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哥林多前书生命读经 · 第5篇

基督和祂的十字架，是召会中所有难处的惟一解答（二）

Christ And His Cross The Unique Solution To All Problems In The Church (2
1读经：哥林多前书一章十至十三节。我们在前一篇信息里，指出基督和祂的十字架，是召会中所有难处的惟一解答。在本篇信息中，我们要更详尽的来看这惟一的解答。
1Scripture Reading: 1 Cor. 1:10-13 In the foregoing message we pointed out that Christ and His cross are the unique solution to all problems in the church. In this message we shall consider this unique solution in a fuller way
壹 基督
I. CHRIST
一 神经纶的中心
A. The Center of God’sEcon o my
2基督是神经纶的中心，在圣经这么多的经节当中，论到这事有一节特别要紧，就是歌罗西三章十一节。保罗说在新人里面，『并没有希利尼人和犹太人、受割礼的和未受割礼的、化外人、西古提人、为奴的、自主的，惟有基督是一切，又在一切之内。』在这节圣经的光中，我们没有一个人该以我们的种族或国籍自夸。我曾经到过世界各地，观察到所有的人都以他们的种族和国家自豪。但是我们这些在基督里的信徒，不该因我们的种族或国籍而骄傲。按歌罗西三章十至十一节所说，召会，基督的身体，乃是新人。在新人里面，没有种族或国籍的区别。保罗说，在新人里面，没有希利尼人和犹太人。犹太人以宗教闻名，希利尼人以文化，特别以哲学闻名。不过，在新人里面，犹太人或希利尼人都没有地位。保罗接著又说，没有受割礼的和未受割礼的、化外人、西古提人、为奴的或自主的。这指明在新人里面，宗教、文化都没有地位，不管那一种特别的文化都没有地位。惟有基督是一切，又在一切之内。歌罗西三章十一节给我们有力的根据说，在神的经纶里，基督是一切。祂是每一个人、每一件事，也是每一样东西。基督必须是我们的种族和国籍。如果有人问起你的种族，你该回答说，『我是属基督族类的。』我们里面该领悟，我们不是中国人、德国人、法国人、纽西兰人、美国人、或别的甚么国家的人，我们乃是基督的肢体。如果所有的基督徒都认识基督是神经纶的中心，一切分裂就都会消失了。
2Christ is the center of God’s economy. Among the thousands of verses in the Bible, one verse is extremely crucial regarding this matter, and this verse is Colossians 3:11. Speaking of the new man, Paul says, “Where there cannot be Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, slave, freeman, but Christ is all and in all.” In the light of this verse none of us should boast in matters of race or nationality. During my travels around the world, I have observed that everyone is proud of his country and race. But as believers in Christ, we should not pride ourselves in our race or nationality. According to Colossians 3:10 and 11, the church, the Body of Christ, is the new man. In the new man there are no distinctions of race or nationality. As Paul says, in the new man there cannot be Greek and Jew. The Jews are known for their religion, and the Greeks, for their culture, especially for their philosophy. However, there is room for neither Greek nor Jew in the new man. Paul goes on to say that there cannot be circumcision and uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, slave, or freeman. This indicates that in the new man there is no place for religion or culture, no matter what a particular culture may be. Rather, Christ is all and in all. Colossians 3:11 gives us a strong basis for saying that in God’s economy Christ is everything. He is every person, every matter, and every thing. Christ must be our race and nationality. If someone asks you to what race you belong, you should reply, “I belong to the race of Christ.” We should have the realization within that we are not Chinese, Germans, French, New Zealanders, Americans, or any other nationality, but are members of Christ. If all Christians knew that Christ is the center of God’s economy, all divisions would disappear.
