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以弗所书生命读经 · 第83篇

经历基督的丰富

EXPERIENCING THE RICHES OF CHRIST
1读经：以弗所书3:8b,17a，哥林多后书2:10;10:1;11:10;8:9;12:9;13:14。以弗所三章八节说到基督追测不尽的丰富，三章十七节说到基督安家在我们心里。这指明那位安家在我们心里的基督，乃是那位有追测不尽之丰富的基督。基督那追测不尽的丰富，乃是为著我们的享受。天天，甚至时时，我们都需要享受这奇妙、美妙、不可测度、无限无量、并包罗万有的丰富。
1Scripture Reading: Eph. 3:8b, 17a; 2 Cor. 2:10; 10:1; 11:10; 8:9; 12:9; 13:14 Ephesians 3:8 speaks of the unsearchable riches of Christ, and 3:17, of Christ making His home in our hearts. This indicates that the very Christ who is making His home in us is the Christ with the unsearchable riches. The unsearchable riches of Christ are for our enjoyment. Day by day and even hour by hour we need to enjoy these marvelous, wonderful, immeasurable, unlimited, and all-inclusive riches
2要列出基督丰富的所有项目并不容易。如果这些项目不多，我们很容易就能指出来。但基督的丰富是过于我们所能述说或数算的。为要进入以弗所书中基督的丰富，我们要来看哥林多后书中所揭示保罗对这些丰富的经历，这是很有帮助的。
2It is difficult to list all the items of the riches of Christ. If these items were few in number, it would be easy for us to point them out. But Christ’s riches are beyond our ability to speak of them or to enumerate them. In order to get into the riches of Christ in Ephesians, it will be helpful to consider Paul’s experience of these riches as revealed in the book of 2 Corinthians
恩赐、恩典和变化
GIFTS, GRACE, AND TRANSFORMATION
3哥林多后书论到恩典，与哥林多前书论到恩赐相对。保罗用『愿主耶稣基督的恩，神的爱，圣灵的交通，与你们众人同在』（十三14）这句话结束2哥林多后书。因为哥林多后书是一卷论到恩典的书，所以在这结束的一节中，保罗先题到恩典。恩典比恩赐更深、更主观；恩赐是外在的，但恩典是内在的。不仅如此，恩赐与我们的所作有关，但恩典与内在的享受有关。1保罗是在哥林多后书，而不是在哥林多前书，说到我们以没有帕子遮蔽的脸观看主的荣光，就被变化，（林后三18，）这是很有意义的。得恩赐是一回事，被变化是另一回事。虽然许多基督徒注重恩赐，但没有多少人注重变化。你喜欢得恩赐，还是喜欢被变化？在你回答这问题之先，请想想巴兰驴子的例子。（民二二23～33。）这头驴子突然对巴兰说话。驴子说人话，这是何等的神奇！然而，驴子并没有变化成为人。有说话的恩赐，但没有任何的变化。
3The book of 2 Corinthians deals with grace, in contrast to 1 Corinthians, which deals with gifts. Paul concludes 2 Corinthians with the words, “The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with you all” (13:14, Gk.). Because Corinthians is a book of grace, in the concluding verse Paul mentions grace first. Grace is deeper and more subjective than gifts. Gifts are out ward, but grace is inward. Furthermore, gifts are related to what we do, but grace is related to inward enjoyment. It is significant that it is in 2 Corinthians, not in Corinthians, that Paul says that we are transformed as we behold the glory of the Lord with an unveiled face (2 Cor. 3:18). To be gifted is one thing, but to be transformed is another. Although many Christians pay attention to gifts, not many concentrate on transformation. Do you prefer to be gifted or to be transformed? Before you answer this question, consider the example of Balaam’s donkey (Num. 22:23-33). Suddenly this donkey spoke to Balaam. How miraculous for a donkey to speak a human language! However, the donkey was not transformed into a human being. There was the gift of speaking, but there was not any transformation.
