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歌罗西书生命读经 · 第57篇

与基督同死，脱离了世上的蒙学，并与基督一同复活，与祂一同活在神里面

Having died with Christ from the elements of the world and having been raised with Christ To live with Him in God
1读经：歌罗西书2:20-23;3:1-3;2:11-12。保罗在歌罗西二章说，神的奥秘就是基督，一切智慧和知识的宝藏，都藏在祂里面。我们既然接受了这样一位基督，在祂里面已经生根，并正被建造，就要在祂里面行事为人。在基督里行事为10人，就是在祂里面生活为人。在二章九至十节保罗继续说，神格一切的丰满，都有形有体的居住在基督里面，我们在祂里面也得了丰满。在基督里，我们已经得以完备、完全，得著供应和满足。不仅如此，我们在基督里，也受了非人手所行的割礼；我们在受浸中与祂一同埋葬，也在受浸中与祂一同复活。（11～12。）根据十四至十五节，那在规条上所写，攻击我们的字据，已经涂抹了，执政的和掌权的，也已经脱下了。这些事在基督里都是真实的。
1Scripture Reading: Col. 2:20-23; 3:1-3; 2:11-12 In chapter two Paul says that Christ is the mystery of God and that in Him all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge are hidden. Now that we have received such a Christ, we should walk in Him, having been rooted and being built up in Him. To walk in Christ is to have our living and our being in Him. In 2:9 and Paul goes on to say that in Christ dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily and that we in Him have been made full. In Christ we have been completed, perfected, supplied, and satisfied. Furthermore, in Christ we were circumcised with a circumcision not made with hands, we were buried with Him in baptism, and we were also raised together in Him (v v. 1 1-1 2). According to verses 1 4 and 1 5, the handwriting in ordinances which was against us has been wiped out, and the rulers and authorities have been stripped off. All these things are true in Christ.
在基督这丰富的土壤里生根
ROOTED IN CHRIST AS THE RICH SOIL
2以上所题的事，都是我们在其中生根之基督这丰富土壤的元素。这土壤的头一个元素就是神格的丰满，其他的元素包括割礼、埋葬、复活、规条的涂抹、以及黑暗权势的脱下。我们既在基督里面已经生根，现今就能把这一切丰富的元素吸收到我们里面。在神眼中，信徒们可以比作植物。因这缘故，保罗能说，『我栽种了，亚波罗浇灌了，惟有神叫他生长。』（林前三6。）保罗也说，我们是神的耕地，神的农场。（9。）我们已经被栽种到基督里面，祂乃是那土壤丰肥的美地。
2All the matters mentioned above are elements of Christ as the rich soil in which we are rooted. The first element of this soil is the fullness of the Godhead. Other elements include circumcision, burial, being raised, the wiping out of the ordinances, and the stripping off of the powers of darkness. Since we have been rooted in Christ, we may now absorb all these rich elements into our being. In the eyes of God, believers can be likened to plants. For this reason Paul could say, “I have planted, Apollos watered; but God made to grow” (1 Cor. 3:6, Gk.). Paul also said that we are God’s farm, God’s plantation (1 Cor. 3:9, Gk.). We have been planted into Christ who is the good land with very rich soil
3享受基督而有身体的感觉歌罗西二章十六至十九节构成该章特别的一段。十六节里的事─饮食、节期、月朔、安息日─都是影儿；基督乃是实际、本质。『要来之事』就是与基督有关的事。保罗在十八至十九节说到，不可让人骗取我们的奖赏，也说到持定元首。我们已经指出，在经历上、实行上，持定元首就是享受基督作一切正面事物的实际。这样持定元首的结果，乃是使我们有身体的感觉。不论我们享受基督的那一方面，都与祂作元首有关，这就是为甚么当我们享受基督时，实际上就是持定元首。我们享受基督作食物、饮料、安息日、月朔和节期，但我们在这些方面所享受的基督，就是使我们有身体感觉的元首。我们所享受的那位，对我们不仅是基督，也是身体的元首。因此，享受基督并持定祂作元首的结果、结局，乃是有身体的感觉。
