演讲与歌唱-第56章

  第55章 圣灵的应许

演讲与歌唱-第56章

  Chap. 55—Promise of the Holy Spirit

演讲与歌唱-第56章

  在这个题目上沉默的后果——耶稣在离开祂的门徒升到天庭之前，应许赐下圣灵来鼓励他们。这个应许也是属于我们的，正如属于他们的一样，可是这个应许现今却很少向人提说，也很少在教会中谈论领受这个应许。由于很少提到这个极其重要的主题，我们对圣灵恩赐丰富应许的实际应验就知之甚少。其实这种恩赐会给我们一切的属灵工作带来效能。我们也许会偶然谈到圣灵的应许，但也只是随便说说而已。我们探讨预言，讲解要道，却在传道工作中大大忽略了对教会来说最重要的恩赐，这恩赐让信徒在属灵的力量和效能上长进，讲道带着说服力，从而使人悔改归向上帝。--Ms12,1891.{VSS317.1}[1]

演讲与歌唱-第56章

  Consequence of Silence on the Subject—Just prior to leaving His disciples for the heavenly courts, Jesus encouraged them with the promise of the Holy Spirit. This promise belongs to us as much as to them, and yet how rarely is it presented to the people and its reception spoken of in the church. In consequence of this silence upon this most important theme, what promise do we know less about by its practical fulfillment than this rich promise of the gift of the Holy Spirit, whereby efficiency is to be given to all our spiritual labor? The promise of the Holy Spirit is casually brought into the discourses, is incidentally touched upon, and that is all. Prophecies have been dwelt upon, doctrines have been expounded, but that which is absolutely essential to the church in order that they may grow in spiritual strength and efficiency, in order that the preaching may carry conviction with it, and souls be converted to God, has largely been left out of ministerial effort.—Manuscript 12, 1891.{VSS 317.1}[1]

演讲与歌唱-第56章

  每次讲道都需提说——在每次讲道中都要讲解圣灵。基督论到祂对世人的代表，说了多么奇妙的话啊。这是一个鼓舞人心的题目，应当摆在人们面前。我们在理解圣灵的职能时，会给自己带来一切的福气。祂会使我们在基督里完全。--Ms8,1898.{VSS317.2}[2]

演讲与歌唱-第56章

  Need of Presentation in Every Discourse—The Holy Spirit is to be presented in every discourse. What wonderful statements Christ has made?concerning His representative to the world. This is the theme of encouragement to be kept before the people. In comprehending the office of the Holy Spirit, we shall bring all blessings to ourselves. He will make us complete in Christ.—Manuscript 8, 1898.{VSS 317.2}[2]

演讲与歌唱-第56章

  属灵干旱的原因——传讲现代真理的传道人会赞同在使人知罪悔改时需要上帝之灵的感化力，而且这种感化力必须伴随着传道的工作。但他们却没有充分感受到其重要性，以便对这种感化力有深刻而实际的认识。他们自己的内心缺乏真理神圣影响的恩典和能力，以致看不透属灵的事，不能告诉教会其绝对必要性。所以他们跛脚前行，在信仰上发育不全，因为他们在传道事工上持守律法主义的宗教，没有认识到上帝恩典的能力是必需的，是活泼有效的，是持久的原则。--Ms27,1889.{VSS318.1}[3]

演讲与歌唱-第56章

  Cause of Spiritual Drought—Ministers preaching present truth will assent to the necessity of the influence of the Spirit of God in the conviction of sin and the conversion of souls, and this influence must attend the preaching of the Word, but they do not feel its importance sufficiently to have a deep and practical knowledge of the same. The scantiness of the grace and power of the divine influence of the truth upon their own hearts prevents them from discerning spiritual things and from presenting its positive necessity upon the church. So they go crippling along, dwarfed in religious growth, because they have in their ministry a legal religion. The power of the grace of God is not felt to be a living, effectual necessity, an abiding principle.—Manuscript 27, 1889.{VSS 318.1}[3]

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