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哥林多前书生命读经 · 第17篇

用属灵的话，向属灵的人，

Communicating Spiritual Things
1解释属灵的事读经：哥林多前书2:11-16,7,10。
1By Spiritual Words to Spiritual Men Scripture Reading: 1 Cor. 2:11-16, 7, 10
活基督以彰显神
LIVING CHRIST FOR THE EXPRESSION OF GOD
2神的心意是要使人成为祂的彰显。为要完成这事，神渴望进到人里面作人的生命，使人活出祂来。为此，神藉著成为肉体成了人。至终，基督这位成为肉体的神，死在十字架上。藉著祂的钉十字架，祂了结了整个旧造。因此，基督的钉十字架不但与主耶稣的死有关，也与了结旧造的一切有关。藉著这包罗万有的死，神圣的生命，实际上就是神自己，就得著释放并分赐给神所豫定、救赎、并呼召的人。他们藉著相信钉十字架并复活的基督，就领受了神的生命和神的灵。神期望他们现今凭这生命而活，且凭这灵而行。这就是活基督以彰显神。不但如此，这样的生活不该是个人的，乃该是团体的。因此，神渴望祂的子民同被建造成为祂的居所，就是基督的身体。这是神的心意。哥林多的信徒多半是希利尼人，他们领受起初的恩赐，就是神的生命和神的灵。但他们领受这些恩赐以后，没有凭这些而活。他们没有凭神的生命而活，或凭神的灵而行。结果，他们没有活基督。他们没有接受基督作他们的生命、他们的内容、和他们的一切。反之，他们留在希腊文化里，并且炫耀他们的智慧和哲学。保罗写这封书信给他们的时候，他们的情况就是这样。
2God’sin tent i on is to make man His expression. In order to accomplish this, God desires to come into man to be his life so that man may live Him out. For this, God became a man through incarnation. Eventually Christ, God incarnate, died on the cross. Through His crucifixion He terminated the entire old creation. Hence, Christ’s crucifixion involved not only the death of the Lord Jesus, but the termination of everything of the old creation. By means of this all-inclusive death, the divine life, which is actually God Himself, was released and imparted to God’s predestinated, redeemed, and called people. By believing in the crucified and resurrected Christ, they have received the divine life and the divine Spirit. God’s expectation is that they will now live by this life and walk by this Spirit. This is to live Christ for the expression of God. Furthermore, such a living should not be individualistic; on the contrary, it should be corporate. Thus, God desires that His people be built together into His habitation, the Body of Christ. This is God’sin tent i on. The believers at Corinth, most of whom were Greeks, received the initial gifts, the divine life and the divine Spirit. But after receiving these gifts, they did not live by them. They did not live by the divine life or walk by the divine Spirit. As a result, they did not live Christ. They failed to take Christ as their life, their content, and their everything. Instead, they remained in their Greek culture and exulted in their wisdom and philosophy. This was their situation at the time Paul wrote this Epistle to them
3活文化而不活基督保罗写信给哥林多人时似乎是说，『你们在哥林多那里的信徒该丢弃希腊的文化、智慧和哲学。你们现今不该是希利尼人，而该是基督徒。你们不该再活你们的希腊文化，炫耀你们的哲学，并夸耀你们的智慧。你们领受了基督，并且神已将你们放在基督里。
3LIVING CULTURE INSTEAD OF CHRIST In writing to the Corinthians Paul seemed to be saying, “You believers there in Corinth should drop your Greek culture, wisdom, and philosophy. Instead of being Greeks, you should now be Christians. You should no longer live your Greek culture, exult in your philosophy, and boast in your wisdom. You have received Christ, and God has put you into Christ. Now that God has
4既然神已使你们成为基督徒，你们就该接受基督作你们的生命、内容和一切，并且你们该活基督里。不但如此，这位基督乃是神的智慧。希腊的智慧是肤浅的，那在神看来是愚拙。但神的智慧，真正的智慧，是深而奥秘的。这智慧远超崇尚哲学的人所能领略，因这是隐藏在神里面的智慧，甚至是神的深奥。这智慧，神的深奥，就是你们所相信、所领受的基督。我劝你们高举这位基督，以祂作你们的生命和一切，并且活祂。』倘若我们领会这基本观念，我们要领会哥林多前书头两章就容易多了。
4made you Christians, you should take Christ as your life, content, and everything, and you should live Christ. Furthermore, this Christ is God’s wisdom. Greek wisdom is shallow, and it is foolishness in the sight of God. But God’s wisdom, the genuine wisdom, is deep and mysterious. It is far beyond philosophical people to comprehend this wisdom, for it is a wisdom hidden in God and is even the depths of God. This wisdom, the depths of God, is the very Christ in whom you have believed and whom you have received. I urge you to exalt this Christ, take Him as your life and everything, and live Him.” If we understand this underlying concept, it will be much easier for us to understand the first two chapters of 1 Corinthians.
