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加拉太书生命读经 · 第3篇

神的儿子与人的宗教相对

GOD’S SON VERSUS MAN’S RELIGION
1读经：加拉太书一章十三至十六节。在加拉太一章十三至十六节里，我们看见神的儿子与人的宗教相对。十三和十四节陈明了一幅人的宗教生动的图画。在十三节保罗说，『你们听过我从前在犹太教中所行的事，怎样极力逼迫神的召会，并损毁神的召会。』这里我们看见，犹太宗教和神的召会之间一个对比。当保罗在犹太教中时，他逼迫召会，因为召会和他的宗教不同。保罗痛恨召会，因为召会使他的宗教受损。在他的宗教热心里，他极力逼迫并损毁神的召会。
1Scripture Reading: Gal. 1:13-16 In 1:13-16 we see the matter of God’sS on versus man’s religion. Verses 13 and 14 present a vivid picture of man’s religion. In verse 13 Paul says, “For you have heard of my manner of life formerly in Judaism, that I persecuted the church of God excessively and ravaged it.” Here we see a contrast between the Jewish religion and the church of God. When Paul was in Judaism, he persecuted the church because the church was different from his religion. Paul hated the church because it detracted from his religion. In his religious zeal, he persecuted the church of God excessively and ravaged it
2十四节保罗继续说，『我又在犹太教中，比我本族许多同岁的人更有长进，为我祖宗的传统格外热心。』这里的传统指法利赛教派的传统。保罗曾为该教派的一分子，他自称是法利赛人，也是法利赛人的子孙。（徒二三6。）犹太教不仅由神所颁赐的律法及其仪式所组成，还包括人为的传统。因著保罗为他祖宗的传统如此热心，他作了一个领头的宗教家，并且比他许多同岁的人更有长进。神乐意将祂儿子启示在我们里面然后在十五至十六节，保罗宣告说，『然而…神…乐意将祂儿子启示在我里面。』到神所命定的时候，正当扫罗为他的宗教大发热心，逼迫召会时，神的儿子就向他启示出来。神能容忍扫罗为他祖宗的传统大发热心，因为这产生一个黑暗的背景，为要启示基督与这个背景相对。在神所乐意的时候，神将祂的儿子启示在大数的扫罗里面。神乐意向他启示出神儿子那活的人位。将祂的儿子启示在我们里面也是神的喜悦。父神始终所喜悦的乃是神的儿子基督，不是律法。（太三17，十二18，十七7。）
2In verse 14 Paul goes on to say, “And I advanced in Judaism beyond many contemporaries in my race, being more exceedingly zealous of the traditions of my fathers.” The traditions here were those in the sect of the Pharisees, to which Paul belonged. He called himself “a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee” (Acts 23:6). The Jewish religion was composed not only of the God-given law and its rituals, but also of man-made traditions. Because Paul was so zealous for the traditions of his fathers, he became a leading religionist and advanced beyond many of his contemporaries. GOD’S PLEASURE TO REVEAL HIS SON IN US Then in verses 15 and 16 Paul declares, “But when it pleased God...to reveal His Son in me....” At the time appointed by God, when Saul, zealous in his religion, was persecuting the church, the Son of God was revealed to him. God could bear with Saul’s zeal for the traditions of his fathers, for this produced a dark background against which to reveal Christ. At a time which was pleasing to Him, God revealed His Son in Saul of Tarsus. God was pleased to reveal to him the living Person of the Son of God. To reveal His Son in us is also a pleasure to God. It is Christ, the Son of God, not the law, in whom God the Father is always pleased (Matt. 3:17; 12:18; 17:5
3子神是父神的具体化身和彰显，（约一，十四9～11，来一3，）对我们乃是生命。（约十10，约壹五12，西三。）神的心愿，是要将祂的儿子启示在我们里面，使我们认识祂，接受祂作我们的生命，（约十七3，三16，）成为神的儿子。（约一12，加四5～6。）祂是活神的儿子，（太十六16，）远胜过犹太教及其传统。（加一13～。）加拉太人受了犹太教徒的迷惑，认为律法的规条是在活神的儿子之上。因此，使徒在本书信的开头见证说，他曾卷身于犹太教，且在其中极有长进；然而神将祂的儿子启示在他里面，藉此把他从神眼中所看为邪恶的世界系统中救出来。他从经历里领悟，他祖先所传下的犹太教及其死的传统，是无法与活神的儿子相比的。
3The Son of God as the embodiment and expression of God the Father (John 1:18; 14:9-11; Heb. 1:3) is life 18 to us (John 10:10; 1 John 5:12; Col. 3:4). The desire of God’s he art is to reveal His Son in us that we may 4 know Him, receive Him as our life (John 17:3; 3:16), and become the sons of God (John 1:12; Gal. 4:5-6). As the Son of the living God (Matt. 16:16), Christ is far superior to Judaism and its traditions (Gal. 1:13-14). The Judaizers bewitched the Galatians so that they considered the ordinances of the law above the Son 14 of the living God. Hence, the apostle in the opening of this Epistle testified that he had been deeply involved in that realm and far advanced in it. God, however, had rescued him out of that course of the world, which was evil in God’se yes, by revealing His Son in him. In his experience, Paul realized that there is no comparison between the Son of the living God and Judaism with its dead traditions from his fathers.
