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哥林多后书生命读经 · 第24篇

以没有帕子遮蔽的脸，观看并

Being transformed into the image of the
1返照主的荣光，渐渐变化成为与主同样的形像，从荣耀到荣耀，乃是从主灵变化成的(二）读经：哥林多后书三章十六至十八节。保罗在林后三章十八节说，『我们众人既然以没有帕子遮蔽的脸，好像镜子观看并返照主的荣光，就渐渐变化成为与祂同样的形像，从荣耀到荣耀，乃是从主灵变化成的。』我们已经看过，保罗是为著召会活基督之人的榜样，他每天都经历变化。三章十八节的变化，是一种新陈代谢的改变，乃是从荣耀到荣耀，也就是从主灵到主灵。我们在前一篇信息里交通了这些事。在本篇信息中，我们要来看如何渐渐变化，从荣耀到荣耀。观看并返照
1Lord from glory to glory as from the Lord Spirit by beholding and reflectinghis glory with unveiled face (2) Scripture Reading: 2 Cor. 3:16-18 In 3:18 Paul says, “And we all with unveiled face, beholding and reflecting as a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, even as from the Lord Spirit.” We have seen that, as a pattern of a person who lives Christ for the church, Paul was daily experiencing transformation. Transformation in 3:18, a metabolic change, is from glory to glory, that is, from the Lord Spirit to the Lord Spirit. We covered these matters in the previous message. In this message we shall consider how to be transformed from glory to glory beholding and reflecting
2本篇信息的题目指明，我们乃是藉著观看并返照主的荣光而渐渐变化的。我们变化不仅是藉著观看主，也是藉著返照主。镜子能观看物体，也能返照物体。『好像镜子观看并返照』这句话，原文是一个希腊字。三章十八节这个字，是用作隐喻的。镜子一面观看人或物体，另一面也返照所观看的。这是镜子两面的功用。每当你站在镜子前，镜子观看你，也返照你。因为镜子有这两面的功用，所以你可以在镜子里看到你自己。
2As the title of this message indicates, we are transformed by beholding and reflecting the glory of the Lord. We are transformed not only by seeing the Lord, but also by reflecting Him. A mirror has the capacity both to behold an object and to reflect it. The English words “beholding and reflecting as a mirror” are the translation of a single word in Greek. The use of this word in 3:18 is metaphorical. On the one hand, a mirror beholds a person or an object. On the other hand, a mirror reflects what it beholds. These are the two aspects of the function of a mirror. Whenever you stand before a mirror, that mirror beholds you and also reflects you. Because the mirror functions in these two aspects, you can see yourself in it
3我们需要没有帕子遮蔽在经历中，我们都该是镜子，观看并返照主。但我们若要成为镜子观看并返照主的荣光，就不可有任何帕子的遮蔽。假定一面镜子样样都好，也摆在正确的位置，对准所要观看并返照的物体，但镜子却蒙了一层帕子。镜子只要用布遮盖、蒙蔽，就失去了功用。帕子使镜子不能观看，也不能返照。照样，我们若被帕子遮蔽，就不能观看并返照主的荣光。
3OUR NEED TO BE UNVEILED In our experience we all should be mirrors looking at the Lord and reflecting Him. However, if we would be mirrors beholding and reflecting the glory of the Lord, we must not have any veils over us. Suppose a mirror is proper in every way. It is in the right position with respect to the object it is to behold and reflect. But the mirror is covered with a veil. As long as a mirror is covered with cloth, veiled, it loses its function. The veil keeps the mirror both from beholding and from reflecting. Likewise, if we are veiled, we cannot behold and reflect the Lord’s glory
4如果所有的帕子都靠著主的怜悯和恩典除去了，我们就能以没有帕子遮蔽的脸，好像镜子观看并返照主。你这面镜子有帕子遮蔽，还是没有帕子遮蔽？如果你被帕子遮蔽，即使你呼求主的名，你仍然不能观看祂。我们若要观看并返照主，就必须除去所有的帕子。我们每一个人都必须是完全没有帕子遮蔽的人。
4If, by the mercy and grace of the Lord, all the veils are removed, we shall be mirrors beholding and reflecting Him with unveiled face. As a mirror, are you veiled or unveiled? If you are veiled, you may call on the name of the Lord and still not behold Him. If we would behold and reflect the Lord, all the veils must be removed. Every one of us needs to be fully unveiled.
