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歌罗西书生命读经 · 第7篇

在光中有分于基督

PARTAKING OF CHRIST IN THE LIGHT
1读经：歌罗西书1:12-13，创世记1:3，1诗篇36:9;119:105，以赛亚书2:5，马太福音4:16，约翰福音1:4，使徒行传26:18，约翰一书1:5，启示录21:23。保罗在歌罗西一章十二节说，父叫我们彀资格『在光中同得所分给众圣徒的分』。许多人读到这一节，也许没有注意『在光中』这辞。我们的分─基督，乃是我们在光中所享受的。在本篇信息中，我们要来看何谓在光中有分于基督这众圣徒的分。
1Scripture Reading: Col. 1:12-13; Gen. 1:3; Psa. 36:9; 119:105; Isa. 2:5; Matt. 4:16; John 1:4; Acts 26:18; John 1:5; Rev. 21:23 In 1:1 2 Paul says that the Father has qualified us “for a share of the portion of the saints in the light.” Many may read this verse without paying attention to the phrase “in the light.” Christ, our portion, is to be enjoyed by us in the light. In this message we need to consider what it is to partake of Christ, the portion of the saints, in the light.
2圣经启示，当神恢复那因著撒但背叛而受审判的宇宙时，祂所作的第一件事就是使光出现。那时渊面黑暗。然后神说，『要有光，』就有了光。（创一3。）这事发生在头一天。在第四天我们看见更扎实的光：日头、月亮和众星。头一天的光有些抽象，不彀实际，但到了第四天，就有扎实的光体。由此我们看见，宇宙的复造，或说宇宙的恢复，乃是由光来完成的。旧约里说到光的经文很多。诗篇三十六篇九节说，『在你的光中，我们必得见光。』在诗篇一百一十九篇一百零五节，作诗的人宣告说，『你的话是我脚前的灯，是我路上的光。』不仅如此，以赛亚二章五节说，『雅各家阿，来
2The Bible reveals that when God restored the universe He had judged because of the rebellion of Satan, the first thing He did was to cause light to appear. Darkness had been on the surface of the deep. Then God said, “Let there be light,” and light came forth (Gen. 1:3). This took place on the first day. On the fourth day we see a more solid form of light: the sun, the moon, and the stars. The light on the first day was rather abstract and unsubstantial, but on the fourth day we have the solid luminaries. By this we see that the re-creation of the universe, or its restoration, was carried out by light. References to light abound in the Old Testament. Psalm 36:9 says, “In thy light shall we see light.” In Psalm 119:105 the psalmist declares, “Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.” Furthermore, Isaiah 2:5 says, “O house of Jacob, come ye, and let us walk in the light of the Lord
3罢，我们在耶和华的光明中行走。』
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4虽然圣经说了许多论到光的事，但我们很难给光下一个恰当的定义。光是真实而实在的，却又是奥秘的。不过圣经指明，在宇宙的恢复中，光是一项基本的因素，并且光是神的百姓行走在祂面前所必需的。马太四章十六节说，耶稣经过加利利的时候，『那坐在黑暗中的百姓，看见了大光；并且向那些坐在死亡的境域和阴影中的人，有光出现，照著他们。』在约翰八章十二节，主耶稣说，祂是世界的光，跟从祂的，就绝不在黑暗里行，必要得著生命的光。但我们若不跟从祂这光，我们就要在黑暗里。不仅如此，保罗悔改的时候，主耶稣吩咐他，要叫百姓的眼睛得开，使他们从黑暗转入光中。（徒二六18。）这指明不信的人，无论是犹太人或外邦人，都在黑暗里。凡不信主耶稣的人，都是在黑暗里，都需要从黑暗转入光中。不仅如此，约壹一章五节说，神就是光，在祂里面毫无黑暗。我们若说我们与神有交通，却在黑暗里行，就是说谎话。（6。）既然神就是光，我们若与祂有交通，也必在光中。
4Although the Bible has much to say about light, it is difficult to give an adequate definition of light. Light is real and substantial, yet it is mysterious. Nevertheless, the Bible indicates that light was a basic factor in the restoration of the universe and that light is necessary for God’sp eople to walk in His presence. Matthew 4:16 says that when Jesus was walking through Galilee, the “people sitting in darkness saw a great light, and to those sitting in the region and shadow of death, to them light sprang up.” In John 8:12 the Lord Jesus said that He is the light of the world and that whoever follows Him will not walk in darkness, but have the light of life. However, if we do not follow Him as the light, we shall be in darkness. Furthermore, at the time of Paul’s conversion, the Lord Jesus told him to open the eyes of people so that they may turn from darkness to light (Acts 26:18). This indicates that unbelievers, whether Jews or Gentiles, are in darkness. Anyone who does not believe in the Lord Jesus is in darkness and needs to turn from darkness to light. Furthermore, 1 John 1:5 says that God is light and that in Him there is no darkness. If we say that we have fellowship with Him and yet walk in darkness, we lie. Since God is light, if we have fellowship with Him, we also shall be in the light.