4在一章十六节保罗强调神的儿子启示在他里面的事实。这指明神将祂的儿子启示给我们，是在我们里面，不是外在的，乃是内在的；不是藉著外面的异象，乃是藉著里面的看见。这不是客观的启示，乃是主观的启示。神分别、呼召使徒保罗，（15，）并将祂的儿子启示在他里面，藉此使他成为基督的执事。所以，使徒保罗不是传律法，乃是把神的儿子基督当作福音传扬；他不是仅仅传讲关于基督的道理，乃是传扬基督活的人位。
4In 1:16 Paul emphasizes the fact that the Son of God was revealed in him. This indicates that God’s revealing of His Son to us is in us, not outwardly but inwardly; not by an outward vision but by an inward seeing. This is not an objective revelation; it is a subjective one. God made the Apostle Paul a minister of Christ by setting him apart, calling him, and revealing His Son in him. Therefore, what Paul preached was not the law, but Christ the Son of God. Furthermore, he did not merely preach the doctrine concerning Christ; he preached Christ as a living Person
神的儿子活的人位
the living Person of the Son of God
5本篇信息的重点是：神的儿子这活的人位与人的宗教相对。在大数扫罗的时候是如此，许多世纪以来始终是如此，到今天还是如此。人常常不注意这活的人位，反倒有一种自然倾向，去注意宗教及其传统。但圣经从创世22记一章到启示录二十二章乃是启示一个活的人位。神不在意别的，只在意这个活的人位。门徒和主耶稣在变化山上经历的记载，说明了这件事。（太十七1～8。）主耶稣带著彼得、雅各、和约翰上了高山以后，『就在他们面前变了形像，脸面发光如日头，衣服变白如光。』（2。）彼得和其他两个门徒看见主的荣耀。他也看见摩西和以利亚同耶稣谈话。虽然我们不确定摩西和以利亚是不是在荣耀里，但他们的确是与得荣耀的耶稣说话。根据十七章四节，彼得对耶稣说，『主阿，我们在这里真好；你若愿意，我就在这里搭三座棚，一座为你，一座为摩西，一座为以利亚。』彼得这荒谬的题议，把摩西和以利亚高举到与基督同等的地位上。彼得继承了许多世纪以来关于摩西和以利亚的古老传统；摩西代表律法，以利亚代表申言者。对犹太人来说，摩西和以利亚是整本旧约的代表。因此，即使在变化山上，彼得还为著摩西和以利亚的传统大发热心。但是当彼得还在说话的时候，『看哪，有一朵光明的云彩遮盖他们；看哪，又有声音从云彩里出来，说，这是我的爱子，我所喜悦的，你们要听祂。』（5。）然后摩西和以利亚就从那一幕情景中消失了。门徒『举目不见一人，只见耶稣』。这指明在神眼中，宗教或传统都没有地位，只有神儿子活的人位有地位。
5The crucial point in this message is that this living Person, God’s Son, is versus man’s religion. This was true at the time of Saul of Tarsus, it has been true throughout the centuries, and it is true today. Instead of focusing his attention on this living Person, man has a natural tendency to direct his attention to religion with its tradition. But from Genesis 1 through Revelation the Bible reveals a living Person. God cares only for this living Person, not for anything else. The record of the experience of the disciples with the Lord Jesus on the mount of transfiguration illustrates this (Matt. 17:1-8). After bringing Peter, James, and John up into a high mountain apart, the Lord Jesus “was transfigured before them, and His face shone as the sun, and His garments became white as the light” (Matt. 17:2). Along with the other two disciples, Peter saw the Lord’s glory. He also saw Moses and Elijah speaking with Him. Although it is doubtful that Moses and Elijah were in glory, they nonetheless were speaking with the glorified Jesus. According to Matthew 17:4, Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good for us to be here; if You are willing, I will make three tabernacles here, one for You, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” In making this suggestion, Peter was elevating Moses and Elijah to the same level as that of the Lord Jesus. He was heir of the centuries- old tradition concerning Moses, who represented the law, and Elijah, who represented the prophets. To the Jews, Moses and Elijah were the representatives of the entire Old Testament. Hence, even on the mount of transfiguration, Peter was zealous for the traditions regarding Moses and Elijah. But while Peter was still speaking, “behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and behold, a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is My beloved Son, in Whom I delight; hear Him!” (Matt. 17:5). Moses and Elijah then disappeared from the scene. When the disciples lifted up their eyes, “they saw no one except Jesus Himself alone.” This indicates that in the eyes of God there is no place for religion or tradition— only the living Person of His Son has a place.
