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使徒行传生命读经 · 第55篇

藉著保罗一班同工的职事，在外邦地的繁殖 ( 二十一 )

The Propagation in Asia Minor and Europe through the Ministry of Paul’s Company (21)
1读经：使徒行传20:13-38。在本篇信息中，我们要继续来看行传二十章十三至三十八节，保罗对以弗所长老的嘱咐。
1Scripture Reading: Acts 20:13-38 In this message we shall continue to consider Paul’s charge to the elders in Ephesus recorded in 20:13-38
豹狼与悖谬的人
WOLVES AND PERVERTED ONES
2二十九节说，『我知道我离开以后，必有凶暴的豹狼进入你们中间，不爱惜羊群。』保罗在这里指明，豹狼要从外面进来，破坏羊群，就是神的召会。在二十九节，保罗不顾自己的性命，但他非常关心召会的前途。召会是神的珍宝，也是他的珍宝。
2Verse 29 says, “I know that after my departure fierce wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock.” Here Paul indicates that wolves will come in from the outside to damage the flock, the church of God. In verse 29, Paul did not care for his own life, but he was very much concerned for the future of the church, which was a treasure to him as well as to God
3在三十节保罗接著说，『就是你们中间，也必有人起来，说悖谬的话，要勾引门徒跟从他们。』在召会里信徒中间悖谬的人，总是为恨恶召会的魔鬼所利用，把羊勾引出去，形成另外一群。我们多年在召会生活里，经历过豺狼与悖谬的人。豺狼是从召会外面进来的，悖谬的人是从召会里面兴起的。当悖谬的人在召会里兴起时，我们可能想，这是指明我们在工作上不谨慎，把那产生悖谬之人的种子带进来。每当我们看见悖谬的人兴起，我们许多人就会这样想。然而，我们可能跟这些人的兴起没有关系。想想看保罗在以弗所的工作。以弗所召会在三年之间由保罗的职事所兴起、建立并带领。保罗作工必定非常谨慎。但是，甚至保罗也豫期有人会起来，说悖谬的话，勾引圣徒跟从他们，形成另外一群。
3In verse 30 Paul goes on to say, “And from among you yourselves men will rise up, speaking perverted things to draw away the disciples after themselves.” The perverted ones among the believers in the church are always used by the Devil, who hates the church, to draw the sheep away to form another “flock.” During our many years in the church life, we have experienced both the wolves and the perverted ones. The wolves come from outside the church, and the perverted ones rise up from inside the church. When perverted ones rise up in the church, we may think that this indicates that we have not been careful in our work and that we have brought inside seed that has produced perverted ones. Many of us would think this way whenever we see perverted ones rising up. However, we may not have anything to do with the rising up of such ones. Consider Paul’s work in Ephesus. The church in Ephesus was raised up, established, and carried on by Paul’s ministry over a period of three years. To be sure, Paul did his work very carefully. Nevertheless, even Paul anticipated that certain ones would rise up to speak perverted things in order to draw away saints after themselves to form another “flock
4在马太十三章里，主有一个比喻，36-说到稗子撒在麦子中间。（太十三～30，36～43。）我研读这个比喻多年，想要明白稗子从那里来。有些人也许说，产生稗子的种子是被风吹进来的。虽然我不知道稗子从那里来，我却知道『麦子』在那里，『稗子』也会在那里。这指明真信徒在那里，假信徒也会在那里。这是无可避免的；在保罗的工作里无可避免，今天在我们的工作里也无可避免。
4One of the Lord’sp arable sin Matthew 13 speaks of the sowing of tares among the wheat (vv. 24-30, 43). I have studied this parable for years, trying to 24 understand where the tares come from. Some might say that seeds producing tares are blown in by the wind. Although I do not know where the tares come from, I know that wherever the “wheat” is, there the “tares” will be also. This indicates that where the real believers are, there false believers will also be. This is unavoidable. It was unavoidable in Paul’s work, and it will be unavoidable in our work today.
