0323 我是體貼肉體的嗎？
在你們中間有嫉妒、紛爭、這豈不是屬乎肉體的…《哥林多前書 3:3》
天然人，或不信者，對肉體之事一無所知。肉體的慾望與聖靈爭戰，以及聖靈與肉體爭戰，那從重生就開始了，重生就產生情慾和對情慾的認識。但保羅說：「你們當順着聖靈而行，就不放縱肉體的情慾了。」（加拉太書 5:16）。換句話說，肉體情慾將會消失。
你是否好爭論，並容易為小事生氣？你認為沒有一個基督徒是這樣的嗎？保羅說他們是，且他將這些態度與肉體性連結起來。聖經中是否有個真理會立即喚醒你裡面的惡意或怨恨？如果是，那就證明你仍然是屬肉體的。如果成聖的過程在你的生命中正在持續着，那就不存在那種靈的痕迹了。
如果神的靈偵測到你裡面有任何的錯，祂不會要求你去改正，祂只要求你接受真理之光，然後祂會把它導正。光明之子會立即認罪，並在神面前完全敞開。但黑暗之子會說：「哦，我可以解釋這一點。」當光照耀而聖靈使人知罪時，要做光明之子；承認你的過犯，神會處理它。然而，如果你試圖為自己辯護，你就證明了自己是黑暗之子。
肉體性已經消失的證據是什麼？永遠不要欺騙自己，當肉體情慾消失時，你會知道的——那是你能想象到的最真實之事。神會確保你有很多機會向自己證明祂恩典的奇蹟，這證據是在一個非常實際的測試中。你會發現自己說：「如果這件事發生在以前，我會有怨恨的靈。」你將永遠是地球上對神在你內心為你所做的感到最驚訝的人。
來自章伯斯的智慧
自然地說，沒有什麼比衰敗更能讓我們迅速喪失信心了——身體美麗的衰退、自然生命的衰退、友誼的衰退、關係的衰退，所有這些都使人心灰意冷；但保羅說，當我們信靠耶穌基督時，這些事情就不會令我們沮喪，光明會透過它們而來。《幫助之地》
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