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以西结书生命读经 · 第8篇

四活物的配搭（二）

The Coordination of the Four Living Creatures (2)
1读经：以西结书1:11-14，罗马书12:4-5。关于以西结一章的异象，我们曾仔细看过风云火金，活物的四脸－人狮牛鹰的脸－以及鹰翅、人手和牛蹄。在前篇信息中我们开始看到四活物的配搭，在本篇信息中我们要进一步来看这事。神的彰显、行动和行政，
1Scripture Reading: Ezek. 1:11-14; Rom. 12:4-5 Concerning the vision in chapter one of Ezekiel, we have paid close attention to the wind, the cloud, the fire, and the electrum, to the four faces of the living creatures— the faces of a man, a lion, an ox, and an eagle—and to the eagle’swings, the man’s hands, and the calf’s hoofs. In the previous message we began to consider the coordination of the four living creatures, and in this message we will consider this matter further. GOD’SEX PRESS I ON, MOVE, AND ADMINISTRATION
为著完成祂的定旨
FOR THE FULFILLMENT OF HIS PURPOSE
2以西结一章给我们看见神的心愿，并向我们揭示神要成就的定旨，我们领悟这点是很要紧的。我们读本章的时候，也许以为牠仅仅说到四活物。然而，我们若仔细读本章，就会看见牠说到神渴望在祂儿子里面得著彰显。四活物的四个脸表征基督完整、充分的彰显。不仅如此，四活物连同他们的四脸表征配搭、团体的实体，也就是团体的基督。（林前十二12。）这团体的基督就是神在人中间团体的彰显。四活物至少为著三个原因而存在。第一，这些活物是为著神的彰显。在子里的神要在人中间彰显祂自己。第二，活物是为著神的行动。他们配搭在一起的时候，就满了焚烧、照耀和照亮，并且那为著神行动的高大的轮，随著他们。这由四活物组成的实体，是为著神的彰显和神的行动。他们彰显神是为著神的行动。第三，活物是为著神的行政。他们的头以上，有穹苍的形像，（结一22，）『在他们头以上的穹苍之上，有宝座的形像。』（26。）宝座是为著神的管理，神的行政。神有祂的彰显、行动和行政，就能在祂的荣耀里彰显祂自己，并能完成祂永远的定旨和计画。
2It is crucial for us to realize that Ezekiel 1 shows us the desire of God’she art and unveils to us the purpose that God wants to accomplish. As we read this chapter, we may think that it speaks merely about four living creatures. However, if we read this chapter carefully, we will see that it speaks of God’s desire to be expressed in His Son. The four faces of the living creatures signify the complete and adequate expression of Christ. Furthermore, the four living creatures with their four faces signify a coordinated, corporate entity, the corporate Christ (1 Cor. 12:12). This corporate Christ is the corporate expression of God among human beings. The four living creatures exist for at least three reasons. First, these living creatures are for God’sex press i on. God in the Son wants to express Himself among men. Second, the living creatures are for God’s move. As they coordinate together, they are full of burning, shining, and enlightening, and the great and high wheel, which is for God’s move, follows them. This one entity composed of four living creatures is both for God’sex press i on and His move. Their expression of God is for the move of God. Third, the living creatures are for God’sad ministration. Over their heads was the likeness of an expanse, or a firmament (Ezek. 1:22), and “above the firmament that was over their heads was the likeness of a throne” (v. 26). The throne is for God’s ruling, God’sad ministration. When God has His expression, move, and administration, He can manifest Himself in His glory and complete His eternal purpose and plan
3今天许多基督徒以为，他们之所以相信主耶稣，是为著现今可以得著福利平安，将来可以上天堂享永福。这种思想远搆不上神圣的启示。在以西结一章，神启示祂需要一班活物，能配搭在一起成为一个实体，为著祂的彰显、行动和行政。当神得著这样团体的彰显，祂的定旨就必得著成就。
3Today many Christians think that the reason for believing in the Lord Jesus is that they may have peace and well being in the present and that in the future they may go to heaven to enjoy eternal bliss. This thought falls far short of the divine revelation. In Ezekiel 1 God reveals that He needs a group of living creatures who can coordinate together as one entity for His expression, move, and administration. When God gains such a corporate expression, His purpose will be accomplished.
