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约翰壹书生命读经 · 第9篇

神圣的光与神圣的真理（一）

The Divine Light and the Divine Truth (1)
1读经：约翰一书一章五至七节。要在这里插进几篇论到神圣的光与神圣真理的信息。在这几篇插进来的信息之后，我们将进一步看神圣交通的条件。
1Scripture Reading: 1 John 1:5-7 point, as a parenthesis, some messages on the divine light and the divine truth. After these parenthetical messages, we shall consider further the conditions of the divine fellowship.
2神圣的光是神彰显的素质。当神得著彰显的时候，那个彰显的素质就是光。神圣的真理是甚么？神圣的真理乃是神圣之光的流出。当神圣的光在我们里面照耀时，这光成了神圣的真理，就是神圣的实际。这就是说，当神圣的光在我们里面照耀时，我们就得著神圣的实际。我们也可以说，神圣的光带给我们神圣的实际。
2The divine light is the essence of God’sex press i on. When God is expressed, the essence of that expression is light. What is the divine truth? The divine truth is the issue of the divine light. When the divine light shines in us, it becomes the divine truth, which is the divine reality. This means that when the divine light shines in us, we receive the divine reality. We may also say that the divine light brings us the divine reality
3约翰在一章五节说，『神就是光，在祂里面毫无黑暗；这是我们从祂所听见，现在又报给你们的信息。』他在七节进一步说到光：『但我们若在光中行，如同神在光中，就彼此有交通，祂儿子耶稣的血也洗净我们一切的罪。』我们已经指明，神圣的光是神彰显的性质，素质，也是神圣真理的源头。这神圣的光在神圣的生命里照耀。因此，我们若没有神圣的生命，就不会有神圣的光。约翰一章四节说，『生命在祂里面，这生命就是人的光。』在基督里有神圣的生命，这生命就是神圣的光。所以，生命就是光。我们有了神圣的生命，也就有了神圣的光。藉此我们能看见三件相关的事：光、真理、生命。我们首先需要学习经历这些事，然后学习怎样将关于这些事的真理向人陈明。
3In 1:5 John says, “And this is the message which we have heard from Him and announce to you, that God is light, and in Him is no darkness at all.” In verse 7 he speaks a further word concerning light: “But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.” As we have indicated, the divine light is the nature, the essence, of God’sex press i on and the source of the divine truth. This divine light shines in the divine life. Hence, if we do not have the divine life, we cannot have the divine light. John 1:4 says, “In Him was life, and the life was the light of men.” In Christ there is the divine life, and this life is the divine light. Therefore, life is light. When we have the divine life, we also have the divine light. By this we can see that three matters are related: light, truth, and life. First, we need to learn to experience these matters and then learn how to present the truth regarding them to others
认识真理、经历真理、并陈明真理
KNOWING THE TRUTH, EXPERIENCING THE TRUTH, AND PRESENTING THE TRUTH
4今天基督徒中间非常缺少对圣经真理的认识。有些人认识真理，但他们的领会相当肤浅。所以，主恢复的目标，乃是要恢复所有圣经的真理，所有圣经的实际。我们这些在主恢复里的人，必须领悟一个迫切的需要，就是我们众人都要对真理有完全的认识，对真理有经历，并有技巧向人陈明真理。
4Among Christians today there is a great lack concerning the knowledge of biblical truths. Some know the truth, but their understanding is rather superficial. The goal of the Lord’s recovery, therefore, is to recover all the biblical truths, all the biblical realities. As those who are in the Lord’s recovery, we must realize that there is a desperate need for us all to have the full knowledge of the truth, the experience of the truth, and the skill to present the truth to others.
