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歌罗西书生命读经 · 第59篇

与基督同有一个地位，一个生命，一个生活，一个定命和一个荣耀

One position, one life, One living, one destiny and one glory with Christ
11读经：歌罗西书3:1-4，约翰一书4:15,13，哥林多前书6:17。
1Scripture Reading: Col. 3:1-4; 1 John 4:15, 13; Cor. 6:17
2歌罗西三章一至四节含示，我们与基督同有一个地位，一个生命，一个生活，一个定命和一个荣耀。因著我们与基督有同一的地位，所以祂在那里，我们就在那里。我们也与基督同有一个生命，甚至是一样的生命；祂所有的生命，我们也有。再者，我们与基督同有一个生活；我们的生活，就是祂的生活。我们活著，祂也活著，因为祂在我们的生活里活著。如果我们天天实际的与基督同过一个生活，就我们无论作甚么，祂也作甚么。这意思是说，我们谈话，祂也谈话。如果我们所作的，与基督所作的不同，我们与祂就不是同过一个生活了。譬如，我们生气，但基督不生气，那时我们就不是与祂同过一个生活；在这种情况之下，我们的生活就不是祂的生活。我们都该不发脾气，不是因著我们想要遵守圣经的命令，乃是因为我们觉得那活在我们里面的基督不发脾气。如果我们只想办法控制脾气，这就是宗教。但如果我们因著与基督同活而不发脾气，我们就在生命上并在生活上与祂成为一了。赞美主，我们与基督同有一个地位、生命和生活！
2Colossians 3:1-4 implies that with Christ we have one position, one life, one living, one destiny, and one glory. Because we and Christ have one position, we are where He is. We and Christ also have one life, even the same life. The life He has we have also. Moreover, we have one living with Christ. Our living is His living. When we live, He lives, for He lives in our living. If we have one living with Christ in a practical way day by day, then whatever we do, He does also. This means that when we talk, He talks. If we do something different from what Christ is doing, we do not have one living with Him. For example, if we become angry and Christ is not angry, we do not have one living with Him at that particular time. In such a case, our living is not His living. We should refrain from losing our temper not because we are trying to obey a biblical command, but because we sense that the Christ who lives in us is not losing His temper. If we simply try to control our temper, we are religious. But if we do not lose our temper because we are living with Christ, then we are one with Him in life and in living. Praise the Lord that we have one position, life, and living with Christ
3我们与基督也同有一个荣耀和定命。我们的前途和定命乃是荣耀。如今主耶稣乃是在荣耀里。然而，祂在荣耀里，向人却是隐藏的。如果你问世界上的人，耶稣在那里，他们会回答说，他们不知道。但我们知道祂在那里，祂乃是在荣耀里。有一天，基督在荣耀里不再是隐藏的，乃是公开的、显明的；那时全地的人都晓得，主耶稣是在荣耀里。基督的定命乃是要公开的显在荣耀里，这也是我们的定命。我们能说，『我们的定命乃是荣耀，我们正向荣耀迈进；我们的定命不是仅仅在天上，我们的定命乃是在荣耀里。』我们的定命既是荣耀，最终我们就与基督同有一个荣耀。我们现在不可能形容这个荣耀，因为我们还没有进入荣耀。然而我相信，我们在荣耀里的时候，会欣喜若狂；我们会跳跃、呼喊、并赞美主。我们在荣耀里，才晓得我们的神是多么令人兴奋；我们与基督一同在荣耀里时，我们也会兴奋起来。
3We also have one glory and destiny with Christ. Glory is our future and our destination. The Lord Jesus is now in glory. However, He is in glory in a way that is hidden from mankind. If you ask the people in the world where Jesus is, they will reply that they do not know. But we know where He is—He is in glory. One day Christ will be in glory no longer in a hidden way, but in an open way, in the way of manifestation. Then everyone on earth will know that the Lord Jesus is in glory. Christ’s destiny is to be openly in glory. This is our destiny as well. We can say, “Glory is our destination. We are heading for glory. Our destiny is not simply heaven—it is to be in glory.” Since glory is our destination, we shall eventually have one glory with Christ. It is not possible for us to describe this glory now because we have not yet entered into it. I believe, however, that when we are in glory, we shall be beside ourselves with joy and ecstasy. We may want to dance, shout, and praise the Lord. In glory we shall realize how exciting our God is. When we are in glory with Christ, we shall be excited also.