6宝爱传统取代基督人有一种天然的倾向，珍赏传统的事物。人何等宝爱他们的传统！譬如，安息日会的人宝爱安息日；他们喜欢固守第七天安息日的传统。但根据歌罗西二章十六节，安息日乃是影儿，那实际，那实体却属于基督。基督既已来了，我们就该从影儿转向实际。然而，今天安息日会的人和古时的犹太人一样，宝爱影儿却忽略基督。基督是我们的日子。祂不仅是我们的真安息日，更是我们每一日的实际。我们可以享受基督作我们的真安息日和每一日的实际，若反倒去宝爱第七天安息日，这是何等的愚蠢！有的基督徒宝爱一些远比以上所说更可笑的东西。你听过有些传道人专门帮人把腿拉长么？在这样的作法中，基督在那里？专门帮人把腿拉长的，该自称『拉长腿的人』，而非基督的执事。将拉长腿与基督的名联在一起，乃是滥用祂的名。今天千百万的基督徒被神迹、医病、豫言、说方言、所谓恩赐的显明、和蒙头等类的事占有，却少有人被基督占有。这种光景何等可怜！我过去在一个非常严紧的弟兄会中达七年半之久。我和他们在一起的期间，听过许多篇关于但以理书和启示录的信息。在这些信息中，说到许多关于兽、角、脚趾、和一些日期的事。我那时是一个热中知识的青年人，有几分满意于那样的教训。但我虽然听过许多篇有关各种豫言的信息，却很少听见关于基督的信息。事实上，启示录的中心并不是兽、脚趾和角；牠的中心乃是基督。这卷书是基督这人位的启示。甚至但以理书也启示基督。然而，在弟兄会中间所释放的信息却不是以基督为中心。
6TREASURING TRADITIONS IN PLACE OF CHRIST Man has a natural tendency to appreciate traditional things. How people treasure their traditions! For example, the Seventh - Day Adventists treasure the Sabbath day. They fondly cling to the tradition of the seventh-day Sabbath. But according to Colossians 2:16, the Sabbath is a shadow of which the reality, the body, is Christ. Now that Christ has come, we should turn from the shadow to the reality. Nevertheless, like the Jews of old, today’sS even th-Day Adventists treasure the shadow and neglect Christ. Christ is our day. He is not only our real Sabbath, but the reality of every day. How foolish to treasure the seventh-day Sabbath when we can enjoy Christ as our real Sabbath and as the reality of every day! Some Christians treasure certain things that are far more ridiculous than this. Have you heard that some preachers are occupied with the lengthening of legs? Where is Christ in such a practice? Those who specialize in the lengthening of legs should call themselves “leg - lengtheners,” not ministers of Christ. To associate the lengthening of legs with the name of Christ is to use His name in vain. Today millions of Christians are occupied with miracles, healing, prophecy, speaking in tongues, the so - called manifestation of gifts, and head covering, but few are occupied with Christ. What a pitiful situation! For seven and a half years, I was with a very strict Brethren assembly. During my time with them, I heard a good number of messages on the books of Daniel and Reve lation. In these messages a great deal was said about beasts, horns, toes, and certain periods of days. As a young man zealous for knowledge, I was somewhat satisfied by that kind of teaching. But although I heard many messages about different aspects of prophecy, I did not hear very much concerning Christ. Actually the book of Revelation is not focused on beasts, toes, and horns; it is focused on Christ. This book is a revelation of the Person of Christ. Even the book of Daniel reveals Christ. Nevertheless, the messages given in that Brethren assembly were by no means centered on Christ.
