A seminary professor warned me that just taking classes in theology was no guarantee of spiritual growth.
一位神学院教授提醒我，单修读神学课程不一定保证灵命得到长进。You are being spiritually transformed, gradually transforming like a caterpillar into a butterfly. You're becoming a disciple of Jesus.
你的灵命不断得到更新，就像毛虫蜕变成为蝴蝶一样，你正在逐步成为耶稣的门徒。Both people should continue to grow but with a direction of building up a family to serve together rather than separately.
双方在灵命上应该继续长进，但不应各自进步，而是应朝着建立家庭、共同事奉的方向发展。As Christians, "keeping up appearances" can sometimes become the beginning and end of our spiritual lives.
身为基督徒，我们的灵命有时也从始至终都是要「保持外表得体」；A man's true spiritual quality is to be judged by his graces, not by his gifts.
一个人的灵命品格端视他的恩慈待人而非他的恩赐。Today, spiritual maturity is still marked by our ability to put self aside for the sake of loving others.
到了今天，能够为了爱别人的缘故放下自我，仍然是灵命成熟的标记。Your first step in spiritual growth is to start changing the way you think.
你灵命成长的第一步，就是改变你的想法。And although, as we shall see, she found a way to accept the absence, it never lifted again.
虽然，我们可以看到她渐渐接受了这种上帝的缺失，她的灵命状态再也没有抬起头来。Only participation in the full life of a local church builds spiritual muscle.
只有积极参加当地教会生活，灵命才会增长。