5天主教和更正教都离开了这两章里对基督的启示。天主教吸收了许多异教、属鬼、属撒但、邪恶的事物。天主教的实行是接受并吸收外邦思想和异教教义。这在『两个巴比伦』一书和彭伯（G.H.Pember）的著作中都有举证。更正教同样有迎合当地文化的实行。只要文化的元素不是罪恶或拜偶像的，就会为更正教所接受。例如，在中国，许多更正教传教士采取中国的伦理；在印度，他们跟随了印度文化的某些方面。结果，在中国和印度所谓的教会就成了文化的混杂。在中国我看见，当中国人采取西方的文化时，传教士就很高兴。传教士也愿意接受当地的文化。所以，在中国的基督教成了中国文化和西方文化的混杂。表面看来，这样的混杂不像天主教里的异教教义那样属鬼或属撒但。然而，原则上二者是一样的，因二者都传讲基督，却不帮助人活基督，以祂作人的生命、生活、内容和一切。你在组织的基督教里过怎样的生活？你岂不是没有活基督，却照著你的文化而活么？当然没有人教导你要活基督，以基督作你的生命和内容。有人告诉你要吸入基督、喝基督、并吃基督么？这一切对今天大多数的基督徒都是陌生的。原则上，今天信徒中间的情况与哥林多信徒中间的情况是一样的。哥林多信徒领受基督，却没有活祂。他们没有基督该成为他们的生命、生活、和内容的观念。反之，他们的思想集中于希腊的文化、智慧和哲学。不但如此，他们炫耀他们的智慧，并夸耀他们的哲学。这使他们的思想彼此不同，并有不同的偏好。有些人偏爱保罗，有些人偏爱矶法，还有些人偏爱亚波罗。结果，他们就分裂了。这分裂是他们中间邪恶和混乱的根源。
5Both Catholicism and Protestantism have departed from the revelation of Christ in these chapters. Catholicism has assimilated many pagan, demonic, satanic, and devilish things. The practice of Catholicism is to take in and absorb heathenism and paganism. This is documented in the book The Two Babylons and in the writings of G. H. Pember. Protestantism has followed the practice of adapting to local culture. As long as the elements of a culture are not sinful or idolatrous, they will be taken in by Protestantism. For example, in China many Protestant missionaries adopted Chinese ethics, and in India, they followed certain aspects of Indian culture. As a result, the so-called church in China and in India became a cultural mixture. In China I saw that the missionaries were happy when the Chinese adopted western culture. The missionaries were also willing to take in the local culture. Therefore, Christianity in China became a mixture of Chinese culture and western culture. Apparently such a mixture is not as demonic or satanic as the paganism in Catholicism. In principle, however, both are the same, for both preach Christ, but do not help people to live Christ, to take Him as their life, living, content, and everything. What kind of living did you have when you were in organized Christianity? Instead of living Christ, did you not live according to your culture? Surely no one taught you to live Christ, to take Christ as your life and content. Did anyone tell you to breathe Christ, drink Christ, and eat Christ? All this is foreign to most of today’s Christians. In principle, the situation among believers today is the same as that among the believers in Corinth. The Corinthian believers received Christ, but they did not live Him. They did not have the concept that Christ should be their life, their living, and their content. Instead, their thoughts were focused on Greek culture, wisdom, and philosophy. Furthermore, they exulted in their wisdom and boasted in their philosophy. This caused them to think differently from one another and to have different preferences. Some preferred Paul, others preferred Cephas, and still others preferred Apollos. As a result, they were divided. This division was the root of the evil and confusion among them.
