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使徒行传生命读经 · 第61篇

藉著保罗一班同工的职事，在外邦地的繁殖 ( 二十七 )

The Propagation in Asia Minor and Europe through the Ministry of Paul’s Company (27)
1读经：使徒行传22:1-21。
1Scripture Reading: Acts 22:1-21
保罗受浸
PAUL’S BAPTISM
2行传二十二章一至二十一节，记载保罗在暴动者前分诉。在本篇信息中，我们要将注意力集中于十六节，亚拿尼亚对保罗所说的话：『现在你为甚么耽延？起来，呼求著祂的
2In 22:1-21 Paul defends himself before the rioting Jews. In this message we shall focus our attention on Ananias’ word to Paul in verse 16: “And now, why do you delay? Rise up and be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on His name
3名受浸，洗去你的罪。』
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4保罗的事例和埃提阿伯太监的事例一样，都强调水浸。我们需要同时注意水浸和灵浸。水浸表征信徒与基督的死和复活联合为一。（罗六3～5，西二12。）灵浸表明信徒在素质一面的生命里，和经纶一面的能力里，与基督联合的实际；水浸是信徒对那灵之实际的确认。二者都需要，不能互相顶替。所有在基督里的信徒都该正确的有这二者。
4In the case of Paul, like that of the Ethiopian eunuch, water baptism is emphasized. We need to pay attention both to water baptism and Spirit baptism. Water baptism signifies the believers’ identification with Christ’s death and resurrection (Rom. 6:3-5; Col. 2:12), and Spirit baptism signifies the reality of the believers’ union with Christ in life essentially and in power economically. Water baptism is the believers’ affirmation of the Spirit’s reality. Both are needed, and neither can replace the other. All believers in Christ should properly have both
5按主在马可十六章十六节的话，人要得救，必须信而受浸。信乃是接受主，（约一12，）这不仅是为著罪得赦免，（徒十43，）也是为著得重生，（彼前一21，23，）叫1:12-信的人在与三一神生机的联结里，（太二八19，）成为神的儿女（约一12～13）和基督的肢体。（弗五。）受浸乃是确认这个，一面凭著埋葬，藉著基督的死，了结旧造；另一面，凭著复起，藉著基督的复活，成为神的新造。这样的浸，比约翰所传悔改的浸进步多了。（可一4，使十九3～5。）信和受浸，乃是接受神完全救恩之完整步骤的两部分。受浸而不信，只是虚空的仪式；信而不受浸，只是里面得救，没有外面的确认。这二者应当并行。
5According to the Lord’sword in Mark 16:16, in order to be saved, a person must believe and be baptized. To believe is to receive the Lord (John 1:12) not only for forgiveness of sins (Acts 10:43), but also for regeneration (1 Pet. 1:21, 23), so that those who believe may become the children of God (John 13) and the members of Christ (Eph. 5:30) in an organic union with the Triune God (Matt. 28:19). To be baptized is to affirm this by being buried to 30 terminate the old creation through Christ’s death and by being raised up to be a new creation of God through Christ’s resurrection. Such a baptism is much more advanced than the baptism of repentance by John (Mark 1:4; Acts 19:3-5). To believe and to be baptized are two parts of one complete step for receiving the full salvation of God. To be baptized without believing is merely an empty ritual; to believe without being baptized is to be saved only inwardly without an outward affirmation of the inward salvation. These two should go together.
6从亚当迁入基督里受浸实际上是一个大的迁移。为这缘故，新约的职事开始于浸。我们已经强调这事实，浸所包括的，首先是了结，然后是新生的起头。藉著了结和新生的起头，就有真正的迁移。所以新约开始于浸并不希奇，这指明旧约的事物该了结，以得著新的起头。然而，今天在许多基督徒中间，受浸仅仅是人藉以进入另一种宗教的仪式。
6TRANSFERRED OUT OF ADAM INTO CHRIST Baptism is actually a great transfer. For this reason, the New Testament ministry began with baptism. We have emphasized the fact that baptism involves first termination and then germination. Through termination and germination a real transfer takes place. It is not surprising, then, that the New Testament begins with baptism to indicate that the things of the Old Testament should be terminated in order to have a new beginning. However, among many Christians today, baptism is simply a ritual whereby people enter into another kind of religion.
