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哥林多前书生命读经 · 第18篇

在认识基督

The Two Spirits In Knowing Christ
1读经：哥林多前书2:2,7-16。在林前二章一节保罗说，『弟兄们，
1As The Depths Of God Scripture Reading: 1 Cor. 2:2, 7-16 In 2:1 Paul says, “And I, when I came to you, brothers
2从前我到你们那里去，并没有照著高超的言论或智慧，对你们宣传神的奥秘。』保罗去哥林多，宣扬神的奥秘时，不是要展示他高超的言论，或哲学的智慧。这不是说，保罗没有高超的言论或智慧；这乃是说，他特意丢弃那些东西。在二节他继续说，『因为我曾定了主意，在你们中间不知道别的，只知道耶稣基督，并这位钉十字架的。』保罗特意定了主意，不知道别的，只知道钉十字架的基督。这含示保罗到哥林多人那里，是个钉十字架的人。他愿意显为愚拙，没有知识，因为他这样定了主意。
2came not with excellence of speech or wisdom, announcing to you the testimony of God.” Paul did not come to Corinth to display excellent speech or philosophical wisdom in proclaiming the testimony of God. This does not mean that Paul did not have excellence of speech or wisdom; it means that he deliberately dropped those things. In verse 2 he goes on to say, “For I determined not to know anything among you except Jesus Christ, and this One crucified.” Paul deliberately decided not to know anything other than the crucified Christ. This implies that Paul came to the Corinthians as a crucified person. He was willing to appear foolish and not knowledgeable because he had made such a determination
3神奥秘中的智慧在六节保罗告诉哥林多人：『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。』这里保罗似乎在说，『不要以为我们没有智慧。我们有智慧，并且我们能讲智慧，但我们只对长成的人讲智慧。你们哥林多人仍是婴孩。我怎么可能对你们讲这智慧？』
3GOD’S WISDOM IN A MYSTERY In verse 6 Paul tells the Corinthians, “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.” Here Paul seems to be saying, “Don’t think that we do not have wisdom. We have wisdom and we can speak wisdom, but we speak wisdom only to those who are full-grown. You Corinthians are still babes. How is it possible for me to speak this wisdom to you
4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。』『奥秘中的智慧』这辞含示智慧就是奥秘。这智慧，这奥秘，就是基督。不但如此，基督这奥秘中的智慧，乃是神在万世以前，为使我们得荣耀所豫定的。基督作为智慧和奥秘，将是我们在荣耀里的分。
4In verse 7 Paul goes on to say, “But we speak God’s wisdom in a mystery, the wisdom which has been hidden, which God predestined before the ages for our glory.” The expression “wisdom in a mystery” implies that the wisdom is the mystery. This wisdom, this mystery, is Christ. Furthermore, Christ as the wisdom in a mystery has been predestined by God before the ages for our glory. Christ as the wisdom and the mystery will be our portion in glory
5神的深奥基督是神奥秘中的智慧，甚至就是神的深奥。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。』基督
5THE DEPTHS OF GOD Christ as God’s wisdom in a mystery i seven the depths of God. 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.” Christ Himself is
6自己是神深奥的事。每位真基督徒都知道，基督是为我们的罪死在十字架上的救主。然而，这样认识基督，只是知道肤浅的事。那么，深奥是甚么？基督是神的深奥，包括诸如神的智慧和奥秘这样的事。
6the deep things of God. Every genuine Christian knows that Christ is the Savior who died on the cross for our sins. However, to know Christ in this way is to know only superficial things. What, then, are the depths? Christ as the depths of God includes such matters as God’s wisdom and mystery.