3不久以前，我读到一则报导，说到在一个国家里，某种族团体的人在大教堂里召开会议，庆祝一件他们自认为胜利的事。在这个聚集中，有人说了一些反对另一个种族团体的话。后来，就在这个大教堂前面，两个不同种族团体的人起了冲突。这样的敌对，竟然发生在所谓奉基督的名聚集之后，真是羞耻！这种事情与新人的性质完全相反。在召会这新人里，不因肤色而有区别，没有白、黑、红、棕、黄的区别。我再说，在新人里，基督是一切；祂是一切，又在一切之内。保罗向哥林多人传讲时，乃是向他们见证包罗万有的基督，见证这位基督是神经纶的中心，又是神经纶的一切。按保罗的背景，他是真正、道地的犹太人。既是这样，他应当避开与希利尼人一切社交的接触。但保罗晓得在新人里，没有犹太人或希利尼人，惟有基督是一切，所以他能向哥林多的希利尼人见证基督。他能彀说，『我要见证基督是一切。在新人里没有犹太人和希利尼人；在新人里我不是犹太人，而是由基督构成的人。虽然我作了这样的见证，你们仍坚持要保留你们老旧的社会身分，而不接受基督作独一且包罗万有的中心。虽然我向你们宣告，我已经把我的宗教放下了，我如今乃是高举基督，但你们还是固守你们的希腊文化和哲学。你们知道我从前深陷于犹太教，我在犹太教中比许多人更有长进。可是，这一切我都丢弃了。我到你们这里，定意在你们中间不知道别的，只知道基督和祂钉十字架。神不在意犹太宗教或希腊哲学，祂只在意基督，因为在祂的经纶里，基督是我们的中心和一切。』
3Not long ago I read that in a certain country members of a particular racial group held a meeting in a cathedral to celebrate an event which they regarded as a victory for their cause. During this meeting, some things were said negatively about another racial group. Afterwards, directly in front of the cathedral there was a clash between members of these different racial groups. What a shame that such a confrontation could take place after a meeting which was supposedly held in the name of Christ! Such a thing is utterly contrary to the nature of the new man. In the church as the new man there are no distinctions on the basis of color; there is no white, black, red, brown, or yellow. To repeat, in the new man Christ is everything; He is all and in all. In his preaching to the Corinthians, Paul testified to them of the all-inclusive Christ, of the Christ who is the center of God’secon o my and everything in God’secon o my. According to his background, Paul was an authentic and typical Jew. As such, he should have avoided all social contact with Greeks. But because Paul realized that in the new man there is no Jew or Greek but that Christ is everything, he could testify to the Greeks in Corinth concerning Christ. He could say, “I wish to testify that Christ is everything and that in the new man there cannot be Jew and Greek. In the new man, I am not a Jew—I am a person constituted of Christ. But although I have testified concerning this, you insist on remaining in your old social status. You have not taken Christ as the unique, all-inclusive center. Although I declare to you that I have dropped my religion and that I now uplift Christ, you still hold to your Greek culture and philosophy. You know that I was deeply involved with Judaism. I advanced in Judaism beyond many others. But I have abandoned all this. When I came to you, I decided not to know anything among you but Christ and Him crucified. God does not care for Jewish religion or Greek philosophy. He cares only for Christ, because in His economy Christ is the center and everything to us
二 众圣徒的分
B. The Saints’ Portion
4歌罗西一章十二节说，『感谢父，叫你们彀资格在光中同得所分给众圣徒的分。』基督徒都知道神救赎了我们，但少有人看见，神也使我们彀资格同得基督作众圣徒的分。歌罗西一章十二节的『分』字指明享受。基督是众圣徒独一的享受；我们不该让别的事物顶替祂作我们的分。受浸、说方言或医病这样的事，不可顶替基督自己。道理或作法不是我们的分，惟有基督这活的人位才是我们的分。
4Colossians 1:12 says, “Giving thanks to the Father, Who qualified you for a share of the portion of the saints in the light.” All Christians know that God has redeemed us, but not many realize that He has also qualified us to partake of Christ as the portion of the saints. The word portion in Colossians 1:12 indicates enjoyment. Christ is the unique enjoyment for all the saints. Nothing should be allowed to replace Him as our portion. Things such as baptism, speaking in tongues, or healing must not replace Christ Himself. Only the living Person of Christ, not any doctrine or practice, is our portion.