7我们受浸的时候，乃是从亚当迁入基督里。许多基督徒从未受过充分的教导。有些人知道，他们受浸乃是从亚当迁入基督里，但这对他们仅仅是道理，在他们基督徒的生活里并不实际。在我们基督徒的生活里，我们应当脱离亚当而在基督里。我们不该再活在亚当的范围里，乃该绝对的活在基督的范围里。
7When we were baptized, we were transferred out of Adam into Christ. Many Christians have never been taught this adequately. Others know that in baptism they were transferred out of Adam into Christ, but for them this is only a doctrinal matter. It is not something practical in their Christian life. In our living as Christians we should be out of Adam and in Christ. No longer should we live in the sphere of Adam; instead, our living should absolutely be in the sphere of Christ
呼求主的名
CALLING ON THE NAME OF THE LORD
8在二十二章十六节，亚拿尼亚告诉保罗要呼求著主的名受浸，洗去他的罪。在这节经文里，『呼求著祂的名』是形容『受浸』和『洗。』这里亚拿尼亚似乎说，『保罗，起来受浸。你受浸的时候必须呼求主的名。呼求主的名是你受浸的条件。』我们给新的信徒施浸时，嘱咐他们要呼求主耶稣的名，这是个好作法。这就是说，当他们受浸时，他们呼求著主的名。我们怎样同时呼吸并进食，照样也可以同时受浸并呼求主。藉著受浸而有的迁移，因人呼求主名而得著加强。因此，我们给人施浸时，要嘱咐他们呼求主耶稣的名，使他们更刚强的从亚当迁到基督里。
8In 22:16 Ananias told Paul to be baptized and wash away his sins, calling on the name of the Lord. In this verse “calling on His name” modifies both “be baptized” and “wash.” Here Ananias seems to be saying, “Paul, rise up and be baptized. As you are being baptized, you must call on the name of the Lord. Calling on His name is the condition of your being baptized.” It would be a good practice for us when baptizing new believers to charge them to call on the name of the Lord Jesus. This means that while they are being baptized, they are calling on the name of the Lord. Just as we breathe and eat at the same time, so a person may be baptized and call on the Lord at the same time. The transfer that takes place through baptism is strengthened by one’scall ing on the Lord’s name. Therefore, let us charge those who are being baptized by us to call on the name of the Lord Jesus and thereby have a stronger transfer out of Adam into Christ
受浸并洗去罪的条件
A Condition for Baptism and for the Washing Away of Sins
9在十六节，亚拿尼亚吩咐保罗起来，受浸，洗去他的罪。我们已经看见，『呼求著祂的名』是形容『受浸』和『洗。』呼求是受浸和洗去罪的条件。呼求主的名是保罗洗去他罪的方法。
9In 22:16 Ananias told Paul to rise up, be baptized, and wash away his sins. We have seen that “calling on His name” modifies both “be baptized” and “wash.” Calling is a condition both of being baptized and of washing away sins. Calling on the Lord’s name was a means for Paul to wash away his sins
10按亚拿尼亚的领会，保罗需要洗去的罪是甚么？按亚拿尼亚的看法，毫无疑问的，最严重的罪就是逼迫并捉拿那些呼求耶稣之名的人。保罗出去捉拿呼求主名的人，乃是他主要的罪。在这事上，他不仅被神定罪，也被耶路撒冷和别处的信徒定罪。所有的信徒都定罪他是逼迫者。保罗认为呼求主名是信徒的记号。因此，无论保罗往那里去，他都找那些呼求主名的人。
10According to Ananias’ understanding, what were Paul’ss ins that needed to be washed away? No doubt, the most serious sins, according to Ananias, were the sins of persecuting and arresting those who called on the name of Jesus. Paul’s going out to arrest those who called on the Lord’s name was his major sin. In this matter he was condemned not only by God but also by the believers, both in Jerusalem and elsewhere. All the believers condemned Paul as a persecutor. Paul regarded the calling on the name of the Lord as a sign of the believers. Therefore, wherever Paul went, he sought out those who called on the Lord’s name.