5被宗教观念遮蔽许多基督徒不能观看并返照主，因为他们被厚厚的一层帕子，或是几层帕子遮蔽了。想想看，今天天主教里有多少人，并且有多少人被天主教的影响所遮蔽。假如从来没有天主教，所有的天主教徒都还没有信主，对神一无所知，那么我们把福音传给他们，带他们归向主就容易多了！许多人会很快接受并明白属灵的事。但是，你若想对天主教徒说到神新约的经纶，你会发现他们大多都被遮蔽了。因此，他们很难真正看见基督的事。
5VEILED BY RELIGIOUS CONCEPTS Many Christians cannot behold and reflect the Lord because they are covered by a thick veil or perhaps several layers of veils. Consider how many people there are in today’s Catholicism, and how many have been veiled by the influence of Catholicism. Suppose there were no such thing as Catholicism and all those in Catholicism were unbelievers who did not know anything about God. How much easier it would be to preach the gospel to them and bring them to the Lord! Many would be quick to receive and understand spiritual things. However, if you try to speak to those in Catholicism concerning God’s New Testament economy, you will discover that the majority are veiled. Therefore, it is extremely difficult for them to see the things of Christ in a genuine way
6有一位在主恢复里的弟兄是在天主教里长大的。他小的时候还当过辅祭。但是他读中学时，接受主耶稣到他里面，而真正得救了。因著他又喜乐又兴奋，所以逢人就讲说他对主的经历。他说，『现在我有主耶稣了！』可是他有个亲戚指著墙上的耶稣像回答他说，他们早已有耶稣了。不用说，那人被厚厚的帕子所遮蔽！我用这个例证说明一个事实，宗教使许多人受了蒙蔽。这些帕子叫他们看不见主。没有宗教背景的人，比起在天主教或更正教里长大的人，更容易进入新约的真理。然而，甚至没有宗教背景的人，仍然可能受到宗教的影响。有些人得救以前，对敬拜神的方式就已经有一些观念。他们可能已经有一种想法，认为基督徒的礼拜，要有牧师主持，会众以一定的方式祷告、唱诗。甚至非基督徒也受了宗教观念的影响。这些观念都会成为帕子。
6A particular brother in the Lord’s recovery was raised a Catholic. As a child he even served as an altar boy. But when he was in high school, he received the Lord Jesus into him and was genuinely saved. Happy and very excited, he told others of his experience with the Lord. He said, “Now I have the Lord Jesus!” But one of his relatives pointed to an image of Jesus on the wall and replied that they already had Jesus. To be sure, that person was covered by a thick veil! I use this as an illustration of the fact that religion has caused a great number of people to be veiled. These veils keep them from seeing the Lord. Those without a religious background often find it easier to enter into the truths of the New Testament than those who were raised in either Catholicism or Protestantism. Nevertheless, even those without a religious background may still be under the influence of religion. Even before certain ones became Christians, they had some concept concerning the way people worship God. They may already have the thought that in a Christian service of worship there is a pastor who does certain things and that the congregation will pray or sing in a certain way. Even those who are not Christians are affected or influenced by religious concepts. These concepts can be veils
被天然观念遮蔽
VEILED BY NATURAL CONCEPTS
7除了宗教观念以外，每一个人都被某些天然观念或天然想法所遮蔽。这些帕子通常与我们天生是那一种人有关。如果你是个安静的人，你也许很喜欢在大教堂里敬拜神，那里天花板很高，有彩色玻璃，灯光暗淡。你一进去，举止行动立刻会敬虔起来；那种气氛自然会使你安静肃穆。你想要保持缄默，甚至不与隔壁的人讲话。因为你生来就是个安静的人，所以你欣赏大教堂里面宁静的气氛。如果这种人来参加召会的聚会，会中圣徒们一直赞美主，他会非常受搅扰，不晓得这种样子怎么能敬拜神。他无法欣赏聚会中任何有价值的东西。相反的，他觉得他在这里无法敬拜神。
7In addition to the religious concepts that veil people, every person is veiled by certain natural concepts or ideas. Often these veils are related to the kind of people we are by our natural constitution. If you are a quiet person, you may prefer to worship God in a cathedral that has a high ceiling and stained glass windows and is dimly lit. Upon entering such a building, you immediately act in a reverent way. The atmosphere spontaneously causes you to be quiet and solemn. You want to be silent and not even speak to the person next to you. Because you were born a quiet person, you appreciate a quiet atmosphere in a cathedral. If this kind of person attends a church meeting in which the saints are praising the Lord, he would be very bothered and wonder how anyone could worship God in this way. He would not be able to appreciate anything of value in the meeting. On the contrary, he would feel that he could not worship God in such a place.