4变化是藉著生命的长大慢慢发生的；缓慢的到一个地步，看来好像甚么事也没有发生。譬如，对一个作母亲的来说，她的小孩看起来每天都一样。实际上，孩子是在渐渐长大。保罗在林后四章七节说，『但我们有这宝贝在瓦器里，要显明这超越的能力，是属于神，不是出于我们。』瓦器里的宝贝不是指恩赐，乃是指一些隐藏的珍宝。器皿是外面的，宝贝是里面的。经过一段变化的过程，宝贝占有并吞没了器皿。
4Transformation takes place slowly through the growth in life. It transpires so slowly that it may seem as if nothing is happening. For example, to a mother, her young child may look the same every day. Actually, the child is gradually growing. In 2 Corinthians 4:7 Paul says, “But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.” The treasure in the earthen vessels does not refer to gifts. Rather, it denotes something precious that is hidden. The vessel is out ward, but the treasure is in ward. Through the process of transformation over a period of time, the treasure takes over the vessel and swallows it up.
基督的苦难
THE SUFFERINGS OF CHRIST
5哥林多后书和哥林多前书另一点不同的地方，是哥林多后书说到许多苦难，然而要有属灵的恩赐，并不需要苦难。巴兰的驴子不必为了要有说人话的能力而受苦；相反的，变化需要相当的苦难。因这缘故，哥林多后书不仅说到基督的恩，也说到基督的苦难。保罗在林后一章五节说，『基督的苦难…满溢到我们身上。』基督的恩典加上基督的苦难，就产生变化。变化不在于恩赐或能力，乃在于我们里面的所是。在林后四章五节，保罗宣告说，『因为我们不是传自己，乃是传基督耶稣为主。』虽然保罗没有传自己，也没有写一本自传，但他有时不得不透露他对基督之经历的某些方面。在哥林多后书有许多这样的透露，藉此我们能看见，保罗如何享受基督丰富的一些特别方面。在本篇信息后面，我们要来看这些特别的方面。
5Another difference between 2 Corinthians and 1 Corinthians is that 2 Corinthians speaks a great deal about suffering, but there is no need for suffering in order to have spiritual gifts. It was not necessary for Balaam’s donkey to suffer to have the ability to speak a human language. Transformation, on the contrary, requires a certain amount of suffering. For this reason, 2 Corinthians speaks not only of the grace of Christ, but also of the sufferings of Christ. In 2 Corinthians 1:5 Paul says that “the sufferings of Christ abound in us.” The grace of Christ with the sufferings of Christ produces transformation. Transformation is not a matter of our gifts or abilities; it is a matter of what we are in our inward being. In 2 Corinthians 4:5 Paul declared, “For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord.” Although Paul did not preach himself or write an autobiography, occasionally he found it necessary to disclose certain aspects of his experience of Christ. In 2 Corinthians there are a number of such disclosures by which we can see how Paul enjoyed particular aspects of the riches of Christ. Later on in this message we shall consider these particular aspects
6基督的丰富在某些方面是非常大的。其中有基督是神、创造者、神的儿子、救赎主、救主、父、和赐生命的灵等事实。其他主要的方面是与成为肉体、钉死、复活、升天、降下、和内住有关。不仅如此，还有基督是生命、爱、能力、圣别和公义等方面。这些都是重大的项目，基督徒至少都知道一点。然而，基督徒可能对基督的这些丰富只有道理上的认识，而没有经历。愿主怜悯我们，使我们不仅知道基督丰富的各方面，更经历并享受这些方面。
6Certain aspects of the riches of Christ are very great. Some of these are the fact that Christ is God, the Creator, the Son of God, the Redeemer, the Savior, the Father, and the life- giving Spirit. Other major aspects are related to incarnation, crucifixion, resurrection, ascension, descension, and indwelling. Furthermore, there are the aspects of Christ as life, love, power, holiness, and righteousness. All these are great items, and, to some degree at least. Christians do know them. However, Christians may have just a doctrinal knowledge of these riches of Christ without the experience of them. May the Lord have mercy on us so that we may not only know the various aspects of the riches of Christ, but also experience them and enjoy them.
