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加拉太书生命读经 · 第4篇

神的儿子启示在我们里面

THE REVELATION OF GOD’S SON IN US
1读经：加拉太书1:15a,16a，哥林多后
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2书3:14-17;4:3-6。
2Scripture Reading: Gal. 1:15a, 16a; 2 Cor. 3:14-17; 4:3-6
3基督这活的人位，是属灵且奥秘的。除了神将祂儿子启示在我们里面，没有人能看见这活的人位。由于缺少启示，即使这个人位是活著的、真实的、行动的，也是进取的，千百万的人对祂还是一无所知。因此，今天的难处是缺少启示。基督徒也许会读圣经，并且仔细的查考圣经，但是很少看见基督。甚至在主的恢复中，我们的情形也可能是这样。圣经从开始到末了，尤其在新约中，基督始终占著中心的地位。神在整本圣经的启示完全以基督为中心。然而，当我们回顾已往的经历，我们必须承认在我们的读经里，我们没有看见多少基督。我有七年半之久，受教于弟兄会的一些教师。虽然我听了许多信息，也把重要的点记下来，但实际上我对基督并没有甚么看见。我看见但以理二章中大人像的生动图画，今天我还能很容易的回忆起来。然而，在我与弟兄会在一起的期间，我并没有看见基督。
3As a living Person, Christ is spiritual and mysterious. Apart from God’sr evelation of His Son in us, no human being would be able to see this living Person. Due to the shortage of revelation, millions of people have not realized anything of this Person, even though He is living, real, active, and aggressive. Hence, the problem today is the lack of revelation. Christians may read the Bible and study it carefully, but see very little of Christ. This also may be our situation even in the Lord’s recovery. From the beginning of the Bible to the end, especially in the New Testament, Christ occupies the central place. God’sr evelation throughout the Scriptures is altogether focused on Christ . Nevertheless, as we review our past experience, we shall have to admit that in our reading of the Bible we did not see much of Christ. For seven and a half years, I sat under some teachers among the Brethren. Although I heard many messages and took note of the important points, I saw virtually nothing as far as Christ is concerned. I saw a vivid picture of the great image in Daniel 2, a picture I can easily recall today. However, during my years with the Brethren, I did not see Christ
帕子使我们不能认识基督
VEILS KEEPING US FROM KNOWING CHRIST
4关于神的儿子启示在我们里面，保罗在林后三章和四章中说到两个事例，就是犹太人的特殊事例，和不信者的一般事例。当犹太人读旧约时，他们的悟性被帕子遮蔽了。林后三章十五节保罗说，『是的，直到今日，每逢诵读摩西书的时候，帕子还留在他们心上。』你知道这帕子是甚么？就是犹太教这个宗教。今天如果你去接触正统的犹太人，向他们讲说基督，你会发觉他们被又厚又强的帕子遮蔽。回教徒，甚至许多基督徒，也是这样。譬如，天主教里许多真正相信基督的人，被重重的帕子遮蔽了。其中一层帕子是迷信马利亚是神的母亲。这些信徒坚持说他们必须不断向马利亚祷告，就是向所谓神的母亲祷告，因他们以为他们的经历证实，向所谓的圣母祷告蒙了垂听，并得著应允。这是何等的帕子！
4Concerning the revelation of God’sS on in us, Paul covers two cases in 2 Corinthians 3 and 4, the case of the Jews in particular and the case of the unbelievers in general. When the Jews read the Old Testament, they read it with their understanding veiled. In 2 Corinthians 3:15 Paul says, “But even unto this day, when Moses is read, the veil is upon their heart.” Do you know what this veil is? It is the religion of Judaism. If you contact orthodox Jews today and speak to them about Christ, you will realize that they are covered with a thick, strong veil. The same is true of Moslems and even of many Christians. For example, many of those in the Catholic Church who truly believe in Christ are covered with a veil of many layers, perhaps dozens of layers. One of these veils concerns the superstition that Mary is the mother of God. These believers persist in saying that they must continue to pray to Mary, the so-called mother of God, because they think their experience proves that prayers to the so - called holy mother are heard and answered. What a veil this is!