在基督里，在父里，在天上
IN CHRIST, IN THE FATHER, IN HEAVEN
4我们的地位乃是在基督里。因著我们在祂里面，而祂在神的右边，（西三1，）我们就也在神的右边。在约翰十七章二十四节，主耶稣祷告说，『父阿，我在那里，愿你所赐给我的人，也同我在那里。』主耶稣在那里，我们也在那里，这不是地点上的问题。主在父里面，但门徒还没有在父里面，于是祂祈求使他们也能被带进父里面。所以主祷告说，祂在那里，他们也要在那里。
4Our position is that we are in Christ. Because we are in Him, we are where He is—at the right hand of God (3:1). In John 17:24 the Lord Jesus prayed, “Father, I desire that those whom You have given Me may also be with Me where I am.” To be where the Lord Jesus is, is not a matter of geography. The Lord is in the Father, and He prayed that the disciples, who were not yet in the Father, would be brought into Him. The Lord prayed, therefore, that they would be where He is
5要紧的是，我们要认识我们的地位不仅是在基督里面，也是在父里面。约翰福音清楚的告诉我们，子在父里面，（十38，十四10，）这意思是说，子的地位乃是在父里面。今天我们的地位既在子里面，在基督里面，我们也就在父里面。父当然是在天上，因此，我们的地位也是在天上。然而，我们这样说，与许多基督徒所领会的不同。基督徒说我们将来要在天上，他们的意思通常是说，我们将来要在父以外而在天上。但我们说，我们要在天上，意思乃是说，我们要在父里面而在天上。这里有极大的不同。我们在基督里，在父里，因此也就在天上。
5It is crucial for us to realize that our position is not only in Christ, but also in the Father. In the Gospel of John we are told clearly that the Son is in the Father (10:38; 14:10). This means that the Son’s position is in the Father. Since our position today is that we are in the Son, in Christ, we also are in the Father. The Father, of course, is in heaven. Hence, our position also is that we are in heaven. In saying this, however, we have a different understanding from that held by many Christians. Often when Christians say that we shall be in heaven, they mean that we shall be in heaven outside the Father. But when we say that we shall be in heaven, we mean that we shall be in heaven in the Father. There is a great difference here. We are in Christ, in the Father, and therefore in heaven
经历属天的传输
EXPERIENCING THE HEAVENLY TRANSMISSION
6如果我们停在这里，我们就不过是在道理上领会我们与基督同有一个地位。我们只知道，我们在基督里、在父里、在天上这个事实。这事实要成为实际，就需要我们与主成为一灵。（林前六17。）当我们在灵里，我们在实际上、经历上，就在基督里，在父里，并在天上。
6If we stop here, we shall have nothing more than a mere doctrinal understanding of our one position with Christ. We shall only know the fact that we are in Christ, in the Father, and in heaven. What makes this real is that we are one spirit with the Lord (1 Cor. 6:17). It is when we are in the spirit that we are in Christ, in the Father, and in heaven practically and experientially
7让我们来看会所里的灯，怎样藉著电流联于发电厂的例子。没有这电流，电灯只与会所有关，与发电厂无关；但藉著电流，电灯就联于发电厂。照样，我们藉著在灵里所经历的传输，就联于属天的发电厂。赞美主，有一种传输从天上达到我们的灵里！当我们经历这种传输，我们就真正在基督里，在父里，并在天上。我们的灵乃是直接联于天；属天的传输开始于天，终结于我们的灵。因著我们可以经历并享受这独一的传输，我们就不必为了要在天上而到天上去。我们只要在灵里经历从天而来的传输，就在天上了。会所里的灯怎样藉著电流联于发电厂，照样，我们也藉著从天上神的宝座流到我们灵里之神圣的传输而联于天。
7Consider as an illustration how the lights in the meeting hall are connected to the power plant by the flow of electricity. Apart from this electrical flow, the lights are related only to the meeting hall, not to the power plant. But by the flow of electrical current, they are connected to the power plant. Like wise, by the transmission we experience in our spirit, we are connected to the heavenly power plant. Praise the Lord that a transmission is going on from heaven to our spirit! When we experience this transmission, we are truly in Christ, in the Father, and in heaven. Our spirit is directly related to heaven. The heavenly transmission begins in heaven and ends in our spirit. Because we may experience and enjoy this unique transmission, there is no need for us to go to heaven in order to be in heaven. Simply by being in our spirit where we experience the transmission from heaven, we are in heaven. Just as the lights in the meeting hall are connected to the power plant by the flow of electricity, so we are connected to heaven by the divine transmission which flows from the throne of God in heaven into our spirit.
