基督的死也对付了旧人。在我们自己里面，我们都是老旧的，因为我们都属于旧人。旧人不是原初受造的人，乃是堕落的受造之人。
钉死我们的旧人—罗马六章六节上半说，我们的旧人已经与基督同钉十字架。这包括与我们旧人有关的每一件事物，就如我们的思想、我们的喜好和厌憎、我们的好脾气和坏脾气。
了结与世界有关联的旧造—基督的死了结与世界有关联的旧造。加拉太六章十四节说，世界已经钉了十字架。十五节接着说，‘受割礼不受割礼，都无关紧要，要紧的乃是作新造。’这给我们看见，钉死世界是与新造有关系的。我们若不经过十字架，就不能成为新造。在十字架的一边是旧造，在十字架的另一边是新造。当我们经过十字架，旧造就成了新造。
杀死天然生命及其天然能力—十字架对付旧人，杀死天然生命及其天然能力（林后四10上，11上，12上，16上）。有才干的人能凭着天然的能力作许多事，但那能力应当被破碎。使徒彼得有他天然的力量和能力，他认为他比别的门徒强。他告诉主耶稣，即使众人都绊跌了，他总不绊跌（太二六33）。然而主说，‘今夜鸡叫以前，你要三次否认我。’（34）。主容许彼得彻底的失败，当着主的面三次否认主（约十八17，25，27），好使他天然的力量和自信受到对付。倪柝声弟兄在他所著‘人的破碎与灵的出来’一书中，说到这种销毁乃是外面之人的破碎。外面的人若不破碎，里面的灵就无法释放出来。
钉死肉体及其邪情私欲—加拉太五章二十四节说，那属基督耶稣的人，‘是已经把肉体连肉体的邪情私欲，都钉了十字架。’肉体及其邪情私欲都已经被钉在十字架上了。
使罪的身体失效—藉着基督在十字架上的死，罪的身体就被废掉而失效，叫我们不再作罪的奴仆（罗六6下）。倪弟兄说，基督的死使罪的身体失业，被解雇了。肉体的职业是犯罪。现今基督的钉十字架使我们罪的身体失业了、无效了，我们就不该再作罪的奴仆。肉体已经失去了职业。这都与基督的死对付旧人有关。
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On the Negative Side – Dealing with Old Man – Rom. 6:6
Christ’s death also dealt with the old man. In ourselves, we are all old because we all belong to the old man. The old man is not the originally created man but the fallen created man.
Crucifying our Old Man — The first part of Romans 6:6 says that our old man has been crucified with Christ. This includes everything related to our old man, such as our thoughts, our likes and dislikes, our good temperament and bad temperament.
Terminating the Old Creation Associated with the World — Christ’s death terminated the old creation that is associated with the world. Galatians 6:14 says that the world has been crucified. Verse 15 continues, For neither is circumcision anything, nor uncircumcision, but a new creation is what matters. This shows us that the crucifixion of the world is related to the new creation. We cannot become a new creation without passing through the cross. On one side of the cross is the old creation; on the other side is the new creation. When we pass through the cross, the old creation becomes the new creation
Putting to Death the Natural Life and Its Natural Ability — The cross deals with the old man by putting to death the natural life and its natural ability (2 Cor. 4:10a, 11a, 12a, 16a). Talented people can do many things by their natural ability, but that ability must be broken. The apostle Peter had his natural strength and ability. He thought he was stronger than the other disciples. He told the Lord Jesus that even if all others stumbled, he would never stumble (Matt. 26:33). But the Lord said, “This very night, before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times” (Matt. 26:34). The Lord allowed Peter to fail utterly — denying the Lord three times to His face (John 18:17, 25, 27) — so that Peter’s natural strength and self-confidence would be dealt with. Brother Watchman Nee, in his book The Breaking of the Outer Man and the Release of the Spirit, speaks of this kind of destruction as the breaking of the outer man. If the outer man is not broken, the inner spirit cannot be released.
Crucifying the Flesh and its Passions and Lusts — Galatians 5:24 says that those who are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with its passions and lusts. The flesh and all its evil desires and lusts have been crucified.
Rendering the Body of Sin Powerless — Through Christ’s death on the cross, the body of sin has been annulled and rendered powerless, so that we might no longer be slaves of sin (Rom. 6:6b). Brother Nee said that Christ’s death has made the body of sin “unemployed” — it has been dismissed. The profession of the flesh is to commit sin. Now, through the crucifixion of Christ, our body of sin is unemployed, rendered ineffective. We should no longer serve sin. The flesh has lost its job. All of this relates to how Christ’s death dealt with the old man.