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腓立比书生命读经 · 第52篇

经历基督复活的大能而得著基督

TO OBTAIN CHRIST BY EXPERIENCING THE POWER OF HIS RESURRECTION
1读经：腓立比书3:10-16，罗马书1:4;8:11。构成神圣启示之心脏的四卷书─加拉太书、以弗所书、腓立比书、歌罗西书─是取之不尽、用之不竭的宝矿。我们越挖掘这宝矿，就越领略其中的丰富是无穷无尽的。在腓立比三章十节这一节里，我们至少看见四颗『钻石』。首先，保罗说到『认识基督』，就是认识这包罗万有的一位。其次，这节说到基督复活的大能。第三，说到同祂受苦的交通。第四，说到模成祂的死。这节经文真是太丰富了！
1Scripture Reading: Phil. 3:10-16; Rom. 1:4; 8:11 The four books which make up the heart of the divine revelation—Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, and Colossians— are an inexhaustible mine. The more we dig into this mine, the more we realize that its riches are inexhaustible. In one verse, Philippians 3:10, we see at least four “diamonds.” Here Paul first says “to know Him.” The pronoun “Him” here denotes Christ as the all- inclusive One. Second, this verse speaks of the power of Christ’s resurrection; third, of the fellowship of His sufferings; and fourth, of being conformed to His death. What riches are in this verse
2保罗接著在十一节说，『或者我可以达到那从死人中杰出的复活。』这里我们发现另一颗『钻石』─从死人中杰出的复活，就是卓越的复活。在三章七至十六节，保罗至少用了三个不同的希腊字来表达赢得的思想。在八节他说，他亏损万事，看作粪土，为要『赢得』（gain）基督。赢得的希腊原文有获得、得著、取得之意。保罗在十二节用了另外两个12字，意思是得著（obtain）、取得（lay）。因此，他说到赢得基督、得著基督、并取得基督。取得的意思是抓住或据有。保罗所渴慕的，不仅是赢得基督，还要得著基督，甚至取得基督。照著十二节，保罗的愿望乃是要取得基督耶稣所以取得他的。保罗在往大马色的路上，问那位向他显现的说，『主阿，你是谁？』（徒九5。）主回答说，『我就是…耶稣，』这时祂就取得了保罗。如今在腓立比书里，保罗能说，他要竭力追求，为要取得基督所以取得他的。
2In verse 11 Paul goes on to say, “If by any means I may attain to the out - resurrection from among the dead.” Here we find another “diamond”—the out-resurrection from among the dead, the outstanding resurrection. In 3:7 through 16 Paul uses at least three different Greek words to express the thought of gaining. In verse 8 he says that he suffered the loss of all things and counted them refuse that he “may gain Christ.” The King James Version renders the Greek here as “may win Christ.” But this does not convey Paul’s meaning. The Greek word means to secure, to obtain, to lay hold of. In verse Paul uses two other words which mean “obtain” and “lay hold of hold of.” Thus, he speaks of gaining, obtaining, and laying hold of Christ. To lay hold means to grasp or to take possession. Paul’s desire was not only to gain Christ, but also to obtain Him and even lay hold of Him. According to verse 12, Paul’s desire was to lay hold of that for which he had been laid hold of by Christ Jesus. On the way to Damascus, Paul inquired of the One who had appeared to him, “Who art thou, Lord?” (Acts 9:5). When the Lord answered, “I am Jesus,” He laid hold of Paul. Now in Philippians Paul can say that he was seeking to lay hold of that for which Christ had laid hold of him.
3我们得救时，基督就取得我们了。起初我们也许不晓得。但是所有尝试逃离主掌握的人都知道，我们怎么逃也逃不掉。基督的确把我们抓住、取得了，所以现在我们可以赢得祂、得著祂、并取得祂。
3When we were saved, Christ laid hold of us. Perhaps we did not realize this at first. But as all those who have tried to escape His grasp realize, it is impossible to run away from Him. Christ has indeed laid hold of us so that we may now gain Him, obtain Him, and lay hold of Him.