8我年轻刚信主时，想尽办法要照著圣经去领会，我怎么能在天上。就我的领会，无论我在主里多么喜乐，我还是在地上，绝不是在天上。现在我知道，因著从天上神的宝座达到我灵里的传输，当我在地上享受主时，就同时也在天上了。保罗在歌罗西三章一节说，我们既然与基督一同复活，就当寻求在上面的事。这一节清楚指明，我们与基督同有一个地位。如果我们不在上面，怎能寻求在上面的事？要寻求在上面的事，我们就必须在天上，就是在这些事所在的地方。
8When I was a young believer, I tried my best to understand, according to the Bible, how I could be in heaven. To my realization, I was on earth and was by no means in heaven, no matter how happy I may have been in the Lord. Now I realize that, because of the transmission from the throne of God in heaven into my spirit, when I enjoy the Lord here on earth, I am simultaneously in heaven. In 3:1 Paul says that since we were raised together with Christ, we should seek the things which are above. This verse indicates clearly that we have one position with Christ. How could we seek the things which are above if we were not above also? To seek the things above we must be in heaven where these things are
在天上还是在地上？
IN HEAVEN OR ON EARTH
9这样，我们要问问自己，我们是在天上，还是在地上？我们回答这问题的时候要谨慎。正确的答覆乃是：当我们在灵里，我们就在天上，但是当我们不在灵里，我们就在地上，并且就经历说，甚至是在地底下。我们根据经历晓得，在灵里我们也许在天上一分钟；然后，因著我们不留在灵里，就立刻又落到地上。譬如，早晨你与主同在，把自己祷告到灵里的时候，你也许在诸天界里。但在早餐桌上，你的妻子或丈夫说了一些搅扰你的话，你就立刻从灵里出来，进到肉体里；你不再在天上，乃是在地上。这指明我们惟有在灵里，才能在天上。每当我们不在灵里，我们就是属地的。
9We need to ask ourselves, then, whether we are in heaven or on earth. In answering this question we need to be careful. The proper way to answer is to say that when we are in spirit we are also in heaven, but when we are not in spirit we are on earth and, experientially, even under the earth. According to our experience, we know that in spirit we may be in heaven one minute and then, because we do not remain in our spirit, we may immediately plunge down to the earth. For example, during your time with the Lord in the morning, you may be in the heavenlies, having prayed yourself into the Spirit. But at the breakfast table your wife or husband may say something to bother you, and immediately you are drawn out of the spirit into the flesh. No longer are you in heaven; you are now on earth. This indicates that only when we are in spirit are we in heaven. Whenever we are outside the spirit, we are earthly
10保罗在三章一节嘱咐我们，要寻求在上面的事。寻求这些事的路乃是转到灵里，并呼求主的名。我们的经历清楚的告诉我们，我们藉著转到灵里，就摸著诸天，因为我们的灵是在接受神圣传输的一端，天上神的宝座是在输送的一端。因此，我们转回到灵里，就被提高到天上。这样，在经历上我们就在基督里，在父里，并且在天上。我们在灵里便与基督同有一个地位，寻求在上面的事。
10In 3:1 Paul charges us to seek the things which are above. The way to seek these things is to turn to the spirit and call on the name of the Lord. Our experience tells us clearly that we touch the heavens by turning to our spirit, for our spirit is the receiving end of the divine transmission, whereas the throne of God in heaven is the transmitting end. Thus, by turning to our spirit, we are lifted into heaven. Then in our experience we are in Christ, in the Father, and in heaven. Then in the spirit we are one in position with Christ, seeking the things which are above.
