第六週 • 週三
晨興餧養
約壹五14~16 我們若照祂的旨意求甚麼，祂就聽我們；這是我們向着祂所存坦然無懼的心。我們若知道祂聽我們一切所求的，就知道我們所求於祂的無不得着。人若看見他的弟兄犯了不至於死的罪，就當為他祈求，將生命賜給他，就是給那些犯了不至於死之罪的…。
〔約壹五章十五節的〕這個知道乃是基於我們得着神聖的生命以後，我們住在主裏面，以及在祂名裏向神禱告中與祂是一的事實（約十五7、16，十六23~24）。基於我們已藉着神聖的出生得着神聖的生命這事實，我們可以住在主裏面，並在禱告中與祂是一。因為我們在禱告中與主是一，所以我們是在祂的名裏禱告。藉此我們知道祂聽我們一切所求的。我們不是在自己裏面，照着自己的心思求，乃是在主裏面，照着神的旨意求。所以，我們知道我們所求於祂的無不得着（約翰一書生命讀經，四○○頁）。
信息選讀
約翰在約壹五章十六節來到這一段話的要點：『人若看見他的弟兄犯了不至於死的罪，就當為他祈求，將生命賜給他，就是給那些犯了不至於死之罪的。有至於死的罪，我不說當為那罪祈求。』這節的『至於死』，直譯是『向着死』。約翰在這裏是說，人若看見他的弟兄，就是在主裏和他親近的人，犯了不至於死的罪，就當為那人祈求。這裏的『祈求』，必是指我們住在與神交通裏而有的禱告。
『當…祈求』的主詞，無疑地是指那看見弟兄犯了不至於死之罪的人。但『將生命賜給他』，這裏的主詞是指誰？有些英文譯本在這裏用了大寫的代名詞，因而把這句的主詞說成是主。實際上，二句的主詞都是指同一個人，就是那看見弟兄犯罪並為弟兄祈求的人。
『將生命賜給他』這句話的主詞還是上文的『人』，這人也是『祈求』的主詞。這指明祈求的人將生命賜給他所代求的人。這不是說，祈求的人本身有生命，能憑自己將生命賜給別人。這乃是說，這樣一個住在主裏面，與主是一，並在與主是一的靈裏（林前六17）祈求的祈求者，成了神賜生命之靈能將生命賜給他所代求之人的憑藉。這是一件在神聖生命的交通裏，分賜生命的事。我們要成為能將生命分賜給別人的人，就必須住在神聖的生命裏，並在神聖的生命裏行事、生活、為人。雅各書五章十四至十六節的禱告是為着醫治，約壹五章十六節的禱告是為着分賜生命。
這裏要緊的點乃是，我們若要照着十六節所描述的為弟兄禱告，就需要與主是一。我們必須住在主裏面，與祂在一靈裏來祈求。因為我們這樣與主是一，我們就能成為神賜生命之靈能將生命分賜給我們所代求之人的憑藉、管道。這生命的分賜乃是在神聖生命的交通裏進行的。
我們裏面永遠的生命是真實而實際的。…我們能成為管道，讓永遠的生命從我們或藉我們流到別人裏面。然而，成為管道讓永遠的生命流出給人的經歷是很深的…。我們若要成為永遠的生命流出給人的管道，就必須在主裏是深的，也必須因着在主的心裏而認識主的心。我們若進到主裏面到這樣的程度，自然就會明白主對這位與我們親近、犯了罪的弟兄的旨意如何。因為我們知道主對這位弟兄的光景旨意如何，我們就知道怎樣為他禱告（約翰一書生命讀經，四○○至四○二、四○八至四○九頁）。
參讀：約翰一書生命讀經，第三十六至三十八篇。
WEEK 6 — DAY 3
Morning Nourishment
1 John 5:14-16 "And this is the boldness which we have toward Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. And if we know that He hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests which we have asked from Him. If anyone sees his brother sinning a sin not unto death, he shall ask and he will give life to him, to those sinning not unto death..." [In 1 John 5:15] knowing is based upon the fact that after having received the divine life, we abide in the Lord and are one with Him in our prayer to God in His name (John 15:7, 16; 16:23-24). Based upon the fact that we have received the divine life through the divine birth, we may abide in the Lord and be one with Him in our prayer. Because we are one with the Lord in prayer, we pray in His name. By this we know that He hears us in whatever we ask. Our asking is not in ourselves according to our mind, but in the Lord according to God’s will. Therefore, we know that we have the requests which we have asked from Him. (Life-study of 1 John, p. 330)
Today's Reading
In 1 John 5:16 John comes to his point in this section: “If anyone sees his brother sinning a sin not unto death, he shall ask and he will give life to him, to those sinning not unto death. There is sin unto death; I do not say that he should make request concerning that.” Literally, the Greek word rendered “unto” in this verse means toward. Here John is saying that if anyone sees his brother, someone close to him in the Lord, sinning a sin not unto death, he should ask concerning that one. The word “ask” here must refer to a prayer made when we are abiding in fellowship with God.
No doubt, “he shall ask” refers to the one who sees his brother sinning a sin not unto death. But to whom does “he will give life” refer? There is a problem with the second “he” in this verse. Some translations capitalize the second “he” and thereby make it refer to the Lord. Actually, in both cases “he” refers to the same person, that is, to the one who sees his brother sinning and who asks concerning him.
The subject of “will give life” is still he, the subject of the first predicate “shall ask.” This indicates that the asker will give life to the one asked for. This does not mean that the asker has life of himself and can give life by himself to others. It means such an asker, who is abiding in the Lord, who is one with the Lord, and who is asking in one spirit with the Lord (1 Cor. 6:17), becomes the means through which God’s life-giving Spirit can give life to the one he asks for. This is a matter of life-imparting in the fellowship of the divine life. To be one who can give life to others, we must abide in the divine life and walk, live, and have our being in the divine life. In James 5:14-16 the prayer is for healing; here the prayer is for life-imparting.
The vital point here is that if we would pray for a brother according to what is described in 1 John 5:16, we need to be one with the Lord. We must abide in the Lord and ask in one spirit with Him. Because we are so one with the Lord, we can become the means, the channel, through which God’s life-giving Spirit can impart life to the one for whom we ask. This imparting of life takes place in the fellowship of the divine life.
The eternal life within us is real and practical....We can be a channel for eternal life to flow out from us, or through us, to others. However, the experience of being a channel for eternal life to flow out to others is a deep matter....If we would be a channel for eternal life to flow out to others, we must be deep in the Lord, and we must know the Lord’s heart by being in His heart. If we have entered into the Lord to such a degree, spontaneously we shall know the Lord’s will concerning a brother close to us who has sinned. Because we know the Lord’s will concerning the brother’s situation, we shall know how to pray for him. (Life-study of 1 John, pp. 330-331, 338)
Further Reading: Life-study of 1 John, msgs. 36-38
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