5保罗在以弗所作了三年工之后，警告那里召会的长老说，必有豺狼进入他们中间；也必有人起来，说悖谬的话。我们在远东与西方都看见这事发生过。我们不该期望只有麦子而没有稗子。任何地方召会都可能有悖谬的人起来。有人听了这话会说，『哦，请不要豫言这样的事。我们这地方的弟兄姊妹中间绝不会有悖谬的人。』但是我们需要接受保罗的话。虽然他不知道悖谬的人是谁，却豫言他们会起来。按照保罗在三十节的话，悖谬之人的目的是要勾引门徒跟从他们。他们的用意是勾引圣徒出去，形成另外一群。我们观察这事已有多年。我们看见，悖谬之人的用意乃是要将一班信徒分出去，成为他们的党羽。所以，我们应当留意保罗的话：豺狼是从外面进来，悖谬的人是从里面起来。
5After working in Ephesus for three years, Paul warned the elders of the church there that wolves would come in among them and that certain ones would rise up to speak perverted things. We have seen this take place both in the Far East and the West. We should not expect that there will be wheat without tares. It is possible that in any local church certain perverted ones may rise up. When some hear this, they may say, “Oh, please don’t predict such a thing. Among the brothers and sisters in our locality there will never be any perverted ones.” Nevertheless, we need to receive Paul’sword. Although he did not know who the perverted ones would be, he predicted their rising up. According to Paul’sword in verse 30, the purpose of the perverted ones is to draw away the disciples after themselves. Their intention is to draw away the saints to form another “flock.” We have observed this over the years. We have seen that the intention of the perverted ones is to set apart a group of believers to become their following. Therefore, we should take heed to Paul’sword concerning wolves entering in from without and perverted ones rising up from within
神恩典的话
THE WORD OF GOD’S GRACE
6在三十一、三十二节保罗继续说，『所以你们应当儆醒，记念我三年之久，昼夜不住的流泪劝戒你们各人。如今我把你们交托神和祂恩典的话，这话能建造你们，叫你们在一切圣别的人中得著基业。』这里保罗把信徒交托神和祂恩典的话。恩典乃是信徒所得著并享受的三一神。我相信保罗在以弗所那三年中，每天向圣徒讲说神恩典的话。我们能见证，靠著主的怜悯，生命读经的信息里有神恩典的话。最近一位青年弟兄嘱咐主恢复里丰富来构成。我同意这位弟兄的话。如果青年人这样被构成，主的恢复里就会有一次时代性的大转移。我要鼓励青年人花几年时成。如果在要来的年间，青年人被这些信息浸透，被关于神新约经纶的话浸透，许多人就会在全时间服事主的事上有用。他们能到别的城市和国家去，将神新约的经纶传输给别人。这会使今天基督徒中间的光景起变化。这个基督教界所认识。然而，主要的事乃是，我们中间要有许多活的器皿被兴起，且被神新约的经纶所构成。
6In verses 31 and 32 Paul continues, “Wherefore watch, remembering that for three years, night and day, I did not cease admonishing each one with tears. And now I commit you to God and to the word of His grace, which is able to build you up and to give you the inheritance among all those who have been sanctified.” Here Paul commits the believers to God and to the word of His grace. Grace is the Triune God received and enjoyed by the believers. I believe that during the three years Paul was in Ephesus, he daily spoke the word of God’s grace to the saints. We can testify that, by the Lord’s mercy, the word of God’s grace can be found in the Life-study Messages. Recently a young brother charged the young people riches of the Life-studies. I agree with this brother’sword. If the young people are constituted in this way, in the recovery there will be a great dispensational transfer. I would encourage the young people to constituted of all the Life - study Messages. If the young people are saturated with these messages in the coming years, saturated with the word concerning God’s New Testament economy, many will be useful in serving the Lord full time. They will be able to go to other cities and countries and convey to others God’s New Testament economy. This will cause the situation way the riches in the Life-studies will become known to the entire Christian community. However, the main thing is that among us many living vessels are raised up and constituted of God’s New Testament economy.
