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腓立比书生命读经 · 第14篇

浇奠在信徒信心之祭物上的奠祭

A DRINK OFFERING POURED OUT UPON THE SACRIFICE OF THE BELIEVERS’ FAITH
1读经：腓立比书2:17-18，提摩太后书4:6，罗马书15:16。
1Scripture Reading: Phil. 2:17-18; 2 Tim. 4:6; Rom. 15:16
2在腓立比二章十七节保罗说，『然而，即使我成为奠祭，浇奠在你们信心的祭物和供奉上，也是喜乐，并且与你们众人一同喜乐。』在提后四章六节保罗也说到自己是奠祭：『我现在被浇奠，我离世的时候到了。』既然保罗在腓立比书所论到的每件事，都与经历基督有关，那么二章十七节所题到的奠祭，必然也是如此。我们对基督的经历若尚未达到被构成为奠祭的地步，我们就还没有完满的经历基督。当我们经历基督到极其高超的程度时，我们就会成为奠祭。
2In 2:17 Paul says, “But if even I am poured out as a drink offering on the sacrifice and priestly service of your faith, I rejoice and rejoice together with you all.” In 2 Timothy 4:6 Paul also refers to himself as a drink offering: “For I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time of my departure is at hand” (lit.). Since everything Paul covers in the book of Philippians is related to the experience of Christ, this must also be true of the drink offering referred to in 2:17. If our experience of Christ has not come to the point where we have been constituted as a drink offering, we have not yet experienced Christ to the uttermost. When we experience Christ to an exceedingly high degree, we shall become a drink offering
构成为奠祭
CONSTITUTED A DRINK OFFERING
3奠祭乃是在利未记一至六章所启示的基本祭物之外附加的。（民十五1～，二八7～10。）基本的祭物豫表基督的各方面，奠祭豫表献祭的人所享受的基督。基督这属天的酒充满献祭的人，甚至使他们成为献给神的酒。使徒保罗因著这样享受基督，就成了这样的奠祭，（提后四6，）使他能藉著流血，浇奠在信徒的信心这献给神的祭物上。
3The drink offering was additional to the basic offerings revealed in Leviticus chapters one through seven (Num. 15:1-10; 28:7-10). The basic offerings were types of 10 various aspects of Christ. The drink offering was a type of Christ as enjoyed by the offerer, an offering that fills him with Christ as the heavenly wine and even causes him to become wine to God. The apostle Paul became such a drink offering by so enjoying Christ that he could be poured out by the shedding of his blood upon the believers’ faith as a sacrifice to God.
4燔祭、素祭、平安祭、赎罪祭和赎愆祭，乃是基本的祭物，奠祭却不是。利未记一至六章所说到的五种基本的祭物，豫表基督为我们的缘故之于神的各方面。我们若读民数记十五章一至十节和二十八章七至十节，就会看见，奠祭乃是附加的。基本的祭若没有同著奠祭献上，就指明这样献基本的祭有不及之处。献基本祭的那人必定极为贫乏。实际上，奠祭表征献祭的人本身成了奠祭。然而，这不是说，献祭的人凭著自己天然的构成就能成为这样的奠祭。反之，他必须享受基督到一个地步，使基督充满他、浸透他并弥漫他。基督乃是属天的酒，给我们享受。当我们藉著将祂接受进来而享受祂时，我们就要被祂充满，彻底被祂浸透。这样，我们就成为酒，作奠祭浇奠在我们向神所献的祭物上。
4The burnt offering, the meal offering, the peace offering, the sin offering, and the trespass offering were the basic offerings, but the drink offering was not. The five basic offerings covered in chapters one through seven of Leviticus are types of various aspects of what Christ is to God on our behalf. If we read Numbers 15:1-10 and 28:7-10, we shall see that the drink offering was something additional. If one of the basic offerings was offered without the drink offering, this was an indication that there was something lacking with the presentation of the basic offering. The one who offered the basic offering must have been rather poor. Actually, the drink offering signifies that the offerer himself becomes the drink offering. However, this does not mean that the offerer can be such a drink offering according to his own natural constitution. Rather, he must enjoy Christ to such an extent that Christ fills him, saturates him, and permeates him. Christ is the heavenly wine for our enjoyment. When we enjoy Him by taking Him into us, we shall become filled with Him and thoroughly saturated with Him. In this way we shall become the wine to be poured out as a drink offering upon the offerings we present to God.