5假定有一位在主恢复中的年轻人遭父母反对，那位弟兄不该被他的父母触怒，也不该与他们争辩。他该带著美好的灵和令人喜悦的态度，向他的父母陈明真理。也许他去看他们的时候可以说，『爸爸，妈妈，让我告诉你们，光是神彰显的素质，而真理乃是这光的流出。你们不高兴听到这话么？这光在神圣的生命里照耀，而神圣的生命就在耶稣基督里；甚至基督就是生命。主耶稣说，『我是生命。』当我们在这生命里，我们就有神圣之光的照耀。然后，我们在这照耀下，就有真理。』这位弟兄的父母可能会接受他的话，也可能拒绝。但不论如何，他离开的时候，可能会说，『爸爸，妈妈，现在我需要走了。但我留给你们三颗『钻石』─生命、光、真理。』许多基督徒熟悉圣经的名词，却可能不知道这些名词的意义。你若问他们关于光、真理和生命的意思，他们可能回答，他们不知道这些是甚么意思。所以，我们需要能将关于这些事的宝贵真理向人陈明。今天主恢复中的需要，乃是我们都学习真理，经历真理，并发展向人陈明真理的技巧。主的恢复乃是藉著真理而开展。我们许多人都能见证，我们不是被一位有能力、令人著迷的讲员吸引到主的恢复，我们乃是被真理吸引。我们因著圣经真理的陈明，被吸引到这条路上。例如，我认识一位弟兄，他被一个真理的陈明所吸引，就是圣经头两章，创世记一、二章，和末两章，启示录二十一、二十二章，怎样互相呼应。至终，这位弟兄因著这个真理被主的恢复所得著。我所有的特会和训练的目标，就是要陈明圣经的真理。
5Suppose the parents of a certain young person in the Lord’s recovery are opposing him. That brother should not be offended by his parents, and he should not argue with them. Instead, with a good spirit and a pleasant attitude, he should present the truth to his parents. Perhaps during a visit with them he may say, “Dad and Mom, let me tell you that light is the essence of God’sex press i on and that truth is the issue of this light. Aren’ty ou glad to hear about this? This light shines in the divine life, and the divine life is in Jesus Christ. Christ is even the life. The Lord Jesus says, ‘I am the life.’ When we are in this life, we have the shining of the divine light. Then as we are under this shining, we have the truth.” Perhaps this brother’spare nts will accept his word, or they may reject it. But whatever the case may be, when he leaves them, he may want to say, “Dad and Mom, I need to go now. But I leave with you three ‘diamonds’—life, light, and truth.” Many Christians are familiar with biblical terms, but they may not know the meaning of these terms. If you ask them concerning the meaning of light, truth, and life, they may answer that they do not know the meaning of these things. Therefore, we need to be able to present the precious truths regarding these matters to others. The need in the Lord’s recovery today is that we all learn the truth, experience the truth, and develop the skill to present the truth to others. The Lord’s recovery spreads by means of the truth. Many of us can testify that we were not attracted to the Lord’s recovery by a powerful and charming speaker. Rather, we were attracted by the truth. We were drawn this way by the presentation of biblical truth. For example, I know of one brother who was attracted by the presentation of how the first two chapters of the Bible, Genesis 1 and 2, and the last two chapters of the Bible, Revelation 21 and 22, reflect each other. Eventually, this brother was gained for the Lord’s recovery by this truth. My goal in all the conferences and the trainings is simply to present the truths of the Bible
6我很高兴看到我们中间有许多年轻人，渴望认识主话的真理。一段时间之后，这些年轻人就会在主的恢复中有用。目前十几岁的青少年，至终会在传播圣经真理的事上有用处。赞美主，祂给我们机会，在圣经的真理上受训练！
6I am glad to see that many of the young ones among us are eager to know the truth of the Word. After a period of time, these young people will be useful in the Lord’s recovery. Those who are teen - agers at present will eventually be useful in spreading the biblical truths. Praise the Lord for the opportunity He has given us to be trained in the truths of the Bible!
神圣之光的具体化身
THE EMBODIMENT OF THE DIVINE LIGHT
7我们已经看见，神圣的光乃是神彰显的性质，是神圣真理的源头，并且在神圣的生命里照耀。现今我们必须接著来看，神圣的光乃是具体化身在耶稣这成为肉体的神里面。因为主耶稣是神圣之光的具体化身，所以祂说，『我是世界的光，跟从我的，就绝不在黑暗里行，必要得著生命的光。』（约八12。）祂在约翰九章五节说了类似的话：『我在世界的时候，是世界的光。』那产生真理并在生命里照耀的神圣之光，乃是具体化身在主耶稣这成为肉体之神的人位里。这件事既深且奥，我愿鼓励你们祷读这些经节，好摸著关于神圣之光这些事的实际。
7We have seen that the divine light is the nature of God’sex press i on, that it is the source of the divine truth, and that it shines in the divine life. Now we must go on to see that the divine light is embodied in Jesus as God incarnate. Because He is the embodiment of the divine light, the Lord Jesus said, “I am the light of the world; he who follows Me shall by no means walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life” (John 8:12). He spoke a similar word in John 9:5: “While I am in the world, I am the light of the world.” The divine light that issues in truth and shines in life is embodied in the Person of the Lord Jesus, who is God incarnate. This matter is deep and profound. I would encourage you to pray-read these verses in order to touch the reality of these matters concerning the divine light
神圣的真理真理的意义
THE DIVINE TRUTH The Meaning of Truth