获得基督的三个阶段
THREE STAGES OF SECURING CHRIST
4保罗用三个不同的希腊字来表达赢得的观念，指明主的心意是要我们赢得祂、得著祂、并取得祂。有些读者以为这几个辞不过是一种重复罢了。然而，这几个辞并不是重复，而是指获得基督的三个阶段。在腓立比三章八节保罗说，『我因祂已经亏损万事，看作粪土，为要赢得基督。』这指明获得基督的开始。在十节保罗接著说，『使我认识基督、并祂复活的大能、以及同祂受苦的交通，模成祂的死。』这是第二阶段，就是得著基督的过程。实际上，这节经文所说的，就是得著基督的路。至终，在第三阶段，我们取得基督。（12。）这是获得基督之过程的完成。我们都经历了第一个阶段，因为我们都已经赢得基督。我们信主、接受主的时候，就赢得祂了。这是我们赢得基督的开始。现在我们必须不断的赢得祂。不断的赢得基督，就是得著基督。至终，这个过程的完成，就是我们取得了基督。
4Paul’su se of three different Greek words to express the idea of gaining indicates the Lord’s desire is that we gain Him, obtain Him, and lay hold of Him. Some readers may think that these expressions are mere repetitions. However, instead of being repetitious, they point to three stages of the securing of Christ. In verse 8 Paul says, “I have suffered the loss of all things and count them refuse that I may gain Christ.” This marks the beginning of securing the Lord. In verse 10 Paul goes on to say, “To know Him and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death.” Here we have the second stage, the process of obtaining Christ. What we have in this verse is actually the way to obtain Him. Eventually, in the third stage, we lay hold of Christ (v. 12). This is the completion of the securing of Christ. We all have experienced the first stage, for we all have gained Christ. When we believed in the Lord and received Him, we gained Him. This was the beginning of our gaining of Christ. Now we need to gain Him continually. To gain Christ continually is to obtain Him. Eventually the completion of this process is that we lay hold of Christ
5从十二节我们知道，保罗并不以为自己已经得著了。这里保罗似乎是说，『我还没有得著，我仍然在过程中。我一直在得著基督的过程中，好叫我能彀取得基督。』在八节、十节、十二节里，我们看见赢得基督的开端，以及赢得基督的延续，就是得著基督；还有得著基督的完成，就是取得基督。在本篇信息中，我的负担不是要交通开端的赢得和最后的取得。我的负担乃是关于不断得著基督的过程，这个过程是介于开端的赢得基督与最后的取得基督之间。
5We know from verse 12 that Paul did not regard himself as one who had already obtained. Here Paul seems to be saying, “I have not yet obtained, but I am on the way. I am in the process of obtaining Christ that I may lay hold of Him.” In verses 8, 10, and 12 we see the initial gaining of Christ, the continual gaining of Him, which is the obtaining, and the completion of the obtaining, which is the laying hold of Christ. In this message I am not burdened to cover either the initial gaining of Christ or the final laying hold of Him. My burden is related to the process of the continual obtaining of Christ, the process which takes place between the initial gaining of Christ and the final laying hold of Him
为身体受苦
SUFFERING FOR THE BODY
6照十节所启示的，这个得著基督的过程，就是藉著认识基督复活的大能认识祂。然而，我们若要认识基督复活的大能，就必须有分于祂的苦难，并认识同祂受苦的交通。
6This process of obtaining Christ, as revealed in verse 10, is to know Him by knowing the power of His resurrection. However, if we would know the power of Christ’s resurrection, we must share in His sufferings and know the fellowship of His sufferings
7实际说来，基督的苦难还没有完成。有人听见这话就会说，『基督死了、埋葬了，还一次永远的复活了。如今祂坐在宝座上。你怎么能说，祂的苦难还没有完成？』我们来看保罗在歌罗西一章二十四节所说的话：『现在我因著为你们所受的苦难喜乐，并且为基督的身体，就是为召会，在我一面，在我肉身上补满基督患难的缺欠。』基督当然是在宝座上，但祂的苦难仍有缺欠。就著基督是头而言，祂的苦难已经完成了。但是基督为著身体的苦难尚未完成。这种苦难也是祂的受苦。（腓三10。）不仅如此，在歌罗西一章二十四节，保罗认为他自己所受的苦难，乃是为著基督的身体，要补满基督患难的缺欠。为这缘故，保罗在腓立比三章十节指明，我们必须有分于基督的苦难。基督为著祂身体的苦难仍在持续，我们必须有分于这种苦难。基督在地上时受了苦；我们这些跟从祂的人，也必须为著祂的身体，有分于祂的苦难。我们若要藉著经历基督复活的大能来认识基督，就必须有分于祂的苦难。得著基督的过程与祂的复活、祂的受苦、并祂的死有关。我们要认识祂，就必须有分于祂的苦难，并模成祂的死，使我们可以经历祂复活的大能。
