肆 基督是我们的生命—西三4： |
Ⅳ Christ is our life—Col. 3:4: |
一 神的生命就是基督的生命，基督的生命又成了我们的生命—4节，约五26： |
A The life of God is the life of Christ, and the life of Christ has become our life—v. 4; John 5:26: |
１ 基督是我们的生命，意思就是说，祂对我们是主观到了极点的—一4，十四6上，十10下，林前十五45下，罗八10、6、11。 |
１ For Christ to be our life means that He is subjective to us to the uttermost—1:4; 14:6a; 10:10b; 1 Cor. 15:45b; Rom. 8:10, 6, 11. |
２ 不可能把一个人和他的生命分开，因为人的生命就是人自己；因此，说基督是我们的生命，意思就是说，基督成了我们，我们与祂同有一个生命和生活—约十四6上，腓一21上。 |
２ It is impossible to separate a person from the life of that person, for a person’s life is the person himself; thus, to say that Christ is our life means that Christ has become us and that we have one life and living with Him—John 14:6a; Phil. 1:21a. |
二 基督是我们的生命，这真理有力地指明我们要以祂为生命，并要在日常生活中活祂—西三4，约六57： |
B The truth that Christ is our life is a strong indication that we are to take Him as life and live Him in our daily life—Col. 3:4; John 6:57: |
１ 基督必须在实际上、在经历上是我们的生命；一天过一天，我们需要在祂的生命里得救—西三4，林前十五45下，罗五10。 |
１ Christ must be our life in a practical and experiential way; day by day we need to be saved in His life—Col. 3:4; 1 Cor. 15:45b; Rom. 5:10. |
２ 新人乃是我们接受基督作生命并活基督的自然结果—西三3~4、10~11。 |
２ The new man is the spontaneous issue of our taking Christ as our life and living Him—Col. 3:3-4, 10-11. |
伍 我们在神面前的生活和工作有两条可能的路—引到生命的路，以及引到毁坏的路—太七13~14： |
Ⅴ There are two possible ways of our life and work before God—the way that leads to life and the way that leads to destruction—Matt. 7:13-14: |
一 我们要走引到生命的路，就需要进窄门，走狭路—13~14节： |
A In order to take the way that leads to life, we need to enter in through the narrow gate and then walk on the constricted way—vv. 13-14: |
１ 那窄门不仅对付外面的行为，也对付里面的动机。 |
１ The narrow gate deals not only with outward conduct but also with inward motive. |
２ 旧人、己、肉体、人的观念、世界同其荣耀，都被摒除在外；只有合乎神旨意的，才能进去—21节，十二50。 |
２ The old man, the self, the flesh, the human concept, and the world with its glory are all excluded; only that which corresponds with God’s will can enter in—v. 21; 12:50. |
３ 我们要先进窄门，然后走狭路，这路乃是一生之久且引到生命的—七14。 |
３ First, we need to enter in through the narrow gate and then walk on the constricted way, a way that is lifelong and leads to life—7:14. |
４ 十四节里的“生命”是指国度永远蒙福的光景，这国度充满了神永远的生命；这生命今天是在国度的实际里，来世要在国度的实现里—十九29，路十八30。 |
４ The word life in Matthew 7:14 refers to the ever-blessed condition of the kingdom, which is filled with the eternal life of God; this life is in the reality of the kingdom today and will be in the manifestation of the kingdom in the coming age—19:29; Luke 18:30. |
二 阔路是按照属世的系统，满足天然的口味，为要得着群众，维持人的事业，成就人的企业；阔路所引到的毁坏，不是指人的沉沦，乃是指人行为和工作的毁坏—林前三15，太十三31~33，启二13、20，十七4~5。 |
B The broad way is according to the worldly systems, satisfying the natural tastes, to get the crowd, to maintain a career of man, and to achieve man’s enterprise; the destruction to which the broad way leads refers not to the perishing of a person but to the destruction of a person’s deeds and works—1 Cor. 3:15; Matt. 13:31-33; Rev. 2:13, 20; 17:4-5. |
三 主恢复的路乃是生命的路，要引到来世诸天之国实现时在生命里活的赏赐—诗十六11，耶二一8，太十九29，路十八30，林前三13~15，十五58。 |
C The way of the Lord’s recovery is the way of life that leads to a living reward in life in the manifestation of the kingdom of the heavens in the coming age—Psa. 16:11; Jer. 21:8; Matt. 19:29; Luke 18:30; 1 Cor. 3:13-15; 15:58. |
晨兴喂养
太七13~14 你们要进窄门；因为引到毁坏的，那门宽，那路阔，进去的人也多；引到生命的，那门窄，那路狭，找着的人也少。 谁能进马太七章十三节所说的窄门？只有具备五章九福里所描述之性质的国度子民才能进去。进窄门的人必须灵里贫穷、哀恸、温柔、饥渴慕义、怜悯、清心、与众人和平、愿意为义受逼迫、并且愿意为基督受辱骂。只有具备这种性质的人才能进窄门。此外，进窄门的人必须遵行国度更高的律法，就是那些补充和更改的律法，并且他们不该忧虑自己的生活。他们必须相信天父在看顾他们。再者，他们不该懒惰、松散，而该殷勤、奋发。这些就是进窄门，走狭路的人（马太福音生命读经，三三○至三三一页）。 |
Matt. 7:13-14 Enter in through the narrow gate, for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many are those who enter through it. Because narrow is the gate and constricted is the way that leads to life, and few are those who find it. Who can enter through the narrow gate spoken of in Matthew 7:13? Only the kingdom people with the nature described in the nine blessings in chapter 5. Those who enter the narrow gate must be poor in spirit, mourning, meek, hungry and thirsty for righteousness, merciful, pure in heart, making peace with all men, willing to be persecuted for the sake of righteousness, and willing to be reproached for Christ. Only those with such a nature can enter through the narrow gate. Furthermore, those who enter through this narrow gate must be under the higher laws of the kingdom, the complemented and changed laws, and they should not have any anxiety concerning their living. Rather, they must have the confidence that their heavenly Father is taking care of them. Moreover, they should not be lazy or idle, but diligent and industrious. These are the people who enter through the narrow gate and walk on the constricted way. (Life-study of Matthew, pp. 297-298) |