7在你得救以前，你知道宇宙的目的么？你知道人生的意义么？当然你不知道这些事。你不知道你在地上生活的目的，或者你的定命将是甚么。宇宙的目的和你生命的意义都是奥秘。惟有我们领受关于基督的异象，并且经历神的救恩时，我们才能领会宇宙和我们在地上生活的奥秘。许多基督徒领受了基督的救恩，却没有看见关于基督的异象。结果，他们仍不知道生命的意义。但我们看见基督在神经纶中的异象时，就开始领悟基督自己是宇宙的目的，也是我们人生的意义。我们是为著基督被神创造，并且今天我们是为著基督生活。基督是我们的生命，我们生命的目的，也是我们生活的目标。不但如此，基督也是我们的定命；我们朝向祂迈进。我们领受这样一个关于基督的异象时，就开始认识宇宙和人生的奥秘。自然而然我们成为智慧的，因为我们有基督作神的智慧。然后，渐渐的、逐步的，我们开始认识基督是神的深奥。
7Before you were saved, did you know the purpose of the universe, and did you know the meaning of human life? Certainly you did not know these things. You did not know the purpose of your life on earth or what your destiny would be. Both the purpose of the universe and the meaning of your life were a mystery. Only when we receive a vision concerning Christ and experience God’ss alvation can we understand the mysteries of the universe and of our life on earth. Many Christians have received Christ’ss alvation, but they have not seen the vision concerning Christ. As a result, they still do not know the meaning of life. But when we see the vision of Christ in God’secon o my, we begin to realize that Christ Himself is the purpose of the universe and also the meaning of our human life. We were created by God for Christ, and today we are living for Christ. Christ is our life, the purpose of our life, and also the goal of our living. Furthermore, Christ is our destiny; we are heading toward Him. When we receive such a vision concerning Christ, we begin to know the mystery of the universe and of human life. Spontaneously we become wise, for we have Christ as God’s wisdom. Then, little by little and step by step, we begin to know Christ as the depths of God
经历神所是的深奥
EXPERIENCING THE DEPTHS OF GOD’S BEING
8神的深奥是在神为使我们得荣耀所豫定的事当中。保罗在九节说到这些事：『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。﹂』这些事虽然眼睛未曾看见，耳朵未曾听见，人心也未曾想到，但神向我们启示了，（10，）并且白白恩赐我们。（12。）一天过一天，关于基督是我们的分，我们看见更多、更深的事。我能见证这些年来，尤其在最近几年，基督对我的确成了神的深奥。我们享受基督，祂就成为我们的公义。不但如此，我们从经历中知道，每当我们享受基督，基督就成为神给我们的喜乐。但我们不经历基督时，神对我们就不高兴，我们也就没有神的喜乐。每当我们实际的享受基督，我们就有神的喜乐。事实上，我们所享受的基督，祂自己就是神的喜乐。首先，我们享受基督时，就领悟自己不是公义的。然后，自然而然，基督成为我们所需要的公义。我们继续享受祂，我们就领悟神对我们高兴，我们也享受神的喜乐。这经历相当深，但还不是对神的深奥的经历。
8The depths of God are among the things predestined by God for our glory. Paul speaks of these things in verse 9: “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’s he art, how much God has prepared for those who love Him.” Although eye has not seen them and ear has not heard them and although they have never arisen in man’she art, God has revealed them to us (v. 10), and freely given them to us (v. 12). Day by day, we see something further and deeper regarding Christ as our portion. I can testify that throughout the years, especially in the last few years, Christ has truly become the depths of God to me. When we enjoy Christ, He becomes our righteousness. Furthermore, from experience we know that whenever we enjoy Christ, Christ becomes God’s joy to us. But when we do not experience Christ, God is not happy with us, and we do not have the joy of God. Whenever we enjoy Christ in a practical way, we have God’s joy. In fact, the Christ whom we enjoy is Himself the joy of God. At first, when we enjoy Christ, we realize that we are not righteous. Then, spontaneously, Christ becomes the righteousness we need. Then as we continue to enjoy Him, we realize that God is happy with us and that we have God’s joy. This experience is somewhat deep, but it is still not the experience of the depths of God.
