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壹 我们要在三一神里成为柱子，就必须走神为召会所命定的路，就是非拉铁非的路；唯有恢复的召会（由在非拉铁非的召会所表征）才能成就神永远的定旨，并满足祂心头的愿望—启三7~13，参二一22： |
Ⅰ In order to become pillars in the Triune God, we must take the God-ordained pathway for the church, the way of Philadelphia; only the recovered church, signified by the church in Philadelphia, can fulfill God's eternal purpose and satisfy His heart's desire—Rev. 3:7-13; cf. 21:22: |
一 在非拉铁非的得胜信徒是柱子，认识现有的真理，维持真理的绝对，并为着召会这真理的柱石和根基而被真理构成—彼后一12，提前三15~16。 |
A The overcoming believers in Philadelphia are pillars who know the present truth, uphold the absoluteness of the truth, and are constituted with the truth for the church as the pillar and base of the truth—2 Pet. 1:12; 1 Tim. 3:15-16. |
二 在非拉铁非的得胜信徒持守他们所有的，而他们所有的乃是“这职事”，就是新约独一的职事；事实上，主的恢复就是把我们带回到新约这独一的职事—启三11，林后四1： |
B The overcoming believers in Philadelphia hold fast what they have, and what they have is "this ministry," the unique New Testament ministry; actually, the Lord's recovery is to bring us back to the unique ministry of the New Testament—Rev. 3:11; 2 Cor. 4:1: |
１ 那灵的职事乃是新约的职事，这职事使我们成为神，乃是借着以活神的灵为神圣奥秘的“墨”，在我们的心上书写，使我们成为基督的活信—这是神圣启示的最高峰—三3、6、8、18，四1，参启二7下，二二17上。 |
１ The ministry of the Spirit is the ministry of the new covenant to deify us by inscribing our hearts with the Spirit of the living God as the divine and mystical "ink," making us the living letters of Christ—this is the highest peak of the divine revelation—3:3, 6, 8, 18; 4:1; cf. Rev. 2:7b; 22:17a. |
２ 称义的职事乃是基督作我们义的职事；祂作我们客观的义，使我们得称义；也作我们主观的义，这义借着那灵变化的工作“刺绣”到我们里面，以致在神生机的救恩里，有基督的活出和真正的彰显—这是神人的生活—林后三9，诗四五1、13~14，罗五10。 |
２ The ministry of righteousness is the ministry of Christ as our objective righteousness for our justification and as our subjective righteousness "embroidered" into us by the transforming work of the Spirit for the living out and genuine expression of Christ in God's organic salvation—this is the God-man living—2 Cor. 3:9; Psa. 45:1, 13-14; Rom. 5:10. |
晨兴喂养
林后三3 你们显明是基督的信，由我们供职所写的，不是用墨，乃是用活神的灵写的……。 6 祂使我们够资格作新约的执事，这些执事不是属于字句，乃是属于灵，因为那字句杀死人，那灵却叫人活。 9 ……那称义的职事，就越发充盈着荣光了。 为着完成神新约经纶的那职事，乃是独一无二的。……那独一的职事，就是新约的职事。这职事将包罗万有的神书写到圣徒里面；这位神在我们里面就是那灵，彰显在我们外面就是义。 那灵和义是新约职事写到我们里面之素质的两方面。活的灵是里面的，完全的义是外面的。 我们在众地方召会里的职事必须是书写的职事。……教导不需要什么素质；然而，书写的确需要一种素质，正如用笔书写需要墨一样。……我们要写字，就必须有墨作书写的素质。……同样，我们必须有神圣的素质，才能将这素质写到众圣徒里面（哥林多后书生命读经，二六九至二七○页）。 |
2 Cor. 3:3 Since you are being manifested that you are a letter of Christ ministered by us, inscribed not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God… 6 Who has also made us sufficient as ministers of a new covenant, ministers not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life. 9 …Much more the ministry of righteousness abounds with glory. For the carrying out of God’s New Testament economy, the ministry is uniquely one…The unique ministry, which is the ministry of the new covenant,…inscribes the saints with the all-inclusive God, who is the Spirit within us and righteousness as our expression outwardly. The Spirit and righteousness are the two aspects of the essence that is inscribed into us by the ministry of the new covenant. The living Spirit is the inward aspect, and the perfect righteousness is the outward aspect. Our ministry in the local churches must be a ministry of inscribing… Teaching does not require any essence; however, inscribing does require an essence, just as writing with a pen requires ink…In order to write, we must have the ink as the writing essence…Likewise, we must have the divine essence in order to inscribe it into the being of the saints. (Life-study of 2 Corinthians, pp. 225-226) |