4在召会生活中，神的计画得以小规模的完成。我们这些得著恩典并且经历风云火金的人，是一班有四个脸彰显基督的活物。我们有神的恩典和能力作翅膀，为著行动和遮盖。我们也有牛蹄，行事为人满了分辨、光照和新鲜。现今我们能为著神的彰显、行动、和行政配搭在一起。倘若这是我们在召会生活中的情形，别人接触我们的时候，就会说，『神在你们中间。』今天在召会生活中，需要有基督这样的彰显。关于活物的配搭，我们需要来看五点：配搭的根据，配搭的需要，配搭的先决条件，配搭的实行条件，和配搭的结果。
4In the church life God’s plan is fulfilled on a small scale. We who have received grace and have experienced the wind, the cloud, the fire, and the electrum are a group of living creatures with four faces to express Christ. We have God’s grace and power as the wings for both moving and covering. We also have the calf’sho of sand thereby have a walk that is full of discernment, enlightening, and freshness. Now we can be coordinated together for God’sex press i on, move, and administration. If this is our situation in the church life, then when others contact us, they will say, “God is among you.” There needs to be such an expression of Christ in the church life today. Regarding the coordination of the living creatures, there are five points that we need to consider: the basis of coordination, the need of coordination, the prerequisites of coordination, the practical condition of coordination, and the result of coordination
配搭的根据
the basis of coordination
5活物配搭的根据有好些方面。
5The basis of the coordination of the living creatures has a number of aspects
都是出于基督的
All Being out of Christ
6我们这些活物配搭的根据是，第一，我们都是出于基督的。你是出于基督的，我也是出于基督的，所以我们能配搭在一起。主用自己的血『从各支派、各方言、各民族、各邦国中』，为神买了我们。（启五9。）无论我们的种族或国籍为何，我们都是出于基督的，因此我们能配搭在一起，成为在基督里的一个实体。我们若不是出于基督的，若不是在基督里的，就无法配搭在一起。虽然在亚当里我们有许多的不同，但在基督里我们能调和在一起，配搭在一起。
6The basis of our coordination as living creatures is, first, that we all are out of Christ. You are out of Christ and I am out of Christ; therefore, we can coordinate together. By His blood the Lord has purchased us for God “out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation” (Rev. 5:9). No matter what our race or nationality may be, we all are out of Christ and we can coordinate together as one entity in Christ. If we were not of Christ and if we were not in Christ, we could not coordinate together. But although in Adam we have many differences, in Christ we can be blended together and we can coordinate together
有同一的生命
Having the Same Life
7我们不但出于基督，我们也有同一的生命，就是基督的生命。从外面看，我们相当不同，但从里面看，我们都有基督作我们的生命。（西
7We are not only out of Christ—we also have the same life, the life of Christ. Outwardly we are quite different, but inwardly we all have Christ as our life (Col. 3:4). Therefore, we have the same life.
8三4。）所以，我们有同一个生命。
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9一九三三年，我访问一些在主里的日本弟兄姊妹。我不懂日本话，他们也不懂中国话。然而，我们一同跪下祷告的时候，灵里觉得新鲜、甜美。这指明我们这些活物都是出于基督的，我们都有同一个生命，基督的生命。我们若弃绝不是基督的一切，我们就成为在基督里的一个实体，我们也能配搭在一起。
9In 1933 I visited some Japanese brothers and sisters in the Lord. I could not understand Japanese, and they could not understand Chinese. Nevertheless, when we knelt down to pray together, we had a sense of freshness and sweetness in our spirits. This indicates that we, the living creatures, all are out of Christ and that we all have the same life, the life of Christ. If we reject everything that is not Christ, we will be one entity in Christ and we will be able to coordinate together
有同样的心愿要彰显基督
Having the Same Heart to Express Christ
10配搭根据的另一方面是有同样的心愿要彰显基督。在许多信徒里面深处，包括退后离开主的人，都渴望彰显基督并荣耀祂。荣耀主，彰显祂，就是活出祂来。作为真实的活物，每个经历过风云火金的基督徒，都有这样的愿望要彰显基督。配搭的根据乃是我们是出于基督的，我们有基督的生命，并且我们愿意荣耀基督，彰显基督。因此，现今我们能配搭在一起。
10Another aspect of the basis of coordination is having the same heart’s desire to express Christ. Deep within many believers, including those who have fallen away from Him, is the desire to express Christ and glorify Him. To glorify the Lord, to express Him, is to live Him out. As a genuine living creature, every Christian who has experienced the wind, the cloud, the fire, and the electrum has such a desire to express Christ. The basis of our coordination is that we are out of Christ, that we have the life of Christ, and that we wish to glorify Christ and express Christ. Now, because of this, we can coordinate together
11有句成语说，『物以类聚。』因著我们都是出于基督的，并且有同一的生命和同样的愿望要彰显基督，所以我们就物以类聚，在基督里成为一个实体。这是我们配搭的根据。
11A proverb says, “Birds of a feather flock together.” Since we all are out of Christ and have the same life and the same desire to express Christ, we are “birds of a feather” and we “flock together” to become one entity in Christ. This is the basis of our coordination
配搭的需要
THE NECESSITY OF COORDINATION
12我盼望每个信徒都领会，我们不能作单独的基督徒。我们这些在基督里的信徒，根本就是团体的实体，1不能单独作甚么。以西结一章的异象给我们看见，我们需要成为团体的，我们需要在配搭里。
12I hope that every believer will understand the we cannot be Christians in isolation. Basically, as believers in Christ we are a collective entity, and we cannot do anything alone. The vision in Ezekiel shows us that we need to be corporate and that we need to be in coordination.