5保罗以旧约的豫表为根据，将自己视为奠祭，浇奠在信徒信心的祭物和供奉上。多年来，保罗一直饮于基督、享受基督，以致被基督充满，被基督浸透。至终，基督这属天的酒使保罗这人里面被酒所构成。这就是为甚么保罗认为自己是酒，如同奠祭浇奠在信徒的信心这献给神的祭物上。享受基督而构成的信心
5With the typology in the Old Testament as a basis, Paul came to regard himself as a drink offering poured out upon the sacrifice and priestly service of the believers’ faith. For years Paul had been drinking of Christ and enjoying Him so that he came to the point that he was filled with Christ and saturated with Him. Eventually, Christ as the heavenly wine caused Paul to become a constitution of wine in his very being. This was the reason Paul could consider himself wine poured out as a drink offering upon the sacrifice he offered to God as a priest. FAITH CONSTITUTED OF THE ENJOYMENT OF CHRIST
6在腓立比二章十七节，保罗说到『你们信心的祭物和供奉』。信徒信心的祭物和供奉，意思是说，保罗认为腓立比信徒的信心作了他们献给神的祭物，也成了他们对神的供奉。保罗的职事所产生的结果，乃是信徒的信心。二章十七节的信心是包罗一切的，所包含的比相信的行动丰富得多。这信心是信徒所领受、经历、并享受于基督之一切的构成与总和的表现，包括基督作基本的祭物。保罗的职事产生信徒这包罗一切的信心。信徒将这信心当作祭物献给神，保罗即使成为奠祭被浇奠在其上，也是喜乐。
6In 2:17 Paul speaks of “the sacrifice and priestly service of your faith.” The sacrifice of the believers’ faith means that the faith of the Philippian believers was considered by Paul a sacrifice offered to God by him as a priest (Rom. 15:16), and his offering ministry was considered a priestly service. The issue, the result, of Paul’s ministry was the faith of the believers. Faith in 2:17 is all-inclusive. It refers to much more than the act of believing. Faith here includes all that the believers have received and enjoyed. Ultimately it includes what the believers themselves are. This faith was the result of Paul’s ministry. Paul’s ministry resulted in the all- inclusive faith of the believers, the faith which Paul offered to God as a sacrifice
7毫无疑问，信徒信心的祭物是满了基督的。这包含了作为五种基本祭的基督。当我们在这几方面经历基督，并享受祂作这几种基本的祭时，这种经历和享受就成了我们的信心。在经历上，我们对作为基本祭之基督的享受，至终会成为我们的信心。因此，这信心乃是由我们所经历并享受的基督所构成的。我们不可以犯一个错误，就是以肤浅、表面的方式来领会二章十七节所说的信心。信心乃是由我们对基督的经历所构成。这样的信心才能被保罗看作是献给神的祭物。能献给神作祭物的信心，乃是由我们对基督的享受所构成。在我们里面所构成的信心有多少，与我们对基督的享受成正比。我们越享受祂，就越有这信心；这信心乃是由对基督的享受所构成的。
7To be sure, the sacrifice of the believers’ faith was full of Christ. It included Christ as the basic offerings. When we experience Christ in these different aspects and enjoy Him as these basic offerings, this experience and enjoyment become our faith. Experientially, the enjoyment of Christ as the basic offerings eventually becomes our faith. Hence, this faith is constituted of the Christ we experience and enjoy. We must not make the mistake of understanding the faith spoken of in 2:17 in a shallow, superficial way. Faith is a constitution of our experience of Christ. As such, it could be viewed by Paul as a sacrifice to be offered to God. The faith which can be offered to God as a sacrifice is a constitution of our enjoyment of Christ. The amount of faith constituted in us is in proportion to our enjoyment of Christ. The more we enjoy Him, the more we have the faith which is constituted of the enjoyment of Christ.
