美國第二次革命／內戰 22　 

在更深挖掘正在發生之事、以及為何這會引起第二次革命／內戰之前，我將提到一些我們必須立刻做，好為即將揭開之事來預備。 

我們可以為要揭開之事就定位、預備好最重要的事，就是在主的身體─教會中找到我們的位置，並在其中行使職責。我傳講此信息有數十年之久，但我們等候越久加入教會，越難去做，沒這麼做的後果很快會變得更加嚴重。倘若我們沒有在對的地方，做我們被呼召做的事，就算知道會發生什麼事，對我們也毫無幫助。 

教會仍與所蒙召的樣式差距甚遠，需要極大的改變，這樣的改變即將臨到。然而，那些想等候改變臨到才加入教會的人，將因等候太久而落入愚拙童女的危險中。凡是要在基督身體裡扮演重要角色的人，需要參與在教會蒙召成為樣式的過程中。 

要反擊此會帶來黑暗的世界的靈，我們必須反其道而行，我們必須在愛中成長來抵擋上升中的仇恨。我們必須連結於神的平安並在信心中成長，以抵擋焦慮和懼怕。其中一個反擊分裂的靈的主要方式，便是與主和祂的子民合一。我們不可能正確與主連結卻沒有正確與祂的身體連結。 

在合一的靈裡成長的基本要求，在於學習在對的靈裡解決爭論，教會是被呼召學習此的主要地方。那些離開教會的人是因為他們被冒犯，當事情沒有按著他們想要的方式發展時，這些人通常也以同樣方式結束婚姻、工作，還有其他需要委身的事物。這是聖經警告我們關於『離異的靈』或『分裂的靈』之症狀。我們必須定意不容邪靈掌管我們的生命，繼而毀掉我們的生命。我們也必須定意不容邪靈掌管我們的國家並毀壞我們的國家。 

分裂將會臨到，正如使徒保羅寫給哥林多的書信，還有使徒約翰在約翰福音壹書二章所寫的。有時分裂甚至發生在最好的人身上，例如保羅和巴拿巴之間有很大的分裂，最終造成分離。然而，有一些我們必須留意的分裂模式，這表示有人正行使在『分裂的靈』當中。猶大說這些人就是那些在『末世必有好譏誚的人隨從自己不敬虔的私慾而行。這就是那些引人結黨／分裂、屬乎血氣、沒有聖靈的人（猶大書18-19）。 

我曾在初信主的前幾年行在分裂的靈中，我造成許多分裂，毀謗一些領袖與其他基督徒。我對問題的評估通常是正確的，卻行在帶來分裂的靈中，而不是去修正問題 ，主要是因為我有著極大的驕傲。當主讓我看見我在主最小的弟兄身上所做的，便是做在祂的身上，於是我開始悔改。接著主讓我看見我所犯的罪比我所批評的任何罪都要糟得多。 

有一句俗語說：『任何驢子都可以踢掉穀倉，但需要熟練的木匠才能建造。』您是否曾聽過有哪一個批評點燃一場復興？是否有任何批評曾建造過任何重大意義的事件？有任何這樣的人成為歷史上的偉大人物？許多在聖經中稱為『私下議論』的人有著正確的分辨力，也正確看見一些不對的事，只不過他們行在不對的靈，只會傷害神的工與祂的子民。猶大提醒我們『有墨黑的幽暗』為他們永遠存留。對很多事情判斷錯誤遠遠好過成為『私下議論』的人。 

當耶穌看見世界的錯誤，祂並沒有批評或定罪我們─祂為我們捨命。那將是祂所差派真正領袖的本質。正如傳道書三章告訴我們，凡事都有定時，建造有時、拆毀也有時。使徒保羅說他有權柄建造或拆毀哥林多教會，他有權柄拆毀是因為那是他曾建造的教會。 

重點是建造者才有權柄拆毀，建造者對某樣東西有心，因此他們擁有正確的心知道需要拆毀的東西。在要臨到的轉化中，許多事物將被拆毀。許多事物需要被拆毀；然而，我們不應在沒有清楚異象、以及沒有在其上建造的好計畫時拆毀任何東西。 

正如使徒保羅在腓立比書一章9節寫著：『我所禱告的，就是要你們的愛心在知識和各樣見識（分辨）上多而又多，使你們能分別是非（或作：喜愛那美好的事），作誠實無過的人，直到基督的日子。』只有愛心多而又多的人身上才會有『真知識和各樣見識』。為此緣故，我們若不愛教會，不會擁有可以幫助教會的知識或見識。我們若不愛我們的國家，也不會擁有可以幫助國家的知識或見識。 

 (摘自喬納word for the week, Week22, 2019)
 

The Second American Revolutionary/Civil War, Part 22 

 Before digging deeper into what is happening, and why it is leading to the Second American Revolutionary/Civil War, I will interject a few things that we must do immediately to be prepared for what is unfolding.