5安息日会的人，被他们遵守第七天安息日的帕子遮蔽。当你对他们说到基督时，你会发现这个规条对他们来说是何等厚的帕子。今天你接触基督徒的时候，你会发现实际上所有的基督徒都在一些点上被遮蔽。这些帕子使他们看不见基督。虽然基督是属灵且奥秘的，但神在我们里面造了一个器官，使我们藉此能认识基督。这个器官就是人的灵。撒但狡猾的使人看不见人有灵的这个事实，或者使人不运用灵。反之，他引诱人运用堕落的头脑，那是个盲目、黑暗而刚硬的头脑。在林后三章十四节保罗说，犹太宗教徒心思刚硬。这样的刚硬也是盲目并在黑暗里。许多基督徒也是盲目、刚硬并黑暗的，因为他们被许多帕子遮蔽。这些帕子不仅拦阻他们认识基督，也常常使他们辨识不清召会人乃是真基督徒。有些人坚持认为我们是异端团体。
5Seventh-Day Adventists are veiled by their observance of the seventh-day Sabbath. As you speak to them concerning Christ, you will find what a thick veil this ordinance is to them. As you contact Christians today, you will find that virtually all Christians are veiled in some way. These veils keep them from seeing Christ. Although Christ is spiritual and mysterious, God has created within us an organ by which we can know Christ. This organ is the human spirit. In his subtlety, Satan has blinded people to the fact that they have a spirit, or has otherwise kept them from using their spirit. Instead, he entices them to use their fallen mentality, which is blinded, darkened, and hardened. In 2 Corinthians 3:14 Paul says that the Jewish religionists are hardened in their thoughts (Gk.). To be hardened in this way is also to be blind and in darkness. Many Christians also are blinded, hardened, and darkened because they are covered with so many veils. These veils not only frustrate them from knowing Christ, but often keep them from recognizing the church people as genuine Christians. Some persist in considering us as a cult
6不仅如此，那些遮蔽今天基督徒的帕子使他们非常敏感。他们只要稍稍被摸著，就会被得罪了。他们这么敏感，原因是在于那狡猾者、敏感者撒但盘据在他们的心思中。撒但潜伏在今天受蒙蔽之基督徒的头脑里。这种光景何等可怜，许多在基督里的真信徒仍然受蒙蔽！我们需要将有关帕子的话语应用到自己身上来。要紧的是我们都要儆醒，因为任何不是基督自己的东西，都可能被那狡猾者用作帕子。撒但甚至会利用圣经或神所赐的律法作为帕子。在罗马七章，保罗说律法是善的、圣的、属灵的。但即使是这样善的、圣的并属灵的东西，在撒但手中也能成为帕子。这指明撒但甚至能利用最高的属灵恩赐来蒙蔽我们的悟性。因此，任何不是基督自己的东西，都可能成为帕子。
6Furthermore, the veils that cover today’s Christians make them very touchy. If they are touched even slightly, they are offended. The reason for this touchiness is that Satan, the subtle one, the touchy one, is crouching in their minds. Satan is lurking in the mentality of today’s veiled Christians. What a pitiful situation that so many genuine believers in Christ are still veiled! We need to apply this word about veils to ourselves. It is crucial that we be on the alert, for it is possible for anything that is not Christ Himself to be used as a veil by the subtle one. Satan may use even the Scriptures or the law given by God as veils. In Romans 7 Paul says that the law is good, holy, and spiritual. But even such a good, holy, and spiritual thing in the hands of Satan can become a veil. This indicates that Satan can use even the highest spiritual gift to veil our understanding. Thus, it is possible for anything that is not Christ Himself to be a veil
7不信者被这世代的神弄瞎了心思在林后四章，保罗给我们一般的例子。在四节他说，这世代的神弄瞎了不信者的心思。这世代的神就是撒但。那些被弄瞎、被遮蔽的人以为他们没有敬拜甚么。事实上，他们的神就是撒但。无神论者敬拜撒但，而不知道自己正在作甚么。今天世上的人，不论是原始的或是有高尚文化的，都被这世代的神弄瞎了心思。想一想你在街上、在超级市场所见到的人，他们中间认识神的人何其少！即使在今天许多上礼拜堂、天主堂、或宗派建筑物的人当中，也是如此。很少有神儿子的启示，却有一层一层的帕子使人不能认识基督。许多人因著眼瞎，就定罪那些看见神儿子活的人位这个异象的人。
7UNBELIEVERS BLINDED BY THE GOD OF THIS AGE In 2 Corinthians 4, Paul gives us the general case. In verse 4 he says that the god of this age has blinded the thoughts of those who do not believe (Gk.). The god of this age is Satan. Those who are blinded or veiled think that they do not worship anything. Actually, their god is Satan. Atheists worship Satan without knowing what they are doing. All people today, whether primitive or highly cultured, have been blinded by the god of this age. Consider all those you see on the street or in the supermarkets. How few of them know God! This is true even among a vast number of those who go to today’s chapels, cathedrals, and denominational buildings. There is little revelation of the Son of God, and there is veil upon veil to keep people from knowing Christ. In their blindness, many condemn those who have seen the vision of the living Person of the Son of God.
