6看过约翰福音的这些方面,我们可以继续看其余的四方面。基督以一切受造之物首生者的身分死在十字架上。在祂身分的这一面,祂将整个旧造一同带到十字架上。基督也以人,就是末后亚当的身分而死,将旧人带到十字架上。不仅如此,祂还以在肉体里之人的身分被钉死。林后五章二十一节说,祂替我们成为罪。罪与肉体有关。因此,罗马八章三节说,神在罪之肉体的样式里,并为著罪,差来了自己的儿子。在十字架上,神在肉体中定罪了罪。末了,基督以成就和平者,那废掉人类文化与生活规条者的身分而死。因此在十字架上,基督是羔羊、蛇、麦粒、在肉体里替我们成为罪的人、末后的亚当(旧造里的人)、受造之物的首生者、成就和平者。祂是我们的救赎主,在这七重的身分里为我们死。我们看过人救主在祂死里的七重身分,我们也需要看见关于祂复活与升天的许多要点。我们很难找到一本书,说到主在祂的死里七重的身分。照样,也很难找到一本著作,论到我们所要看见关于主复活和升天各种的事。这些事许多都被今天的教训所忽略。因此,在主的恢复里,我们有负担说到这些事。我们在这些信息里所分享的,没有一样是出于我们的想像。相反的,每一点都是来自神的话。我们所看见关于基督的死、复活与升天的一切,都是来自我们在神圣的光之下,对主话殷勤的研读。我们看人救主的复活,需要谦卑,将自己先入为主的观念倒空。譬如,我们需要认识,基督的复活与复活节的事物(如彩蛋)毫无关系。
6Having seen these aspects from the Gospel of John, we may go on to consider the remaining four aspects. Christ died on the cross as the Firstborn of all creation. In this aspect of His status, He brought the entire old creation with Him to the cross. Christ also died as a man, the last Adam, bringing the old man to the cross. Furthermore, He was crucified as a man in the flesh. Second Corinthians 5:21 says that He was made sin for us. Sin is related to the flesh. Therefore, Romans 8:3 says that God sent His Son in the likeness of the flesh of sin and concerning sin. On the cross He condemned sin in the flesh. Finally, Christ died as the Peacemaker, the One who abolished the ordinances of human culture and living. Hence, on the cross Christ was the Lamb, the serpent, the grain of wheat, a man in the flesh made sin for us, the last Adam, that is, a man in the old creation, the Firstborn of creation, and the Peacemaker. In this sevenfold status He died as our Redeemer. Just as we have considered the Man-Savior’ss even fold status in His death, we also need to see a number of points concerning His resurrection and ascension. It is difficult to find a book that speaks of the Lord’ss even fold status in His death. Likewise, it is also difficult to find a writing that covers all the various matters we shall see regarding the Lord’s resurrection and ascension. Many of these matters are neglected in today’s teachings. Hence, in the Lord’s recovery we have the burden to cover them. Nothing that we share in these messages is the product of our imagination. On the contrary, every point comes from the divine Word. All that we have seen concerning Christ’s death, resurrection, and ascension comes from diligent study of the Word under the divine light. When we consider the Man - Savior’s resurrection, we need to humble ourselves and empty ourselves of preoccupying thoughts. For example, we need to realize that Christ’s resurrection has nothing to do with the things of Easter, such as colored eggs.