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以弗所书生命读经 · 第77篇

在神经纶中的基督

CHRIST IN GOD’S ECONOMY
1读经：以弗所书1:20-23;3:8,16-19;4:8-10。神的经纶乃是基督同召会。愿主赐给我们清明的天，使我们看见基督与召会的异象。虽然以弗所书不长，但圣经中没有别卷书像以弗所书，在纵横两面启示基督的包罗万有性。
1Scripture Reading: Eph. 1:20-23; 3:8, 16-19; 4:8-10 God’secon o my is Christ with the church. May the Lord grant us a clear sky so that we may see the vision of Christ and the church. Although Ephesians is a short book, no other book in the Bible reveals Christ in His all- inclusiveness, both vertically and horizontally, as the book of Ephesians does
远超一切并充满万有
FAR ABOVE ALL AND FILLING ALL
2许多研读圣经的人都知道，歌罗西书启示基督是头，以弗所书启示召会是身体。但甚至歌罗西书也不如以弗所书那样，在纵横两面把基督启示出来。以弗所一章二十一节说，基督『远超过一切』。这样的话在歌罗西书找不到。歌罗西书说，基督必须在万有中居首位，居第一位；但没有说基督远超过一切。有人以为第三层天是宇宙的最高点。但保罗在以弗所四章十节说，基督已经『升上，远超诸天之上，为要充满万有』。
2Many students of the Word realize that Colossians reveals Christ as the Head and Ephesians reveals the church as the Body. However, not even the book of Colossians reveals Christ in such a vertical and horizontal way as He is revealed in Ephesians. Ephesians 1:21 says that Christ is “far above all.” Such a word cannot be found in Colossians. Colossians says that Christ must have the preeminence, the first place, in all things, but it does not say that Christ is far above all. Some may regard the third heaven as the highest point in the universe. But in 4:10 Paul says that Christ has “ascended far above all the heavens that He might fill all things
3以弗所一章二十三节说，基督『在万有中充满万有』。歌罗西三章十一节说，基督是一切，又在一切之内。但以弗所一章二十三节所说，基督在万有中充满万有，远超过歌罗西三章十一节所说，祂是一切，又在一切之内。歌罗西三章十一节是指新人的范围。因此，在新人里基督是一切，又在一切之内。但以弗所一章二十三节是指全宇宙，包括时间和空间。就著新人来看，基督是一切，又在一切之内；然而，不仅如此，就著全宇宙来看，祂
3Ephesians 1:23 says that Christ “fills all in all.” Colossians 3:11 says that Christ is all and in all. However, Christ’s filling all in all in Ephesians 1:23 surpasses His being all and in all in Colossians 3:11. Colossians 3:11 refers to the sphere of the new man. Hence, in the new man Christ is all and in all. But Ephesians 1:23 refers to the universe, which includes time and space. Christ is not only all and in all with respect to the new man, but He fills all in all with respect to the universe. Universally, Christ is above all and fills all in all
4是在万有中充满万有。就宇宙一面，基督远超过一切，也在万有中充满万有。
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5在三章八节，保罗说到基督那追测不尽的丰富。歌罗西书中没有这辞。基督的丰富，就是基督之于我们的所是，就如光、生命、义、圣等。这些丰富测不透也追不尽。
5In 3:8 Paul refers to the unsearchable riches of Christ. This term is not found in Colossians. The riches of Christ are what Christ is to us, such as light, life, righteousness, and holiness. These riches are unsearchable and past our tracing out
6在三章十八节，保罗说到那『阔、长、高、深』。阔、长、高、深是基督的量度。基督不仅高过万有，祂就是那高。祂不仅比万有更深、更阔、更长，祂就是那深、那阔、那长。
6In 3:1 8 Paul speaks of the “breadth and length and height and depth.” The breadth, length, height, and depth are the dimensions of Christ. Christ is not only higher than all things—He is the height. He is not only deeper and broader and longer than all things—He is the breadth, the length, and the depth.
