林前一2~4　　写信给在哥林多神的召会，就是给在基督耶稣里被圣别，蒙召的圣徒，同着所有在各处呼求我们主耶稣基督之名的人；……愿恩典与平安，从神我们的父，并主耶稣基督归与你们。我因神在基督耶稣里所赐给你们的恩典，常常为你们感谢我的神。

　　“给……神的召会”〔林前一2上〕……指明召会不仅为神所有，也有神为其性质和素质，这是神圣的、一般的、宇宙的、永远的。……“在哥林多……的召会”（2上）是在一个城里的召会，留在确定的地方，为着事务上的行政，以这地方为其地位、立场和行政区域。……召会留在那地，作基督在当地的见证，……宇宙之见证的一部分。宇宙的见证是由地方的见证组成并构成的（李文集一九九○年第二册，四六七至四六八页）。

　　1 Cor. 1:2-4 To the church of God which is in Corinth, to those who have been sanctified in Christ Jesus, the called saints, with all those who call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ in every place…: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. I thank my God always concerning you based upon the grace of God which was given to you in Christ Jesus.

　　“To the church of God” [1 Cor. 1:2a]… indicates that the church is not only being possessed by God, but it has God as its nature and essence, which are divine, general, universal, and eternal. “The church … in Corinth” (v. 2b) was a church in a city, remaining in a definite locality and taking it as its standing, ground, and jurisdiction for its administration in business affairs …The church remained in that locality for a local testimony of Christ, … a part of the universal testimony of Christ. The universal testimony is composed of and constituted with the local testimonies. (CWWL, 1990, vol. 2, “A Genuine Church,” p. 376)

　　召会是“在基督……里被圣别”的（林前一2中），已在基督里被圣别、成为圣别；基督就是经过过程之三一神在祂丰满里的具体化身，为召会的元素和范围。基督是经过过程的三一神在祂一切丰满里的具体化身。如今我们在这位基督里，我们有这位基督为我们的元素和范围。……祂又是召会的范围，领域。

　　召会由“蒙召的圣徒”（2中）组成，乃是那从撒但的世界中被召出来之圣徒，被圣别之人的召会。我们已蒙神呼召，在基督……这奇妙人位里被圣别……；基督是我们里面的元素和我们外面的范围。

　　真正召会的……〔另一〕种资格……〔是〕与在全球各处呼求主耶稣基督之名的众圣徒有关〔2下〕。

　　林前一章三节……指明真正的召会是在“恩典”（经过过程之三一神的具体化身作蒙祂呼召者的享受）与“平安”（经过过程之三一神作蒙祂呼召者享受祂为恩典的结果）的分赐之下。从父神这神圣三一的源头，从主耶稣基督这神圣三一之水流的流道，并从圣灵这神圣三一之水流的临到，恩典与平安得以分赐给召会。……（林后十三14）。……三一神对蒙祂呼召者乃是恩典与平安，作他们的享受。……神的恩典不是因召会的属灵或光景而赐给召会。唯独神的恩典是召会的基础。……保罗感谢神〔林前一4〕，是因在基督耶稣里所赐给召会之恩典的恩赐。在新约里，“在基督里”一辞主要的是用来说到三一神（林后五19）和团体的信徒（林前一30）。因此，神所赐给信徒的恩典就是三一神自己。

　　召会站在恩典的基础上，为要领受进一步的恩典。我们领受了恩典作我们的基础，今天我们是站在恩典上，不是站在我们的属性、美德或优越上。因此，我们有资格领受更多的恩典，甚至恩上加恩。约翰一章十六节说，“从祂的丰满里我们都领受了，而且恩上加恩。”借着恩典我们有资格领受恩典加上恩典。我们必须感谢主，召会中有越多的“风暴”，就有越多恩典的“波涛”。每一风暴都带来另一恩典的“波涛”。不仅如此，这恩典带进平安。神在祂神圣的三一里，对我们不仅是恩典，也是平安。我们领受恩典以后，就有平安，我们也能说，“阿利路亚，阿们！”我们在平安中，因为我们享受了恩典；我们有恩典，因为我们领受了恩上加恩（李文集一九九○年第二册，四六八至四七二页）。

　　参读：主恢复的简说，附录：一个真正的召会；哥林多前书生命读经，第二篇。

　　The church is “sanctified in Christ” (1 Cor. 1:2c), having been sanctified, made holy, in Christ, who is the embodiment of the processed Triune God in His fullness, as its element and sphere. Christ is the embodiment of the processed Triune God in all His fullness. Now we are in this Christ, and we have this Christ as our element and sphere …Christ is the element of the church. He is also the sphere, the realm, of the church.

　　The church is composed of the “called saints” (v. 2d)—the assembly of the saints, the sanctified ones, who have been called out of the satanic world. We have been called by God to be sanctified in Christ, … a wonderful person, …our element within and our sphere without.

　　The fifth qualification [(v. 2e) is] that the church which is genuine is related with all the saints who call upon the name of the Lord Jesus Christ in every place around the globe.

　　Verse 3… indicates that the [genuine] church… is under the dispensing of “grace,” which is the embodiment of the processed Triune God for the enjoyment of His called ones, and “peace,” the processed Triune God as the issue of the enjoyment of Him as grace by His called ones. Grace and peace are dispensed to the church from God the Father as the source of the Divine Trinity, from the Lord Jesus Christ as the course of the flow of the Divine Trinity, and from the Holy Spirit as the reaching of the flow of the Divine Trinity…(2 Cor. 13:14)…The Triune God is the grace and peace to His called ones for their enjoyment. The grace of God is not given to the church based upon the spirituality or condition of the church [but upon] the grace of God alone… Paul’s thanks to God in 1 Corinthians 1:4 was based upon the gift of grace which was given to the church in Christ Jesus. In the New Testament the phrase in Christ is mainly used in relation to the Triune God (2 Cor. 5:19) and the believers corporately (1 Cor. 1:30). Therefore, the grace of God given to the believers is the Triune God Himself.

　　The church is standing on the base of grace in order that it may receive further grace. We have received grace as our base, and today we are standing upon grace, not upon our attributes, virtues, or excellencies. Therefore, we are qualified to receive more grace, even grace upon grace. John 1:16 says, “Of His fullness we have all received, and grace upon grace.” We are qualified by grace to receive grace upon grace. We have to thank the Lord that the more storms there are in the church, the more “waves” of grace there are. Every storm brings another “wave” of grace. Moreover, this grace issues in peace. In His Divine Trinity, God is not only grace but peace to us. After receiving grace, we are at peace, and we can say, “Hallelujah, Amen!” We are in the peace because we have enjoyed grace, and we have grace because we have received grace upon grace. (CWWL, 1990, vol. 2, “A Genuine Church,” pp. 376-379)

　　Further Reading: CWWL, 1990, vol. 2, “A Genuine Church,” pp. 373-382; Life-study of 1 Corinthians, msg. 2