6今天基督徒中间的情况与哥林多召会的情况一样。所以，所有的基督徒，包括我们，都需要这封书信。我们需要得这卷书的帮助，丢弃基督以外的一切。无论你的文化或国籍是甚么，都需要丢弃。我们都必须弃绝我们的文化、哲学、伦理和传统，专注于基督作我们独一的分。
6The situation among Christians today is the same as that of the church at Corinth. Therefore, all Christians, including us, need this Epistle. We need to be helped by this book to drop everything other than Christ. No matter what your culture or nationality may be, you need to drop it. We all must forsake our culture, philosophy, ethics, and traditions and center on Christ as our unique portion
接受基督作一切
TAKING CHRIST AS EVERYTHING
7大多数受浸归入某个公会的信徒，都不是照著基督或圣经，乃是照著那公会而被塑造成形。他们的说话和行动，都是照著那个公会。我们现今既在主恢复中的召会生活里，就不该被基督以外的事物塑造成形。我们该只有基督，没有传统或规条。例如，一位姊妹不化妆，是因为她照著这恢复塑造自己；另一位姊妹不化妆，是因为她在灵里行事并呼求基督而活祂；二者是不同的。同样，一位弟兄戒烟，也许是因为他设法倣效这恢复的实行，也可能是因为他活基督而不再有吸烟的欲望。我们不该照著这恢复塑造自己，我们只该活基督。用许多事物顶替基督，在基督徒中间是非常平常的。信徒也许有伦理、道德、文化、哲学、道理和传统，而没有基督。实在说来，今天的基督教没有基督。在基督徒中间，几乎任何事物都能成为基督的代替。林前一至二章的基本观念，是我们必须丢弃基督以外的一切。保罗去哥林多传讲基督时，曾定了主意，在他们中间不知道别的，只知道耶稣基督，并这位钉十字架的。这清楚指明他弃绝基督以外的一切。我们读哥林多前书时，需要对这基本思想有深刻的印象。我们需要看见，我们必须丢弃基督以外的一切，并且真正接受基督作我们的一切。基督的确是包罗万有的。祂是一切，甚至是神的深奥。
7Most of those believers who are baptized into a particular denomination are shaped, not according to Christ or the Bible, but according to that denomination. They speak and behave according to that particular denomination. Now that we are in the church life in the Lord’s recovery, we should not be shaped by something other than Christ. We should have only Christ, not traditions or regulations. For example, there is a difference between a sister who does not wear makeup because she shapes herself according to the recovery and a sister who does not wear makeup because she lives Christ by walking in the spirit and calling on Him. Likewise, a brother may give up smoking because he is trying to conform himself to the practices of the recovery, or he may do so because he lives Christ and no longer has any desire to smoke. Instead of shaping ourselves according to the recovery, we should simply live Christ. It is very common among Christians to have many things in place of Christ. Believers may have ethics, morality, culture, philosophy, doctrine, and tradition instead of Christ. In a very real sense, today’s Christianity is Christless. Among Christians almost anything can become a substitute for Christ. The underlying concept of 1 Corinthians 1 and 2 is that we must drop everything except Christ. When Paul came to Corinth and preached Christ, he determined not to know anything among them except Jesus Christ and this One crucified. This indicates clearly that he forsook everything except Christ. As we read 1 Corinthians, we need to be deeply impressed with this underlying thought. We need to see that we must drop everything but Christ and genuinely take Christ as everything to us. Christ truly is all-inclusive; He is everything, even the depths of God.