7In a very real sense, Christ’s sufferings have not yet been completed. When some hear this, they may say, “Christ died, was buried, and was resurrected once for all. Now He is on the throne. How can you say that His sufferings have not been completed?” Consider Paul’sword in Colossians 1:24: “Now I rejoice in my sufferings on your behalf, and fill up that which is lacking of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for His Body, which is the church.” To be sure, Christ is on the throne, but there is still a lack with respect to His sufferings. As the Head, Christ’s sufferings are complete. But the sufferings of Christ for the Body are not yet finished. Such sufferings are also called “His sufferings.” Furthermore, in Colossians 1:24 Paul regarded his own sufferings as the filling up of what is lacking of Christ’s sufferings for His Body. For this reason, Paul indicates in Philippians 3:10 that we need to share in Christ’s sufferings. The sufferings of Christ for His Body are still going on, and we need to share in them. When Christ was on earth, He suffered. As those who follow Him, we must share in His sufferings for His Body. If we would know Christ by experiencing the power of His resurrection, we must share His sufferings. The process of obtaining Christ is related to His resurrection, His sufferings, and His death. To know Him we must share His sufferings and be conformed to His death that we may experience the power of His resurrection.
脱离属地的缠累
FREE FROM EARTHLY ENTANGLEMENTS
8十节的开头是『使我认识基督』。这句话与八至九节『为要赢得基督，并且给人看出我是在祂里面』有关。首先，我们必须亏损万事，看作粪土，为要赢得基督。这样赢得基督，不仅仅是相信基督或接受基督，乃是将万事看作亏损，亏损万事，然后看作粪土。保罗是一个亏损万事，将万事看作粪土的人；他脱离了一切属地的缠累。为要赢得基督，他放弃了一切，包括宗教和文化，把一切都看作粪土、垃圾、狗食。因此，保罗能在一条没有障碍的路上赢得基督，并且给人看出是在祂里面，为要认识祂。十节的『使我认识基督』，直译是『以认识祂』（toknowHim）。按照原文，保罗是说他要赢得基督并给人看出是在祂里面，以认识祂。我们也必须像保罗一样，脱离一切属地的缠累，并将万事看作粪土。这样，我们就能彀说，『主耶稣，我只在乎你。我要赢得你，要给人看出是在你里面，并且认识你。』
8Verse 10 opens with the infinitive “to know Him.” This infinitive is related to a compound predicate found in verses 8 and 9: “that I may gain Christ and be found in Him.” First we need to suffer the loss of all things and count them as refuse that we may gain Christ. To gain Christ in this way is not simply to believe in Him or receive Him. It is to count all things as loss, to suffer the loss of all things, and then to count them as refuse. Paul was one who suffered the loss of all things and counted them refuse. He was free from all earthly entanglements. To gain Christ he had given up everything, including religion and culture, and counted it all as refuse, trash, dog food. Therefore, the way was clear for Paul to gain Christ and to be found in Him in order to know Him. The rendering “to know Him” is a literal translation of the Greek. Many versions, however, do not use the infinitive. Instead, they say “that I may know Him,” or “in order that I may know Him.” Nevertheless, according to the Greek, Paul was saying that he wanted to gain Christ and be found in Him to know Him. Like Paul, we need to be free from all earthly entanglements and also count everything as refuse. Then we shall be able to say, “Lord Jesus, I care only for You. I want to gain You, be found in You, and know You.”