为著神的彰显所需要的
Necessary for God’sEx press i on
13配搭是为著神的彰显所需要的。我们已经指出，四活物是为著神在基督里的彰显。神要在基督里得著祂自己团体的彰显，我们就需要与众圣徒联络在一起，并结合在一起，成为一个实体。我们若单独，就不能充分彰显基督。
13Coordination is necessary for God’sex press i on. We have pointed out that the four living creatures are for God’sex press i on in Christ. In order for God to have a corporate expression of Himself in Christ, we need to be joined together and knit together with all the saints and thereby become one entity. If we are isolated, we cannot express Christ adequately.
14每个活物都有四个脸。然而，当我们逐一的看活物时，我们不能同时看到全部四个脸。只有活物配搭在一起，我们才能同时看见全部四个脸。这指明我们个别的信徒不能完整、充分的彰显基督。为著基督团体的彰显，我们需要联络在一起，结合在一起，并且配搭在一起。
14Each of the living creatures has four faces. However, if we were to look at the living creatures one by one, we could not see all four faces at the same time. Only when the living creatures are coordinated together can we see all four faces simultaneously. This indicates that as individual believers we cannot express Christ completely and adequately. For the corporate expression of Christ, we need to be joined together, knit together, and coordinated together.
为著神的行动所需要的
Necessary for God’s Move
15配搭也是为著神的行动所需要的。神福音的广传，神在地上行动的往前，神旨意的执行，神召会的进展－这一切都需要配搭。我们作为个别的基督徒不可能成就这些事。我们由事奉主的经历，学知神每一面的行动，都需要我们的配搭。神的大轮乃是照著活物的配搭而往前的。
15Coordination is also necessary for God’s move. The spreading of the gospel of God, the advancement of God’s move on earth, the execution of God’s will, the progress of the church of God—all this requires coordination. It is impossible for us to accomplish these things as individual Christians. Through our experience in serving the Lord, we have learned that coordination is necessary for every aspect of God’s move. The great wheel of God moves according to the coordination of the living creatures
为著神的行政所需要的
Necessary for God’sAd ministration
16不仅如此，配搭也是为著神的行政所需要的。在以西结一章，神行政的宝座不是托在任何一个活物上，乃是托在四活物一同的配搭上。因此，为著神的彰显、神的行动、和神的行政，都需要配搭。
16Furthermore, coordination is necessary for God’sad ministration. In Ezekiel 1 the throne of God’sad ministration is upheld not by any individual living creature but by the coordination of all four living creatures. Thus, coordination is necessary for God’sex press i on, God’s move, and God’sad ministration
配搭的先决条件
the prerequisites of coordination
17现在我们来看配搭的先决条件。
17Now we need to see the prerequisites of coordination
经历风云火金
Experiencing the Wind, the Cloud, the Fire, and the Electrum
18配搭的先决条件与风云火金有关。我们要与其他的基督徒配搭，就需要经过风云火金，成为活物，有人的形像，并且在主的恩典中，彰显人狮牛鹰四面的基督。我们必须有鹰翅，否认己，倚靠神的恩力。我们还需要有人手、牛蹄。这些都是配搭的先决条件。假如一个人没有经历风云火金，只是个挂名的基督徒。这样的人不能有分于四活物的配搭。
18The prerequisites of coordination include the matters of the wind, the cloud, the fire, and the electrum. In order to coordinate with other Christians, we need to pass through the experience of the wind, the cloud, the fire, and the electrum to become living creatures bearing a human image and, in the grace of the Lord, manifesting Christ in four aspects as a man, a lion, an ox, and an eagle. Having the wings of an eagle, we must deny the self and rely on the grace and power of God. We also need the man’s hands and the calf’s hoofs. These are the prerequisites of coordination. Suppose a certain person has not passed through the experience of the wind, the cloud, the fire, and the electrum, yet he is a nominal Christian. Such a person cannot participate in the coordination of the four living creatures.