需要放下我们的观念
THE NEED TO DROP OUR CONCEPTS
8我们若要接受神儿子的启示，就必须放下我们的观念。每一个观念，不论是属灵的或属世的，都是帕子。我追求了许多年，一直摸索要学习如何能得著启示。最终我发现，要有启示就必须放下我们的观念。
8If we would receive the revelation of the Son of God, we need to drop our concepts. Every concept, whether spiritual or carnal, is a veil. I have spent many years groping in my search to learn how to have revelation. Eventually I discovered that to have revelation we need to drop our concepts
9今天神照耀在各处。这个恩典的时代乃是亮光的时代。神照耀，圣经也照耀。圣经满了光，牠已经繙译成数百种语言发行。不仅如此，包罗万有的灵运行在地上，是满了恩典的。但尽管圣经在照耀，那灵在运行，许多人仍旧没有得著启示。原因就是他们持守一些观念，并且被这些观念蒙蔽。当你接触不同国籍的人，你会发现他们的观念都非常强。我们这些在主恢复中的人也是这样。一方面，为著我们中间的长大和进步，我敬拜主；另一方面，我觉察到许多帕子仍然存留著，这些帕子就是弄瞎我们的观念。
9God today is shining everywhere. This age of grace is an age of light. God is shining, and the Bible is shining also. The Bible is full of light, and it has been printed in hundreds of languages. Moreover, the all-inclusive Spirit moving on earth is full of grace. But although the Bible is shining and the Spirit is moving, many still do not receive revelation. The reason is that they hold to certain concepts and are veiled by these concepts. As you contact people from various nationalities, you will find that all of them are strong in their concepts. This is also true among us in the Lord’s recovery. On the one hand, I worship the Lord for all the growth and improvement among us. On the other hand, I realize that many veils still remain. These veils are the concepts that blind us
10我们要接受启示，在神那边没有问题，在祂那边一切都豫备好了。问题全在我们这边。我们需要除去帕子，那就是放下我们的观念。我们的祷告是很重要的：『主，帮助我除去任何是帕子的东西。』如果你读圣经的时候持守自己的观念，你就像古时的犹太人，他们每逢诵读圣经的时候，帕子还在心上。但如果你读主的话时放下自己的观念，你就是以没有帕子遮蔽的脸来读主的话。然后光就会主观的照耀在你里面。
10With respect to receiving revelation, there is no problem on God’ss i de. On His side everything is ready. The problem is altogether on our side. We need to drop the veils, that is, to drop our concepts. It is important for us to pray, “Lord, help me to drop everything that is a veil.” If you hold on to your concepts while reading the Bible, you will be like the ancient Jews who had a veil on their mind whenever the Scriptures were read. But if you drop your concepts as you read the Word, you will read it with an unveiled face. Then the light will shine into you subjectively
11我生在基督教里，从幼年就听见了基督；然而我到十九岁才得救。我知道耶稣，并且赞成基督教，但我没有得救，直到神的儿子启示在我里面。我十九岁的时候，有一天，神照耀在我里面，我接受了主耶稣的启示。那时我开始直接与祂有个人的接触，认识祂是一个活的人位。我摸著祂，我也被祂摸著。在祂与我之间有活的交往、活的接触。我们都需要与神的儿子活的人位有直接、个人、活活的接触。
11I was born into Christianity, and from childhood I heard about Christ. However, I was not saved until I was nineteen years old. I knew about Jesus, and I was in favor of Christianity. But I was not saved until the Son of God was revealed in me. One day, when I was nineteen, God shined into me, and I received a revelation of the Lord Jesus. At that time I began to have direct personal contact with Him and to know Him as a living Person. I touched Him, and I was touched by Him. Between Him and me there was a living transaction, a living contact. We all need a direct, personal, living contact with the living Person of the Son of God.
