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约翰壹书生命读经 · 第1篇

论约翰的著作（一）

A Word Concerning the Writings of John (1)
1读经：约翰一书1:2-3;2:27;3:9;5:4,18。从本篇信息起，我们开始约翰书信的我们开启，并对我们众人说新鲜的话。
1Scripture Reading: 1 John 1:2-3; 2:27; 3:9; 5:4, 18 With this message we begin the Life - study of the Scriptures to us again and speak a fresh word to us all.
神圣事物的启示
A REVELATION OF DIVINE THINGS
2本篇信息是论到约翰著作的引言。约翰的著作包括他的福音书、三封书信与启示录。这些著作在圣经神完满的启示中，占有特殊且显著的地位。约翰在他的福音书、书信和启示录中所写的，乃是奥秘的事。这些事是神圣的，所以是奥秘的。因此我们需要看见，约翰的著作完全是神圣事物的启示。我在这里要强调两个辞：启示、神圣的。
2This message is an introductory word concerning the writings of John. John’s writings include his Gospel, his three Epistles, and his Revelation. These writings occupy a particular and striking place in the full revelation of God in the Bible. In his Gospel, Epistles, and Revelation John writes of things that are mysterious. These things are mysterious because they are divine. Therefore, we need to see that John’s writings are altogether a revelation of divine things. Here I would emphasize two words: revelation and divine
3整本圣经当然是神的神圣启示。圣经不是照著人的心思或思想写的，整本圣经乃是用人的语言所写的神圣启示。然而，重要的是我们要晓得，约翰的著作特别是这样，因为他的著作论到神圣的事物。
3The entire Bible, of course, is the holy revelation of God. The Bible was not written according to man’s mind or according to human thought. Rather, the whole Bible is the divine revelation written in human language. Nevertheless, it is important for us to realize that this is especially true of John’s writings, writings that are concerned with divine things
我们需要启示
Our Need for Revelation
4因著约翰写到神圣的事，这些事就必须启示给我们。人天然的心思不可能猜测或推论出约翰著作向我们所揭示的；约翰著作中所启示的，远超过我们人的理解。因此，这里没有猜测或推论的余地。我们的心思无法领会、理解约翰著作中所启示的神圣事物。约翰福音、约翰的三封书信和启示录，启示那些超过我们所能想像的事物。我们甚至无法了解这些事物，更不要说推论这些事。因著约翰的著作是论到神圣的事物，我们无法用我们天然的心思想像其中的内容。惟有藉著神圣的启示，约翰著作中神圣的事物才能向我们开启。我们读约翰的著作时，仅仅运用心思是不彀的。我们需要很多的祷告。我们也需要相信今天神圣的灵在我们里面，就是在我们的灵里。我们该相信这位内住的灵，要把约翰著作的内容启示我们，并赐给我们智慧，领会、理解我们因这启示在灵里所看见的事物。我们需要像使徒保罗一样，祷告求智慧和启示的灵：『愿我们主耶稣基督的神，荣耀的父，赐给你们智慧和启示的灵，使你们充分的认识祂。』（弗一17。）仅仅阅读或默想约翰的著作是不彀的，单单运用我们天然的领会也是不彀的。我们来看约翰的著作时，不该信靠我们的阅读、默想或领会。相反的，我们该祷告：『主，我倚靠你将这些著作中所包括的，启示给我。主，我不靠我天然的能力来领会你的话。』
4Because John writes about divine things, it is necessary that these things be revealed to us. It is not possible for the natural human mentality to guess or infer what John’s writings unveil to us. Whatever is revealed in the writings of John is far beyond our human comprehension. Hence, there is no room here for guessing or inference. Our mentality cannot grasp, lay hold of, the divine things revealed in John’s writings. The Gospel of John, the three Epistles of John, and the book of Revelation reveal matters that are beyond our ability to imagine. We cannot even conceive of these things, much less make inferences regarding them. Because John’s writings are of what is divine, we cannot with our natural mentality imagine what they contain. Only through divine revelation can the divine things in John’s writings be revealed to us. As we read the writings of John, it is not adequate merely to exercise our mentality. We need much prayer. We also need to believe that today the divine Spirit is within us, in our spirit. We should trust in this indwelling Spirit to give us the revelation of the things contained in John’s writings, and also the wisdom to grasp, lay hold of, the things we see in our spirit as a result of this revelation. Like the apostle Paul, we need to pray for a spirit of wisdom and revelation: “That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the full knowledge of Him” (Eph. 1:17). It is not sufficient simply to read John’s writings or meditate on them. Neither is it sufficient only to exercise our natural understanding. When we come to the writings of John, we should not trust in our reading, meditating, or understanding. On the contrary, we should pray, “Lord, I depend on You to grant me a revelation of what is contained in these writings. Lord, I do not trust my natural ability to understand Your word.”
