２ 我们带着耶稣的烙印，就享受基督的恩典—加六17~18： |
２ As we bear the brands of Jesus, we enjoy the grace of Christ—Gal. 6:17-18: |
ａ 在属灵方面，耶稣的烙印是表征保罗所过生活的特征，与主耶稣在地上所过的一样；这样的生活，乃是不断地被钉死，（约十二24，）行神的意思，（六38，）不寻求自己的荣耀，只寻求神的荣耀，（七18，）服从并顺从神，以至死在十字架上。（腓二8。） |
ａ Spiritually, the brands of Jesus signify the characteristics of the life that Paul lived, a life like the one the Lord Jesus lived on this earth; such a life is continually crucified (John 12:24), does the will of God (6:38), does not seek its own glory but the glory of God (7:18), and is submissive and obedient to God, even unto the death of the cross (Phil. 2:8). |
ｂ 我们若带着耶稣的烙印，过钉十字架的生活，我们就要在灵里享受基督的恩，作为赐生命之灵的供应，使我们将基督作为神的恩服事给神的家人—三10，林后四10~11，弗三2。 |
ｂ If we bear the brands of Jesus and live a crucified life, we will enjoy the grace of Christ as the supply of the life-giving Spirit in our spirit for us to minister Christ as God’s grace to God’s household—3:10; 2 Cor. 4:10-11; Eph. 3:2. |
二 主耶稣的恩历经新约时代分赐到祂的信徒里面，总结于新耶路撒冷，作为神将祂自己与人联结、调和并合并之喜悦的终极完成，使祂得着荣耀的扩大和彰显—启二二21，弗二10。 |
B The grace of the Lord Jesus dispensed into His believers throughout the New Testament age consummates in the New Jerusalem as the consummation of God’s good pleasure in uniting, mingling, and incorporating Himself with man for His glorious enlargement and expression—Rev. 22:21; Eph. 2:10. |
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加六17 从今以后，人都不要搅扰我，因为我身体上带着耶稣的烙印。 启二二21 愿主耶稣的恩与众圣徒同在。阿们。 我们要知道保罗为什么在提到平安〔加六16〕与恩典〔18〕之间，插进“耶稣的烙印”，〔17，〕这是非常要紧的。…当他写到平安与恩典时，他里面有一个领悟：他享受平安，乃是因为他带着耶稣的烙印。…保罗借着享受恩典，就进入平安的情形里。他带着耶稣的烙印，借此就蒙保守在这平安里。…只要带着耶稣的烙印，就会保守我们在平安里。但我们若拒绝带着这些烙印，就会受搅扰，我们的平安就会消失。我们一旦失去了平安，就很难继续享受恩典。（加拉太书生命读经，三三一至三三三页。） |
Gal. 6:17 Henceforth let no one trouble me, for I bear in my body the brands of Jesus. Rev. 22:21 The grace of the Lord Jesus be with all the saints. Amen. It is important to know the reason Paul inserted a word [in Galatians 6:17] about the brands of Jesus between his mention of peace [in verse 16] and grace [in verse 18]…. As he was writing about peace and grace, he had the realization within him that he enjoyed peace because he was bearing the brands of Jesus….Through the enjoyment of grace, Paul was brought into a peaceful state. He was maintained in this peace by bearing the brands of Jesus. Bearing the brands of Jesus will also keep us at peace. But if we refuse to bear these brands, we shall be troubled, and our peace will disappear. Then, having lost our peace, it will be difficult for us to continue in the enjoyment of grace. (Life-study of Galatians, pp. 271-272) |
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加拉太六章十七节的烙印是指烙在奴仆身上的记号，以指明他们的主人。就保罗说，他是基督的奴仆，（罗一1，）他的烙印，在肉身方面，是他在忠信服事他的主人时，所受之伤的疤痕；（林后十一23~27；）在属灵方面，是表征他所过生活的特征，与主耶稣在地上所过的一样。这样的生活，乃是不断地被钉死，（约十二24，）行神的意思，（六38，）不寻求自己的荣耀，只寻求神的荣耀，（七18，）服从并顺从神，以至死在十字架上（腓二8）等等。使徒跟从主耶稣的榜样，带着烙印，就是主生活的特征，与犹太教徒完全不同。…保罗因着忠信服事基督而多次受伤。他在林后十一章二十四至二十五节告诉我们，他给鞭打五次，每次四十，减去一下；给棍打了三次，给石头打了一次。因此，他身上有许多的伤痕，见证他服事基督的年日。这些伤痕也可以看作是耶稣的烙印。 我们读四福音的时候，看见一个一直过着钉十字架生活之人的画像。这种生活乃是一个烙印。因此，主耶稣在地上的时候，祂带着这样一个烙印。祂受人逼迫、嘲笑、藐视和厌弃。但是，祂没有说什么来为自己辩护。相反的，祂过一种钉十字架的生活，带着烙印，说出祂乃是属于父神。保罗效法主耶稣过这种生活。他在腓立比三章十节说到“同祂受苦的交通”。保罗活在耶稣受苦的交通里，带着耶稣的烙印，这是他过钉十字架生活的表记。当保罗以平安的话问候加拉太人时，想起一件事实，就是耶稣的烙印保守他在这平安里。因为他遭逼迫、藐视、嘲笑、弃绝、定罪，他实在能够说，他乃是带着耶稣的烙印。 说了耶稣的烙印以后，保罗说，“弟兄们，愿我们主耶稣基督的恩与你们的灵同在。阿们。”（加六18。）主耶稣基督的恩乃是三一神具体化身在子里，又实化为赐生命之灵的全备供应，借着我们灵的运用，给我们享受。一方面，我们带着耶稣的烙印，受逼迫、过钉十字架的生活；另一方面，我们享受基督的恩，并经历那灵全备的供应。哦，包罗万有之灵丰富而全备的供应与我们的灵同在！ 保罗被控告是一个异端、邪派的头目，但他知道他乃是活新造，并且在他的灵里享受包罗万有之灵全备的供应。加拉太书指明，我们若带着耶稣的烙印，过钉十字架的生活，我们就要在我们的灵里享受赐生命之灵的供应。（加拉太书生命读经，三三三至三三四、三三六至三三七页。） 参读：李文集一九九四至一九九七年第一册，罗马书结晶读经，第二十四章。 |
