耶穌說: 你們受聖靈

"那日（就是七日的第一日）晚上, 門徒所在的地方, 因怕猶太人, 門都關了. 耶穌來站在當中, 對他們說, 願你們平安. 說了這話, 就把手和肋旁、指給 他們看. 門徒看見主, 就喜樂了. 耶穌又對他們說, 願你們平安．父怎樣差遣了我, 我也照樣差遣你們. 說了這話, 就向他們吹一口氣, 說, 你們受聖靈. 你們赦免誰的罪, 誰的罪就赦免了. 你們留下誰的罪, 誰的罪就留下了."  (約翰福音 20: 19 - 23)

"Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you ... And when he had said this, HE BREATHED ON THEM, and saith unto them, RECEIVE YE THE HOLY SPIRIT." (John 20:19-22)

問題: 耶穌向門徒吹"一口氣"然後說"你們受聖靈", 這裏指的"聖靈"是什麼呢? 是一位神嗎? 

答案: 請閱讀聖靈/聖靈保惠師便知道答案! 現在, 我們不妨從証言中看看此事的前因後果, 以便更清楚了解這裏指的"聖靈"是什麼. 

耶穌 “說了這話, 就向他們吹一口氣, 說: 你們受聖靈. 你們赦免誰的罪，誰的罪就赦免了; 你們留下誰的罪, 誰的罪就留下了”. 那時聖靈還沒有充分顯現, 因為基督還沒有得榮耀. 聖靈充沛的下降, 乃是要等到基督升天之後才能實現. 門徒必須等到領受了這豐富的恩賜, 才能履行傳福音給世界的使命. 但是這次賜下聖靈乃是有一種特別的用意. 在門徒未能執行教會的職務之前, 基督先叫他們受祂的聖靈. 祂正要把一個最神聖的委託交給他們. 祂要他們深刻地體會到, 若沒有聖靈, 他們就不能完成這工."              (歷代願望 805.2)  

証言清楚指出基督向門徒吹的那一口氣 -- 聖靈, 就是祂自己的靈, 而不是另一位神! 

問題: 為什麼門徒若沒有聖靈, 他們就不能完成傳福音給世界的使命? 

答案: 因為若沒有基督的靈(聖靈)在他們心裏 - 即他聖潔的心志, 品格和生命 - 他們各人還是會以自己為中心, 當要為主做見證和履行傳福音給世界時難免會跌倒, 失敗! 

"在耶穌的屬靈生命, 即聖靈, 充滿信徒之前, 基督教一切的表白都只不過是沒有生命的信仰表示. 傳道士若還沒有領受這種屬天的恩賜, 就沒有預備好作基督的代表, 把真理教導人."  (預言之靈 卷三 242.2)

"Jesus is waiting to breathe upon all his disciples, and give them the inspiration of his sanctifying spirit, and transfuse the vital influence from himself to his people. He would have them understand that henceforth they cannot serve two masters. Their lives cannot be divided. Christ is to live in his human agents, and work through their faculties, and act through their capabilities. Their will must be submitted to his will, they must act with his spirit, that it may be no more they that live, but Christ that liveth in  them. Jesus is seeking to impress upon them the thought that in giving his Holy Spirit he is giving to them the glory which the Father has given him, that he and his people may be one in God. Our way and will must be in submission to God's will, knowing that it is holy, just, and good." (ST Oct 3, 1892 par.4)

"基督宣佈在祂升天之後要將祂至上的恩賜保惠師差來賜給祂的教會，以代替祂. 這位保惠師就是聖靈──是祂自己生命的靈, 祂教會的能力, 世界的光明與生命. 連同祂的聖靈, 基督也賜予一種和好的感化力與消除罪惡的能力." (RH May 19, 1904, par. 1)                                                           "Christ declared that after his ascension, he would send to his church, as his crowning gift, the Comforter, who was to take his place. This Comforter is the Holy Spirit, — the soul of his life, the efficacy of his church, the light and life of the world. With his Spirit Christ sends a reconciling influence and a power that takes away sin." (RH May 19, 1904, par. 1)

"沒有什麼安慰者象基督那樣溫柔真誠. 祂體恤我們的軟弱. 祂的靈對我們的心說話…..然而沒有什麼環境和距離能把我們與屬天的安慰者分離. 我們無論在什麼地方, 到哪裡去, 祂都在場, 作基督的代表, 替祂行事. 祂時刻在我們右邊, 對我們說安慰溫柔的話語, 支持, 維護, 扶助、鼓舞我們. 聖靈的感化力乃是在心靈中基督的生命. 聖靈在每一接受基督之人的心裡, 並且藉著他而運行. 凡曉得聖靈住在心中的人都會結出果子, 就是仁愛, 喜樂, 和平, 忍耐, 恩慈, 良善, 信實."  (評論與通訊 1897年10月26日)            "There is no comforter like Christ, so tender and so true. He is touched with the feeling of our infirmities. His Spirit speaks to the heart.…But no circumstances, no distance, can separate us from the heavenly Comforter. Wherever we are, wherever we may go, He is always there, one given in Christ's place, to act in His stead. He is always at our right hand, to speak soothing, gentle words, to support, sustain, uphold, and cheer.  The influence of the Holy Spirit is the life of Christ in the soul.” This Spirit works in and through every one who receives Christ. Those who know the indwelling of this Spirit reveal its fruit—love, joy, peace, long-suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith."  (RH October 26, 1897) 

"Then Jesus would breathe on them the Holy Ghost. In the breath was light, power and much love, joy and peace."  (DS March 14, 1846, par. 1)

"基督向門徒吹氣, 讓他們得聖靈和祂的平安 (約翰福音 14:27), 這一舉動是五旬節聖靈沛降的預演."   (預言之靈 卷三 243)                                    "The act of Christ in breathing upon his disciples the Holy Ghost, and in imparting his peace to them (John 14:27), was as a few drops before the plentiful shower to be given on the day of Pentecost." (3SP  243)

Christ gives them the life of his life. The Holy Spirit puts forth its highest energies to work in mind and heart. (RH Jan 5 1911 par. 6)

問題: 綜合以上証言, 聖靈/基督的靈是什麼? 是像"三位一體"中所教導的一位稱為"聖靈上帝"的一位神嗎? 

答案: 聖靈/基督的靈就是基督的心志, 生命/屬靈生命, 品格及能力! 基督並沒有賜下或讓另一位神來代替他, 他只賜下他的靈給門徒和教會.