9我们曾指出，十二节的得著基督乃是八节赢得基督的延续。保罗渴慕赢得基督，为要认识基督，并取得基督。保罗追求赢得基督，使他可以藉著认识基督、并祂复活的大能、以及同祂受苦的交通，而得著祂。基督的复活和受苦『使我认识基督』是指一般的认识基督。但是认识基督复活的大能，以及同祂受苦的交通，并模成祂的死，都是与认识基督有关的细节。事实上，这里认识基督的意思，就是认识祂复活的大能，并认识同祂受苦的交通。有些基督徒宣称，他们认识基督多年了；但他们虽然领悟基督大有能力，并领悟祂叫拉撒路从死里复活时展现了这个大能，他们却不认识基督复活的大能。拉撒路的复活与基督复活的大能极为不同。拉撒路至终还是死了，埋葬在坟墓里；但是基督的复活乃是将祂带到宝座上的复活。保罗说到基督复活的大能时，他所思想的，是与拉撒路复活时所彰显的能力不相同的东西。保罗所说的复活，可称为基督的复活。他要认识祂复活的大能。
9We have pointed out that the obtaining in verse 12 is a continuation of the gaining of Christ in verse 8. Paul’s desire was to gain Christ in order to know Him and obtain Him. Paul was seeking to gain Christ that he might obtain Him by knowing Him, the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings. CHRIST’S RESURRECTION AND SUFFERINGS “To know Him” refers to knowing Christ in a general way. But knowing the power of Christ’s resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings and being conformed to His death are details related to knowing Christ. Actually to know Christ here means to know the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings. Some Christians claim that they have known Christ for years, but they do not know the power of Christ’s resurrection, although they may realize that Christ is powerful and that He displayed this power by raising Lazarus from the dead. However, the resurrection of Lazarus is very different from the power of Christ’s resurrection. Eventually, Lazarus died and was again buried in the tomb, but Christ’s resurrection was a resurrection that brought Him to the throne. When Paul speaks of the power of Christ’s resurrection, he has in mind something different from the power manifested in the resurrection of Lazarus. Paul is speaking of a resurrection that can be called Christ’s resurrection. He wanted to know the power of His resurrection
10在十节保罗题到同基督受苦的交通。我们可能受苦，却无分于基督的受苦。例如，有人因工作不力而失业，这会叫他受苦；但是这种受苦却与基督的受苦无分无关。为著我们的变化所受的苦，与为著身体所受的苦难也不相同。保罗在三章十节所说的话，不是指为著变化所受的苦难。我们若将腓立比三章十节与歌罗西一章二十四节作比较，就会看见，他这里所说的受苦，乃是为著基督的身体，要补满基督患难的缺欠而受苦。我们为著身体受苦的时候，才会经历基督复活的大能。毫无疑问，为著我们被变化，苦难是需要的。但是，我们不该认为，这种苦难就是基督的苦难，因为祂不需要这样受苦。许多基督徒甚至对于为著变化所受的苦难，都没有正确的领会，更不用说为著身体所受的苦难。有些圣经教师强调苦难是一种管教或惩罚。他们警告人要顺从主，要照著神的话行事为人，以免受神管教。有些人引用希伯来十二章的话，指出苦难的功效，乃是要使我们成为圣别。（10。）然而，他们通常没有解释成为圣别是甚么意思。
10In verse 10 Paul mentions the fellowship of Christ’s sufferings. It is possible to suffer without participating in Christ’s sufferings. For example, someone may lose his job because he fails to work properly, and this may cause him to suffer. But this suffering has nothing to do with Christ’s sufferings. There is also a difference between those sufferings which are for our transformation and those which are for the Body. Paul’sword in 3:10 does not refer to suffering for transformation. If we compare 3:10 with Colossians 1:24, we shall see that the sufferings about which he is speaking here are those which make up the lack of Christ’s afflictions for the Body. It is when we suffer for the Body that we shall experience the power of Christ’s resurrection. No doubt, sufferings are needed for us to be transformed. But we should not identify such sufferings with the sufferings of Christ, for He did not suffer in this way. Many Christians do not even have a proper understanding of those sufferings which are for transformation, much less those sufferings which are for the Body. Some Bible teachers stress suffering as a discipline or punishment. They warn others to obey the Lord and to walk according to the Word of God, lest they be disciplined by Him. Some use Hebrews 1 2 to point out that sufferings may work to make us holy (v. 10). However, they often do not explain what it means to be holy.
