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腓立比书生命读经 · 第16篇

同魂与不顾我们的魂

BEING LIKE-SOULED AND RISKING OUR SOUL
1读经：腓立比书二章十九至三十节。在本篇信息中，我想就著同魂与不顾我们的魂，再有点交通。论到提摩太，保罗说，『因我没有人与我同魂，真正关心你们的事。』（腓二20。）论到以巴弗提，他说，『因他为基督的工作，冒著性命的危险，几乎至死，要补足你们在供奉我的事上所有的短缺。』（30。）我们若没有属灵的经历，就无法充分明白保罗在这些经节里的思想。仅仅读而没有经历是不彀的。藉著在召会生活中的经历，并藉著观察，我们多少能领会保罗所说同魂与不顾魂的意思。
1Scripture Reading: Phil. 2:19-30 In this message I would like to give a further word on the matters of being like-souled and of risking our soul. Concerning Timothy, Paul says, “I have no one like- souled who will genuinely care for what concerns you” (2:20). Regarding Epaphroditus, he says, “Because for the work of Christ he drew near even unto death, risking his life, that he might fill up your lack of service toward me” (v. 30). Without spiritual experience, we cannot have an adequate understanding of Paul’s thought in these verses. Mere reading without experience is not sufficient. Through our experience in the church life and through observation, we have come to understand at least to some extent what Paul means when he speaks of being like-souled and of risking the soul
分裂的根源
THE SOURCE OF DIVISIONS
2我们都知道，今天基督徒中间的分裂，多得无法胜数。这些分裂几乎都是有心为著主、真正爱主的基督徒所造成的。事实上，信徒越爱主耶稣，就越容易分裂。原因是基督徒一爱主，就想为主作点事；结果，却一再的产生分裂。
2As we all know, there are a great many divisions among Christians today, divisions that number in the thousands. In virtually every case, these divisions have been caused by Christians who have a heart for the Lord and who truly love Him. In fact, the more the believers love the Lord Jesus, the more divisions there are apt to be. The reason for this is that, out of their love for the Lord, Christians desire to do something for Him. Time and time again, the outcome has been division
3我们要为基督成就一些事，就必须用我们的魂。单单与主交通，只要用我们的灵就彀了；但是，我们若要为祂作点事，就必须运用魂和魂的功能。这就是为甚么神创造了魂和魂的功能，就是心思、情感和意志。每当我们想为主成就点事，就必须用这些功能。但是，当基督徒因著爱主耶稣而想要努力为主作点事的时候，他们却不能同魂，这是个严重的问题。他们在魂里非常不同。在魂里种种的不同，乃是分裂的主因。一般人都认为，基督徒中间分裂的根源在于道理的不同。表面看来是如此，但是实际上，真正的根源不是道理的歧异，乃是信徒的魂不同。因著有许多基督徒不能同魂，不能真实的在魂里是一，所以那些爱主耶稣的人造成了今天我们所见大部分的分裂。因此，分裂的根源乃是人的魂。
3In order to accomplish something for Christ, we must use our soul. To simply have fellowship with the Lord it is sufficient to exercise our spirit, but to do something for Him we need to exercise our soul with its faculties. This was the reason God created the soul with the faculties of mind, emotion, and will. Whenever we seek to accomplish something for the Lord, we must use these faculties. However, the serious problem is that when Christians endeavor to do something for the Lord Jesus out of their love for Him, they are not like- souled. Instead, they are very different in the soul. These differences in the soul are the primary cause of division. It is commonly thought that divisions among Christians have their source in doctrinal differences, and apparently this is so. But actually the true source is found not in disagreement over doctrine, but in the differences in the souls of believers. Because so many Christians are not like - souled, not truly one in soul, those who love the Lord Jesus have caused most of the divisions we see today. The source of divisions, therefore, is man’s soul.
4在主恢复里的圣徒都是真心爱主耶稣的。论到爱主、享受和主之间的交通，没有一点问题。但是，当我们想照著我们在灵里与主交通时所看见的，为主作一点事的时候，我们可能就有难处，因为我们与其他的圣徒不同魂。换句话说，在我们想作的事上，我们不能同魂。
4The saints in the Lord’s recovery have a genuine love for the Lord Jesus. As far as loving the Lord and enjoying fellowship with Him are concerned, there are no problems. But when we attempt to carry out something for the Lord according to what we have seen in our fellowship with Him in the spirit, we may have problems because we are different in soul from the other saints. In other words, in what we desire to do, we are not like-souled.
