提后二21 所以人若洁净自己，脱离这些卑贱的，就必成为贵重的器皿，分别为圣，合乎主人使用，预备行各样的善事。

　　　　　2 你在许多见证人面前从我所听见的，要托付那忠信、能教导别人的人。

　　　　　15 你当竭力将自己呈献神前，……正直地分解真理的话。

　　在提后二章二十一节……洁净自己指“离开不义”（19），这是内在神圣性质的外在证据。……我们不仅该洁净自己，脱离不义的事，也该脱离卑贱的器皿〔16~18〕。这就是说，我们必须远离他们。……我们若洁净自己，脱离这些消极的事和消极的人，就必成为贵重的器皿，分别为圣，合乎主人使用，预备行各样的善事。贵重是性质的问题，分别为圣是地位的问题，合乎使用是功用的问题，预备是训练的问题（新约总论第五册，一五○页）。

　　2 Tim. 2:21 If therefore anyone cleanses himself from these, he will be a vessel unto honor, sanctified, useful to the master, prepared unto every good work.

　　2 And the things which you have heard from me through many witnesses, these commit to faithful men, who will be competent to teach others also.

　　15 Be diligent to present yourself approved to God,…cutting straight the word of the truth.

　　In 2 Timothy 2:21…to cleanse ourselves is to “depart from unrighteousness” (v. 19), as an outward evidence of the inward divine nature…We should cleanse ourselves not only from anything unrighteous but also from the dishonorable vessels [vv. 16-18]. This means that we must stay away from them…If we cleanse ourselves from these negative things and negative persons, we shall be vessels unto honor, sanctified, useful to the Master, and prepared unto every good work. “Unto honor” is a matter of nature, “sanctified” is a matter of position, “useful” is a matter of practice, and “prepared” is a matter of training. (The Conclusion of the New Testament, p. 1189)

　　保罗在〔提后二章二节〕这里所指的是一章十三节的健康话语。健康话语托付忠信的人以后，就成了那美好的托付（一14）。这话指明，在地方召会中，人若有主所托付健康的话，他就该训练那些忠信的人，可信托的人，使他们也从主得着美好的托付，能以教导别人。

　　保罗知道提摩太领受了美好的托付，受了教导，并得了恩典之丰富的喂养。所以，他嘱咐提摩太将这些事交托其他忠信能施行同样职事的人。这指明施行神新约经纶的丰富，不只需要一个人。我盼望借着这一切生命读经的信息，在主恢复里成千的圣徒，会得着关于神新约经纶之恩典丰富的美好托付。然后，领受了这些丰富的人，能将这些事托付别人。想想看，主若得着一万个被祂美好的托付充满的圣徒，将祂经纶的丰富扩展到全地，那是何等的光景。毫无疑问，这会催促祂荣耀显现的时候来到。

　　在二章三节保罗继续说，“你要和我同受苦难，好像基督耶稣的精兵。”使徒认为他们的职事乃是为着基督的争战，正如民数记四章二十三、三十、三十五节，把祭司的事奉看作服役，争战。每当我们将基督供应别人，就发觉自己是在争战。因此，我们不但该是将美好的托付交托别人的教师，也该是为着神的权益争战的精兵。……在提后二章五节保罗把提摩太比作竞赛中的运动员：“竞赛的人，非按规矩竞赛，就不能得华冠。”

　　六节继续说，“劳力的农夫，理当先分享果实。”这里保罗把提摩太比作农夫。当兵的必须赢得胜利，运动员必须得着华冠，农夫理当分享果实—粮食。这需要忍耐。作为运动员，我们该迅速；但作为农夫，我们需要忍耐。……对农作物和牲畜，农夫必须学习有忍耐。

　　在十五节……保罗指明预防者要作工人。这工人是木匠，必须正直地分解真理的话。这就是说，将神话语的各部分，正确、正直、毫不曲解地揭示出来。木匠怎样有技巧正直地切割木头，照样，主的工人需要有技巧正直地分解真理的话。这是需要的，因为在召会的败落中，许多真理被曲解，呈现歪曲、偏颇的样式（提摩太后书生命读经，二六至二九、三二页）。

　　参读：成全训练，第二十二章；倪柝声文集第二辑第十七册，第二十二篇。

　　The things to which Paul refers [in 2 Timothy 2:2] are the healthy words in 1:13. The healthy words, after being committed to faithful men, become the good deposit in them (v. 14). This word indicates that if someone in a local church has a deposit of the Lord’s healthy words, he should train the faithful ones, the trustworthy ones, that they too may have a good deposit from the Lord and be competent to teach others.

　　Paul realized that Timothy had received a good deposit, that he had been taught and nourished with the riches of grace. Therefore, he charged Timothy to commit these things to others who would be faithful and competent to carry on the same ministry. This indicates that more than one person is needed to carry on the riches of God’s New Testament economy. My hope is that through all these Life-study messages thousands of saints in the Lord’s recovery will receive a good deposit of the riches of grace concerning God’s New Testament economy. Then those who have received these riches will be able to commit these things to others. Imagine what the situation would be if the Lord had ten thousand saints filled with His good deposit, spreading the riches of His economy throughout the earth. No doubt, this would hasten the time of His glorious appearing.

　　In 2:3 Paul continues, “Suffer evil with me as a good soldier of Christ Jesus.” The apostle considered their ministry a warfare for Christ, just as the priestly service was considered a military service, a warfare, in Numbers 4:23, 30, 35 (lit.). Whenever we minister Christ to others, we find ourselves in a battle. Hence, we should not only be teachers committing the deposit to others, but we should also be soldiers fighting for God’s interests. In 2 Timothy 2:5 Paul likens Timothy to an athlete contending in the games: “And also if anyone contends in the games, he is not crowned unless he contends lawfully.”

　　Verse 6 continues, “The laboring farmer must be the first to partake of the fruit.” Here Paul likens Timothy to a farmer. Just as a soldier must win the victory and an athlete must receive the crown, so a farmer must partake of the fruit, the food. This requires patience. As athletes, we should be quick, but as farmers, we need to be patient…With both crops and livestock, farmers must learn to have patience.

　　In verse 15…Paul indicates that the inoculator is to be a workman. As a carpenter, this workman must cut straight the word of the truth. This means to unfold the word of God in its various parts rightly and straightly without distortion. Just as a carpenter has the skill to cut wood in a straight way, so the Lord’s workman needs the skill to cut straight the word of the truth. This is necessary because in the decline of the church so many truths are twisted and presented in a warped, biased form. (Life-study of 2 Timothy, pp. 22-24, 26)

　　Further Reading: CWWL, 1980, vol. 1, “Perfecting Training,” ch. 22; CWWN, vol. 37, “General Messages,” ch. 22