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两个妇人的寓意

第三篇　两个妇人的寓意
The Allegory of the Two Women

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第三周　周三
WEEK 3 — DAY 3
纲目
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1三 应许是在创十二2、7，十三15~17，十五4~5给的；约是在十五7~21立的：
1C. The promise was given in Genesis 12:2, 7; 13:15-17; and 15:4-5, and the covenant was made in 15:7-21:
2１ 按照神的心意，应许的约是在律法的约以先；神并没有意思要带进律法，要人努力遵守来完成祂的定旨。
21. According to God's intention, the covenant of promise came first, before the covenant of law; He had no intention of bringing in the law and of having man endeavor to keep it for the fulfillment of His purpose.
3２ 神原初的心意乃是要将祂自己作到人里面，借着人来完成祂的定旨—4节。
32. What God originally intended to do was to work Himself into man to fulfill His purpose through man—v. 4.
晨兴喂养
Morning Nourishment
4加五4 你们这要靠律法得称义的，是与基督隔绝，从恩典中坠落了。
4Gal. 5:4 You have been brought to nought, separated from Christ, you who are being justified by law; you have fallen from grace.
5四30 ……“把使女和她儿子赶出去，因为使女的儿子，绝不可与自主妇人的儿子一同承受产业。”
54:30 …”Cast out the maidservant and her son, for the son of the maidservant shall by no means inherit with the son of the free woman.”
6神给亚伯拉罕应许是在创十二2、7，十三15~17，十五4~5；并且神与亚伯拉罕立约是在十五7~21。按照神的心意，应许的约在先。神并没有意思要带进律法，要人努力遵守来完成祂的定旨。神原初的心意乃是要将祂自己作到人里面，借着人来完成祂的定旨。
6The promise was given in Genesis 12:2, 7; 13:15-17; and 15:4-5, and the covenant was made in 15:7-21. According to God’s intention, the covenant of promise came first. God had no intention of bringing in the law and of having man endeavor to keep it for the fulfillment of His purpose. What He originally intended to do was to work Himself into man to fulfill His purpose through man.
7新约告诉我们，人得救之后需要传福音并结果子。……是的，你可以用夏甲得人，但所得来的是什么样的人？他们不是以撒，乃是以实玛利。按照新约，正确的结果子并传福音乃是凭着里面生命的涌流，凭着神把基督作到我们里面，经过我们，再从我们出去。这意思就是，正确的传福音乃是凭着基督作我们的恩典（创世记生命读经，七五三、七五六页）。
7The New Testament tells us that after we are saved, we need to preach the gospel and bear fruit…Yes, you may use Hagar to win souls, but what kind of souls will you win? They will not be Isaac but Ishmael. According to the New Testament, the proper fruit-bearing and gospel preaching are by the overflow of the inner life, by God working Christ into, through, and out of us. This means that the proper gospel preaching is by Christ as grace to us. (Life-study of Genesis, pp. 619, 621)
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8只要我们还有力量产生以实玛利，神就不能作什么。以实玛利产生以后，神要离开一段时间。当亚伯拉罕九十九岁的时候，照他的想法，自己如同已死〔罗四19〕。……罗马四章也指出，撒拉的生育已经断绝。亚伯拉罕和撒拉都深信他们已经完了，自己不能再作什么了。就在那时，神来了。
8As long as we still have the strength to produce an Ishmael, God cannot do anything. After the producing of that Ishmael, He will stay away for a period of time. When Abraham was ninety-nine years of age, according to his figuration, he was a dead person [Rom. 4:19]…Romans 4 also indicates that Sarah was out of function. Both Abraham and Sarah were fully convinced that they were finished and could do nothing themselves. At that point God came in.
9所有复兴布道家都鼓动人，叫人为基督活着，为基督工作。但我们的职事却告诉人停止凭自己过基督徒生活，停止用属世的方法作基督徒工作。……若有人停下来，不凭自己过基督徒的生活，或者不靠属世的方法为主作工，他就有福了。要停下你基督徒生活中自己的努力，并基督徒工作上天然的热心，是不容易的。……愿意停下来的人有福了，因为你一停下，神就来了。……我们人天然的生命一结束，神的生命就开始。
9All the revival preachers stir up people, telling them to live for Christ and to work for Him. But in our ministry we are saying that you have to stop living a Christian life by yourselves and doing a Christian work with worldly means…If anyone will stop trying to live a Christian life by himself or to work for the Lord by worldly means, blessed is he. It is not easy to stop your self-effort in the Christian life and your natural zeal in Christian work. Although it is easy to be called by God, it is most difficult to stop your natural zeal… Blessed is the one who will stop, for when you stop, God comes in…When our human life ends, the divine life begins.
10亚伯拉罕八十六岁的时候，他自己的力量仍旧太大，使神又等了十三年。……你祷告求神来作些什么，神却盼望你停下自己。……当亚伯拉罕在地上忙碌的时候，神也许看着他说，“可怜的亚伯拉罕，你不必这么忙碌。你可不可以停下，让我来？……”神等候直到亚伯拉罕如同死人，失去了功能。然后祂来到，并且能说，“现在是我的开始，现在是我开始作一点事的时候了。”
10When Abraham was eighty-six years of age, he still had too much of his own strength, causing God to wait for another thirteen years…While you are praying that God will do something, God is praying that you will stop…While Abraham was so busy on earth, God might have looked at him and said, “Poor Abraham, you don’t need to be that busy. Won’t you stop and let Me come in?…” God waited until Abraham was a dying person out of function. Then He came in and could say, “Now is My start. Now is My time to begin something.”
11肉体努力的产品是以实玛利，以实玛利是神所弃绝的（创十七18~19，二一10~12上，加四30）。以实玛利不但是神弃绝的，也是阻挠神显现的。我们今天的经历告诉我们同样的事。我们的以实玛利打断了我们与神的交通，并使我们无法经历神的显现。由此可见，问题不在于我们的所作或所是，完全在于我们有没有神的同在。……我们必须忘记我们的行为和工作，而顾到神的显出。当我们有神的显出，我们就是在恩典中，在恩典的约中。但今天大多数的基督徒只顾到他们的行为和工作，而不顾到神的显出和同在。他们也许生出许多以实玛利，却没有神的同在。我们所需要的是神的同在。我们所需要的不是我们外面的工作所得外面的果子，而是我们的神在里面的显现。你里面有神的同在么？这是最重要的试验（创世记生命读经，七五七至七五九页）。
11The produce of the effort of the flesh was Ishmael, but Ishmael was rejected by God (Gen. 17:18-19; 21:10-12a; Gal. 4:30). Not only was Ishmael rejected by God, but he also frustrated God’s appearing. Our experience today tells us the same thing, for our Ishmael breaks our fellowship with God and keeps us from God’s appearing. We see by this that it is not a matter of what we do or of what we are; it is altogether a matter of whether or not we have God’s presence…We must forget our doing and our working and take care of God’s appearing. When God’s appearing is with us, we are in the grace, in the covenant of grace. But most Christians today care only for their doing and work, not for God’s appearing and presence. Although they may produce many Ishmaels, they do not have God’s presence. What we need is God’s presence. What we need is not the outward fruit of our outward work but the inward appearing of our God. Do you have the presence of God within you? This is a most crucial test. (Life-study of Genesis, pp. 622-623)
12参读：创世记生命读经，第四十六篇；真理课程三级卷一，第六课。
12Further Reading: Life-study of Genesis, msg. 46; Truth Lessons—Level Three, vol. 1, lsn. 6