5我们有时候会说，我们享受召会的聚会。然而，我们不该说我们享受聚会，乃该见证我们在聚会中享受了基督。享受聚会本身，和在聚会中享受基督大不相同。有些圣徒也许夸口，他们那里的聚会比别处的聚会好。我们在这件事上必须非常谨慎；不要说你享受你那里的聚会，乃要告诉人说你享受基督。我们不该夸自己所在的地方，也不该夸别的地方。就一面说，我们对每个地方的评价都该贬低，使我们能高举基督─我们独一的分。众圣徒独一的分不是任何地方的召会，我们独一的分乃是基督。
5Sometimes we say that we enjoy the meetings of the church. However, instead of saying that we enjoy the meetings, we should testify that we enjoy Christ in the meetings. There is a great difference between enjoying a meeting itself and enjoying Christ in a particular meeting. Certain saints may boast that the meetings in their locality are better than the meetings elsewhere. We must be very careful concerning this. Do not say that you enjoy the meetings in your place. Instead, tell others that you enjoy Christ. We should not be proud of our locality or any other place. In a sense, every locality should be lowered down in our estimation so that we may uplift Christ, our unique portion. The unique portion of the saints is not the church in any particular locality. Our unique portion is Christ
三 包罗万有的一位作我们的一切
C. The All-inclusive One to Be Our All
6基督是包罗万有的一位，作了我们的一切。约翰在他的福音书里指明，基督是许许多多的事物。例如，祂是活粮、门、牧人、以及真葡萄树。不仅如此，歌罗西书给我们看见，基督不仅是包罗万有的，更是延展无限的。可是约翰福音和歌罗西书都没有哥林多前书中所分项列举基督的这些方面。保罗在这封书信里，题到包罗万有之基督的二十方面。在本篇信息中，我们要一一列举出来，简短加以说明。1神赐给我们的分
6Christ is the all-inclusive One to be our all. In his Gospel John indicates that Christ is many things. For example, He is the living bread, the door, the Shepherd, and the true vine. Moreover, in Colossians we see that Christ is not only all-inclusive, but also all-extensive. But neither in the Gospel of John nor in the Epistle to the Colossians do we have the aspects of Christ which are itemized in 1 Corinthians. In this Epistle Paul mentions nineteen aspects of the all- inclusive Christ. In this message we shall simply list them and refer to them briefly
7林前一章二节说，『祂是他们的，也是我们的。』这给我们看见，我们蒙召所进入的基督，是神赐给我们的分。
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2 能力
1. Power
8在二十四节保罗说，『但对那蒙召的，无论是犹太人、或希利尼人，基督总是神的能力，神的智慧。』保罗所传钉十字架的基督乃是神的能力。这能力是为著实现、完成神所计画、定意的。
8In 1:24 Paul says, “But to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ, God’s power and God’s wisdom.” The crucified Christ preached by Paul is God’s power. This power is for carrying out and accomplishing what God has planned and purposed.
3 智慧
2. Wisdom
9照二十四节所说，基督也是神的智慧。智慧是为著计画、定意。在神的经纶里，基督是智慧，为著计画；基督也是能力，为著完成所计画的。
9According to 1:24, Christ is also God’s wisdom. Wisdom is for planning, purposing. In God’secon o my Christ is both wisdom for planning and power for accomplishing what has been planned
4 公义
3. Righteousness
10在三十节保罗说，基督是我们的公义。这公义特别是为著我们的已往，藉此我们能彀蒙神称义。
10In 1:30 Paul says that Christ is our righteousness. In particular, this righteousness is for our past and enables us to be justified by God
5 圣别
4. Sanctification
11三十节也告诉我们，基督是我们的圣别。这乃是为著现在，与我们在魂里被圣别有关。
11Verse 30 also reveals that Christ is our sanctification. This is for the present and is related to being sanctified in the soul
6 救赎
5. Redemption
12照三十节所说，基督也是我们的救赎。这是为著将来，特别是与我们的身体得赎有关。（罗八23。）
12According to 1:30, Christ is also our redemption. This is for the future and is related in particular to the redemption of our body (Rom. 8:23
7 荣耀
6. Glory
