圣灵充满的生命

Jul 24, 2023

要被圣灵充满。(以弗所书5:18)

重生并不会自动改掉旧性情。我们的肉体倾向于犯罪,因此我们必须被圣灵充满。保罗说:“我劝你们行事为人要顺从圣灵的引导,这样就不会放纵罪恶本性的私欲。”(加拉太书5:16)然后他举了一个熟悉的实例说明:“不要醉酒,醉酒会使人放荡,要被圣灵充满。”(以弗所书5:18)请注意:首先,保罗谈到我们的生命要降服于圣灵的引导。如果有人醉酒,我们就说他们“受了酒精的影响”(英文短语under the influence的意思是酒醉——译者注)。第二,保罗的那句话“要被圣灵充满”是个命令。他没有说“假如你愿意被圣灵充满”或“如果你被圣灵充满,那就很好”。不是的。如果要得上帝的喜悦,你必须时常被圣灵充满。第三,这句话适用于每一个信徒。有时我们看到某些人就会说:“他们那么爱主。我为什么就不能像他们那样呢?”你能够。不同之处就在于被圣灵充满,而不是他们拥有你所没有的东西。第四,你不能自己充满。像你给汽车加油一样,你必须要定期把车开到加油站去。“爱慕公义如饥似渴的人有福了,因为他们必得饱足。”(马太福音5:6,“饱足”在这里有“被充满”的意思——译者注)你对公义如饥似渴吗?第五,这是一个持续的行为。不是一次加满油箱就够了,你必须常常到油源加油。圣灵的充满是大有能力且持续不断的经历。为什么要用这种方式?因为我们生活在一个耗尽我们灵性的世界里,而且本性的私欲不停地与我们争战,试图击败我们。因此,我们要持续地被圣灵充满。

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