可十一22　　耶稣回答说，你们要信神。

　　罗八31　　这样，对这些事，我们可说什么？神若帮助我们，谁能抵挡我们？

　　弗三20　　然而神能照着运行在我们里面的大能，极其充盈地成就一切，超过我们所求所想的。

　　我们的信必须是相信神（可十一22）。神是真的、活的、现时的且便利的；我们需要相信祂。

　　我们也应当相信神的心。…神向着我们的心总是好的；不管我们身上发生什么事，或经历什么苦难，我们总要相信神的心是好的（罗八31~39）。神没有意思要惩罚我们、伤害我们或叫我们受亏损（新约总论第十一册，二六五页）。

　　严格地说，以弗所三章二十节里“所求所想”的，不是物质的东西，乃是与召会有关的属灵事物。对这些属灵的事物，我们不仅需要求，也需要想，我们所想的可能比所求的更多。神不仅成就我们为召会所求的，也成就我们为召会所想的，而且神能照着运行在我们里面的大能，极其充盈地成就我们一切所求所想的而超过之（圣经恢复本，弗三20注3）。

　　这里面的大能，如一章十九至二十节所说，乃是神复活的大能，不是祂创造的大能。神创造的大能，在我们的环境中，造出物质的东西（罗八28）；神复活的大能却在我们里面的人里，为着召会成就属灵的事物（弗三20注2）。

　　Mark 11:22 And Jesus answered and said to them, Have faith in God.

　　Rom. 8:31 What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?

　　Eph. 3:20 But to Him who is able to do superabundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power which operates in us.

　　Our faith must be in God (Mark 11:22). God is real, living, present, and available. We need to have faith in Him.

　　We also should have faith in God’s heart… God’s heart toward us is always good. No matter what may happen to us or what kind of sufferings we may experience, we should always believe in the goodness of God’s heart (Rom. 8:31-39). God has no intention to punish us, to injure us, or to cause us to suffer loss. (The Conclusion of the New Testament, p. 3464)

　　Strictly, ask or think in Ephesians 3:20 is in regard to the spiritual things related to the church, not in regard to material things. Concerning these spiritual things, we need to think as well as to ask. We might think more than we ask. God fulfills not only what we ask for the church but also what we think concerning the church, and God is able to do superabundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that operates in us. (Eph. 3:20, footnote 2)

　　The inward power, referred to in Ephesians 1:19-20, is God’s resurrection power, not His creating power. God’s creating power produces the material things in our environment (Rom. 8:28), whereas God’s resurrection power accomplishes within our inward being the spiritual things for the church. (Eph. 3:20, footnote 3)

　　我们该相信神的心，也该相信神的信实（林前一9，约壹一9）。我们会改变，但神不改变。正如雅各书一章十七节所说，在神并没有变动，或转动的影儿。不仅如此，神也不能说谎（多一2），祂对自己的话总是信实的。

　　神不仅是信实的，也是有能力的；所以，我们需要信神的能力。保罗在以弗所三章二十节宣告：“神能…极其充盈地成就一切，超过我们所求所想的。”

　　我们的信还有一面，就是相信神的话。神受了约束，要成就祂所说的一切。祂越说话，就越要负责成就祂自己的话。我们能告诉祂：“神，你已经说了，你写成的话已经在我们手中。主，你受了约束，要成就你的话。”我们该为着神信实的话赞美祂。

　　我们也需要相信神的旨意。因着神是有定旨的神，祂有一个旨意（一9、11）。祂对我们的旨意总是积极的。因此，不论何事临到我们，我们都不该怀疑神的旨意，我们不该在意我们的快乐或我们的环境；反之，我们应该相信并顾到神的旨意。我们的环境会改变，但神的旨意绝不改变。

　　不仅如此，我们必须相信神的主宰（罗九19~29）。因为神是主宰一切的，祂绝不会错。在祂的主宰权柄下，连我们的错误也互相效力，叫我们得益处。若不是神的主宰权柄允许我们犯错，我们就不可能犯错。当我们有错时，我们需要悔改。但是我们不需要懊悔，因为懊悔表示我们对神在我们错误上的主宰权柄缺少信心。我们为了错误或缺失悔改后，应当仍然运用信心相信神的主宰权柄。若不是祂的主宰权柄允许我们这么作，我们不可能犯错。

　　我们都需要完全相信神、神的心、神的信实、神的能力、神的话、神的旨意以及神的主宰权柄。我们若有这样的信，撒但火烧的箭就不能伤害我们（新约总论第十一册，二六五至二六六页）。

　　参读：新约总论，第三百四十四篇。

　　Along with faith in God’s heart, we should have faith in God’s faithfulness (1 Cor. 1:9; 1 John 1:9). We may change, but God does not change. As James 1:17 says, with God there is no variation or shadow cast by turning. Furthermore, God cannot lie (Titus 1:2) but is always faithful to His word.

　　God is not only faithful but also able. Therefore, we need to have faith in God’s ability. In Ephesians 3:20 Paul declares that God “is able to do superabundantly above all that we ask or think.”

　　Still another aspect of our faith is faith in God’s word. God is bound to fulfill all that He has spoken. The more He speaks, the more responsible He becomes to fulfill His own word. We can tell Him, “God, You have spoken, and Your written Word is in our hand. Lord, You are bound to fulfill Your word.” We should praise God for His faithful word.

　　We also need to have faith in God’s will. Because God is a God of purpose, He has a will (1:9,11). His will with respect to us is always positive. Hence, no matter what befalls us, we should not doubt God’s will, and we should not care for our happiness or our environment. Rather, we should have faith in and care for God’s will. Our environment may change, but God’s will never changes.

　　Furthermore, we must have faith in God’s sovereignty (Rom. 9:19-29). Because God is sovereign, He can never make a mistake. Under His sovereignty, even our mistakes work for good. If God did not sovereignly allow us to make mistakes, we could not possibly make them. When we are wrong, we need to repent. Yet there is no need for us to regret, for that means we lack faith that God is sovereign over our mistakes. After we repent for a mistake or shortcoming, we should exercise faith in God’s sovereignty. We could not have made that mistake if He had not sovereignly allowed us to do so.

　　We all need to have full faith in God, in God’s heart, in God’s faithfulness, in God’s ability, in God’s word, in God’s will, and in God’s sovereignty. If we have such faith, Satan’s flaming darts will not be able to damage us. (The Conclusion of the New Testament, pp. 3464-3465)

　　Further Reading: The Conclusion of the New Testament, msg. 344