7如果你参加今天基督教里所谓的主日崇拜，或基督教教师所举办的查经班，你会听到许多东西。但是你难得听见一篇信息向主的子民揭示并供应基督。这指明今天宗教人士一如已往，热心宗教的事物和传统，对基督却不热心。许多基督徒在意宗教或传统，却不在意基督这活的人位。
7If you attend the so-called Sunday morning services in today’s Christianity or go to Bible studies held by Christian teachers, you will hear about many things. But rarely will you hear a message in which Christ is unveiled and ministered to the Lord’sp eople. This indicates that today, as it has been for centuries, religious people are zealous for religious things and for traditions, but not for Christ. A great many Christians care for religion and traditions, but they do not care for the living Person of Christ
子、父与灵
THE SON, THE FATHER, AND THE SPIRIT
8圣经的中心点不是作法、道理或规条，乃是神的儿子这活的人位。在一章十五至十六节保罗说，神乐意将祂儿子启示在他里面。论到神的儿子，许多人仍受基督教对于神圣三一的传统教训影响。新约启示父神爱世人，将祂的儿子赐给我们。（约三16。）但我们所面临的问题是怎么来明白这件事。父怎样差遣祂的儿子？有一天，腓力对主耶稣说，『主阿，将父显给我们看，我们就知足了。』（约十四8。）主对这样的要求很惊讶，说，『腓力，我与你们同在这样长久，你还不认识我么？人看见了我，就是看见了父；你怎么说，将父显给我们看？』（9。）然后主继续说，『我在父里面，父在我里面，你不信么？』（10。）但后来在同一章十六节主耶稣说，『我要求父，祂必赐给你们另一位保惠师，叫祂永远与你们同在。』如果我是腓力，我要立刻说，『主，既然看见你就是看见父，为甚么你现在说，你要求父呢？你的话似乎很矛盾。』然而，主耶稣说，祂要求父，父就赐给门徒另外一位保惠师，永远与他们同在，就是实际的灵，（17，）祂常与门徒同在，也要在他们里面。但在十八节祂说，『我不撇下你们为孤儿，我正往你们这里来。』这表示十七节的祂─实际的灵，成了十八节的我─主自己。这显示主复活以后，要成为实际的灵。
8The focal point of the Bible is not practices, doctrines, or ordinances—it is the living Person of the Son of God. In 1:15 and 16 Paul said that it pleased God to reveal His Son in him. Concerning the Son of God, many are still under the influence of the traditional teachings in Christianity with respect to the Trinity. The New Testament reveals that God the Father loved the world and gave His Son for us (John 3:16). But the problem we face is how to understand this. In what way did the Father send His Son? One day, Philip said to the Lord Jesus, “Lord, show us the Father and it suffices us” (John 14:8). Surprised at such a request, the Lord said, “Am I so long a time with you, and you have not known Me, Philip? He who has seen Me has seen the Father. How is it that you say, Show us the Father?” (v. 9). Then the Lord went on to say, “Do you not believe that I am in the Father, and the Father is in Me?” (v. 10). However, later on in this chapter, in verse 16, the Lord Jesus said, “And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Comforter, that He may be with you forever.” If I had been Philip, I would immediately have said, “Lord, since to see You is to see the Father, why do You now say that You will pray to the Father? Your word seems contradictory.” Nevertheless, the Lord Jesus said that He would ask the Father and that the Father would give the disciples another Comforter to be with them forever, even the Spirit of reality (v. 17), who had been abiding with the disciples and who would be in them. But then in verse 18 He says, “I will not leave you orphans; I am coming to you.” This indicates that the very He who is the Spirit of reality in verse 17 becomes the I who is the Lord Himself in verse 18. This shows that after His resurrection the Lord would become the Spirit of reality.