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那门窄，那路狭。因为国度的新律法…更严格，而且…要求…更高。那窄门不仅对付外面的行为，也对付里面的动机。旧人、己、肉体、人的观念、世界同其荣耀，都被摒除在外；只有合乎神旨意的，才能进去。…进门不过是开始走路，这路乃是一生之久。 我们都很喜乐自己是在主的恢复里，并且非常珍赏这恢复。…你既是在主恢复里的人，你是否走在狭路上？我们都必须能说，我们不是走基督教的路，乃是走狭路。…基督教里的人在礼拜时，可以使用摇滚乐，或其他属世的方法，但我们不能…。所有的青年人都渴望自由，…摆脱所有的约束。青年人从高中毕业，就像笼中小鸟要得自由一样。然而，许多人太自由了，以致没有限制，没有约束。反之，在主的恢复里，我们在走狭路。…在主的恢复里，我们必须在灵里行事为人。在灵里生活，在灵里行事为人，约束了我们。甚至我们爱人、欢乐、高兴的时候，也必须在约束之下。我们不可象那些一兴奋就抛弃所有约束的人一样。反之，我们的兴奋必须受灵的限制。聚会时更须如此。尽管我们可以充分释放灵，但就着身体的活动而言，我们该受约束。在每件事上，我们都需要走狭路，不可走阔路。 在我们与弟兄们的交通中，我们必须受限制。你想要称赞一位弟兄么？你称赞的时候，必须受限制。你要责备一位弟兄么？你责备的时候，必须受限制。你正与一些弟兄交通么？这很好，但你与他们交通必须受限制。有时候你一交通，就忘了所有的限制。你谈了一小时又一小时，不顾吃饭或休息的需要。不仅如此，在你的交通中，…你毫不受约束地谈到每个人。赞美主，我们真是自由，然而我们仍须受限制、约束并抑制。 （马太七章十四节）的生命是指国度永远蒙福的光景，这国度充满了神永远的生命。这生命今天是在国度的实际里，来世要在国度的实现里（十九29，路十八30）。今天在主的恢复里，我们乃是走引到生命的狭路（马太福音生命读经，三三一至三三二、三三四至三三五页）。 参读：生命的基本功课，第三、七至八、十一至十五课；神永远的心意与撒但反抗的计谋，第二至三章。 |
The gate is narrow and the way is constricted because the new law of the kingdom is stricter and the demand…is higher…. It deals not only with outward conduct, but also with inward motive. The old man, the self, the flesh, the human concept, and the world with its glory are all excluded. Only that which corresponds to God’s will can enter in….To enter the gate is simply to begin walking on the way, a way which is lifelong. We all are happy to be in the Lord’s recovery and appreciate the recovery very much…. As one in the Lord’s recovery, are you walking on the constricted way? We all must be able to say that we are not taking the way of Christianity, but the way of constriction….Those in Christianity can use rock music or other worldly methods in their services, but we cannot…. All young people desire to be free,…to put off all restriction. When [they] graduate from high school, they are like caged birds wanting to be free. However, many are so free that they have no constriction, no restriction. We in the Lord’s recovery, on the contrary, are taking a constricted way….We in the Lord’s recovery must walk in our spirit. Living in spirit and walking in spirit restrict us. Even when we are loving, rejoicing, and happy, we must be under restriction. We must not be like those who throw off all restraint in their excitement. Rather, we must be excited within the limit of the spirit. This must even be true in the meetings. Although we may fully release our spirit, we should be restricted as far as physical activity is concerned. In everything, we need to take the constricted way, not the broad way. We must take the constricted way in our fellowship with the brothers. Do you intend to praise a brother? You must praise him in a constricted way. Are you about to rebuke a brother? You must rebuke him in a constricted way. Are you having fellowship with some brothers? This is excellent, but you must fellowship with them in a constricted way. Sometimes when you are having fellowship, you forget all limitation. You go on hour after hour without taking care of the need for food or rest. Furthermore, in your fellowship you talk…about everyone without any restriction. Praise the Lord that we are truly free. Nevertheless, we still have the limitations, restrictions, and constrictions. Life in Matthew 7:14 refers to the ever-blessed condition of the kingdom, which is filled with the eternal life of God. This life is in the reality of the kingdom today and will be in the manifestation of the kingdom in the coming age (19:29; Luke 18:30). In the Lord’s recovery today we are taking the constricted way which leads to life. (Life-study of Matthew, pp. 298-299, 301) Further Reading: CWWL, 1979, vol. 1, “Basic Lessons on Life,” lsns. 3,7-8,11-15; CWWL, 1981, vol. 1, “God’s Eternal Intention and Satan’s Counterplot,” chs. 2-3 |