7我们不该认为只有青年人需要被生命读经的信息所构成。甚至年长的人仍然有时间被这些信息构成，然后有年日事奉主，在全地执行神新约的经纶。
7We should not think that only the young people need to be constituted of the Life-study Messages. Even those who are much older still have the time to be constituted of these messages and then have years to serve the Lord by carrying out God’s New Testament economy throughout the earth
建造圣徒
Building Up the Saints
8在三十二节，我们看见神恩典的话的功用。第一，这话能建造圣徒。建造圣徒需要在神圣的生命里长大，而在神圣的生命里长大需要神圣元素的滋养，并得著神圣知识的造就和装备。惟有藉著神丰盛恩典的话，才能有这一切；这恩典乃是三一神自己，祂经过了成为肉体、为人生活、钉十字架、复活、升天等一切过程，就将自己赐给圣徒，作他们的享受。
8In 20:32 we see the function of the word of God’s grace. First, this word is able to build up the saints. To build up the saints requires the growth in the divine life, and the growth in the divine life needs the nourishment of the divine element and the edification and equipment with the divine knowledge. All these can be afforded only by the word of God’s abundant grace, which is the Triune God Himself who went through all the processes of incarnation, human living, crucifixion, resurrection, and ascension and who has been given to the saints for their enjoyment
赐给我们基业
Giving Us an Inheritance
9第二，神恩典的话的功用是叫我们『在一切圣别的人中得著基业。』神圣的基业乃是三一神自己并祂所有的、所作成的、以及为祂赎民所要作的一切。这位三一神化身在包罗万有的基督里面；（西二9；）这基督是分给众圣徒的分，作他们的基业。（西一12。）而赐给众圣徒的圣灵，乃是这神圣基业的豫尝、凭质和保证。（罗八23，弗一14。）我们今天在神新约的禧年里，就有分于并享受这基业作豫尝；到来世和永远里还要完满的享受这基业。（彼前一4。）
9Second, the word of God’s grace functions to give us “the inheritance among all those who have been sanctified.” The divine inheritance is the Triune God Himself with all that He has, all He has done, and all He will do for His redeemed people. This Triune God is embodied in the all-inclusive Christ (Col. 2:9), who is the portion allotted to the saints as their inheritance (Col. 1:12). The Holy Spirit, who has been given to the saints, is the foretaste, the pledge, and the guarantee of this divine inheritance (Rom. 8:23; Eph. 1:14), which we are sharing and enjoying today in God’s New Testament jubilee as the foretaste and will share and enjoy in full in the coming age and for eternity (1 Pet. 1:4
10我们永远的基业，与我们重生所得，且在基督徒一生中不断经历并享受之神圣的生命有关。『这基业就是完全得著所应许给亚伯拉罕和众信徒的，（创十二3，见加三6与后文，）这比以色列人占有迦南时所得著的高得多；正如重生之人的儿子名分，比以色列人的儿子名分还要高，因为重生之人藉著信，已经得了所应许的那灵作他们得基业的凭质。比较加拉太三章十八、二十九节，林前六章九节，以弗所五章五节，希伯来九章十五节。』（Aflord，阿福德，引自Wiesinger，魏辛格。）
10Our eternal inheritance is related to the divine life which we received through regeneration and which we are experiencing and enjoying through our entire Christian life. “This inheritance is the full possession of that which was promised to Abraham and all believers (Gen. 12:3; see Gal. 3:6ff), an inheritance, as much higher than that which fell to the children of Israel in the possession of Canaan, as the sonship of the regenerate, who have already received the promise of the Spirit through faith as a pledge of their inheritance, is higher than the sonship of Israel: compare Gal. 3:18-29; 1 Cor. 6:9; Eph. 5:5; Heb. 9:15” (Wiesinger, quoted by Alford).
11基业乃是一分正当且合法的产业，不是凭我们的能力、力量或行为得著的，乃是他人以合法的方式赐给我们的。我们不是作工来得基业，我们是领受基业。我们在重生那一天，就得著权利有分于基业。这基业包括与永远生命有关的一切福分。我们需要每天拥有这基业并享受牠。这基业是合法、正确且正当的，因为基督付出祂宝血的代价，受死为我们将这基业买来。我们可以每天有分于并享受这从今天直到永远都属于我们的基业。按照保罗在行传二十章三十二节的话，基业乃是在圣别的人中间。有分于神的基业需要我们被圣别，被圣别需要神恩典的话。主耶稣在约翰十七章十七节祷告说，『求你用真理圣别他们，你的话就是真理。』圣别，（弗五26，帖前五23，）就是从世界和世界的霸占里分别出来，归给神和神的旨意；这不仅是地位上的圣别，（太二三17，19，）也是性质上的圣别。（罗六19，22。）神活的话在信徒里面作工，把他们从一切属世的事物中分别出来。这就是在神的话里得以圣别，