11在十六节，亚拿尼亚似乎说，『在信徒眼中，你最严重的罪就是逼迫并捉拿呼求主的人。既然你已悔改并回转，就需要洗去你的罪，尤其需要洗去逼迫圣徒的罪。为著洗去你的罪，你需要呼求主的名。你若呼求「哦，主耶稣」多遍，圣徒就会赦免你。你的呼求是洗去你罪的条件。保罗，你不能作静默无声，不发出声音呼求主名的信徒。你若静默，信徒就不会承认你是他们中间的一位，他们也不会赦免你。因此，你现在必须实行你所定罪的事－呼求主耶稣的名。从前你以这作为你所逼迫并捉拿之人的记号，现在这该成为你相信主耶稣并得救的记号。保罗，起来，呼求著祂的名受浸，洗去你的罪。当你这样作，所有爱主耶稣的人都会赦免你。』
11In 22:16 Ananias seemed to be saying, “Paul, in the eyes of the believers your most serious sin was persecuting and arresting those who called on the Lord. Now that you have repented and have had a turn, you need to wash away your sins. In particular, you need to wash away the sin of persecuting the saints. In order to wash away your sins, you need to call on the name of the Lord. If you call, ‘O Lord Jesus,’ a number of times, the saints will forgive you. Your calling will be the condition for the washing away of your sins. Paul, you cannot be a silent believer, a believer who does not audibly call on the Lord’s name. If you are silent, the believers will not recognize you as one of them, and they will not forgive you. Therefore, you must now practice the very thing that you condemned—calling on the name of the Lord Jesus. Once you took this as a sign of those to be persecuted and arrested by you. Now it should be a sign that you have believed in the Lord Jesus and have been saved. Paul, rise up, be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on His name. When you do this, you will be forgiven by all those who love the Lord Jesus
保罗迁移的初步
The Initial Step of Paul’s Transfer
12呼求主耶稣的名是保罗迁移的初步。他从定罪这种呼求，转为实行这种呼求。有人可能说，呼求主的名乃是保罗悔改的一部分。不错，但这不仅是他悔改的一部分，也是他从一个范围迁入另一个范围的开始。我们实在很难领会，犹太人为甚么反对呼求主名这件事。对犹太人来说，重要的事乃是守律法、行割礼以及守规例。然而在保罗迁移以前，他特别反对呼求主名这件事。今天在反对实行呼求主耶稣之名的人中间，原则也是一样。有些人定罪我们呼求主的名。事实上，他们没有理由反对这实行。然而有人伪称，呼求主名只是喊喊叫叫。但在主里的信徒呼求主名有甚么不对？这实行在圣经里已经有力的启示了出来。呼求主名比静默、死沉、毫无真实的接触主来得好。
12Paul’scall ing on the name of the Lord Jesus was the initial step of his transfer. He was transferred from condemning this calling to practicing it. Some may say that calling on the Lord’s name was apart of Paul’s conversion. Yes, but that was not only part of his conversion; it was also the beginning of his transfer from one realm into another. It is difficult to understand why the Jews opposed the matter of calling on the Lord’s name. To the Jews the important matters were keeping the law and practicing circumcision and following the customs. Nevertheless, before his transfer, Paul particularly opposed the calling on the Lord’s name. The principle is the same today among those who oppose the practice of calling on the name of the Lord Jesus. Some condemn us for calling on the name of the Lord. Actually, they have no reason to oppose this practice. Nevertheless, some falsely say that it is mere shouting. But what is wrong with believers in the Lord calling on His name? This practice is strongly revealed in the Scriptures. It is better to call on the Lord’s name than to be silent, dead, and without any genuine contact with the Lord.
