六 保罗在歌罗西四章七至十七节所提及的每一个名字，指明保罗里面有身体的感觉，就是一个新人的感觉： |
Ｆ All the names mentioned by Paul in Colossians 4:7-17 indicate that with him there was a sense, a consciousness, of the Body as the one new man: |
１ 这些名字也给我们看见，众召会中没有差别—保罗写给歌罗西人的，也是为着老底嘉人的；他写给老底嘉人的，也是为着歌罗西人的；这含示何等的交通、合一、和谐、与亲密的接触！ |
１ All the names also show that there should be no differences among the churches — what Paul wrote to the Colossians was also for the Laodiceans, and what he wrote to the Laodiceans was for the Colossians; what fellowship, oneness, harmony, and intimate contact this implies! |
２ 保罗嘱咐推基古要将一切关于他的事，都告诉歌罗西人，因为他有身体— 一个新人—的感觉。 |
２ Paul charged Tychicus to make known to the Colossians all that concerned him because of his consciousness of the Body as the one new man. |
七 我们各人都知道自己的度量，并且不越过这度量，这对身体的长大和发展乃是必需的；我们需要学习与别的弟兄姊妹调和在一起—林前十二15~18，林后十13~14。 |
Ｇ It is essential for the growth and development of the Body that we each recognize our measure and not go beyond it; we should learn to be blended with other brothers and sisters — 1 Cor. 12:15-18; 2 Cor. 10:13-14. |
八 每一个肢体都该知道自己的度量，不要看自己过于所当看的；这样就没有妒忌，没有野心，没有雄心要作别人所作的了—腓二2~4，罗十二1~5。 |
Ｈ Every member should know his own capacity and not consider himself more highly than he ought; if everyone does this, there will be no jealousy, ambition, or craving to do what others can do — Phil. 2:2-4; Rom. 12:1-5. |
九 我们一有身体的启示，就有身体的感觉；一有身体的感觉，一切个人的想法和行动就都除去了： |
Ｉ Wherever there is Body-revelation, there is Body-consciousness, and wherever there is Body-consciousness, individualistic thought and action are ruled out: |
１ 如果我们要认识身体，我们不但要蒙拯救脱离犯罪与天然的生命，更要蒙拯救脱离个人的生命。 |
１ If we want to know the Body, we need deliverance not only from our sinful life and our natural life but also from our individualistic life. |
２ 看见基督，就自然有一个结果，就是从罪得释放；看见身体，就自然有一个结果，就是从个人主义得释放；基督身体的范围不是借着作什么进入的，乃是借着看见而进入的。 |
２ Seeing Christ results in deliverance from sin; seeing the Body results in deliverance from individualism; we cannot enter into the realm of the Body by anything other than seeing. |
３ 我们不知道的，身体里别的肢体会知道；我们看不见的，身体里别的肢体能看见；我们不能作的，身体里别的肢体能作—林前十二17~22。 |
３ What we do not know, another member of the Body will know; what we cannot see, another member of the Body will see; what we cannot do, another member of the Body will do — 1 Cor. 12:17-22. |
４ 如果我们拒绝在身体里同作肢体者的帮助，我们就是拒绝基督的帮助；单独的基督徒迟早要枯干；借着身体的肢体间彼此的倚靠，整个身体就得着建造—12节。 |
４ If we refuse the help of our fellow members, we are refusing the help of Christ; sooner or later all individualistic Christians will dry up; the whole Body is built up through the interdependence among the members — v. 12. |
５ 我们许多人都有这样的经历，当我们觉得枯干、碰壁的时候，需要别的弟兄姊妹为我们代祷，那种情形才可以过去—弗一16，西一9，腓一19，帖前五25，帖后三1，西四3，来十三18。 |
５ Many of us have the experience that when we are dry and have no way to go on, we need other brothers and sisters to intercede for us before we can get through — Eph. 1:16; Col. 1:9; Phil. 1:19; 1 Thes. 5:25; 2 Thes. 3:1; Col. 4:3; Heb. 13:18. |
晨兴喂养
西四15~16 请问在老底嘉的弟兄和宁法，并他家里的召会安。这书信在你们中间念了之后，务要叫在老底嘉的召会也念，你们也要念从老底嘉来的书信。 歌罗西书〔里〕……个人的问安，……指明保罗有新人的感觉，有“新人感”。……信徒……〔或〕召会之间……不该有分别。譬如，在老底嘉的召会和在歌罗西的召会不该有分别。这由保罗关于念书信的话得到证明：“这书信在你们中间念了之后，务要叫在老底嘉的召会也念，你们也要念从老底嘉来的书信。”（四16）保罗写给歌罗西人的，也是为着老底嘉人的；他写给老底嘉人的，也是为着歌罗西人的。这含示何等的交通、合一、和谐、与亲密的接触！ 保罗在四章七节……嘱咐推基古要将一切关于他的事，都告诉歌罗西人。如果保罗没有新人的感觉，他不会觉得需要给推基古这样的嘱咐（歌罗西书生命读经，三一九至三二○页）。 |
Col. 4:15-16 Greet the brothers in Laodicea, as well as Nymphas and the church, which is in his house. And when this letter is read among you, cause that it be read in the church of the Laodiceans also, and that you also read the one from Laodicea. [The] personal greetings... in the book of Colossians... indicate that with Paul there was a sense, a consciousness, of the new man….There should be no differences among the believers [or] among the churches; for example, no difference between the church in Laodicea and the church in Colossae. This is proved by Paul’s word regarding the reading of letters: “And when this letter is read among you, cause that it be read in the church of the Laodiceans also, and that you also read the one from Laodicea” (Col. 4:16). What Paul wrote to the Colossians was also for the Laodiceans, and what he wrote to the Laodiceans was for the Colossians. What fellowship, oneness, harmony, and intimate contact this implies! In 4:7... Paul had charged Tychicus to make known to the Colossians all that concerned him. If Paul did not have the consciousness of the new man, he would not have regarded it necessary to give Tychicus such a charge. (Life-study of Colossians, p. 259) |