8保罗说到以没有帕子遮蔽的脸，观看并返照主的荣光；他写这句话时，乃是想到他从前在犹太教的背景。保罗由经历中知道，犹太人被他们的宗教遮蔽了。保罗自己也曾经这样被遮蔽。特别是许多犹太人被他们律法（尤其是割礼）的观念遮蔽了。因为保罗教导人说，律法过去了，割礼也不再需要了，所以许多犹太人不愿意听他。他们有关律法与割礼的道理就是一层帕子，叫他们看不见保罗所传的基督。
8Paul’sword about beholding and reflecting the glory of the Lord with an unveiled face was written with his background in Judaism in mind. Paul knew from his experience that the Jews were veiled by their religion. Paul himself had once been veiled in this way. In particular, many Jews were veiled by their concept concerning the law, especially circumcision. Because Paul taught that the law was over and that circumcision was no longer necessary, many Jews were not willing to listen to him. Their doctrine regarding the law and circumcision was a veil that kept them from seeing the Christ preached by Paul
被我们民族的特性所遮蔽
VEILED BY OUR NATIONAL CHARACTER
9除了宗教和天然观念的帕子以外，我们还被我们种族和民族的特性所遮蔽。譬如，日本人的性格比较喜欢某种东西，而德国人的性格也许会喜欢另一种完全不同的东西。民族特性的差异，会叫不同国家的信徒很难聚在一起敬拜神。各种不同的民族特性、性情、习惯、风俗都是帕子，使我们不能观看并返照主。被种族、民族或文化特性遮蔽的人，不能接受由不同种族、民族或文化之人所供应的基督。他们可能听到荣耀、复活、开花之基督的信息，但这些话并没有透入他们里面。他们被帕子遮蔽了，所以一点也看不见这样一位奇妙的基督；真理的光照不到他们里面。这样受遮蔽的人，可以比作镜头上有盖子的照相机。照相机的镜头盖住时，光一点也进不去，影像也不能映在底片上。
9In addition to religious veils and the veils of our natural concepts, we are also veiled by our racial and national character. For example, the Japanese character may prefer one thing, whereas the German character may prefer something absolutely different. Differences of national character can make it difficult for believers from different countries to worship together. The various national characters, dispositions, habits, and customs are veils that keep us from beholding and reflecting the Lord. Those who are veiled by their racial, national, or cultural characteristics are not able to receive the Christ ministered by one of a different race, nationality, or culture. They may hear a word concerning the glorious, resurrected, blossoming Christ, but it does not penetrate them. Because they are veiled, they cannot see anything of such a wonderful Christ. The light of the truth cannot shine into them. Those who are veiled in this way can be compared to cameras that have a cover over the lens. When the lens of a camera is covered, no light can come in, and no image can be impressed on the film.