13在林前二章七节保罗说，『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。』这里的荣耀是指基督，祂是荣耀的主。（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
13In 2:7 Paul says, “But we speak God’s wisdom in a mystery, the wisdom which has been hidden, which God predestined before the ages for our glory.” Christ, the Lord of glory (2:8), is our life today (Col. 3:4) and 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. How marvelous that Christ is our glory for our glorification
14二10。）这是神救恩的目标。基督是我们的荣耀，好叫我们得著荣耀，这是何等美妙！
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8 神的深奥
7. Depths of God
15在林前二章十节保罗说，『那灵参透万事，甚至神的深奥也参透了。』基督乃是神的深奥。基督的这一面我们实在经历不尽、领会不来。这是指神深奥的事，就是基督在各方面作了我们的永分。
15In 2:10 Paul says, “The Spirit searches all things, even the depths of God.” Christ is the depths of God. This aspect of Christ is far beyond our experience and apprehension. It refers to the deep things of God, to Christ in many aspects as our eternal portion
9 神建造的惟一根基
8. Unique Foundation of God’s Building
16在三章十一节保罗说，『因为除了那已经立好的根基，就是耶稣基督以外，没有人能立别的根基。』主耶稣是基督和活神的儿子，祂是神为著召会的建造，所立的惟一根基。（太十六16～18。）此外没有人能立别的根基。
16In 3:11 Paul says, “For other foundation no one is able to lay besides that which is being laid, which is Jesus Christ.” As the Christ and the Son of the living God, the Lord Jesus Christ is the unique foundation laid by God for the building of the church (Matt. 16:16-18). No one can lay any other foundation.
10 逾越节
9. Passover
17在林前五章七节保罗说，『因为我们的逾越节基督，已经被杀献祭了。』说基督是我们的逾越节，就是说祂不仅是逾越节的羊羔，更是整个逾越节。
17In 5:7 Paul says, “For indeed our Passover, Christ, has been sacrificed.” To say that Christ is our Passover means not only that He is the Passover lamb, but also the entire Passover
11 无酵饼
10. Unleavened Bread
18在五章八节保罗继续说，『所以我们守这节，不可用旧酵，也不可用恶毒邪恶的酵，只用纯诚真实的无酵饼。』基督自己就是这无酵饼。
18In 5:8 Paul goes on to say, “Let us therefore keep the feast, not with old leaven, nor with leaven of malice and evil, but with unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.” Christ Himself is this unleavened bread
12 灵食
11. Spiritual Food
19十章三节说，『并且都吃了一样的灵食。』基督是灵食，作我们每日生命的供应。
19First Corinthians 10:3 says, “And all ate the same spiritual food.” Christ is the spiritual food as our daily life supply
13 灵水
12. Spiritual Drink
20在十章四节保罗说，『也都喝了一样的灵水。』今天基督是我们的灵水。
20In 10:4 Paul says, “And all drank the same spiritual drink.” Christ today is our spiritual drink
14 灵磐石
13. Spiritual Rock
21在十章四节保罗还说，『所喝的是出于随行的灵磐石，那磐石就是基督。』出埃及十七章六节被击打的磐石，豫表那被神击打、裂开，好流出生命的水，（约十九34，）以解信徒干渴的基督。
21In 10:4 Paul also says, “They drank of a spiritual rock which followed them, and the rock was Christ.” The rock smitten in Exodus 17:6 is a type of Christ smitten and cleft by God to flow out the water of life and to satisfy our thirst (John 19:34
15 头
14. Head
22在林前十一章三节，我们看见基督是头；祂是各人的头。
22In 11:3 we see that Christ is the Head. He is the Head of every man
16 身体
15. The Body
23按十二章十二节看，基督也是身体。这就是说，祂不仅是头，祂也构成在我们里面，实际的成为我们。所以，祂是头，也是身体。我们很难解释基督怎么会是身体，但圣经的确这样启示了，我们也这样相信。
23According to 12:12, Christ is also the Body. This means that He is not only the Head, but that He is constituted in us to actually become us. Hence, He is both the Head and the Body. It is difficult to explain how Christ can be the Body. Nevertheless, the Bible reveals this, and we believe it
17 初熟的果子
16. Firstfruit
24在十五章二十节保罗说，『但如今基督，就是睡了之人初熟的果子，已经从死人中复活。』在二十三节他又说到『初熟的果子，是基督』。所以，