9我说到约翰十四章这些事的目的，是要指出我们若从新约的记载得著充分的光照，就会看见每次一题到神的儿子，父一定也包含在内。我们无法将子与父或灵分开。许多基督徒错误的将子和父分开，又将灵和子分开，宣称祂们是三个分开且不同的身位。但这样的分开不是依照新约中神的启示。圣经启示子在那里，父也在那里，并且灵也在那里。父具体化身在子里面，子实化为灵。这就是说，灵是子的实化，子是父的具体化身。因这缘故，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。』我们不会只有子基督的恩典，而没有父神的爱或圣灵的交通。子的恩典、父的爱、和灵的交通是不能分开的。事实上，这三样东西就是一个。同样的原则，我们不能将灵与子分开，或将子与父分开。父、子、灵乃是一位。否则，神就不是三一的。三一这个辞是由三和一组成的。神是三一的神，是三在一里，也是一在三里。
9My purpose in speaking of these matters from John 14 is to point out that if we are adequately enlightened through the record of the New Testament, we shall see that whenever the Son of God is mentioned, the Father is involved also. We cannot separate the Son from the Father or from the Spirit. Many Christians mistakenly separate the Son from the Father and the Spirit from the Son, claiming that They are three separate and distinct Persons. But such a separation is not according to God’sr evelation in the New Testament. The Bible reveals that where the Son is, there the Father is, and there the Spirit is also. The Father is embodied in the Son, and the Son is realized as the Spirit. This means that the Spirit is the realization of the Son, who is the embodiment of the Father. For this reason, 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” (Gk.). We cannot have the grace of Christ the Son without the love of God the Father or the fellowship of the Holy Spirit. The grace of the Son, the love of the Father, and the fellowship of the Spirit cannot be separated. Actually, these three things are one. In the same principle, we cannot separate the Spirit from the Son nor the Son from the Father. The Father, the Son, and the Spirit all are one. Otherwise, God would not be triune. The word triune is composed of tri-, meaning three, and -une, meaning one. As the Triune God, God is both three in one and one in three
三一神的具体化身
THE EMBODIMENT OF THE TRIUNE GOD
实化为包罗万有的灵
REALIZED AS THE ALL-INCLUSIVE SPIRIT
10在加拉太一章十五至十六节，保罗没有说神将基督启示在他里面，却说神将祂儿子启示在他里面，这是很有意义的。说到基督与说到子所包含的意义不同。二者之间有这种差异，原因乃是每当我们题到神的儿子，立刻就联著父与灵。按照保罗的著作，有了子就有父与灵。正如我们一再指出的，子乃是三一神的具体化身，实化为灵，作我们的享受。因此，当保罗说，神乐意将祂儿子启示在他里面，这意思是说，启示在他里面的那一位乃是三一神的具体化身，实化为经过过程包罗万有的灵。我从主所领受的负担，就是将这件事服事给神所拣选的人。虽然我服事了多年，但我能作见证，这个负担今天比从前更为加重。在保罗的书信里，我们看见子就是神的奥秘，神的具体化身，神格一切的丰满都有形有体的居住在祂里面。（西二2，。）有一天，神的儿子藉著成为肉体成为一个人，称作末后的亚当，藉著死而复活，成了赐生命的灵。（林前十五。）在林后三章十七节保罗说，『而且主就是那灵。』我们把这些经节都摆在一起，就看见神的儿子─神格丰满的具体化身，成为一个人，并且如今在复活里，这一位乃是赐生命的灵。
10It is significant that in Galatians 1:15 and 16 Paul does not say that God revealed Christ in him, but that He revealed His Son in him. Speaking of Christ does not lead to the same kind of involvement as does speaking of the Son. The reason for this difference is that whenever we speak of the Son of God, we are immediately involved with the Father and the Spirit. According to the writings of Paul, to have the Son is to have both the Father and the Spirit. As we have pointed out repeatedly, the Son is the embodiment of the Triune God realized as the Spirit for our enjoyment. Hence, when Paul says that it pleased God to reveal His Son in him, this means that the One revealed in him was the embodiment of the Triune God realized as the processed all-inclusive Spirit. The burden I have received from the Lord is to minister this matter to God’s chosen people. Although I have been ministering on this for many years, I can testify that this burden is heavier today than ever before. In Paul’s Epistles we see that the Son is the mystery of God, the embodiment of God, and the One in whom the fullness of the Godhead dwells bodily (Col. 2:2, 9). One day, through incarnation, the Son of God became9 a man called the last Adam, who, through death and resurrection, has become the life - giving Spirit (1 Cor. 15:45). In 2 Corinthians 3:17 Paul says, “Now the Lord 45 is the Spirit.” Putting all these verses together, we see that the Son of God, the embodiment of the fullness of the Godhead, became a man and that in resurrection this One is now the life-giving Spirit.