呼求主名
CALLING ON THE NAME OF THE LORD
7对于如何享受基督那追测不尽的丰富，罗马十章十二节提供我们一个线索。保罗在这节说，『众人同有一位主，祂对一切呼求祂的人是丰富的。』基督的丰富不该只用来研究，乃该被享受。我1们不是藉默想来享受。默想是操拣心思。新约没有告诉我们要默想。我们若渴望经历基督的丰富，就要呼求主耶稣的名。我们许多人能见证，这样的呼求比默想更甘甜、更有享受。我们越呼求主耶稣的名，就越尝到祂的甘甜。
7Romans 10:12 gives us a clue as to how we may enjoy the unsearchable riches of Christ. In this verse Paul says, “The same Lord of all is rich to all who call upon Him.” The riches of Christ should not just be studied—they should be enjoyed. We do not enjoy them by meditating upon them. To meditate is to exercise the mind. In the New Testament we are not told to meditate. (The use of the word meditate by the King James Version in Timothy 4:15 is not an accurate translation; the Greek word is better rendered “attend to.”) If we desire to experience the riches of Christ, we should call on the name of the Lord Jesus. Many of us can testify that such calling is much sweeter and more enjoyable than meditating. The more we call on the name of the Lord Jesus, the more we taste His sweetness.
8有些人批评我们呼求主名的实行。照他们看来，这只不过是心理作用，没有属灵的价值。如果呼求主名只产生一种短暂的心理经验，那么呼求其他人的名字也该能达到同样的经历。然而，事实不然。我们呼求主耶稣可爱的名时，就享受祂的实际，并尝到祂的甘甜。请记住，主的名背后就是祂的人位。因此，当我们呼喊这名，我们就接触这人位，这人位的实际就是那灵。因这缘故，我们呼求主耶稣的名，我们就接受了那灵。在圣经中，主耶稣的名经常联于那灵。譬如，林前六章十一节说，『但在主耶稣基督的名里，并在我们神的灵里，你们已经洗净了自己，已经圣别了，已经称义了。』耶稣是名字，那灵是人位。每当我们呼求耶稣的名，我们就经历那灵的人位。因著这人位是又真又活，又亲近又便利的，所以每当我们呼求祂，我们就经历祂并享受祂。主耶稣对一切呼求祂的人是丰富的。这样享受基督那追测不尽的丰富，是何等奇妙的路！
8Some criticize our practice of calling on the name of the Lord Jesus. According to them, it is merely a psychological phenomenon with no spiritual value. If calling on the Lord’s name simply produces a temporary psychological experience, then the same experience could be achieved by calling on the name of some other person. However, such is not the case. When we call on the dear name of the Lord Jesus, we enjoy His reality and taste His sweetness. Remember, the Lord’s name is backed up by His Person. Thus, when we call on the name, we contact the Person, the reality of whom is the Spirit. For this reason, when we call on the name of the Lord Jesus, we receive the Spirit. The name of the Lord Jesus is often associated with the Spirit in the Bible. For example, 1 Corinthians 6:11 says, “But ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.” Jesus is the name, and the Spirit is the Person. Whenever we call on the name of Jesus, we experience the Person of the Spirit. Because this Person is real, living, near, and available, we experience Him and enjoy Him when we call on Him. The Lord Jesus is rich to all who call upon Him. What a wonderful way to enjoy the unsearchable riches of Christ
活在基督的人位里
LIVING IN THE PERSON OF CHRIST
9哥林多后书揭示使徒保罗所过的那种生活。保罗藉著接受基督作他的生命和人位而活，他不断的享受基督并经2:10历基督。他在林后二章十节说，他是『在基督的面前（或作，在基督的人位里）』饶恕。保罗不是在他自己里饶恕，也就是说，他不是在自己的人位里饶恕。这启示出保罗是活在基督的人位里。
9The book of 2 Corinthians reveals the kind of life lived by the Apostle Paul. Paul lived by taking Christ as his life and person. He was constantly enjoying Christ and experiencing Him. In 2 Corinthians he says that he forgave “in the person of Christ.” Paul did not forgive in himself, that is, in his own person. When he forgave something, he forgave it in the person of Christ. This reveals that Paul lived in the person of Christ.