11An inheritance is a proper and legal possession. It is not gained by our energy, ability, or deeds. On the contrary, it is granted to us by another in a way that is legitimate. We do not work for an inheritance; we receive it. On the day we were regenerated, we were given the right to share an inheritance. This inheritance includes all the blessings related to eternal life. Daily we need to take possession of this inheritance and enjoy it. This inheritance is legal, proper, and legitimate, for Christ died to purchase it for us, paying the price of His precious blood. Daily we may participate in and enjoy the inheritance that is ours today and for eternity. According to Paul’sword in Acts 20:32, the inheritance is among those who have been sanctified. To participate in God’s inheritance requires us to be sanctified, and to be sanctified requires the word of God’s grace. In John 17:17 the Lord Jesus prayed, “Sanctify them in the truth; Your word is truth.” To be sanctified (Eph. 5:26; 1 Thes. 5:23) is to be separated from the world and its occupation unto God and His purpose, not only positionally (Matt. 23:17, 19), but also dispositionally (Rom. 6:19, 22). God’s living word works in the believers to separate them from anything worldly. This is to be sanctified in God’sword as the truth, the reality
12这话就是真理，实际。
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工作以供给自己
WORKING TO SUPPORT
并帮助同工
HIMSELF AND TO HELP HIS CO-WORKERS
13在三十三、三十四节保罗接著说，『我未曾贪图过任何人的金、银、衣服。我这两只手常供给我和同伴的需用，这是你们自己知道的。』保罗两只手作工，制造帐棚，(徒十八3，）为要供给他自己和同伴。他工作为要帮助他的青年同工。这指明保罗所走的路，不是今天以传道为职业之牧师的路。
13In 20:33 and 34 Paul went on to say, “I have coveted no one’s silver or gold or clothing. You yourselves know that these hands ministered to my needs and to those who are with me.” Paul worked with his hands at making tents (18:3) in order to support both himself and those who were with him. He worked in order to help his young co-workers. This indicates that Paul’sway was not that of today’s clergy who make a profession out of preaching.
14我们都该像保罗，不论在那里都担负起新约的经纶。如果情况许可，我们可以全时间作职事的工。不然的话，我们应当作点事以供给自己，也帮助别人。在三十五节保罗说，『我凡事给你们作了榜样，叫你们知道，必须这样劳苦，扶助软弱的人，并且记念主耶稣的话，祂自己说过，施比受更为有福。』软弱的，或作虚弱的，指身体软弱的人，(林前十一30，）因此指贫穷的人。在三十五节保罗请求长老们记念主耶稣的话：『施比受更为有福。』这话未记在福音书里，必是由口传接受的。我们若仔细读保罗对以弗所召会长老所说的话，就会看见保罗不是以传道为职业，他乃是真正有负担要执行神新约的经纶。
14Like Paul, we all should bear the New Testament economy wherever we may be. If the situation allows, we may spend our full time in the work of the ministry. Otherwise, we should do something to support ourselves and also to help others. In 20:35 Paul said, “I have showed you all things, that toiling in this way we ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus which He Himself said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.” The Greek words rendered “the weak” may also be translated “the infirm,” referring to those who are weak physically (1 Cor. 11:30); hence, the poor ones. In verse 35 Paul asked the elders to remember the word of the Lord Jesus: “It is more blessed to give than to receive.” This word is not recorded in the Gospels; it must have been received by oral communication. If we carefully read Paul’sword to the elders of the church in Ephesus, we shall see that Paul did not consider preaching a profession. Rather, Paul had a genuine burden to carry out God’s New Testament economy
接受负担执行神新约的经纶
BURDENED FOR THE CARRYING OUT of God’s New Testament economy
15今天地上的光景需要刚强的见证，而刚强的见证需要许多劳苦；因此非常需要许多人全时间事奉主。但你要为主劳苦，就需要完全被主的话所构成。我要再次指出，主的恢复不是一般基督教的工作。相反的，这恢复乃是当前主为著执行祂新约的经纶而有的行动，这经纶在过去还未充分得著执行。我们已经听见主论到新约经纶的话，我们应当对祂说，『主，我们在这里是为著你在地上的行动。我们不要只得著圣经教训的知识。我们愿意接受负担被一切新约的教训来构成，好叫我们像保罗一样，成为执行你经纶的器皿。我们甚至愿意全时间劳苦。』如果情况要求我们工作来供给自己和别人，我们就应当这样作。不然的话，我们应当愿意将所有的时间奉献给主的职事。
15The situation on earth today needs a strong testimony, and a strong testimony requires much labor. Thus there is the great need for many to serve the Lord with their full time. But in order to labor for the Lord, you need to be fully constituted of the Word. I would like to point out once again that the Lord’s recovery is not an ordinary Christian work. On the contrary, the recovery is the Lord’sup-to-date move for the carrying out of His New Testament economy, which has not been fully carried out in the past. As those who have heard His word concerning His New Testament economy, we should say to Him, “Lord, we are here for Your move on earth. We do not want to merely gain the knowledge of Bible teachings. We are willing to take up the burden to be constituted of all the New Testament teachings so that, like Paul, we may be vessels to carry out Your economy. We are even willing to labor full time.” If the situation requires that we work at a job to support ourselves and others, we should do so. Otherwise, we should be willing to devote all our time to the Lord’s ministry