两种结果
TWO RESULTS
5不能同魂可能会产生两种不同的结果。第一，有些人索性离开召会生活，造成另一个分裂。第二，有些人可能持守正确的立场，就是合一的立场，留在主的恢复里；但是，他们可能变得消极、有异议或冷淡。那些仍留在恢复里，却抱著这种态度的人，可能对自己说，『弟兄们对某些事情的看法实在强硬，我无法与他们沟通。他们既然不愿意采纳我的建议，我最好从现在开始保持安静。我不再积极主动，我要退后、被动。我还是参加召会的聚会，但是召会生活中的各种事情，让别人去关心罢。』抱著这种态度的人存心可能是好的；他们可能不愿意争辩，也不愿惹麻烦。例如，一个地方召会的长老心里可能这么想：『我的看法与其他的长老们不同。依我看，我的办法比他们的好；但是他们不采纳我的建议。我不要争论，最好甚么都不说；让弟兄们照他们的办法去作，让他们去背负带领召会往前的责任罢。』我看过在召会生活中许多这样的例子。
5This difference in soul may have two different kinds of results. First, some may even go so far as to leave the church life and cause yet another division. Second, some may keep the proper standing on the ground of oneness and stay in the recovery, but they may become negative, dissenting, or cold. One who remains in the recovery while holding such an attitude may say to himself, “The brothers certainly are strong in their concepts about certain things. I simply am not able to get my idea across to them. Since they are not willing to take my proposal, it is best that I am silent from now on. Instead of being aggressive, I’ll withdraw and become passive. I’ll attend the church meetings, but I’ll let someone else care for the various matters in the church life.” Those who adopt such an attitude may have a good intention. They may be reluctant to argue or cause trouble. For example, an elder in a local church may consider within himself, “My concept is different from that of the other elders. According to my opinion, my way is better than theirs. But, they won’t accept my proposal. Instead of arguing, it is better that I not say anything. Let the brothers do things their way and let them bear the responsibility of taking the church on.” I have seen many cases of this in the church life
在身体里经历基督
EXPERIENCING CHRIST IN THE BODY
6要紧的是我们必须看见，我们若因著不同魂而持有这种态度，就会叫我们经历基督受到限制。我们就无法完满的经历基督，我们对基督的经历只能局限于在灵里与祂交通所经历的。我们会受拦阻，无法进一步在身体里经历基督。因为我们对某些事情的感受、领会或决定不同，我们就不同魂。这些歧异叫我们不能完满的经历基督，不能在身体里经历祂。我们若不在身体里经历基督，我们就没有完满的经历祂。惟有在身体里经历基督，我们对基督的经历，才达到完满。
6It is very important to realize that if we hold such an attitude because of differences in the soul, this will cause our experience of Christ to be limited. We shall not be able to experience Him to the full extent. Rather, our experience of Christ will be limited to what we experience in our fellowship with Him in the spirit. We shall be hindered from going further to experience Christ in the Body. Because of the differences of our emotion, understanding, or decision regarding certain matters, we are different in soul. Such differences keep us from the full experience of Christ, the experience of Him in the Body. If we do not experience Christ in the Body, we do not experience Him in full. Only by experiencing Christ in the Body do we experience Him to the fullest extent.