与基督同有一个生命
ONE LIFE WITH CHRIST
11在三章三至四节，保罗两次说到生命，3藉此指明我们与基督同有一个生命。三节说，我们的生命『与基督一同藏在神里面』。在四节他继续说，『基督是我们的生命。』我们要领会这是怎样的一种生命，首先就必须读这些经节，然后再核对我们的经历，也要与其他的经节比较。按照我们的经历和神的话，这里的生命乃是基督的生命成了我们的生命。如果只是基督的生命，就不能称为『我们的生命』。这里所说『我们的生命』，指明这是说到某种东西已经成为我们的。然而，这里的生命不是我们从亚当所承受的天然生命；这样的生命绝不能与基督一同藏在神里面。神绝不容许从亚当所承受的天然生命藏在祂里面。惟一能与基督一同藏在神里面的生命，乃是神圣的生命，基督的生命。乃是这生命成了我们的生命。保罗用『我们的生命』这样的说法，指明我们与基督并神自己有同一个生命。我们不该以为神有一种生命，基督另有一种生命，而我们这些信基督的人又有一种生命。反之，神、基督、信徒同有一个生命；神的生命就是基督的生命，而基督的生命成了我们的生命。我们能宣告说，我们有基督所有的生命，就是那隐藏在神里面的生命。这是何等奇妙的生命！
11In 3:3 and 4 Paul twice speaks of life, indicating thereby that we have one life with Christ. In verse he says that our life “has been hidden with Christ in God.” In verse 4 he goes on to speak of when “Christ our life is manifested.” To understand what kind of life this is, we need to first read the verses, then check with our experience, and also compare these verses with others. According to our experience and according to the Word, life here is Christ’s life becoming our life. If it were merely Christ’s life, it could not be called “our life.” The very fact that it is “our life” indicates that it refers to something which has become ours. However, the life here is not our natural life, the life inherited from Adam. Such a life could never be that which is hidden with Christ in God. God would never allow the natural life inherited from Adam to be hidden in Him. The only life that can be hidden with Christ in God is the divine life, the very life of Christ. It is this life which has become our life. Paul’su se of the expression “our life” indicates that we and Christ, and also God Himself, have one life. We should not think that God has one life, that Christ has another life, and that we who believe in Christ have yet another life. Rather, God, Christ, and the believers have one life. The life of God is the life of Christ, and the life of Christ has become our life. We can declare that we have the very life Christ has, the life hidden within God. What a wonderful life this is!
12我们很容易以天然的方式来领会基督徒生命的事。我们看见一位温柔、安静、亲切的姊妹，就以为她既有这样的特点，就一定满了生命。我们看见一位弟兄说话有口才、有能力，就认为他的能力和口才是生命的记号。然而，我们在这两种情形中所看见的，也许都是天然的生命，不是基督所有的生命，不是与基督一同藏在神里面的生命。
12It is very easy for us to understand the matter of the Christian life in a natural way. We see a sister who is gentle, quiet, and kind, and we think that because she has such characteristics she is full of life. Seeing a brother who is an eloquent and powerful speaker, we may take his power and eloquence as signs of life. However, in both cases what we see may be the natural life, not the life that Christ has, the life hidden with Christ in God.