7这位在纵横两面都包罗万有的基督，正亲密的安家在我们心里。哦，愿我们看见这包罗万有的基督现今正安家在我们心里！
7This very Christ who is all-inclusive both vertically and horizontally is making His home in our hearts in a very intimate way. Oh, may we see that the all-inclusive Christ is now making His home in our hearts
从死人中复活
RAISED FROM AMONG THE DEAD
8基督远超过一切，因为祂已从死人中复活。（一20～21。）除了基督，从未有人能胜过死亡，并从死人中复活。基督从死里复活，指明没有甚么能拘禁祂。当死亡临到我们，我们无法抗拒，因为死亡有能力拘禁我们。但死亡没有能力拘禁基督。（徒二24。）基督经过死人之地三天之后，在复活里出来了。死虽然尽一切所能的拘禁祂，基督却能说，『死阿，你能作的就这么多么？如果就这么多，那么现在我要在复活里从你里面走出来。』没有甚么能拘禁基督，照样，也没有甚么消极的事物能拘禁我们，因为我们里面有基督。我们这些信基督的人，必须是复活的人。基督已经从死人中复活，没有甚么能拘禁祂。这就是为甚么祂现今远超过一切。祂已经复活远超过一切。这是我们的基督。
8Christ is far above all because He has been raised from among the dead (1:20-21). Apart from Christ, no one has been able to overcome death and come out from among the dead. For Christ to be raised up out of death indicates that nothing can hold Him down. When death comes to visit us, we cannot refuse it, for death has the power to hold us. But it did not have the power to hold Christ (Acts 2:24). After visiting the realm of the dead for three days, Christ came forth in resurrection. Although death did everything possible to hold Him, Christ could have said, “Death, is this all you can do to Me? If this is all, then it is time for Me to walk away from you in resurrection.” Just as nothing can hold Christ down, so nothing negative can hold us down, because we have Christ in us. We who believe in Christ must be the raised-up ones. Christ has been raised from the dead, and nothing can hold Him down. This is the reason that He is now far above all. He has been resurrected to be far above all. This is our Christ
9所有的基督徒都知道，基督是救赎主和救主。有些人知道基督是所有恩赐的赐与者，并知道祂自己乃是我们的生命。但基督甚至比这更多。在以弗所这卷论到神经纶的书中，我们看见基督远超过一切。我能见证我所享受的基督，是那位远超过一切的。
9All Christians know that Christ is the Redeemer and the Savior. Some realize that Christ is the Giver of all gifts and that He Himself is our life. But Christ is even more than this. In Ephesians, a book concerned with God’secon o my, we see that Christ is far above all. I can testify that the Christ I enjoy is the One who is far above all
不同的基督
A DIFFERENT CHRIST
10我们在主恢复里所享受的基督，在许多方面不同于基督教中的基督。有些人听到这话，可能会指责我们是异端。但是你看利未记中的豫表。这卷书描述五种主要的祭：燔祭、素祭、平安祭、赎罪祭和赎愆祭。这些祭豫表基督不同的方面。甚至像燔祭这一种祭，就有不同的祭物。一个人可以用公牛、羊羔或鸟，献为燔祭。这些都是基督的豫表。这给我们立场说，在我们的经历中，我们所享受的基督可能与别人所享受的基督不同。我经历的基督可能与你经历的基督不同，而你所享受的基督可能也不同于别人所享受的基督。
10In a number of respects the Christ we enjoy in the Lord’s recovery is different from the Christ in Christianity. When some hear this, they may accuse us of heresy. But consider the typology in the book of Leviticus. In this book five main offerings are described: the burnt offering, the meal offering, the peace offering, the sin offering, and the trespass offering. These offerings typify Christ in various aspects. Even with one kind of offering, such as the burnt offering, there are different types of sacrifices. One could offer as a burnt offering a bullock, a lamb, or a bird. All these are types of Christ. This gives us the ground to say that in our experience the Christ we enjoy may be different from the Christ enjoyed by others. The Christ I experience may be different from the Christ you experience, and the Christ you enjoy may differ from the Christ enjoyed by others.