壹 光
I. THE LIGHT
5圣经启示，光与神、神的话、基督、基督的生命、信徒并召会有关。
5The Bible reveals that the light is related to God, the Word of God, Christ, the life of Christ, the believers, and the church
一 神
A. God
6我们已经指出，约壹一章五节说，神就是光。惟有祂是光的源头。神的话、基督、基督的生命、信徒和召会都能彀是光，因为有神作其源头。
6We have pointed out that 1 John 1:5 says that God is light. He alone is the source of light. The Word of God, Christ, the life of Christ, the believers, and the church can all be light because they have God as their source
二 神的话
B. The Word of God
7诗篇一百一十九篇一百零五节说，神的话是我们脚前的灯，是我们路上的光；一百三十节说，神的言语一解开，就发出亮光。神的话是光，因为神的话包含了神。如果圣经不包含神，圣经的话就不能光照我们。圣经的源头是神，而神就是光。所以，圣经的话乃是光的照耀。
7Psalm 119:105 says that the Word of God is a lamp to our feet and a light to our path, and 119:130 says that the entrance of God’swords gives light. The Word of God is light because it contains God. If the Bible did not contain God, the words of the Bible could not enlighten us. The source of the Bible is God, and God is light. Therefore, the words of the Bible are the shining of light
三 基督
C. Christ
8在约翰九章五节，主耶稣说，『我在世界的时候，是世界的光。』神与基督原为一。神既是光，基督也就是光。基督9:5以非常明确的方式作世界的光。约翰九章五节的世界，乃是指社会、人类。因此，基督不是以笼统的方式，乃是以明确的方式，作社会、作人类的光。
8In John 9:5 the Lord Jesus said, “While I am in the world, I am the light of the world.” God and Christ are one. Since God is light, Christ also is light. Christ is the light of the world in a very definite way. The world in John denotes society, mankind. Thus, Christ is the light not just in a general way, but in a definite way as the light of society, of mankind.
四 基督的生命
D. The Life of Christ
9基督的生命也是光。约翰一章四节说，『生命在祂里面，这生命就是人的光。』我们接受基督作生命的时候，这生命就成了我们里面的光，照耀我
9The life of Christ is also light. John 1:4 says, “In Him was life, and the life was the light of men.” When we receive Christ as life, this life becomes light in us, shining upon us and enlightening us from within
10们，并且从里面光照我们。
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五 信徒
E. The Believers
11凡相信基督的人也是光。主耶稣论到信徒说，『你们是世上的光。』（太五14。）在腓立比二章十五节，保罗说，信徒『好像发光之体显在世界里』。发光之体，原文指返照太阳光的光体。光体本身没有光，却返照从别的光源而来的光。信徒们乃是发光之体。我们在自己里面没有光。光是从我们里面焚烧的油（就是那灵）来的。我们的光源不是我们自己，乃是作为那灵的基督。
11Those who believe in Christ are also the light. Speaking of the believers, the Lord Jesus said, “You are the light of the world” (Matt. 5:14). In Philippians 2:15 Paul says that the believers “shine as lights in the world.” The Greek for lights is better rendered luminaries. A luminary does not have light in itself; it reflects light that comes from another source. The believers are luminaries. In ourselves we have no light. The light comes from the oil, the Spirit, burning within us. The source of our light is not ourselves, but Christ as the Spirit.