The word brands in Galations 6:17 refers to the marks branded on slaves to indicate their owners. With Paul, a slave of Christ (Rom. 1:1), physically the brands were the scars of his wounds received in his faithful service to his Master (2 Cor. 11:23-27). Spiritually, they signify the characteristics of the life he lived, a life like that lived by the Lord Jesus when He was on this earth. Such a life is continually crucified (John 12:24), doing the will of God (6:38), seeking not its own glory but the glory of God (7:18), and submissive and obedient to God, even unto the death of the cross (Phil. 2:8). Paul followed the pattern of the Lord Jesus, bearing the brands, the characteristics of His life. In this he was absolutely different from the Judaizers. Paul had been wounded many times because of his faithfulness in service to Christ. In 2 Corinthians 11:24 and 25 he tells us that five times he received “forty stripes less one,” that three times he was beaten with rods, and that once he was stoned. Therefore, there were many scars on his body testifying of his years of service to Christ. These scars may also be considered the brands of Jesus. As we read the four Gospels, we see the portrait of a Man constantly living a crucified life. This kind of life is a brand. Thus, when the Lord Jesus was on earth, He bore such a brand. He was persecuted, ridiculed, despised, and rejected. However, He did not say anything to defend Himself. Instead, living a crucified life, He bore a brand to show that He belonged to God the Father. Paul followed the Lord Jesus to live this kind of life. In Philippians 3:10 he refers to “the fellowship of His sufferings.” As one who lived in the fellowship of Jesus’ sufferings, Paul bore the brands of Jesus as the sign that he lived a crucified life. When Paul was greeting the Galatians with a word of peace, he was reminded of the fact that it was the brands of Jesus that kept him in this peace. Because he was persecuted, despised, ridiculed, rejected, and condemned, he could truly say that he bore the brands of Jesus. After referring to the brands of Jesus, Paul says, “The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit, brothers. Amen” [Gal. 6:18]. The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ is actually the bountiful supply, the all-inclusive enjoyment, of the life-giving Spirit. On the one hand, we bear the brands of Jesus, are persecuted, and live a crucified life; on the other hand, we enjoy the grace of Christ and experience the bountiful supply of the Spirit. Oh, the rich and bountiful supply of the all-inclusive Spirit is with our spirit! Paul was accused of being the ringleader of a sect, a cult, but he knew that he was living a new creation and was enjoying the bountiful supply of the all-inclusive Spirit in his spirit. As the book of Galatians indicates, if we bear the brands of Jesus and live a crucified life, we shall enjoy the supply of the life-giving Spirit in our spirit. (Life-study of Galatians, pp. 272-276) Further Reading: CWWL, 1994-1997, vol. 1, “Crystallization-study of the Epistle to the Romans,” ch. 24 |