九 在消极一面，有些人是“流荡的星”—犹12~13： |
I On the negative side, there are some who are "wandering stars"—Jude 12-13: |
１ 流荡之星的隐喻，指明这些反复无常的教师、背道者，未稳固的定在属天启示不变之真理上，反倒在神像星一样的子民中流荡。 |
１ The metaphor of wandering stars indicates that the erratic teachers, the apostates, were not solidly fixed in the unchanging truths of the heavenly revelation but were wandering about among God's starlike people. |
２ 反复无常的背道者，今天是流荡的星，至终要被禁入那为他们永远存留的黑暗幽冥里。 |
２ The erratic apostates are wandering stars today, but they will eventually be imprisoned in the gloom of darkness, which has been kept for them for eternity. |
３ 众地方召会不是神经纶的目标，而只是达到基督身体之实际这目标的手续，无论谁不教导这事，就与现今世代神职事的需要不符；无论谁要使我们离开众召会为着基督身体之实际的相调，就是流荡的星；真正的星乃是使多人归义的，他们并不领人走迷，而是使人转上正路。 |
３ Anyone who does not teach that the local churches are not the goal of God's economy but the procedure to reach the goal of the reality of the Body of Christ does not match the need of the ministry of God in the present age; anyone who keeps us from the blending of the churches for the reality of the Body of Christ is a wandering star; the true stars are those who turn many to righteousness, those who do not lead people astray but turn them to the right way. |
４ 今日那活星和众活星离我们不远，就在那作基督身体实际彰显的众地方召会里，并且与众地方召会同在（启一11、20）；在所有的地方召会中，都有一些活星；我们只要与他们接触，与他们在一起，他们就要引我们到耶稣所在的地方。 |
４ Today the living Star and the living stars are not far from us—they are in and with the local churches as the practical expressions of the Body of Christ (Rev. 1:11, 20); among all the local churches there are some living stars; we simply need to contact them and keep company with them; they will lead us to the place where Jesus is. |
十 愿主怜悯我们，叫我们一直蒙保守在正路上，遇见主，敬拜祂，并向祂献上我们的爱；愿主使我们都像这些星象家，跟随活星去寻得基督并对基督有新的发现，好成为祂的复制，作众活星—参弗五8~9，耶十五16上。 |
J May the Lord be merciful to us that we may always be kept in the right way to meet the Lord, to worship Him, and to offer our love to Him; may the Lord make us all like the magi, following the living star to find and make new discoveries of Christ in order to become His duplication as the living stars—cf. Eph. 5:8-9; Jer. 15:16a. |
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太十三43 那时，义人在他们父的国里，要发光如同太阳。有耳可听的，就应当听。 犹13 是海里的狂浪，涌出自己可耻的泡沫；是流荡的星，有黑暗的幽冥为他们永远存留。 今天在黑夜中我们需要像星一样的尽功用。但在要来的国度时代，那些今日像星一样发光照亮的，要发光如同太阳。现今我们是发光的星，但那日我们要像太阳〔太十三43〕。 星，也有消极一面的—流荡的星。犹大书十二至十三节说，“这样的人，在你们的爱筵上乃是暗礁，与你们同吃的时候，无所惧怕；他们是只喂养自己的牧人；是没有雨水的云彩，被风飘荡；是秋天没有果子的树，死而又死，连根被拔出来；……是流荡的星，有黑暗的幽冥为他们永远存留。”我们该作星，但不该是流荡的星（李文集一九七○年第一册，三九一至三九二页）。 |
Matt. 13:43 Then the righteous will shine forth like the sun in the kingdom of their Father… Jude 13 Wild waves of the sea, foaming out their own shames; wandering stars, for whom the gloom of darkness is kept for eternity. Today, during the time of the night, we need to function as the stars; but in the coming age of the kingdom, those who shine now as the stars will shine forth like the sun. There is also a negative aspect to the stars—the wandering stars. Jude 12 and 13 tell us, “These are the hidden reefs in your love feasts, feasting together with you without fear, shepherding themselves; waterless clouds being carried off by winds; autumn trees without fruit, having died twice, rooted up… wandering stars, for whom the gloom of darkness is kept for eternity.” We should be the stars but not the wandering stars. (CWWL, 1970, vol. 1, “New Testament Service,” pp. 291-292) |
