壹 我们若进入圣经深处的思想，就会领悟，在最纯洁、最圣别的意义上，圣经乃是一部罗曼史—林后十一2，启十九7~9： |
Ⅰ If we enter into the deep thought of the Bible, we will realize that the Bible is a romance, in a most pure and holy sense (2 Cor. 11:2; Rev. 19:7-9): |
一 这对配偶的男方是神自己，祂渴望成为这对宇宙配偶的男方—赛五四5~6，六二5，耶三14，三一32。 |
Ａ The male in this couple is God Himself, who desires to be the male of this universal couple (Isa. 54:5-6; 62:5; Jer. 3:14; 31:32). |
二 这对配偶的女方是神所拣选并救赎的团体人，包括旧约和新约的圣徒—启十九7~9，二一9~10，二二17。 |
Ｂ The female of this couple is a corporate chosen and redeemed people, including all the saints of the Old Testament and the New Testament (Rev. 19:7-9; 21:9-10; 22:17). |
三 历世纪以来，神与人有一个罗曼史；因此，圣经记载神如何追求祂所拣选的人，至终与他们成为婚配—创二21~24，歌一2~4，赛五四5，六二5，耶二2，三1、14，三一32，结十六8，二三5，何二7、19，太九15，约三29，林后十一2，弗五25~32，启十九7，二一2、9~10，二二17： |
Ｃ Throughout the centuries God has had a romance with man; thus, the Bible is a record of how God courts His chosen people and eventually marries them (Gen. 2:21-24; S.S. 1:2-4; Isa. 54:5; 62:5; Jer. 2:2; 3:1, 14; 31:32; Ezek. 16:8; 23:5; Hosea 2:7, 19; Matt. 9:15; John 3:29; 2 Cor. 11:2; Eph. 5:25-32; Rev. 19:7; 21:2, 9-10; 22:17): |
１ 在这联结里，神是祂子民的生命，他们是祂的彰显；这样，神就与祂拣选的人成为宇宙的夫妇—17节： |
１ In this union God is His people's life, and they are His expression; in this way God and His chosen people become a universal couple (v. 17): |
ａ 当我们这些神的子民进入与神相爱的关系，我们就接受祂的生命，正如夏娃接受了亚当的生命一样—创二21~22。 |
ａ When we as God's people enter into a love relationship with God, we receive His life, just as Eve received the life of Adam (Gen. 2:21-22). |
ｂ 乃是这个生命使我们与神成为一，祂也与我们成为一—约三3、5~6、15~16、29~30。 |
ｂ It is this life that enables us to become one with God and makes Him one with us (John 3:3, 5-6, 15-16, 29-30). |
２ 我们乃是借着爱这位作我们丈夫的主，因而有分于祂的生命与性情，与祂成为一，作祂的配偶、扩大和彰显—林后十一2，彼后一4，约三15~16、29~30。 |
２ By loving the Lord as our Husband and thereby partaking of His life and nature, we become one with Him as His counterpart, enlargement, and expression (2 Cor. 11:2; 2 Pet. 1:4; John 3:15-16, 29-30). |
四 神拣选以色列作祂的配偶；按预表，旧约里的一些女子启示召会是基督的配偶—何二19~20，耶二2，三一3，结十六8，创二四67，四一45，得四13，撒上二五40~42，歌六13： |
Ｄ God chose Israel to be His spouse; in typology certain women in the Old Testament reveal that the church is the counterpart of Christ (Hosea 2:19-20; Jer. 2:2; 31:3; Ezek. 16:8; Gen. 24:67; 41:45; Ruth 4:13; 1 Sam. 25:40-42; S.S. 6:13): |
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赛五四5~6 因为造你的，是你的丈夫；万军之耶和华是祂的名。救赎你的，是以色列的圣者；祂必称为全地的神。耶和华召了你，如召被离弃、灵中忧伤的妻子，就是幼年所娶被弃的妻子；这是你的神说的。 圣经是一部罗曼史。你以前听过这话么？这听起来也许很世俗，也不虔诚。然而，你若进入了圣经深处的思想，就会领悟，在最纯洁、最圣别的意义上，圣经是一对宇宙配偶的罗曼史。 这对配偶的男方是神自己。虽然祂是神圣的人位，但祂渴望成为这对宇宙配偶的男方。这位神经过漫长的过程之后，归结为基督，就是新郎。 这对配偶的女方是团体的人类，神所救赎的人，包括所有旧约和新约的圣徒。这团体的人经过漫长的过程之后，归结为新耶路撒冷，就是新妇。这神圣的罗曼史一再地启示在整本旧约里（罗马书生命读经，一至二页）。 |
Isa. 54:5-6 For your Maker is your Husband; Jehovah of hosts is His name. And the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer; He is called the God of all the earth. For Jehovah has called you, like a wife who has been forsaken and is grieved in spirit, even like a wife of one's youth when she has been rejected, says your God. The Bible is a romance. Have you ever heard this before? It may sound secular and unreligious. However, if you have entered into the deep thought of the Bible, you will realize that the Bible is a romance, in the most pure and the most holy sense, of a universal couple. The male of this couple is God Himself. Although He is a divine person, He desires to be the male of this universal couple. This very God, after a long process, has resulted in Christ as the Bridegroom. The female of this couple is a corporate human being, God's redeemed people, including all the saints of the Old Testament and the New Testament. After a long process this corporate person results in the New Jerusalem as the bride. This holy romance is repeatedly revealed throughout the Old Testament. (Life-study of Romans, pp. 1-2) |
