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哥林多前书生命读经 · 第16篇

神奥秘中的智慧─

God’s Wisdom in a Mystery,
1基督是神深奥的事读经：哥林多前书二章六至十节。本篇信息的题目是『神奥秘中的智慧基督是神深奥的事』。题目中的破折号指明，基督是神深奥的事与神奥秘中的智慧是同位语。神奥秘中的智慧，实际上就是包罗万有的基督作为神深奥的事。
1Christ as the Deep Things of God Scripture Reading: 1 Cor. 2:6-10 The title of this message is “God’s Wisdom in a Mystery, Christ as the Deep Things of God.” The comma in the title indicates that Christ as the deep things of God stands in apposition to God’s wisdom in a mystery. God’s wisdom in a mystery is actually the all-inclusive Christ as the deep things of God
2林前一、二章是神话语中非常深的一段。很少读圣经的人正确、充分的领会这两章。保罗在二章六至十节里的话尤其深。我们不该将这几节或这两章视为理所当然。不但如此，认识这两章乃是领会本书其余部分所必需的。领会哥林多前书的入门就在一、二章。
2Chapters one and two of 1 Corinthians are a very deep portion of the Word. Not many readers of the Bible understand these chapters properly and adequately. Paul’sword in 2:6-10 is especially deep. We should not take these verses or these chapters for granted. Furthermore, knowing these chapters is necessary for understanding the remainder of the book. The gateway to understanding 1 Corinthians is found in chapters one and two
奥秘的智慧
A MYSTERIOUS WISDOM
3在二章六节保罗说，『然而在长成的人中，我们也讲智慧，但不是这世代的智慧，也不是这世代有权有位正被废掉之人的智慧。』在前面的经文里保罗说，他没有照著高超的智慧，到哥林多人那里去，并且他说的话不是用智慧动听的言语。但在六节他说，在长成的人中，他也讲智慧。保罗写这封书信时，他的确领悟哥林多的信徒离长成很远。那么，他为甚么说在长成的人中，他也讲智慧？他这样作的目的是要贬低哥林多人。这里保罗似乎在说，『你们哥林多人自以为很了不起，但实际上你们仍是婴孩。我们的确讲智慧，但我们是在长成的人中才讲智慧。不但如此，我们所讲的智慧，不是这世代的智慧，也不是这世代有权有位之人的智慧。一般人没有这智慧，有权有位的人也没有。事实上，这世代有权有位的人正被废掉。』在七节保罗继续说，『我们讲的，乃是从前所隐藏，神奥秘中的智慧，就是神在万世以前，为使我们得荣耀所豫定的。』神的智慧就是基督，（一，）祂是隐藏的奥秘，（西一26～27，）乃是在万世以前，为使我们得荣耀所豫定、豫派、豫立的。
3In 2:6 Paul says, “But we speak wisdom among those who are full - grown, yet a wisdom not of this age, neither of the rulers of this age, who are being brought to nought.” In the foregoing verses Paul says that he did not come with excellence of wisdom and that his speech was not in persuasive words of wisdom. But in verse 6 he says that he speaks wisdom among those who are full-grown. When Paul wrote this Epistle, he certainly realized that the believers at Corinth were far from full-grown. Why, then, does he say that he speaks wisdom among those who are full-grown? His purpose in doing this was to belittle the Corinthians. Here Paul seems to be saying, “You Corinthians think you have attained something great, but actually you are still babes. We do speak wisdom, but we speak wisdom among those who are full - grown. Furthermore, the wisdom we speak is not a wisdom of this age, neither of the rulers of this age. The common people do not have this wisdom, and those in the ruling class do not have it either. In fact, the rulers of this age are being brought to nothing.” In verse 7 Paul continues, “But we speak God’s wisdom in a mystery, the wisdom which has been hidden, which God predestined before the ages for our glory.” God’s wisdom is Christ (1:24), who is the hidden mystery (Col. 1:26-27), predestined, 24 predesignated, and foreordained before the ages, in eternity, for our glory.
