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出埃及记生命读经 · 第63篇

颁赐律法和律法功用的消极方面（三）

The Negative Aspect of the Giving of the Law and of its Function (3
1读经：出埃及记19:10-24;20:19-21;；罗马书5:13,20;4:15;7:7-8,13；加拉太书3:19；罗马书3:19；加
1Scripture Reading: Exo. 19:10-24; 20:19-21; 32:1; Rom. 5:13, 20; 7:7-8, 13; Gal. 3:19; Rom. 3:19; Gal. 32:1 3:23-24
2拉太书3:23-24。
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3在我对主的经历中，我学会了一个特别的秘诀，我愿意与你们分享。这个秘诀就是每当你发现圣经吩咐你要作一件事情时，你不要说：『主，我要这样作。我只求你帮助我作这件事。』反而要告诉主，你爱祂，但你无法履行祂的要求。譬如，一位青年人可以说：『主，我爱你。圣经吩咐我：要孝敬父母。主，我必须承认，我孝敬不来。但是，我爱你，我爱你的话。我要照著你的话来与你同在。主，我只要与你同在这里。』然后主会保证那位青年人，虽然他孝敬不来，主自己却要在他里面这样作。我们只该对神的话说阿们。然后，我们自己作不到的，主曾在我们里面作成。何等的奇妙！
3In my experience with the Lord I have learned a particular secret, and I would like to share it with you. The secret is whenever you find that the Bible tells you to do a certain thing, do not say, “Lord, I’ll do this. I just ask You to help me do it.” Instead, tell Him that you love Him, but that you are not able to fulfill His requirements. For instance, a young person may say, “Lord, I love you. The Bible tells me to honor my parents. Lord, I must confess that I cannot honor them. But I do love You and Your Word. I want to stay with You according to Your Word. Lord, I just want to be here with You.” Then the Lord will assure that young person that although he cannot honor his parents, He Himself will do this in him. We should simply say amen to the Word of God. Then the Lord will do in us what we could never do ourselves. How marvelous
4告诉主说，我们爱祂、爱祂的话，但是圣经所说的我们作不到，这件事的确不是天然的观念，也不是宗教的观念。然而，它是照著神经营的观念，倘若主要求你，将国度的福音传到地极，你就该说：『主，我爱你，我也爱你的话。但是主，我必须告诉你，连隔壁的人我都不能传福音，更不必说要传到地极了。然而，主，我爱你，我要与你同在。』你若这样对主说，你里面深处会确信，即使你无法履行这项要求；主也会在你里面，并藉著你来作成。只要你爱主、爱主的话，只要你与祂同在，你自己所作不到的，祂就要在你里面来作成。许多年前，我一读圣经，就说：『阿们！我要遵行圣经所说的。』现在我一读圣经，就说：『主，我爱你的话，我也爱你。但是主，你知道我作不到圣经上所说的。现在我晓得，凡你所吩咐我作的，你都要为我作成。我明白你的心意：你没有意思叫我作甚么。虽然你吩咐我作一些事，你的愿望却是在我里面来作这些事。你只要我爱你，并与你同在。我愈与你同在，爱你，并告诉你，我不能作甚么，你就愈喜乐。』
4This matter of telling the Lord that we love Him and His Word, but that we are not able to do what the Bible says surely is not a natural concept or a religious concept. However, it is according to God’secon o my. Should the Lord require you to preach the gospel of the kingdom to the uttermost part of the earth, you should say, “Lord, I love You, and I love the Word. But I must tell You, Lord, that I am not able to preach the gospel to the person next door, much less to the uttermost part of the earth. But, Lord, I love You, and I want to stay with You.” If you say this to the Lord, you will have the conviction deep within that even though you cannot fulfill this requirement, the Lord will do it in you and through you. As long as you love the Lord and His Word and as long as you stay with Him, He will do in you what you cannot do yourself. When I read the Bible many years ago, I said, “Amen! I’ll do whatever the Bible says.” Now when I read the Word, I say, “Lord, I love the Word and I love You. But, Lord, You know that I can’t do what the Bible says. Now I know that whatever You tell me to do, You will do for me. I know what is on Your heart. You have no intention for me to do anything. Although You tell me to do certain things, Your desire is that You do these things in me. You simply want me to love You and to stay with You. The more I stay with You, love You, and tell You that I cannot do anything, the happier You are.”