5整本启示录都是启示，所以启示录开头就说，『耶稣基督的启示，就是神赐给祂…。』（启一1。）『启示』一辞指幔子的揭开。启示乃是揭开幔子，给我们看见隐藏在幔子后的奥秘。我们都需要这样的揭示。许多奇妙神圣的事物一直隐藏著，但我们可以经历一种揭示，使这些事物向我们启示。
5The entire book of Revelation is a revelation. This is why it opens with the words, “The revelation of Jesus Christ which God gave to Him” (Rev. 1:1). The word “revelation” denotes the opening of a veil. Revelation is a matter of opening a veil to show us something mysterious hidden behind the veil. We all need such an unveiling. Many marvelous divine things have been concealed, but we may experience an unveiling and have these things revealed to us
我们需要悟性
Our Need for Understanding
6随著启示，我们还需要悟性。我们也许看到一些东西，却不明白我们所看到的。譬如，假设你参观一家大工厂，看各种的机器。你看到这些机器，却可能对牠们一无所知。机器虽然已经启示给你，你仍然需要明白。神圣事物的原则也是一样，我们除了启示，还需要智慧来领悟。为这缘故，保罗祷告求智慧和启示的灵。
6Along with revelation, we also need understanding. We may see certain things, but we may not understand what we see. For example, suppose you visit a large factory and look at various kinds of machines. You see the machines, but you may not understand anything about them. Although the machines have been revealed to you, you still need understanding. The principle is the same with divine things. In addition to revelation, we also need wisdom for understanding. For this reason, Paul prayed for a spirit of wisdom and revelation
转向调和的灵
Turning to the Mingled Spirit
7约翰著作的思想绝对是神圣的。这些著作并不包括道德教训或哲学观念。相反的，这些著作满了神圣的事。『神圣』一辞指关于神或属于神的事物。关于神或属于神自己的事物是神圣的，而神圣的事物乃是奥秘的。我们无法领会、理解这些奥秘的事物。神是真实且无限的。我们不过是人，怎能领会祂？这是不可能的。我们没有领悟神的能力。但我们感谢祂，祂给我们造了灵。神在祂的救恩里，将我们已死的灵重生了，又将祂神圣的生命分赐到我们的灵里。祂甚至将祂自己作为赐生命的灵赐给我们，住在我们的灵里。我们只有在我们重生的灵里，才彀资格看见约翰著作中奥秘事物的启示。我们人的心思不彀资格看见这启示。我们天然的心思不可能看见这样的事。感谢主，我们有重生的灵，甚至有调和的灵，就是我们那调和著神圣之灵的重生之灵。因此，我们该转向这调和的灵，并且祷告：『主，我们信靠你的揭示和你的智慧。主，我们信你要给我们看见约翰著作中的东西。主，你怎样向使徒约翰揭开幔子，求你也照样向我们开启。主，我们需要幔子再次揭开。怜悯我们，再次揭示那些奥秘。给我们智慧，领会并理解你在约翰书信中所要给我们看见的。』
7The thought in John’s writings is absolutely divine. These writings do not contain ethical teachings or philosophical concepts. On the contrary, these writings are filled with divine matters. The word “divine” denotes something that concerns God or that belongs to God. The things concerning God and belonging to God Himself are divine, and anything divine is mysterious. We are not able to grasp, to lay hold of, these mysterious things. God is real and infinite. How can we, mere human beings, comprehend Him? This is impossible. We do not have the capacity to comprehend God. But we thank Him that He created us with a spirit, and in His salvation He has regenerated our deadened spirit and has imparted His divine life into our spirit. He has even given us Himself as the life - giving Spirit to dwell within our spirit. Only in our regenerated spirit are we qualified to see a revelation of the mysterious things in the writings of John. Our human mentality is not qualified for this. There is no possibility of seeing such things with our natural mind. Thank the Lord that we have a regenerated spirit, even a mingled spirit, our regenerated spirit mingled with the divine Spirit. Therefore, we should turn to this mingled spirit and pray, “Lord, we trust in Your unveiling and in Your wisdom. We believe, Lord, that You want to show us something in John’s writings. Lord, as You opened the veil to the apostle John, open it again to us. Lord, we need the reopening of the veil. Have mercy on us, and unveil the mysteries again. Grant us the wisdom to understand and lay hold of what You want to show us in the Epistles of John.”