13有些反对呼求主耶稣之名的人说，『基督教在地上已经有一千九百年，但我们从未听过信徒当呼求主名这教训。』对这话，我们可以回答说，『也许你们从未听过这种教训，但你一定听过信徒呼求主名。事实上，很可能在你们作基督徒的这些年间，你们自己至少有过一些呼求耶稣之名的经历。』许多事例告诉我们，很多人没有领受过呼求主名的教训，却这样实行了。有一个人强烈的反对呼求主名，一天他骑脚踏车被汽车撞到，脚踏车被抛起来；当他摔到地上的时候，自然而然的就叫起来：『主耶稣阿！』我也认识一个从不祷告的基督徒，有一天他的妻子出了意外。你知道他作了甚么？他喊起主的名来了。
13Some who oppose calling on the name of the Lord Jesus say, “Christianity has been on earth for nineteen hundred years, but we have never heard this teaching that believers should call on the Lord’s name.” To this we may reply, “Perhaps you have never heard this kind of teaching, but certainly you have heard believers call on the Lord’s name. In fact, it is likely that in the years you have been a Christian you have had at least some experience of calling on the name of Jesus yourself.” There have been many cases of those who called on the Lord’s name without receiving any teaching concerning this practice. One particular person strongly opposed our calling on the Lord’s name. One day as he was riding his bicycle, he was hit by a car, and the bicycle was thrown into the air. While he was falling to the ground, he spontaneously called, “O Lord Jesus!” I also know of a certain Christian husband who never prayed. One day his wife was involved in an accident. Do you know what he did? He called on the name of the Lord
14你知道有那一个真基督徒能说，他从来没有呼求过主耶稣的名？每一个在基督里的真信徒都必定在某些时候呼求过主的名。那位骑脚踏车被汽车撞了的弟兄，在医院住了几天，他天天都喊，『主耶稣阿！』没有人教他呼求，他自动的呼求。我们许多人都能见证，当我们呼求主耶稣时，我们实在接触到他。你有过想要祷告却睡著的经历么？有许多次我在默祷时睡著了，特别是在深夜。我们从经历知道，默祷常叫人睡著。不仅如此，那种祷告就是能享受主，也是微乎其微。然而，我们呼求主的名，就享受到祂。为了不打扰人，我们可以安静的呼求，但我们仍藉著呼求主名享受到祂。
14Do you know of any genuine Christian who can say that he has never called on the name of the Lord Jesus? Certainly every real believer in Christ has called upon His name at some time. That brother who was hit by a car while riding a bicycle spent some days in the hospital, and day by day he called, “O Lord Jesus.” No one taught him to call; he called automatically. Many of us can testify that when we call on the Lord Jesus, we truly contact Him. Have you ever had the experience of falling asleep when you were trying to pray? This happened to me a number of times as I was praying silently, especially late at night. From experience we know that silent prayer often puts us to sleep. Furthermore, with that kind of prayer there may be little enjoyment of the Lord, if any. However, when we call on the name of the Lord, we enjoy Him. We may call quietly in order not to disturb others, but we still enjoy the Lord by calling on His name
我们基督徒生活的需要
A Necessity in Our Christian Life
15我关心那些因我们强调呼求主耶稣的名而受困扰的人。说我们太过强调这事乃是不正确的。事实上，呼求主是我们基督徒生活的需要。你若实行呼求主名，就会在时代迁移的初阶。我保证你越呼求主耶稣的名，就越从老旧的事物带出来，进入新的事物里。有些信徒作基督徒多年，随著年日的消逝，他们基督徒的生命变得十分老旧。因著这老旧，他们需要实际的经历迁移。要得著这样的迁移，最有效的路就是呼求，『哦，主耶稣！』我鼓励你这样实行。你若天天呼求主名，就能有许多经历主的见证。呼求主名对作丈夫的基督徒大有帮助。弟兄们常常很难爱他们的妻子。倘若一位弟兄呼求主耶稣的名，他会经历与妻子关系的真实改变，他就能真正的爱妻子。同样的，姊妹们也能因呼求主名得著帮助，服从她们的丈夫。姊妹们若没有藉著呼求主名接触主，她们会对自己说，『要我必须服从丈夫，这是不公平的。我为甚么该服从他？神命定他作我的头，这是不公平的！』然而，神的话不能改变。已婚的姊妹们不能不顾到她们该服从的要求。那么，她们怎样才能得著帮助？要她们在服从丈夫的事上得著帮助，最好的路就是呼求主名。她们若天天呼求主，就能服从她们的丈夫。我们呼求主名，就经历真正的迁移；我们就被带进另一个范围，我们就被带进神的国里；而神的国实际上就是繁殖的基督自己。我们若了解这点，就明白为甚么圣经这么强调呼求主名的事。每当我们呼求主，祂就有机会和立场在我们里面扩展祂自己。这不仅仅是道理；这对我们基督徒的经历是非常实际的事。今天我们的主是包罗万有的灵。神是灵，祂无所不在，并且祂现今就在我们里面作工，等待机会要在我们里面扩展。我们呼求祂的名，就给祂路在我们里面扩增。