11在罗马书里，保罗没有把苦难说成管教，他却题到变化和模成。罗马八章二十八节说，神使万有都互相效力，叫爱神的人得益处。有些圣经教师非常强调这节圣经，却没有把这一节与下一节连在一起；二十九节指出，神的心意是要我们模成祂儿子的形像。这模成乃是变化的结果。万有都互相效力，为要叫我们得益处，使我们得以变化，并模成神儿子的形像。毫无疑问，这个过程包含了苦难，这苦难帮助我们成为成熟的儿子。我们遭受这种苦难时，也可以经历基督复活的大能，但不像我们为著基督的身体受苦难时所经历的那么多。苦难不只一种；照样，复活也不只一种。所有的死人都要复活，有的归到『生命的复活』，有的归到『审判的复活』。（约五29。）在本篇信息中，我们所论到的复活，乃是基督的复活及其大能。基督徒认识这独特复活大能的并不多。认识基督复活的大能，与认识同祂受苦的交通有关。保罗乃是这样经历基督复活的大能。当我们在基督的名里，为身体的缘故受苦时，我们也会经历祂复活的大能。我能作见证，当我放胆为主站住时，就经历膏油的涂抹和加力。然而，你若羞于承认自己是基督徒，尤其是在召会生活里的基督徒，你就没有大能。但你若见证你是站在召会立场上的基督徒，你就会得著加力。
11In the book of Romans Paul does not speak of suffering as a discipline. However, he refers to transformation and conformation. Romans 8:28 says that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God. Certain Bible teachers place great emphasis on this verse without connecting it to the following verse, which indicates that God’sin tent i on is to have us conformed to the image of His Son. This conformation is the result of transformation. All things work together for our good that we may be transformed and conformed to the image of the Son of God. No doubt, this process involves suffering, suffering which helps us become mature sons. As we undergo this kind of suffering, we also can experience the power of Christ’s resurrection, but not as much as when we suffer for the Body. Just as there is more than one kind of suffering, there is more than one kind of resurrection. All the dead will be resurrected, some to the “resurrection of life” and others to the “resurrection of judgment” (John 5:29). The kind of resurrection with which we are concerned in this message is Christ’s resurrection and its power. Not many Christians know the power of this unique resurrection. Knowing the power of Christ’s resurrection is related to knowing the fellowship of His sufferings. Paul experienced the power of Christ’s resurrection in this way. When we suffer for the sake of the Body in the name of Christ, we also shall experience the power of His resurrection. I can testify that when I am bold to stand for the Lord, I experience anointing and empowering. However, if you are ashamed to say that you are a Christian, especially a Christian in the church life, you will have no power. But if you testify that you are a Christian standing on the church ground, you will be empowered
模成祂的死
conformed to His death
12我们为著基督的身体有分于基督的苦难时，我们就模成祂的死。主耶稣在地上的时候，祂向神以外的一切，包括祂的家人和亲友在内，都是死的。主活出一种钉十字架的生活：祂不断治死祂天然的生命。藉著过这种钉十字架的生活，祂就向神活著，并且活神。
12As we partake of Christ’s sufferings for the Body, we are conformed to His death. When the Lord Jesus was on earth, He was dead to everything other than God, including His family and relatives. The Lord lived a crucified life; He continually put His natural life to death. By living such a crucified life, He was alive to God and lived Him
13当我们愿意为基督和祂的身体受苦时，我们向祂以外的一切也都是死的，而只向祂活著。这样，我们就能真实的模成祂的死，因为我们有分于祂的死。日复一日，我们就经历祂复活的大能。这就是以经历的方式来认识基督的路。我们这样认识基督，在祂复活的大能里经历祂，我们就得著祂。基督复活的实际基督复活大能的实际乃是那灵。罗马一章四节证明这点；这节说，基督『按圣别的灵说，是从死人的复活，以大能标出为神的儿子』。此外，罗马八章十一节说，『然而那叫耶稣从死人中复活者的灵，若住在你们里面，那叫基督从死人中复活的，也必藉著祂住在你们里面的灵，赐生命给你们必死的身体。』这两节经文都指明，那灵就是基督复活大能的实际。事实上，基督自己就是祂复活的大能，而那灵就是在复活里的基督。我们必须经历这大能，使我们能得著基督。