基督生命的三种特点
THREE CHARACTERISTICS OF CHRIST’S LIFE
13你也许不知道怎样分辨天然的生命，和基督所有的生命，就是藏在神里面的生命。首先，基督的生命是钉十字架的生命；第二，是复活的生命；第三，是藏在神里面的生命。这三种特点将基督所有的生命，与我们天然的生命区别出来。
13Perhaps you are wondering how to discern between the natural life and the life Christ has, the life hidden in God. First, Christ’s life is a crucified life; second, it is a resurrected life; and third, it is a life hidden in God. These three characteristics distinguish the life Christ has from our natural life
钉十字架的生命
a crucified life
14一位姊妹也许和蔼、温和、亲切，然而，这一切可能都是在天然的生命，就是没有经过钉死的生命里。她受人侮辱或苦待的时候，就受不了而哭泣，这证明她是在天然的生命里。她的眼泪指明她活在天然的生命里，她的生命不是钉十字架的生命。主耶稣在地上时，一直活钉十字架的生命，虽然人严厉的批评祂、侮辱祂，祂却没有为自己哭泣。反之，祂能说，『父阿，我感谢你，这是照著你的旨意。』祂的生命乃是钉十字架的生命。
14A certain sister may be nice, gentle, and kind; however, all this may be in the natural life, a life that has not been crucified. This is proved by the fact that when she is insulted or mistreated, she breaks down and cries. Her tears indicate that she is living in the natural life. Her life is not a crucified life. When the Lord Jesus was on earth, He always lived a crucified life. Although He was severely criticized and insulted, He did not weep for Himself. Instead, He could say, “Father, I thank You that this is according to Your will.” His life was a crucified life
15至于一位弟兄的口才好，我们看见这样一位弟兄也可能是在天然的生命里。他也许是照著天然的生命，就是没有钉十字架的生命，来展现他的口才。如果一个人真在生命上与基督是一，他的生命就是钉十字架的生命。我们从主耶稣所接受的生命，不是生的、未经过过程的生命，乃是钉十字架的生命，就是经过过程并受到彻底对付的生命。我们若真认识这生命，人侮辱我们的时候，我们就不会哭泣，反
15Referring to the example of the eloquent brother, we see that such a brother may also be in the natural life. He may exhibit his eloquence according to the natural life, a life that has not been crucified. If a person is truly one in life with Christ, his life will be a crucified life. The life we have received of the Lord Jesus is not a raw, unprocessed life; it is a crucified life, a life that has been processed and thoroughly dealt with. If we truly know this life, we shall not weep when we are insulted. Instead, we shall thank the Lord and even praise Him in a genuine way
16倒会感谢主，甚至真实的向祂赞美。
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17有时我们在肉体里，别人侮辱我们，我们也许会说『阿们』或『阿利路亚！』不过，我们的『阿们』和『阿利路亚！』是属肉体的。如果我们真活出钉十字架的生命，别人侮辱我们的时候，我们就不会说甚么。凡在十字架上的人都不说『阿们』，也不说『阿利路亚！』他们甚么也不说。今天我们所当活出的，乃是这样一个钉十字架的生命。
17Sometimes when we are in the flesh and others insult us, we may say “ Amen” or “Hallelujah!” However, our “Amen” and “Hallelujah!” is fleshly. If we are truly living a crucified life when others insult us, we shall not say anything. Those who are on the cross say neither “Amen” nor “Hallelujah!” They do not say anything at all. The life we should live today should be such a crucified life
复活的生命
a resurrected life
18我们与基督同有的一个生命，也是复活的生命。没有甚么能压制复活的生命，连死亡也不能。不仅如此，在复活里没有眼泪。假定一位姊妹因著她整洁会所房间的方式受了批评，就哭了起来，这是复活的生命么？当然不是！在复活的生命里，哭没有地位。但如果这位姊妹整洁会所的时候是活复活的生命，别人批评她所作的，她就不会难过。这是复活的生命与天然的生命另一个不同点。
18The one life we share with Christ is also a resurrected life. Nothing, including death, can suppress it . Furthermore, in resurrection there are no tears. Suppose a sister begins to cry when she is criticized for the way she cleaned a room in the meeting hall. Is this the resurrected life? Certainly not! In the resurrected life there is no place for weeping. But if this sister lives a resurrected life while she is cleaning in the meeting hall, she will not be troubled if someone criticizes her work. This is another difference between the resurrected life and the natural life
隐藏的生命
A Hidden Life
19如果我们天然的生命没有受过对付，我们在召会中的事奉就不持久。倘若我们在天然的生命里事奉，就很容易被人得罪，至终我们就会停止事奉。但如果我们事奉的生命是钉十字架并复活的生命，就没有甚么能击败这生命。
19If our natural life has not been dealt with, our service in the church will not last long. If we serve in the natural life, we shall be easily offended, and eventually we shall stop serving. But if our life in serving is a life that is crucified and resurrected, nothing will be able to defeat it
