太七11　你们虽然不好，尚且知道把好东西给儿女，何况你们在诸天之上的父，岂不更把好东西给求祂的人么？

　　路十一13　你们虽然不好，尚且知道把好东西给儿女，何况天上的父，岂不更将圣灵给求祂的人么？

　　在马太七章中，接触人正确的路就是照着国度的原则。主在九至十节用了儿子求饼、求鱼的例子之后，接着在十一节就说，“你们虽然不好，尚且知道把好东西给儿女，何况你们在诸天之上的父，岂不更把好东西给求祂的人么？”因为马太福音是一卷论到国度的书，所以十一节的“好东西”无疑就是属于国度的东西。然而，和马太七章十一节平行的路加十一章十三节说，“你们虽然不好，尚且知道把好东西给儿女，何况天上的父，岂不更将圣灵给求祂的人么？”在路加十一章十三节，“好东西”换成了“圣灵”。我们若把这两节摆在一起，就看见国度子民接触人最好的路，乃是照着国度并照着圣灵。……我们与人交往时，必须求、寻找、叩门。最终，我们要照着国度并照着那灵，得着引导与人交往。因此，我们与别人接触的支配原则，乃是国度和那灵。我们与别人的接触若是基于这原则，我们就不会犯错。……〔也不会〕在接触人的事上……对任何人都没有益处（马太福音生命读经，三二四至三二五页）。

　　Matt. 7:11 If you then being evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in the heavens give good things to those who ask Him!

　　Luke 11:13 If you then being evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the Father who is from heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!

　　In Matthew 7, the proper way to contact people is according to the principle of the kingdom. In verse 11, after using the examples of a son asking for a loaf and a fish in verses 9 and 10, the Lord said, “If you then being evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in the heavens give good things to those who ask Him!” Because Matthew is a book on the kingdom, no doubt the “good things” in verse 11 are the things of the kingdom. However, Luke 11:13, the sister verse of Matthew 7:11, says, “If you then being evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the Father who is from heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!” In Luke 11:13 the “good things” are changed to “the Holy Spirit.” If we put these two verses together, we see that the best way for the kingdom people to contact others is according to the kingdom and according to the Holy Spirit....As we deal with others, we must ask, seek, and knock. Eventually, we shall receive the guidance to deal with people according to the kingdom and according to the Spirit. Thus, the controlling principle for our contact with others is the kingdom and the Spirit. If our contact with others is based upon this principle, we shall not make mistakes...[and not make contacts that are] not profitable to anyone. (Life-study of Matthew, p. 291)

　　我们都必须学习顾到别人，并且祷告说，“主，把路指示我。”首先你需要求。如果路没有开通，你就必须寻找。如果路还是不通，你就必须叩门。叩门的意思就是亲近你所寻找的那一位。你求的时候，也许还有距离；但你叩门的时候，就没有距离了，你直接在你所寻找的那一位面前。因此，你需要花时间寻找主。在接触别人时，我们需要求、寻找、叩门。这样，门就开了，接触人的正路就有了，我们的接触就有益处，并且我们蒙拯救免于犯错。

　　我们……需要对求、寻找、叩门，再说几句话。求是普通的祷告，寻找是专一的恳求，叩门是最接近、最情迫的要求。八节的求和得着，适于国度子民为着遵守国度新律法而有的祷告。他们为此而求，就必得着。寻找和寻见，适于六章三十三节。国度子民寻求父的国和祂的义，就必寻见。叩门和给他开门，适于七章十四节。国度子民叩门，窄门就要向他们开启（马太福音生命读经，三二六页）。

　　关于召会属灵、神圣的事，我们必须记住四个紧要的点。第一，我们必须经过十字架。我们本土的味道该被基督除去。美国人和中国人都要被除去。在召会中，天然的人没有地位，唯有基督是一切，又在一切之内（西三11）。在十字架上，犹太人和外邦人都被除去了。第二，一切都该凭着那灵。第三，这是要将基督分赐给别人。第四，一切都是为着建造召会。换句话说，无论我们作什么，都该经过十字架，凭着那灵，将基督分赐给别人，以建造召会作基督的身体（神圣奥秘的范围，九六至九七页）。

　　参读：神圣奥秘的范围，第六章。

　　We all must learn to take care of others and to pray, “Lord, show me the way.” First you need to ask. If the way does not open up, then you must seek. If the way still does not open up, then you must knock. To knock means to come close to the One whom you are seeking. When you ask, there may still be a distance, but when you knock, there is no distance. Rather, you are directly in front of the One you are seeking. Thus, you need to spend time to seek the Lord. In contacting others, we need the asking, the seeking, and the knocking. Then the door will be opened, a straight way will be given to contact people, our contact will be profitable, and we shall be saved from making mistakes. We shall also know to beware of the dogs and the hogs. This is the significance of the insertion of verses 7 through 11 between verses 6 and 12 in Matthew 7.

　　We need to add a further word about asking, seeking, and knocking. To ask is to pray in a common way, to seek is to supplicate in a specific way, and to knock is to reach the door in the closest way. The matter of asking and receiving in verse 8 is good for the kingdom people's prayer concerning their keeping of the new law of the kingdom. They ask for it and they will receive it. The matter of seeking and finding is good for 6:33. The kingdom people seek the Father's kingdom and His righteousness and will find them. The matter of knocking and having the door opened is good for 7:14. The narrow gate will open to the kingdom people by their knocking. (Life-study of Matthew, pp. 292-293)

　　Concerning the spiritual and divine things for the church, we must keep in mind four crucial points. First, we must go through the cross. Our native flavor should be crossed out by Christ. Both the Americans and the Chinese should be crossed out. In the church there is room for no natural person, but Christ is all and in all (Col. 3:11). On the cross both the Jews and the Gentiles were crossed out. Second, everything should be by the Spirit. Third, this is to dispense Christ to others. Fourth, everything is for the building up of the church. In other words, whatever we do should be through the cross and by the Spirit to dispense Christ to others for the building up of the church as the Body of Christ. (CWWL, 1994-1997, vol. 4, “The Divine and Mystical Realm,” p. 157)

　　Further Reading: Life-study of Luke, msg. 27; CWWL, 1994-1997, vol. 4, “The Divine and Mystical Realm,” ch. 6