消化无限的神
DIGESTING THE INFINITE GOD
8我们已经指出，神圣一辞指关于神并属于神的事物。事实上，这辞乃指神自己。因此，说约翰的著作启示神圣的事物，就是说这些著作启示神自己。我们来看约翰书信，目标不是仅仅要学习神的事。我们来看这些书信，乃是要看见神的事。我们要领会、接受、甚至消化神的事。这太伟大了。要切记，我们这些信息的目标不是要成立查经班。我们不是努力要学一些与宗教有关的事，或阅读一些书帮助我们改良行为，拔高我们的生活水准。在约翰书信的这些信息中，我们的目的乃是要看见神、领会神、接受神并消化神。有些人听到消化神，也许会感到困惑并问说，神怎么可能被我们消化？我能见证，我对『消化神』这辞感到很快乐。我每天都接受神并消化神。我若没有消化神，就不能背负身上的重担。赞美主，藉著消化祂，我就能背负重担！藉著消化这位无限的神，我成了我今天这个人，你成了你今天这个人。约翰著作中神圣的事物已经启示出来，使我们可以接受神并消化神。
8We have pointed out that the word divine denotes things that concern God and belong to God. Actually, this word denotes God Himself. Hence, to say that the writings of John reveal divine things means that they reveal God Himself. As we come to the Epistles of John, it is not our goal merely to learn things about God. We come to these Epistles in order to see the things of God. We want to grasp, receive, and even digest the things of God. How great this is! Be impressed that it is not our aim in these messages to have a Bible study. We are not endeavoring to learn something related to religion or to study matters that will help us to improve our behavior or uplift the standard of our living. In these messages on the Epistles of John our purpose is to see God, grasp God, receive God, and digest God. When some hear about digesting God, they may be bothered and ask how it is possible for God to be digested by us. I can testify that I am very happy with this expression “digest God.” Daily I receive God and digest Him. If I did not digest God, I would not be able to bear the heavy burden that is upon me. Praise Him that through digesting Him I can bear a heavy burden! Through the digesting of the infinite God, I am what I am, and you are what you are. The revelation of the divine things in John’s writings is given so that we may receive God and digest Him
其他神圣著作之启示的补充对观福音书的补充
SUPPLEMENTARY TO THE REVELATIONS OF THE OTHER HOLY WRITINGS A Supplement to the Synoptic Gospels
9约翰著作中神圣事物的启示，乃是其他神圣著作之启示的补充。这指明圣经若没有约翰的著作，就会缺少一些重要的东西。譬如，约翰福音乃是对观福音书（马太福音、马可福音和路加福音）的补充。没有约翰福音，我们只能晓得主耶稣是人，作奴仆服事神，如马可福音所启示的；祂死在十字架上成了我们的救主，如路加福音所启示的；祂是君王，如马太福音所启示的。由主是奴仆，是救主和救赎主，是君王，我们看见祂的人性。然而，在主成为人以前，祂乃是神。这就是说，祂的身位有两面，神圣的一面和属人的一面。我们可以说，祂有双重身位，因为祂是神人，就是成了肉体的神。祂是神，也是人。祂是真实且完整的神，祂也是实在且完全的人。倘若我们只有前三卷福音书─对观福音书，我们只会看见主人性的一面，却不太看得见祂神性的一面。我们由此可知，马太、马可、路加福音需要有所补充。约翰福音就是这三卷福音书的补充。这卷福音书启示耶稣这人，就是作奴仆服事神，死在十字架上成了我们的救赎主，作神百姓君王的一位；这一位就是神自己。因著祂是神，所以祂没有开始，也没有族谱。祂乃是永远、无限的神。
