弗一10　　为着时期满足时的经纶，要将万有，无论是在诸天之上的，或是在地上的，都在基督里归一于一个元首之下。

　　三9　　……将那历世历代隐藏在创造万有之神里的奥秘有何等的经纶，向众人照明。

　　在神永远的计划里，祂要得着一班人，好把祂自己分赐到这班人里面，作他们的生命和一切，使他们能和祂联结为一，并且被祂充满、占有，在地上与祂成为一体，作基督的身体，就是召会，以彰显祂自己。今天，这个彰显在召会里是个开始，还要往前进到来世的千年国，直到永世的新耶路撒冷。为此，神创造了宇宙，在这宇宙间有大地，……地上有各种的生物，这一切都是为着神所造的人，能在其中存活。所以，人乃是神宇宙创造的中心（李文集一九八七年第三册，一七六页）。

　　Eph. 1:10 Unto the economy of the fullness of the times, to head up all things in Christ, the things in the heavens and the things on the earth, in Him.

　　3:9 …To enlighten all that they may see what the economy of the mystery is, which throughout the ages has been hidden in God, who created all things.

　　God’s eternal economy is to gain a group of people that He may dispense Himself into them to be their life and everything so that they may be joined to Him as one, be filled and occupied with Him, and be one entity with Him on the earth to be the Body of Christ, the church, for His expression. This expression begins in the church today, proceeds to the millennial kingdom in the next age, and continues in the New Jerusalem in eternity. For this, God created the universe. In this universe there is the earth, …and there are various living creatures upon the earth. All these things were created for the existence of the man whom God created. Hence, man is the center of God’s created universe. (CWWL, 1987, vol. 3, p. 146)

　　基督徒的生活……是基督徒在他们所在的地方，作为地方召会，团体地活基督并显大基督的生活，成为基督在地方上的彰显，作基督宇宙身体的一部分。……基督徒的生活不该只是个人的基督徒生活。

　　基督徒的生活不仅是过一种伦理的生活，有人性的美德，如同地上的盐和世上的光，为着荣耀神（太五13~16）；更是过一种生活，就是基督自己，有祂神圣的属性，彰显在祂人性的美德里，成为祂生机身体的一部分，为着神永远经纶的宇宙性终极完成（弗三8~11）。

　　在召会生活中，我们过的一种生活，就是基督自己，有祂神圣的属性彰显在祂人性的美德里。祂的属性是神圣的，但祂的美德是人性的。人性的美德显明神圣的属性，而神圣的属性乃是彰显在人性的美德里。这是为使我们成为祂生机身体的一部分。我们过的一种生活，就是基督自己，不只是为着个人的基督徒生活，更是为着身体的生活。我们作为基督生机身体的一部分而活，乃是为着神永远经纶的宇宙性终极完成。

　　我们看见，诗篇一篇不是说到神的经纶，只是说到个别敬虔之人的个人利益；但诗篇二篇完全是说到神的经纶。这篇诗说到神使基督成为祂的受膏者（2）。神设立基督作祂的王（6），承受万国并得着地，使祂在地上得着一个大国，为着神的经纶（8~11）。我们必须相信这样一位基督，以祂作我们的避难所。我们也必须爱祂，以嘴亲祂（12）。这与神的经纶有关。大多数基督徒所想的都是他们个人的利益。对他们而言，得救不过是上天堂或在火湖里沉沦的事；他们没有想到神的经纶。但诗篇二篇启示，基督完全是为着神的经纶。我们必须相信祂，投奔于祂；我们也必须爱祂，以嘴亲祂。

　　我们也必须承认，我们的考虑大部分是为着个人的利益。我们可能想，当基督回来时，我们是否会得着奖赏或受到惩罚。我们不太会想到神的经纶。整卷诗篇从头一点到最后一点，都启示基督完全是为着神的经纶。祂为我们死，以完成神的经纶；祂救我们，以完成神的经纶；祂也活在我们里面，使我们能为着神的经纶而活在祂里面。这就是为什么我们不仅是召会，就是基督的身体；我们也是基督的国，神的国。神的国乃是神经纶的完成。我们都必须看见，基督徒的生活乃是为着神经纶的生活（李文集一九九一至一九九二年第二册，四六四至四六六页）。

　　参读：跟上时代重建圣殿，第十三篇。

　　The Christian life is the life in which the Christians live Christ and magnify Him corporately in their locality as a local church to be a local expression of Christ as a part of the universal Body of Christ…The Christian life should not be just an individual Christian life.

　　The Christian life is not just to live an ethical life with the human virtues, as the salt of the earth and the light of the world, for the glory of God (Matt. 5:13-16), but to live a life that is Christ Himself with His divine attributes expressed in His human virtues to be a part of His organic Body for the universal consummation of the eternal economy of God (Eph. 3:8-11).

　　In the church life we live a life that is Christ Himself with His divine attributes expressed in His human virtues. His attributes are divine, but His virtues are human. The human virtues are to manifest the divine attributes, and the divine attributes are to be expressed in the human virtues. This is for us to be a part of His organic Body. We live a life that is Christ Himself, not just for the individual Christian life but for the Body life. We live as parts of His organic Body for the universal consummation of the eternal economy of God.

　　We have seen that Psalm 1 is not concerning God’s economy. It concerns only the personal benefit of the individual godly man. But Psalm 2 is altogether concerning God’s economy. This psalm says that God made Christ His Anointed (v. 2). God set up Christ as His King (v. 6) to inherit all the nations and to possess the earth to gain a great kingdom on the earth for God’s economy (vv. 8-11). We have to believe in such a Christ, taking Him as our refuge. We also have to love Him, to kiss Him (v. 12). This concerns God’s economy. All that most Christians think about is their personal benefit. To them salvation is only a matter of either going to heaven or perishing in the lake of fire. There is no consideration about God’s economy. But Psalm 2 reveals that Christ is altogether for God’s economy. We have to believe in Him, to take refuge in Him, and we have to love Him, to kiss Him.

　　We also have to admit that much of our consideration is for our personal benefit. We may consider whether we will receive a reward from Christ when He returns or will be punished by Him. We do not consider God’s economy that much. The entire book of Psalms, from the first point to the last point, reveals that Christ is altogether for God’s economy. He died for us in order to accomplish God’s economy. He saves us in order to accomplish God’s economy. He also lives in us that we may live in Him for God’s economy. This is why we are not only the church, the Body of Christ, but also the kingdom of Christ, of God. The kingdom of God is the accomplishment of God’s economy. We all have to realize that the Christian life is a life that is for God’s economy. (CWWL, 1991-1992, vol. 2, “The Christian Life,” pp. 348, 354-355)

　　Further Reading: CWWL, 1987, vol. 3, pp. 143-149