5主喜欢我们一再地告诉祂，我们作不到神的话所吩咐我们的。祂要我们与祂同在。我们愈与祂同在，愈告诉祂，我们不能作甚么，祂就愈喜乐。神要我们与祂同在，使我们像山顶上的摩西一样，能彀被祂自己所注入。这就是神今天所要的。神不光赐给我们十条诫命，和一些律例、典章；祂还赐给我们整本圣经。我们以为能遵行圣经所说的一切么？当然不能。反之，我们该与主同在，并且一再地告诉祂，我们爱祂和祂的话，但我们作不到圣经所说的。我们自己作不到的，主渴望为我们，并在我们里面作成。我们已指出，律法的颁布因人而异。颁赐律法的时候，摩西在山顶上，经历神圣的注入，有的人在山上，远远的下拜，而大多数的人在山下发颤。那些远远下拜的人，以及在山下的人，都不能完成神的旨意。神的旨意只能藉著摩西来完成，摩西是经历神注入的人。惟有他能满足神心头的愿望。
5The Lord likes us to tell Him again and again that we cannot do what the Word tells us to do. He wants to keep us with Him. The more we stay with Him and tell Him that we are not able to do anything, the happier He is. God wants us to stay with Him so that we, like Moses on the mountaintop, may be infused with Himself. This is what God desires today. God has not only given us the Ten Commandments and certain ordinances and precepts; He has given us the entire Bible. Shall we presume to think that we can do all the Bible says? Certainly not. Instead, we should stay with the Lord and tell Him again and again that we love Him and His Word, but that we cannot do what the Bible says. The Lord is eager to do for us and in us what we cannot do ourselves. We have pointed out that the decree of the law differs according to the different categories of people. When the law was given, Moses was on the mountaintop experiencing the divine infusion, some were on the mountain afar off worshipping, and the majority were at the bottom of the mountain trembling. Neither those who worshipped afar off nor those at the foot of the mountain could fulfill God’s purpose. God’s purpose could be fulfilled only through Moses, the one who experienced His infusion. Only he could fulfill the desire of God’she art
6因著摩西被神所注入，他就成为属神的人，甚至成为神人。铁如何能被火注入，并与火调和，照样，摩西也被神所注入，并与神调和。我们就像铁，而神就像火。铁如何能被火焚烧，直到发光，神也要我们被祂焚烧，被祂注入，并与祂调和，直到我们因祂而发光。这乃是神的心意。无论我们圣经读到那里，都需要说：『主，我爱你，我要与你同在。主，凡你所说的，我都接受。但是主，我作不到，而如今我知道你的策略了。你要为我，并在我里面作成一切。』如果一位弟兄想要凭自己来爱妻子，他就爱不来。但如果他不努力去爱妻子，反而与主同在，并被主注入，他就会自动地爱他的妻子。她会大大惊讶丈夫对她的爱。
6Because Moses was infused with God, he became a man of God, even a God - man. Just as iron can be infused with fire and mingled with it, so Moses was infused with God and mingled with Him. We are like the iron, and God is like the fire. Just as iron can be burned by fire until it glows, God wants us to be burned by Him, infused and mingled with Him, until we shine with Him. This is God’sin tent i on. No matter where we may be reading in the Bible, we need to say, “Lord, I love You, and I want to stay with You. Lord, I receive whatever You say. But, Lord, I cannot do it. However, now I know Your strategy. You will do everything for me and in me.” If a brother tries in himself to love his wife, he will not be able to do so. But if, instead of trying to love her, he stays with the Lord and is infused with Him, he will love his wife automatically. She may be greatly surprised at the love her husband has for her.