让主在我们身上继续作工，并经历十字架的对付
Allowing the Lord to Continue His Work on Us and Experiencing the Dealing of the Cross
19假定另一个人是在基督里的真信徒，经历了风云火金，因而成为活物；但他不愿让主在他身上继续作工，使他显出人狮牛鹰的光景，因此，他就不能为著神的彰显、行动和行政，来与别人配搭。因为他留在自己里面，每一言谈、活动都是彰显自己，所以他不可能与别人配搭。我们不该以为我们很容易就活出人狮牛鹰的脸。这需要经过许多十字架的对付。今天，许多弟兄姊妹经过了风云火金的经历，但他们不愿意让十字架在他们里面作工，所以他们没有四活物的彰显。
19Suppose another person, a genuine believer in Christ, has experienced the wind, the cloud, the fire, and the electrum and thus has become a living creature. However, he is not willing to allow the Lord to continue His work on him. As a result, he does not manifest the expression of a man, a lion, an ox, and an eagle, and therefore he cannot coordinate with others for God’sex press i on, move, and administration. Because he stays in himself and because he expresses himself in every word and action, it is impossible for him to coordinate with others. We should not think that it is easy for us to express, to live out, the faces of a man, a lion, an ox, and an eagle. This requires much experience of the dealing of the cross. Today, although many brothers and sisters have passed through the experience of the wind, the cloud, the fire, and the electrum, they are not willing to allow the cross to work in them. Therefore, they do not have the expression of the four living creatures
20有些信徒在日常生活中没有鹰的彰显，反倒有爬虫的彰显。以弗所四章二十六节说，『生气却不要犯罪，不可含怒到日落。』生气不是罪，但有犯罪的可能。我们不该继续留在怒气中，而该在日落以前消气。有些弟兄姊妹生气，不让气消下来。因为他们没有胜过怒气，不让气消下来，他们所显出的乃是爬虫，不是大鹰。有些信徒不愿意赦免得罪他们的人，情形也是一样。有些弟兄姊妹因著人对他们说的话，或者因著人说到他们的话，得罪了他们，就不肯赦免那得罪的事。他们会一生一世都不赦免得罪他们的人。不愿意赦免得罪之事的信徒，确实没有鹰的翅膀，他们也无法与其他圣徒配搭。那些不接受十字架的对付来享受恩典的人，不能有分于四活物的配搭。
20Instead of having the expression of an eagle in their daily living, some believers may have the expression of a creeping thing. Ephesians 4:26 says, “Be angry, yet do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your indignation.” To be angry is not a sin, but with it there is the possibility of committing sin. We should not continue in anger but should relinquish it before the sunsets. However, when certain brothers and sisters get angry, they do not let go of it. Because they do not overcome their anger and do not let it go, they have the expression of a creeping thing, not of an eagle. The situation is the same with believers who are unwilling to forgive those who have offended them. Once certain brothers and sisters are offended by what is spoken to them or what is spoken concerning them, they will refuse to forgive that offense. They may go through their whole life without forgiving the ones who have offended them. Believers who lack the willingness to forgive offenses surely do not have the eagle’swings, and they certainly cannot coordinate with other saints. Those who do not accept the dealing of the cross and enjoy grace are not able to share in the coordination of the four living creatures
21有些弟兄姊妹不愿摆下并忘掉他们的教育、金钱、和事业这类的事。所以，他们也没有鹰的彰显，乃有爬虫的彰显。然而，享受恩典的人会将他的事业或教育看作亏损。（腓三7。）即使他有博士学位，他也会将其看作粪土。（8。）因著他愿意接受十字架的对付，并且享受恩典，他就有鹰的翅膀，也就能与别人配搭。