24In 15:20 Paul says, “But now hath Christ been raised from the dead, the firstfruit of them that are asleep.” In verse 23 he again refers to “Christ the firstfruit.” Thus, Christ Himself is the firstfruit
25基督自己是初熟的果子。
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18 第二个人
17. The Second Man
26在十五章四十七节，保罗说到第二个人，这第二个人也是基督。
26In 15:47 Paul speaks of the second man. This second man is also Christ
19 末后的亚当
18. The Last Adam
27在十五章四十五节，保罗说到基督是末后的亚当。基督是初熟的果子，第二个人，又是末后的亚当，所以祂是第一、第二，也是末后，祂就是一切。
27In 15:45 Paul refers to Christ as the last Adam. As the firstfruit, the second Man, and the last Adam, Christ is the first, the second, and the last. As such, He is everything
20 赐生命的灵
19. The Life-giving Spirit
28在十五章四十五节保罗说，末后的亚当基督成了赐生命的灵。如果基督不是赐生命的灵，祂就不能成为我们的能力与智慧，也不能成为我们的公义、圣别和救赎。那些声称教导基督是那灵乃是异端的人，无法经历基督；因为不认识祂是那灵，就不能经历祂作为这二十项。虽然基督已经安置在他们里面了，他们却没有经历祂。我们可以再用电为例来说明。一栋建筑物虽然安装了电，如果没有电流，实际上就没有甚么意义。同样，我们里面虽然有基督，但我们若没有经历祂是那灵，我们就无法经历基督。如果基督不是赐生命的灵，祂怎么会又是头，又是身体？祂怎么能成为我们的食物、饮水、以及随行的磐石？要在这一切方面经历基督，关键在于祂这末后的亚当成了赐生命的灵。我们已经一再指出，在一章九节保罗说，神已经召我们进入了祂儿子我们主耶稣基督的交通。这个交通实际上是由那灵所实施的。林后十三章十四节保罗说，『愿主耶稣基督的恩，神的爱，圣灵的交通，与你们众人同在。』这个交通乃是奇妙、绝佳的彼此互相的关系。交通既是由那灵完成的，如果我们没有那灵，我们就没有交通。这个交通不仅称为神儿子的交通，也称为那灵的交通；因为子经过了奇妙的过程，已经成了赐生命的灵。因此，在我们的经历中，子的交通至终成为那灵的交通。如果我们与这灵成为一灵，我们就得以享受这个交通。
28In 15:45 Paul says that as the last Adam Christ became a life-giving Spirit. If Christ were not the life-giving Spirit, He could not be power and wisdom to us. Neither could He be our righteousness, sanctification, and redemption. Those who claim that it is heretical to teach that Christ is the Spirit have no way to experience Christ. Because they do not know Him as the Spirit, they do not experience Him as these nineteen items. Although Christ has been installed in them, they do not experience Him. We may use electricity once again as an illustration. Although electricity may be installed in a building, if there is no flow of electricity the installation does not mean anything in a practical way. Likewise, even though we have Christ in us, if we do not experience Him as the Spirit, there is no way for us to experience Christ. If Christ were not the life-giving Spirit, how could He be the Head and the Body? How could He be our food, our drink, and the rock which follows us? The key to experiencing Christ in all these aspects consists in the fact that He, the last Adam, became a life-giving Spirit. We have pointed out again and again that in 1:9 Paul says that God has called us into the fellowship of His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. This fellowship is actually carried on by the Spirit. In 2 Corinthians 13:14 Paul says, “The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with you all.” This fellowship is a wonderful, excellent mutuality. Since it is carried out by the Spirit, if we do not have the Spirit, we do not have the fellowship. This fellowship is called not only the fellowship of the Son, but also the fellowship of the Spirit, because after passing through a marvelous process, the Son has become the life - giving Spirit. Therefore, in our experience the fellowship of the Son eventually becomes the fellowship of the Spirit. If we are one spirit with this Spirit, we may have the enjoyment of this fellowship.