7我能作见证，许多时候我定意要作些事情，结果不幸地失败了。但有的时候我单单向主敞开，被祂所注入。然后我发现，我自己作不到的，主要在我里面作成。这是主今天所寻求的。
7I can testify that many times I have made up my mind to do certain things, only to fail miserably. But at other times I simply opened to the Lord to be infused with Him. Then I found that the Lord would do in me what I was not able to do myself. This is what God is seeking today
三 律法功用的消极方面
III. THE NEGATIVE ASPECT
（一） 暴露罪
OF THE FUNCTION OF THE LAW
A. To Expose Sin
8在这一点上，对于律法功用的消极方面，我们必须说一句话。律法暴露我们的罪。（罗五13，20，四，七7～8，11，13，加三19。）圣经也有暴露我们光景的功用。在律法以外，我们无法认识罪。但律法一来，罪就暴露了。
8At this point we need to say a word concerning the function of the law on the negative side. The law exposes our sinfulness (Rom. 5:13, 20; 4:15; 7:7-8, 11, 13; Gal. 3:19). The Bible also has the 15 function of exposing our condition. Apart from the law, we cannot know sin. But when the law comes, sin is exposed.
（二） 征服罪人
B. To Subdue Sinners
9如果我们和神的关系是正确的，律法就不光要暴露我们，更要征服我们。（罗三19。）我们一被暴露、一被征服，就会在神面前谦卑下来。我们会对祂说：『主，我是罪恶的，是污秽的。主，为著你的救赎，我何等感谢你。我爱你，为著宝血洁净我，为著你的灵炼净我，我感谢你。』我们生来都是骄傲的。若没有律法，我们绝不认识我们是多么罪恶，我们也绝不会被征服。我们在人面前是骄傲的，甚至在神面前也是骄傲的。但律法和圣经封住我们的口。我们无法以自己为义，或者为自己表白些甚么。
9If we are right with God, the law will not only expose us, but will also subdue us (Rom. 3:19). When we are exposed and subdued, we shall become humble before God. We shall say to Him, “Lord, I am sinful and unclean. How I thank You, Lord, for Your redemption. I love You, and I thank You for the blood which cleanses me and for Your Spirit which purifies me.” By nature we all are proud. If we did not have the law, we would never realize how sinful we are, and we would never be subdued. We are proud before others and even before God. But the law, and the Bible as well, shuts our mouths. We have no way to justify ourselves or to vindicate ourselves
（三） 看守神的选民，引他们到基督那里
C. To Guard God’s Chosen People and Bring Them to Christ
10根据加拉太三章二十三至二十四节，律法的功用也在于看守神的选民，引他们到基督那里。一旦我们被带到基督那里，我们就要得著祝福。我们蒙光照、被征服、得看守，并引到基督那里之后，就可以得著基督作我们的生命。然后我们若与基督
10According to Galatians 3:23-24, the law also functions to guard God’s chosen people and to bring them to Christ. Once we have been brought to Christ, we shall receive the blessing. After we have been enlightened, subdued, guarded, and brought to Christ, we may receive Christ as our life. Then if we stay with Christ, we may enjoy Him as our person
11同在，就可以享受祂作我们的人位。
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12基督是神的化身。我们有了祂，就有了神。我们与祂同在，就是与神同在。我们与祂合一，就是与神合一。我们若一直与基督合一，自然而然就要活基督。我们就能与保罗一同说：『我活著就是基督。』（腓一21。）这个活基督，就相当于被神所注入，结果将神照耀出来。神的成分注入到我们里面，我们的脸面就要因神发光，而我们与基督同在，自然而然就要活出祂来。
12Christ is the embodiment of God. When we have Him, we have God. When we stay with Him, we stay with God. When we are one with Him, we are one with God. If we remain one with Christ, spontaneously we shall live Christ. We shall be able to say with Paul, “To me to live is Christ” (Phil. 1:21). This living of Christ is equal to shining forth God as a result of being infused with Him. When the element of God is transfused into us, our face shines with God, and when we stay with Christ, we spontaneously live Him.