六 召会
F. The Church
12在启示录一章二十节，我们看见召会是灯台，托住并支持焚烧的灯。这灯就是基督，有神在祂里面作光。（二一。）在宇宙中只有一种光，就是神自己。三一神乃是独一的光。
12In Revelation 1:20 we see that the church is a lampstand, a stand that holds and supports a burning lamp. The lamp is Christ with God in Him as light (Rev. 21:23). In the universe there is one light, God Himself. The Triune 23 God is the unique light.
贰 在光中有分于基督
II. PARTAKING OF CHRIST IN THE LIGHT
13歌罗西一章十二节指明，我们在光中有分于基督作众圣徒的分。因著惟有神是光，我们要有分于基督，就必须转向神，并且在祂的面光中。我们已经蒙召进入神奇妙之光。（彼前二9。）我们得救以前，完全是在黑暗里。与我们以及我们为人光景有关的一切，都在黑暗里。当福音临到我们时，牠是带著光而来的。这使我们向神悔改。我们一悔改，自然而然就向祂敞开。我们悔改得救的时候，经历到有个东西在我们里面照耀。我们相信主耶稣，感谢祂为我们而死，又接受祂作我们的救主和我们的主。这样，内里的照耀就加强了。故此，我们悔改的时候，光就进到我们里面来了。我们许多人能作见证，在我们得救以后的日子里，我们经历到这样的光。在这样的光中，基督就成了我们的分。虽然当时我们没有这样的知识，但我们的确有这样的经历。然而，我们得救以后，就从这内里的照耀中岔出去了。许多人受到热心的基督教工人的鼓励，注意道理和圣经的教训。因此，我们没有留在主的面光中，没有宝贵内里的照耀，反而转向不是基督自己的一些好东西。我们用道理和一些仪文或作法，代替了基督的面光，因而失去了内里的照耀。结果我们又一次落在黑暗里。我们得救以前，是在世界可怕的黑暗里；我们得救以后，却又落在教训、仪文、工作、形式、和宗教仪式的黑暗里。这些事物有些也许不错，却不是基督自己。我们既被打岔而离开那是光的神，就失去了对基督作我们之分的享受。
13Colossians 1:12 indicates that we partake of Christ as the portion of the saints in the light. Since God alone is light, we must turn to God and be in His presence in order to partake of Christ. We have been called into the marvelous light of God (1 Pet. 2:9). Before we were saved, we were altogether in darkness. Everything related to us and our human situation was in darkness. When the gospel came to us, it came with light. This caused us to repent to God. As we repented, we spontaneously opened to Him. At the time we repented and were saved, we experienced something shining within us. We believed in the Lord Jesus and thanked Him for dying on our behalf, and we received Him as our Savior and Lord. In this way, the inner shining was intensified. Therefore, at the time of our conversion, light entered into us. Many of us can testify that in the days following our conversion we experienced such a light. In that light Christ became our portion. Although we did not have this kind of knowledge at the time, we did have this experience. However, after we were saved, we were distracted from this inner shining. Many of us were encouraged by diligent Christian workers to pay attention to doctrine and Bible teaching. Hence, instead of remaining in the presence of the Lord and treasuring the inner shining, we turned to good things that are not Christ Himself. We exchanged the presence of Christ for doctrine, for some type of observance or practice, and thereby lost the inner shining. The result was that once again we were in darkness. Before we were saved, we were in the horrible darkness of the world. But after we were saved, we were in the darkness of teachings, observances, works, formalities, and religious rituals. Some of these things may be good, but they are not Christ Himself. Having been distracted from God as the light, we lost the enjoyment of Christ as our portion.