8认识二灵在二章十一节保罗说，『因为除了在人里面人的灵，在人中间有谁知道人的事？照样，除了神的灵，也没有人知道神的事。』人的灵是人最深的部分，其机能能参透人的事最深之处，而人的心思只能知道肤浅的事。同样，只有神的灵才能知道神深奥的事。哥林多的信徒忽略了人的灵与神的灵，转去凭著哲学活在他们的心思里。因此，本书表明，正确的经历这神与人的二灵，对实行召会生活乃是必要的。希利尼人以体育和哲学闻名。体育是为著训练并发展身体，哲学是为著发展心思。今天人也非常著重于发展身体和心思。然而，灵全然被忽略。我们题起灵，有些人不领会我们所谈论的。对他们而言，灵指鬼或幻像。甚至许多基督徒都不知道人的灵与魂二者的不同。许多基督徒相信二分法─关于人有体和魂两部分的教训，只有少数人跟从圣经相信三分法─关于人有灵、魂、体三部分的真理。哥林多的信徒知道如何操练身体和心思，关于人的灵却是无知的。因此，在十一节保罗教导他们灵的事，并且说人的灵知道人的事。人若不运用人的灵，就无法完全知道人的事。惟有人的灵知道人的事，照样，惟有神的灵知道神的事。在十二节保罗继续说，『我们所领受的，并不是世上的灵，乃是那出于神的灵，使我们能知道神白白恩赐我们的事。』我们这些凭神的灵，由神所生的人，已经领受了神的灵。因此，我们能知道神深奥的事，就是神白白恩赐我们，让我们享受的。
8KNOWING THE TWO SPIRITS In 2:11 Paul says, “For who among men knows the things of man, except the spirit of man which is in him? So also the things of God no one has known except the Spirit of God.” The spirit of man is the deepest part of his being. Its faculty can penetrate the innermost region of the things of man, whereas the mind of man is capable only of knowing superficial things. So also, only the Spirit of God can know the deep things of God. The Greeks were famous for gymnastics and philosophy. Gymnastics were for the training and development of the body, and philosophy was for the development of the mind. Today there is also a strong emphasis on developing the body and the mind. The spirit, however, is altogether neglected. When we mention the spirit, some do not understand what we are talking about. To them the spirit denotes a demon or phantom. Even many Christians do not know the difference between the human spirit and the soul. Many Christians believe in dichotomy—the teaching that man is of two parts, body and soul—and only a minority follow the Bible to believe in trichotomy—the truth that man has three parts, spirit, soul, and body. The believers at Corinth knew how to exercise the body and the mind, but they were ignorant concerning the human spirit. Thus, in verse 11 Paul teaches them about the spirit and says that the spirit of man knows the things of a man. Those who do not exercise the human spirit cannot fully know the things of man. Just as only the spirit of man knows the things of man, so only the Spirit of God knows the things of God. In verse 12 Paul continues, “Now we have received not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit which is from God, that we may know the things which have been freely given to us by God.” As those who have been born of God by His Spirit, we have received the Spirit of God. Hence, we are well able to know the deep things of God which He has freely given to us for our enjoyment
9保罗要哥林多的信徒知道，他们是人，有灵知道人的事，并且他们是在基督里的信徒，领受了神的灵，知道神白白恩赐的事。那里的基督徒对这二灵缺少正确的认识，他们有敏锐的心思和刚强的魂，但他们不领悟他们有人的灵。不但如此，他们忽略他们所领受的神的灵。因此，在十一至十二节保罗题醒他们有这二灵。他指出他们里面有人的灵，并且他们领受了那出于神的灵，知道神白白恩赐的事。照著九节，这些就是神所豫备、祂所命定的事。所有这些事都与基督有关。哥林多人要知道这些事，就必须留意他们人的灵和神的灵。
9Paul wanted the believers at Corinth to know that, as human beings, they had a spirit to know the things of man, and that, as believers in Christ, they had received the Spirit of God to know the things freely given by God. The Christians there lacked the proper knowledge of these two spirits. They had a keen mind and a strong soul, but they did not realize that they had a human spirit. Furthermore, they neglected the Spirit of God whom they had received. Thus, in verses 11 and 12 Paul reminds them of these spirits. He points out that they have a human spirit within them and that they have received the Spirit from God to know the things freely given by God. According to verse 9, these are the things prepared by God and ordained by Him. All these things are related to Christ. In order to know these things, the Corinthians had to pay attention to their human spirit and to the Spirit of God.
