读经：约十二24，十七22~23，徒一8，罗八3，29，十二4~5
Scripture Reading: John 12:24; 17:22-23; Acts 1:8; Rom. 8:3, 29; 12:4-5
Scripture Reading: John 12:24; 17:22-23; Acts 1:8; Rom. 8:3, 29; 12:4-5
壹
神在祂经纶里的目标，乃是产生许多儿子作祂团体的彰显─罗八14，加三26，四5~7，来二10，启二一7。
God's goal in His economy is to produce many sons for His corporate expression—Rom. 8:14; Gal. 3:26; 4:5-7; Heb. 2:10; Rev. 21:7.
God's goal in His economy is to produce many sons for His corporate expression—Rom. 8:14; Gal. 3:26; 4:5-7; Heb. 2:10; Rev. 21:7.
贰
神原初的心意是要人接受祂神圣的生命和神圣的性情，因而成为祂的彰显─创一26，二7~9：
God's original intention is that man would receive His divine life and divine nature and thereby become His expression—Gen. 1:26; 2:7-9:
God's original intention is that man would receive His divine life and divine nature and thereby become His expression—Gen. 1:26; 2:7-9:
一
人是按着神类造的；神造人，使人成为祂自己的复制，复本，作祂团体的彰显─创一26。
Man was created according to God's kind; in creating man, God made a duplicate, a copy, of Himself for His corporate expression—1:26.
Man was created according to God's kind; in creating man, God made a duplicate, a copy, of Himself for His corporate expression—1:26.
二
神按着祂的形像造人，而基督是那不能看见之神的像；因此，人是按着基督的形像造的，为要盛装基督并彰显祂─26节，西一15，林后四4。
God created man in His image, and Christ is the image of the invisible God; therefore, man was created in the image of Christ to contain Christ and express Him—v. 26; Col. 1:15; 2 Cor. 4:4.
God created man in His image, and Christ is the image of the invisible God; therefore, man was created in the image of Christ to contain Christ and express Him—v. 26; Col. 1:15; 2 Cor. 4:4.
三
信徒的一最高的一面，乃是在神圣荣耀里的一，使三一神得着团体的彰显；当我们好像镜子观看并返照主的荣光，我们就渐渐变化成为与祂同样的形像，从荣耀到荣耀，使神得着团体的彰显─约十七22~23，林后三18。
The highest aspect of the believers' oneness is the oneness in the divine glory for the corporate expression of the Triune God; as we behold and reflect like a mirror the glory of the Lord, we are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory for the corporate expression of God—John 17:22-23; 2 Cor. 3:18.
The highest aspect of the believers' oneness is the oneness in the divine glory for the corporate expression of the Triune God; as we behold and reflect like a mirror the glory of the Lord, we are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory for the corporate expression of God—John 17:22-23; 2 Cor. 3:18.
四
主耶稣借着祂的死与复活，产生召会作祂的复制与继续─来二11~12。
Through His death and resurrection, the Lord Jesus produced the church as His reproduction and continuation—Heb. 2:11-12.
Through His death and resurrection, the Lord Jesus produced the church as His reproduction and continuation—Heb. 2:11-12.
五
召会基本的功用乃是在基督里作三一神团体的彰显─弗三14~21。
The basic function of the church is to be the corporate expression of the Triune God in Christ—Eph. 3:14-21.
The basic function of the church is to be the corporate expression of the Triune God in Christ—Eph. 3:14-21.
参
按照约翰福音，基督有一个复制，而在祂的复制里，祂是一粒麦子，复制祂自己，以产生召会，作三一神团体的彰显─约十二24：
According to the Gospel of John, Christ has a reproduction, and in His reproduction He is a grain of wheat, reproducing Himself for the church as the corporate expression of the Triune God—12:24:
According to the Gospel of John, Christ has a reproduction, and in His reproduction He is a grain of wheat, reproducing Himself for the church as the corporate expression of the Triune God—12:24:
一
主耶稣是一粒麦子，落在地里死了，为要产生许多子粒，作祂的复制品─24节。
As a grain of wheat, the Lord Jesus fell into the ground and died in order to produce many grains as His reproduction—v. 24.