9The revelation of the divine things in the writings of John is supplementary to the revelations of the other holy writings. This indicates that if the writings of John were not in the Bible, something important would be lacking. For example, the Gospel of John is a supplement to the synoptic Gospels, the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke. Without the Gospel of John, we could realize only that the Lord Jesus was a man who served God as a slave, as revealed in Mark, that He died on the cross to be our Savior, as revealed in Luke, and that He is the King, as revealed in Matthew. With the Lord as a slave, as the Savior and Redeemer, and as the King, we see His humanity. However, the Lord was God before He became a man. This means that in His Person He is of two aspects, a divine aspect and a human aspect. We may say that He has a twofold Person, for He is the God-man, God incarnate. He is God and also man. He is the real and complete God, and He is also a true and perfect man. If we had only the first three Gospels, the synoptic Gospels, we would see only the aspect of the Lord’s humanity, but not much of the aspect of His divinity. By this we realize the need for a supplement to the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke. The Gospel of John serves this purpose. This Gospel reveals that the man Jesus, the One who served God as a slave, who died on the cross to be our Redeemer, and who is the King of God’sp eople, this One is the very God Himself. Because He is God, with Him there is no beginning and no genealogy. He is the eternal, infinite God
10约翰福音以这样的话开头：『太初有话，话与神同在，话就是神。』（约一1。）『太初』指已过的永远。在太初，在已过的永远里有话。约翰若没有在他的福音书里写这句话，我们绝不会想像到，我们的救主是永远的话。这启示太奇妙了！甚至这启示在我们跟前，我们还可能不明白『话』的真义。你能解释『话』是甚么？你知道有甚么道德或哲学的书籍有『太初有话』这样的辞句？约翰不仅说太初有话，他还说话与神同在，话就是神。然后他接著说，『生命在祂里面，这生命就是人的光。』（约一4。）我们从约翰一章十四节知道，这一位太初就有的话，成了肉体，支搭帐幕在我们中间。在约翰一章一节、四节和十四节，有话、神、生命、光和肉体。那是神的美妙的话，成了肉体。我们也许不以正面的眼光来看肉体一辞，但圣经宣告，话成了肉体。这是约翰著作中所传达的部分启示。
10The Gospel of John opens with the words, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God” (John 1:1). The words “in the beginning” denote eternity past. In the beginning, in eternity past, was the Word. If John had not written this in his Gospel, we would never have imagined that our Savior was the eternal Word. What a marvelous revelation this is! Even with this revelation before us, we still may not be able to understand the true significance of the Word. Can you explain what the Word is? Do you know any books of ethics or philosophy that have such an expression as “in the beginning was the Word”? John says not only that the Word was in the beginning, but also that the Word was with God and that the Word was God. Then he goes on to say, “In Him was life, and the life was the light of men” (v. 4). We know from John 1:14 that this One, who was the Word in the beginning, became flesh and tabernacled among us. In John 1:1, 4, and 14 we have Word, God, life, light, and flesh. The wonderful Word, who is God, became flesh. We may not regard the word flesh in a positive way, but the Bible declares that the Word became flesh. This is part of the revelation conveyed in John’s writings.