21There are some brothers and sisters who are reluctant to part with and forget such things as their education, money, and career. Therefore, they also have the expression not of an eagle but of a creeping thing. However, one who enjoys grace will count his career or education as loss (Phil. 3:7). Even if he has a doctoral degree, he will count it as refuse (v. 8). Because he is willing to receive the dealing of the cross and because he enjoys grace, he has the eagle’swings and he can coordinate with others
22不领会神的恩典和能力，只凭自己、用自己的聪明和天然能力作每件事的弟兄姊妹，也不能与别人配搭。能配搭的人，乃是否认自己，弃绝自己，看自己为无有，并且在每件事上，并为著每件事信靠神的恩典、能力和工作的人。这些人很容易与别人配搭。实际上，他们不需要努力去配搭，他们的配搭是自然而然，毫不费力的，因为他们在神里面，不在自己里面。在自己里面的人不能配搭，在神里面的人很容易就能配搭。
22Brothers and sisters who do not understand God’s grace and power but do everything in themselves and with their cleverness and natural ability cannot coordinate with others. Those who can coordinate are those who deny themselves, reject themselves, regard themselves as nothing, and trust in God’s grace, power, and work in everything and for everything. These ones can easily coordinate with others. Actually, there is no need for them to endeavor to coordinate; they coordinate spontaneously and effortlessly because they are in God, not in themselves. Those who are in themselves cannot coordinate, but those who are in God can coordinate with ease
作正确的人
Being a Proper Man
23我们要有分于活物的配搭，必须有人手。这就是说，我们需要作正确的人。我们若缺少正确的人性，我们的配搭就会有难处。一位弟兄执意在不方便的时间去探望人，情形就是这样。那家的圣徒觉得午餐时间不方便接受探访，但这位弟兄仍执意在那个时间去探望那家。这位弟兄也许有鹰翅，却没有人手。他探望后几天，我们由那家的人得到消息。这位弟兄在午餐时间去探望，期望被招待一餐。然而，那家的妻子生病，不能豫备甚么给他吃。虽然如此，这位弟兄仍一直坐在那家，等候午餐招待，尽管那丈夫忙著照顾自己的妻子，不能豫备甚么给他吃。这位弟兄没有人手，没有正确的人性。这样的人不能与其他圣徒配搭。在以西结一章的异象里，我们不仅看见鹰翅，也看见人手。神圣的启示给我们看见，我们需要受平衡。无论我们多属灵，我们仍需要作正确的人。譬如，一位年轻弟兄也许相当属灵，但他与年长的人在一起，必须有适当的尊敬。我们若没有人手，没有属灵和正确人性的平衡，就不能与别人配搭。
23In order to participate in the coordination of the living creatures, we must have the hands of a man. This means that we need to be a proper man. If we are lacking in the proper humanity, there will be problems in our coordination. This was the situation with a certain brother who insisted on visiting a particular family at a time that was inconvenient for them. The brother was determined to visit this family at meal time, even though the saints in that family felt that meal time was not a suitable time for him to visit. This brother might have had the wings of an eagle, but he did not have the hands of a man. A few days after his visit, we received a report from a family member about what happened. The brother visited the family at lunch time, expecting to be served a meal. However, the wife was sick and could not prepare anything for him to eat. Nevertheless, the brother sat in the house, waiting for lunch to be served, even though the husband was busy caring for his wife and could not provide anything for the visitor to eat. This brother did not have the hands of a man; he did not have the proper humanity. This kind of person cannot coordinate with other saints. In the vision in Ezekiel 1 we see not only the wings of an eagle but also the hands of a man. The divine revelation shows us that we need to be balanced. No matter how spiritual we may be, we still need to be a proper human. For example, a young brother may be quite spiritual, but when he is with an older person, he must have the proper human respect. If we do not have the hands of a man and if we do not have a balance of spirituality and the proper humanity, we cannot coordinate with others.