10我们不该以为自己甚么帕子都没有。不要认为我们完全没有帕子遮蔽；我们必须仰望主，求主怜悯，叫所有的帕子都除去，使我们可以观看并返照主。
10We should not assume that we do not have any veils. Instead of taking it for granted that we are fully unveiled, we need to look to the Lord and pray for mercy that all the veils will be taken away that we may behold and reflect the Lord
被如何聚会的观念遮蔽
VEILED BY OUR CONCEPT OF HOW TO MEET
11有些人多年在主恢复的召会生活中，可能会被他们所以为最好聚会方式的观念所遮蔽。假定有一位一直在远东召会生活中的人移民到了美国，他说，『美国聚会的方式与我们在远东的聚会方式大不相同。这种聚会方式我受不了，我们从前的那种聚会方式实在是最好的。』这也是帕子，叫我们看不见真理的光。如果我们要以没有帕子遮蔽的脸，观看并返照主的荣光，就需要这样祷告：『主阿，我不在意聚会安静还是吵闹。主阿，我不在意聚会的方式。我不在乎这地召会的聚会和我已往习惯的聚会是不是一样。主，我只在意你。』如果我们参加召会聚会的态度是这样，我们就真正没有帕子遮蔽。我们的心、灵和心思，都是没有遮蔽的。
11Some who have been in the church life in the Lord’s recovery for many years may be veiled by their concept of what is the best way to meet. Suppose someone who has been in the church life in the Far East moves to the United States and says, “The churches in the United States meet in a way very different from the way we met in the Far East. I cannot tolerate this way of meeting. The way we practiced before was certainly the best.” This also is a veil keeping us from seeing the light of the truth. If we would behold and reflect the glory of the Lord with an unveiled face, we need to pray like this: “Lord, I don’t care if the meeting is quiet or noisy. Lord, I don’t care about the way to meet. I am not concerned whether the church meeting in this place is different from what I have been accustomed to in the past. I care only for Christ.” If this is our attitude when we come to a church meeting, then we truly have been unveiled. We have a heart, a spirit, and a mind without any coverings
向主敞开并且观看主
OPEN TO THE LORD AND BEHOLDING HIM
12如果我们在某一方面还有遮蔽，我们就像照相机的镜头遮住了一样，没有光能透入我们里面的人里。我们若盼望没有帕子遮蔽，就必须向主说，『主阿，除去一切遮蔽我的东西。主阿，除去我的帕子。除去任何成为我帕子的意见。主阿，我要完全敞开，绝对没有帕子遮蔽。』这样，我们就会以没有帕子遮蔽的脸，观看并返照主的荣光，渐渐变化成为与主同样的形像，从荣耀到荣耀。今天这荣光就是复活的基督，而这位基督乃是那灵。这意思是说，主这荣光乃是活在我们里面、住在我们灵里的那灵。我们既然有那灵住在我们灵里，就必须藉著祷告、读主的话、呼求主的名，更多操练我们的灵。我们越多以没有帕子遮蔽的脸，运用我们的灵，就越能观看主。当我们注视主的时候，我们也返照祂。我们这样观看并返照主，祂的成分、祂的素质就会加到我们全人里面。这种新的元素会顶替并排除我们老旧、天然生命的元素。这样，我们就经历变化，也就是新陈代谢的改变。我们要变化成为主的形像。
12If we are still veiled in some way, we shall be like a camera with the lens covered. No light will be able to penetrate our inner being. If we want to be unveiled, we need to say to the Lord, “Lord, take away anything that is covering me. Lord, remove my veils. Take away any opinions that are veils to me. Lord, I want to be completely open, absolutely unveiled.” Then with an unveiled face we shall behold and reflect the glory of the Lord and be transformed into His image from glory to glory. Today the glory is the resurrected Christ, and this Christ is the Spirit. This means that the Lord as the glory is the Spirit living in us and dwelling in our spirit. Now that we have the Spirit indwelling our spirit, we need to exercise our spirit more and more by praying, reading the Word, and calling on the name of the Lord. The more we exercise our spirit with an unveiled face, the more we shall behold the Lord. As we are gazing on Him, we shall also reflect Him. While we are beholding and reflecting Him in this way, His element, His essence, will be added into our being. This new element will replace and discharge the element of our old, natural life. Then we shall experience transformation, a metabolic change. We shall be transformed into the Lord’sim age.