0323 我是体贴肉体的吗？
在你们中间有嫉妒、纷争、这岂不是属乎肉体的…《哥林多前书 3:3》
天然人，或不信者，对肉体之事一无所知。肉体的欲望与圣灵争战，以及圣灵与肉体争战，那从重生就开始了，重生就产生情欲和对情欲的认识。但保罗说：「你们当顺着圣灵而行，就不放纵肉体的情欲了。」（加拉太书 5:16）。换句话说，肉体情欲将会消失。
你是否好争论，并容易为小事生气？你认为没有一个基督徒是这样的吗？保罗说他们是，且他将这些态度与肉体性连结起来。圣经中是否有个真理会立即唤醒你里面的恶意或怨恨？如果是，那就证明你仍然是属肉体的。如果成圣的过程在你的生命中正在持续着，那就不存在那种灵的痕迹了。
如果神的灵侦测到你里面有任何的错，祂不会要求你去改正，祂只要求你接受真理之光，然后祂会把它导正。光明之子会立即认罪，并在神面前完全敞开。但黑暗之子会说：「哦，我可以解释这一点。」当光照耀而圣灵使人知罪时，要做光明之子；承认你的过犯，神会处理它。然而，如果你试图为自己辩护，你就证明了自己是黑暗之子。
肉体性已经消失的证据是什么？永远不要欺骗自己，当肉体情欲消失时，你会知道的——那是你能想象到的最真实之事。神会确保你有很多机会向自己证明祂恩典的奇迹，这证据是在一个非常实际的测试中。你会发现自己说：「如果这件事发生在以前，我会有怨恨的灵。」你将永远是地球上对神在你内心为你所做的感到最惊讶的人。
来自章伯斯的智慧
自然地说，没有什么比衰败更能让我们迅速丧失信心了——身体美丽的衰退、自然生命的衰退、友谊的衰退、关系的衰退，所有这些都使人心灰意冷；但保罗说，当我们信靠耶稣基督时，这些事情就不会令我们沮丧，光明会透过它们而来。《帮助之地》
0323 Am I Carnally Minded?
Where there are envy, strife, and divisions among you, are you not carnal…? —1 Corinthians 3:3
The natural man, or unbeliever, knows nothing about carnality. The desires of the flesh warring against the Spirit, and the Spirit warring against the flesh, which began at rebirth, are what produce carnality and the awareness of it. But Paul said, “Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh” (Galatians 5:16). In other words, carnality will disappear.
Are you quarrelsome and easily upset over small things? Do you think that no one who is a Christian is ever like that? Paul said they are, and he connected these attitudes with carnality. Is there a truth in the Bible that instantly awakens a spirit of malice or resentment in you? If so, that is proof that you are still carnal. If the process of sanctification is continuing in your life, there will be no trace of that kind of spirit remaining.
If the Spirit of God detects anything in you that is wrong, He doesn’t ask you to make it right; He only asks you to accept the light of truth, and then He will make it right. A child of the light will confess sin instantly and stand completely open before God. But a child of the darkness will say, “Oh, I can explain that.” When the light shines and the Spirit brings conviction of sin, be a child of the light. Confess your wrongdoing, and God will deal with it. If, however, you try to vindicate yourself, you prove yourself to be a child of the darkness.
What is the proof that carnality has gone? Never deceive yourself; when carnality is gone you will know it— it is the most real thing you can imagine. And God will see to it that you have a number of opportunities to prove to yourself the miracle of His grace. The proof is in a very practical test. You will find yourself saying, “If this had happened before, I would have had the spirit of resentment!” And you will never cease to be the most amazed person on earth at what God has done for you on the inside.
WISDOM FROM OSWALD CHAMBERS
There is nothing, naturally speaking, that makes us lose heart quicker than decay—the decay of bodily beauty, of natural life, of friendship, of associations, all these things make a man lose heart; but Paul says when we are trusting in Jesus Christ these things do not find us discouraged, light comes through them. –The Place of Help