有牛蹄
having the calf’s hoofs
24另一个配搭的先决条件是有牛蹄。一个弟兄若没有牛蹄，他的行事为人就会弯曲，这也使他不能与别人配搭。
24Another prerequisite of coordination is having the calf’s hoofs. If a certain brother does not have the calf’s hoofs, his walk will be crooked, and this will make it impossible for him to coordinate with others
25我们都需要清楚配搭的先决条件。风云火金，人狮牛鹰，鹰翅人手牛蹄－这一切都是进入四活物配搭的先决条件。
25We all need to be clear regarding the prerequisites of coordination. The wind, the cloud, the fire, the electrum, the faces of a man, a lion, an ox, and an eagle, the eagle’swings, and the man’s hands—all these are the prerequisites of entering into the coordination of the four living creatures
配搭的实行条件
the practical condition of coordination
26现在我们接著来看配搭的实行条件。
26Let us now go on to consider the practical condition of coordination
凭著神的恩典和能力生活行动
Living and Acting by God’s Grace and God’s Power
27以西结一章十一节说，『各展开上边的两个翅膀相接，各以下边的两个翅膀遮体。』这指明四活物不是排列成行，乃是排成四方形。我们已经指出，在圣经里鹰翅表征神的恩典和能力。四活物若不是藉著翅膀相接在一起，形成四方形，他们就不能配搭。这指明活物的配搭是在主里，并凭著神的恩典。我们在基督里的信徒若是不在主里，不在神的恩典里，就不能与别人接联。但我们若住在神里面，投靠神并彰显神，我们就能在神里面一同配搭。所以，我们的配搭不是由于我们的本能和干才，乃是由于我们住在神里面，并倚靠神。倘若我们都住在神里面，并彰显神，神就成为我们配搭的能力和凭藉。然后我们就会在一里配搭并行动，因为我们在神里面。正如旧约里帐幕的竖板藉著金子维系在一起，照样，活物藉著翅膀相接，成为一个单位。包裹的金子若从帐幕的竖板除去，帐幕就会倒塌。活物若没有翅膀，就不能联结在一起。这两个事例的意义是同样的：我们维系在一起，因为我们在神里面。这里要紧的点是，四活物的一和配搭乃在于鹰翅，也就是在于神的恩典和能力。神的恩典和能力使活物成为一个实体，神的恩典和能力也是他们配搭的凭藉。
27Ezekiel 1:11b says, “Their wings were stretched upward; two wings of every one were joined one to another, and two covered their bodies.” This indicates that the four living creatures were arranged not in a line but in a square. We have pointed out that in the Bible the wings of an eagle signify the grace and power of God. If the four living creatures were not joined together by the wings to form a square, they could not be coordinated. This indicates that the coordination of the living creatures is in the Lord and by the grace of God. If as believers in Christ we are not in the Lord and in the grace of God, we cannot be joined to others. But if we abide in God, rely on God, and express God, we can coordinate together in God. Our coordination, therefore, is not based on our ability and talent but on our dwelling in God and depending on God. If we all abide in God, trust in God, and express God, God will become the power and the means of our coordination. We will then coordinate and move in oneness because we are in God. Just as the boards of the tabernacle in the Old Testament were held together by the gold to be one entity, so the living creatures are joined by the wings to be one unit. If the overlaying gold were removed from the boards of the tabernacle, the tabernacle would collapse. If the living creatures did not have wings, they could not be joined together. The meaning in both cases is the same: We are held together because we are in God. The crucial point here is that the oneness and coordination of the four living creatures depend on the eagle’swings, that is, upon the grace and power of God. God’s grace and power make the living creatures one entity and are the means by which they coordinate.
28这幅配搭的图画与新约的教训符合。5罗马十二章五节说，『我们这许多人，在基督里是一个身体，并且各个互相作肢体，也是如此。』林前十二章十三节说，『因为我们不拘是犹太人或希利尼人，是为奴的或自主的，都已经在一位灵里受浸，成了一个身体，且都得以喝一位灵。』这些经文启示，我们因著基督与那灵，联结在一起成为一个身体，并且配搭成为一个身体。倘若将基督与那灵从我们除去，我们就不能是一，也不能有配搭。召会里的配搭需要我们否认己，并且活在主里面。没有鹰翅，我们就是分开的；有鹰翅，我们就是配搭的。
28This picture of coordination corresponds to the teaching in the New Testament. Romans 1 2: says, “So we who are many are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another.” First Corinthians 12:13 says, “For also in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free, and were all given to drink one Spirit.” These verses reveal that we are joined together as one Body and coordinate as one Body because of Christ and the Spirit. If Christ and the Spirit were taken away from us, we could not be one and coordination would be impossible. The coordination in the church requires that we all deny the self and live in the Lord. Without the eagle’swings we are separated, but with the eagle’swings we are coordinated.