14我接触基督徒五十多年以来，很难找到甚么人说到对基督的享受。你知道有基督徒作见证说，基督是他们的分，并且鼓励别人有分于基督，并享受基督么？我年轻的时候，受教导要跟随基督的脚踪行，也受嘱咐要敬拜祂这位在天上的主和主人。但我从来没有听说，我能享受基督。没有人教导我说，基督是我生命的供应，是给我享受的分。我们得救的时候，感觉到基督的甜美。我们里面的深处晓得，基督真是可享受的。然后由于牧师、传道人、和基督教工人的帮助，我们许多人受到打岔，离开了对基督的享受。我们从里面对基督甜美的感觉，转向宗教的义务。这再次把我们带进黑暗里，内里的照耀就停止了。我们许多人多年在这种光景中。但有一天，我们因著绝望，撇下我们宗教的义务而转向主，并且向祂呼喊。我们求问祂，到底发生了甚么事。因著转向主，我们再一次从黑暗转入光中。然后在光中，我们又开始享受基督作众圣徒的分。有分于基督并享受基督，惟一的路就是在光中。神与基督就是光。当我们转向主，进入祂的同在里，我们就在光中，并且自然而然开始享受祂作我们的分。
14In more than fifty years of contacting Christians, it has been hard to find any who speak of the enjoyment of Christ. Do you know of Christians who testify of Christ as their portion and who encourage others to partake of Christ and to enjoy Him? When I was young, I was taught to follow Christ and to walk in His steps. I was also charged to worship Him as the Lord and Master in the heavens. But I was never told that I could enjoy Christ. I was not taught that Christ is my life supply and the portion for my enjoyment. When we were saved, we had a sense of the sweetness of Christ. Deep within, we realized how enjoyable Christ is. Then through the help of pastors, ministers, and Christian workers, many of us were distracted and led away from the enjoyment of Christ. We turned from the inner sense of the sweetness of Christ to religious duty. This brought us into darkness again, and the inward shining ceased. Many of us spent years in this condition. But one day, out of desperation, we laid aside our religious duty, turned to the Lord, and cried out to Him. We asked Him what had happened to us. By turning to the Lord, we turned once more from darkness to light. Then, in the light, we again began to enjoy Christ as the portion of the saints. The only way to partake of Christ and to enjoy Him is in the light. God and Christ are light. When we turn to the Lord and come into His presence, we are in the light and spontaneously begin to enjoy Him as our portion
15所有的基督徒都该读圣经。然而，连我们读圣经的时候，也可能是在黑暗里。我们也许不在主的面光中读圣经。如果我们这样作，我们越研读圣经，就越在黑暗里，越离开主的面光。读圣经正确的方法乃是不只用心思，也用寻求的灵，读的时候仰望主的面光。藉著祷读主的话，我们就这样被带进主的面光中。我们以祷读的灵来读圣经，将自己向主敞开的时候，我们就被带进祂的面光中。自然而然我们就在光中，基督就成了我们的分。
15All Christians should read the Bible. However, it is possible to be in darkness even when we are reading the holy Word. We may read the Scriptures without being in the presence of the Lord. If we do this, the more we study the Bible, the more we shall be in darkness, removed from the Lord’s presence. The proper way to read the Scriptures is not only with the mind, but also with our seeking spirit, looking to the Lord’s countenance as we read. By pray-reading the Word we are brought into the Lord’s presence in this way. When we read the Bible in a pray-reading spirit, opening ourselves to the Lord, we are brought into His presence. Spontaneously we are in the light, and Christ becomes our portion
16不论我们的个性如何，我们都有一个共同的软弱：喜欢争辩。但每当我们争辩的时候，我们立刻就进入黑暗里。我们既不在光中，就无法享受基督作我们的分。我们争辩过后，需要悔改，并且向主彻底认罪。藉著悔改和认罪，我们就被带回到光中，被带回到作我们分的基督这里。
16No matter what kind of disposition we may have, we have one weakness in common: we all like to argue. But whenever we argue, we are brought into darkness. Because we are not in the light, we cannot enjoy Christ as our portion. After arguing, we need to repent and make a thorough confession to the Lord. Through repentance and confession we are brought back to the light and to Christ as our portion.
