弗三10 为要借着召会，使诸天界里执政的、掌权的，现今得知神万般的智慧。

　　　六12 因我们并不是与血肉之人摔跤，乃是与那些执政的、掌权的、管辖这黑暗世界的、以及诸天界里那邪恶的属灵势力摔跤。

　　以弗所三章十节说，借着召会，使诸天界里执政的、掌权的，现今得知神万般的智慧。这些执政的和掌权的是指执政和掌权的天使，有良善的，也有邪恶的。这里特别是指邪恶的，就是撒但和他的使者。从新约来看，撒但有他的国、他的使者和他掌权的范围。撒但掌权的范围是在空中和在地上。但以理书指明地上的列国都在撒但空中的掌权之下。所以借着召会，神不仅使人类，更使那些跟从神仇敌背叛的天使，得知祂的智慧（以弗所书生命读经，三二四页）。

　　Eph. 3:10 In order that now to the rulers and the authorities in the heavenlies the multifarious wisdom of God might be made known through the church.

　　6:12 For our wrestling is not against blood and flesh but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the world-rulers of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenlies.

　　[Ephesians 3:10] says that through the church the multifarious wisdom of God is made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenlies. These rulers and authorities are the angelic rulers and authorities, both good and evil. The passage here especially refers to the evil ones—Satan and his angels. According to the New Testament, Satan has his kingdom, his angels, and his sphere of rule. Satan’s sphere of rule is in the air and on the earth. The book of Daniel indicates that all nations on earth are under the rule of Satan in the air. Therefore, through the church God makes His wisdom known not mainly to human beings but to those rebellious angels who are the followers of God’s enemy. (Life-study of Ephesians, p. 268)

　　如果你是一个满有智慧的人，麻烦、困难越多，你的智慧就越显出来。……你需要有麻烦，好展示你的智慧。……神也需要麻烦，祂甚至还需要一个对头，撒但。……我年轻时，常希奇为什么当撒但背叛时，神不立即把他丢到火湖里。我不懂为什么神给撒但这么多自由。我也问为什么神要把善恶知识树放在伊甸园。这树若不在那里，人就不会堕落。然而如果没有撒但，没有知识树，神的智慧就无法完全显明。撒但和知识树制造了许多机会，使神得以用万般的方式，就是多面多方，并从许多角度，显明祂的智慧。“万般”这辞在原文的意思指明，神的智慧有许多方面、讲究和方向。只有借着难处，神智慧的各方面才能得着显明。保罗在以弗所三章十节宣告，神要借着召会，使诸天界里执政的、掌权的，得知神万般的智慧。召会是基督的身体，是同为后嗣，同为应许的分享者。召会是由那些曾经被毁坏、败坏、受残害的人组成的。在我们得救之前，我们是有毒的虺蛇。不仅如此，我们原是死在过犯并罪之中，而且是分散、分裂的，完全不能成为一。因此，召会所有的肢体，原是在毫无指望的光景中。然而，神凭祂的智慧，能使我们成为召会。现今我们不仅得了救赎、拯救、洁净、自由、释放、重生，我们也是联结的。我们与神是一，也彼此是一。所以，我们是召会。召会是神最大的夸耀。你可能不那么在乎召会，但神却非常在乎召会。有时，神也许会说，“撒但，看看你所毁坏的那些人，我已经得着他们，把他们作成召会。你有没有智慧来作这事？你没有这个智慧，我却有。”

　　召会是神的杰作，使神的智慧得以如此奇妙的展示出来。在神眼中，宇宙中最奇妙的东西乃是召会，因为借着召会，撒但和他的使者就得知神万般的智慧。撒但和他的使者蒙羞的日子即将来临。那时他们要知道，他们所作的一切，不过是给神机会显明祂的智慧。同样的原则，我们的失败、错误、挫折、过犯，也都给神机会展示祂的智慧（以弗所书生命读经，三二四至三二七、三二九至三三○页）。

　　参读：以弗所书生命读经，第三十一篇；召会作基督身体的异象、实行与建造，第一、三章。

　　If you are a person full of wisdom, the more troubles and difficulties you have, the more wisdom you will express….You need trouble in order to display your wisdom.

　　God also needs trouble. He even needs an adversary, Satan…. When I was young, I wondered why God did not cast Satan into the lake of fire immediately when he rebelled against Him. I questioned why God gave Satan so much freedom. I also asked why God put the tree of the knowledge of good and evil in the garden of Eden. If this tree had not been there, man would not have fallen. But without Satan and without the tree of knowledge, God’s wisdom cannot be fully manifested. Satan and the tree of knowledge have created many opportunities for God’s wisdom to be manifested in a multifarious way, that is, in various ways and aspects and from many angles. The Greek word translated “multifarious” indicates that God’s wisdom has many sides, aspects, and directions. Only through problems can all the aspects of God’s wisdom be manifested.

　　In Ephesians 3:10 Paul declares that God’s multifarious wisdom is made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenlies through the church. The church is the Body of Christ, the joint-heirs, and the joint-partakers. The church is composed of those who once were ruined, corrupted, and damaged. Before we were saved, we were vipers, poisonous serpents. Furthermore, we were dead in trespasses and sins. Moreover, we were scattered and divided, utterly unable to be one. Thus, all the members of the church were in a hopeless situation. Nevertheless, God in His wisdom is able to make us the church. Now we are not only redeemed, saved, cleansed, freed, liberated, and regenerated—we are also united. We are one with God and with one another. Therefore, we are the church. The church is God’s greatest boast. Although you may not care that much for the church, God cares very much for the church. Sometimes God may say, “Look, Satan, I have taken the very people whom you have ruined and I have made them into the church. Do you have the wisdom to do such a thing? You do not have this wisdom, but I have it.”

　　The church through which God’s wisdom is so marvelously displayed is God’s masterpiece. In the eyes of God the most wonderful thing in the universe is the church, for through the church God’s multifarious wisdom is made known to Satan and his angels. The day is coming when Satan and his angels will be put to shame. They will realize that everything they have done has given God the opportunity to manifest His wisdom. In the same principle, our failures, mistakes, defeats, and wrongdoings have also given God opportunities to display His wisdom. (Life-study of Ephesians, pp. 268-270, 272-273)

　　Further Reading: Life-study of Ephesians, msg. 31; CWWL, 1965, vol. 1, “The Vision, Practice, and Building Up of the Church as the Body of Christ,” chs. 1, 3