The outer man has to be reduced, but the inner man needs to increase.

外面的人必须消减，但里面的人需要增长。

The inner man remains as ordinary as ever.

内在的人一如既往地平凡。

The Father, according to His wisdom, is exercising His sovereignty to strengthen you through His Spirit into the inner man, that Christ may make His home in your heart.

父照着祂的智慧，借着祂的灵，运用祂的主宰权柄，叫你得以加强到里面的人里，使基督安家在你心里。

Is it being initiated by his former person or by his present person, by the old man or the new man, by the soulish man or the inner man? It has to be initiated by his new person.

这事是由他从前的人位或是由他现在的人位，是由旧人或是由新人，是由属魂的人或是由里面的人发起的？这事必须由他的新人位发起。

" Granted that we have lost all we had! Have we lost faith? Have we lost piety? Have we lost the wealth of the inner man who is rich before God? These are the wealth of Christians" !

“就算我们失去了一切！我们失去信仰了吗？我们失去虔诚了吗？我们失去了在神面前富足的内在人的财富吗？这就是基督徒的财富”！