2013春季长老
总题：为着基督身体之生命的经历、长大与职事
第二篇　对付天然而在复活里
Message Two Dealing with the Natural Constitution in Order to Be in Resurrection
读经：林前二14，腓三3~11，约十二24~26
Scripture Reading: 1 Cor. 2:14; Phil. 3:3-11; John 12:24-26
壹　生命的经历极重要的一面乃是对付天然─林前二14，腓三3~9：
I.　A crucial aspect of the experience of life is dealing with the natural con-stitution—1 Cor. 2:14; Phil. 3:3-9:
一　我们需要看见，在神的事上我们天然的人是无能、不够资格的─林后三5~6：
A.　We need to realize the impotence, the insufficiency, of our natural being in the things of God—2 Cor. 3:5-6:
1　我们可能在别的事上够资格，但我们天然的人在神的事上却是不够资格、无能的─弗二1，5上，四17~18，林前二14，耶十七9，罗六6，七24，八7~8，太十六24。
1.　We may be sufficient in other things, but in our natural being we do not have any sufficiency, competence, or power in the things of God—Eph. 2:1, 5a; 4:17-18; 1 Cor. 2:14; Jer. 17:9; Rom. 6:6; 7:24; 8:7-8; Matt. 16:24.
2　在神的事上，我们不该信靠我们天然的人;反之，我们必须学习拒绝我们天然的人，而在一切事上操练我们的灵─腓三3，罗八4。
2.　We should not have any trust in our natural being in the things of God; rather, we must learn to reject our natural being and exercise our spirit in everything—Phil. 3:3; Rom. 8:4.
3　在主的恢复里，我们天然的人没有地位;主恢复中的众召会是基督活的身体的一部分，会自动拒绝任何天然的事─林前十二12~13。
3.　In the Lord's recovery there is no place for our natural being; the churches in the Lord's recovery, as parts of the living Body of Christ, will spontaneously reject anything that is natural—1 Cor. 12:12-13.
4　在召会的建造中，我们里面一切天然的东西必须破碎，我们才能联络一起;惟有当我们天然的人破碎以后，我们才能被建造─诗歌六〇三首第六、七节。
4.　In the building of the church every natural thing in us must be broken before we can be joined together; we can be built only after we have been broken in our natural being—Hymns, #837, stanzas 6 and 7.
二　“天然”这辞是指我们体力和脑力的总和─帖前五23：
B.　In the expression natural constitution the word constitution denotes the aggre-gate of our physical and mental powers—1 Thes. 5:23:
1　天然乃是属魂的人一个很大的特点，也是我们旧人活出来的一大表现─林前二14，罗六6。
1.　The natural constitution is an outstanding characteristic of the soulish man and is a prominent expression of the living out of the old man—1 Cor. 2:14; Rom. 6:6.
2　天然就是旧人活出来的表现，重在人的能力、干才、智慧、聪明、办法、手腕等等;说到天然，雅各是最好的代表人物─6节，创二八20~22。
2.　The natural constitution is the expression of the living out of the old man, which has to do with human ability, capability, wisdom, cleverness, schemes, and skills; Jacob is the best representative character of the natural consti-tution—v. 6; Gen. 28:20-22.
3　单是天然能干的人，神还不能用;天然的能干，若没有经过破碎，反而是神的拦阻─三二22~32。
3.　God cannot use one who is merely naturally capable; natural ability, unless broken, is a hindrance to God—32:22-32.
三　我们必须领会对付天然之经历的过程：
C.　We need to understand the process of the experience of dealing with the natu-ral constitution:
1　我们需要看见我们的旧人已经与基督同钉十字架─罗六6。
1.　We need to see that our old man has been crucified with Christ—Rom. 6:6.
2　我们需要看见天然是旧人厉害的表现。
2.　We need to realize that the natural constitution is a very strong expression of the old man.
3　我们该自然的将基督的钉死接受到我们的天然上，借着圣灵的能力，将基督的十字架应用到我们的天然上：
3.　We should spontaneously receive the crucifixion of Christ upon our natural constitution, applying the cross of Christ through the power of the Holy Spirit upon our natural constitution:
a　当我们接受并应用基督的钉死，我们所有天然的能力，就有了死的印记，而枯萎下来─太十六24。
a.　When we receive and apply Christ's crucifixion, all our natural ability will be stamped with the mark of death and gradually become withered— Matt. 16:24.
b　这个接受，在我们身上乃是一个属灵的大关口，也许这就是我们的毗努伊勒;在这里，我们天然的能力和干才被神摸了一下─创三二22~32。
b.　This receiving is a great spiritual crisis in our life; it may become our Penuel, where our natural ability and capability are touched by God— Gen. 32:22-32.
4　对付天然之经历的应用，乃是在圣灵的交通里，让圣灵将基督的钉死执行到每一点所发现的天然上─林后十三14，罗八13。
4.　We apply the experience of dealing with our natural constitution in the fellowship of the Holy Spirit and by letting the Holy Spirit execute the cru-cifixion of Christ upon every area of our natural life as it is discovered— 2 Cor. 13:14; Rom. 8:13.
贰　天然越受对付，我们就越在复活里─腓三3~11
II.　The more our natural constitution is dealt with, the more we will be in resurrection—Phil. 3:3-11:
一　我们天然的各面都是出于人天然的生命，不是出于基督复活的生命;天然的对面就是复活一11节。
A.　All the aspects of our natural constitution are derived from the natural life and do not spring from the resurrection life of Christ; the opposite of being natural is being in resurrection—v. 11.