4本节的荣耀指基督，祂是荣耀的主。（林前二8。）基督今天是我们的生命，（西三4，）将来是我们的荣耀。（一27。）神已经呼召了我们，要我们得享这荣耀，（彼前五10，）还要带领我们进入这荣耀。（来二10。）这是神救恩的目标。照林前二章七节，神的智慧是在奥秘中；那是一个奥秘的智慧。因此，神的智慧不像希利尼人的智慧，那是公开且非常肤浅的。不但如此，神的智慧乃是从前所隐藏的智慧，就是神在万世以前，为使我们得荣耀所豫定的。神的智慧是我们的定命，这定命是神豫先定规、决定的。神在永远里定规我们的定命。祂豫定祂的智慧是为使我们得荣耀。这就是说，祂在永远里决定，祂的智慧要作我们的定命和荣耀。我们的定命不是仅仅在天上享受永远的福分。我们的定命乃是神奥秘的智慧。神豫定了祂奥秘的智慧作我们的荣耀。在八节保罗接续七节的思想：『这智慧，这世代有权有位的人，并没有一个知道，因为他们若知道，就不会把荣耀的主钉十字架了。』在九节保罗继续说，『只是如经上所记：﹁神为爱祂的人所豫备的，是眼睛未曾看见，耳朵未曾听见，人心也未曾想到的。﹂』眼睛所能看见的范围相当窄小，耳朵所能听见的范围比较广阔，人心所能领略的范围是没有限量的。神在祂的智慧，就是在基督里，已经为我们命定并豫备了许多深奥、隐藏的事，就如称义、圣别和得荣等等。这一切都是人眼睛未曾看见，耳朵未曾听见，人心也未曾想到的。十节说，『但神藉著那灵向我们启示了，因为那灵参透万事，甚至神的深奥也参透了。』我们会看见，这里神的深奥指基督是神深奥的事。
4Glory in this verse refers to Christ, who is the Lord of glory (v. 8). Christ is our life today (Col. 3:4) and He will be our glory in the future (Col. 1:27). To this glory God has called us (1 Pet. 5:10), and into it He will bring us (Heb. 2:10). This is the goal of God’ss alvation. According to verse 7, God’s wisdom is in a mystery; it is a mysterious wisdom. Hence, God’s wisdom is not like Greek wisdom, which is open and very shallow. Furthermore, God’s wisdom is the wisdom which has been hidden and which God predestined before the ages for our glory. God’s wisdom is our destiny, and this destiny was determined by God, decided by Him, beforehand. In eternity God determined our destiny. He predestined His wisdom to be for our glory. This means that in eternity He decided that His wisdom would be our destiny and glory. Our destiny is not merely the enjoyment of eternal blessings in heaven. Rather, our destiny is God’s mysterious wisdom. God has predestined His mysterious wisdom to be our glory. In verse 8 Paul continues his thought from verse 7: “Which not one of the rulers of this age has known; for if they had known, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.” In this verse the relative pronoun “which” refers to wisdom in verse 7; it does not refer to glory. In verse 9 Paul goes on to say, “But even as it is written, Things which eye has not seen and ear has not heard, and which have not come up in man’she art, how much God has prepared for those who love Him.” The sphere of what the eye can see is narrow; the sphere of what the ear can hear is broader; and the sphere of what the heart can realize is without limitation. God in His wisdom (that is, in Christ) has ordained and prepared for us many deep and hidden things, such as justification, sanctification, and glorification. All these the human eye has never seen, the human ear has never heard, and the human heart has never realized. Verse 10 says, “For God has revealed them to us through the Spirit; for the Spirit searches all things, even the depths of God.” As we shall see, the depths of God here refer to Christ as the deep things of God
神的中心和我们的分
God’scent er and our portion
5我们越思想二章六至十节，就越领悟这些经文很深、很奥、且难以领会。要领会这些经文，我们需要看一、二章的全文，这两章给我们清楚看见，基督是神的中心和我们的分。在这两章里，保罗强调基督是神的中心和我们的分这个事实。神有一个经纶，是祂渴望完成的。这经纶就是祂的旨意，祂的定旨。神经纶的中心点乃是基督。基督在神的经纶中是神的能力，神的智慧，祂乃是神惟一的中心。神召我们进入了这中心的交通，使我们有分于这中心，并有一种相互的关系。结果，基督这独一的中心成了给我们享受的分。这由一章二节里『祂是他们的，也是我们的』这话所指明。林前一、二章的中心思想，由『中心』和『分』这二辞所表达。照著这两章，保罗认为基督是神的中心和我们的分。这就是说，神的中心已赐给我们，作我们的分，给我们享受。
5The more we consider 2:6-10, the more we realize that these verses are deep, profound, and difficult to understand. To understand them we need to consider the context of chapters one and two, chapters which give us a clear view of Christ as God’scent er and our portion. In these chapters Paul emphasizes the fact that Christ is God’scent er and our portion. God has an economy which He desires to fulfill. This economy is His will, His purpose. The focal point of God’s economy is Christ. As the One who is the power of God and the wisdom of God in His economy, Christ is God’s unique center. God has called us into the fellowship, the participation, the mutuality, of this center. As a result, Christ as the unique center becomes the portion for our enjoyment. This is indicated by the phrase “theirs and ours” in 1:2. The central thought of 1 Corinthians 1 and 2 is expressed by the words center and portion. According to these chapters, Paul regards Christ as God’scent er and our portion. This means that God’s center has been given to us as our portion for our enjoyment.