13When we are willing to suffer for Christ and His Body, we also shall be dead to everything other than Him, and we shall live only to Him. Then we shall truly be conformed to His death, for we shall share in His death. Day by day we shall experience the power of His resurrection. This is the way to know Christ in an experiential way. By knowing Christ in this way, experiencing Him in the power of His resurrection, we obtain Him. THE REALITY OF CHRIST’S RESURRECTION The reality of the power of Christ’s resurrection is the Spirit. Romans 1:4 proves this by saying that Christ was designated the Son of God in power according to the Spirit of holiness out of the resurrection of the dead.” Furthermore, Romans 8:11 says, “If the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from among the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ Jesus from among the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who indwells you.” Both verses indicate that the Spirit is the reality of the power of Christ’s resurrection. Actually, Christ Himself is the power of His resurrection, and the Spirit is Christ in resurrection. We need to experience this power that we may obtain Christ
14神圣生命内在的大能基督复活的大能与祂展示在创造里的大能不同。创造见证神是大能的：『自从创造世界以来，神那看不见永远的大能，和神性的特征，是人所洞见的，乃是藉著受造之物，给人晓得的，叫人无法推诿。』（罗一20。）然而，我们为著基督的身体所必须经历的，不是神创造的大能，乃是基督复活的大能。复活的大能不是外面的、物质的能力，乃是里面的、内在的能力。这样的大能，乃是生命的大能。我们若要得著基督，就必须经历这个内在的生命大能。我们越经历基督复活的大能，就越得著基督。因此，我们乃是藉著经历祂复活的大能而得著祂。为要展示祂复活的内在大能，基督首先成为一个人。然后祂死了，游历了死亡的领域─阴间。藉著祂的复活，祂里面那内在的生命大能就得著显明。天使无法经历这个大能；但是我们这些血肉之人，若有分于基督的苦难，并模成祂的死，就能经历这个大能。
14THE INTRINSIC POWER OF THE DIVINE LIFE There is a difference between the power of Christ’s resurrection and His power exhibited in creation. Creation testifies that God is powerful: “The invisible things of Him from the creation of the world, being apprehended by the things made, are clearly seen, both His eternal power and divinity” (Rom. 1:20). However, what we need to experience for the Body is not God’s creating power, but the power of Christ’s resurrection. Resurrection power is not an outward physical power; it is an inward, intrinsic power. As such, it is a life power. If we would obtain Christ, we must experience this intrinsic life power. The more we experience the power of Christ’s resurrection, the more we obtain Him. Thus, we obtain Him by experiencing the power of His resurrection. To exhibit the intrinsic power of His resurrection, Christ first became a man. Then He died and visited Hades, the realm of the dead. Through His resurrection the intrinsic power of life within Him was manifested. Angels cannot experience this power. But we, human beings of blood and flesh, can experience it, if we share in Christ’s sufferings and are conformed to His death.
15今天许多基督徒强调基督创造的大能，却不重视基督复活的大能。这些基督徒说到基督的大能时，是想到创造的大能，而不是复活的大能。基督已经从死里经过，祂永远不再死；作为这样的一位，基督在复活里，将神圣生命的内在大能显明出来。这就是祂复活的大能。我们藉著经历基督复活的大能，就能实际的得著基督。
15Many Christians today emphasize Christ’s creative power, not the power of Christ’s resurrection. When these Christians speak of the power of Christ, they think of creative power, not resurrection power. As the One who has passed through death, never to die again, Christ has manifested in His resurrection the intrinsic power of the divine life. This is the power of His resurrection. By experiencing the power of Christ’s resurrection we obtain Christ in reality.