提后四1　 我在神并……基督耶稣面前，凭着祂的显现和祂的国度，郑重地嘱咐你。

　　　　　8　 ……有公义的冠冕为我存留，就是主，那公义的审判者，在那日要赏赐我的；不但赏赐我，也赏赐凡爱祂显现的人。

　　　　　18　 主必……救我进入祂属天的国。愿荣耀归与祂，直到永永远远。阿们。

　　爱主的显现和爱主自己是分不开的。如果我们真是爱主，就必爱祂的显现。所有爱主、为主舍弃一切的人，都爱主的显现，好得着主的赏赐；不爱主，而爱世界，或贪恋罪恶的人，就怕主来到。所以爱主的显现，乃是我们今天爱主、为主活着的证明；因此也就成了我们将来得着主奖赏的条件（真理课程二级卷一，一七四页）。

　　2 Tim. 4:1 I solemnly charge you before God and Christ Jesus...and by His appearing and His kingdom.

　　8 …There is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, with which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will recompense me in that day, and not only me but also all those who have loved His appearing.

　　18 The Lord...will save me into His heavenly kingdom, to whom be the glory forever and ever...

　　To love the Lord’s appearing and to love the Lord Himself are inseparable. If we truly love the Lord, we will love His appearing. All those who love the Lord and forsake everything for Him love also His appearing, that they may receive His reward; those who do not love the Lord, but love the world or love sin, are afraid of the Lord’s coming. Therefore, loving the Lord’s appearing is a proof that we love the Lord and live for Him today; hence, it also becomes a condition for us to receive His reward. (Truth Lessons—Level Two, vol. 1, p. 157)

　　冠冕象征荣耀，是在主的救恩之外，当作奖赏赐给奔跑赛程的得胜者（林前九25）。这奖赏乃是本于公义并借着行为（太十六27，启二二12，林后五10），不像救恩是本于恩并借着信（弗二5、8~9）；……因此是公义的冠冕。这冠冕的赏赐者，乃是主这公义的审判者，不是怜悯的神或恩惠的救赎主。保罗确信这样的奖赏已经为他存留，到主第二次显现的那日要赏赐给他。

　　保罗说，这样的赏赐要赐给凡爱主显现的人。主的显现，主的回来，乃是我们的警告、鼓励和激励。我们应当爱主的显现，并以热切的期待和喜乐盼望这事。凭着主的显现，使徒嘱咐提摩太要尽他的职事（提后四1~2、5）。

　　保罗所确信的公义冠冕是对预防者的鼓励。我们若对真理健康的话忠信，并且我们若是忠信的预防者，将〔那对抗召会败落之〕神圣预防剂的成分分赐到今天的基督徒里面，使他们回转，完全认识真理，这赏赐就要在主显现的时候赐给我们。这就是说，我们若对主的职事忠信，就要得着公义的冠冕作我们的赏赐。

　　今天基督徒中间有许多关于主第二次来临的谈论。但很少信徒晓得，主耶稣回来时，不会是怜悯的神或恩惠的救主，乃是公义的审判者。基督徒该受警告并鼓励，预备自己站在这位审判者面前。我盼望我们中间许多人会在这黑暗的世代接受负担，将这样郑重的嘱咐带给主的子民。我们都需要在神面前，并在那将要审判活人死人的主耶稣面前，接受这嘱咐。我们必须宣告这事实，主回来时将是所有人（信徒和不信者）的审判者。根据马太二十五章，所有主的仆人都必须向祂交账。主或者要说，“好，良善又忠信的奴仆。”（21）或者说，“又恶又懒的奴仆。”（26）主要凭祂的公义断定我们是否得赏赐。

　　我们不该以为主的显现仅仅是被提和兴奋的时候；主的显现对每个在基督里的信徒也是极其严肃的时候。这就是保罗凭着主的显现和祂的国度嘱咐提摩太的原因。愿我们都留意这严肃的警告（提摩太后书生命读经，七三至七五页）。

　　参读：神圣分赐的异象与新路实行的指引，第四篇；真理课程二级卷一，第十二课。

　　The crown is a symbol of glory given as a prize, in addition to the Lord’s salvation, to the triumphant runner of the race (1 Cor. 9:25). This prize is neither of grace nor by faith as salvation is (Eph. 2:5, 8-9), but of righteousness through works (Matt. 16:27; Rev. 22:12; 2 Cor. 5:10)…. Hence, it is the crown of righteousness. The One who awards it is the Lord as the righteous Judge, not as the merciful God or the gracious Redeemer. Paul was assured that such a prize was reserved, laid up, for him and would be awarded to him at the day of the Lord’s second appearing.

　　Paul says that such an award will be given to all who love the Lord’s appearing. The Lord’s appearing, His coming back, is a warning, an encouragement, and an incentive to us. We should love it and look forward to it with earnest expectation and joy. By it, the apostle charged Timothy to fulfill his ministry (2 Tim. 4:1-2, 5).

　　The crown of righteousness of which Paul was assured is the incentive to the inoculator. If we are faithful to the healthy word of the truth and if we are faithful inoculators to dispense the ingredients of the divine inoculation [against the decline of the church] into Christians today that they may return to the full knowledge of the truth, this reward will be given to us at the time of the Lord’s appearing. This means that if we are faithful to the Lord’s ministry, we shall receive the crown of righteousness as our reward.

　　There is a great deal of talk among Christians today concerning the Lord’s second coming. But not many believers realize that when the Lord Jesus comes back, He will not come as the merciful God or as the gracious Savior, but as the righteous Judge. Christians should be warned and encouraged to prepare themselves to stand before this Judge. I hope that many among us will take up the burden in this dark age to bring such a solemn charge to the Lord’s people. We all need to receive this charge before God and before the Lord Jesus, the One who will judge the living and the dead. We must declare the fact that when the Lord comes back, He will be the Judge of all, both believers and unbelievers. According to Matthew 25, all of the Lord’s servants will have to give an account to Him. The Lord will either say, “Well done, good and faithful slave” (v. 21), or, “Evil and slothful slave” (v. 26). In His righteousness the Lord will decide whether or not we receive a reward.

　　We should not think that the Lord’s appearing will merely be a time of rapture and excitement. It will also be a time of great solemnity for every believer in Christ. This was the reason Paul charged Timothy by the Lord’s appearing and His kingdom. May we all give heed to this solemn warning. (Life-study of 2 Timothy, pp. 62-63)

　　Further Reading: CWWL, 1990, vol. 3, “The Vision of the Divine Dispensing and Guidelines for the Practice of the New Way,” ch. 4; Truth Lessons—Level Two, vol. 1, lsn. 12