13神颁赐十诫的用意，不是说我们该为祂作事。为神作事是堕落人类的观念，它也是宗教的观念。神把人造好以后，没有吩咐人要为祂作许多事情，祂反而给人一条吃的命令。神把祂所造的人安置在生命树面前，并且警告他，不可吃善恶知识树的果子。神的心意是要人吃生命树的果子，因而把神接受到他里面。圣经启示，神造人作为盛装祂的器皿。神没有要求这个器皿为祂作甚么。谁会造一个器皿，然后盼望它来作事呢？器皿乃是容器。圣经上说，我们是贵重得荣耀的器皿。（罗九21，23。）既然惟独神是尊贵、荣耀的，成为贵重、荣耀的器皿，实际上就是盛装神。神创造人，为著接受神，盛装神。神创造人，其目的不是要人为祂作事。盛装神就是彰显神。如果一个玻璃瓶装满了红色的液体，它就表现那种液体的红色。一个明净的玻璃容器总是它内容物的表明。这是圣经中一个基本且重要的原则。如果我们这些器皿是来盛装神，我们就会自动地彰显神。
13It is not God’sin tent i on in giving commandments that we should do things for Him. The concept of doing things for God is a fallen human concept. It is also a religious concept. After God created man, God did not charge him to do many things for Him. Instead, He gave man a commandment related to his eating. God placed the man created by Him in front of the tree of life and warned him not to eat of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. God’sin tent i on was that man would eat of the tree of life and thereby receive God into him. The Bible reveals that God created man as a vessel to contain Him. God did not ask this vessel to do anything for Him. Who would make a vessel and then expect it to do things? A vessel is a container. The Bible says that we are vessels of honor unto glory (Rom. 9:21, 23). Since God alone is honor and glory, to be a vessel of honor and glory is actually to contain God. Man was created by God to take God in and to contain Him. God did not create man with the intention of having man do things for Him. To contain God is to express Him. If a glass jar is filled with red liquid, it will express the redness of that liquid. A clear glass container will always be the expression of its contents. This is a basic and crucial principle in the Scriptures. If as vessels we contain God, we shall automatically express Him
14人堕落以后，神一再来为人作事。堕落以后，神向亚当显现，目的不在吩咐他作甚么。根据创世记三章十五节，主豫言并对蛇说：『我又要叫你和女人彼此为仇，你的后裔和女人的后裔，也彼此为仇；女人的后裔要伤你的头，你要伤祂的脚跟。』主应许说，那位称为女人后裔的，要来伤蛇的头。耶和华神又对那男人和女人说话，以后就『用皮子作衣服，给他们穿。』（创三。）因为人堕落了，他就需要遮盖。神用来遮盖亚当和夏娃的皮子衣服，是指作为真正遮盖的基督说的。这个遮盖是一个表号，有一天神要把堕落的人摆进基督里。根据新约，我们受浸归入耶稣基督的名里，就是被摆进基督的人位里。（加三27。）这里的点是说，在创世记里，神显现的目的不是要吩咐人作甚么。反之，神一再来应许，指明神的心意是要为人作成一切。我们这一面只该转向祂、寻求祂、爱慕祂，与祂合一，并在祂的权益上与祂一致。然后神就要为我们作一切。这便是亚伯、以诺、挪亚、亚伯拉罕、以撒、雅各和约瑟的光景。这些人得著神的应许，并经历神来为他们作事。神的心意就是要为祂百姓作作一切。
14After the fall of man, God came again and again to do things for man. When God appeared to Adam after the fall, it was not for the purpose of telling him what to do. Instead, according to Genesis 3:15 the Lord prophesied and said to the serpent, “And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.” The Lord promised that one called the seed of woman would come to bruise the serpent’she ad. After speaking further to the man and the woman, the Lord God made “coats of skins, and clothed them” (Gen. 3:21). Because man had fallen, 21 he needed a covering. The coats of skins with which God covered Adam and Eve point to Christ as the real covering. This covering was a sign that one day God would put fallen man into Christ. According to the New Testament, when we are baptized into the name of Jesus Christ, we are placed into the very Person of Christ (Gal. 3:27). The point here is that in the book of Genesis God did not appear for the purpose of telling man what to do. Instead, God came again and again to make promises, promises which indicate that God’sin tent i on was to do everything for man. On our part we should simply turn to Him, seek Him, love Him, be one with Him, and stand with Him in His interest. Then He will do everything for us. This was the situation with Abel, Enoch, Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph. These men received God’s promise and they experienced Him coming to do things for them. God’sin tent i on is to do everything for His people.