11约翰一章十四节告诉我们，成了肉体的话，支搭帐幕在我们中间。我欣赏『支搭帐幕』一辞。当话成了肉体，祂就成了神的帐幕。我们从出埃及记知道，旧约的帐幕，乃是基督的豫表，就是神和人的互居之所。神住在帐幕里，而我们能进入这帐幕，成为神的『室友。』我能见证，我的室友就是住在帐幕里的神。我真正的居所不是我的房子，乃是帐幕─神的居所。这就是说，神住在那里，我也住在那里。太奇妙了，太初与神同在的话成了肉体，支搭帐幕在我们中间。约翰一章十四节说，成了肉体并支搭帐幕在我们中间的话，丰丰满满的有恩典，有实际，门徒也见过祂的荣耀。我们把十四节和一节、四节摆在一起，就有话、神、生命、光、肉体、帐幕、恩典、实际（真理）和荣耀。然后在约翰一章二十九节有羔羊：『看哪，神的羔羊，除去世人之罪的！』你能领会这一切奥秘的事么？话怎么会是神，话里的生命怎么会是人的光？美妙的神自己怎么会成为肉体，成为肉体的神，在肉体里的神，怎么会是帐幕？这帐幕怎么会丰丰满满的有恩典，有实际？不仅如此，这样成为肉体的一位，怎么也是神的羔羊？谁曾想像过，在人类历史上会有一本著作包含这样的事？这本著作，就是约翰福音，告诉我们那是永远的话，并且就是神的那一位；又告诉我们，在这话里有生命，这生命就是人的光，祂成了肉体，祂在肉体里就是帐幕，当我们来到这帐幕，我们就接受恩典和真理，并享受祂的荣耀，并且这样美妙的一位也成了羔羊。像这样的著作不仅仅是属人的，也不是宗教、道德、伦理或哲学的著作，乃是包含完全神圣之启示的著作。
11In John 1:14 we are told that the Word who became flesh tabernacled among us. I appreciate the word “tabernacled.” When the Word became flesh, He became the tabernacle of God. We know from the book of Exodus that the tabernacle in the Old Testament, a type of Christ, was a mutual dwelling place for both God and man. God dwells in the tabernacle, and we can enter this tabernacle to be God’s “roommate.” I can testify that my roommate is the very God who dwells in His tabernacle. My real dwelling place is not my house; it is the tabernacle, the dwelling place of God. This means that where God dwells, I dwell also. How marvelous that the very Word who was with God in the beginning became incarnate to tabernacle among us! John 1:14 says that the Word that became flesh and tabernacled among us was full of grace and reality, and also that the disciples beheld His glory. When we put verse 14 together with verses 1 and 4, we have the Word, God, life, light, flesh, tabernacle, grace, reality (truth), and glory. Then in John 1:29 we have the Lamb: “Behold, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!” Are you able to understand all these mysterious things? How can the Word be God, and how can the life in the Word be the light of men? How can the wonderful God Himself become flesh, and how can the incarnated God, God in the flesh, be the tabernacle? How can this tabernacle be full of grace and reality? Furthermore, how can such an incarnated One also be the Lamb of God? Who would ever imagine that in human history there could be a writing containing such matters? This writing, the Gospel of John, tells us of One who is the eternal Word and the very God, and tells us that in this Word there is life, that this life is the light of men, that He became flesh, that in the flesh He was the tabernacle, that when we come to this tabernacle we receive grace and truth and enjoy His glory, and that such a wonderful One also became a Lamb. A writing such as this is not merely human, and it is not something religious, moral, ethical, or philosophical. This is a writing containing a revelation that is altogether divine
12许多新约读者喜爱路加福音，因为其中有许多的比喻，也陈明得救罪人的事例。然而，也许我们喜爱路加，是因我们的眼光有限，像井底之蛙一样。井底之蛙只能看到一小圈的天空。但在约翰所写的五卷书里，整个天都向我们揭示了。当我们看到约翰著作中的启示，我们就被拔高，离开我们的『井。』
12Many readers of the New Testament love the Gospel of Luke because it has many parables and presents the cases of sinners who are saved. However, we may love Luke because our view is limited, like that of a frog in a well. A frog in a well can see only a small circle of sky. But in the five books written by John the entire heaven is unveiled to us. When we see the revelation in the writings of John, we are lifted out of our “well
13约翰的著作不仅拔高我们，使我们离开井，更带我们到诸天之上。约翰在启示录中能宣告说，他看见天上有门开了，并看见有一个宝座安置在天上，又有一位坐在宝座上。（启四1～2。）至终，约翰看见新天、新地、和新耶路撒冷。（启二一1～2。）真正说来，启示录实际上不是一卷豫言的书，乃是一卷启示的书。在这卷书里，我们蒙拯救脱离我们低下的光景，并被高举到诸天之上。我盼望这些信息会帮助你们这样被高举。然后你们能见证：『我不再在井里，眼光狭窄而有限。我现今是在诸天之上，清楚的看见了神的启示。』约翰著作的目的是拔高我们，给我们看见奥秘、神圣事物的启示。
13John’s writings not only lift us out of the well, but bring us to the heavens. In Revelation John could declare that he saw a door opened in heaven and that he beheld a throne set in heaven and One sitting upon the throne (Rev. 4:1-2). Eventually, John saw the new heaven, the new earth, and the New Jerusalem (Rev. 21:1-2). In a very real sense, the book of Revelation actually is not a book of prophecies; it is a book of revelation. In this book we are rescued from our low state and lifted up to the heavens. I hope that these messages will help you to be uplifted in this way. Then you will be able to testify, “No longer am I in a well with a narrow, limited view. Now I am in the heavens with a clear view of God’sr evelation.” The purpose of John’s writings is to uplift us and show us a revelation of mysterious, divine things.