3ENJOYING CHRIST TO BECOME BODY-CONSCIOUS Verses 1 6 through 1 9 form a distinct section in Colossians 2. The matters in verse 1 6 — eating, drinking, feasts, new moons, and Sabbaths — are all shadows, of which Christ is the reality, the substance. The “things to come” are the things related to Christ. In verses 1 8 through 1 9 Paul speaks of not being defrauded of our prize and of holding the Head. We have pointed out that, experientially and practically, to hold the Head is to enjoy Christ as the reality of all positive things. The result of holding the Head in this way is that we become Body-conscious. Whatever we enjoy of Christ is related to Him as the Head. This is why, when we enjoy Christ, we are actually holding the Head. We enjoy Christ as food, drink, Sabbaths, new moons, and feasts. But the Christ we enjoy in all these aspects is the Head who causes us to become conscious of the Body. The One we enjoy is not only Christ to us; He is the Head of the Body. Therefore, the issue, the consequence, of enjoying Christ and holding Him as the Head is Body-consciousness.
与基督同钉十字架
CRUCIFIED WITH CHRIST
4享受基督，持定祂作元首，就是把基督这土壤里丰富的元素吸取到我们里面。其中的两种元素乃是与基督同死、同复活的经历。保罗在二章二十至二十一节指明，我们已经『与基督同死，脱离了世上的蒙学』。在三章一节，他说，我们『与基督一同复活』。新约清楚的说，我们已经与基督同钉十字架。（罗六6，加二20。）我年轻刚信主时，想尽办法要了解这怎么会是真的。基督在一千九百多年以前钉在十字架上，我们怎么可能与祂同死？有些书籍指出，基督钉十字架的时候，也包括了我们。倪弟兄用希伯来七章来说明这事。根据希伯来七章九至十节：『那收取十分之一的利未，也…纳了十分之一；因为麦基洗德迎接亚伯拉罕的时候，利未还在他祖宗的腰中。』这意思是说，亚伯拉罕将十分之一献给麦基洗德的时候，亚伯拉罕的后裔利未已经在他腰中，也纳了十分之一。如果亚伯拉罕无后裔而死，利未也就死了。这个例子帮助我看见，基督钉十字架的时候，怎样把我们也包括在内。
4To enjoy Christ, holding Him as the Head, is to absorb into us the rich elements of Christ as the soil. Two of these elements are the experience of having died with Christ and of having been raised with Him. In 2:20 Paul indicates that we have “died with Christ from the elements of the world,” and in 3:1 he says that we were “raised together with Christ.” The New Testament clearly says that we have been crucified with Christ (Rom. 6:6; Gal. 2:20). When I was a young believer, I tried my best to figure out how this could be true. How could we have died with Christ when He was crucified more than nineteen hundred years ago? Certain books point out that when Christ was crucified, He included us. Brother Nee used Hebrews 7 to illustrate this. According to Hebrews 7:9 and 10, “Levi also, who receives tithes, has been made to pay tithes; for he was still in the loins of his father when Melchisedec met him.” This means that when Abraham offered one-tenth to Melchisedec, Levi, the descendant of Abraham, who was in Abraham’s loins at the time, also offered tithes. If Abraham had died childless, Levi would have died also. This illustration helped me to see how we were included in Christ when He was crucified
5经历我们与基督同钉十字架我读了许多书籍，寻求进一步的帮助，要了解我们与基督同钉十字架的事实；有些书籍鼓励我当算自己是死的。然而，在我的经历中，这样算是行不通的。我越想算自己是死的，我就越活。许多年后，我的眼睛开启了，看见这位钉十字架的基督，在复活里成了赐生命的灵。我们相信基督的时候，赐生命的灵就进到我们的灵里，如今二灵成为一灵。（林前六17。）每当我们呼喊『主耶稣』，赐生命的灵就来了。这指明耶稣是名字，而那灵是人位。这个人位─那灵，如今就在我们灵里；凡祂所经历的，现今都成了我们的历史。祂经过了钉十字架，并且进入了复活。祂既已进到我们灵里，使我们与祂成为一，就使这些经历也成了我们的历史。因此，我们在灵里，就有分于基督在十字架上的死。这不是算的问题，乃是联结、成为一的问题。当那灵进到我们里面，与我们成为一，祂乃是带著基督死的功效。因此，藉著我们灵里复合的灵，我们就有分于基督的死。我们可以天天经历基督死的功效。