     The most important thing we can do to be positioned and prepared for what is unfolding is to find our place in The Lord’s body, the church, and function in it. I have been preaching this for decades, but the longer we wait to do it, the more difficult it will be to do, and the consequences for not doing it will soon be greater. Knowing what is about to happen will not help us if we are not in the right place, doing what we were called and created to do.

     The church is still far from what it is called to be. Great change is needed, and great change is coming. However, those who are waiting for the change to come before they try to be a part of it will be in danger of being in the company of the foolish virgins who waited too long. Those who will play an important role in His body need to be part of the process by which the body becomes what it is called to be.

     To counter the spirit of this world that is bringing the darkness, we must move in an opposite spirit. We must resist the growing hatred by growing in love. We must resist the anxiety and fear by abiding in the peace of God and growing in faith. One of the primary ways we counter the spirit of division growing in the country is to grow in unity with The Lord and His people. It is not possible to be properly joined to The Lord and not also be properly joined to His body.

     A basic requirement to grow in a spirit of unity is learning to resolve disputes in the right spirit. Church is one of the primary places we are called to learn this. Those who leave the church because they got offended are usually the same ones who end up leaving their marriages, jobs, and just about any other commitment when things don’t go as they want. This is the symptom of the “spirit of divorce,” or “spirit of division” that we are warned about in Scripture. We must resolve that we will not let that evil spirit rule our life and thereby ruin our life. We must also resolve that we will not let it rule our country and ruin it.

     Divisions will come, as the Apostle Paul wrote to the Corinthians and the Apostle John wrote in I John 2. Sometimes divisions happen even between the best people, such as when Paul and Barnabas had a sharp division and parted ways. However, it is when there is a pattern of division that we must be concerned. This is an indication that one is operating in a “spirit of division.” These are those that Jude addressed: “In the last time there will be mockers, following after their own ungodly lusts. These are the ones who cause divisions, worldly-minded, devoid of the Spirit” (Jude 18-19).

     I personally moved in this spirit of division the first few years I was a Christian. I caused many divisions and was guilty of slandering leaders and other Christians. I was often right about my evaluation of the problems, but moved in a spirit that brought division rather than fixed problems. This was mostly because I was moving in a great amount of pride. My repentance started when I was shown that as I did unto the least of The Lord’s little ones, I was doing it to Him. I was then shown that what I was guilty of was far worse than anything those I criticized were guilty of.

     There is a saying that “any jackass can kick a barn down, but it takes a skillful carpenter to build one.” Have you ever known of a critic that started a revival? Have critics ever built anything of significance? Do you know of any who are celebrated in history? Many that The Scriptures call “fault finders” will have accurate discernment and are right about the wrongs that they see, but they move in a foul spirit that only does harm to the work of God and His people. Jude reminds us that “the deep darkness” has been reserved for them. It would be much better to be wrong about a lot of things than to be a “fault finder.”

     When Jesus saw what was wrong with the world He did not criticize or condemn us—He laid down His life for us. That will be the nature of the true leaders that He sends. As we are told in Ecclesiastes 3, there is a time for everything. There is a time to build and a time to tear down. The Apostle Paul said that he had the authority to build up or to tear down the Corinthian church. He had the authority to tear down there because he was the one used to plant and build them.

     The point is that it is the builders who have the authority to tear down. It is the builders who have the heart for something, so they have the right heart to know what needs to be torn down. In the transformation that is coming, a lot will be torn down. There is a lot that needs to be torn down. However, we should not try to tear anything down without having a clear vision and a good plan for building in its place.

     The Apostle Paul wrote in Philippians 1:9, “And this I pray, that your love may abound still more and more in real knowledge and all discernment.” “Real knowledge” and “all discernment” will only be found with the one whose love is abounding. For this reason, we will not have the knowledge or discernment that can help the church if we do not love it. Neither will we have the knowledge or discernment that helps our country if we do not love it.