6林前一章三十节说，『但你们得在基督耶稣里，是出于神，这基督成了从神给我们的智慧：公义、圣别和救赎。』这里我们看见，基督成了从神给我们的智慧。作为这样的一位，祂乃是我们的公义、圣别和救赎。这些辞进一步说明，基督作为我们的分，之于我们的所是。基督不但为著已往是我们的公义，为著现在是我们的圣别，为著将来是我们的救赎，甚至在我们的日常生活中，祂也是我们的公义、圣别和救赎。这是基督的所是作我们的分，给我们享受。我们对一、二章的中心思想若有这种领会，就豫备好来看二章六至十节。基督作为神的中心和我们的分，给我们享受，乃是神奥秘中的智慧。二章七节里的智慧是深奥的。那是过于人所能领会的智慧，因为那是一个奥秘的智慧，在奥秘中的智慧。在神里面有个东西，保罗将其描述为奥秘中的智慧。这就是基督，神经纶的中心以及给我们享受的分。今天很少传道人传讲基督是神奥秘中的智慧。今天的基督徒多半不知道祂是这奥秘的智慧。因著主的怜悯，我们竭力供应基督，并且见证祂是这样一个奥秘中的智慧。甚至在我们基督徒的语汇中，有『奥秘中的智慧』这辞，也是有帮助的。赞美主，我们看见这位基督是神的中心和我们的分！
6First Corinthians 1:30 says, “But of Him are you in Christ Jesus, Who became wisdom to us from God: both righteousness and sanctification and redemption.” Here we see that Christ has become wisdom to us from God. As such, He is our righteousness, sanctification, and redemption. These terms are a further definition of what Christ is to us as our portion. Not only is Christ our righteousness for the past, our sanctification for the present, and our redemption for the future, but even in our daily life He is righteousness, sanctification, and redemption to us. This is what Christ is as our portion for our enjoyment. If we have this understanding of the central thought of chapters one and two, we are prepared to consider 2:6-10. As God’s center and our portion for our enjoyment, Christ is God’s wisdom in a mystery. The wisdom in 2:7 is deep and profound. It is a wisdom beyond human understanding, for it is a mysterious wisdom, wisdom in a mystery. Within God there is something which Paul describes as wisdom in a mystery. This is Christ, the center of God’secon o my and the portion for our enjoyment. Few ministers today preach Christ as God’s wisdom in a mystery. The majority of today’s Christians do not know Him as this mysterious wisdom. By the Lord’s mercy we are endeavoring to minister Christ and testify Him as such a wisdom in a mystery. It is helpful even to have the expression “wisdom in a mystery” in our Christian vocabulary. Praise the Lord that we see that this Christ is God’scent er and our portion!
