6保罗在林后三章三节说，哥林多人是基督的信，由使徒们供职所写的。基督已经写到我们里面，我们也就成为基督的活信，为众人所诵读。我知道许多青年人已经为他们的父母所诵读。起初他们的父母因著他们转向主或进入召会生活而反对他们。但甚至就在这些父母反对的时候，他们就一直诵读写到他们儿女里面的基督。结果，一段时间以后，许多原先反对的父母也转到主的路上来了。我听过许多这样奇妙的见证。即使你的父母反对你，他们还是在观察你，诵读你这封基督的信。你在与父母来往的关系上，若是在生命的灵里生活行动，末了他们都会信服。你也许不是特意要孝敬父母，但因为你照著那灵而行，你就自然而然的对他们表达出最超越、最美好的孝敬。你的父母会注意这个、珍赏这个，最后他们就会信服而且被征服了。五十多年来，我在召会生活中看见许多类似的事例。有些圣徒起初遭到父母的反对。有些父母是佛教徒，也有些是基督徒。因为主恢复的路对他们来说是新的，在他们的领会上是奇怪的，所以他们反对自己的儿女。有的父母说，『别的基督徒一周才上教堂一次，你为甚么一周要聚那么多次会？到底是甚么吸引你常去聚会？从前你爱许多东西，现在你好像再也不感兴趣了。你是怎么了？你疯了么？这个召会给了你甚么影响？』当儿女爱世界的事物时，父母很满意；可是他们不爱世界的时候，父母反倒不安了。他们不知道孩子出了甚么事，于是决意要反对召会，尽所能的拦阻孩子们过召会生活。这种事在中国和美国发生过不下数百次。但我能在主面前见证，绝大多数的父母至终都转向了主和主的路。有些没过几年就转了，有些过了三十多年才转。有些父母来参加召会的聚会，流泪作见证说，他们曾如何反对子女、反对召会。他们又接著说，他们儿女的生活叫他们信服，他们就悔改了。
6In 2 Corinthians 3:3 Paul says that the Corinthians were a letter of Christ ministered by the apostles. By having Christ inscribed into us, we also become living letters of Christ which can be read by others. I know of many cases of young people who have been read by their parents. At first, their parents opposed them because they had turned to the Lord or had come into the church life. But even while the parents were opposing them, they were reading what had been inscribed of Christ into them. As a result, after a period of time, many of these opposing parents turned to the Lord’s way. I have heard many wonderful testimonies concerning this. Even if your parents are opposing you, they are still watching you, reading you as a letter of Christ. Eventually, if you live and walk in the Spirit of life in your relationship with your parents, they will be convinced. Although you may not intentionally try to honor your parents, spontaneously you render them the most excellent and wonderful respect because you walk according to the Spirit. Your parents will notice this, appreciate it, and eventually may be convinced and subdued by it. During more than fifty years in the church life, I have seen many cases like this. At first, certain saints were opposed by their parents. In some cases the parents were Buddhists; in other cases, they were Christians. Because the way of the Lord’s recovery was new to them and strange to their understanding, they opposed their children. Some said, “Other Christians attend church just once a week. Why must you go to meetings several times a week? What attracts you to go to church so often? Formerly you loved many things, but now you don’t seem to care about the many more. What has happened to you? Have you lost your mind? What kind of influence does this church have on you?” When their children loved worldly things, their parents were happy with them. But when they stopped loving those things, their parents were troubled. Wondering what was happening to their children, they decided to oppose the church and to do everything possible to keep them away from the church life. This kind of thing happened hundreds of times in China and also in the United States. But before the Lord I can testify that in the vast majority of cases, the parents eventually turned to the Lord and to His way. Some turned after a few years; others turned after more than thirty years. In some instances the parents came to the church meeting, and, with tears, stood up to give testimony of how they had opposed the church by opposing their children. Then they went on to say that they were convinced by the lives of their children and had repented.