无法度量的基督安家在我们心里
THE IMMEASURABLE CHRIST making His home in our hearts
11以弗所三章启示出基督三项重要的事：祂的丰富追测不尽，祂安家在我们心里，以及祂的量度是宇宙的。我们已指出基督是那阔、长、高、深。谁能说阔是多阔，高是多高？哦，我们可以经历无法度量之基督那追测不尽的丰富！基督是宇宙的阔、长、高、深。为著这位无法度量、无限无量的基督，我们要说，阿利路亚！我们需要问自己，我们是否认识这样一位基督。
11Chapter three of Ephesians reveals three important things regarding Christ: that His riches are unsearchable, that He is making His home in our heart, and that His dimensions are universal. As we have pointed out, Christ is the breadth, the length, the height, and the depth. Who can say how broad is the breadth or how high is the height? Oh, we may experience the unsearchable riches of the immeasurable Christ! Christ is the breadth, length, height, and depth of the universe. Hallelujah for Christ in His immeasurable dimensions! We need to ask ourselves whether or not we know such a Christ
12基督虽然无法度量，却仍要安家在我们心里。这无法度量的基督是奇妙的人位，祂以非常亲密的方式安家在我们心里。为要使基督安家在我们心里，我们需要那灵用大能，使我们得以加强到里面的人里。然后我们就要被充满，成为神一切的丰满。（三19。）安家在我们里面这位无法度量的基督，一面是那灵，另一面乃是丰满的神。我们若藉著那灵得以加强，并让基督安家在我们心里，我们就要被充满，成为神的丰满。不要说基督只是子，不是灵，也不是父神。你要谨慎，不要受基督教系统道理的影响。基督太奇妙了，不能以道理系统化。当祂安家在我们里面，那灵就要加强我们，我们就要被充满，成为神一切的丰满。你有没有注意到保罗在以弗所三章说到那灵、基督和神？那灵加强我们，基督安家在我们里面，并且我们被充满，成为神一切的丰满。基督是包罗万有的那一位。祂是那灵加强我们，是基督安家在我们里面，是神充满我们，使我们成为祂的丰满。我们许多人读过以弗所书，但从来没有看见这样一位基督的异象。愿我们都看见，我们所接受的基督，乃是那灵加强我们，也是神充满我们，使我们成为祂的丰满。我能见证，我所享受的基督，乃是这样奇妙的一位。
12Although Christ is immeasurable, He is still making His home in our hearts. The immeasurable Christ is a wonderful Person who makes His home in our hearts in a very intimate way. In order for Christ to make His home in our hearts, we need to be strengthened with power through the Spirit into our inner man. Then we shall be filled unto all the fullness of God (v. 19). The immeasurable Christ who is making home in us is the Spirit, on the one hand, and the very God of fullness, on the other hand. If we are strengthened by the Spirit and Christ makes His home in us, we shall be filled unto all the fullness of God. Do not say that Christ is only the Son, but not the Spirit and not God the Father. Be careful that you are not under the influence of the systematized doctrine of Christianity. Christ is too wonderful to be systematized in doctrine. When He makes His home in us, the Spirit is strengthening us, and we are being filled unto the fullness of God. Have you noticed that in Ephesians 3 Paul speaks of the Spirit, Christ, and God? The Spirit strengthens us, Christ makes home in us, and we are filled unto the fullness of God. Christ is the all-inclusive One. He is the Spirit who strengthens us, the Christ who makes His home in us, and the God who fills us unto His fullness. Many of us have read the book of Ephesians without ever seeing the vision of such a Christ. May we all see that the Christ whom we have received is the Spirit who strengthens and the God who fills us unto His fullness. I can testify that the Christ I enjoy is such a wonderful One.