10属灵的事和属灵的话论到神恩赐我们的事，保罗在十三节继续说，『这些事我们也讲说，不是用人智慧所教导的言语，乃是用那灵所教导的言语，用属灵的话，解释属灵的事。』解释，原文意，调和或放
10SPIRITUAL THINGS AND SPIRITUAL WORDS Referring to the things given to us by God, Paul goes on to say in verse 13, “Which also we speak, not in words taught by human wisdom, but in words taught by the Spirit, communicating spiritual things by spiritual things.” The Greek word rendered communicating
11在一起；犹如解释或阐述。在七十士希腊文译本中，这辞是常见的，见于创世记四十章八节，四十一章十二、十五节等。这里的思想是用属灵的话，讲说属灵的事。这里不重在向谁说话，乃重在把属灵的事说出去的凭藉。使徒是用属灵的话，讲说属灵的事。所用之属灵的话是指那灵所教导之属灵的言语；所讲说之属灵的事，是指与基督有关之神深奥的事。
11literally means mixing or putting together, as interpreting or expounding. It is common in the Septuagint, found in verses such as Genesis 40:8; 41:12, 15. The thought here is to speak spiritual things by spiritual words. The stress is not on the person to whom the speaking is done, but rather on the means by which the spiritual things are spoken. The apostle speaks the spiritual things, which are the deep things of God concerning Christ, by the spiritual things, which are the spiritual words taught by the Spirit
12保罗说，他讲说属灵的事，不是用人智慧所教导的言语，乃是用那灵所教导的言语。这就是说，他不是用希腊哲学或智慧的话来讲说，他乃是用属灵的话解释属灵的事。在本节里，保罗所说属灵的话和属灵的事，原文是同样的辞，有两种意思。一是指属灵的话；一是指属灵的事本身，就是与基督有关之神深奥的事。属灵的事用属灵的话指明。这些属灵的话就是属灵的事，用以指明属灵的事。例如，桌子一辞是指称为桌子的东西。因为桌子这辞是桌子这实物的名称，我们就不该认为这辞是一回事，桌子是另一回事。照著希腊智慧的讲说不是属灵的。但神的灵所教导的言语的确是属灵的。因此，神所恩赐我们，关于基督是我们的分的事，以及神的灵所教导的言语，都是属灵的。我们需要和保罗一样，用属灵的话讲说属灵的事。
12Paul says that he did not speak the spiritual things in words taught by human wisdom, but in words taught by the Spirit. This means that he did not speak in the words of Greek philosophy or wisdom. Rather, he communicated spiritual things by spiritual words. In this verse, Paul uses the same term with two meanings. First, spiritual things refers to the spiritual things themselves, the deep things of God concerning Christ. Second, the expression refers to spiritual words. Spiritual things are designated by spiritual words. These spiritual words are spiritual things used to designate spiritual things. For example, the word table denotes an object called a table. Because the word table is a designation of an actual table, we should not regard the word as one thing and the table as another. The speaking that is according to Greek wisdom is not spiritual. But the words taught by the Spirit of God are truly spiritual things. Thus, spiritual things are both the things given to us by God concerning Christ as our portion and also the words taught by the Spirit of God. Like Paul, we need to speak spiritual things by spiritual things
13哥林多的信徒讲论基督，不是用属灵的话，乃是用希腊哲学和智慧的话。结果，他们给人的印象是哲学，不是基督。然而，保罗讲论基督时没有用哲学的语汇。他乃是用属灵的话讲说属灵的事。他所用属灵的话，等于属灵的事本身。在林前二章十三节保罗似乎在对哥林多人说，『我不能用希腊智慧的话，解释属灵的事。这些是人智慧所教导的言语。既是这样，这些就不是属灵的话，在解释属灵的事上是没有用的。我若用你们希利尼人所称赞的智慧话，就无法对你们讲说属灵的事。』
13The believers at Corinth talked about Christ not in spiritual words, but in the words of Greek philosophy and wisdom. As a result, they impressed others with philosophy, not with Christ. Paul, however, did not use philosophical terms when he spoke concerning Christ. Instead, he spoke spiritual things by spiritual things. He used spiritual words which are equal to the spiritual things themselves. In verse 13 Paul seems to be saying to the Corinthians, “I cannot use words of Greek wisdom to communicate spiritual things. These are words taught by man’s wisdom. As such, they are not spiritual things, and they are of no avail in communicating spiritual things. If I used the wisdom of words admired by you Greeks, I would not be able to speak spiritual things to you