15在出埃及记前十九章中，我们看见神来完成祂在创世记所作的应许。我们已指出，在十九章四至六节，神对百姓说了恩典的美言，告诉他们说，祂如鹰将他们背在翅膀上，带来归祂，使他们成为祂自己的产业，并成为祭司的国度。然而，以色列人不认识神心头的愿望，竟宣告说，凡神所要求的，他们都要遵行。这使得神必须把一些诫命颁赐给他们。
15In the first nineteen chapters of Exodus, we see God coming to fulfill the promises He made in Genesis. We have pointed out that in 19:4-6 God spoke a sweet word of grace to the people, telling them that He had borne them on eagles’ wings and had brought them to Himself, that they would be His personal possession, and that He would make them a kingdom of priests. However, the children of Israel did not know the desire of God’she art and declared that they would do whatever God required. This made it necessary for God to give certain commandments to them
16许多基督徒有个观念说，旧约是一本诫命的书，而新约不是一本诫命的书。事实上，新约中有许多很强的诫命，和旧约一样。请想一想，在马太福音五、六、七章里，有多少诫命。主在山上讲道时所颁布的诫命，比旧约里的诫命还要高深，这些诫命非常严格，没有人可能行得出来。在书信中颁赐了更多的诫命。我们若细读新约，我们就会看见，书信重申了藉著摩西所传的诫命。即使论守安息日的诫命，至少在原则上也是如此。希伯来书说到要来之安息日的安息。因此，守安息日的诫命，不是以老旧的方式，而是以更新、深刻的方式来复述的。从出埃及记十九章的时候起，圣经成为一本满了诫命的书。神一再地来命令并要求。神这样作的目的何在？祂的目的是要我们把祂接受进来。神呼召了我们，目的是要将祂自己注入到我们里面。然而，堕落的人没有这个观念。堕落的人天然的观念乃是为神作事。既然这是人的观念，神就必须给我们看见，祂的要求有多高。祂的标准达到天上，我们根本无法履行。我们思想神的标准，然后看看自己，我们就会被征服，说：『主，我作不到。』我们这样说，主就会回答说：『我知道你作不到，让我进来为你，并在你里面履行我的要求。我愿意为你作一切，但你必须让我进来。你若把我关在门外，我就无法在你里面作甚么，来履行我的诫命。要我为你作这些事，我就必须在你里面。』最终，我们不得不将自己向主敞开，并且接受祂。
16Many Christians have the concept that the Old Testament is a book of commandments, but the New Testament is not a book of commandments. Actually there are strong commandments in the New Testament as well as in the Old Testament. Consider how many commandments are found in chapters five, six, and seven of the Gospel of Matthew. The commandments given by the Lord in His message on the mountain are both deeper and higher than those found in the Old Testament. These commandments are so strict that no human being can possibly fulfill them. In the Epistles more commandments are given. If we read the New Testament carefully, we shall see that the commandments given through Moses are repeated in the Epistles. This is true, at least in principle, even of the commandment about keeping the Sabbath day. The book of Hebrews speaks of the coming Sabbath rest. Thus, the commandment about keeping the Sabbath is repeated not in the old way, but in a new, deeper way. From the time of Exodus 19 onward, the Bible became a book full of commandments. Again and again, God comes to command and to make requirements. What is God’s purpose in doing this? His purpose is that we take Him into us. God has called us with the intention of infusing Himself into us. However, fallen man does not have this concept. The natural concept of fallen man is that of doing things for God. Since this is man’s concept, it is necessary for God to show us how high His requirements are. His standard reaches to heaven. There is utterly no way for us to fulfill it. When we consider God’s standard and then look at ourselves, we shall be subdued and say, “Lord, I cannot do it.” When we say this, the Lord will answer, “I realize that You cannot do it. Let Me come in to fulfill My requirements for you and in you. I am willing to do everything for you, but you must allow Me to come in. If you close the door to Me, there is no way for Me to do anything in you to fulfill My commandments. In order for Me to do these things for you, I must be in you.” Eventually, we are constrained to open ourselves to the Lord and to receive Him