11关于基督作为神的儿子，有两个『成了』。按照约翰一章十四节，话就是神的儿子，成了肉体；那就是说，祂成为一个人。再者，按照林前十五章四十五节，这一位称为末后的亚当，成了赐生命的灵。这就是保罗能明确的说如今主就是那灵的原因。因此，神的儿子乃是三一神的具体化身，实化为包罗万有的灵。这奇妙的人位与人的宗教相对。
11Concerning Christ as the Son of God, there are two becames.” According to John 1:14, the Word, the Son of God, became flesh; that is, He became a man. Furthermore, according to 1 Corinthians 15:45, this One, called the last Adam, has become the life-giving Spirit. This is the reason that Paul can say explicitly that now the Lord is the Spirit. The Son of God is thus the embodiment of the Triune God realized as the all-inclusive Spirit. This wonderful Person is versus man’s religion
神独一的心意
GOD’S UNIQUE INTENTION
12神的心完全被祂的儿子这活的人位占有。神的注意集中在这活的人位身上，所以祂没有兴趣给我们受浸、说方言、医病、割礼、安息日、蒙头、或关于豫言的道理这类的东西。神独一的心意是要将祂的儿子作为一个活的人位赐给我们。
12The heart of God is fully occupied with the living Person of His Son. Because His attention is focused on this living Person, God has no interest in giving us things such as immersion, tongues-speaking, healing, circumcision, the Sabbath, head covering, or doctrines about prophecy. God’s unique intention is to give us His Son as a living Person
13然而，因著我们是堕落过的人，我们很容易被打岔，去注意其他的东西而不注意基督。甚至我们这些在主恢复中的人，也很可能在意许多东西而不在意基督。譬如，我们也许在意召会的事奉过于基督。我们要有这位包罗万有活人位的异象，这是很重要的。这人位包括父、子和灵；祂包括神性和人性。虽然这活的人位是如此包罗万有，祂对我们却非常实际，因为祂是赐生命的灵，就在我们重生的灵里。一面，祂在天上作主、基督、君王、元首、大祭司和属天的执事；另一面，祂在我们灵里作我们的一切。祂是神、父、救赎主、救主、人、生命、光、和一切正面事物的实际。这就是神的儿子活的人位。
13However, because of the fall, we are easily distracted to care for other things in place of Christ. It is quite possible that even among us in the Lord’s recovery we may care for any number of things instead of Christ. For instance, we may care more about the church service than we care for Christ. It is crucial for us to have a vision of this all-inclusive living Person. This Person includes the Father, the Son, and the Spirit; He includes divinity and humanity. Although this living Person is so all-inclusive, He is very practical to us, for, as the life-giving Spirit, He is in our regenerated spirit. On the one hand, He is in the heavens as the Lord, the Christ, the King, the Head, the High Priest, and the heavenly Minister; on the other hand, He is in our spirit to be everything to us. He is God, the Father, the Redeemer, the Savior, man, life, light, and the reality of every positive thing. This is the living Person of the Son of God
活的人位启示出来
THE LIVING PERSON REVEALED
14我们已经指出，保罗的书信是照著神的启示写的。但我们也需要看见，要解释这个启示，并用言语来发表，需要非常高度的智慧。其他的人也许得著这样的启示，但他们也许不像保罗那样，有能力来领会，并用言语来传达。我们已经看见保罗是个受过高等教育的人，已往是领头的宗教家。根据他昏昧的心思，没有甚么能比得上犹太教及其律法、圣经、祭司的事奉和传统。他一直追求自己所认为是上好的，所以他完全专注于这些事物。他轻看跟随耶稣的人；他认为他们仅仅是跟随一个微不足道的拿撒勒人，而他乃是为他祖宗的传统大发热心。但有一天，父神乐意将神的儿子这活的人位启示在他里面。当这人位向他显现时，他仆倒在地，自然而然呼求说，『主阿，你是谁？』（徒九5。）主立刻回答说，『我就是你所逼迫的耶稣。』照著大数扫罗昏昧的领会，耶稣已被埋在坟墓里，祂的门徒把祂的身体偷了去，藏在某处。但现在扫罗大吃一惊，查觉耶稣竟然是活著的，祂从天上说话，并且向他启示出来。自从这活的人位启示在保罗里面以后，帕子挪去了，保罗敏锐的心思在神儿子的事上蒙了光照。从此以后，他在意这人位，再也不在意宗教或传统。