29按照哥林多前书来看，我们有基督的二十方面，包括祂是那包罗万有的灵这一面。基督丰富的前十九项都具体实化在赐生命的灵里。我们研读这封书信时，需要留意这些极重要的事。不要太花时间研究种种消极事物的细节，乃要全神贯注于基督的许多方面。要就著这些方面祷告并交通。基督是神经纶独一的中心，祂是众圣徒独一的分，祂又是那位包罗万有者，成了我们的一切。保罗指出基督丰富的许多方面之后，就宣告这位基督已经成了赐生命的灵。如今那灵使基督丰富的所有方面在我们的经历中成了真实、可应用并有效能的。我们接触基督作那灵，并与祂成为一灵的时候，就应用祂丰富的所有方面。每当我想到今天基督徒中间可怜的光景时，我的心真是伤痛。信徒们大多没有包罗万有基督的丰富，反而只有一点点糠秕或泥巴。不错，他们按名是有基督，可是他们并没有在经历中得著基督作他们的享受。因著我天天经历并享受基督，所以我为著所有不是这样得著基督的信徒而心痛。
29According to 1 Corinthians we have Christ in nineteen aspects, including the aspect of His being the all- inclusive Spirit. The first eighteen items of Christ’s riches are embodied in the life-giving Spirit. In our study of this Epistle, we need to pay our attention to these crucial matters. Do not spend too much time studying the details of the various negative things. Rather, concentrate on the many aspects of Christ. Pray concerning them and have fellowship about them. Christ is the unique center of God’secon o my, He is the unique portion of all the saints, and He is the all-inclusive One to be our all. After pointing out many aspects of His riches, Paul declares that this Christ has become the life- giving Spirit. Now the Spirit makes all the aspects of Christ’s riches real, applicable, and prevailing in our experience. When we touch Christ as the Spirit and are one spirit with Him, we apply all the aspects of His riches. Whenever I consider the pitiful situation among Christians today, my heart is broken. Instead of the riches of the all-inclusive Christ, most believers have only husks or lumps of clay. Yes, they have Christ in name, but they do not have Christ as their enjoyment in their experience. Because I daily experience Christ and enjoy Him, my heart aches for all the believers who do not have Christ in this way
30我们在主恢复里的人，需要来看我们享受基督的光景。你每天享受基督有多少？哥林多前书所启示基督的二十方面，你全享受了么？我盼望圣徒们越过越能宣告：『主耶稣，我享受你，我在你里面非常喜乐。主，你是我的一切；你是神的能力和智慧，你是我的公义、圣别、救赎，你更是我的荣耀，使我得著荣耀。主，你是神的深奥；我祷告你，求你带我更深的享受你自己作这些深奥的事。』有人问我怎么从主的话中得著亮光。有的人不了解，我怎么能彀释放这么多的信息。我能彀得著亮光，释放信息，因为我天天享受基督。连我的家人也不知道我多享受祂。我与祂交通，我向祂祷告，我也求祂在话中向我启示祂自己。我曾经祷告：『主，给我看见你自己如何是神的深奥。』我能见证祂实在听了我的祷告，这样给我看见祂自己。实际上这种经历很平常。结果，当我需要释放信息的时候，总有新鲜的东西可说。不仅如此，在我说话的时候，也常有新的亮光临到。这个源头不是我自己，乃是我每天所享受的基督。
30We in the Lord’s recovery need to consider our situation with respect to the enjoyment of Christ. How much do you enjoy Christ daily? Do you enjoy Him in all the nineteen aspects revealed in 1 Corinthians? I hope that more and more the saints will be able to declare, “Lord Jesus, I enjoy You and I am very happy in You. Lord, You are everything to me. You are God’s power and wisdom. You are my righteousness, sanctification, redemption, and even glory for my glorification. Lord, you are the depths of God. I pray that You will bring me further into the enjoyment of Yourself as these depths.” Some have asked me how I receive light from the Word. Others wonder how I am able to give so many messages. I am able to receive light and give messages because I daily enjoy Christ. Not even the members of my family know how much I enjoy Him. I fellowship with Him, I pray to Him, and I ask Him to reveal Himself to me in the Word. I have prayed, “Lord, show me how You Yourself are the depths of God.” I can testify that He did answer my prayer and show Himself to me in this way. Actually, this kind of experience is not unusual. As a result, when it is necessary for me to give a message, I have something fresh to say. Furthermore, it is not unusual for new light to come even while I am speaking. I am not the source myself— the source is the very Christ I enjoy day by day.