7为了在身体里经历基督，我们的经历必须是团体的。再者，我们要对基督有团体的经历，就必须与别人同魂。我们迫切需要学习与别人同魂。作长老的必须学习与其他的长老同魂，地方召会的众肢体必须学习与其他的圣徒同魂。多年来，我们看到好些圣徒，因著不能同魂就退后，不愿完全投入召会生活里。例如，有些人不愿积极、主动的投身在召会的事奉里。他们以不要惹麻烦，只要相安无事为藉口，而不投身其中。但是，他们退后的真正原因乃是他们不能同魂，也不愿意在召会生活中不顾他们的魂。我们知道有些弟兄，与召会相交始终如绅士一般。他们诚实、善良、从不引起风波。然而，他们因著意见不同，因著不能同魂，最后还是离开了主的恢复。这些弟兄放弃召会生活时，没有批评我们，只是走自己的路就是了。离开召会生活潜在的原因，乃是他们坚持魂里的差异。正如我们所指出的，基督徒中间的分裂，主要是起源于这种魂里的不同。
7In order to experience Christ in the Body, our experience needs to be corporate. Furthermore, to have a corporate experience of Christ we need to be like-souled with others. It is vitally important that we learn to be like- souled. An elder must learn to be like-souled with other elders, and all the members of a local church need to learn to be like-souled with the other saints. Throughout the years we have seen a number of saints who have been held back from full participation in the church life because they were not like-souled. For example, some have not been willing to give themselves to the church service in a positive, aggressive way. They could excuse their lack of involvement by saying they do not want to cause trouble, but want to keep the situation calm. However, the true reason for their holding back is that they are not like-souled and are not willing to risk their souls in the church life. We know some brothers who have truly behaved like gentlemen in their involvement with the church. They have been honest and good and have not caused turmoil. Nevertheless, because of their difference of opinion, because of not being like-souled, they eventually forsook the Lord’s recovery. When these brothers gave up the church life, they did not criticize us. They simply went their own way. The underlying reason for leaving the church life was holding on to the differences in their souls. As we have pointed out, the divisions among Christians originate mainly from such differences in soul
8还有一些不能同魂的圣徒，选择留在恢复里，但是他们对一般的召会生活和专特的召会事奉，都抱著消极的态度。他们既不得罪人，也不惹麻烦，却冷淡退后。一面，他们没有离开主的恢复；另一面，他们没有刚强、积极进取的与召会一同往前。保罗写信给腓立比人的时候，他有好些同工；然而，保罗却说，除了提摩太以外，没有人与他同魂，真正关心腓立比信徒的事。保罗面对同工们的情形是相当为难的。一面，他有许多同工。但是，当保罗想打发一位弟兄去了解腓立比圣徒的光景时，他知道只有提摩太一位是与他同魂的。所以，提摩太是保罗惟一能打发到腓立比去照料圣徒们之事的同工。
8Other saints who are not like - souled have chosen to remain in the recovery. But toward the church life in general and toward the church service in particular, they have a negative attitude. Instead of offending others or causing trouble, they withdraw and become cold. On the one hand, they do not leave the Lord’s recovery; on the other hand, they do not go on with the church in a strong, positive, aggressive way. When Paul wrote to the Philippians, he had a number of co-workers. Nevertheless, Paul said that, apart from Timothy, he had no one like-souled who would genuinely care for what concerned the believers in Philippi. Paul’s situation with respect to the co - workers was quite difficult. On the one hand, there were a number of co- workers. But, when Paul was thinking of sending a brother to learn of the situation among the Philippian saints, he knew that he had only one, Timothy, who was like-souled with him. For this reason, Timothy was the only co-worker Paul could send to Philippi to care for the things concerning the saints.
9凡是保罗不能打发，对基督的身体没有这种关心的同工，无法经历基督到保罗那样的程度。因著提摩太与保罗同魂，他就有地位在基督的身体里经历基督到极点，正如保罗所经历的基督一样。但是那些不与保罗同魂的，他们对基督的经历就无法达到这么高的程度。他们因著不能同魂，对基督的经历就受到限制。
9Any co-worker who could not be sent by Paul with such a concern for the Body of Christ could not experience Christ to the same degree Paul did. Because Timothy was like-souled with Paul, he was in a position to experience Christ to the uttermost in the Body, just as Paul was experiencing Him. But those who were different in soul from Paul could not experience Christ to this high degree. Their experience of Christ was restricted by the differences in soul