5EXPERIENCING OUR CRUCIFIXION WITH CHRIST Seeking for further help in understanding the fact of our crucifixion with Christ, I read books which encouraged me to reckon myself dead. However, in my experience reckoning did not work. The more I tried to reckon myself dead, the more a live I became. Years later, my eyes were opened to see that the very Christ who was crucified on the cross became in resurrection the life- giving Spirit. When we believed in Christ, the life-giving Spirit came into our spirit. Now the two spirits are one (1 Cor. 6:17). Whenever we call “Lo rd Jesus,” the life - giving Spirit comes. This indicates that Jesus is the name and the Spirit is the Person. The Spirit as this Person is now in our spirit. Whatever He has experienced is now our history. He has passed through crucifixion and has entered into resurrection. Having come into our spirit to make us one with Him, He causes even these experiences to become our history. Hence, it is in the spirit that we participate in Christ’s death on the cross. This is not a matter of reckoning; it is a matter of union, of identification. When the Spirit came in to us to become one with us, the Spirit brought with Him the effectiveness of Christ’s death. Therefore, through the compound Spirit in our spirit, we participate in the death of Christ. Day by day, we may experience the effectiveness of Christ’s death.
6复合、赐生命的灵，乃是包罗万有的饮料，含有许多的元素。我们喝那灵，自然而然就吸取了那灵所包含的一切元素。基督死的功效乃是这灵里的一种元素，使我们能经历基督的钉十字架。今天作元首的基督乃是在我们灵里包罗万有的灵。我们要持定祂作元首，就必须在灵里。
6The compound, life-giving Spirit is an all-inclusive drink containing many elements. By drinking the Spirit, we spontaneously take in all the elements included in the Spirit. The effectiveness of Christ’s death is one of the elements in this Spirit. This is what enables us to experience Christ’s crucifixion. As the Head, Christ today is the all-inclusive Spirit in our spirit. In order to hold Him as the Head, we must be in spirit
葡萄树、土壤和元首
THE VINE, THE SOIL, AND THE HEAD
7在歌罗西二章，保罗说到生根和持定元首；在约翰十五章，主耶稣说到住在葡萄树里面。住在葡萄树里面就等于在土壤里生根，在土壤里生根就等于持定元首。一面，基督是我们住在其中的葡萄树；另一面，祂也是我们在其中生根的土壤。但祂也是元首。基督乃是葡萄树、土壤和元首。我们住在祂这葡萄树里面，我们生根在祂这土壤里，我们也持定祂作元首。在每一种情形里，原则都是一样：我们把基督的丰富吸收进来。我们是枝子，从葡萄树吸取生命的汁浆；我们是植物，吸取土壤的丰富；我们是基督身体上的肢体，从元首吸取滋养的元素。身体这样吸收元首的丰富，就以神的增长而长大。（西二19。）我们已经指出，我们所吸取的丰富包含钉十字架，与基督同埋葬，并与基督一同复活。我们持定基督作元首，就把这一切元素都吸收到我们里面。
