约三30~31　祂必扩增，我必衰减。那从上头来的，是在万有之上；那出于地的，是属于地，他所说的，也是属于地。那从天上来的，是在万有之上。

　　　　 35　　父爱子，已将万有交在祂手里。

　　在约翰三章，我们至少能够看见无限基督的九方面。首先，无限的基督是从上头来的，就是从天上来的〔31〕。……当时，基督是在肉体里，而肉体是从地上来的。但祂里面有一部分是从上头来的，从天上来的。……无限的基督不但是从上头来的，也在万有之上。那位从天上来的，是在万有之上。即使祂在地上，在天之下，祂还是在万有之上。因为基督是包罗万有的、无限的、宇宙的，所以祂是在万有之上。祂在地上的时候，仍旧是在天上（13）（CWWL一九八二年第二册，一九七页）。

　　John 3:30-31 He must increase, but I must decrease. He who comes from above is above all; he who is from the earth is of the earth and speaks out of the earth. He who comes from heaven is above all.

　　35 The Father loves the Son and has given all into His hand.

　　In chapter 3 of John we can see at least nine aspects of the unlimited Christ. First, the unlimited Christ is from above, that is, from the heavens …(v. 31). At that time Christ was in the flesh, and the flesh is from earth. But within Him there was a part that was from above, from the heavens. The unlimited Christ not only comes from above but also is above all. The One who comes from the heavens is above all. Even though He was on earth, under the heavens, yet He was above all. Because Christ is all-inclusive, unlimited, and universal, He is above all. While He was on earth, He was still in the heavens (v. 13). (CWWL, 1982, vol. 2,”The Fulfillment of the Tabernacle and the Offerings in the Writings of John,” pp. 154-155)

　　约翰三章三十五节不但说父爱子，也说父已将万有交在子手里。父已将万有，包括我们在内，交给了基督。全宇宙都已经交给父神所爱的基督。祂是父的爱与恩赐唯一的接受者。……如果我们要享受神的爱，我们就需要在基督里。照样，如果我们要有分于神所赐给的，我们也需要在基督里。保罗说，万有全是我们的，并且我们是属基督的（林前三21~23）。

　　这一位是从上头来的，在万有之上，为父所爱，父已将万有交给祂，祂也是神所差来的。……基督是神的大使，祂是神所差来的，也是从神那里差来的。……按照约翰三章三十四节，基督是神所差来的，就说神的话。……首先主指明，为着分赐生命，祂要成为那灵。然后祂说，祂所说的话就是灵，就是生命。这表明祂所说的话，乃是赐生命之灵的具体化。如今祂在复活里是赐生命的灵，这灵具体化于祂的话。我们运用灵来接受祂的话，就接受了那是生命的灵。

　　三十四节说到无限的基督：“祂赐那灵是没有限量的。”……祂是借着说神的话，将那灵赐给我们。……如果我们正确地接触神的话，并且在我们的灵里加以消化，我们就会被神的灵充满。……我们成为无限基督的宇宙扩增，唯一的路就是接受那灵，被那灵充满。我们越得着那灵，就越成为基督的扩增。这扩增开始于我们得着重生，终结于我们被没有限量的灵所充满。

　　我们不仅需要学习读主的话、查考主的话，更需要学习吃主的话。我们必须学习把神的话接受到我们的灵里，并且在灵里加以消化；这就是在我们的灵里享受神的话。……借着主的话，我们接受那灵；我们一得着那灵，就得着永远的生命。……无限的基督乃是那位将永远的生命赐给信徒的〔15~16〕。

　　无限的基督得着新妇作祂宇宙的扩增〔29~30〕。这个宇宙的扩增—基督的新妇—乃是所有重生之人的集合，是所有重生之人的活组成。这就是作为无限基督之宇宙扩增的新妇。……我们怎样才能成为基督宇宙扩增……的一部分？唯有接受神的雷玛，使我们被赐生命的灵充满，才有可能。如果我们接受话，并且被那灵充满，我们就会享受永远的生命。结果，我们就成为新妇，成为无限基督的宇宙扩增（CWWL一九八二年第二册，一九八至二○○、二○五至二○八页）。

　　参读：约翰著作中帐幕和祭物的应验，第十二至十三篇。

　　John 3:35 says not only that the Father loves the Son but also that the Father has given all things into the Son's hand. The Father has given all things, including us, to Christ. The entire universe has been given to the Christ whom God the Father loves. He is the unique recipient of the Father's love and gifts…. If we would enjoy God's love, we need to be in Christ. Likewise, if we would participate in what God gives, we also need to be in Christ. Paul says that all things are ours and that we are Christ's (1 Cor. 3:21-23).

　　This One who is from above, who is above all, who is loved by the Father, and who has been given all things by the Father, has also been sent by God….Christ is God's Ambassador. He was sent by God and from God.

　　According to John 3:34, Christ as the One sent by God speaks the words of God….First, the Lord indicated that for giving life, He would become the Spirit. Then He said that the words He speaks are spirit and life. This shows that His spoken words are the embodiment of the life-giving Spirit. He is now the life-giving Spirit in resurrection, and the Spirit is embodied in His words. When we receive His words by exercising our spirit, we receive the Spirit who is life.

　　John 3:34 says of the unlimited Christ,”He gives the Spirit not by measure.”…He gives us the Spirit by speaking the word of God….If we handle the Word of God rightly and digest it in our spirit, we will be filled with the Spirit of God. The unique way for us to become the universal increase of the unlimited Christ is to receive the Spirit and be filled with the Spirit. The more we have of the Spirit, the more we will be Christ's increase. This increase begins with our regeneration, and it consummates with our being filled with the immeasurable Spirit.

　　We need to learn not merely to read the Word or study it but also to eat it. We must learn to receive the Word of God into our spirit and digest it there. This is to enjoy the Word of God in our spirit. Through the Word we receive the Spirit, and when we have the Spirit, we have eternal life….The unlimited Christ is the One who gives eternal life to His believers [vv. 15-16].

　　The unlimited Christ has the bride as His universal increase [vv. 29-30]. This universal increase, Christ's bride, is the aggregate of all those who have been regenerated. It is a living composition of all regenerated human beings. This is the bride as the universal increase of the unlimited Christ. This is possible only as we receive the rhema of God so that we may be filled with the life-giving Spirit. If we receive the word and are filled with the Spirit, we will enjoy eternal life. The result is that we become the bride, the universal increase of the unlimited Christ. (CWWL, 1982, vol. 2,”The Fulfillment of the Tabernacle and the Offerings in the Writings of John,” pp. 155-156, 161-163)

　　Further Reading: CWWL, 1982, vol. 2,”The Fulfillment of the Tabernacle and the Offerings in the Writings of John,” chs. 12-13