17举一个主要求的例子，请看主在马太五章四十八节说：『所以你们要完全，像你们的天父完全一样。』你能彀履行这句话么？我们只能说：『主，我是堕落有罪的。我怎么能彀完全，像天父完全一样呢？这对我来说是绝对不可能的。我就是作不到。但主，我爱你，我也爱你的话。』倘若我们向著主的态度是这样，主就有路进到我们里面，为我们并在我们里面，来履行这项要求。我们的责任就是爱祂、接受祂，与祂同在，在祂身上花时间，使祂能将自己注入到我们里面。不要为著履行神的要求而忧虑，只要敞开并接受祂。今天许多基督徒因骄傲而眼瞎，他们看不见神的心意。反之，他们有作工和自我努力的宗教。事实上，所有的宗教都教导人如何作事，如何工作，如何为人，以及如何改良自己。然而，圣经强调，我们需要神进到我们里面，在我们里面并为我们成就一切。我们若在这个光中来读书信，我们就会有更好的领会。譬如，在腓立比二章十二至十三节，保罗说：『这样看来，我亲爱的弟兄，你们既是常顺服的，不但我在你们那里，就是我如今不在你们那里，更是顺服的，就当恐惧战兢，作成你们的救恩；因为你们12立志行事，都是神在你们心里运行，为要成就祂的美意。』（直译。）在十二节，保罗吩咐我们，要作成我们的救恩。这救恩的标准乃是基督，就是倒空自己，谦卑自己，顺服至死，并且升到三层天上的那一位。你能作成这样的救恩么？我们必须承认，谁也不可能作成这件事。我们可以接受神的救恩，但我们无法作成我们的救恩。保罗说，我们立志行事，都是神在我们心里运行，为要成就祂的美意，原因就在这里。我们凭自己无法作成我们的救恩，但神在我们里面运行。我们需要向祂敞开，与祂合作，并且与祂同工。一方面，书信中有许多诫命。另一方面，神渴望进到我们里面来，履行祂对我们的一切要求。
17As an example of the Lord’s requirements, consider His word in Matthew 5:48: “You, therefore, shall be perfect as your heavenly Father is perfect.” Are you able to fulfill this word? We can only say, “Lord, I am fallen and sinful. How could I ever be perfect as the heavenly Father is perfect? This is absolutely impossible for me. I just cannot do it. But, Lord, I love You, and I love Your Word.” If this is our attitude toward the Lord, the Lord will have a way to come into us and to fulfill this requirement for us and in us. Our responsibility is to love Him, receive Him, stay with Him, and spend time with Him so that He can infuse Himself into us. Do not worry about fulfilling God’s requirement. Simply open and receive Him. Because they are blinded with pride, many Christians today do not see God’sin tent i on. Instead, they have a religion of work and self-effort. In fact, all religions instruct people concerning how to do things, how to work, how to behave, and how to improve themselves. The emphasis in the Bible, however, is that we need God to come into us and do everything in us and for us. If we read the Epistles in this light, we shall have a much better understanding of them. For instance, in Philippians 2:12 and 13 Paul says, “So then, my beloved, even as you have always obeyed, not only as in my presence, but now much rather in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling; for it is God who operates in you both the willing and the working for His good pleasure.” In verse Paul charges us to work out our own salvation. The standard of this salvation is Christ, the One who emptied Himself, humbled Himself, was obedient unto death, and who has been exalted to the third heaven. Are you able to work out such a salvation? We must admit that it is impossible for any of us to do this. We may receive God’s salvation, but we are not able to work out our own salvation. This is the reason Paul says that God operates in us both the willing and the working for His good pleasure. In ourselves we are not able to work out our own salvation. But God is operating in us. We need to open to Him, cooperate with Him, and work with Him. On the one hand, in the Epistles there are many commandments. On the other hand, God’s desire is to come into us and fulfill all the requirements He makes upon us.