15I am concerned about those who are troubled by our emphasis on calling on the name of the Lord Jesus. It is not correct to say that we stress this too much. Actually, calling on the Lord is a necessity in our Christian life. If you practice calling on the Lord’s name, you will be in the initial stage of the dispensational transfer. I assure you that the more you call on the name of the Lord Jesus, the more you will be brought out of the old things into the new. Some believers have been Christians for many years. As the years have gone by, their Christian life has become quite old. Because of this oldness, they need to experience a transfer in a practical way. The most prevailing way to have such a transfer is to call, “O Lord Jesus!” I encourage you to practice this. If you call on the Lord’s name day by day, you will be able to testify many things concerning your experience of the Lord. Calling on the name of the Lord is a great help to Christian husbands. Married brothers often have difficulty in loving their wives. If a married brother will call on the name of the Lord Jesus, he will experience a genuine change in relation to his wife and truly love her. Likewise, a married sister can be helped by calling on the Lord’s name to submit to her husband. If such a sister does not contact the Lord by calling on Him, she may say to herself, “It is not fair that I must submit to my husband. Why should I submit to him? God is not fair to ordain that he be the head instead of me.” God’sword, however, cannot be changed. Neither can this married sister ignore the requirement that she should submit to her husband. How, then, can she be helped? The best way for her to receive help in the matter of submitting to her husband is to call on the Lord’s name. If she calls on Him day by day, she will be able to submit to her husband. When we call on the Lord’s name, we experience a real transfer. We are brought into another realm; we are brought into the kingdom of God, which is actually the propagated Christ Himself. If we realize this, we shall understand why the matter of calling on the name of the Lord is emphasized so much in the Bible. Whenever we call on the Lord, He has both the opportunity and ground to spread Himself within us. This is not a mere doctrine; it is something very practical for our Christian experience. Today our Lord is the all - inclusive Spirit. As the Spirit, He is omnipresent, and He is now working within us, waiting for the opportunity to spread in us. When we call on His name, we give Him the way to increase in us.
有分于主的丰富
To Participate in the Lord’s Riches
16与呼求主名有关的一处重要经文是罗马十章十二节：『因为犹太人和希利尼人并没有分别，众人同有一位主，祂对一切呼求祂的人是丰富的。』多年来，我只知道罗马十章十三节：『凡呼求主名的，就必得救。』有人告诉我，凡呼求主名的就必得救，但我从未听过主对一切呼求祂名的人是丰富的。祂不仅在初阶的救恩上是丰富的－祂在一切神圣和属灵的事上都是丰富的。我们要有分于主的丰富，就需要呼求祂。我们该日夜呼求主的名。虽然我们可以安静的呼求，以免搅扰别人，但我们仍然能轻声的呼求：『哦，主耶稣！』
16An important verse related to calling on the Lord is Romans 10:12: “There is no difference between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord of all is rich to all who call upon Him.” For years, I knew only the following verse in Romans 10: “Whoever calls upon the name of the Lord shall be saved” (v. 13). I had been told that whoever calls on the name of the Lord will be saved, but I had never heard that the Lord is rich to all who call on His name. He is rich not only in initial salvation—He is rich in all divine and spiritual things. If we would participate in the Lord’s riches, we need to call on Him. Day and night, we should call on the name of the Lord. Although we may call quietly so as not to disturb others, we can still softly call, “O Lord Jesus
被带进我们的灵里
To Be Brought into Our Spirit
17我们一旦呼求主名，就不能停留在我们天然的思想和辩论里。我们从经历知道，当我们呼求主名，我们就被带进全人的深处；这就是说，我们被带进我们的灵里。我们不能又呼求主名，同时又留在天然的心思里。那些为呼求主名辩论的人可能说，『呼求主名对么？这作法合乎圣经么？若是合乎圣经，为甚么已过十九个世纪别人没有教导这事？』这样的人若呼求主，就会蒙拯救脱离他天然的思想和辩论。我们拒绝呼求，就停留在天然的心思里。但当我们呼求主，我们就被带进灵里。我们何等需要呼求主来享受他！