8我在美国尽职的这些年间，圣徒们一直在享受那服事给他们的基督。他们在许多不同的方面经历基督并享受基督。结果，圣徒里面有了一种构成，这种构成就叫作信心。没有一辞用来表征在各方面对基督的享受和经历，比『信心』更为恰当。这是保罗在二章十七节所用的辞，我们无法加以改进。保罗用信心这辞，指我们对基督的享受和经历的总和。因此，信心就是我们对基督所有经历与享受总和的表现。我们已经指出，保罗认为由信徒对基督的经历和享受所构成的这信心，乃是献给神的祭物。我在祷告中多次有这样的感觉：信徒对基督的享受与经历，就是献给神的祭物。在主的恢复里，圣徒们中间有一种信心，是他们对基督经历与享受的构成与总和。在主的恢复里，各地的召会都可见到这样的信心。圣徒们有这样的信心，这信心是他们多年来经历基督、享受基督所构成的。这表明这职事不是徒然的。这职事的结果，乃是产生一种出自圣徒对基督之享受和经历的构成。在二章十七节，保罗称这个构成为信心。旧约的原则是，奠祭需要与基本的祭一同献上；基于这原则，保罗以信徒对基督的经历所构成的信心为基本的祭，好叫他能将自己作为奠祭浇奠在其上。天上的神必定会因这种光景非常喜乐。当祂看见信心作基本的祭，又看见奠祭，必定非常喜乐！在信徒这面有信心，在使徒这面有奠祭，这是何等美妙的景象！难怪保罗能说，他与他们众人一同喜乐！保罗乐于流血成为奠祭，浇奠在信徒信心的祭物上。他不仅喜乐，还与众圣徒一同喜乐。与别人一同喜乐，意指同他们分享喜乐。使徒在为腓立比人的信心殉道的事上，与他们分享他的喜乐。因此，这含示向他们庆贺之意。我相信三一神看见这种欢乐、喜乐的情景，也与保罗一同喜乐。
8During the years I have been ministering in this country, the saints have been enjoying the Christ ministered to them. They have experienced Christ and enjoyed Him in many different aspects. As a result, within the saints there is a constitution, and this constitution is called faith. There is no better word to signify the enjoyment and experience of Christ in its various aspects than the word faith. This was the word used by Paul in 2:17, and we cannot improve on it. Paul uses the word faith to denote the totality of our enjoyment of Christ and experience of Him. Therefore, faith is the total expression of our experience and enjoyment of Christ. As we have pointed out, Paul regarded this faith, constituted of the believers’ experience and enjoyment of Christ, as a sacrifice which he could offer to God as a priest. Although I by no means presume to compare myself with Paul, many times in prayer I have had the sense that the enjoyment and experience of Christ found among the believers is an offering which I can present to God. There is among the saints in the Lord’s recovery a kind of faith which is the constitution and totality of their experience and enjoyment of Christ. This faith can be found in every local church in the Lord’s recovery. The saints have a faith which is a constitution of their experience of Christ and enjoyment of Christ over the years. This is a sign that the ministry has not been in vain. The ministry has resulted in a constitution which comes out from the saints’ enjoyment of Christ and experience of Christ. In 2:17 Paul refers to this constitution as faith. Based upon the principle in the Old Testament that the drink offering required a basic offering, Paul regarded the faith constituted of the believers’ experience of Christ as the basic offering upon which he could pour out himself as a drink offering. God in heaven must have been very happy with this situation. How pleased He must have been to see the faith as the basic offering and also to see the drink offering! On the side of the believers, there was faith; on the side of the apostle, there was the drink offering. What a marvelous scene! No wonder Paul could say that he rejoiced with them all! Paul rejoiced to have his bloodshed as a drink offering upon the sacrifice of the believers’ faith. He not only rejoiced, but he rejoiced together with all the saints. To rejoice together with others is to share joy with them. The apostle shared his joy with the Philippians in his martyrdom over their faith. This implies a congratulation to them. I believe that the Triune God was also rejoicing with Paul at such a happy, joyful scene.