As a grain of wheat, the Lord Jesus fell into the ground and died in order to produce many grains as His reproduction—v. 24.
二
在基督的复活里，我们是祂的复制品─彼前一3：
In Christ's resurrection we are His reproduction—1 Pet. 1:3:
In Christ's resurrection we are His reproduction—1 Pet. 1:3:
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当基督复活时，我们这些信祂的人全都包括在祂里面，因此我们也与祂一同复活─弗二6。
When Christ was resurrected, we, His believers, were all included in Him; we were resurrected with Him—Eph. 2:6.
When Christ was resurrected, we, His believers, were all included in Him; we were resurrected with Him—Eph. 2:6.
２
在复活里，基督把神圣的生命分赐到我们里面，使我们这许多子粒在生命和性情上与祂一样，成为祂的复制和繁殖─约十二24。
In His resurrection Christ imparted the divine life into us and made us, the many grains, the same as He is in life and nature to be His reproduction and His multiplication—John 12:24.
In His resurrection Christ imparted the divine life into us and made us, the many grains, the same as He is in life and nature to be His reproduction and His multiplication—John 12:24.
三
第一个子粒─第一位神人─是原型；许多子粒─许多神人─乃是大量产品；这就是神的复制─创一26，约二十17，罗八29。
The first grain—the first God-man—was the prototype, and the many grains— the many God-men—are the mass reproduction; this is the reproduction of God—Gen. 1:26; John 20:17; Rom. 8:29.
The first grain—the first God-man—was the prototype, and the many grains— the many God-men—are the mass reproduction; this is the reproduction of God—Gen. 1:26; John 20:17; Rom. 8:29.
四
许多子粒需要被破碎，并被磨碾成细粉，好被调成一个饼─基督的身体，终极完成于新耶路撒冷─林前十17。
The many grains need to be broken and ground into fine flour in order to be blended to make a loaf—the Body of Christ, which consummates in the New Jerusalem—1 Cor. 10:17.
The many grains need to be broken and ground into fine flour in order to be blended to make a loaf—the Body of Christ, which consummates in the New Jerusalem—1 Cor. 10:17.
肆
在使徒行传这卷书里，有一班信徒是基督团体的复制和继续；作为这样的一班人，他们认识复活与升天的意义，凭基督作他们的生命而活，凭基督作他们的能力、权柄而行动，并认识他们乃是身体，且在一道神圣的水流里，在身体里，并为着身体而行动─约二十22，徒一8~11，14，二1~4，24，32~33，四33：
In the book of Acts there is a group of believers who are the corporate reproduction and continuation of Christ; as such, they know the meaning of resurrection and ascension, live by Christ as their life, act by Christ as their power and authority, and realize that they are the Body and act in the Body and for the Body in the one divine stream—John 20:22; Acts 1:8-11, 14; 2:1-4, 24, 32-33; 4:33:
In the book of Acts there is a group of believers who are the corporate reproduction and continuation of Christ; as such, they know the meaning of resurrection and ascension, live by Christ as their life, act by Christ as their power and authority, and realize that they are the Body and act in the Body and for the Body in the one divine stream—John 20:22; Acts 1:8-11, 14; 2:1-4, 24, 32-33; 4:33:
一
门徒们借着得着复活的基督在他们里面作他们的生命，而成为基督的复制─约十四19~20，二十22：
The disciples became the reproduction of Christ by having the resurrected Christ within them as their life—John 14:19-20; 20:22:
The disciples became the reproduction of Christ by having the resurrected Christ within them as their life—John 14:19-20; 20:22:
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主耶稣已带他们经过祂的死，并进入祂的复活，并且祂已经将祂自己作到他们里面─加二20，弗二6。
The Lord Jesus had brought them through His death and into His resurrection, and He had wrought Himself into them—Gal. 2:20; Eph. 2:6.