照著灵而行
Walking according to the Spirit
29配搭实行条件的第二方面是照著灵而行。（结一20。）活物随从灵；灵往那灵去，活物也往那里去。这指明我们在基督里的活物若要配搭，就必须凭著灵而行。（加五16，25。）我们不可随从自己。我们若否认自己，并照著灵而行，（罗八4，）就有真实的配搭。然而，我们若照著己意，任意而行，且活在肉体里，就不能配搭在一起。
29The second aspect of the practical condition of coordination is walking according to the Spirit (Ezek. 1:20). The living creatures follow the Spirit. Wherever the Spirit goes, there the living creatures go also. This indicates that if we, as living creatures in Christ, would be coordinated, we must walk by the Spirit (Gal. 5:16, 25). We must not follow ourselves. If we deny ourselves and walk according to the spirit (Rom. 8:4), we will have genuine coordination. However, if we walk in an arbitrary way according to self-will and if we live in the flesh, we cannot coordinate together
直往前行并迁就别人
Moving Straight Forward and Accommodating Others
30配搭实行条件的另一方面，是直往前行并迁就别人。活物行动的时候，直往前行；他们并不转身。一个活物领头直往东走，其他的活物也往这方向行动。这指明在配搭里，每个人都合式的尽功用。今天在召会生活中，每个肢体都有自己的功用，（林前十二14～30，）并且直往前行各尽功用，并不转身作别的事。四活物中的一个往某个方向前行时，别人就往同样的方向行，退行、旁行向右、或旁行向左，藉此迁就他。一次只有一个活物能前行。然而，别人与他同行时，并不转身；他们乃是退行或旁行。无论活物往那个方向行，总是一个前行，一个退行，其余的旁行。因此，退行、旁行的人，迁就前行的人。
30Another aspect of the practical condition of coordination is moving straight forward and accommodating others. When the living creatures move, they go straight forward; they do not make any turns. If one living creature takes the lead to move straight forward toward the east, the other living creatures also move in this direction. This indicates that everyone functions properly in coordination. In the church life today, every member has his own function (1 Cor. 12:14-30) and moves in a straight forward direction to fulfill his function, without turning to do something else. As one of the four living creatures moves forward in a particular direction, the others accommodate him by moving in the same direction, walking backward, sideways to the right, or sideways to the left. Only one living creature at a time can move forward. However, in moving with him, the others do not turn; rather, they walk backward or sideways. Regardless of the direction in which the living creatures move, one moves forward, one moves backward, and the others move sideways. Thus, those who move backward and sideways accommodate the one who moves forward.
31这该是今天召会生活中的情形。我们常常需要退行或旁行，以迁就正在前行的人。在聚会中或在实际的事奉中，有人在前行尽功用时，我们就需要藉著退行或旁行迁就他。这就是配搭。然而，每个人若走自己的路，不迁就别人，我们就不能成为团体的实体，而不能配搭在一起。活物的行动不是个别的，乃是团体的。活物藉著配搭在一起而行动。我们若要有分于这样的配搭，就需要否认自己，经历神的恩典，并且团体的随从灵。我信圣经里关于配搭最清楚的图画，是在以西结一章。四活物的异象，中心的特色是他们的配搭。这里我们看不见个别活物的行动，只看见四活物团体的行动。这不是描写信徒个别的行动，乃是描写召会团体的行动。我们这些在神恩典和能力里的活人，成了一个实体。每个人都有自己的职事，并且尽自己适当的功用。这就是说，每个人都往自己的方向前行，并不转身。虽然功用会不同，但行动是同样的。有人向北走，其他的人都跟随他往这个方向行。有人往南行，别人都同著他向南行。每当一人前行的时候，其他的人都藉著退行或旁行迁就他。我们若查考以西结一章里活物配搭的清楚图画，就会懂得配搭是甚么。
31This should be the situation in the church life today. Often we need to move backward or sideways in order to accommodate the one who is moving forward. In the meetings or in the practical service, as someone is exercising his function, moving forward, we need to accommodate him by moving either backward or sideways. This is coordination. However, if everyone goes his own way and does not accommodate others, we cannot be a corporate entity and we cannot coordinate together. The move of the living creatures is not individual—it is corporate. The living creatures move by coordinating together. If we would participate in such a coordination, we need to deny ourselves, experience God’s grace, and follow the Spirit in a corporate way. I believe that in the Bible the clearest picture of coordination is found in chapter one of Ezekiel. A central feature of the vision of the four living creatures is their coordination. Here we see not the move of an individual living creature but the corporate move of four living creatures. This portrays the move not of believers in an individual way but of the church in a corporate way. We, the living ones who are in the grace and power of God, have become one entity. Everyone has his ministry and carries out his proper function. This means that everyone goes forward in his own direction without making any turns. Although the directions may differ, the move is the same. When someone goes toward the north, all the others follow him to move in this direction. If someone else moves south, all the others move with him toward the south. Whenever someone is moving forward, all the others accommodate him by moving either backward or sideways. If we study the clear picture of the coordination of the living creatures in Ezekiel 1, we will understand what coordination is
配搭的结果
the result of coordination
32末了，我们来看配搭各方面的结果。
32Finally, we need to see the various aspects of the result of coordination
基督团体的彰显
the corporate expression of Christ
33第一，配搭的结果带进基督团体的彰显。
33First, coordination results in the corporate expression of Christ.