31我们看见哥林多前书是基督徒生活、召会生活、以及身体生活的例证。这个光不是在我写哥林多前书注解的时候来的，乃是我释放那篇信息当天下午休息的时候来的。我很自然的祷告说，『主，今晚的信息我该说甚么？』然后我开始感1觉，信息的开头应该说到哥林多前书是基督徒生活、召会生活、以及身体生活的例证。主给我感觉，我该告诉众圣徒，保罗在罗马书陈明出基督徒生活和召会生活完满的轮廓之后，就在哥林多前书给我们一个例证。这样的看见不是碰巧有的，乃是我已过经历主，以及现在享受祂所得的结果。我鼓励众圣徒读圣经的时候，要专注于基督。比方说，你读启示录的时候，不要被十角和七头这类的事霸占，反要专注于这卷书所启示的基督，以及金灯台、享受生命树、喝生命水这些事上。这样，你就会享受基督丰富的许多方面。
311 Corinthians is an illustration of the Christian life, the church life, and the Body life. The light regarding this came not when I was writing the notes on 1 Corinthians, but when I was resting during the afternoon of the very day I gave that message. Spontaneously I prayed, “Lord, what should I say in the message tonight?” Then I began to sense that I should open the message with the word about Corinthians being an illustration of the Christian life, the church life, and the Body life. I had the impression from the Lord that I should tell the saints that Paul, after presenting a full sketch of the Christian life and the church life in Romans, gives us an illustration in 1 Corinthians. This realization did not come as an accident; it came as a result of my past experience of the Lord and my present enjoyment of Him. I encourage all the saints to concentrate on Christ in their reading of the Bible. For example, when you come to the book of Revelation, do not be preoccupied with things such as the ten horns and seven heads. Instead, focus your attention on the Christ revealed in this book and on such matters as the golden lampstands, the enjoyment of the tree of life, and the drinking of the water of life. In this way you will enjoy the many aspects of the riches of Christ.
四 蒙召有分于基督
D. Called to the Participation in Christ
32一章九节给我们看见，神已经呼召我们进入祂儿子的交通，使我们有分于基督。这就是说，我们已经蒙召进入对基督的享受。我们已经指出，享受这个交通的路就是呼求主耶稣的名。我再说，我们已经蒙神呼召，来呼求主耶稣基督的名。神已经呼召我们来呼求这独一的名，超乎万名之上的名。我们该从注意人名和地名回转，专注于这独一的名，就是主耶稣基督的名。
32We have seen from 1:9 that God has called us into the fellowship of His Son, into the participation of Christ. This means that we have been called into the enjoyment of Christ. As we have pointed out, the way to enjoy this fellowship is to call upon the name of the Lord Jesus. Again I say, we have been called by God to call upon the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. God has called us to call upon this unique name, the name which is above every other name. We should turn from considering the names of persons and places and concentrate on the unique name, the name of the Lord Jesus Christ.