14We have pointed out that Paul’s Epistles were written according to God’sr evelation. But we also need to see that a very high degree of intelligence was required to interpret this revelation and to express it in words. Others may receive such a revelation, but, unlike Paul, they may not have the ability to understand it and to convey it in language. We have seen that Paul, a highly educated person, was a leading religionist. According to his darkened mentality, nothing could compare to Judaism with its law, Scriptures, priestly service, and traditions. As one who always pursued what he thought was best, he was wholly given to these things. He despised the followers of Jesus; he considered that they were merely following an insignificant Nazarene, whereas he was zealous for the traditions of his fathers. But one day, when it pleased God the Father, the living Person of the Son of God was revealed in him. When this Person appeared to him, he fell to the ground and spontaneously called, “Who art thou, Lord?” (Acts 9:5). Immediately the Lord replied, “I am Jesus whom thou persecutest.” According to the darkened understanding of Saul of Tarsus, Jesus had been buried in a tomb, and His disciples had stolen His body and hidden it somewhere. But now Saul was shocked to realize that Jesus was living, was speaking from the heavens, and was being revealed to him. From the time this living Person was revealed in Saul, the veil was taken away and Saul’s keen mind was enlightened with respect to the Son of God. Henceforth, he cared for this Person and no longer cared for religion or tradition.
15要祷告使你能看见神的儿子活的人位这一个异象。也要祷告使别人也看见这个异象。要祷告使他们看见这活的人位，并且在意祂，而不在意安息日、蒙头、医病、和属灵恩赐这类的东西。我们需要祷告，使我们在意这活的人位过于任何事物，甚至过于召会生活。若没有这活的人位作召会生活的实际和内容，连召会生活也要成为一个传统。哦，我们要看见这活的人位，这是何等的重要！
15Pray that you may see such a vision of the living Person of the Son of God. Also pray that others will see this vision. Pray that they will see this living Person and care for Him instead of things such as the Sabbath, head covering, healing, and spiritual gifts. We need to pray that we shall care for this living Person more than anything, even more than for the church life. Without this living Person as the reality and content of the church life, even the church life will become a tradition. Oh, it is vital that we see this living Person
这活的人位与一切事物相对
THE LIVING PERSON VERSUS ALL THINGS
16虽然我们有许多圣经道理的知识，但我们的负担却不是供应道理，乃是供应这位活的神子作为经过过程之三一神的具体化身，实化成为赐生命的灵。我们不该宝贵任何事物，包括我们的圣经知识、属灵经历或成就，而取代了这活的人位。我们需要每天每时都经历这活的人位。召会就是这人位的身体，是祂实际并活的彰显。
16Though we have a good deal of knowledge of Bible doctrine, our burden is not to minister doctrine; it is to minister the living Son of God as the embodiment of the processed Triune God realized as the life-giving Spirit. We should not treasure anything, including our Bible knowledge or spiritual experience and attainments, in place of this living Person. Daily and hourly, we need to experience this living Person. The church is the Body of this Person, His practical and living expression.