7In Colossians 2 Paul speaks of being rooted and of holding the Head, and in John 15 the Lord Jesus speaks of abiding in the vine. Abiding in the vine is equal to being rooted in the soil, and being rooted in the soil is equal to holding the Head. On the one hand, Christ is the vine in which we abide; on the other hand, He is the soil in which we are rooted. But He is also the Head. Christ is the vine, the soil, and the Head. We abide in Him as the vine, we are rooted in Him as the soil, and we hold Him as the Head. In every case the principle is the same: we absorb Christ’s riches into us. As branches, we absorb the life juice from the vine; as plants, we absorb the riches of the soil; as members of the Body of Christ, we absorb the nourishing element from the Head. By absorbing the riches of the Head, the Body grows with the growth of God (2:19). As we have indicated, the riches we absorb include crucifixion, being buried, and being raised up with Christ. When we hold Christ as the Head, we absorb all these elements into us
时时刻刻的经历
AN EXPERIENCE MOMENT BY MOMENT
8保罗在二章二十至二十一节说，『你们若是与基督同死，脱离了世上的蒙学，为甚么仍像在世界中活著，服从…规条？』这里的『若是』，原文也可译作『既然』。我们既然与基督同死，我们的生活就不该是服从规条。我们与基督同死乃是一个事实。基督虽然在一千九百多年以前死了，但我们现在享受基督，持定祂作元首时，我们就时时刻刻有分于这死。我们经历基督的钉死，不是一次永远的；相反的，乃是时时刻刻的事。也许昨晚你经历了基督的钉死，但今天你对你的丈夫或妻子不高兴，所以你故意从十字架上下来，要争辩，要为自己表白。你被激怒，再也静不下来。昨天晚上你是在基督的死里，但现今你在自己里面却是非常活跃。宣信（A.B.）有一首诗歌说，『与基督同死，何等的安适！』（诗歌三六五首副歌。）昨天晚上你是何等的安适，现在你却不愿留在基督的死里。这指明只要我们一不在灵里，我们就无法经历基督的死。但我们一回到灵里，我们就与基督同死。我们只要一不在灵里，就是在自己里面，凭著我们天然的生命而活。我们从经历中晓得，我们在灵里持定基督作元首时，就经历与祂同钉十字架。这时候，我们就能向众人宣告，甚至向魔鬼宣告，我们已经与基督同死。
8In 2:20 Paul says, “If you died with Christ from the elements of the world, why as living in the world do you subject yourself to ordinances?” The Greek word rendered “if” may also be translated “since.” Since we have died with Christ, we should not live in subjection to ordinances. It is a fact that we have died with Christ. But although Christ died more than nineteen hundred years ago, our participation in this death takes place moment by moment in the present as we are enjoying Christ, holding Him as the Head. Our experience of Christ’s crucifixion is not once for all. On the contrary, it is a moment by moment matter. Perhaps last night you experienced Christ’s crucifixion. But today you are not happy with your husband or wife, so you purposely come down from the cross in order to argue and vindicate yourself. You have been provoked, and you can no longer bear to remain silent. Last night you were in the death of Christ, but now you are very much a live in yourself. In one of his hymns, A. B. Simpson Simpson says, “Oh! It is so sweet to die with Christ.” Last night this was sweet to you, but now you do not wish to remain in Christ’s death. This indicates that whenever we are not in the spirit, we are not in the experience of the death of Christ. But when we are in spirit, we are dead with Christ. Whenever we are not in the spirit, we are in ourselves, living according to our natural life. From our experience we know that when we hold Christ as the Head in spirit, we have the experience of being crucified with Him. At such a time, we can declare to all, even to the Devil, that we have died with Christ.