16关于神新约的经纶，今天地上的需要非常大。现今的需要比已过几个世纪大多了，那时传教士出去传福音，教导圣经，多半是肤浅的。肤浅的传福音并教导圣经，绝不能执行神新约的经纶。那样的传讲与教导无法让神得著执行祂永远计画的路。因为主已经将祂的经纶向我们照明，甚至给我们负担，且托付我们要执行这经纶，所以我们都需要认真思想这事。我们不该对自己说，『我到过不同的公会和团体，但是没有一个能满足我。现在我觉得主恢复里的召会相当好，我在这里享受召会生活就满足了。』这态度完全不彀。所有在恢复里的圣徒，都需要在新约经纶的负担里被建造。有些圣徒听到需要接受负担执行神新约的经纶，也许觉得自己没有才干或恩赐，因此不能作多少。然而，圣徒若是对主认真，并且被神经纶的丰富（特别是生命读经信息所传输的丰富）所浸透，就能照顾他们亲戚、邻居、朋友、同事和同学中许多的人。至少，我们都能照顾十个人，不是传讲肤浅、表面的福音，或陈明普通的教训，乃是供应新约经纶更深的真理。如果我们被神的经纶浸透，每当我们说到这经纶，就会流出真理；不仅如此，人也能明白我们所说的。如果所有主恢复里的圣徒，每人都向十个人供应神新约经纶的真理，这会为著主的权益带来绝佳的结果。别人就要藉著我们，被真理构成，他们也要跟著将这真理传给别人。这会产生奇妙的繁增。我们需要看见，各国的人都在寻求真理。他们也许邪恶、属世，但他们仍然渴慕真理。他们想要认识人生的真义。所以，我们都需要接受负担，广传关于神新约经纶的真理。我们执行这负担，不该跟随今天基督教的趋势。反之，我们该跟随使徒行传里所陈明使徒保罗的榜样。为著主的繁殖，让我们都被神的经纶浸透，然后帮助别人被这经纶浸透。
16Concerning God’s New Testament economy, the need on earth today is very great. The need is much greater now than in the past centuries when missionaries went forth to preach the gospel and teach the Bible, to a large extent in a superficial way. A superficial preaching of the gospel and teaching of the Bible will never carry out God’s New Testament economy. Such preaching and teaching cannot afford God a way to carry out His eternal plan. Because the Lord has enlightened us concerning His economy and has even burdened us and commissioned us to carry it out we all need to consider this seriously. We should not say to ourselves, “I have been visiting different denominations and groups, but none of them can satisfy me. Now I feel that the churches in the Lord’s recovery are quite good, and I am satisfied simply to enjoy the church life here.” This attitude is altogether not adequate. All the saints in the recovery need to be built up in the burden of the New Testament economy. When some saints hear about the need to be burdened for the carrying out of God’s New Testament economy, they may feel that they are not talented or gifted and therefore cannot do very much. However, if the saints are serious with the Lord and become saturated with the riches of God’secon o my, especially as conveyed in the Life-study Messages, they will be able to care for a number of others among their relatives, neighbors, friends, colleagues, and schoolmates. At least, we all are able to take care often other people, not preaching a shallow, superficial gospel or presenting a common teaching, but ministering the deeper truths of the New Testament economy. If we are saturated with God’secon o my, whenever we speak concerning it, the truth will flow out. Furthermore, the people will be able to understand what we are saying. If all the saints in the Lord’s recovery take care of ministering the truths of God’s New Testament economy to ten others, there will be an excellent outcome for the Lord’sin te rest. Others will be constituted of the truth through us, and they in turn will pass this truth on to others. This will result in a marvelous multiplication. We need to realize that in every nation people are seeking the truth. They may be evil and worldly, but they still desire the truth. They want to know the real meaning of human life. Therefore, we all need to take up the burden to spread the truth concerning God’s New Testament economy. In carrying out this burden, we should not follow the trend of today’s Christianity. Instead, we should follow the pattern of the apostle Paul presented in Acts. For the sake of the Lord’s propagation, let us all become saturated with God’secon o my and then help others to be saturated with it.