7在七节保罗说，这智慧乃是从前所隐藏，就是神在万世以前，为使我们得荣耀所豫定的。定命是人末后、终极的分。我们基督徒有一个定命，这定命就是我们所享受终极、总结的分。神奥秘中的智慧，不但是从前所隐藏的，也是神所豫定的，要成为我们的定命，为使我们得荣耀。荣耀是我们的定命，是我们的目的地。在永世里，我们都要在荣耀里。
7In verse 7 Paul says that this wisdom has been hidden and predestined before the ages for our glory. A destiny is a person’s final, ultimate portion. As Christians we have a destiny, and this destiny is the ultimate and consummate portion of our enjoyment. God’s wisdom in a mystery has not only been hidden, but also predestined by God to become our destiny for our glory. Glory is our destiny, our destination. In eternity we all shall be in glory
受哲学蒙蔽
VEILED BY PHILOSOPHY
8哥林多的信徒是希利尼人，他们认为自己精通哲学，并满了智慧。但对神而言，他们的智慧一点也不是智慧；那是愚拙。真智慧是隐藏在神里面的智慧。人哲学的智慧不是真智慧。我是生在中国，长在中国的人，我熟悉儒家的古典著作。表面看来这些著作满了智慧。事实上，在神看来，乃是愚拙。至终我同情那些通晓儒家伦理哲学的中国人。这种哲学蒙蔽他们，使他们看不见神、基督、那灵、和神的救恩。因为这些通晓伦理的人被哲学蒙蔽，他们就无法看见这些奇妙的实际。毫无疑问，希腊哲学的原则也是一样。这种哲学是厚厚的帕子，蒙蔽了希利尼人。甚至相信并接受了主的哥林多人，仍受他们的哲学和智慧所蒙蔽。哲学使人愚拙，因为哲学使人弃绝神并否认基督。甚么能比这个更愚拙？乃是崇尚哲学的人，否认神与基督。所以，在神眼中，他们哲学的智慧不过是愚拙。我在中国时，切望有学问的中国人能从他们的哲学回转，并看见神与基督。
8The believers at Corinth, being Greeks, regarded themselves as philosophical and full of wisdom. But to God their wisdom was not wisdom at all; it was foolishness. Real wisdom is the wisdom which has been hidden in God. The wisdom of human philosophy is not true wisdom. As a person born and raised in China, I became familiar with the classical writings of Confucius. Apparently these writings are full of wisdom. Actually, in the sight of God, they are foolishness. I eventually came to pity the Chinese who were learned in the ethical philosophy of Confucius. This philosophy veiled them and kept them from seeing God, Christ, the Spirit, and God’ss alvation. Because they were veiled by philosophy, these ethical Chinese could not see these wonderful realities. No doubt, the principle is the same with Greek philosophy. This philosophy was a thick veil covering the Greeks. Even those at Corinth who had believed in the Lord and received Him were still veiled by their philosophy and wisdom. Philosophy makes people foolish because it causes them to reject God and deny Christ. What could be more foolish than this? It is the philosophical people who deny God and Christ. Therefore, in the eyes of God, their philosophical wisdom is nothing but foolishness. When I was in China, I earnestly desired that the learned Chinese could turn from their philosophy and see God and Christ
9我们的定命照著保罗在一、二章的领会，真智慧是隐藏在神里面奥秘的智慧。如我们所指出的，这智慧就是基督自己。神已使这奥秘、隐藏的智慧成为我们的定命。这就是说，神已定规奥秘、隐藏的基督成为我们的定命。你知道你作基督徒的定命是甚么？你的定命乃是奥秘、隐藏的基督，祂是神的智慧，神经纶的中心和我们的分。你听过基督是你的定命么？我们都知道基督是我们的救赎主、救主、主、主人、甚至我们的生命。但你
9OUR DESTINY According to Paul’s understanding in chapters one and two, real wisdom is the mysterious wisdom hidden in God. As we have pointed out, this wisdom is Christ Himself. God has made this mysterious, hidden wisdom to be our destiny. This means that God has determined that the mysterious and hidden Christ become our destiny. Do you know what your destiny is as a Christian? Your destiny is the mysterious and hidden Christ, the One who is the wisdom of God, the center of God’secon o my and our portion. Have you ever heard that Christ is your destiny? We all know that Christ is our Redeemer, Savior, Lord, Master,