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因着神借着祂话语的光照，我有信心说，全本圣经乃是一本订婚的书。在圣经里，有神如何追求祂的选民，至终和他们结婚的记载。在永世里，作丈夫的三一神，要和祂的妻子，就是祂所拣选并救赎的子民，一同享受甜美的婚姻生活。新耶路撒冷甚至称为羔羊的妻（启二一9）。圣经的结束就是神和祂子民的婚配。既然圣经是这样结束的，它实在可以称为一本订婚的书。圣经的主题乃是神和祂的百姓订婚。如果这不是圣经的主题，圣经就不会结束在关于神和祂所救赎之人的宇宙婚配这话上（出埃及记生命读经，七三六页）。 神和祂的子民要成为一，二者之间就必须有相互的爱（约十四21、23）。圣经中所揭示神与祂子民之间的爱，主要的是像男女之间情深的爱（耶二2，三一3）。当神的子民爱神、花时间在祂的话上与祂交通时，神就将祂的神圣元素注入他们里面，使他们与祂成为一，作祂的配偶，在生命、性情和彰显上，与祂一样（创二18~25与注）。 整本圣经就是神圣的罗曼史，记载神如何追求祂所拣选的人，至终与他们成为婚配（创二21~24，歌一2~4，……启十九7，二一2、9~10，二二17）。当我们这些神的子民进入与神相爱的关系，我们就接受祂的生命，正如夏娃接受了亚当的生命一样（创二21~22）。乃是这个生命使我们与神成为一，祂也与我们成为一。我们不是借着运用心思和意志来遵守律法（参罗七18~25），乃是借着爱这位作我们丈夫的主，因而有分于祂的生命和性情，与祂成为一，作祂的扩大和彰显（圣经恢复本，出二十6注1）。 旧约清楚指明，神来拣选以色列人作祂的配偶。在耶利米三十一章三节，耶和华说，“我以永远的爱爱了你，因此我以慈爱吸引了你。”神向祂的百姓显现时，就是与他们“约会”，以后甚至追求他们。根据以西结十六章，神在旷野看见以色列人，就爱他们。八节描述这爱：“我从你旁边经过，看见了你；那正是你动爱情的时候。我便展开衣襟搭在你身上，遮盖你的赤体；又向你起誓，与你结盟，你就归于我；这是主耶和华说的。”神借着与以色列人立约，聘她归于自己（出埃及记生命读经，七四七页）。 参读：罗马书生命读经，第一篇；真理课程四级卷一，第十七课。 |
Because of the Lord's enlightening through His word, I have the confidence to say that the entire Bible is a book of engagement. In the Scriptures we have a record of how God courts His chosen people and eventually marries them. For eternity, the Triune God as the Husband will enjoy a sweet married life with His wife, His chosen and redeemed people. New Jerusalem will even be called the wife of the Lamb (Rev. 21:9). The conclusion of the Bible is the marriage of God and His people. Since the Bible ends in this way, it can truly be called a book of engagement. The main subject of the Scriptures is God's engagement to His people. If this were not the main subject of the Bible, the Bible would not conclude with a word concerning the universal marriage of God and His redeemed ones. (Life-study of Exodus, pp. 636-637) In order for God and His people to be one, there must be a mutual love between them (John 14:21, 23). The love between God and His people unfolded in the Bible is primarily like the affectionate love between a man and a woman (Jer. 2:2; 31:3). As God's people love God and spend time to fellowship with Him in His word, God infuses them with His divine element, making them one with Him as His spouse, the same as He is in life, nature, and expression (Gen. 2:18-25 and footnotes). The entire Bible is a divine romance, a record of how God courts His chosen people and eventually marries them (Gen. 2:21-24; S.S. 1:2-4;...Rev. 19:7; 21:2, 9-10; 22:17). When we as God's people enter into a love relationship with God, we receive His life, just as Eve received the life of Adam (Gen. 2:21-22). It is this life that enables us to become one with God and makes Him one with us. We keep the law not by exercising our mind and will (cf. Rom. 7:18-25) but by loving the Lord as our Husband and thereby partaking of His life and nature to become one with Him as His enlargement and expression. (Exo. 20:6, footnote 2) The Old Testament indicates clearly that God came in to choose Israel to be His spouse. In Jeremiah 31:3 Jehovah said, "Indeed I have loved you with an eternal love, / Therefore I have drawn you with lovingkindness." When God appeared to His people, He "dated" them and later even courted them. According to Ezekiel 16, God loved Israel when He saw her in the wilderness. Verse 8 describes this love: "Then I passed by you and saw you; and then was your time a time of love. And I spread My skirt over you and covered your nakedness; indeed I swore unto you and entered into a covenant with you, declares the Lord Jehovah, and you became Mine." By entering into a covenant with Israel, God betrothed her to Himself. (Life-study of Exodus, pp. 645-646) Further Reading: Life-study of Romans, msg. 1; Truth Lessons—Level Four, vol. 1, lsn. 17 |