10我们所作的一切，应当在基督的人位里来作。这意思是说，一位弟兄爱他的妻子，应当在基督的人位里爱她。再者，姊妹买东西时，她应当在基督的人位里买东西。只要我们是在基督的人位里作事，就没有难处。林后二章十节的『面』，很难繙译得正确；可以译作面容，或同在。这辞原文是指脸上眼睛周围的部分。一个人脸上的这部分乃是他的感觉和内在思想的标示。看一个人脸上的这部分，我们就晓得他对某件事的感觉如何。当保罗说他是在基督的人位里饶恕时，他乃是说，他是按著主内里所是的标示来饶恕。我们对我们的丈夫或妻子，可能也有这经历。譬如有人邀请我去他家吃饭，我只要看妻子的眼，就能从她眼睛的标示所表露的，知道她同不同意接受邀请。有的时候，我的妻子也会查看我的眼睛所传达的表情。这就是使徒保罗在林后二章十节所作的：他是照著主内在所是的标示来饶恕；他不顾自己或自己的感觉，他只在意主眼睛的标示所显明的想法或感觉。使徒保罗所过的是何等一种生活！他是一个一直活在主同在中的人，总是注视主眼睛的标示。因此，他所作的一切都是主所作的，并且他所说的一切都是主的说话。保罗乃是凭著接受基督作他的人位而活的人。保罗的旧人已经了结了，他活著不再是自己，基督才是活在他里面的人位。这就是为甚么保罗说，他是在基督的人位里饶恕。
10Everything we do should be done in the person of Christ. This means that when a brother loves his wife, he should love her in the person of Christ. Moreover, when a sister goes shopping, she should shop in the person of Christ. As long as we do a particular thing in the person of Christ, there is no problem. It is rather difficult to render accurately the Greek word for person in 2 Corinthians 2:10. It may be rendered face or presence. The Greek signifies the area of the face around the eyes. This part of a person’s face is the index of his feeling and inward being. By looking at this part of a person’s face, we know how he feels about a certain thing. When Paul said that he forgave in the person of Christ, he was saying that he forgave in the index of the Lord’sin ward being. We may experience something of this with our husband or wife. For example, someone may invite me to his home for dinner. By looking at my wife’se yes, I can tell by the expression through the index of her eyes whether or not she agrees with accepting this invitation. At other times, my wife may check the expression that I convey through my eyes. This is what the Apostle Paul was doing in 2 Corinthians 2:10 as he forgave in the index of the Lord’sinner being. He did not care for himself or for his own feeling. He cared only for the Lord’s thought and feeling as made known through the index of His eyes. What a living the Apostle Paul had! He was a person always living in the presence of the Lord, always looking at the index of His eyes. Hence, whatever he did was the Lord’s doing, and whatever he said was the Lord’s speaking. Paul was a person who lived by taking Christ as his person. Paul’sold person had been nullified. It was no longer he who lived—Christ was the person living in him. This was the reason Paul said he forgave in the person of Christ
11许多基督徒谈到属灵的恩赐，但对于活在基督的人位里，却毫无认识；这些基督徒与使徒保罗是何等的不同！在林后二章十节，保罗似乎在说，『我饶恕，不是按照我个人的感觉或喜好，乃是照著基督内在所是的标示。我知道主要我饶恕。藉著注视祂眼睛的标示，我知道祂心里想甚么。因此，我就在基督的人位里饶恕。』
11Many Christians talk about spiritual gifts, but they know nothing about living in the person of Christ. How different are these Christians from the Apostle Paul! In 2 Corinthians 2:10 Paul seemed to be saying, “I do not forgive according to my personal feeling or preference. I forgive according to the index of Christ’sinner being. I know that the Lord wants me to forgive. By looking at the index of His eyes I know what is in His heart. Therefore, I forgive in the person of Christ.”
12这就是建造基督身体的那种生活。我们也许作一些伟大的事工，但我们没有达成任何建造基督身体的事。只有那些活在基督人位里的人，才能建造基督的身体。这样的生活不是能力或行为的事，而完全是生命的事，是活在基督人位里的事。这是保罗经历基督之丰富的路。
12This is the kind of life that builds up the Body of Christ. We may do some great work, but we may not accomplish anything as far as the building up of the Body is concerned. Only those who live in the person of Christ can build up the Body. Such a living is not a matter of power or behavior. It is altogether a matter of life, of living in the person of Christ. This is one way in which Paul experienced the riches of Christ.