10可能从来没有看见基督是你的定命。然而，这奇妙的事实启示在二章七节。这里保罗说有一种智慧，奥秘、隐藏的智慧，隐藏在神里面的智慧，就是基督自己。不但如此，神豫定了这智慧是为使我们得荣耀。这的确指明神已使基督成为我们的定命。赞美祂，祂不但是我们的救主、主、和生命─祂也是我们的定命！这定命至终要将我们引到荣耀里。
10and even our life. But probably you have never realized that Christ is your destiny. Nevertheless, this marvelous fact is revealed in 2:7. Here Paul says that there is a wisdom, a mysterious, hidden wisdom, a wisdom hidden in God, which is Christ Himself. Furthermore, God has predestined this wisdom for our glory. This surely indicates that God has made Christ to be our destiny. Praise Him that He is not only our Savior, Lord, and life—He is also our destiny! This destiny will eventually lead us into glory
11说荣耀就是基督，这是正确的；但我们必须记得，荣耀乃是彰显出来的神。说荣耀就是基督，实际上就是说，基督是彰显出来的神。神的彰显基督，乃是我们的定命。我们有何等的定命！这定命要将我们带进荣耀，这荣耀就是神的彰显。我们若看见这点，就要俯伏在主面前，敬拜祂，并向祂献上我们的感谢和赞美。
11Although it is correct to say that glory is Christ, we need to remember that glory is God expressed. To say that glory is Christ actually means that Christ is God expressed. The expression of God, Christ, is our destiny. What a destiny we have! This destiny will bring us into glory, a glory which is the very expression of God. If we see this, we shall want to bow down before the Lord, worship Him, and offer our thanks and praise to Him
爱神
LOVING GOD
12在九节保罗说，『神为爱祂的人所豫备的，是眼睛未曾看见，耳朵未曾听见，人心也未曾想到的。』我们若要领略并有分于神为我们命定并豫备之深奥、隐藏的事，就不仅需要信祂，也需要爱祂。敬畏神、敬拜神、信神（就是接受神），都还不彀；爱祂是不可缺的。爱神的意思，是把我们全人，灵、魂、体，连同我们的心、心思和力量，（可十二30，）都完全摆在祂身上。这就是说，我们全人都让祂占有，消失在祂里面，以致祂成了我们的一切，我们在日常生活里，实际的与祂是一。这样，我们与神就有最亲近、最密切的交通，能进入祂的心，领略祂心中一切的秘密，（诗七三25，二五14，）不仅晓得，更经历、享受、并完全有分于神这些深奥、隐藏的事。
12In verse 9 Paul says, “Things which eye has not seen and ear has not heard, and which have not come up in man’she art, how much God has prepared for those who love Him.” To realize and participate in the deep and hidden things God has ordained and prepared for us requires us not only to believe in Him, but also to love Him. To fear God, to worship God, and to believe in God, that is, to receive God, are all inadequate; to love Him is the indispensable requirement. To love God means to set our entire being—spirit, soul, and body, with the heart, soul, mind, and strength (Mark 12:30)— absolutely on Him, that is, to let our entire being be occupied by Him and lost in Him, so that He becomes everything to us and we are one with Him practically in our daily life. In this way we have the closest and most intimate fellowship with God. It is thus we are able to enter into His heart and apprehend all its secrets (Psa. 73:25; 25:14). Thus, we not only realize, but also experience, enjoy, and fully participate in these deep and hidden things of God
13知道神的深奥在林前二章六节保罗说，我们所讲的不是这世代的智慧，或这世代有权有位之人的智慧。人凭自己无法知道这智慧，这智慧必须藉著那灵启示出来。所以，在十节保罗说，『但神藉著那灵向我们启示了，因为那灵参透万事，甚至神的深奥也参透了。』神藉著那灵向我们启示深奥、隐藏的事，因为这些事是人眼睛未曾看见，人耳朵未曾听见，人心也未曾想到的。这就是说，人没有关于这些事的概念，没有这些事的思想。这些全然是奥秘的，隐藏在神里面，并且过于人所能领会。但神藉著那灵向我们启示了，那灵参透万事，甚至神的深奥也参透了。