9作为基本祭的信徒的信心，以及奠祭，都是经过一段时间构成的。信心不是突然长大、突然发展出来的，因为信心乃是由信徒对基督的享受以及属灵的经历所构成的。照样，惟有从我们对主的经历中，才能产生奠祭。我们要成为奠祭，就必须被主充满，被主浸透。惟有如此，我们才能有属灵的构成，使我们成为奠祭。像我们这样的罪人，竟能构成为属天的酒，让神心满意足，这是何等不得了的事！让神满足并快乐
9Both the believers’ faith as the basic offering and the drink offering are something which has been constituted over a period of time. Faith does not grow and develop suddenly, for it is a constitution of the believers’ enjoyment of Christ and spiritual experience. Likewise, a drink offering can only be produced out of our experience with the Lord. In order to become a drink offering, we need to be filled with the Lord and saturated with Him. Only in this way can we have the spiritual constitution which makes us a drink offering. What a tremendous matter that sinners such as we can be constituted into heavenly wine for God’s satisfaction! SATISFYING GOD AND MAKING HIM HAPPY
10信徒经历基督并享受基督，结果他们里面就产生一个构成，保罗称之为信心。在神眼中，这信心太超绝、美好、美妙了，神将其视为献给自己的祭物。保罗因著多年对主的经历，尤其是因著在监狱里那段期间的经历，他构成了属天的酒，能彀使神喜悦快乐。信徒信心的祭物使神满足，而奠祭使神喜悦。因此，奠祭乃是在满足神的祭物之外，所献上使神喜悦的祭。祭物是非常使神满足的。在旧约里，献奠祭的人所献的，就豫表说，不是出于牛群羊群，乃是出于他自己和自己的经历。在新约里，我们看见，保罗藉著个人对基督的享受与经历，成了令神喜悦的酒，浇奠在主面前。他对基督的经历将他构成酒，使神喜乐。
10As a result of their experience of Christ and enjoyment of Christ, the believers have a constitution which Paul terms faith. In the eyes of God, this faith is so excellent, beautiful, and marvelous that He considers it a sacrifice offered to Him. Paul, after experiencing the Lord for so many years, especially during his imprisonment, became a constitution of heavenly wine that could cheer God and make Him happy. The sacrifice of the believers’ faith was satisfying to God, and the drink offering was cheering to Him. Thus, the drink offering is a cheering offering presented in addition to a satisfying sacrifice. The sacrifices were very satisfying to God. In the Old Testament, the one who offered the drink offering presented something which, in type, came not from the flock or the herd, but out of himself and his experience. In the New Testament we see that through his personal enjoyment of Christ and experience of Him, Paul became cheering wine poured out before the Lord. His experience of Christ constituted him into wine to make God happy
11在二章十六节，保罗关切到他是否会徒劳。照著十七节，保罗领悟他在腓立比人中间的劳苦不是徒然的。他知道，他们的信心是基本的祭，使他能将自己当作奠祭浇奠在其上。『即使我成为奠祭，浇奠…，』这话指明，保罗认为自己是一个为著他的职事，不断被献为祭的人。他用『即使』一辞，含示他完全献上为祭了。他认为殉道就是将自己浇奠在信徒信心的祭物上。从人的眼光看，保罗至终被杀；但是从保罗的眼光看，殉道乃是浇奠自己当作奠祭。多年来，他为著他的职事，不断将自己献上为祭。然而，到了殉道的时候，他才成为奠祭完全被浇奠。保罗虽然作过一些重大的牺牲，却未曾这样浇奠自己。如今，即使保罗成为奠祭，浇奠在信徒信心的祭物和供奉上，他也能与他们一同喜乐。
11In 2:16 Paul expresses his concern about laboring in vain. According to verse 17, Paul realized that his labor among the Philippians had not been in vain. He knew that their faith was the basic offering upon which he could pour out himself as a drink offering. The words if even I am poured out as a drink offering indicate that Paul thought of himself as one who was continually being sacrificed for his ministry. His use of the word even suggests that he was sacrificed to the uttermost. He considered martyrdom as a pouring out of himself upon the sacrifice of the believers’ faith. From the human point of view, Paul eventually was slain. But from Paul’s viewpoint, martyrdom was the pouring out of himself as a drink offering. Throughout the years, he had continually been sacrificing himself for his ministry. However, it was not until the time of martyrdom that he was poured out to the uttermost as a drink offering. Although Paul had made great sacrifices, he had not poured himself out in this way. Now if even he was poured out as a drink offering on the sacrifice and priestly service of the believers’ faith, he could rejoice together with them all.