儆醒祷告
WATCHING AND PRAYING
9保罗在四章二节说，『你们要坚定持续的祷告，在此儆醒感恩。』如果我们要留在灵里，就需要儆醒祷告，甚至不住的祷告。（帖前五17。）惟有藉著不住的祷告，我们才能留在灵里。许多年前，我还不是那么珍赏主说到要儆醒祷告的话。（太二六41。）但近年来，我看见了这话的重要性。我们必须儆醒，看我们是否在灵里；也必须祷告，好蒙保守在灵里。你受试诱要与丈夫或妻子吵嘴么？要儆醒！你想去买甚么东西么？要儆醒！留意你买东西时是在灵里，还是在肉体里。我们必须谨慎，好使我们留在灵里。
9In 4:2 Paul says, “Persevere in prayer, watching in it with thanksgiving.” If we would stay in the spirit, we need to watch and pray, even to pray without ceasing (1 Thes. 5:17). Only by praying without ceasing can we stay in the spirit. Many years ago I did not appreciate the Lord’sword about watching and praying (Matt. 26:41). But in recent years I have come to see the importance of this word. We need to watch whether or not we are in the spirit and to pray that we may be preserved in the spirit. Are you tempted to exchange words with your husband or wife? Watch! Do you intend to go shopping for a certain item? Watch to see whether you are shopping in the spirit or in the flesh. We need to be on the alert that we may stay in the spirit
10我们也必须祷告说，『主阿，赐我保守的恩典，好使我留在灵里。主，保守我在灵里。』我们若留在灵里，就会在包罗万有、复合的灵里经历基督的死。我们不需要算，甚至不需要相信我们已经与基督同钉十字架。我们所需要作的，乃是藉著儆醒祷告而住在灵里。我们在灵里，就经历基督的死，并脱离世上所有的蒙学。
10We also need to pray, “Lo rd, grant me the preserving grace to remain in the spirit. Lord, keep me in spirit.” If we stay in the spirit, we shall experience the death of Christ in the all-inclusive, compound Spirit. There is no need for us to reckon or even to believe that we have been crucified with Christ. All we need to do is to abide in the spirit by watching and praying. In the spirit we experience the death of Christ and are released from all the elements of the world.
不再服从
NO LONGER IN SUBJECTION
世上的蒙学
TO THE ELEMENTS OF THE WORLD
11根据歌罗西二章二十至二十一节，我们已经与基督同死，脱离了世上的蒙学。世上的蒙学，就是宗教和哲学的基本原则。犹太信徒和外邦信徒都想把世上的蒙学带进召会生活中。我们也有可能服从这样的蒙学。我们也许不知不觉的就受宗教背景的影响。我们从宗教所承袭的基本原则，就是世上的蒙学。
11According to 2:20, we have died with Christ from the elements of the world. The elements of the world are the elementary principles of religion and philosophy. Both the Jewish believers and the Gentile believers tried to bring elements of the world into the church life. We also may be subject to such elements. Unconsciously we may still be under the influence of our religious background. The elementary principles we inherited from religion are elements of the world
12保罗在歌罗西书中含示，在经历基督之外，不论我们固守甚么，都是世上的蒙学。譬如，一位在主里的姊妹也许很和蔼、很亲切、又有教养。她甚至在得救以前，就有这样的性格。现在她成了信徒，就把这种性格带到召会生活来。别人也许很欣赏她的性格，却不晓得这是天然的。然而只要这位姊妹照著天然的性格而活，她就是照著世上的蒙学而活，不是照著基督而活。另一位姊妹在召会中也许性格相当粗鲁，和前一位姊妹一比，实在是又粗野、又没有教养。但她天天操练儆醒祷告，因而留在灵里。渐渐的，别人就注意到她生活中起了改变。我们很难形容她的生活方式，说她很和蔼、很亲切、很有教养，也不完全对。她不是照著世上的蒙学而活，乃是照著基督而活。这样的生活和照著天然性格的生活迥然不同。世上的蒙学在社会上很有用，但在召会中毫无地位。我们留在灵里，自然而然就会经历包罗万有之灵所包含基督的死。在这死里，我们就向世上的蒙学死了。我们必须看见，像天然的恩慈这样的东西，不过是世上的蒙学。在这个异象的光之下，我们甚至要恨恶我们的恩慈，因为那不是出于基督，而是世上的蒙学。然后我们要寻求留在灵里享受基督，并有分于祂的死。我们甚至能对撒但说，『我不再照著天然的恩慈而活。撒但，你骗了我多年，使我服从世上的蒙学。现在我看见，在基督里我已经向这一切蒙学死了。我在灵里享受基督，持定元首，并且有分于祂的死。在这死里，我脱离了世上的蒙学。』