13KNOWING THE DEPTHS OF GOD In verse 6 Paul says that the wisdom we speak is not a wisdom of this age, or of the rulers of this age. In themselves, human beings are not capable of knowing this wisdom. It must be revealed through the Spirit. Therefore, in verse 10 Paul says, “For God has revealed them to us through the Spirit; for the Spirit searches all things, even the depths of God.” God reveals the deep and hidden things to us through the Spirit, for these things have not been seen by man’se yes, heard by man’s ears, nor have they come up in man’she art. This means that man has no idea concerning them, no thought of them. They are altogether mysterious, hidden in God, and beyond human understanding. But God has revealed them to us through the Spirit, who searches all things, even the depths of God
14一件事向我们启示出来，与我们受教导而得知那件事不同。教导与我们的心思有关，启示与我们的灵有关。要领略神为我们所豫备深奥、隐藏的事，我们的灵比我们的心思更为需要。当我们在与神亲密的交通中爱祂，全人与祂成为一，祂就要在我们的灵里，藉著祂的灵，向我们显示基督作我们所得之分的一切秘密。这就是向我们启示，人心所未曾想到，神的智慧所计画，关于基督隐藏的事。林前二章十节说，那灵参透万事。参透，原文的意思是指积极的探究；含示准确的知识，不是发现的，乃是探索而得的。神的灵探索神关于基督的深奥，并在我们灵里，向我们显示这深奥，使我们领略并有分。神的深奥指神深奥的事，就是基督在各方面作了我们的永分，为神所豫定、豫备，而白白恩赐我们的。这些是人心未曾想到的，但藉著神的灵，在我们的灵里向我们启示出来。因此，我们若要有分于这些，就必须属灵。我们必须在我们的灵里行事为人，生活在我们的灵里，使我们能享受基督作我们的一切。
14To have something revealed to us is different from being taught about that thing. To teach is related to our mind; to reveal, to our spirit. To realize the deep and hidden things God has prepared for us, our spirit is more necessary than our mind. When our entire being becomes one with God through loving Him in intimate fellowship, He shows us, in our spirit through His Spirit, all the secrets of Christ as our portion. This is to reveal the hidden things planned by His wisdom concerning Christ, things which have never come up in man’she art. First Corinthians 2:10 says that the Spirit searches all things. The Greek word rendered searches includes active research and implies accurate knowledge not in discovering but in exploring. The Spirit of God explores the depths of God concerning Christ and shows them to us in our spirit for our realization and participation. The depths of God refer to the deep things of God, which are Christ in many aspects as our eternal portion, foreordained, prepared, and given to us freely by God. These have never arisen in man’she art, but are revealed to us in our spirit by God’s Spirit. Hence, we must be spiritual in order to partake of them. We must move and live in our spirit that we may enjoy Christ as everything to us
15与主成为一灵许多相信神的人不知道神的深奥。他们只是肤浅的认识神。犹太人、回教徒、和大多数的基督徒都是这样。今天多少基督徒照著神的深奥认识祂？许多信徒甚至对神认为真正深奥的事，都没有正确的领悟。有些人以为有关于七头、十角、和七十个七的圣经知识，就是知道深奥的事。按他们看，领会这样的事就是深入认识圣经。有些信徒甚至以为说方言是深奥的事。事实上，说方言是非常肤浅的事，与十节所说神的深奥无关。
15ONE SPIRIT WITH THE LORD Many of those who believe in God do not know the depths of God. They know God only in a superficial way. This is true of Jews, Moslems, and the majority of Christians. How many Christians today know God according to His depths? Many believers do not even have a proper realization of the matters which God regards as truly deep. Some think that to have biblical knowledge about the seven heads, the ten horns, and the seventy weeks is to know deep things. According to them, to understand such matters is to know the Bible in a deep way. Certain believers even think that speaking in tongues is something deep. Actually, tongues-speaking is a very shallow matter. It has nothing to do with the depths of God spoken of in verse 10.