贰 十字架
II. THE CROSS
33基督的十字架也是召会难处惟一的解答的一部分。在我们的经历中，十字架的头一项工作是了结我们。根据我的观察，弟兄们往往比姊妹们更愿意被了结。我在主恢复里的这些年间，很少看见姊妹们愿意被十字架了结。你知不知道每个婚礼都是一个了结？姊妹结婚的时候蒙头；蒙头是了结与埋葬的表记。如果姊妹不愿这样被了结，结婚的时候就不该蒙头。不仅如此，结了婚的姊妹们还舍了娘家的姓，改从另一个姓，就是丈夫的姓。
33The cross of Christ is also part of the unique solution to the problems in the church. The first work the cross does in our experience is to terminate us. According to my observation, brothers are usually more willing than sisters to be terminated. Throughout all my years in the Lord’s recovery, I have seen few sisters who were willing to be terminated by the cross. Do you realize that every wedding is a termination? When a sister gets married, she puts a covering on her head. This covering is a sign of termination and burial. If a sister is not willing for such a termination, she should not cover her head at the time of her wedding. Furthermore, a married sister loses her maiden name and takes another last name, the name of her husband
34十字架在我们里面作工，了结我们。一面，基督是我们的享受；另一面，十字架是我们的了结。我们从经历知道，我们越享受基督，就越被了结。十字架作工了结我们时，我们该怎么办？我们甚么也不该作，只该安息的留在了结的地位上。凡是十字架所了结的都是蒙救赎的，这是个奇妙的事实。这是何等的鼓励！享受救赎就在于经历了结。有些圣徒很少享受救赎，因为他们不愿意被了结。十字架解决我们在召会生活中，特别是在婚姻生活中所面临的一切困境。根据我的经历，婚姻生活可能非常缠累人，令人苦恼，叫人受困扰。甚么能彀解开这一切纠缠，解决所有的问题？我们需要一种工具来剪断这些纠缠；这个工具，这把切割的刀，就是十字架。惟有十字架能拯救我们脱离婚姻生活的纠缠。我们被十字架割断的时候，就没有甚么能纠缠我们了。
34The cross works in us to terminate us. On the one hand, Christ is our enjoyment; on the other hand, the cross is our termination. From experience we know that the more we enjoy Christ, the more we are terminated. When the cross works to terminate us, what should we do? We should not do anything except remain restfully in the place of termination. It is a wonderful fact that whatever is terminated by the cross is redeemed. How encouraging this is! The enjoyment of redemption depends on the experience of termination. Certain saints have little enjoyment of redemption because they are not willing to be terminated. The cross solves all the entanglements we face in the church life and especially in our married life. According to my experience, married life can be very entangling, bothersome, and puzzling. What can untangle all the complications and solve the problems? We need an instrument to cut through the entanglement, and this instrument, this cutting knife, is the cross. Only the cross can save us from the entanglements of married life. When we are cut by the cross, we are not entangled by anything
35人生满了难处与纠缠，活著就是要遭遇难处和麻烦。不仅婚姻生活、家庭生活是这样，连召会生活也不例外。按人的办法，协商是解决问题或脱开纠缠的方法。夫妻之间可能尝试这样解决难处。但这不是神的路。神的路乃是把基督供应你，并且藉著十字架了结你。每当家庭生活或召会生活有难处时，天然的人立刻就想协商，以谈判解决难处。因著主的怜悯，我能见证，每当我面临这试诱时，我里面深处就感觉不需要谈判或协商。我惟一的需要乃是到十字架那里被了结，然后基督就带著供应来解决每一个难处。这是神解决召会生活中一切难处的路。
35Human life is filled with problems and entanglements. Simply to be alive is to encounter problems and troubles. This is true not only in the married life and family life, but also in the church life. According to the human way, negotiation is the means of solving problems or resolving entanglements. A brother and his wife may attempt to solve problems in this way. However, this is not the divine way. God’s way is to supply you with Christ and terminate you by the cross. Whenever there is a problem in the family life or in the church life, the natural man may immediately try to negotiate and solve the problem through conversation. By the Lord’s mercy I can testify that whenever I face this temptation, deep within I have the sense that there is no need for me to talk or negotiate. My only need is to go to the cross and be terminated. Then Christ comes in with the supply to solve every problem. This is God’sway to solve all the problems in the church life.
36我们该专注于基督，祂是我们惟一的爱好与选择。不仅如此，我们需要对十字架有正确的领会，知道十字架的目的是要了结我们一切的所是。我们需要接受这个十字架，并享受基督；这是召会中所有难处的惟一解答。十字架对犹太人为绊脚石，对外邦人为愚拙；但对我们蒙神呼召的人，十字架实在是神的能力和神的智慧。（一24。）按照我们天然、文化的心思，被十字架了结实在是愚拙。但我们蒙召的人知道，十字架乃是神的智慧和能力。
36We should pay our full attention to Christ. He is our unique preference and choice. Furthermore, we need to have a proper understanding concerning the cross, realizing that the purpose of the cross is to terminate whatever we are. We need to take this cross and enjoy Christ. This is the unique solution to all problems in the church. To the Jews the cross is an offense, and to the nations it is foolishness. But to us, God’scall ed ones, it is truly God’s power and God’s wisdom (1:24). According to our natural, cultural mentality, it is foolishness to be crossed out. But as called ones we know that the cross is God’s wisdom and His power