20不仅如此，基督的生命，乃是藏在神里面的生命。我们已经指出，惟有神圣的生命才能藏在神里面。我珍赏『藏』这个字。（三3。）基督的生命不是显扬的生命，乃是隐藏的生命。如果你凭著这生命服事，你就不盼望被别人看见。反之，你宁愿作在暗中。我们天然的生命正好相反，天然的生命喜欢表现。今天的宗教就是诉诸这种天然生命的元素。譬如，钱捐得多的人就公开得称赞，捐得少的人就很少题起，甚至不题。宗教𫗪养人天然的生命，但在召会中，天然的生命却被治死。不论我们在召会中作甚么，都该凭著藏在神里面的生命来作。在马太六章主耶稣说到，行事要在隐密中，不要在人面前。（1～，16～18。）连我们奉献给主，都该是隐藏的。凡我们所作的，都该活出隐藏的生命，就是与基督一同藏在神里面的生命。
20Furthermore, the life Christ has is a life hidden in God. As we have pointed out, only the divine life can be hidden in God. I appreciate this word hidden (3:3). The life Christ has is not a showy life; it is a hidden life. If you serve by this life, you will not want to be seen by others. On the contrary, you will prefer to serve in secret. Our natural life is the very opposite of this, for it is fond of making a show. Today’s religion appeals to this element in the natural life. For example, it is a common practice in raising funds to give public credit to those who donate large amounts, whereas little or no mention is made of those who donate a small amount. Religion nourishes the natural life, but in the church the natural life is put to death. Whatever we do in the church should be done by a life hidden in God. In Matthew 6 the Lord Jesus speaks of doing things in secret, not before men (vv. 1-6, 16-18). Even in presenting our offering to the Lord, we should 6 be hidden. In all that we do we should live a hidden life, a life hidden with Christ in God.
与基督同有一个生活
one living with Christ
21现在让我们来看与基督同有一个生活这件事。歌罗西三章一至四节似乎没有这样的指明，甚至没有用到『生活』这个辞。但保罗的确告诉我们，当寻求在上面的事，并思念在上面的事。这是指我们的生活说的。寻求在上面的事，并思念在上面的事，乃是生活的问题。我们不是以属地的方式或属世的方式活著，反之，我们应当以属天的方式活著，寻求在上面的事，并思念在上面的事。
21Let us now consider the matter of having one living with Christ. It seems that there is no indication of this in 3:1-4. The word living is not even used. But Paul does tell us to seek the things which are above and to set our mind on them. This refers to our living. Seeking the things above and setting our mind on them are matters of our living. We are not to live in an earthly way or in a worldly way. Instead, we should live in a heavenly way, seek the things which are above, and set our mind on them
基督的两种职事
CHRIST’ST WO MINISTRIES
22在这一点上我们必须看见，主耶稣有两种职事，就是复活以前在地上的职事，以及复活后在天上的职事。主耶稣在地上的时候，执行重大的职事，作了许多的事情。在这职事的过程里，祂为我们完成了救赎。按照希伯来一章三节，主完成了地上的职事，就坐在高处至尊至大者的右边。虽然祂在地上的职事已经完成了，祂在天上的职事却仍然进行著。今天基督以更高、更广阔的方式来尽职。祂是大祭司，为我们代求，并照顾所有的召会，把属天的供应传输到众召会里面。现今基督比当初在地上的时候更忙。祂在地上主要是照顾门徒，但在天上却是照顾许许多多的召会，以及亿万的圣徒。祂不仅作大祭司为我们代求，也作属天的执事为我们尽职。不仅如此，按照启示录五章，祂是属天的行政管理者，一直在执行神宇宙的行政。祂是有七眼的羔羊，执行神的行政。祂是大祭司为人代求；祂是属天的执事来尽职；祂也是有神七眼的救赎主，执行神的行政，以完成神的定旨。这些都是在上面的事，是我们必须思念的。
22At this point we need to see that the Lord Jesus has two types of ministries, His ministry on earth be fore His resurrection and His ministry in heaven. When the Lord Jesus was on earth, He carried on a tremendous ministry and did a great deal. In the course of this ministry, He accomplished redemption for us. According to Hebrews 1:3, having finished His ministry on earth, the Lord sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high. Although His earthly ministry has been completed, His ministry in heaven is still going on. Christ today is ministering in a higher and more extensive way. As the High Priest, He intercedes for us and cares for all the churches, transmitting into them the heavenly supply. Christ is more busy now than when He was on earth. On earth He cared mainly for His disciples. But in heaven He is caring for a great many churches and for millions of saints. Not only does He intercede for us as the High Priest, but He ministers on our behalf as the heavenly Minister. Furthermore, according to Revelation 5, He as the heavenly Administrator is executing God’s universal government. He is the Lamb with seven eyes carrying out God’sad ministration. As the High Priest He intercedes; as the heavenly Minister, He ministers; as the Redeemer with the seven eyes of God, He administers the government of God for the accomplishment of God’s purpose. These are the things above on which we are to set our mind.