二　我们对付天然就是要叫那些原有的能力和干才，智慧和聪明，都经过十字架的治死，而变作复活的，好蒙神悦纳，为神使用─约十二24~26。
B.　Our dealing with the natural constitution is so that our inherent ability, capa-bility, and wisdom may pass through the death of the cross, become resurrected, and thereby become acceptable and useful to God—John 12:24-26.
三　我们天然的干才必须带到复活里，好对主成为有用的─腓三3~11：
C.　Our natural ability must be brought into resurrection so that it may become useful to the Lord—Phil. 3:3-11:
1　天然的干才是自私自利的，这干才的办法、手腕，都是为自己着想的;复活的干才经过了破碎，都不为着自己，也没有己的成分。
1.　Natural ability is selfish, and its schemes and devices are for the sake of self; resurrected ability has been broken and is not for self and has no ele-ment of self.
2　天然的干才搀杂着肉体、血气的成分;复活的干才没有肉体。
2.　Natural ability is mixed with the elements of flesh and temper; resur-rected ability is devoid of the flesh.
3　天然的干才带着诡诈，会弄手腕;复活的干才不弄手腕。
3.　Natural ability involves craftiness and maneuvering; resurrected ability does not scheme.
4　天然的干才含有骄傲，觉得自己行，自己能，而自夸自耀;复活的干才没有骄傲，不夸耀自己。
4.　Natural ability contains pride and makes oneself feel capable, thereby resulting in boasting and self-glorification; resurrected ability is not proud and does not boast in itself.
5　天然的干才不受圣灵的约束，作起事来，胆子非常大;复活的干才乃是受圣灵的约束，不敢任意妄为。
5.　Natural ability is not under the control of the Holy Spirit and is extremely daring in doing anything; resurrected ability is controlled by the Spirit and does not dare act according to one's wishes.
6　天然的干才不理、不顾神的旨意，完全凭着己意而行;复活的干才是为着神的旨意。
6.　Natural ability has no regard for the will of God, acting entirely according to self-will; resurrected ability is for the will of God.
7　天然的干才不倚靠神，都是只凭自己就行;复活的干才倚靠神，不敢凭着自己作。
7.　Natural ability does not rely upon God but relies wholly upon self; resur-rected ability relies upon God and does not dare act according to self.
四　神借着十字架的工作了结我们，带我们到尽头，使我们不再信靠自己，只信靠复活的神─林后一9。
D.　God is working through the cross to terminate us, to bring us to an end, so that we will no longer trust in ourselves but in the God of resurrection—2 Cor. 1:9.
五　“达到那从死人中杰出的复活”意即我们全人已在逐渐不断的复活;这该是我们基督徒生活的目标和目的─腓三11。
E.　To "attain to the out-resurrection from the dead" indicates that our entire being has been gradually and continually resurrected; this should be the goal and destination of the Christian life—Phil. 3:11.
六　当我们在基督的复活里经历祂，我们就奥秘的转到“拿弗他利支派”，成了属灵的“拿弗他利人”;每个基督徒的个人历史都该有一部分是奥秘的，在这段奥秘的历史中，我们转到了拿弗他利支派，凭复活的基督而活─代下二14，王上七14，创四九21，诗二二标题。
F.　As we experience Christ in His resurrection, we are transferred mysteriously into the tribe of "Naphtali" and become spiritual "Naphtalites"; a portion of the personal history of every Christian should be mysterious, and in this mys-terious portion we are transferred into the tribe of Naphtali to live by the resurrected Christ—2 Chron. 2:14; 1 Kings 7:14; Gen. 49:21; Psa. 22, title.
七　我们若让天然的性能、干才和美德被带到十字架上死了，我们就会复活─罗八13，约十二24：
G.　If we allow our natural capacity, ability, and virtues to be brought to the cross and die, we will be resurrected—Rom. 8:13; John 12:24:
1　然后在复活里，我们的性能、干才和美德，会比在天然生命里强上许多倍。
1.　Then in resurrection our capacity, ability, and virtues will be many times greater than they were in the natural life.
2　这些东西仍是我们的，却经过了死与埋葬，现今在复活里：
2.　These things are still ours, but having passed through death and burial, they are now in resurrection:
a　这就是说，我们的性能、干才和美德，都进入了复活─腓三11。
a.　This means that our capacity, ability, and virtues have entered into res-urrection—Phil. 3:11.
b　我们继续存在，但我们同我们天然的性能、干才和美德，已进入复活的范围里─约十二25~26。
b.　We continue to exist, but we with our natural capacity, ability, and virtues have entered into the realm of resurrection—John 12:25-26.
八　复活的实际是那灵，而那灵是三一神的终极完成;所以，复活是终极完成的三一神─林前十五45下，太二八19，林后十二14：
H.　The reality of resurrection is the Spirit, and the Spirit is the consummation of the Triune God; therefore, resurrection is the consummated Triune God—1 Cor. 15:45b; Matt. 28:19; 2 Cor. 13:14:
1　我们天然的性能、干才和美德，需要借着死与埋葬，从我们天然的生命迁到三一神里。
1.　Our natural capacity, ability, and virtues need to be transferred from our natural life into the Triune God through death and burial.
2　我们在自己里面是天然的，但我们从自己迁到那是复活的三一神里面，我们就进入复活─约十─25，林后一9。
2.　In ourselves we are natural, but when we are transferred out of ourselves into the Triune God, who is resurrection, we enter into resurrection—John 11:25; 2 Cor. 1:9.
九　将我们天然干才的“种子”种在地里，绝不是损失;我们撒种，虽然暂时失去种子，但至终必有在复活里的收成─约十二24~26。
I.　It is never a loss to sow the "seed" of our natural ability into the ground, for when we sow this seed, we lose it temporarily, but eventually there will be a harvest in resurrection—John 12:24-26.