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保罗在林后三章八节说到那灵的职事，在九节说到义的职事。我们也许能领会什么是那灵的职事，但什么是义的职事？……我以为他所说义的职事就是称义的职事，因为在这章圣经里，定罪与称义之间好像有一个对比，称义是定罪的相反辞。但是保罗在这里并不是说“称义”，乃是说“义”。如果他说新约的职事是称义的职事，我们就不难了解他的意思。……既然保罗在林后三章说，新约职事是义的职事，而不是说称义的职事，我们就必须了解他的意思。新约的职事是那灵与义的职事，这肯定是非常有意义的。 我们经历那灵在我们里面生活并工作，结果我们就成为义的。我们里面的人自然而然是透亮的，像水晶一样纯净，并且我们能知道神的心。我们无须努力，立即就知道主的心思，并且清楚地领会祂的意愿和工作。这样，我们所作的，乃是照着主的心思和意愿。这就是义。 许多基督徒有一种观念，以为我们作错事时，我们就与神不对了。这种义的观念太肤浅了。即使我们没有作错什么事，我们与神可能仍是不对，因为我们也许不在主的心思和意愿里。……我们可能没有照着主的心思，我们所作的也许不是祂的意愿。只要我们不行神的意愿，我们就是不对的。我们反倒把我们的生命，并主所给我们的一切，全浪费了。 你若得着赐生命之灵的灌注并浸透，你里面的人就会透亮。你会明白主的心思，你也会知道什么是主的意愿。你自自然然就会在祂的意愿里，行祂的意愿。结果，你与祂就是对的。不仅如此，你会知道当怎样待人，也会知道当怎样处理财物。这样，你就成为一个义的人，在大小事上都是对的，与神、与人、与自己都是对的。这是一个彰显神的人，因为他的义就是神的形像，就是神彰显出来（哥林多后书生命读经，二八二至二八三、二八六至二八七页）。 参读：启示录生命读经，第十五篇；哥林多后书生命读经，第二十五至二十九篇。 |
In 2 Corinthians 3:8 Paul speaks of the ministry of the Spirit, and in verse 9, of the ministry of righteousness. We may understand what the ministry of the Spirit is, but what is the ministry of righteousness?…I thought that by the ministry of righteousness he meant the ministry of justification, since in this chapter there seems to be a comparison between condemnation and justification, which is the opposite of condemnation. But instead of justification, Paul here speaks of righteousness. If he had said that the new covenant ministry was a ministry of justification, it would be easy to understand his meaning…Since Paul in 2 Corinthians 3 says that the new covenant ministry is a ministry of righteousness, not a ministry of justification, we must try to understand his meaning. To be sure, it is a very significant matter that the ministry of the new covenant is a ministry of the Spirit and of righteousness. As a result of experiencing the Spirit living and working within us, we become righteous. Spontaneously, our inner being is transparent, crystal clear, and we know the heart of God. Immediately, without effort, we know the mind of the Lord and have a clear understanding concerning His will and work. Then what we do is according to the Lord’s mind and will. This is righteousness. Many Christians have the concept that when we do something wrong, we are not right with God. This concept of righteousness is too superficial. Even when we do not do anything wrong, we still may not be right with God, for our being may not be in the mind and will of the Lord…We may not be according to the Lord’s mind, and what we are doing may not be His will. As long as we are not doing God’s will, we are not right. Instead, we are wasting our lives and everything the Lord has given us. If you are infused and saturated by the life-giving Spirit, your inner being will become transparent. Then you will know what is in the Lord’s mind. You will also understand what the will of the Lord is. Spontaneously, you will be in His will and do His will. As a result, you become right with Him. Moreover, you will realize how you should act toward others and even how you should deal with your material possessions. Then you will become a righteous person, one who is right in small things as well as in great things, one who is right with God, with others, and with himself. This is a person who expresses God, for his righteousness is the image of God, God expressed. (Life-study of 2 Corinthians, pp. 236-237, 239-240) Further Reading: Life-study of Revelation, msg. 15; Life-study of 2 Corinthians, msgs. 25—29 |