23在主天上的职事里联于祂寻求在上面的事，并思念在上面的事，乃是在主天上的职事里联于祂。我们需要联于那代求、尽职事、执行神行政的一位。我们的生活，该是一种寻求并思念这些属天之事的生活。这意思是说，我们的生活乃是联于属天基督的祭司职分、职事和行政。如果我们都这样生活，召会生活就会大大的提高。保罗在歌罗西书里的观念乃是，我们应当从一切属地的事─犹太教、智慧派、禁欲主义─转向在上面的事。我们要藉著思念在上面的事，联于这些事。愿我们在基督天上的职事里与祂合作。我们在生活中所关心的，应当是基督属天的祭司职分、职事及行政；我们应当关心众召会是否从天上的传输中得著供应。如果这是我们所关切的，我们就是寻求在上面的事，并且思念在上面的事。
23JOINING THE LORD IN HIS HEAVENLY MINISTRY To seek the things which are above and to set our mind on them is to join ourselves to the Lord in His ministry in heaven. We need to join ourselves to the very One who is interceding, ministering, and executing God’sad ministration. Our living should be a kind of living in which we seek these heavenly things and set our mind on them. This means that we live in such a way as to join our heavenly Christ in His priesthood, ministry, and administration. If we all live in this way, the church life will be greatly uplifted. Paul’s concept in the book of Colossians is that we should turn from everything earthly—from Judaism, Gnosticism, and asceticism—to the things above. We need to join ourselves to these things by setting our mind on them. Let us cooperate with Christ in His ministry in heaven. In our living our concern should be Christ’she aven ly priesthood, ministry, and administration. We should be concerned that the churches are supplied with the transmission from heaven. If this is our concern, we are seeking the things above and setting our mind on them
24因著基督为某个召会代祷，我们就可能也有负担为那个召会祷告，于是我们求主将祂属天的供应传输到那地方的圣徒里面。每当我们知道某地有需要的消息时，应当立刻祷告，为著该项需要，在基督的代求里联于祂。这样，我们就是思念在上面的事。
24Because Christ is interceding for a particular church, we also may become burdened to pray for that church. We then ask the Lord to transmit His heavenly supply into the saints in that locality. Whenever we receive news of a need in a certain place, we should immediately pray, joining ourselves to Christ in His intercession for that need. If we do this, we shall be setting our mind on the things above.