9我们不断享受基督，至终就进入神所是的深奥。然后我们领悟，我们是在全能神的心里，在祂的深处，并且祂成为我们内里的元素。我们这些相信基督的人，乃是与神调和，这是真理；但有人反对这真理，并称此为异端，因为他们没有这经历。然而，我无法否认一个事实，我享受基督时，就摸著神的深奥，并且神成为我里面的元素。基督在我们的经历中对我们是实际的。祂不但是我们的公义、圣别和救赎，也是神的深奥。在一章，我们看见基督是给我们的事物，在二章，祂是神的事物。因为我们的经历有限，我们无法充分解释基督是神的深奥是甚么意思。但有一天，我们会在经历上长进，我们就会真知道祂是神的深奥。
9When we enjoy Christ continually, we eventually enter into the depths of God’s being. Then we realize that we are in the very heart, the depths, of the almighty God and that He becomes our inner element. Those who oppose the truth that we who believe in Christ are mingled with God will call this heresy because they have not experienced it. Nevertheless, I cannot deny the fact that when I enjoy Christ, I touch the depths of God and God becomes the element within me. Christ is practical to us in our experience. He is not only our righteousness, sanctification, and redemption, but also the depths of God. In chapter one, we see that Christ is something to us, and in chapter two, that He is something of God. Because our experience is limited, we are not able to explain adequately what it means for Christ to be the depths of God. But one day we shall advance in our experience and we shall truly know Him as God’s depths
人的灵知道人的事
THE SPIRIT OF MAN
10经历一、二章所启示基督各方面的路是藉著二灵，神的灵与人重生的灵。在二章十节保罗说到神的灵，在十一节他继续说到人的灵：『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。』本节指明我们若要知道人的事，就必须用我们人的灵；我们若要知道神的事，就必须凭著神的灵才能知道。无论属世的人受过多少教育，他们也不知道人的事。十一节里人的事，不是指婚姻、住所、食物、交通等等。要知道这样的事，不需要用人的灵。这些不是保罗所说人的事。
10KNOWING THE THINGS OF MAN The way to experience all the aspects of Christ revealed in chapters one and two is through the two spirits, the divine Spirit and the regenerated human spirit. In verse 10 Paul speaks of the divine Spirit, and in verse 11 he goes on to speak of the human spirit: “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.” This verse indicates that if we would know the things of man, we must use our human spirit, and if we would know the things of God, we must do so by the Spirit of God. No matter how educated worldly people may be, they do not know the things of man. The things of man in verse 11 do not refer to matters such as marriage, housing, food, and transportation. It is not necessary to use the human spirit in order to know such things. These are not the things of man to which Paul refers
11照著圣经，人的事是甚么？圣经首次说到人，就告诉我们，人是照著神的形像造的。（创一。）人的事第一方面，乃是人是神照著祂的形像造的，为要彰显祂。但神所造要作祂彰显的人成了堕落、罪恶的。哲学家多半不领悟他们是堕落的。但人的堕落是人的事重要的一项。我们是神所造而堕落了的人，我们需要悔改，需要得救，并且需要重生。这些也是人的事。现今我们是得救、重生的人，我们必须爱主、活祂、彰显祂、并完成祂永远的定旨。这些是人的事更多的方面。
11According to the Bible, what are the things of man? When the Bible first speaks of man, it tells us that man was made in the image of God (Gen. 1:26). The first aspect of the things of man is that man was created 26 by God in His image in order to express Him. But the man created by God to be His expression became fallen and sinful. Most philosophers do not realize that they are fallen. But the fall of man is an important item of the things of man. As those who were created by God and who became fallen, we need to repent, we need to be saved, and we need to be regenerated. These also are things of man. Now as saved and regenerated ones, we must love the Lord, live Him, express Him, and fulfill His eternal purpose. These are more aspects of the things of man.