8约翰在一章六节说到神圣的真理：『我们若说我们与神有交通，却在黑暗里行，就是说谎话，不行真理了。』真理是甚么？要给真理下定义很不容易。我们可能认为，一章六节这类经节里的真理是指健全或正确的道理。真理这辞中文的意思就是真实的道理。许多人对英文的truth（真理）一辞也有类似的领会，以为真理就是正确的道理，至少在圣经里是这样。在我们日常的谈话中，我们对真理的领会可能稍有不同，认为真理的意思就是真实的事物，与虚假的事物相对。譬如我们说，我们在讲一个真实的故事。我们若要领会圣经里真理的意思，就需要超越传统并一般对真理的领会。传统的看法认为，圣经里的真理是正确的道理，这是不准确的；而一般对这辞所领会的含意也不该应用于圣经里的真理一辞。真理的希腊文是aletheia，阿利提亚。我研读这辞的时候，查阅了许多辞典和汇编。我特别得到基特尔的新约神学字典（Kittel'sTheologicalDictionary）中一篇论真理之文章的帮助。不仅如此，我也考量新约里所有使用aletheia或相关辞的经节。我研读这些经节及其上下文，又查阅辞典和汇编之后，就得到一些关于新约中真理之意义的结论，这些结论摘录在新约圣经恢复本，约翰一书一章六节论到真理的长注里。在本篇信息中，我们只看这个注解的头一部分。
8In 1:6 John speaks concerning the divine truth: “If we say that we have fellowship with Him and walk in the darkness, we lie and are not practicing the truth.” What is truth? It is difficult to define truth. We may think that truth in such a verse as 1:6 refers to sound or correct doctrine. The word for truth in the Chinese language means genuine doctrine. Many have a similar understanding of the English word “truth” and consider that, at least insofar as it is found in the Bible, it means correct doctrine. In our daily conversation we may have a somewhat different understanding of truth and regard truth as meaning something that is true as opposed to something false. For example, we speak of telling a true story. If we would understand the meaning of truth in the Bible, we need to go beyond the traditional and common understanding of what truth is. The traditional view concerning the truth in the Bible as correct doctrine is not accurate, and the common denotation of the word should not be applied to the word truth as found in the Bible. The Greek word for truth is aletheia. In studying this word, I consulted a number of lexicons and concordances. I was especially helped by the article on truth in Kittel’s Theo logical Dictionary of the New Testament. Furthermore, I also considered all of the New Testament the verses in the New Testament that use either the word aletheia or a related word. After studying these verses in context and after consulting the lexicons and concordances, I came to certain conclusions regarding the meaning of truth in the New Testament, and these conclusions are summarized in the lengthy note on truth in 1:6 printed in the Recovery Version of the Epistles of John. In this message we shall consider only the first part of this note.
9真理，原文意实际（与虚空相对）、确实、真确、真实、真诚。这是约翰个人独特的用辞，也是新约里一个深奥的辞，指神圣经纶的一切实际，作神圣启示的内容，由神的话传输并揭示。
9The Greek word aletheia means truth or reality (versus vanity), verity, veracity, genuineness, sincerity. It is John’s highly individual terminology, and it is one of the profound words in the New Testament. This word denotes all the realities of the divine economy as the content of the divine revelation, contained, conveyed, and disclosed by the holy Word
神
God
10按照新约，真理首先乃是神，是光也是爱，成为肉体，作神圣事物─包括神圣生命、神圣性情、神圣能力、神圣荣耀--的实际，给我们得著，使我们享受祂作恩典，如约翰福音所启示的。（约一1，4，14～17。）
10According to the New Testament, truth is first God, who is light and love, incarnated to he the reality of the divine things—including the divine life, the divine nature, the divine power, the divine glory—for our possession, so that we may enjoy Him as grace, as revealed in John’s Gospel (John 1:1, 4, 14-17
基督
Christ
11第二，新约的真理是指基督，就是成为肉体的神，神格一切的丰满都有形有体的居住在祂里面，(西二9，）好成为：一)神与人的实际；（约一18，51，提前二5；）(二)旧约一切豫表、表号、影儿的实际；(西二16～17，约四23～24；）(三)一切神圣、属灵事物的实际，如神圣的生命与复活，(约十一25，十四6，）神圣的光，（约八12，九5，）神圣的道路，(约十四6，）智慧，公义，圣别，救赎；（林前一30；）因此，基督是实际。（约十四6，弗四21。）
11Second, truth in the New Testament denotes Christ, who is God incarnated and in whom all the fullness of the Godhead dwells bodily (Col. 2:9), to be the reality of: a) God and man (John 1:18, 51; 1 Tim. 2:5); b) all the types, figures, and shadows of the Old Testament (Col. 2:16-17; John 4:23-24); and c) all the divine and spiritual things, such as the divine life and resurrection (John 11:25; 14:6), the divine light (John 8:12; 9:5), the divine way (John 14:6), wisdom, righteousness, sanctification, redemption (1 Cor. 1:30). Hence, Christ is the reality (John 14:6; Eph. 4:21
那灵
The Spirit
12第三，真理乃是那灵，就是变化形像的基督，（林前十五45下，林后三17，）是基督的实际，(约十四16～17，十五26，）也是神圣启示的实际。（约十六13～15。）因此，那灵是实际。（约壹五6。）
12Third, truth is the Spirit, who is Christ transfigured (1 Cor. 15:45b; 2 Cor. 3:17), the reality of Christ (John 14:16-17; 15:26) and of the divine revelation (John 16:13-15). Hence, the Spirit is the reality (1 John 5:6).