17Once we call on the Lord’s name, we cannot remain in our natural thoughts and reasonings. From experience we know that when we call on the name of the Lord we are brought into the depths of our being, that is, we are brought into our spirit. We cannot call on the name of the Lord and at the same time stay in the natural mind. Those who reason concerning the calling may say, “Is it right to call on the name of the Lord? Is this practice scriptural? If it is scriptural, why has it not been taught by others during the last nineteen centuries?” If such a person will call on the Lord, he will be saved from his natural thoughts and reasonings. When we refuse to call we remain in the natural mind. But when we call on the Lord, we are brought into the spirit. Oh, how we need to call on the Lord so that we may enjoy Him
经历主的相近
To Experience the Lord’s Nearness
18呼求主乃是实际，因为我们呼求主便摸著主。保罗在有关呼求的经文里说，『这话与你相近，就在你口里。』（罗十8。）实在说来，这里的话就等于主。因此，这话是近的，就是说主是近的。每当我们呼求主名，我们就经历祂的相近，经历祂亲密的同在。
18Calling on the Lord is a reality, for when we call on Him we touch Him. In a verse related to this calling Paul says: “The word is near you, in your mouth” Rom. 10:8). In a very practical sense, the word here is equal to the Lord. Thus, for the word to be near means that the Lord is near. Whenever we call on the name of the Lord, we experience His nearness, His intimate presence
19我们怎么知道主与我们相近？是藉著呼求主知道的。我们与人争论或争辩，不能叫人信服主是与他相近的。我们越争论，主似乎离得越远。但倘若我们不争论，却呼求祂的名几遍，就会觉得祂是近的。我们若继续呼求，就会了解祂不仅是近的，甚至就在我们里面。我们越呼求主，祂就越成为我们的享受。藉著呼求祂，祂也成为我们在各种处境中的平安、安息、安慰与解答。这不仅仅是道理或肤浅的教训，乃是给我们经历的真理。
19How do we know that the Lord is near us? We know this by calling on the Lord. You cannot convince someone that the Lord is near him by arguing or debating with him. The more we argue, the farther away the Lord may seem to be. But if instead of arguing we call on His name a few times, we shall sense that He is near. If we continue calling on Him, we shall realize that He is not only near but even within us. The more we call on the Lord, the more He becomes our enjoyment. Through calling on Him He also becomes our peace, rest, comfort, and solution in all kinds of situations. This is not a mere doctrine or superficial teaching; this is a truth for our experience.
忠于我们的异象，
REMAINING IN THE TRANSFER
留在迁移里
BY BEING FAITHFUL TO OUR VISION
20我们都该与保罗一同学习呼求主耶稣的名，以得著完全的迁移。然后我们也该与保罗一同忠于我们的异象。保罗能见证：『我…没有违背那从天上来的异象。』（徒二六19。）保罗的忠信，见于他在二十二章二十一节不避讳使用『外邦人』一辞。愿我们都忠于我们所看见，关于召会、召会的立场、和基督是赐生命之灵的异象。我们该从保罗学习如何以美好的方式陈明真理。但这不是说，我们总能避免反对与攻击。无论我们如何陈明真理，还是会有人反对。然而，我们必须忠信。我们甚么时候不忠于主的异象，我们就不再在时代的迁移里。保守我们自己在这迁移里的路乃是忠信。首先，我们藉著呼求主名得著迁移；然后，藉著忠于异象，我们留在这迁移里。
20With Paul, we all should learn to call on the name of the Lord Jesus in order to have a complete transfer. Then, also with Paul, we should be faithful to our vision. As we shall see, Paul was able to testify, “I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision” (26:19). Paul’s faithfulness is seen in his not avoiding the use of the word “Gentiles” in 22:21. May we all learn to be faithful to the vision we have seen concerning the church, the ground of the church, and Christ as the life-giving Spirit. We should learn of Paul to present the truth in a very good way. However, this does not mean that we shall always be able to avoid opposition and attack. No matter what our presentation of the truth may be, certain ones will still oppose. Nevertheless, we must be faithful. If at any time we are not faithful to the Lord’s vision, then we are no longer in the dispensational transfer. The way to keep ourselves in this transfer is to be faithful. First, we make the transfer by calling on the name of the Lord. Then we remain in this transfer by being faithful to our vision