将我们的心转向主
TURNING OUR HEARTS TO THE LORD
12今天我们很多人热切巴望活基督。但我们要活基督，就需要启示。我们一再的指出，启示能彀临到我们，惟一的路就是我们放下自己的观念。我们也需要祷告：『主，我信靠你击败这世代的神。除你之外，我不敬拜甚么。主，我将我的心转向你，我放下自己所有的观念。在你之外，我不要敬拜任何人。』如果你这样祷告，光就会照耀，你就会得著启示。如果你放下自己的观念，并将你的心转向主，帕子就除去了，这世代的神在你里面将没有地位。光就在这里，并且一直在照耀著。我们的难处是我们的心偏向许多其他的事物，所以我们被重重的帕子遮蔽了。这使得这世代的神在我们里面得著了地位。结果，我们的心思就昏暗、盲目且刚硬了，即使我们读圣经、听信息，也不能得著启示。哦，我们何等需要启示！
12Today many of us earnestly desire to live Christ. But to live Christ we need revelation. As we have pointed out again and again, the only way revelation can come to us is if we drop our concepts. We also need to pray, “Lord, I trust in You to defeat the god of this age. Apart from You, I do not worship anything. Lord, I turn my heart to You, and I drop all my concepts. I don’t want to worship anyone other than You.” If you pray in this way, the light will shine, and you will receive revelation. If you drop your concepts and turn your heart to the Lord, the veils will be taken away, and the god of this age will have no ground in your being. The light is here, and it is shining. Our problem is that our heart is turned away to many other things, and therefore we are covered with layer upon layer of veils. This enables the god of this age to have ground in us. As a result, our thoughts are darkened, blinded, and hardened, and we cannot receive revelation, even though we may read the Bible and listen to messages. Oh, how we need revelation
13主非常怜悯大数的扫罗。首先，祂把他击倒，然后使他放下所有的帕子。在往大马色的路上，主向扫罗显现以前，他完全被蒙蔽。根据他的意见，拿撒勒人耶稣已经了结了。祂已经被钉死并埋葬在坟墓里。但是当扫罗在往大马色的路上，主耶稣从天上向他显现，扫罗自然而然的喊说，『主阿，你是谁？』主耶稣回答说，『我就是你所逼迫的耶稣。』主的回答除去了一层厚厚的帕子。基督荣耀福音的光，照进大数的扫罗里面，他看见神的荣耀显在基督的面上。我们若要看见这活人位的启示，首先必须放下我们的帕子、我们的观念。其次，我们需要将心转向主。按照林后三章十六节，我们的心几时转向主，帕子就几时除去了。你越将心转向主，这世代的神在你的生命和你全人里就越没有地位。然后你将在属天之光的照耀下，得著这活人位的启示。
13The Lord was very merciful to Saul of Tarsus. First, He knocked him down and then caused him to drop all the veils. Before the Lord appeared to him on the way to Damascus, Saul was altogether veiled. According to his opinion, Jesus the Nazarene had been terminated. He had been crucified and buried, and was in the tomb. But when Saul was on the way to Damascus, the Lord Jesus appeared to him from the heavens, and spontaneously Saul called, “Who art thou, Lord?” The Lord Jesus replied, “I am Jesus whom thou persecutest.” The Lord’s answer took away a thick veil. The light of the gospel of the glory of Christ shined into Saul of Tarsus, and he saw the glory of God in the face of Christ. If we would see such a revelation of the living Person, we must begin by dropping our veils, our concepts. Second, we need to turn our hearts to the Lord. According to 2 Corinthians 3:16, when the heart turns to the Lord, the veil will be taken away. The more you turn your heart to the Lord, the less ground the god of this age will have in your life and in your being. Then you will be under the shining of the heavenly light, and you will receive the revelation of the living Person.