13现在我们能看见，新约中的真理是指神。真理乃是神这神圣的光和爱，成为肉体，作一切神圣事物的实际，给我们得著，使我们享受神作恩典。这就是说，这位神就是神圣事物的真理，实际，给我们得著。所以，我们需要得著神作实际，然后享受祂作恩典。因此，神圣的实际，事实上就是神自己。祂是一切神圣事物的实际。新约中的真理也是指基督这位成为肉体的神；神格一切的丰满都有形有体的居住在基督里面。基督这位成为肉体的神，既是神格丰满的具体化身，就是神与人的实际，旧约一切豫表、表号、影儿的实际，以及一切神圣、属灵事物的实际。真理是甚么？实际是甚么？实际乃是基督这位成为肉体的神。实际乃是基督，神格一切的丰满都有形有体的居住在祂里面，好成为神、人、豫表、表号、影儿、以及一切神圣、属灵事物的实际。在旧约里有许多豫表、表号和影儿，基督乃是这些事物的实际。在圣经里我们也读到许多神圣、属灵的事物，就如生命、光、智慧和公义。基督自己是这一切事物的实际。所以，我们读到新约中『真理』或『实际』这辞时，我们需要领悟，这首先是指神，也是指基督。
13Now we can see that truth, aletheia, in the New Testament refers to God. Truth is God as the divine light and love incarnated to be the reality of all the divine things for our possession so that we may enjoy God as grace. This means that the very God is the truth, the reality, of the divine things for our possession. Therefore, we need to possess God as the reality and then enjoy Him as grace. Hence, the divine reality is actually God Himself. He is the reality of all the divine things. Truth in the New Testament also denotes Christ as God incarnate. Christ is the One in whom all the fullness of the Godhead dwells bodily. As the embodiment of the fullness of the Godhead, Christ, who is God incarnate, is the reality of God and man, the reality of all the types, figures, and shadows of the Old Testament, and the reality of all the divine and spiritual things. What is truth? What is reality? Reality is Christ as God incarnate. Reality is Christ as the One in whom all the fullness of the Godhead dwells bodily to be the reality of God, man, the types, figures, and shadows, and all divine and spiritual things. In the Old Testament we have many types, figures, and shadows. Christ is the reality of them. In the Bible we also read of many divine and spiritual things, such as life, light, wisdom, and righteousness. Christ Himself is the reality of all these things. Therefore, when we read the word “truth” or “reality” in the New Testament, we need to realize that it refers first to God and also to Christ.
14我们已经指明，在新约中，真理是指那灵，就是变化形像的基督，也是基督和神圣启示的实际。为这缘故，约翰在约壹五章六节说，『作见证的就是那灵，因为那灵就是真理。』我们透彻研究新约中真理的意义，实在很值得。在本篇信息中，我们已经简要的指出：真理，实际，乃是神、基督和那灵。在下篇信息中，我们要照著神的话，继续看真理的其他方面。
14We have indicated that in the New Testament truth denotes the Spirit, who is Christ transfigured and also the reality of Christ and of the divine revelation. For this reason, in 5:6, John says, “The Spirit is He who testifies, because the Spirit is the truth.” It is surely worthwhile for us to study thoroughly the meaning of truth in the New Testament. In this message we have pointed out in a very brief way that truth, reality, is God, Christ, and the Spirit. In the following message we shall go on to consider other aspects of truth according to the Word of God