12In Colossians Paul implies that anything we cling to other than Christ experienced by us is an element of the world. For example, a certain sister in the Lord may be nice, kind, and disciplined. She had such a character even before she was saved. Now that she has become a believer, she brings this character into the church life. Others may appreciate her character, not realizing that it is natural. But whenever this sister lives according to her natural character, she is living according to the elements of the world, not according to Christ. Another sister in the church may have a character that is rather unrefined. Compared to the first sister, she is crude and undisciplined. But day by day she exercises to watch and to pray and thereby to remain in the spirit. Gradually, others notice a change in her living. It is difficult to describe her way of living. It is not altogether accurate to say that she is nice, kind, or disciplined. She is not living according to the elements of the world, but according to Christ. There is a vast difference between this kind of living and living according to one’s natural character. The elements of the world are useful in society, but there is no place for them in the church. When we remain in our spirit, we spontaneously experience the death of Christ included in the all-inclusive Spirit. In this death we are dead to the elements of the world. We need to see that such things as natural kindness are simply elements of the world. Under the light of such a vision, we shall hate even our kindness because it is not of Christ, but an element of the world. Then we shall seek to remain in our spirit to enjoy Christ and to participate in His death. We shall even be able to tell Satan, “I am no longer living according to natural kindness. Satan, you have been deceiving me for years, keeping me under subjection to the elements of the world. Now I see that in Christ I have died from all these elements. In the spirit I enjoy Christ, hold the Head, and participate in His death. In this death I am released from the elements of the world
13我们留在灵里、持定元首，就吸取复合之灵一切丰富的元素。这些元素中的一项，乃是我们与基督同钉十字架。我们惟有在灵里，才能实际的脱离世上的蒙学。我们惟有在灵里，才能宣告说，我们与宗教、哲学、文化、或天然的美德无分无关。我们在灵里，就会恨恶这些东西，因为我们认清，这些是属世的，不是属基督的。我们若不在灵里，就无法放弃世上的蒙学。如果我们在灵之外想要这样作，我们的努力就是徒然的。当我们儆醒祷告、留在灵里，我们就经历与基督一同向世上的蒙学死了。
13When we hold the Head by remaining in our spirit, we absorb all the rich elements of the compound Spirit. One of these elements is our crucifixion with Christ. Only in the spirit are we free in a practical way from the elements of the world. Only when we are in the spirit can we declare that we have nothing to do with religion, philosophy, culture, or natural virtues. When we are in the spirit, we can hate these things, because we recognize that they are worldly and not of Christ. There is no way to abandon the elements of the world unless we are in spirit. If we try to do this apart from the spirit, our efforts will be in vain. When we stay in the spirit by watching and praying, we have the experience of being dead with Christ to the elements of the world
与基督一同复活
raised up with Christ
14与基督一同复活的原则也是一样。如果我们留在灵里，我们深处就会觉得，我们已经被提高，与基督一同复活了。有时候圣徒说到『下沉』；我们之所以『下沉』，就是因为我们不在灵里。只要我们一在灵里，我们就复活了。不过，我们不可能使自己复活，我们越想这样作，就越下沉。但如果我们转到灵里，并且呼求主耶稣的名，我们就要与基督一同复活。