其他书信的补充
A Supplement to the Other Epistles
14正如约翰福音补充了对观福音书，约翰书信也补充了新约其他的书信。我研读过保罗和彼得的著作，我很欣赏那些著作。我也研读过雅各和犹大的书信。我能见证，若没有约翰的书信，我们会觉得亏损很大。约翰书信乃是其他一切书信重要的补充。
14As the Gospel of John supplements the synoptic Gospels, so the Epistles of John supplement the other New Testament Epistles. I have studied the writings of Paul and Peter, and I appreciate them very much. I have also studied the Epistles of James and Jude. I can testify that if we did not have the Epistles of John, we would sense a great loss. The Epistles of John are an important supplement to all the other Epistles
整本圣经的补充
A Supplement to the Entire Bible
15不仅如此，启示录乃是整本圣经的补充。想想看，圣经没有启示录，会是怎样的一本书？若是这样，圣经就没有结语，那个缺失就太大了！
15Furthermore, the book of Revelation is a supplement to the entire Bible. Imagine what the Bible would be like if it did not include the book of Revelation. If such were the case, the Bible would be lacking a conclusion. What a great loss that would be
COMPLEMENTARY TO
整个神圣启示的完成
THE ENTIRE DIVINE REVELATION
16约翰的著作不仅是补充，更是整本神圣启示的完成。这就是说，约翰的著作完成了圣经。他的福音书完成了所有的福音书，他的书信完成了一切的书信，他的启示录完成了整本圣经。我们若晓得约翰著作的重要，必会为著这些著作感谢主。我们为约翰的福音书、书信和启示录赞美主！
16John’s writings are not only supplementary, but also complementary to the entire divine revelation. This means that the writings of John complete the Bible. His Gospel completes the Gospels, his Epistles complete the Epistles, and his Revelation completes the whole Bible. If we realize the importance of the writings of John, we shall surely thank the Lord for them. Praise the Lord for John’s Gospel, Epistles, and Revelation!
约翰一书中的一些特点神圣的生命与神圣的交通
SOME OUTSTANDING MATTERS IN FIRST JOHN The Divine Life and the Divine Fellowship
17在约翰一书里，有一些经节我特别喜欢。约壹一章二、三节说，『（这生命已经显现出来，我们也看见过，现在又作见证，将原与父同在，且显现与我们那永远的生命传与你们；）我们将所看见并听见的，也传与你们，使你们也可以与我们有交通；而且我们的交通，又是与父并与祂儿子耶稣基督所有的。』在这些经节里，约翰说使徒们将永远的生命传与我们，使我们可以与他们有交通。你还能在甚么著作里找到这样的话？在约翰一书里，永远的生命传与我们，目的是为著交通。这就是说，永远的生命产生交通。这生命一经传出，结果就是神圣生命的交通。因此，在一章二、三节有神圣的生命及其神圣的交通。
17In the Epistle of 1 John there are certain verses that I especially like. First John 1:2 and 3 say, “And the life was manifested, and we have seen and testify and report to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and was manifested to us. That which we have seen and heard, we report also to you, that you also may have fellowship with us, and indeed the fellowship which is ours is with the Father and with His Son Jesus Christ.” In these verses, John says that the apostles report eternal life to us so that we may have fellowship with them. In what other writing can you find such a word? In the Epistle of 1 John we have the reporting of eternal life for the purpose of fellowship. This means that eternal life produces fellowship. When this life is reported, the result is the fellowship of the divine life. Therefore, in 1:2 and 3 we have the divine life with its divine fellowship