12属世的人不知道这些事，因为他们不运用他们的灵。你若对一位不信主的教授谈论这些人的事，他不会有任何领会。他也许知道数学或科学，却不知道人的事。同样，医生知道疾病、医药和维他命，却不知道人的事。我们得救以前，也不领会人的事，因我们的灵是死的。我们甚至不知道人有灵，我们也从未用过自己的灵。离了人的灵，我们怎能知道人的事？不运用人的灵，简直不可能知道人的事。得救是在我们的灵里被点活并挑旺。所有真正得救的人，无论他们在那里，都已在他们的灵里被挑旺。即使他们不领悟这点，这却是他们经历的事实。人的灵一这样被挑旺，他就开始知道人生的真义，也知道人生的根源。这就是说，他开始知道人的事。然而，许多基督徒在得救时灵里被挑旺以后，又受影响偏离灵，转而运用天然的心思。今天基督徒要听见关于人重生之灵发展的信息，惟一的地方可能是在主的恢复里。在别处，基督徒都受到鼓励去发展天然的头脑。那个发展破坏对人的事和人的情形正确的认识。我再说，我们若要知道人的事，就必须用我们的灵。
12Worldly people do not know any of these things, because they do not exercise their spirit. If you talk to an unbelieving professor about these things of man, he will not have any understanding of them. He may know mathematics or science, but not the things of man. In like manner, medical doctors know about disease, medicine, and vitamins, but they do not know the things of man. Before we were saved, we also had no understanding of the things of man, for our spirit was deadened. We did not even know that we had a human spirit, and we never used our spirit. Apart from the human spirit, how can we know the things of man? It is simply impossible to know the things of man without exercising the spirit of man. To be saved is to be enlivened and stirred up in our spirit. All the truly saved ones, no matter where they may be, have been stirred up in their spirit. This is a fact of their experience, even if they have no realization concerning it. As soon as a person’s spirit is stirred up in this way, he begins to know the real meaning of human life and also the source of human life. This means that he begins to know the things of man. However, after they were stirred up in their spirit at the time they were saved, many Christians are influenced to turn from the spirit and to exercise their natural mind. Probably the only place where Christians today hear messages on the development of the regenerated human spirit is in the Lord’s recovery. Elsewhere, Christians are encouraged to develop the natural mentality. That development destroys the proper knowing of the things of man and of man’s situation. Again I say, if we would know the things of man, we must use our spirit
被引进神的灵
USHERED INTO THE SPIRIT OF GOD
13我们运用我们的灵来知道人的事，就被引进神的灵。人重生的灵和神的灵，这二灵是无法分开的。这就是保罗在林前二章十一节同时说到二灵的原因。首先他说，除了在人里面人的灵，没有人知道人的事。然后他继续说，除了神的灵，没有人知道神的事。我们若要作正确、真实的人，就必须有这二灵。我们必须有人的灵知道人的事，也必须有神的灵知道神的事。照著圣经，人的事与神的事有关。这使我们更需要有这二灵。
13When we exercise our spirit to know the things of man, we are ushered into the Spirit of God. The two spirits, the regenerated human spirit and the divine Spirit, cannot be separated. This is the reason Paul speaks of both spirits in 2:11. First he says that no one knows the things of man except the spirit of man which is in him. Then he goes on to say that the things of God no one knows except the Spirit of God. If we would be a proper and genuine human being, we must have these two spirits. We must have the spirit of man to know the things of man and the Spirit of God to know the things of God. According to the Bible, the things of man are related to the things of God. This makes it all the more necessary for us to have these two spirits.