14我们都该向保罗学习，不要想用人一般的发表讲说。这就是说，我们不该把我们传讲的标准降低到一般人发表的标准。普通人的发表不足以传达属灵的事。我们一离开那灵所教导之言语的标准，用人智慧所教导的言语，我们就不能再向别人传达属灵的事。为这缘故，在我的说话和著作里，我竭力留在那灵所教导的言语里。我们必须抵挡那降低属灵标准的试诱。我们必须寻求将人带上这标准。我们看见了神经纶的异象；即使别人鼓励我们降低到他们的水平，宣称他们无法领会我们所说的，我们仍必须维持这异象的标准。许多次这样的要求从不同的方面临到我。然而，我拒绝降低到人智慧的水平。反之，我鼓励别人凭著神的怜悯，上到祂的标准。我们完全无法藉著希腊的智慧、中国的伦理、或美国文化一般的发表，来解释属灵的事。属灵的事只能用属灵的事，就是用属灵的话解释。这是我们要学习的重要功课。将圣经译为中文的人知道用属灵的话解释属灵的事的重要。例如，新约常用『在基督里』。然而，在中文无法表达一个人能在另一个人里面的事实。中文译者没有更改『在基督里』这辞。他们在这事上没有试图适应于中文的限制。反之，他们发明中文的新辞，传达在基督里的思想。后来，这辞在白话里成为普遍的。这说明一个事实，我们若用属灵的话解释属灵的事，别人至终会学习并搆上神的标准。
14We all should learn from Paul not to try to speak in the common expressions of the people. This means that we should not lower the standard of our preaching to the standard of common human expression. Ordinary human expression is not adequate to convey spiritual things. As soon as we depart from the standard of Spirit-taught language to the words taught by human wisdom, we shall no longer be able to convey spiritual things to others. For this reason, in my speaking and writing I endeavor to remain in the words taught by the Spirit. We must resist the temptation to lower the spiritual standard. Instead, we must seek to bring others up to this standard. Having seen the vision of God’secon o my, we must maintain the standard of this vision, even when others encourage us to come down to their level with the claim that they cannot understand what we say. This kind of demand has come to me many times and from many different directions. Nevertheless, I refuse to descend to the level of human wisdom. On the contrary, I encourage others, by God’s mercy, to come up to His standard. We simply cannot communicate spiritual things by means of Greek philosophy, Chinese ethics, or with the expressions common to American culture. Spiritual things can be communicated only by spiritual things, that is, by spiritual words. This is an important lesson for us to learn. Those who translated the Bible into Chinese learned the importance of using spiritual words to communicate spiritual things. For example, the New Testament often uses the expression “in Christ.” However, in the Chinese language there was no way to express the fact that one person could be in another person. The translators did not change the expression “in Christ.” They did not try to adapt to the limitations of the Chinese language in this matter. Instead, they invented a new Chinese expression to convey the thought of being in Christ. Later, this expression became popular in the spoken Chinese language. This illustrates the fact that if we communicate spiritual things by spiritual words, others will eventually learn and come up to God’s standard.
属魂的人
SOULISH MEN
15十四节说，『然而属魂的人不领受神的灵的事，因他以这些事为愚拙，并且他不能明白，因为这些事是凭灵看透的。』十三节强调属灵的凭藉，就是说出属灵之事的属灵言语。十四至十五节强调属灵的对象，不是属魂的人，乃是属灵的人；只有属灵的人才能看透属灵的事。无论凭藉或对象，都需要属灵。属灵的事，必须用属灵的言语，向属灵的人讲说。
15Verse 14 says, “But a soulish man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; and he is not able to know them, because they are spiritually discerned.” Verse 13 stresses the spiritual means, that is, the spiritual words by which the spiritual things are spoken. Verses 14 and 15 stress the spiritual object, that is, a spiritual man, not a soulish one, who is able to discern the spiritual things. Both the means and the object need to be spiritual. The spiritual things must be spoken by the spiritual words to the spiritual man