17因这活的人位对我们乃是一切，我们就不需要追求仅仅圣别、属灵、得胜、爱或服从。祂是三一神的具体化身，实化为包罗万有赐生命的灵，在我们里面成为我们所需要的一切。在后面的信息中，我们将看见这一位现今在我们里面活著。我们所缺少的不是圣别或得胜，我们所缺少的乃是这活的人位。祂与一切相对。若没有祂，一切就都是别人或我们自己所造成的传统。愿我们都看见今天这活的人位与一切的事物相对。离了基督这神的儿子活的人位，我们所有的只不过是宗教。譬如，一位弟兄也许很爱他的妻子，但如果他在基督之外爱她，连这个爱也是宗教。姊妹们在基督之外服从自己的丈夫也是一样。这样的服从就是宗教和传统。我认得一些很服从的中国妻子，只因为她们天生是服从的。她们得救以前是服从的；她们成为基督徒以后，就成了善良、服从的基督徒妻子。但这种服从与基督一点关系也没有，其中所表现的乃是中国的传统，不是神的儿子活的人位。我所关切的是，我们中间许多人想要在基督之外实行召会生活。如果是这样的话，我们的召会生活就不过是宗教及其本身的传统。我们何等迫切需要这活人位的异象！祂启示在我们里面是非常重要的。在我领受这活人位的异象以前，我是一个遵守许多传统的人。但有一天神乐意将祂儿子启示在我里面。现在我认识这活的人位就是经过过程、包罗万有之三一神的具体化身，在我的灵里实化为赐生命的灵。我在灵里享受祂，经历祂，有分于祂的丰富，并且活祂。作基督徒就是作一个被这活人位占有，而不被宗教占有的人。犹太教是人用死的字句和虚空的传统所形成的宗教。但神的儿子是生命，就是神非受造、永远的生命。为著我们的经历和享受，这一位乃是带著神圣实际的包罗万有的灵。（约一14，十四6。）任何与宗教有关的东西我都不要，我只要这活的人位。你选那一个─人的宗教，还是神的儿子活的人位？
17Because this living Person is everything to us, there is no need for us to seek mere holiness, spirituality, victory, love, or submission. As the embodiment of the Triune God realized as the all-inclusive life-giving Spirit, He is within us to be whatever we need. In a forthcoming message we shall see that this One is now living in us. What we lack is not holiness or victory— it is this living Person. He is versus everything. Without Him, everything is a tradition made either by others or by ourselves. May we all see that today this living Person is versus all things. Apart from Christ, the living Person of the Son of God, whatever we have is religion. For example, a brother may love his wife. But if he loves her apart from Christ, even this is religious. The same is true of sisters who submit to their husbands apart from Christ. This kind of submission is religious and traditional. I have known some Chinese wives who were submissive simply because they were submissive by nature. Before they were saved, they were submissive. After they became Christians, they became good, submissive, Christian wives. But this kind of submission has nothing to do with Christ. It is the expression of Chinese tradition, not of the living Person of the Son of God. I am concerned that many of us are trying to practice the church life apart from Christ. If this is the case, our church life will be nothing more than a religion with it sown kind of tradition. How desperately we need a vision of this living Person! It is crucial that He be revealed in us. Before I received a vision of the living Person, I was one who kept many traditions. But one day it pleased God tore veal His Son in me. Now I know that this living Person is the embodiment of the processed, all- inclusive Triune God realized in my spirit as the life- giving Spirit. In my spirit I enjoy Him, experience Him, partake of His riches, and live Him. To be a Christian is to be one who is occupied with the living Person, not with religion. Judaism is a religion formed by man in dead letters with vain traditions. But the Son of God is life, the uncreated, eternal life of God. For our experience and enjoyment, this One is the all-inclusive Spirit with the divine reality (John 1:14; 14:6). I do not want anything to do with religion—I want this living Person. Which do you choose—man’s religion or the living Person of God’sS on?