12保罗在这里所说的话非常摸著人。我能见证，他的话一次又一次深深的感动我。这里保罗含示，他为著他的职事，始终是一个祭物。我们这些服事召会，并将基督服事给圣徒的人，必须向保罗学习，成为祭物。没有祭物，就没有职事。我们不该以为，我们越成为祭物，成为牺牲，赏赐就越大。职事只问牺牲，不问赏赐。至终，我们必须达到一个地步，以致能说，即使我们成为奠祭而浇奠，也是喜乐，并且与众圣徒一同喜乐。
12Paul’sword here is very touching. I can testify that time and time again I have been deeply touched by his word. Here Paul implies that he was always a sacrifice for his ministry. We who serve the churches and minister Christ to the saints must learn of Paul to become a sacrifice. If there is no sacrifice, there can be no ministry. We should not think that the more we sacrifice, the greater will be our reward. Ministry is a matter of sacrifice, not of compensation. Eventually, we need to reach the point where we can say that even if we are poured out as a drink offering, we shall be happy and rejoice together with all the saints
彼此一同喜乐
MUTUAL REJOICING
13保罗说，『我…也是喜乐，并且与你们众人一同喜乐。』这话是很有意义的。他先说喜乐，接著又说与众圣徒一同喜乐。这样说的原因，是因为牵涉到两个构成：一个构成是信徒的信心；另一个构成是成为奠祭的使徒。奠祭浇奠的时候，这两个构成彼此回应。一方喜乐的时候，另一方不可能不喜乐。使徒喜乐，信徒的反应是与他一同喜乐。所以保罗能说，『你们也要同样喜乐，并且与我一同喜乐。』一方喜乐时，另一方没有喜乐的反应，这是不正常的。如果你在一个活人面前喜乐，那人该有喜乐的反应。在二章十七和十八节这里，保罗与信徒两方都喜乐。保罗喜乐时，信徒也有喜乐的反应。这就是那些有信心之构成的人，与那已经被构成奠祭，浇奠在这信心上的人一同喜乐。保罗与腓立比信徒之间有何等美妙的交流！何等美好的交通和交流！一面，保罗说，『我…喜乐，并且与你们众人一同喜乐。』另一面，他又说，『你们也要同样喜乐，并且与我一同喜乐。』大家一同喜乐，这是何等美妙的光景！
13It is significant that Paul says, “I rejoice and rejoice together with you.” The reason he speaks of rejoicing and then of rejoicing together with the saints is that two constitutions are involved: the faith of the believers as one constitution, and the apostle as a drink offering as the other. In the pouring out of the drink offering, these two constitutions answer to each other. It is not possible for there to be rejoicing on one side, but not on the other side. The apostle rejoices, and the believers respond by rejoicing with him. This was the reason Paul could say, “ And in like manner you also rejoice and rejoice together with me.” It is not normal for one of two parties to rejoice and the other not to respond with rejoicing. If you rejoice before a living person, that person should respond with rejoicing. Here in 2:17 and 18 both parties, Paul and the believers, were rejoicing. When Paul rejoiced, the believers responded with rejoicing. Those who had the constitution of faith rejoiced with the one who had been constituted into a drink offering poured out upon this faith. What a marvelous interchange there was between Paul and the believers in Philippi! What a wonderful fellowship and communication! On the one hand, Paul said, “I rejoice and rejoice together with you all.” On the other hand, he said, “You also rejoice and rejoice together with me.” What a marvelous situation with everyone rejoicing together
14我们也许希奇，保罗即将殉道，竟是他喜乐的原因。保罗盼望腓立比人在他为他们信心的缘故殉道时，也庆贺他，同他分享他们的喜乐。保罗的殉道成了一种满了喜乐的光景。这件事能彀成就，乃是因为信徒这一面有信心的构成，而保罗这一面有奠祭的构成。我们已经指出，这两个构成都不是很快就产生出来的，乃是需要许多时间来发展的。
14We may be amazed that Paul’s approaching martyrdom was a cause of rejoicing. Paul expected that the Philippians would share their joy with him by congratulating him in his martyrdom for the sake of their faith. Paul’s martyrdom became a situation filled with rejoicing. This was made possible by the fact that with the believers there was the constitution of faith, and with Paul there was the constitution of the drink offering. As we have indicated, neither of these constitutions can be produced in a quick way. It takes much time to develop them