信息选读
如果你是基督身体的一个肢体，你就必须受别的肢体的限制。这里就需要十字架。十字架引到身体，十字架也是在身体的范围里作工。如果我是快的，另一个人是慢的，我不能坚持我的速度，我必须受那位慢的肢体的限制。……我们各人都知道自己的度量，并且不越过这度量〔参弗四7〕，这对身体的长大，乃是最基本的。 基督的身体不仅是众肢体的覆庇，基督的身体对各个肢体也有约束。……我们不该任凭自己有单独的自由，需要学习与别的弟兄姊妹合得起来。个人的特性与乖僻，在召会中是不能用的。每一个肢体都需要尊重别人的天赋，也要忠心于自己的那一分；并且，每一个肢体还要知道自己的分量，不看自己过于所当看的，这样就没有贪心，没有野心，没有雄心作别人所作的了。……今天有许多人没有看见自己的分量有多少，结果，越过了自己的分量〔林后十14〕。……召会中若多有这样的人，就有人包办，有人退缩，结果，召会就受亏损。我们不该作这样的人，我们要回到身体的地位里去，受身体的约束，才不至叫召会受亏损。 我们许多人都有这样的经历，当我们觉得枯干、碰壁的时候，需要别的弟兄姊妹为我们代祷，那种情形才可以过去。 头是基督，身体也是基督。每一个肢体都是基督生命的一部分。如果我拒绝在身体里同作肢体者的帮助，我就是拒绝基督的帮助。如果我不愿意承认我需要他们，我就是不愿意承认我需要基督。正像我不能向头独立，我也不能向身体独立。个人主义在神眼中是可恨的。我不知道的，身体里别的肢体会知道；我不能看见的，身体里别的肢体能看见；我不能作的，身体里别的肢体能作。 凡是单独的基督徒迟早都要变得枯干。然而无论我们的情形怎样，只要我们活在身体中，就能得着身体的供应。我们每一个作肢体的，都要学习宝贝身体的供应，宝贝每一个肢体（倪柝声文集第二辑第二十四册，八七至八八、八○、八二至八三页）。 参读：歌罗西书生命读经，第三十一篇；基督的奥秘，第四至五、八至九、十一篇。 |
If you are a member of the Body, then you must allow yourself to be limited by the other members. Here we find the necessity of the cross. The cross leads to the Body, and the cross operates in the sphere of the Body. If I am quick and another is slow, I must not insist on keeping my own pace; I must allow myself to be limited by the slow member…. It is essential for the development of the Body that we each recognize our measure and not go beyond it [cf. Eph. 4:7]. This is a basic requirement for the growth of the Body. The Body of Christ is not only a protection to the members but a limitation to all the members….We should not allow ourselves to go our own way; rather, we should learn to be blended with other brothers and sisters. Individual dispositions and peculiarities have no place in the church. Every member should honor the talents of others and be faithful to his own. Moreover, every member should know his own capacity and not consider himself more highly than he should. If everyone does this, there will be no jealousy, ambition, or craving to do what others can do…. Many people have not seen their own capacity. As a result they overstep their boundaries [cf. 2 Cor. 10:14]…. If members behave this way in the church, some will begin to monopolize while others will withdraw, and the result will be a loss to the church. We should not behave in this way. We should turn back and take our place in the Body and be limited by the Body. If we do this, the Body will be spared from damage. Many of us have the experience that when we are dry and have no way to go on, we need other brothers and sisters to intercede for us before we can get through. The Head is Christ, and the Body is also Christ. Each member is a part of the life of Christ. If I refuse the help of my fellow members, I am refusing the help of Christ. If I am not willing to acknowledge my need of them, I am not willing to acknowledge my need of Christ. Just as I cannot be independent from the Head, I cannot be independent from the Body. Individualism is hateful in the sight of God. What I do not know, another member of the Body will know; what I cannot see, another member of the Body will see; what I cannot do, another member of the Body will do. Sooner or later, all individual Christians will dry up. As long as we live in the Body, we will receive the supply of the Body, no matter what our condition is. Every member should learn to treasure the supply of the Body and to treasure every member. (CWWN, vol. 44, “The Mystery of Christ,” pp. 805-806, 800-802) Further Reading: Life-study of Colossians, msg. 31; CWWN, vol. 44, “The Mystery of Christ,” chs. 99-100, 103-104, 106 |