Complete and Effective Decision About Sin

. . . our old man was crucified with Him, that the body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves of sin —Romans 6:6

Co-Crucifixion. Have you made the following decision about sin—that it must be completely killed in you? It takes a long time to come to the point of making this complete and effective decision about sin. It is, however, the greatest moment in your life once you decide that sin must die in you-not simply be restrained, suppressed, or counteracted, but crucified—just as Jesus Christ died for the sin of the world. No one can bring anyone else to this decision. We may be mentally and spiritually convinced, but what we need to do is actually make the decision that Paul urged us to do in this passage.

Pull yourself up, take some time alone with God, and make this important decision, saying, “Lord, identify me with Your death until I know that sin is dead in me.” Make the moral decision that sin in you must be put to death.

This was not some divine future expectation on the part of Paul, but was a very radical and definite experience in his life. Are you prepared to let the Spirit of God search you until you know what the level and nature of sin is in your life— to see the very things that struggle against God’s Spirit in you? If so, will you then agree with God’s verdict on the nature of sin— that it should be identified with the death of Jesus? You cannot “reckon yourselves to be dead indeed to sin” (Romans 6:11) unless you have radically dealt with the issue of your will before God.

Have you entered into the glorious privilege of being crucified with Christ, until all that remains in your flesh and blood is His life? “I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me . . .” (Galatians 2:20).

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對罪的道德判斷

因為知道我們的舊人，和他同釘十字架，使罪身滅絕，叫我們不再作罪的奴僕（羅六6）

同釘十字架。我對罪所作的道德判決，是要花很長時間的。可是，這卻是我生命的轉捩點。我看準了，耶穌基督既為世人的罪而死，照樣地，罪也必須在我裡面死去。不是要把罪約制、壓抑或是抵擋，乃是要把它釘死在十字架上。沒有人可以使別人下這決心；我們也許會在宗教意識裡同意，但我們必須照保羅在此所強調的，作出決定。

要鼓起勇氣，振作起來，花時間與神單獨相對，作一個道德上的抉擇，對主說：[主阿，讓你的死成為我的死，直至我知道罪已在我裡面死去。 ]要斬釘截鐵，下定決心，把罪治死。

對保羅來說，這不是一種屬靈的期望，而是一個非常基本而肯定的經驗。我肯不肯讓神的靈鑑察我，直到我真知道罪的本相－－就是在我裡面與神的靈相爭的事物？若肯的話，我接受神對罪的判斷－－就是與耶穌同死嗎？我必須解決這個基本的意志問題，在神面前尋求清楚，否則不能算己[向罪死了]。

我有沒有進入與基督同釘的最高福祉裡，直到我血肉之軀，除了基督的生命以外，再無別的？ [我已經與基督同釘十字架，現在活著的，不再是我，乃是基督在我裡面活著。 ]

祈禱◆[我的靈在生病]－－何等適切地描述我今天的狀況！求你控制它，幫助我在當中起來和超越它。