14The principle is the same in being raised with Christ. If we stay in the spirit, we shall have the sense deep within that we have been uplifted, raised up with Christ. Sometimes the saints speak of being “down.” We are “down” because we are not in the spirit. Whenever we are in spirit, we are raised up. However, it is not possible to raise ourselves up. The more we try to do this, the lower we shall sink. But if we simply turn to the spirit and call on the name of the Lord Jesus, we shall be raised up with Christ
15思念在上面的事保罗在三章一节说，『所以你们若与基督一同复活，就当寻求在上面的事，那里有基督坐在神的右边。』请注意保罗不是说到『诸天上的事』，乃是说到『上面的事』。这些事是高的事、超越的事。然而，我们天然的美德是低的、较差的。在三章二节保罗继续说，『你们要思念在上面的事，不要思念在地上的事。』上面的事是甚么？我作孩子的时候，人教导我说，上面的事就是天上的各种特色─天堂、珍珠门、黄金街。然而，我们若遵照以经解经的原则，就会看见，这两节里『上面的事』不是这个意思。按新约来看，上面的事包含了基督的升天、登宝座，以及被立为元首、为主、为基督。彼得在行传二章三十六节说，神已经立耶稣为主为基督了。希伯来二章九节告诉我们，主耶稣已经得了荣耀尊贵为冠冕。我们在以弗所一章二十二节看见，基督在升天里，向著召会作万有的头。我们在启示录五章六节看见，基督是羔羊，有七眼，现今在宝座上执行神的行政。这样的事才是在上面的事。
15SETTING OUR MIND ON THE THINGS WHICH ARE ABOVE In 3:1 Paul says, “If therefore you were raised together with Christ, seek the things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God.” Notice that Paul does not speak of “things which are in the heavens,” but of “things which are above.” These things are high, superior things. Our natural virtues, however, are low and inferior. In 3:2 Paul continues, “Set your mind on the things which are above, not on the things which are on the earth.” What are the things above? As a child I was taught that the things above are the various features of heaven — the mansions, the pearly gates, and the golden street. However, if we follow the principle of interpreting the Bible by the Bible, we shall see that this is not the meaning of “the things above” in these verses. According to the New Testament, the things above include Christ’s ascension, His enthronement, and His being made the Head, the Lord, and the Christ. In Acts 2:36 Peter says God has made Jesus both Lord and Christ. In Hebrews 2:9 we are told that the Lord Jesus has been crowned with glory and honor. In Ephesians 1:2 2 we see that in ascension Christ has been made Head overall things to the church. In Revelation 5:6 we see that Christ as the Lamb with seven eyes is now on the throne executing God’s government. Such things are the things above.
16保罗写信给歌罗西的信徒时，嘱咐他们不要再注意犹太教、智慧派学说、禁欲主义，这些都是世上的蒙学，是低的、较差的事。他们既已经与基督一同复活，现今且与基督一同活在神里面，就当寻求在上面的事，并且思念在上面的事。基督已经得了冠冕，登上宝座；祂已经被立为万有的主，万有的头。如今祂还是有七眼的羔羊，在宇宙中执行神的行政。这些才是在上面的事、高的事、超越的事，我们应当思念这些事。思念上面的事会帮助我们经历基督。我们所经历的基督不仅是我们的食物、饮料、安息日、月朔、节期，也不仅是我们天天、周周、月月、年年的享受。我们的基督乃是得了冠冕、登上宝座的那位，祂是主，是元首，执行神行政的管理。如果我们思念这些事，我们对基督的享受就会更丰富！
16In writing to the Colossian believers, Paul was charging them to no longer pay attention to Judaism, Gnosticism, or asceticism, all of which are elements of the world, things which are low and inferior. As those who have been raised up with Christ and who are now living with Christ in God, they should seek the things which are above and set their minds on them. Christ has been crowned and enthroned; He has been made the Lord and the Head over all things. He is even now the Lamb with seven eyes executing God’s government in the universe. These are the things above, the high, superior things, and we should set our mind on them. Setting our mind on the things above will help us to experience Christ. The Christ whom we may experience is not only our food, drink, Sabbath, new moon, and feast. He is not only our daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly enjoyment. Our Christ is the One crowned and enthroned, the One who is the Lord and the Head, the One carrying out God’s governmental administration. How much richer our enjoyment of Christ would be if we set our mind on these things
