21许多人不能作亚伯拉罕,就是因为他不能作以撒。……光有亚伯拉罕的经历,没有以撒的经历,不行;光有以撒的经历,没有亚伯拉罕的经历,也不行。我们要看见神是父,什么都是出乎祂;我们也要看见我们是儿子,什么都是祂给的。我们作儿子的生命,是从祂来的。我们在神面前不过是一个接受的人。得救是接受的,得胜也是接受的;称义是接受的,圣别也是接受的;赦罪是接受的,得着释放也是接受的。接受的原则就是以撒的原则(倪柝声文集第二辑第十五册,七至九页)。
21Many people fail to become Abraham because they fail to become Isaac. It is impossible to have the experience of Abraham without the experience of Isaac. It is also impossible to have the experience of Isaac without the experience of Abraham. We have to see that God is the Father and that everything proceeds from Him. We also have to see that we are sons and that everything we have is from Him. The life of the Son which we inherit comes from Him. In the eyes of God we are only those who receive. Salvation is received, victory is received, justification is received, sanctification is received, forgiveness is received, and freedom is received. The principle of receiving is the principle of Isaac. (CWWN, vol. 35, “The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob,” pp. 8-10)