17我们若因著与人争辩而在黑暗里，就无法享受基督。我们也许来到聚会中，却没有享受基督，因为我们不在光中。在黑暗里，基督不能成为我们的分；祂只能作我们的逾越节。然而，连基督作我们的逾越节，也需要我们的悔改和认罪。我们若要享受基督作我们的分，就不能在黑暗中留在埃及，而必须完全转向神。因为我发现争辩会把我摆在黑暗中，我就不能容许争辩的事。一次又一次，我因著黑暗的威胁，不得不停止说话。我祷告主，求祂赦免我彰显了我自己。藉著这样的悔改和认罪，光回来了，我就能继续享受基督。
17If we are in darkness because of arguing with someone, we cannot enjoy Christ. We may come to the meetings, but we have no enjoyment of Christ, because we are not in the light. Christ cannot be our portion in darkness. He can only be our passover. However, even for Christ to be our passover requires that we repent and confess. If we would enjoy Christ as our portion, we cannot stay in Egypt in darkness, but must turn wholly to God. Because I have found that arguing puts me in darkness, I cannot bear to argue. Time after time, I am forced to stop speaking because of the threat of darkness. I pray to the Lord and ask Him to forgive me for expressing the self. Through such repentance and confession the light returns and I am able to continue to enjoy Christ
18光就是神的同在。我们若要在光中，就必须从里面转向祂，然后祂的同在就成为照耀的光。这样，基督便实际的成为众圣徒的分。我们若要与神有交通，就必须在光中行。（约壹一7。）我们在许多事上也许能彀装假，但在光中享受基督这件事上，不可能装假。你可以欺哄别人，但你无法欺哄主。祂是太实际、太真实、太真诚、又太实在了。在以赛亚二章五节，申言者呼吁说，『雅各家阿，来罢，我们在耶和华的光明中行走。』在以赛亚的时代，以色列人忙于他们的宗教，却失去了神的光，因为他们的心偏离了耶和华。他们有圣殿、祭司体系和祭物。但因著他们的心偏离了神，他们就在黑暗里。他们没有在光中行。故此，以赛亚呼吁他们行在耶和华的光中。这是悔改和认罪的呼召，为要把他们带进耶和华的同在中。
18Light is the presence of God. If we would be in light, we must turn to Him from within. Then His presence will become the shining light. In this way Christ becomes the portion of the saints in a practical way. If we would fellowship with God, we must walk in the light (1 John 1:7). In many things we may be able to pretend, but in this matter of enjoying Christ in the light there is no room for pretense. You may deceive others, but you cannot deceive the Lord. He is too real, genuine, honest, and practical. In Isaiah 2:5 the prophet sounded forth a call, “O house of Jacob, come ye and let us walk in the light of the Lord.” During Isaiah’st i me, the children of Israel were occupied with their religion, but they had lost the light of the Lord because their heart had turned from Him. They had the temple, the priesthood, and the sacrifices. But because they had turned their heart away from God, they were in darkness. They were not walking in the light. Therefore, Isaiah called them to come and walk in the light of the Lord. This was a call to repent and to confess in order to be brought into the Lord’s presence
19诗篇三十六篇八至九节，描述一个转向主，并且在主的同在中的人。这样的人必因神殿里的肥甘，得以饱足，也必喝主乐河的水。他认识主是生命的源头，并且在主的光中得以见光。在这光中，众圣徒的分成了他的享受。我们需要住在基督里，并行在生命的光中，（约八12，）好叫我们在光中有分于基督。（弗五14。）
19Psalm 36:8 and 9 describe a person who has returned to the Lord and who is in the Lord’s presence. Such a one is satisfied with the fatness of God’sho use and drinks of the river of the Lord’s pleasures. He knows the Lord as the fountain of life, and in the light of the Lord he sees light. In this light the portion of the saints becomes his enjoyment. We need to abide in Christ and walk in the light of life (John 8:12) that we may partake of Christ in the light (Eph. 5:14
20我们需要更多接触主；我们需要以没有帕子遮蔽的脸和敞开的心来读祂的话。我们与主交通并跟随里面膏油的涂抹，就实际的在我们里面经历祂作生命。这生命就是光。我们若跟随里面膏油的涂抹，就必在光中。我们也藉著与人真实的交通，而被带进光中。在交通中，有光的照耀。再者，我们需要在召会生活里，并参加聚会，因为在召会中并在聚会里，我们就在光中。在召会的聚会里，我们里面深处常常觉得，我们是在光中享受基督作我们的分。这一切都是凭藉，叫我们能在光中享受基督作众圣徒的分。现在我们能了解，为甚么保罗在歌罗西一章十二节说到光以后，在下一节继续说到黑暗的权势。保罗似乎告诉歌罗西人说，『你们已经蒙拯救，脱离了黑暗的权势，但如今你们又回到黑暗里。你们失去了你们所曾迁入其中的那光。』我们已经指出，在歌罗西书，黑暗的权势包括仪文、规条、哲学和各种主义。因这些事物的影响，歌罗西人好像掳物被掳去，正如以色列人从美地被掳到巴比伦一样。以某种意义来说，今天许多基督徒从神爱子的国，从光的范围，从光的领域里被掳去了。结果，他们就失去了对基督作众圣徒之分的享受。