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一颗正当的星有一定的位置和固定的轨道。它是一直坚定在它的轨道上。但有些星没有固定的位置和轨道，它们是流荡的星。有些基督徒好像是星，好像也发光，但他们的光是骗人的。他们是星，但不是坚定的星。你若是跟随他们，你就被带迷路了；到头来你都不知道要往哪里去。他们本身就是流荡的，他们没有立场，没有立足点，没有确定的路与主一同往前去。他们今天这样说，明天又那样说；他们是流荡的。要当心！我们永远无法借着跟随一颗流荡的星来寻得耶稣。 我们怎能认出流荡的星呢？有一些特征。他们是秋天没有果子的树，是没有雨水的云彩。……主耶稣说，从果子可以认出树来（太七16~20）。我们如果跟随流荡的星，到末了我们的分与他们一样—为他们永远存留的黑暗幽冥。 我们必须跟随发光的星，就是那些有确定立场、确定道路的人。他们是稳定的星，他们是坚定的人。如果有人来到我们面前，没有确定的立场和道路，我们要远避他。正当的立场是地方召会，正确的道路是在地方召会里，在那灵里向前。不要作流荡的星，也不要跟随流荡的星。要站在正当的立场上，要保守自己走在正确的路上。我们若流荡，就是浪费自己的时日。如果你要到某地去，要拿出地图来，走上对的路，进入对的车道；你这样驾车，就能到达目的地。 我们深深感觉今日的混乱。哦，那些死的事物！哦，流荡之人的拦阻与打岔！无论谁使我们离开真正的地方召会，使我们不能与主的子民在合一立场上聚会的，都是流荡的星。真正的星乃是使多人归义的，他们并不领人走迷，而是使人转向正路。今天你我或任何人寻得基督的路，乃是要看那活星。阿利路亚！今日这星离我们不远—就在地方召会中。所有的地方召会中都有一些活星。你只要与他们接触，一直与他们为伴，他们就要引你到耶稣所在的地方。 愿主怜悯我们，叫我们蒙保守在正路上，事奉主，敬拜祂，并向祂献上我们的爱。愿主使我们像那些星象家，跟随那星去寻得基督。今日那活星和众多的活星都在地方召会中。让我们跟随他们，个个都成为他们中间的一颗星（李文集一九七○年第一册，三九二至三九四页）。 参读：新约总论，第四十三、一百一十三、四百零七篇；生命的认识，第十四篇。 |
A proper star has a certain position and fixed orbit. It continues in its course steadfastly. However, there are some stars with no fixed position or orbit; they are wandering stars. It seems that some Christians are stars; it seems that they are shining, but their shining is a deception. They are stars, but they are not the steadfast stars. If you follow them, you will be misled; eventually, you will not know where to go. They themselves are wandering: They have no ground; they have no standing; they have no certain way to go on with the Lord. Today they say one thing, and tomorrow they will say something different; they are wandering. We need to be careful. We cannot find Jesus by following a wandering star. How can we recognize the wandering stars? There are some signs. They are autumn trees without fruit; they are waterless clouds…The Lord Jesus said that we may know a tree by its fruit (Matt. 7:16-20). If we follow the wandering stars, eventually our portion will be the same as theirs—the gloom of darkness that has been kept for them for eternity. We need to follow the shining stars, those with a definite standing and a certain course. These are the stable stars, the steadfast ones. If anyone comes to us without a definite standing and a certain course, we should avoid him. The proper standing is the local church, and the right course is to go on in the Spirit in the local church. We should not be a wandering star, and we should not follow a wandering star. We need to take the proper standing and keep ourselves in the right course. If we are wandering, we are wasting our time. If you intend to go to a certain place, you need to get out your map, get on the right road and in the right lane, and as you drive you will reach your destination. We are aware of today’s confusion. Oh, the dead things! Oh, the frustrations, the distractions of the wandering ones! Anyone who keeps us from the genuine local church and from meeting on the ground of oneness with the Lord’s people is a wandering star. The true stars are those who turn many to righteousness, those who do not lead people astray, but turn them to the right way. Today the way for you and me and for everyone else to find Christ is to see the living star. Hallelujah! Today the star is not far from us—it is with the local churches. Among all the local churches there are some living stars. You simply need to contact them; you need to keep company with them. They will lead you to the place where Jesus is. May the Lord be merciful to us so that we may always be kept in the right way to serve the Lord, to worship Him, and to offer our love to Him. May the Lord make us all like those magi, following the star to find Christ. Today the living star and the living stars are in the local churches. Let us follow them, and let us each be one of them. (CWWL, 1970, vol. 1, “New Testament Service,” pp. 292-293) Further Reading: The Conclusion of the New Testament, msgs. 43, 113, 407; CWWL, 1953, vol. 3, “The Knowledge of Life,” ch. 14 |