属灵的人，由鸽子所表征，留在教会中，顾到那灵里的生活
挪亚放出一只乌鸦后，又放出一只鸽子。那只鸽子找不到安身之处，因为地上仍然满了死水。既然没有落脚之处，所以鸽子又回到方舟（创八9）。七天以后挪亚再放出那只鸽子，这一次鸽子回来带着一片青嫩的橄榄叶（创八11，英译美国标准本）。在豫表上，橄榄表征圣灵，而青嫩的橄榄叶表征在那灵里的新生命。鸽子看见了青嫩的橄榄叶，就拧了一片，这是生命的象征。为了使教会有新的开展，需要青嫩的橄榄叶。我们若要在某城市建立教会，必须先差派一两位“鸽子”去看看，是否有青嫩的橄榄叶。
将基督献给神，由献祭所表征，经过十字架，由祭坛所表征
那些复活的人走出方舟，开始新生活之后，作些甚么？他们走出方舟后所作的第一件事是筑坛，献祭给神（创八20-22）。教会生活里的第一件事不该是工作，必须是藉着十字架将基督献给神。挪亚筑坛，献祭给神（创八20）。祭坛与祭物都是豫表：祭坛是基督十字架的豫表，祭物是基督各方面的豫表。我们必须在各方面将基督献给神，我们必须将我们所经历的基督献给神。我们若经历基督是燔祭，我们就要将这样的基督带来献给神。神要我们把基督带来给祂。当我们经历基督，并把所经历的基督带给神，这是讨神喜悦的。我们必须把基督献给神，使神得着满足。在教会生活中，我们必须注意这事。我们需要学习怎样经历基督，把祂带给神，与神同享，这是神所悦纳的。
我们是藉着十字架把基督献给神。不要作工－要就近十字架。不要想要有甚么作为或行动─要就近十字架。十字架要怎样对付你？它只作一件事：把你除去。在你为主作任何事之先，你应当就近十字架，让它把你除去。你要去为神作工么？在为祂作工之先，你必须就近十字架并被除去。至终，就没有天然的工作、事奉和行为。你在经过十字架之后，就只留下基督。这样的基督就是献给神的馨香之气。
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Living in a Resurrection Life (2) – Gen. 8:20-21
A Spiritual man, Signified by the Dove, Remains in the Church and Attends to the Spiritual Life
After releasing the raven, Noah released a dove. The dove found no resting place because the earth was still covered with the waters of death; therefore, it returned to the ark (Gen. 8:9). Seven days later Noah released the dove again, and this time it returned with a freshly plucked olive leaf (Gen. 8:11). In typology, the olive signifies the Holy Spirit, and a fresh olive leaf signifies new life in the Spirit. The dove saw the fresh olive leaf and plucked it; this represents life. For the church to have a new development, there must be fresh olive leaves. When establishing the church in a city, we must first send a few “doves” to see whether there is fresh olive-leaf life.
The Offering of Christ to God Is Signified by Sacrifice, Through the Cross Is Signified by the Altar
After the resurrected ones came out of the ark and began their new life, the first thing they did was to build an altar and offer sacrifices to God (Gen. 8:20–22). The first matter in the church life is not work; it must be offering Christ to God through the cross. Noah built an altar and offered sacrifices. The altar typifies the cross of Christ, and the offerings typify Christ in His many aspects. We must offer Christ to God in all His aspects; we must bring to God the Christ we have experienced. When we experience Christ as the burnt offering, we have to bring such a Christ to God. God desires that we bring Christ to Him. When we experience Christ and bring our experience of Him to God, this is pleasing to God.
We must learn to experience Christ, bring Him to God, and enjoy Him with God — this is what God receives. We offer Christ to God through the cross. Do not rush to work — draw near to the cross. Do not think about doing something — come to the cross. What does the cross do? It does one thing: it removes you. Before doing anything for the Lord, you must come to the cross and let it remove you. Eventually, no natural work, service or action remains; after you pass through the cross, only Christ is left. This Christ becomes the sweet fragrance offered to God.