13降下、升上的基督保罗在四章九至十节说，『若非祂也曾降到地的低下之处，「祂升上」是甚么意思？那降下的，也是那升上，远超诸天之上，为要充满万有的。』基督在宇宙中有许多的历程。基督先成为肉体，从天降到地，然后受死，进一步从地降到阴间，就是地的低下之处。至终，祂复活，从阴间升到地上，又升天，从地上升到天上。祂藉著这样的历程开了路，使祂得以充满万有。基督升上高处到第三层天时，还没有结束祂的历程。祂升天后，又降下进入我们的灵里。因此，基督是那降下又升上，经过历程，并且施恩眷临我们的一位。今天基督仍在祂的历程中。祂仍然在升上、降下。但祂的历程主要是在我们里面。在我们的经历里，我们可能上上下下。我们下沉时，基督就下到我们所在之处，把我们往上带到神那里。一天当中，我们可能多次被基督带到天上。我们从经历中能见证，基督在我们里面降下又升上；祂上去又下来。虽然祂总是坚固不摇动，但祂不是静止不动的；相反的，祂在我们里面有许多的历程。
13THE DESCENDING AND ASCENDING CHRIST In 4:9 and 10 Paul says, “Now this, He ascended, what is it except that He also descended into the lower parts of the earth? He Who descended is the same Who also ascended far above all the heavens that He might fill all things.” Christ has done a great deal of traveling in the universe. Firstly, He descended from heaven to earth in His incarnation. Then He descended further, from earth to Hades, the lower parts of the earth, in His death. Eventually, He ascended from Hades to earth in His resurrection, and from earth to heaven in His ascension. Through such a journey, He cut the way that He might fill all things. When Christ ascended up on high, to the third heaven, that was not the end of His traveling. After He ascended, He descended into our spirit. Therefore, Christ is the One who descends, ascends, travels, and comes to us in gracious visitations. Today Christ is still traveling. He is still ascending and descending. However, His traveling takes place mainly within us. In our experience we may be up or down. When we are down, Christ comes down to where we are and brings us up to God. Many times during the course of a day we may be brought by Christ into the heavens. From our experience we can testify that within us Christ descends and ascends; He goes up and down. Although He is always steady, He does not stand still. On the contrary, He does a great deal of traveling within us.
14我们很难说基督在那里。祂在天上，还是在地上？你若说祂在地上，你可能感觉祂在天上。但你若说祂在天上，不久后你可能就发现祂在地上。事实上，基督是无所不在的。根据四章九至十节，祂的降下和升上乃是为了充满万有。你以为基督在宇宙中充满万有，却没有充满你么？藉著降下和升上，基督就以祂自己充满我们。
14It is difficult to say where Christ is. Is He in heaven or on earth? If you say that He is on earth, you may have the sense that He is in heaven. But if you say that He is in heaven, you may soon realize that He is on earth. Actually, Christ is everywhere. According to 4:9 and 10, He descended and ascended in order to fill all things. Do you think that Christ will fill all things in the universe without also filling you? Through His descending and ascending, Christ will fill us with Himself
构成恩赐
CONSTITUTED GIFTS
15基督藉著祂的降下和升上，把我们构成赐给身体的恩赐。祂越在我们里面降下、升上，我们就越成为恩赐。许多弟兄姊妹在召会中很少尽功用，因为他们还没有被构成恩赐。他们可能是好弟兄、好姊妹，却不是赐给召会的恩赐。但基督在他们里面降下、升上，就俘掳他们，征服他们，并把他们构成赐给召会的恩赐。因著基督的历程，他们就成为有用的恩赐。然而我担心，在有些圣徒里面，基督的历程可能已经停止了；祂不再在他们里面上去下来了。
15It is by His descending and ascending that Christ constitutes us gifts to the Body. The more He descends and ascends within us, the more we become gifts. Many brothers and sisters have very little function in the church because they have not yet been constituted as gifts. They may be good brothers and sisters, but they are not gifts to the church. But as Christ descends and ascends within them, He captures them, vanquishes them, and constitutes them into gifts to His Body. As a result of Christ’s traveling, they become useful gifts. I am concerned, however, that within some of the saints Christ’s traveling may have ceased. He no longer goes up and down within them.