20We need to have more and more contact with the Lord. We need to read His Word with an unveiled face and an open heart. As we fellowship with the Lord and follow the inner anointing, we shall experience Him as the life within us in a practical way. This life is the light. If we follow the inner anointing, we shall be in light. We are also brought into the light by fellowshipping with others in a genuine way. In fellowship there is the shining of light. Moreover, we need to be in the church life and attend the meetings, for in the church and in the meetings we are in the light. In the meetings of the church we often have the sense deep within that we are in the light enjoying Christ as our portion. All these are means by which we may be in the light to enjoy Christ as the portion of the saints. Now we can understand why after Paul speaks of light in Colossians 1:12, he goes on in the next verse to speak of the authority of darkness. It seems as if Paul was telling the Colossians, “You have been delivered out of the authority of darkness. But now you have gone back into darkness. You have lost the very light into which you had been transferred.” We have pointed out that in Colossians the authority of darkness includes observances, ordinances, philosophy, and the various isms. Through the influence of these things, the Colossians were carried off as a prey, just as the children of Israel were carried away from the good land into Babylon. In a sense, many Christians today have been carried away from the kingdom of the Son of God’s love, away from the realm of light, the sphere of light. As a result, they have lost the enjoyment of Christ as the portion of the saints
21参生命的光就是生命的范围光是一个范围，一个领域。光的范围就是生命的范围。这意思是说，生命的光乃是生命的范围、生命的领域。这生命和光的范围就是父爱子的国。光是藉著光照而施行管理。因此，生命的光照耀并管理的时候，就是国度。我们一在光中，就在生命的范围里，就在父爱子的国里。这国与黑暗的权势，就是撒但的国相对。新耶路撒冷是生命范围的终极完成，整座城乃是生命的范围，满了亮光。这范围就是生命的光。
21III. THE LIGHT OF LIFE BEING THE REALM OF LIFE Light is a realm, a sphere. The realm of light is a realm of life. This means that the light of life is the sphere, the realm, of life. This realm of life and light is the kingdom of the Son of the Father’s love. Light rules by its enlightening. Hence, when the light of life shines and rules, it is a kingdom. When we are in the light, we are in the realm of life, in the kingdom of the Son of the Father’s love. This kingdom is in contrast to the authority of darkness, which is the kingdom of Satan. The New Jerusalem will be the ultimate consummation of the realm of life. The whole city will be a realm of life, full of light. This realm will be the light of life.
22光把黑暗驱散。（创一2～3，启二一24，二二5。）光一来，黑暗就消失了。你若祷读我们在本篇信息中所题到的经文，你就知道如何在实际的经历中，在光中享受基督作众圣徒的分。愿我们都操练进入光中，在光中享受基督作众圣徒的分。
22Darkness is dissipated by light (Gen. l:2-3; Rev. 21:24; 22:5). When light comes, darkness is scattered. If you pray - read the verses we have covered in this message, you will learn how to be in the light enjoying Christ as the portion of the saints in your practical experience. May we all practice to enter into the light where we enjoy Christ as the portion of the saints.