基督的温柔和蔼
THE MEEKNESS AND GENTLENESS OF CHRIST
13保罗在林后十章一节说，『我保罗…亲自藉著基督的温柔与和蔼劝你们。』保罗不是说，他效法基督的温柔与和蔼。效法基督是一回事，活在基督的温柔与和蔼里又是另一回事。保罗享受基督追测不尽之丰富的这些方面，今天这些方面也该是我们的享受。我们接触别人时，不该想要效法基督，反而该在基督的温柔与和蔼里接触他们。
13In 2 Corinthians 10:1 Paul says, “Now I Paul myself beseech you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ.” Paul did not say that he imitated the meekness and gentleness of Christ. To imitate Christ is one thing, but to live in Christ’s meekness and gentleness is another. Paul enjoyed these aspects of Christ’sun searchable riches and they also should be our enjoyment today. As we contact others, we should not try to imitate Christ. Rather, we should contact them in the meekness and gentleness of Christ
14我们要享受基督的温柔与和蔼，就必须在灵里，因为基督一切的丰富都在包罗万有的灵里。当我们转回到灵里，接触基督这包罗万有的灵，并接受祂作我们的人位时，祂的温柔与和蔼就成为我们的食物、滋养、力量和满足。我们不必极力想要克制自己，或用人工作出温柔或和蔼；我们乃是自然而然的享受基督的温柔与和蔼，实际上我们能因基督的这些丰富得著𫗪养。当我们接受祂作人位时，我们就自然而然享受祂的温柔与和蔼。我们不必自我努力，只要享受基督的一切所是。这就是使徒保罗的生活。
14In order to enjoy the meekness and gentleness of Christ, we need to be in the Spirit, for all the riches of Christ are in the all-inclusive Spirit. When we turn to our spirit, contact Christ as the all-inclusive Spirit, and take Him as our person, His meekness and gentleness become our food, nourishment, strength, and satisfaction. There is no need for us to desperately attempt to restrain ourselves or to manufacture meekness or gentleness. The meekness and gentleness of Christ are our spontaneous enjoyment. We can actually feed on these aspects of Christ’s riches. When we take Him as our person, we spontaneously enjoy His meekness and gentleness. Instead of self-effort, we simply enjoy whatever Christ is. This was the living of the Apostle Paul
基督的真实
THE TRUTH OF CHRIST
15在林后十一章十节保罗说，『基督的真实在我里面。』在保罗里面有基督真实和实际的事物。因著享受基督的真实、实际，他晓得他对哥林多人所述说的，乃是出于基督的真实。这进一步指明，保罗不是凭自己活著，乃是凭接受基督作他的人位活著。
15In 2 Corinthians 11:10 Paul says, “The truth of Christ is in me.” Within Paul there was something true and real of Christ. Because he enjoyed the truth of Christ, His reality, he knew that what he was relating to the Corinthians was of the truth of Christ. This is a further indication that Paul lived not by the self, but by taking Christ as his person
16保罗没有夸他自己有任何的真实。相反的，他夸基督的真实。我们应当从这事有学习，绝不夸我们自己。我们该忘掉我们的所是，不说到自己。反之，我们需要照著基督而活，并凭基督的真实行事为人。当我们在基督的温柔与和蔼里接触人时，我们需要照著那在我们里面之基督的真实来说话。
16Paul did not boast that he had any truth of himself. On the contrary, he boasted of the truth of Christ. We should learn from this never to boast of ourselves. We need to forget what we are and not speak of ourselves. Instead, we need to live according to Christ and behave by the truth of Christ. As we contact others in the meekness and gentleness of Christ, we need to speak as the truth of Christ is in us
基督的恩
the grace of Christ
17哥林多后书里有许多经节说到基督的恩。譬如，林后八章九节说，『你们知道我们主耶稣基督的恩典，祂本来富足，却为你们成了贫穷，叫你们因祂的贫穷，可以成为富足。』凭著恩典，基督为我们的缘故降卑自己，离开祂的尊位。祂舍了祂的富足，好使我们能成为富足。我们只有藉著基督的恩才能如此作。我们若接受祂的恩作我们的享受，我们就自然而然的与基督作同样的事。实际上，作这事的不是我们，乃是活在我们里面的基督。保罗在十二章三次求主，叫那加在他肉体上的刺离开他。（7～8。）然而，主说，『我的恩典彀你用的，因为我的能力，是在人的软弱上显得完全。』（9上。）因此，保罗能说，『所以我极其喜欢夸我的软弱，好叫基督的能力覆庇我。』（9下。）主告诉保罗，不要在意那根刺，或他所受的苦楚，只要享受祂彀用的恩典。保罗在经历里明白，基督的能力是在他的软弱上显得完全。今天许多人抱怨他们的软弱或无能。然而，他们需要看见，基督的能力是在他们的软弱上显得完全。他们的软弱给他们机会享受基督的能力。保罗在林后十二章十节继续说，『因此，我为基督的缘故，就以软弱、凌辱、贫困、逼迫、困苦为可喜悦的，因我甚么时候软弱，甚么时候就有能力了。』保罗能彀有能力，因为基督的能力在他的软弱上显得完全。