14属灵的意义在十三节保罗继续说到属灵的事：『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。』在十四节保罗指出，神的灵的事是凭灵看透的：『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。』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
14THE MEANING OF BEING SPIRITUAL In verse 13 Paul goes on to refer to spiritual things: “Which also we speak, not in words taught by human wisdom, but in words taught by the Spirit, communicating spiritual things by spiritual things.” In verse 14 Paul points out that the things of the Spirit of God are spiritually discerned: “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.” A soulish man is a natural man, a person who lives in the soul instead of in
15一样。（犹19。）在林前二章十五节保罗说，『惟有属灵的人看透万事，却没有一人看透他。』这些经文里说到属灵的认识、属灵的解释、属灵的看透、和属灵的人。
15the spirit. In verse 15 Paul says, “But he who is spiritual discerns all things, and he is discerned by no one.” In these verses we have spiritual knowledge, spiritual communication, spiritual discernment, and spiritual persons
16你知道属灵是甚么意思么？属灵就是在你这人里面有二灵调和在一起。属灵就是使你的灵，人重生的灵，与神的灵调和成为一灵。属灵的人活在这调和的灵里。每当你在调和的灵里，你就是属灵的，并且你有属灵的看透、属灵的认识、和属灵的解释。你对人的事和神的事都能有属灵的看透。我们来看基督是神的深奥以及二灵的事时，我们必须承认，要经历基督是神的深奥，我们必须有这二灵。我们必须运用人的灵，我们也必须被引进神的灵。这就是说，我们的灵必须与神的灵调和。
16Do you know what it means to be spiritual? To be spiritual is to have the two spirits mingled together in your being. To be spiritual is to have your spirit, the regenerated human spirit, mingled with the Spirit of God to become one spirit. Spiritual persons live in this mingled spirit. Whenever you are in the mingled spirit, you are spiritual, and you have spiritual discernment, spiritual knowledge, and spiritual communication. You are able to discern spiritually both the things of man and the things of God. As we consider the matter of Christ as the depths of God and the matter of the two spirits, we must admit that in order to experience Christ as the depths of God, we must have these two spirits. We must exercise the human spirit, and we must be ushered into the Spirit of God. This means that our spirit must be mingled with the Spirit of God
经历调和的灵
EXPERIENCING THE MINGLED SPIRIT
17我们已经指出，活在调和之灵里的人就是属灵的人。属灵的人与属魂的人相对。照著这几章的上下文，属魂就是作希利尼人，并且照著希腊的文化而活。哲学家和羡慕属人智慧的人，就是属魂的人。属灵的人是运用他们的灵与神的灵配搭的人。因为他们活在调和的灵里，他们就真是属灵的，并且有属灵的认识、看透和解释。在调和的灵这里，我们不是肤浅的享受基督，乃是享受祂是神的深奥，甚至在神的深奥里享受祂。我们享受基督的方式，是眼睛未曾看见，耳朵未曾听见，心思未曾想过，人心也未曾想到的。我们享受基督的方式，超过我们所梦想的一切。神为我们豫定了基督，祂为我们豫备了祂，祂向我们启示了祂，并且将祂这神深奥的事赐给了我们。何等奇妙！我们需要更多为这些祷告，尤其为我们清楚看见这异象祷告。我们也需要操练调和的灵，好成为属灵的。然后我们就能在调和的灵里，凭灵看透人的事和神的事，并向别人解释。当然，我们若这样经历调和的灵，对基督就会有更深的经历。我们不会肤浅的经历祂，乃会经历祂是神的深奥。我们会天天经历基督作我们的公义、圣别和救赎。但我们经历祂的方式，甚至会超过这些方面，因我们会经历神自己同祂一切的深奥。赞美主，藉著调和的灵，祂是我们的分！
17We have pointed out that one who lives in the mingled spirit is a spiritual man. A spiritual man stands in contrast to the soulish man. According to the context of these chapters, to be soulish is to be Greek and to live according to Greek culture. Philosophers and those who admire human wisdom are soulish people. The spiritual persons are those who exercise their spirit to coordinate with the Spirit of God. Because they live in the mingled spirit, they are truly spiritual and they have spiritual knowledge, discernment, and communication. Here in the mingled spirit we enjoy Christ not in a superficial way, but as the depths of God and even in the depths of God. We enjoy Him in a way that eye has not seen, ear has not heard, mind has not thought, and heart has never imagined. We enjoy Christ in a way beyond all we have ever dreamed. God has predestined Christ for us, He has prepared Him for us, He has revealed Him to us, and He has given Him to us as the deep things of God. How wonderful! We need to pray more concerning these matters, especially that we shall see this vision clearly. We also need to practice the mingled spirit in order to be spiritual. Then we shall be able to discern the things of man and of God and to communicate with others spiritually in the mingled spirit. To be sure, if we experience the mingled spirit in this way, we shall have the deeper experience of Christ. We shall experience Him not in a superficial way, but as the depths of God. We shall experience Christ daily as our righteousness, sanctification, and redemption. But we shall experience Him in a way that even surpasses these aspects, for we shall experience God Himself with all His depths. Praise the Lord that He is our portion through the mingled spirit