15在本篇信息中，我们看见几件事：奠祭是在基本祭之外附加的；基本祭豫表基督不同的方面；奠祭豫表献上基督的人所享受的基督，奠祭叫献上的人充满基督这属天的酒，并使他成为献给神的酒；使徒藉著享受基督，成了这样的奠祭，使他浇奠在信徒信心的供物上。保罗将腓立比信徒的信心，视为向神所献上的祭物。照著彼前二章九节和启示录一章六节，所有新约的信徒都是神的祭司。因此，他们对主的服事，无论在那一方面，都是祭司的供奉。（腓二17，30。）照著二章十七和十八节，保罗与腓立比信徒彼此同乐，彼此分享他们的喜乐。保罗欢喜，能彀成为奠祭，浇奠在信徒信心的祭物上，并在他为信徒的信心而殉道的事上，与信徒分享他的喜乐。然后，腓立比信徒因著保罗这奠祭而喜乐，甚至在他为他们信心的缘故殉道时，也庆贺他。事实上，信徒喜乐的反应，乃是向保罗的庆贺。
15In this message we have seen that the drink offering is an offering additional to the basic offerings; that the basic offerings typify various aspects of Christ; that the drink offering is a type of Christ enjoyed by the one offering Him, an offering that fills the offerer with Christ as heavenly wine and makes him wine to God; and that the apostle became such a drink offering through the enjoyment of Christ so that he could be poured out upon the sacrifice of the believers’ faith. The faith of the Philippian believers was considered by Paul a sacrifice he offered to God as a priest. According to Romans 15:16, Paul viewed himself as a priest offering the Gentile believers to God as an acceptable sacrifice. Furthermore, the service of the Philippian believers was also considered by Paul to be a sacrifice, and Paul’s offering ministry was considered a priestly service. According to 2:17 and 18, Paul and the believers in Philippi rejoiced mutually, sharing their joy with one another. Paul rejoiced to pour himself out as a drink offering upon the sacrifice of the believers’ faith, and he shared his joy with them in his martyrdom over their faith. Then the Philippian believers rejoiced in Paul’s drink offering and even congratulated him in his martyrdom for the sake of their faith. Actually, the believers’ response of rejoicing was a kind of congratulation offered to Paul
16经历基督的两个高峰我们在这里所看见的两个构成─信徒的构成（与他们的信心有关）和保罗的构成（与他成为奠祭有关），代表经历基督的两个高峰。信徒这一面有信心的高峰，使徒那一面有殉道的高峰。这样的殉道，乃是保罗将自己当作奠祭浇奠。因著保罗爱主耶稣，并享受主到极点，至终，他被基督构成为属天的酒，成为奠祭浇奠献给神。何等有意义，何等美妙！保罗和腓立比圣徒彼此的反应都是喜乐；保罗为信徒喜乐，信徒为保罗喜乐。这样彼此喜乐也是相互庆贺，庆贺彼此的成功。保罗庆贺信徒在信心上成功，信徒庆贺保罗殉道成功。在这样彼此喜乐和彼此庆贺里，我们看见经历基督的两个高峰。但愿我们更往前，直到在经历基督和享受基督的事上，达到这两个高峰。
16TWO PEAKS IN THE EXPERIENCE OF CHRIST The two constitutions we see here—that of the believers with respect to their faith and that of Paul with respect to his becoming a drink offering—represent two peaks of the experience of Christ. On the side of the believers, there is the peak of faith, and on the side of the apostle there is the peak of martyrdom. This martyrdom was Paul’s pouring out of himself as a drink offering. As one who loved the Lord Jesus and enjoyed Him to the uttermost, Paul was eventually constituted by Christ into heavenly wine poured out as a drink offering unto God. How meaningful and how marvelous! Both Paul and the saints in Philippi could respond to each other with rejoicing. Paul rejoiced over the believers, and the believers rejoiced over Paul. This mutual rejoicing was also a mutual congratulation. They congratulated one another for their success. Paul congratulated the believers for their success in faith, and they congratulated him in his success in martyrdom. Here in this mutual rejoicing and congratulation we see two peaks of the experience of Christ. May we all go on until we arrive at these peaks in our experience and enjoyment of Christ.