我们因为这样经历祂，就活在神面前，并活在神里面。到这样一个地步，在圣灵里的一切，就全数临到我们，且洋溢到我们身上。我们所充满、所感觉的、我们的心思、我们的观念、我们的心情、我们里面一切的一切，全是基督，全是圣灵。
所以，鼓舞没有用，发热心也无果效；乃是在这五方面，每一位弟兄姊妹都在神面前有所对付，有所追求。追求到一个地步，能在宇宙中站起来宣告：“我知道我的罪在神面前蒙了赦免，我是一个得救的人，罪在我身上已经解决了。我能站在这里说，属地的东西在我身上没有地位，在我身上没有世界的缠累；我把属地的一切踏在脚下，把世界永远丢在背后。我能在这里作见证，我所信的，不只是一位受死的救主，更是一位复活的基督；我是活在祂里面，祂也活在我里面。我懂得什么叫复活的生命，我也认识祂复活的大能。不仅如此，我经历了祂的升天；祂如何在天上，我也照样在天上，我的心情完全是属天的。我和神之间没有间隔，我是活在神面前，活在神里面；我实际所过的，乃是一个祷告的生活，一个在神面光中的生活。”到这时，就是我们能传福音的时候。或许有人说，要有福音的能力，就要得着圣灵的浇灌。我能向你保证，一到这时候，定规有圣灵的浇灌，无须其他的条件。
我们不是盼望有多么扩大的福音举动；我们乃是盼望许许多多的弟兄姊妹，都能到神面前有对付，有追求，到一个地步，像五旬节那一百二十人一样。他们的罪得着了赦免，世界在他们身上再也没有地位；他们是在复活里，在升天里的人；他们是活在神面前，进到神里面的人。他们得着了圣灵的浇灌，他们和神调和为一；所以，当他们站起来时，在人跟前，就显明是福音的见证。因此，当他们讲罪的时候，就不是讲论一个道理；当他们讲十字架如何赎人的罪时，也不是空谈一个理论；当他们讲世界时，并不是在说教；当他们讲撇弃世界时，也不是在劝诫。他们站在那里，不必说什么，就已经是一个见证。
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The Action of the Gospel – Acts 2:4
This is the normal state for anyone who wishes to preach the gospel. The gospel flows outward from within us; it is the outpouring of Christ, whom we bear as a burden within. The gospel is not about external stimulation or fervor. It is not driven by the urgency of seeing thousands saved or the dread of souls being bound in sin. Such concerns, while significant, are not the focus of our gospel work. Our gospel comes from being filled with Christ and then releasing Him outward. We have experienced the forgiveness of sins through Him and have been severed from the world because of Him. We have encountered His resurrection life and have come to know Him as the ascended Savior. Beyond that, through such experiences, we live in God’s presence and abide in Him. When we reach this point, everything in the Holy Spirit comes upon us and overflows through us. What fills us – our thoughts, our perspectives, our emotions and our entire being – is entirely Christ and the Holy Spirit.
Thus, mere excitement or zeal is ineffective. Instead, each brother and sister must address these five aspects before God and pursue Him earnestly. This pursuit should lead to a point where they can stand in the universe and declare: “I know my sins are forgiven before God, and I am a saved person. Sin has been dealt with in my life. I can stand here and say that worldly things have no place in me; the entanglements of the world have no hold on me. I have trampled earthly things underfoot and left the world behind forever. I can testify that the One I believe in is not only a Savior who died but also a risen Christ. I live in Him, and He lives in me. I understand what resurrection life is and know the power of His resurrection. I have also experienced His ascension; just as He is in heaven, I too am in heaven. My heart is entirely heavenly. There is no separation between me and God. I live in His presence and abide in Him. My practical life is one of prayer, a life in the light of His countenance”. When we reach this state, we are ready to share the gospel. Some may say that to have the power of the gospel, we need the outpouring of the Holy Spirit. I assure you that when you arrive at this point, the outpouring of the Holy Spirit will certainly come. No additional conditions are required.
We are not seeking grand, expanded gospel campaigns. Instead, we hope that many brothers and sisters will come before God, deal with these matters, and pursue Him until they reach the state of the 120 disciples at Pentecost. Their sins were forgiven; the world had no place in them. They were people in resurrection and ascension, living in God’s presence and abiding in Him. They received the outpouring of the Holy Spirit and were fully united with God. When they stood before men, they became a living testimony of the gospel. When they spoke about sin, it was not merely a doctrine. When they preached the cross and its power to redeem sin, it was not a void theory. When they addressed the world, it was not just moral teaching. When they spoke of forsaking the world, it was not mere exhortation. Simply by standing there, they were a testimony. Thus, the action of the gospel is not driven by outward effort but by the inner fullness of Christ and the Holy Spirit, overflowing into every aspect of life.