使人焚烧并满了亮光
becoming burning and full of light
34第二，配搭的结果，叫配搭在一起的人焚烧并满了亮光。因为他们在焚烧、照耀，他们就能照亮别人。
34Second, coordination results in those who coordinate together becoming burning and full of light. Because they are burning and shining, they can enlighten others.
大轮的行动
The Move of the Great Wheel
35配搭的另一个结果，是大轮所表征的神的行动。（结一16～19。）活物配搭在一起的时候，大轮就显现。这指明神的行动随著四活物的配搭。若没有配搭，就不能有大轮的行动。
35Another result of coordination is God’s move, signified by the great wheel (vv. 16-19). As the living creatures coordinate together, the great wheel appears. This indicates that God’s move follows the coordination of the four living creatures. If there is no coordination, there cannot be the move of the great wheel
神的行政
God’sad ministration
36活物配搭的结果也带进神的行政。神圣行政的宝座在于活物的配搭。没有这样的配搭，神就没有管理的凭藉，也就没有彰显祂权柄和祂荣耀的凭藉。
36The coordination of the four living creatures also results in God’sad ministration. The throne of the divine administration rests upon the coordination of the living creatures. Without such a coordination, God would not have a means of ruling and He would not have the means to express His authority and His glory
完成神的旨意
The Carrying Out of God’s Will
37配搭进一步的结果，是完成神的旨意和祂的计画。因著四活物的配搭，神的旨意和神的计画就有路得以完成。
37A further result of coordination is the carrying out of God’s will and His plan. Because of the coordination of the four living creatures, there is a way for God’s will and God’s plan to be carried out
38我们需要对配搭的重要性，有深刻的印象。在我们能一同配搭以先，我们需要经历风云火金，因而成为活物。然后我们需要有人的形像，和人狮牛鹰的脸。不仅如此，我们必须有鹰翅、人手和牛蹄。我们若有这一切东西，就能配搭在一起。这样配搭的结果，会带进基督团体的彰显，使我们焚烧、照耀、且满了亮光，好带进神的行动、神的管理，并且成就神永远的计画。我们必须看见，配搭是领会以西结一章里之异象的关键。一面，许多事情是为著配搭；另一面，许多事情是根据配搭。配搭是关键。但愿我们都看见这个，但愿主为著基督团体的彰显、神的行动、和神的行政的缘故，把我们都带进与其他许多活物的配搭里。
38We need to be impressed with the crucial importance of coordination. Before we can be coordinated together, we need to experience the wind, the cloud, the fire, and the electrum and thereby become the living creatures. Then we need to have the image of a man and the faces of a man, a lion, an ox, and an eagle. Furthermore, we must have the eagle’swings, the man’s hands, and the calf’s hoofs. If we have all these things, then we will be able to coordinate together. This coordination will result in the corporate expression of Christ, in our becoming burning, shining, and full of light, in God’s move, in God’s ruling, and in the accomplishment of God’s eternal plan. We need to see that coordination is the key to understanding the vision in Ezekiel 1. On the one hand, many things are for coordination; on the other hand, many things are based on coordination. Coordination is the key. May we all see this and may the Lord bring us all into a coordination with many other living creatures for the sake of the corporate expression of Christ, God’s move, and God’sad ministration