17In 2 Corinthians a number of verses speak of the grace of Christ. For example, 2 Corinthians 8:9 says, For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich.” By grace, Christ lowered Himself and left His position for our sake. He gave up His riches so that we may become rich. We can do such a thing only through the grace of Christ. If we take His grace as our enjoyment, spontaneously we shall do the same thing Christ did. Actually, we shall not be the ones who do this, but it will be Christ living in us. In chapter twelve Paul asked the Lord three times that the “thorn in the flesh” might depart from him (vv. 7-8). However, the Lord said, “My grace is sufficient for thee: for My strength is made perfect in weakness” (v. 9). Therefore, Paul could say, “Most gladly therefore will I rather boast in my weaknesses so that the power of Christ might overshadow me” (v. 9, Gk.). The Lord told Paul not to care about the thorn or about his sufferings, but to enjoy His sufficient grace. Paul realized in his experience that Christ’s strength was made perfect in his weakness. Today many complain of their weakness or lack of ability. However, they need to see that in their weakness Christ’s strength is made perfect. Their weakness gives them an opportunity to enjoy the strength of Christ. In 2 Corinthians 12:10 Paul went on to say, “Therefore I take pleasure in weaknesses, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ’ss ake: for when I am weak, then am I strong” (Gk.). Paul was strong because Christ’s strength was made perfect in his weakness
保罗的祝福
PAUL’S BLESSING
18我们已经指出，哥林多后书结束于一个祝福：『愿主耶稣基督的恩，神的爱，圣灵的交通，与你们众人同在。』（十三14。）今天许多牧师把这句话当作形式的祝福来宣读。保罗在这里不是给这样的祝祷文；他乃是告诉圣徒，他们能有分于并享受基督的丰富。
18We have pointed out that the book of 2 Corinthians ends with a blessing: “The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with you all” (13:14, Gk.). Today many pastors pronounce these words as a formal benediction. Paul here was not giving such a benediction. Rather, he was telling the saints that they could partake of the riches of Christ and enjoy them.
19基督的恩出自神的爱。这意思是说，神的爱乃是基督之恩的源头，基督的恩乃是神爱的彰显。不仅如此，这恩是在圣灵的交通里。藉著圣灵的交通，基督的恩带著神的爱，成了我们的享受。这享受正是我们今天所需要的。如果我们都经历并享受基督的丰富，每当我们聚集时，我们就有许多的话可以说到基督。当我们在主里与人交通时，我们就会说到基督之于我们的所是。我们不会说到道理或恩赐，乃会说到对基督真实的经历，并对基督之丰富的真实享受。基督的丰富越多分赐到我们里面，我们就越被圣化并新陈代谢的变化。当新的元素除掉旧的元素时，我们就得保养、顾惜，至终被荣化。主在祂恢复里的目标，乃是带领祂的子民进入这经历。保罗的时代之后，对基督那追测不尽之丰富的享受已经大为失落了。赞美主，这经历正在恢复中！
19The grace of Christ issues out of the love of God. This means that the love of God is the source of the grace of Christ, and that the grace of Christ is the expression of the love of God. Furthermore, this grace is in the fellowship of the Holy Spirit. Through the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, the grace of Christ with the love of God becomes our enjoyment. This enjoyment is just what we need today. If we all experience and enjoy the riches of Christ, we shall have much to speak concerning Christ whenever we come together. As we fellowship with others in the Lord, we shall speak of what Christ is to us. We shall not speak about doctrine or gifts, but about the genuine experience of Christ and the real enjoyment of the riches of Christ. The more the riches of Christ are dispensed into us, the more we shall be sanctified and metabolically transformed. As a new element discharges the old element, we shall be nourished, cherished, and, eventually, glorified. The goal of the Lord in His recovery is to bring His people into this experience. After the time of Paul, the enjoyment of the unsearchable riches of Christ was lost to a large extent. Praise the Lord that this experience is being recovered!