17我鼓励青年人在大学毕业后摆上两年，全时间为著主。我建议这些全时间的青年人花半天透彻研读新约，用恢复本、注解、生命读经信息为辅助。这样，两年以后不论他们是否继续全时间事奉，他们会完全被神新约经纶的真理浸透，并且在其中被建立。除了早上研读圣经，这些全时间的人可以用其余的时间传福音，接触人。我鼓励青年人认真考虑这事。我们在主的恢复里不是要作召会平凡的肢体，作一般基督教的工作。我们的工作该像保罗那样，革命性的改变地上的光景。保罗是我们今天绝佳的榜样。他不仅执行神新约经纶的负担，他也亲手劳苦制造帐棚，为要供给自己并帮助别人。倘若我们也是忠心为主的定旨工作，主会照顾我们的生活，我们就能供给许多全时间的工人，不但是在美国的，还有在其他许多国家的。比方说，如果十位圣徒在财物上忠心供给一个全时间的工人，一千位圣徒当中就能有一百位全时间。在美国特别是这样；按著主的主宰，美国的经济非常强。有负担出去全时间作工，以执行神新约经纶的人，不该空手出去。他们出去，必须完全认识真理，至少完全认识新约。我们感谢主将新约向我们打开。我相信要来的几年，圣徒会看见主话中更多的丰富。但愿所有主恢复里的圣徒，都被神经纶的丰富浸透，然后更深钻研主的话，发现更多的丰富。
17I encourage the young people to set aside two years after graduating from college to be full time for the Lord. I suggest that these full time young people spend half a day to make a thorough study of the New Testament with the help of the Recovery Version, the footnotes, and the Life-study Messages. In this way, whether or not they continue to serve full time after the two years, they will be fully saturated with and established in the truth of God’s New Testament economy. In addition to their study in the morning, these full time ones may use the remainder of the time to preach the gospel and contact people. I encourage the young people to consider this matter seriously. We in the Lord’s recovery are not here to be common members of a church doing an ordinary Christian work. Like Paul, our work should revolutionize the situation on earth. Paul is an excellent pattern for us today. He not only carried out the burden of God’s New Testament economy; he also labored with his hands making tents in order to support himself and help others. If we also are faithful to work for the Lord’s purpose, He will take care of our living. Then we shall be able to support many full-time workers not only in this country but in many others countries. For example, if ten saints are faithful in rendering financial support to one full-time worker, out of a thousand saints one hundred will be able to go full time. This is especially true in the United States where, according to the Lord’s sovereignty, the economy is very strong. Those who are burdened to go forth to labor full time in carrying out God’s New Testament economy should not go out empty-handed. Rather, they must go out with the full knowledge of the truth, at least the full knowledge of the New Testament. We thank the Lord for opening up the New Testament to us. I believe that in the years to come the saints will see more riches in the Word. May all the saints in the Lord’s recovery be saturated with the riches of God’secon o my and then dig deeper into the Word to find more riches
18我们前去背负神经纶的负担时，不该在意反对。建筑高速公路的人常遭受反对，但他们继续往前清除障碍，填满破口裂缝，使高速公路能建筑起来。让我们带著这样的灵前去，执行神新约的经纶，向穷乏的人陈明关于神经纶的教训。许多人听到这话会被说服，并且接受。有些人也许反对，然而不要争辩，只要向他们陈明真理。虽然他们可能一再拒绝真理，但最终主会藉著我们的忠心得著他们。
18As we go forth bearing the burden of God’secon o my, we should not care about the opposition. Often those who are building a highway encounter opposition. Nevertheless, they proceed to clear away the obstacles and fill in the gaps so that a highway can be built. Let us go forth with such a spirit to carry out God’s New Testament economy, presenting the teachings concerning God’secon o my to the needy ones. Many, when they hear of this, will be convinced and receive it. Others may oppose. However, instead of arguing, simply present the truth to them. Although they may reject the truth again and again, eventually the Lord will gain them through our faithfulness.
19我们都要被神新约经纶的丰富充满，然后积极、进取的执行神经纶的负担。我们若被充满并浸透，我们就都能积极、进取。我盼望在要来的年日里，主的繁殖会大大加增。但愿全地真正被激动起来！
19Let us all be filled with the riches of God’s New Testament economy and then carry out the burden for God’secon o my positively and aggressively. We all can become aggressive if we are filled and saturated. I hope that in the coming years there will be a great increase for the Lord’s propagation. May there be a real stirring up throughout the earth