14我能作见证，在我早年基督徒的生活中，我很少有启示，我一直被蒙蔽。但有一天帕子开始挪去了，光照进我里面。从那时起，光一再临到我。因这缘故，我得著启示并不困难。愿我们都放下帕子，靠著祂的怜悯和恩典，将我们的心转向祂。
14I can testify that in the early years of my Christian life, I had little revelation. I was veiled. But one day the veils began to drop, and the light shined into me. Since that time, the light has been coming again and again. For this reason, it is not difficult for me to receive revelation. Let us all drop the veils and, by His mercy and grace, turn our hearts to Him
神乐意
GOD’S PLEASURE
15在一章十五和十六节保罗说，神乐意将祂儿子启示在他里面。这指明启示神的儿子带给神喜乐。没有甚么比揭开、启示神的儿子活的人位更使神喜乐。
15In 1:15 and 16 Paul says that it pleased God to reveal His Son in him. This indicates that to reveal the Son of God brings pleasure to God. Nothing is more pleasing to God than the unveiling, the revelation, of the living Person of the Son of God
里面的启示
AN INWARD REVELATION
16再者，这启示是里面的启示。虽然我从来没有在外面肉身上见过主耶稣，我却在里面见过祂。我得著里面的启示，认识了这活的人位。这里面的启示乃是在我们的灵里，透过我们蒙光照的心思而有的。因为心思扮演重要的角色，所以放下我们的观念是很要紧的，我们的观念全在心思里。倘若我们在心思中固守一些观念，启示也许在我们的灵里，但无法透过我们被蒙蔽的头脑。我们需要放下自己的观念，使我们的心思得以释放，变得透明。然后当那灵照耀在我们灵里时，这个照耀就会进入我们透明的心思里，我们就得著里面的启示。
16Furthermore, this revelation is an inward revelation. Although I have never seen the Lord Jesus outwardly in a physical way, I have seen Him inwardly. I have received an inward revelation of this living Person. This inward revelation is in our spirit through our enlightened mind. Because the mind plays an important part, it is crucial that we drop our concepts, all of which are in the mind. If we hold on to concepts in our mind, the revelation may be in our spirit, but it will not be able to penetrate our veiled mentality. We need to drop our concepts so that our mind may be released and become transparent. Then when the Spirit shines in our spirit, this shining will come into our transparent mind. Then we shall receive an inward revelation
主观的启示
A SUBJECTIVE REVELATION
17这种对基督里面的启示乃是主观的，不是客观的，不像灵恩运动中所谓的异象那样。我曾在一些聚会中，听见有人说，他看见屋子的某个角落有明亮的光。我们在本篇信息中所说的启示，不是这一种外面的东西；反之，这启示完全是主观的。
17This inward revelation of Christ is subjective. It is not objective like the so-called visions in the Pentecostal movement. I have been in meetings where people claimed to see a bright light in a certain corner of the room. The revelation about which we are speaking in this message is nothing of such an outward nature. Rather, it is altogether subjective
藉著那灵在我们的灵里
IN OUR SPIRIT BY THE SPIRIT
18这主观的启示乃是那灵在我们的灵里所赐的。（弗一17，三5。）我们的灵和神的灵都是实际。我们不能否认在我们里面有一个人的灵；我们也不能否认圣灵在我们的灵里。为了要接受神儿子的启示，首先我们必须放下自己的观念。其次，我们必须将心转向主，在祂之外不敬拜甚么。第三，我们必须顾到我们全人的深处，就是我们的灵。乃是在我们的灵里，那灵将基督照耀、启示在我们里面，并向我们讲说基督。祷读主话也很有帮助，尤其是祷读保罗书信里的经节。这会使我们能彀看见基督，并得著这活人位的主观启示。
18This subjective revelation is given in our spirit by the Spirit (Eph. 1:17; 3:5). Our spirit and the Spirit of God both are realities. We cannot deny that within us we have a human spirit. Neither can we deny that the divine Spirit is in our spirit. In order to receive the revelation of the Son of God, we must first drop our concepts. Second, we must turn our hearts to the Lord and worship nothing other than Him. Third, we must take care of the depths of our being, that is, of our spirit. It is in our spirit that the Spirit is shining, revealing Christ in us and speaking to us concerning Christ. It is also helpful to pray-read the Word, especially verses from the Epistles of Paul. This will enable us to see Christ and to receive a subjective revelation of this living Person