藉著不顾我们的魂而经历基督
EXPERIENCING CHRIST BY RISKING OUR SOUL
10保罗在腓立比书不仅说到同魂，也说到冒性命的危险（不顾我们的魂生命）。他说以巴弗提冒性命的危险，就是不顾他的魂，为要补足腓立比人在供奉保罗的事上所有的短缺。我们说以巴弗提不顾他的魂，有些人可能会说，保罗这里的意思是以巴弗提不爱惜他肉身的生命，甘愿为基督的身体而死。以巴弗提为基督身体的缘故，不顾他肉身的生命，这话的确不错。然而，这话乃是含示他不顾他的魂。
10In Philippians, Paul speaks not only of being like- souled, but also of risking our soul-life. He says of Epaphroditus that he risked his life, his soul, in order to fill up the lack of the Philippians’ service toward Paul. When we speak of Epaphroditus risking his soul, some may say that Paul’s meaning here is that Epaphroditus did not love his physical life, but was willing to give it up for the sake of the Body of Christ. It is certainly true to say that Epaphroditus risked his physical life for the sake of the Body. However, this implies that he risked his soul
召会生活的殉道者
MARTYRS FOR THE CHURCH LIFE
11多年前，我读到一篇文章说，信徒成为殉道者之前，必须先有殉道者的态度。照该文所言，每位殉道者已经具备了某种的态度，然后，到了殉道的时刻，这样的人就能舍弃肉身的生命，真正成为殉道者。这原则适用于在召会生活里不顾我们的魂。我们若无心为著基督身体的缘故，牺牲自己的心思、情感和意志，我们就不能牺牲肉身的生命来殉道。以巴弗提要不顾他肉身的生命，他必须先愿意不顾他的魂。
11Years ago, I read an article which said that before a believer can become a martyr, he must first have the attitude of a martyr. According to that article, every martyr has already been equipped with a certain attitude. Then when the time comes to be martyred, such a person can actually become a martyr by laying down his physical life. This principle applies to risking our soul in the church life. If we do not have the heart to sacrifice our mind, emotion, and will for the sake of the Body of Christ, we shall not be able to sacrifice our physical life in martyrdom. In order for Epaphroditus to risk his physical life, he first had to be willing to risk his soul
12真正说来，我们在召会生活里，必须为著基督的身体和众圣徒成为殉道者。我们若愿意为著主的恢复与主是一，就必须甘愿牺牲自己的心思、感觉和意愿。这就是不顾我们的魂。我们要经历基督到顶点，不仅需要同魂，也需要不顾我们的魂，不顾我们的心思、情感和意志。在二章三十节，保罗对腓立比人说，以巴弗提冒著性命的危险，要『补足你们在供奉我的事上所有的短缺』。以巴弗提不顾他的魂，为要补足腓立比信徒向著保罗所有的短缺。这指明我们若不能不顾我们的魂，就无法补足基督身体上可能有的任何短缺。补足身体上的短缺，给我们绝佳的机会来经历基督。我们必须经历基督到一个地步，能彀补足身体上的短缺。我们若要经历基督到这种地步，就必须不顾我们的魂生命，牺牲我们的情感及其渴望，牺牲我们的意志及其意愿，并牺牲我们的心思及其意见。每当我们为基督身体的缘故牺牲我们的魂，我们就有机会在身体中经历基督。这就是完满的经历基督。
12In a very real sense, we in the church life need to be martyrs for the Body of Christ and for all the saints. If we desire to be one with the Lord for His recovery, we must be willing to sacrifice our mind, feeling, and intention. This is to risk our soul. In order to experience Christ to the uttermost, we need to be not only like-souled, but also to risk our soul by risking our mind, emotion, and will. In 2:30 Paul said to the Philippians that Epaphroditus risked his life that “he might fill up your lack of service toward me.” Epaphroditus risked his soul in order to fill up what was lacking on the part of the Philippian believers toward Paul. This indicates that if we do not risk our soul, we shall not be able to fill up any lack there may be in the Body of Christ. Filling a lack in the Body affords us a splendid opportunity to experience Christ. We need to experience Christ to such an extent that we are able to fill up what is lacking in the Body. If we would experience Christ to this degree, we must risk our soul life by sacrificing our emotion with its desires, our will with its intentions, and our mind with its opinions. Whenever we sacrifice our soul for the sake of the Body, we have an opportunity to experience Christ in the Body. This is to experience Christ to the full extent.