16属魂的人是天然的人，让魂（包括心思、情感和意志）作主支配他的全人，而凭魂活著，不理会灵，不用灵，甚至像没有灵一样。（犹19。）这样的人不领受，也不能明白神的灵的事，反倒拒绝。求神迹的宗教犹太人，和寻求智慧的哲学希利尼人，（林前一22，）就是这种天然的人，对他们而言，神的灵的事乃是愚拙。（23。）二章十四节里神的灵的事，指神深奥、论到基督是我们之分的事。属魂的人不能明白这些事，因为他没有属灵知觉的本能。因此，他不能明白属灵的事。属灵的事是由属灵的人用属灵的凭藉，凭灵看透、察验清楚、调查明白的。照著哥林多前书的上下文，属魂的人是照著希腊文化而活的人。原则上，照著文化而活的人就是属魂的。中国信徒若照著中国伦理而活，就是属魂的。同样，美国弟兄若照著现代的美国文化而活，也是属魂的人。因此，属魂的人是活在自己文化里的人。
16A soulish man is a natural man, one living in his soul, not in his spirit. Such a man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God. Rather, he rejects them. The religious Jews who required signs and the philosophical Greeks who sought wisdom (1:22) were such natural men, to whom the things of the Spirit of God were foolishness (1:23). The things of the Spirit of God in verse 14 refer to the deep things of God concerning Christ as our portion. A soulish man cannot know these things, for he does not have the constitutional capacity for spiritual perception. Hence, he is not able to know spiritual things. Spiritual things are spiritually discerned, examined, and investigated by spiritual persons with spiritual means. According to the context of 1 Corinthians, a soulish man is one who lives according to Greek culture. In principle, those who live according to their culture are soulish. If a Chinese believer lives according to Chinese ethics, he is soulish. Likewise, if an American brother lives according to modern American culture, he also is a soulish man. Hence, a soulish man is a person who lives in his culture
属灵的看透
SPIRITUAL DISCERNMENT
17在十四节保罗强调神的灵的事是凭灵看透的。我们若要看透属灵的事，就必须知道我们有灵。然后我们需要领悟，神的灵住在我们的灵里，进而运用我们的灵，以属灵的方式看透属灵的事。
17In verse 14 Paul emphasizes the fact that the things of the Spirit of God are spiritually discerned. If we would discern spiritual things, we must know that we have a spirit. Then we need to realize that the Spirit of God dwells in our spirit and go on to exercise our spirit to discern spiritual things in a spiritual way.
18在十五节保罗说，『惟有属灵的人看透万事，却没有一人看透他。』属灵的人乃是否认魂，不凭魂活著，而让他被神的灵所占有并推动的灵，就是他重生的灵，作主管治他的全人，并凭这灵活著，行事为人都照著这灵的人。（罗八4。）这样属灵的人，他属灵知觉的本能，能施展其功能，所以能看透神的灵的事。不运用灵的人无法看透属灵的人。牛怎样不会欣赏优美的音乐，属魂的人照样无法看透属灵的人。今天许多基督徒好比听音乐的牛：他们不会欣赏或分辨所听见的。这些基督徒很容易领会属世的事或天然的事，但他们不能看透属灵的事或属灵的人。
18In verse 15 Paul says, “But he who is spiritual discerns all things, and he is discerned by no one.” To be spiritual is to move, act, and live in our spirit by the Spirit of God, who dwells in our spirit. Those who do not exercise the spirit have no way to discern a spiritual man. Just as a cow has no appreciation of good music, so a soulish person cannot discern a spiritual person. Today many Christians can be compared to cows listening to music: they have no appreciation or discernment of what they hear. These Christians can readily understand worldly things or natural things, but they are not able to discern spiritual things or spiritual people
基督的心思
THE MIND OF CHRIST
191林前二章十六节是哥林多前书这段的结语：『谁曾知道主的心思能教导祂？但我们是有基督的心思了。』因我们与基督在生机上是一，我们就有祂一切的机能。心思是智力的机能，领悟的器官。我们有基督这器官，所以能知道祂所知道的。我们不仅有基督的生命，也有基督的心思。基督必须从我们的灵浸透我们的心思，使我们的心思与祂的心思成为一。当我们与基督是一，祂的心思就成为我们的心思。这对我们不该仅仅是道理；这必须是我们的经历和我们的实行。
19Verse 1 6 is a conclusion to this portion of Corinthians: “For who has known the mind of the Lord? Who will instruct Him? But we have the mind of Christ.” Because we are organically one with Christ, we have all the faculties He has. The mind is the intelligence faculty, the understanding organ. We have such an organ of Christ so we can know what He knows. We have not only the life of Christ but also His mind. Christ must saturate our mind from our spirit, making our mind one with His. When we are one with Christ, His mind becomes our mind. This should not merely be a doctrine to us; it must be both our experience and our practice.