16我能见证藉著基督在我里面降下、升上，我已经被构成赐给召会的恩赐。基督在我里面多次的上去和下来。我们若想要持定基督作元首，却不让祂在我们里面上去下来，我们就破坏了那把我们构成恩赐的过程。惟有藉著祂在我们里面的降下和升上，主才能把我们构成恩赐。这样经历基督在里面的历程一段时间之后，我们在召会中就成为有用的。让我为二十多年前遇到的一位弟兄作见证。那时候，他还没有经历太多基督的降下和升上。但今天这位弟兄的光景大不相同了，藉著基督在他里面的降下和升上，他已经被构成有用的恩赐，赐给主的恢复。他能告诉你，特别在他被主用的那些日子，基督在他里面下去又上来。基督下到他所在之处，并与他一同升到诸天界里。基督实在是一位降下又升上的基督。
16I can testify that I have been constituted as a gift to the church through Christ’s descending and ascending within me. Christ has had many ups and downs within me. If we try to hold Christ as the Head without allowing Him to descend and ascend within us, we damage the process by which we are constituted gifts. The Lord will constitute us as gifts only through His descending and ascending within us. After such experiences of Christ’sin ward traveling over a period of time, we become useful in the church. Allow me to give a word of testimony on behalf of a certain brother whom I met more than twenty years ago. At that time, he had not experienced very much of Christ’s descending and ascending. But this brother’s situation is much different today. Through Christ’s descending and ascending within him, he has been constituted into a useful gift to the Lord’s recovery. He could tell you that especially on the days he is used by the Lord, Christ goes down and up within him. Christ comes down to where he is and ascends with him into the heavenlies. Christ truly is a descending and ascending Christ
我们的基督
OUR CHRIST
17你若来看本篇信息中所题到的经节，就会看见我们在主的恢复里所经历的基督，与我们在宗教里所听到的基督不同。我们有何等一位基督！祂是神的具体化身，也是召会的内容。我们的基督是包罗万有、宇宙的基督。祂是远超一切、追测不尽、无法度量的，然而祂却亲密的安家在我们心里。不仅如此，我们的基督在我们里面不断的降下和升上。神一切的丰满都在祂里面，所以祂是神的具体化身。因此，当祂安家在我们心里，我们就被充满，成为神一切的丰满。这位是神具体化身的基督，也是召会的内容。不仅如此，藉著祂的降下和升上，祂就宇宙性的、纵的并横的充满万有。我们不该注意自己，乃该专注于包罗万有的基督。不要想你多软弱，多贫穷；反而要想基督，说基督，并望断以及于基督。为著以弗所书在神经纶里关于基督的启示，赞美主！这卷书很少说到基督作救赎主或救主，却启示基督远超一切，并且现今在万有中充满万有。然而，这位基督对我们却是便利的。祂正在我们心里安家，并将祂那追测不尽的丰富分赐到我们里面，使我们能被充满，成为神一切的丰满。至终，我们作为召会，将有基督完全作到我们里面，成为我们惟一的内容。
17If you consider the verses we have covered in this message, you will see that the Christ we experience in the Lord’s recovery is different from the Christ we heard about in religion. What a Christ we have! He is the embodiment of God and the content of the church. Our Christ is the all-inclusive, universal Christ. He is far above all, He is unsearchable and immeasurable, and yet He is intimately making His home in our hearts. Furthermore, our Christ is continually descending and ascending within us. Because all the fullness of God is in Him, He is the very embodiment of God. Therefore, as He makes home in our heart, we are filled unto all the fullness of God. This Christ who is the embodiment of God is also the very content of the church. Furthermore, through His descending and ascending He fills all things, universally, vertically, and horizontally. We should not focus our attention on ourselves, but on the all-inclusive Christ. Do not consider how weak or how poor you are. Rather, think of Christ, speak of Christ, and look away to Christ. Praise the Lord for the revelation of Christ in God’secon o my found in the book of Ephesians! This book says little of Christ as the Redeemer or Savior. But it does reveal that Christ is far above all and that He is now filling all in all. Nevertheless, this Christ is available to us. He is making His home in our heart, and He is imparting into us His unsearchable riches so that we may be filled unto all the fullness of God. Eventually, we as the church shall have Christ fully wrought into us as our unique content