18实在说来，保罗这位立法者比摩西还要厉害。摩西所颁布的诫命，不像保罗的那样艰深，那样的要求人。譬如，摩西曾要求丈夫要爱妻子，或妻子要顺服丈夫么？摩西没有颁布这样的诫命，但保罗宣布了。一个法利赛人苦待妻子，仍然能夸口说，他遵守了摩西所颁布的诫命，因摩西没有明白地要求丈夫要爱妻子。照样，即使一个女人不肯顺服自己的丈夫，她也能坚持说，她遵守了旧约里的律法。这表明保罗的诫命比摩西所颁布的还要难守。我们读到新约里这一切的诫命，必须向主敞开，接受祂到我们里面，让祂在我们里面并为我们作成一切。让我们学习听从主的话，并说：『主，我爱你，但我就是不能实行这句话。我愿意作，但我作不到。』然后主会说：『我只要你向我敞开，使我能进到你里面，并为你作这件事。』神进到我们里面，为我们并在我们里面作成一切，这个真理是圣经中论到颁赐律法的中心观念。为著出埃及记颁赐律法的这幅图画，我很感谢主。在这幅图画中，我们看见一个人，就是神所呼召的摩西，领受神的律法。然而，神没有先将律法赐给摩西，反而先花时间把祂自己注入摩西里面。一天又一天，摩西被神注入了四十天。神将律法赐给摩西以前，将祂自己赐给摩西。这很明确地描绘出神的心意。神不要我们像以色列人，在山下黑暗中发颤。虽然他们很虔诚，却不认识神，也无心为著神。最终，他们要求亚伦造金牛犊，给他们敬拜。神的心意是要我们在山顶上经历祂的注入。我们愈被祂所注入，祂就愈有路在我们里面并为我们作成一切，来履行祂所赐给我们的诫命。
18In a very real sense, Paul was a greater lawgiver than Moses. The commandments given by Moses are not as deep and demanding as those given by Paul. For example, did Moses require a husband to love his wife, or a wife to submit to her husband? Moses gave no such commandments, but Paul issued them. A Pharisee could mistreat his wife and still boast that he had kept the commandments given through Moses, for Moses did not explicitly command a husband to love his wife. Likewise, a woman could insist that she kept the law in the Old Testament even if she refused to submit to her own husband. This indicates that Paul’s commandments are more difficult to keep than those given through Moses. When we read all these commandments in the New Testament, we need to open to the Lord, receive Him into us, and allow Him to do everything in us and for us. Let us learn to listen to the Lord’sword and then say, “Lord, I love You, but I simply cannot fulfill this word. I would like to do it, but I can’t.” Then the Lord will say, “I only ask that you open to Me so that I can come into you and do this for you.” The truth of God coming into us to do everything for us and in us is the central concept in the Bible concerning the giving of commandments. I am very grateful to the Lord for the picture of the giving of the law in the book of Exodus. In this picture we see one, Moses, called by God to receive His law. However, God did not first give Moses the law. Rather, He first spent time to infuse Moses with Himself. Day after day for a period of forty days, Moses was infused with God. Before God gave the law to Moses, God gave Himself to him. This clearly portrays God’sin tent i on. God does not want us to be like the children of Israel trembling in darkness at the bottom of the mountain. Although they were religious, they did not know God or have a heart for Him. Eventually they asked Aaron to make idols of gold for them to worship. God’sin tent i on is that we be on the mountaintop experiencing His infusion. The more we are infused with Him, the more He will have a way to do everything in us and for us to fulfill the commandments He gives to us.