13我们若在召会生活里，天天不顾我们的魂，我们就已经豫备好，在必要的时候为主殉道。为著基督的身体不顾魂的人，能彀为著主舍弃他们肉身的生命。此外，我们若不顾我们的魂，我们就很容易与别的信徒同魂。因著不能同魂而受限制
13If we daily risk our soul in the church life, we shall be ready for martyrdom should this ever be required of us. Those who risk their soul for the Body of Christ are able to lay down their physical life for the Lord. Furthermore, if we risk our soul, we shall find it easy to be like-souled with other believers. THE LIMITATIONS DUE TO NOT BEING LIKE-SOULED
14我在中国与倪弟兄相处的那些年间，体会到他要实行他与主交通所看见的，关乎主为著祂的身体在地上的行动，并不是那么容易。原因是一些同工不能与倪弟兄同魂。因著这些同工不能同魂，一些主恢复中非常重要的事就无法付诸实行。有一个明显的例子可以说明这个缺失。当时有一个很杰出的年轻人要动身离开中国，前往美国求学。这个年轻人刚得救，想要受浸。倪弟兄相信，为这位年轻人施浸是对的，也是必要的。他认为，召会应当在这位年轻人离开中国之前为他施浸。但是，当地有一位同工持相反的意见。这位同工认为，这位年轻人最近才信基督，为他施浸并不妥当。倪弟兄指出，这个年轻人就要去美国了，他们不敢保证日后还有机会为他施浸；但这位同工仍然反对。倪弟兄从不同的角度试著要说服他改变主意。最后，倪弟兄甚至说，他愿意为这位年轻人施浸，并在主面前负完全的责任。但因著那位同工仍然不同意，倪弟兄甚么事也不能作。
14During the years I was with Brother Nee in China, I came to realize that it was not easy for him to carry out what he had seen in fellowship with the Lord concerning His move on earth for His Body. The reason for the difficulty was that some of the co-workers were not like-souled with Brother Nee. Certain very crucial things concerning the Lord’s recovery could not be fulfilled in a practical way because these co-workers were not like-souled. One clear illustration of this shortage involves the case of a brilliant young man who was about to leave China to study in the United States. This young man had just been saved and wanted to be baptized. Convinced that it was both right and necessary to baptize the young man, Brother Nee thought that the church should baptize him before he left China. However, a co-worker in that locality held an opinion to the contrary. This co-worker thought that because the young man had only recently believed in Christ, it was not safe to baptize him. When Brother Nee pointed out that the young man was about to leave for the United States and that they were not assured of another opportunity to baptize him, this co- worker still refused. From different angles Brother Nee tried to persuade him to change his mind. Eventually Brother Nee even said that he was willing to baptize the young man and bear the full responsibility of this action before the Lord. But because that co-worker still would not agree, Brother Nee was not able to do anything
15这个例子说出一些同工与倪弟兄不能同魂。那时，我还不明白问题是出在他们与倪弟兄不能同魂。然而，我在腓立比书保罗话语的光中，回顾当时的光景时，我才清楚看见问题的症结所在。最后，一些与倪弟兄不能同魂的亲爱同工受了打岔，离开了主的恢复。他们对基督的经历是有限的，他们没有在身体里继续经历基督到极致。
15This case illustrates the differences in soul that existed between some of the co-workers and Brother Nee. At the time, I did not realize that the problem was due to the fact that they were not like-souled with him. But as I look back on the situation in the light of Paul’sword in Philippians, I see clearly what the problem was. Eventually, some of those dear co-workers who were not like-souled with Brother Nee were distracted from the Lord’s recovery. Their experience of Christ was limited. They did not go on to experience Christ to the uttermost in the Body
需要同魂
OUR NEED TO BE LIKE-SOULED
并且不顾我们的魂
AND TO RISK OUR SOUL
16保罗论到同魂的话，对于所有留在主恢复里的人是一个警告。倘若我们与别人不能同魂，那么即使我们留在召会生活里，仍然不能完满的享受基督。虽然我们在灵里没有问题，我们却可能坚持魂里的不同。照你的观感，你魂里的感觉是对的。但是，因著你坚持自己不同的点，你对基督的经历就受到限制。因此，我们都必须学习，在召会生活中同魂，这是很要紧的。不要让你魂里的不同，拦阻你在基督的身体里经历祂。但愿我们都学习牺牲我们的魂，不顾我们的心思、情感和意志。那么，我们就能在基督的身体里与别人同魂。我们的光景若是如此，我们将要在身体里，对基督有何等的经历和享受！为要在身体里完满的经历基督，我们必须同魂，并且不顾我们的魂。
16Paul’sword about being like-souled is a warning to all who remain in the Lord’s recovery. If we are not like-souled with others, we shall not have the full enjoyment of Christ, even though we stay in the church life. Although we have no problems in our spirit, we may hold on to differences in our soul. According to your impression, the feeling you have in your soul is right. However, because you hold on to your differences, your experience of Christ is limited. Thus, it is crucial for us all to learn that in the church life we need to be like-souled. Do not allow the differences in your soul to hold you back from experiencing Christ in His Body. May we all learn to sacrifice our soul, to risk our mind, emotion, and will. Then we shall become like-souled with others in the Body of Christ. If this is our condition, how much we shall experience Christ and enjoy Him in the Body! In order to experience Christ to the full extent in the Body, we need to be like- souled and we need to risk our soul