13.2 这种成圣贯穿全人1，但在今生仍不完全；人的各个部分之中仍然存有某些败坏的残余2，从而，情欲与圣灵相争，圣灵和情欲相争，这种争战无法和解，持续一生3。
1帖前5:23；2约壹1:10；罗7:18，23；腓3:12；3加5:17；彼前2:11
13.2 This sanctification is throughout, in the whole man;1 yet imperfect in this life, there abiding still some remnants of corruption in every part;2 whence ariseth a continual and irreconcilable war, the flesh lusting against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh.31 1 Th 5:23; 2 1 Jn 1:10; Rom 7:18, 23; Phil. 3:12; 3 Gal 5:17; 1 Pet 2:11.
我们已经了解到成圣是一个过程，使我们“得以愈来愈能向罪而死，向义而活”（小教理35）。但依旧未被回答的问题则是我们成圣的方面与程度。比如说，成圣包括我们的智力和身体吗？还有，成圣是否会在我们的一生中完成，以至于我们能达到完美的圣洁？
We have seen that sanctification is a process whereby we are “enabled more and more to die unto sin, and live unto righteousness” (WSC 35). But the questions remain as to the extent and degree to which we are sanctified. Does sanctification, for example, involve our intellect and our body? And will sanctification be completed in this life so that we become perfect in holiness?
这些问题的答案正是我们在信条这一节中所承认的。
The answers to these questions are what we are given to acknowledge in the present paragraph of our Confession.
首先，我们承认成圣的方面是“贯穿全人”。这说明了成圣会影响灵魂的所有功能，如良心、智力与喜好，同时也包括身体的所有部分。这明显是保罗这样写给帖撒罗尼迦的基础：“愿赐平安的神亲自使你们全然成圣！又愿你们的灵与魂与身子得蒙保守，在我们主耶稣基督降临的时候完全无可指摘！” （帖前5:23）
First of all, we are given to confess that the extent of sanctification is “throughout in the whole man.” This means that sanctification affects all the faculties of the soul, such as the conscience, the intellect and the affections, as well as all the members of the body. This is clearly the basis of Paul’s words to the Thessalonians: “And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ” (1 Th 5:23)
关于我们的灵魂，成圣点亮我们心灵的黑暗，软化我们良心的坚硬，并克制我们罪恶的冲动。
As regards our soul, sanctification enlightens the blindness of our mind; softens the hardness of our conscience; and subdues our sinful passions.
我们的身体呢？其实，我们的身体是我们重要的一部分。它不仅成全我们灵魂的意愿，也与许多方式影响我们的智力、意志与情绪。所以，成圣也会如此影响我们的身体，使我们越来越多地在寻求公义中得到喜乐，而不是通过满足属肉体的欲望。
What about our body? Well, our body is an integral part of us. It not only carries out the will of our soul but affects our intellect, will and passions in many ways. Thus, sanctification also affect our body in such a way that more and more we find pleasure in seeking righteousness rather than in fulfilling the lust of the flesh.
但是第二，关于成圣的程度，它是有限的，而且“在今生仍不完全”以至于我们的“各个部分之中仍然存有某些败坏的残余”。所以，在我们一生中，一个激烈的争斗一定会发生在我们内心之中，其中我们的一部分喜爱公义，而另一部分喜爱罪恶。我们的信条称这种争战为我们灵与情欲部分的“无法和解，持续一生”的争战。或如保罗所说：“因为情欲和圣灵相争，圣灵和情欲相争，这两个是彼此相敌，使你们不能做所愿意做的。”（加 5:17）
But secondly, as to the degree of sanctification, it is limited and “imperfect in this life” so that “some remnant of corruption” remains “in every part” of us. Thus, throughout our lifetime, a fierce struggle will ensue in the core our being in which part of us loves righteousness whereas part of us loves sin. Our Confession speaks of this struggle in terms of “a continual and irreconcilable war” between our flesh and the Spirit. Or as Paul puts it: “The flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would” (Gal 5:17).
但是圣灵与情欲是指什么？首先，让我们注意保罗不是在描述灵魂与身体之间的争斗。非也，非也；我们的灵魂与身体是统一的，不会互相争斗。第二，保罗不是在描述圣灵与我们肉体之间的直接争斗。如果圣灵直接在争斗中，祂立刻就会赢！反之，保罗通过“圣灵”一词代表我们性情中被重生的部分（包括身体与灵魂），而是被内住的圣灵所影响的。另一方面，他所说的“情欲”是指我们残留的败坏。他叫这败坏“情欲”，无疑是因为在我们灵魂与身体中，我们的身体的更多部分会直到复活之时才最终被成圣。
But what are the Spirit and the flesh? In the first place, let us understand that Paul is not referring to a battle between the soul and the body. No, no; our soul and body is one, they do not war against each other. In the second place, Paul is not speaking about a direct battle between the Holy Spirit and our flesh. If the Spirit is in direct battle, He will win instantly! Instead, by the Spirit, Paul is really referring to the regenerate part of our nature,—which includes body and soul,—that is under the influence of the indwelling Spirit. On the other hand, by the flesh, he is referring to the remnant of our corruption. He calls this remnant the flesh, no doubt, because, between the body and the soul, more of our body will remain unsanctified until the resurrection.
所以，我们不仅需要通过使用蒙恩之道做成我们得救的工夫，而且也要克制我们的身体。“也不要将你们的肢体献给罪做不义的器具，倒要像从死里复活的人，将自己献给神，并将肢体做义的器具献给神”，保罗如此说道（罗6:13）
Thus, it is essential for us to work out our salvation not only by making use of the appointed means of grace, but also by subduing our body. “Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God” says Paul (Rom 6:13).
原文作者： 林集章 、蔡林斯 、欧阳效正
中文譯者： 何恩杰，刘行
來源： Westminster Confession of Faith — With Brief Pastoral Comments
2021 © Pilgrim Covenant Church