活在神里面
LIVING IN GOD
17我们在主恢复中众召会里的人，谈论许多有关享受基督的事。但我们对享受基督的观念，也许还不彀高。按照我们的观念，基督是我们的食物、饮料、衣服、交通工具和住处。当然，这些都没有错；然而，我们对基督的享受还需要提高。我们要知道，我们的生命与基督一同藏在神里面。这意思是说，我们生活的范围不该是这地，乃该是神自己。保罗在歌罗西三章三节清楚的说，我们的生命『与基督一同藏在神里面』。保罗没有说，我们的生命与基督一同藏在天上，因为那样说就太强调物质的东西了。他乃是说，我们的生命与基督一同藏在神里面。每当我们在灵里，我们就复活了，并且觉得我们是在神里面，远超一切人事物之上。这时候，我们就活在神里面了。但我们不在灵里时，就觉得我们仍旧活在地上。神是高的，远超一切人事物之上，甚至远超诸天之上。我们在灵里时，就是活在神里面。
17We in the churches in the Lord’s recovery talk much about the enjoyment of Christ. But our concept of enjoying Christ may not be high enough. According to our concept, Christ is our food, drink, clothing, transportation, and dwelling place. No doubt, all this is true. Nevertheless, our enjoyment of Christ still needs to be uplifted. We need to realize that our life is hidden with Christ in God. This means that our sphere of living should not be the earth, but should be God Himself. In 3:3 Paul clearly says that our life has been “hidden with Christ in God.” Paul does not say that our life is hidden with Christ in heaven, for that would be to emphasize something too material. Instead he says that our life is hidden with Christ in God. Whenever we are in the spirit, we are raised up and have the sense that we are in God, far above everything and everyone. At such a time, we are living in God. But when we are not in the spirit, we have the sense that we are still living on earth. God is high, far above everything and everyone, even far above the heavens. When we are in the spirit, we are living in God.
18我们已经看见，根据二章十六至十九节，享受基督就是持定祂作元首。我们持定元首时，就把基督一切丰富的元素都吸取到我们里面。我们已经与基督同死，并与祂一同复活，这事实乃是这些丰富中的两个元素。我们留在灵里，持定元首的时候，就能彀宣告说，我们已经向基督以外的一切事物死了。我们已经死了，脱离了所有世上的蒙学。我们也能宣告说，我们已经与基督一同复活，现今与基督一同藏在神里面。我们要放胆见证说，我们的领域，我们的范围，不是这地，乃是神。赞美祂，我们已经死了，脱离了世上的蒙学，我们也已经复活了，且与基督一同活在神里面！你有胆量说，你现今是活在神里面么？你若活在灵里，就会有这种胆量。但如果你在肉体里活在地上，你就没有这种胆量。我们惟有住留在灵里、持定元首时，才能经历到向著世上的蒙学死了，并且复活，与基督一同活在神里面。
18We have seen that, according to 2:16-19, to enjoy Christ is to hold Him as the Head. When we hold the Head, we absorb all the rich elements of Christ into our being. Two elements of these riches are the facts that we have died with Christ and have been raised up with Him. When we remain in the spirit holding the Head, we can proclaim that we have died to everything other than Christ. We have died from all the elements of the world. We can also proclaim that we have been raised with Christ and are now hidden with Christ in God. We shall have the boldness to testify that our realm, our sphere, is not the earth, but God. Praise Him that we have died from all the elements of the world and have been raised up to live with Christ in God! Do you have the boldness to say that you are now living in God? You will have this boldness if you are in the spirit. But you will not have it if you are in the flesh living on earth. Only when we hold the Head by abiding in the spirit do we have the experience of being dead to the elements of the world and of being raised to live with Christ in God