膏油涂抹
The Anointing
18约壹二章二十七节说，『你们从祂所领受的膏油涂抹，住在你们里面，并不需要人教导你们，乃有祂的膏油涂抹，在凡事上教导你们；这膏油涂抹是真实的，不是虚谎的，你们要按这膏油涂抹所教导你们的，住在祂里面。』在这节里，约翰说主的膏油涂抹在凡事上教导我们，我们该按这膏油涂抹所教导我们的，住在祂里面。膏油涂抹的教导与人类伟大教师的知识（包括孔夫子的大学之道）完全不同。愿我们都完全体认这事实，就是在我们里面那神圣的膏油涂抹时时教导我们，我们只需要照这膏油涂抹住在主里面。
18First John 2:27 says, “And as for you, the anointing which you have received from Him abides in you, and you have no need that anyone should teach you; but as His anointing teaches you concerning all things, and is true, and is not a lie, and even as it has taught you, abide in Him.” In this verse John says that the Lord’s anointing teaches us concerning all things, and as it has taught us, we should abide in Him. The teaching of the anointing is altogether different from the knowledge of man’s great teachers, including what is called the highest learning of Confucius. May we all have a full realization of the fact that the divine anointing within us is teaching us all the time and that we need simply to abide in the Lord according to the anointing
神圣的出生与神圣的种子
The Divine Birth and the Divine Seed
19三章九节也很奇妙：『凡从神生的，就不犯罪，因为神的种子住在他里面；他也不能犯罪，因为他是从神生的。』在这节里，约翰说到那些『从神生的。』约翰的著作强调神圣的出生，就是我们的重生。人类能从神而生，从神重生，乃是伟大的奇迹。我们这些在基督里的信徒，不仅从我们肉身的父亲而生，也从神而生。凡从人生的，自然就成为人。同样的原则，凡从狗生的，就是狗。这里的要点是说，某一种生命总会生出那一种生命来。我不是说，因著我们从神而生，我们就是神。然而按著圣经我们能说，因著我们从神而生，我们就是神的儿女，有神圣的生命和性情。神是我们的父，我们是祂的儿女，有祂的生命和性情。正如我们从我们的父母而生，有人的生命和性情，照样，我们从神而生，也有神圣的生命和性情。
19Another marvelous verse is 3:9: “Everyone who has been begotten of God does not practice sin, because His seed abides in him, and he cannot sin, because he has been begotten of God.” In this verse, John speaks of those who have been “begotten of God.” John’s writings emphasize the divine birth, our regeneration. It is a great wonder that human beings can be begotten of God, regenerated of Him. As believers in Christ, we have not only been begotten of our father—we have been begotten of God. Whoever is begotten of a human being automatically becomes a human being. In the same principle, whatever is begotten of a dog is a dog. The point here is that a certain kind of life will always beget that kind of life. I would not say that because we have been begotten of God, we are God. However, according to the Scriptures, we can say that because we have been begotten of God, we are children of God with the divine life and nature. God is our Father, and we are His children possessing His life and nature. Just as we have been begotten of our parents to have the human life and nature, so we have been begotten of God to have the divine life and nature.