19我们在这里所说的主观启示，只是关于神的儿子活的人位。为了要接受这样一个启示，愿我们都学习放下自己的观念，将我们的心转向主，注意我们的灵，并且用保罗著作中的经节来祷告。然后那灵将会光照我们，并对我们讲说基督。结果，我们就要得著神儿子的主观启示。
19The subjective revelation about which we are speaking here is concerned only with the living Person of the Son of God. For the sake of receiving such a revelation, may we all learn to drop our concepts, to turn our heart to the Lord, to pay attention to our spirit, and to pray over verses from the writings of Paul. Then the Spirit will enlighten us and speak to us of Christ. As a result, we shall receive a subjective revelation of the Son of God
使我们成为新造
MAKING US A NEW CREATION
20我们越得著神儿子的启示，祂就越活在我们里面。祂越活在我们里面，祂对我们就越成为神应许亚伯拉罕，那福音独一且中心的福。这就是说，祂对我们是那包罗万有的地，实化为包罗万有、经过过程、赐生命的灵。这对我们不该仅仅是道理。倘若我们放下自己的观念，将我们的心转向主，注意灵，并花时间在主的话上，基督就要启示在我们里面，祂要在我们里面活著，并成形在我们里面。一天过一天，祂要更多成为我们的享受。结果，这活的人位要实实际际的使我们成为新造。藉著神的儿子活人位里面的启示，加拉太书最终要把我们带到新造。
20The more revelation we receive of the Son of God, the more He will live in us. The more He lives in us, the more He will become to us the unique and central blessing of the gospel which God promised to Abraham. This means that He will be to us the all-inclusive land realized as the all-inclusive, processed, life-giving Spirit. This should not simply be a doctrine to us. If we drop our concepts, turn our heart to the Lord, pay attention to the spirit, and spend time in the Word, Christ will be revealed in us, He will live in us, and He will be formed in us. Day by day, He will become more of an enjoyment to us. As a result, this living Person will make us a new creation in a practical way. The book of Galatians eventually brings us to the new creation by way of the inward revelation of the living Person of the Son of God
21让我们天天操练，放下我们的观念，将我们的心转向主，来得著启示。得著里面、主观、属灵启示的路乃是：一直放下我们的观念，将我们的心转向主，并告诉主我们在祂以外不持守甚么，我们的心完全是为著祂的。然后，我们若注意我们的灵，并花时间在主的话上，我们就要得著启示。这活的人位要活在我们里面，并成形在我们里面。我们会越过越享受祂，并且祂要使我们成为新造。
21Let us daily practice receiving revelation by dropping our concepts and turning our hearts to the Lord. The way to receive an inward, subjective, spiritual revelation is always to drop our concepts, to turn our heart to the Lord, and to tell the Lord that we hold on to nothing besides Him and that our heart is wholly for Him. Then if we pay attention to our spirit and spend time in the Word, we shall receive revelation. The living Person will live in us and be formed in us. We shall enjoy Him more and more, and He will make us a new creation
22保罗写加拉太书的负担，以及我们今天的需要，乃是要把我们带进一种光景里，使我们满了对神儿子的启示，并且因著基督在我们里面活著，成形在我们里面，我们也不断享受基督作那包罗万有的灵，如此我们便成为新造。
22Paul’s burden in writing the book of Galatians, and our need today, is that we be brought into a state where we are full of the revelation of the Son of God and thereby become a new creation with Christ living in us, being formed in us, and being enjoyed by us continually as the all-inclusive Spirit.