11在行传二十一章，我们看见保罗如何在基督被牵去宰杀的经历中经历基督。保罗到耶路撒冷去看望那里的召会。他会见雅各和众长老，向他们述说神藉著他的职事，在外邦人中所行的事。然后他们对保罗说，『弟兄，你看犹太人中信主的有多少万，并且都为律法热心。他们听说，你教训一切在外邦的犹太人背弃摩西，对他们说，不要给孩子行割礼，也不要遵行规例。』（徒二一２０～２１。）长老们接著题议保罗，同四个有愿在身的人去圣殿，与他们一同行洁净的礼，替他们缴费，叫众人都知道保罗是按规律而行，遵行律法。（徒二一２３～２４。）保罗接受他们的话，与那四个人同去圣殿。然而，主没有容忍这光景，就在祂的主宰里，容让一场暴乱发生，引致保罗被罗马人捉拿。从亚西亚来的犹太人，看见保罗在殿里，就『耸动了所有的群众，下手拿他。』（徒二一２７。）全城都震动了，百姓拿住保罗，『拉他出殿。』（徒二一３０。）那些抓住保罗的人『想要杀他。』（徒二一３１。）至终，千夫长上前『拿住他，吩咐用两条铁炼捆锁，』（徒二一３３，）又因为外面乱嚷，『就吩咐人将保罗带进营楼去。』（徒二一３４。）有许多百姓跟随著，喊叫说，『除掉他！』（徒二一３６。）在此我们看见保罗的确有被牵去宰杀的经历；他经历了主耶稣所经历的。也许你会想，你怎能经历被牵去宰杀。你若甘愿过燔祭的生活，有时就要经历到被召会中的弟兄们牵去宰杀。一位弟兄也可能被他的妻子牵去宰杀，而一位姊妹也可能被她的丈夫牵去宰杀。这样的事常发生在基督徒生活中。你若从没有被牵去宰杀，那你就不是效法基督。你若过基督所过的那种生活，就无法避免被牵去宰杀。你会一再被牵去宰杀。你若没有经历基督被牵去宰杀的经历，你的燔祭就只是两只鸽子。然而，你越活基督，就越会过一种被牵去宰杀的生活。基督曾过这样一种生活，现在祂活在你里面，重复祂的生活。祂的生活在你里面重复，就成了你在基督的经历里对祂的经历。
11In Acts 21 we see that Paul experienced Christ in His experience of being brought to the slaughter. Paul had gone to Jerusalem to visit the church there. He met with James and all the elders, relating to them the things which God had done among the Gentiles through his ministry. Then they said to Paul, “You observe, brother, how many thousands there are among the Jews who have believed, and all are zealous for the law; and they have been instructed concerning you that you are teaching all the Jews throughout the nations apostasy from Moses, telling them not to circumcise their children, nor to walk according to the customs” (vv. 20-21). The elders went on to propose that Paul go to the temple with four men who had made a vow, be purified with them, and pay their expenses so that all would know that Paul walked orderly, keeping the law (vv. 23-24). Paul took their word and went with the four men to the temple. However, the Lord would not tolerate the situation but, in His sovereignty, allowed a disturbance to take place which led to Paul’s being arrested by the Romans. The Jews from Asia saw Paul in the temple and “threw all the crowd into confusion; and they laid their hands on him” (v. 27). The whole city was stirred up, and the people laid hold of Paul and “dragged him outside the temple” (v. 30). Those who seized Paul in this way “were seeking to kill him” (v. 31). Eventually, the commander drew near and “laid hold of him and ordered him to be bound with two chains” (v. 33) and, because of the uproar, “ordered that he be brought into the barracks” (v. 34). A multitude of people followed and cried out, “Away with him!” (v. 36). Here we see that Paul surely had the experience of being brought to the slaughter; he experienced what the Lord Jesus experienced. Perhaps you are wondering how you can experience being brought to the slaughter. If you are willing to live a burnt-offering life, you may sometimes experience being brought to the slaughter by the brothers in the church. Also, a brother may be brought to the slaughter by his wife, and a sister, by her husband. Such things often happen in the Christian life. If you have never been brought to the slaughter, then you are not an imitator of Christ. If you live the kind of life that Christ lived, you cannot avoid being brought to the slaughter. You will be brought to the slaughter again and again. If you do not experience Christ’s experience of being brought to the slaughter, your burnt offering will only be two pigeons. However, the more you live Christ, the more you will live a life of being brought to the slaughter. Christ lived such a life, and now He lives in you to repeat His life. The repetition of His life in you becomes your experience of Christ in His experience.