16你若要知道神的深奥，就是神深奥的事，就需要认识罗马书、加拉太书、以弗所书、腓立比书、歌罗西书、希伯来书、约翰福音和启示录。但甚至这些启示深奥之事的书，也没有告诉我们，基督─这位在肉体里末后的亚当，成了赐生命的灵。惟有在哥林多前书才有这样一句话。再者，惟有在这卷书里保罗才说，『与主联合的，便是与主成为一灵。』（六17。）甚么事比这些更深？末后的亚当成了赐生命的灵，并且我们与主联合成为一灵，甚么比这个更深？这些事深不可测，其深奥无法测量。只认识神是创造者，是非常肤浅的认识祂。甚至研究生理学的医科学生也可能推断人的身体必有创造者。藉著他们的研究，他们也许认识神，并承认祂是创造者。另有的人也许认识神是主宰一切的，并且祂能供给我们所需要的一切。但甚至这样也不是知道神深奥的事。
16If you wish to know the depths of God, the deep things of God, you need to know the books of Romans, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, Hebrews, John, and Revelation. But not even these books, books which reveal deep and profound matters, tell us that Christ, the last Adam in the flesh, has become the life-giving Spirit. Only in 1 Corinthians do we have such a statement. Moreover, only in this book does Paul say, “He who is joined to the Lord is one spirit” (6:17). What things are deeper than these? What is deeper than the last Adam becoming the life-giving Spirit and our being joined to the Lord as one spirit? These things are unfathomable; they are immeasurably deep and profound. To know God only as Creator is to know Him very superficially. Even medical students who study physiology may conclude that the human body must have had a Creator. Through their study they may come to know God and acknowledge Him as Creator. Others may know that God is sovereign and that He can provide everything we need. But not even this is the knowledge of the deep things of God
17我们若要知道神的深奥，就必须知道，有一天，神藉著成为肉体，成了一个名叫耶稣的人。主耶稣藉著祂的钉十字架，了结旧造，并释放神圣的生命，使其得以分赐到所有相信祂的人里面。现今，在复活里，祂是赐生命的灵，住在我们的灵里，并且与我们成为一灵。我们里面有调和的灵，就是我们重生之人的灵与神的灵调和。这是非常深的事。可惜，很少基督徒知道这些深奥的事。1我们若思想整卷哥林多前书的上下文，就会有把握的解释说，二章十节里神深奥的事是指包罗万有的基督，就是住在我们灵里那赐生命的灵。这位基督完成救赎以后，成了赐生命的灵。这样，祂对我们十分便利，我们能与祂联合成为一灵。没有甚么能比这个更深。何等可悲，这些深奥的事被今天许多的基督徒忽略了！
17If we would know the depths of God, we must know that through incarnation God one day became a man named Jesus. Through His crucifixion the Lord Jesus terminated the old creation and released the divine life that it may be imparted into all who believe in Him. Now, in resurrection, He is the life-giving Spirit who indwells our spirit and who has become one spirit with us. We have a mingled spirit within us, our regenerated human spirit mingled with the divine Spirit. This is a very deep matter. Unfortunately, few Christians know these deep things. If we consider the context of the whole book of Corinthians, we shall have the assurance to interpret the deep things of God in 2:10 as referring to the all- inclusive Christ who, as the life-giving Spirit, indwells our spirit. After accomplishing redemption, this Christ has become a life-giving Spirit. As such, He is so available to us that we can be joined to Him as one spirit. Nothing can be deeper than this. How sad that these depths are neglected by so many Christians today!
18知道神的深奥，就是知道基督在各方面作了我们的永分。基督是神经纶的中心，是神所赐给我们作我们享受的分，也是隐藏在神里面奥秘的智慧。神奥秘中的智慧乃是基督是神深奥的事。我鼓励你们众人祷告并交通这点，并且寻求更深领会神的深奥─基督自己是奥秘、隐藏的智慧，神经纶的中心，以及神所赐给我们作我们享受的分。基督这包罗万有、延展无限的一位，的确是神的深奥。
18To know the depths of God is to know Christ in many aspects as our eternal portion. Christ is the center of God’secon o my, the portion given to us by God for our enjoyment, and the mysterious wisdom hidden in God. God’s wisdom in a mystery is Christ as the deep things of God. I encourage you all to pray and fellowship concerning this and to seek a deeper understanding of the depths of God—Christ Himself as the mysterious and hidden wisdom, the focus of God’secon o my, and the portion given to us by God for our enjoyment. Christ, the all-inclusive and extensive One, is truly the depths of God