25我们在地上不是为著职业、教育、家庭生活或健康。我们活著乃是为著神的经纶、定旨和行政。我们在基督属天的祭司职分里与祂是一，因此与祂同有一个生活。如果我们实际的与基督同有一个生活，一切消极的事物就都要在我们的脚下。阿利路亚！我们与基督同有一个生活！我们的标准必须提高。我们在这里不是寻求属地的事物，乃是与基督同过一个生活。今天基督活著，乃是作大祭司、属天的执事、和宇宙的行政管理者。我们要在祂的生活里联于祂，并与祂同有一个生活。
25We are here on earth not for our employment, education, family life, or health. We are living for God’secon o my, purpose, and administration. We are one with Christ in His heavenly priesthood and thus we have one living with Him. If we all have one living with Christ in a practical way, all negative things will be under our feet. Hallelujah, we have one living with Christ! Our standard needs to be uplifted. We are not here to seek earthly things, but to have a living that is one with Christ’s living. Christ today is living as the High Priest, the heavenly Minister, and the universal Administrator. We need to join Him in His living and have one living with Him
与基督同有一个定命和荣耀
ONE DESTINY AND GLORY WITH CHRIST
26我们也与基督同有一个定命和荣耀。我们不是没有目标，我们乃是有定命、有目标的人。我们奔跑，乃是有确定的目标。我们的定命乃是荣耀。今天我们藏在神里面，但基督显现的时候，我们也要与祂一同显现在荣耀里。（西三。）当我们与基督一同显现的时候，要显给全宇宙观看，连鬼魔也要看见我们得了荣耀。然而，今天我们不该显扬，反倒应该一直藏在神里面，等候我们达到目的地，与基督一同进入荣耀的时候。到了指定的时候，为著神所命定的显明，神的众子就要显现在荣耀里。我们能与基督同有一个地位、生命、生活、定命和荣耀，只因我们与祂成为一灵。正如保罗在林前六章十七节所说，『但与主联合的，便是与主成为一灵。』因著我们与祂成为一灵，当然我们与祂就同有一个地位、生命、生活、定命和荣耀。
26We also have one destiny and one glory with Christ. We are not aimless; we are people with a destiny and a goal. We are running the race with a definite goal in view. Our destiny is glory. Today we are hidden in God, but when Christ is manifested, we shall be manifested with Him in glory (3:4). When we are manifested with Christ, we shall be on display to the whole universe. 4 Even the demons will see us glorified. However, today we should not make a show, but should remain hidden in God, waiting for the time when we shall arrive at our destination and enter into glory with Christ. Then, at the appointed time, the time for a divinely- ordained display, there will be the manifestation of the sons of God in glory. We can have one position, life, living, destiny, and glory with Christ only because we are one spirit with Him. As Paul says in 1 Corinthians 6:17, “He that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit.” Because we are one spirit with Him, we surely have one position, life, living, destiny, and glory with Him.
与三一神是一
ONE WITH THE TRIUNE GOD
并与祂调和
AND MINGLED WITH HIM
27我们的生命乃是住在我们里面的基督，这生命与基督一同藏在神里面。一面，这生命乃是就是在我们里面的基督；另一面，这生命乃是与基督一同在神里面。这里我们看见，神、基督、与我们的调和。我们与三一神是一，并与祂调和。祂在那里，我们也在那里。不仅如此，三一神的生命、生活、定命和荣耀，都是我们的。
27Our life is the Christ who dwells within us, and this life is hidden with Christ in God. On the one hand, this life is Christ in us; on the other hand, it is with Christ in God. Here we see a mingling involving God, Christ, and us. We are one with the Triune God and mingled with Him. Where He is, we are also. Furthermore, the life, living, destiny, and the glory of the Triune God all are ours.
28反对我们的人会说，这是异端。然而，这完全是合乎圣经的。基于神的话，我能作见证，我们这些相信基督的人，都与三一神同有一个地位，同有一个生命，同有一个生活，并同有一个定命和荣耀。约壹四章十五节说，『凡承认耶稣是神儿子的，神就住在他里面，他也住在神里面。』如果这不是神人调和，这是甚么？神住在我们里面，我们也住在神里面；这当然是指信徒与三一神的调和。不仅如此，约壹四章十三节说，『神已将祂的灵赐给我们，在此就知道我们住在祂里面，祂也住在我们里面。』赞美主，我们与三一神是一，并与三一神调和！我们与祂同有一个地位、生命、生活、定命和荣耀。
28Our opposers will say that this is heresy. However, it is altogether according to the Scriptures. With the Word of God as my basis, I can testify that we who believe in Christ have one position with the Triune God, one life with Him, one living with Him, and one destiny and glory with Him. First John 4:15 says, “Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God.” What is this if not the mingling of God and man? God abides in us, and we abide in Him. Certainly, this refers to the mingling of the believers with the Triune God. Furthermore, 1 John 4:13 says, “Hereby know we that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit.” Praise the Lord that we are one with the Triune God and mingled with Him! With Him we have one position, one life, one living, one destiny, and one glory