20按三章九节，凡从神生的，就不犯罪，因为神的种子住在他里面。犯罪就是习惯的活在罪中。因为我们从神而生，我们就不犯罪。譬如，猫捉老鼠是因为牠有这样的生命。然而，狗有不同的生命，所以不捉老鼠。凡犯罪的，就不是神的儿女。神的儿女不习惯活在罪中。凡从神生的，就不犯罪，原因是神的种子住在他里面。这节的种子乃是神的生命，就是我们从神而生时所接受的。这重生的种子住在每个重生的信徒里面。太奇妙了，神的种子竟住在我们里面！这是何等大的启示！我无法说出这启示超过孔夫子大学的教训有多远。因为我们从神而生，祂的种子就住在我们里面。你难道不觉得有个活而生机的东西在你里面运行、生长么？我们有时能感觉到这种子的活动，有时又能感觉到牠正在开花。在马太十三章那撒种之人的比喻里，我们看到主耶稣就是撒种的，祂来将自己当作神圣的种子撒到人的心里。我们的心是神圣种子生长的土壤。这种子就是神自己。麦子的种子就是麦子，康乃馨的种子就是康乃馨。同样的原则，神的种子就是神自己。藉著重生，神已经成了在我们里面生长的生机生命的种子。至终，这种子要开花、结果。因为这种子是神圣的，所以牠不犯罪。
20According to 3:9, everyone who has been begotten of God does not practice sin, because His seed abides in him. To practice sin is to live in sin habitually. Because we have been begotten of God, we do not practice sin. For example, a cat practices mouse-catching because it has such a life. However, a dog, having a different kind of life, does not have that practice. Anyone who practices sin is not a child of God. No one who is a child of God habitually lives in sin. The reason someone who has been begotten of God does not practice sin is that God’s seed abides in him. The seed in this verse is God’s life, which we received when we were begotten of Him. This divine seed abides in every regenerated believer. How marvelous that God’s seed abides in us! What a tremendous revelation this is! I cannot say how far this revelation goes beyond the teachings of Confucius concerning the highest learning. Because we have been begotten of God, His seed abides in us. Do you not have the sense that there is something living and organic moving and growing within you? Sometimes we can sense the activity of this seed, and at other times we can sense that it is blossoming. In the parable of the sower in Matthew 13 we see that the Lord Jesus came as a sower to sow Himself as the divine seed into the human heart. Our heart is the soil where the divine seed grows. This seed is nothing less than God Himself. A wheat seed is wheat, and a carnation seed is a carnation. In the same principle, God’s seed is God Himself. Through regeneration God has become an organic life seed growing within us. Eventually, this seed will blossom and bear fruit. Because this seed is divine, it does not practice sin
从神生的，那恶者就不摸他
Begotten of God and Not Touched by the Evil One
21约壹五章四节说，『因为凡从神生之物，就胜过世界，』五章十八节又说，『我们晓得凡从神生的都不犯罪，那从神生的，保守自己，那恶者也就不摸他。』当我们把这些经节放在一起，就看见凡从神生之物，就胜过世界，那恶者也就不摸他。以后我们会看见为甚么五章四节说到凡…之物（everything），五章十八节说到凡…的（everyone）。目前我们看见凡从神生之物，就胜过世界，那恶者也不摸他，这就彀了。基督徒常抱怨魔鬼太强悍了。但约翰的著作中有话告诉我们说，我们已经从神而生，魔鬼就不摸我们。魔鬼知道，他若摸从神而生并保守自己的人，必会徒劳无功。约翰一书的这些经节都是独一无二的，我们在保罗或彼得的著作里找不到这样的经节。我愿鼓励你们花时间祷告这些经节。我信你们若祷告这些经节，就会看见神圣的事物。我能见证，我看见了永远的生命已经传与我，我有神圣的交通，神圣的膏油涂抹在我里面，我已经从神而生，我有神圣的种子，我成了不为撒但所摸的人。愿我们都看见这些经节里所包含的奇妙启示，并且都能放胆见证这些启示。
21First John 5:4 says, “Because everything that has been begotten of God overcomes the world,” and 5:18 says, “We know that everyone who has been begotten of God does not sin, but he who is begotten of God keeps himself, and the evil one does not touch him.” When we put these verses together, we see that everything that has been begotten of God overcomes the world and that the evil one does not touch him. Later we shall see why 5:4 speaks of everything and 5:18 speaks of everyone. At present it is sufficient to see that everything that has been begotten of God overcomes the world and the evil one does not touch him. Christians often complain about how strong the Devil is. But in John’s writings there is a word telling us that we have been begotten of God and that the Devil does not touch us. The Devil knows that his efforts will be in vain if he touches one who has been begotten of God and who is keeping himself. All these verses from 1 John are unique. We cannot find such verses in the writings of Paul or Peter. I would encourage you to spend some time to pray over these verses. I believe that if you pray over them, you will see something divine. I can testify that I have seen that eternal life has been reported to me, that I have a divine fellowship, that the divine anointing is within me, that I have been begotten of God, that I have the divine seed, and that I may be a person not touched by Satan. May we all see the marvelous revelation contained in these verses and be able to testify boldly concerning them.