The Lord Jesus had brought them through His death and into His resurrection, and He had wrought Himself into them—Gal. 2:20; Eph. 2:6.
２
借着经过主耶稣所经过的过程，门徒们就被祂所顶替，并在生命和性情上，被作成与祂一样─罗六4~6，加二20，约壹二6，四17。
By passing through the processes through which the Lord Jesus had passed, the disciples were replaced by Him and were made the same as He is in life and nature—Rom. 6:4-6; Gal. 2:20; 1 John 2:6; 4:17.
By passing through the processes through which the Lord Jesus had passed, the disciples were replaced by Him and were made the same as He is in life and nature—Rom. 6:4-6; Gal. 2:20; 1 John 2:6; 4:17.
３
借着在基督的死与复活里经历基督，祂的门徒就成为祂的复制、扩大和继续─约十二24。
By experiencing Christ in His death and resurrection, His disciples became His reproduction, enlargement, and continuation—John 12:24.
By experiencing Christ in His death and resurrection, His disciples became His reproduction, enlargement, and continuation—John 12:24.
二
主耶稣是忠信真实的见证人；在使徒行传，使徒和门徒作为基督的复制和继续，乃是祂的见证人─复活之基督活的见证人─启一5上，三14下，徒一8，22，四33。
The Lord Jesus is the faithful and true Witness; as His reproduction and continuation, the apostles and disciples in Acts were His witnesses—living witnesses of the resurrected Christ—Rev. 1:5a; 3:14b; Acts 1:8, 22; 4:33.
The Lord Jesus is the faithful and true Witness; as His reproduction and continuation, the apostles and disciples in Acts were His witnesses—living witnesses of the resurrected Christ—Rev. 1:5a; 3:14b; Acts 1:8, 22; 4:33.
伍
罗马书中的深奥思想，乃是神成为人，使罪人在神完整的救恩里，蒙救赎、重生、圣别、更新、变化、模成并得荣，成为神的儿子，在生命和性情上与神一样，作基督身体的肢体─八3，一3~4，三24，五10，八14，29~30，十二2，4~5：
The deep thought in Romans is that God became man so that, in God's complete salvation, sinners may be redeemed, regenerated, sanctified, renewed, transformed, conformed, and glorified to become the sons of God, who are the same as God in life and nature, to be the members of the Body of Christ—8:3; 1:3-4; 3:24; 5:10; 8:14, 29-30; 12:2, 4-5:
The deep thought in Romans is that God became man so that, in God's complete salvation, sinners may be redeemed, regenerated, sanctified, renewed, transformed, conformed, and glorified to become the sons of God, who are the same as God in life and nature, to be the members of the Body of Christ—8:3; 1:3-4; 3:24; 5:10; 8:14, 29-30; 12:2, 4-5:
一
神差祂的儿子在罪之肉体的样式里来，并在肉体中定罪了罪，使罪人能与神和好，并蒙祂称义，好接受永远的生命，而成为神的儿女─八3，16。
God sent His Son in the likeness of the flesh of sin and condemned sin in the flesh so that sinners could be reconciled to God and justified by Him in order to receive eternal life and thus become children of God—8:3, 16.
God sent His Son in the likeness of the flesh of sin and condemned sin in the flesh so that sinners could be reconciled to God and justified by Him in order to receive eternal life and thus become children of God—8:3, 16.
二
我们的主耶稣基督，按肉体说，是从大卫后裔生的，按圣别的灵说，是从死人的复活，标出为神的儿子，成为神的长子─一3~4。
Jesus Christ our Lord, who came out of the seed of David according to the flesh, was designated the Son of God according to the Spirit of holiness out of the resurrection of the dead, becoming God's firstborn Son—1:3-4.
Jesus Christ our Lord, who came out of the seed of David according to the flesh, was designated the Son of God according to the Spirit of holiness out of the resurrection of the dead, becoming God's firstborn Son—1:3-4.
三
神的长子，第一位神人，乃是原型，为着产生许多神人；这许多神人是基督的复制和基督身体的肢体，与长子一模一样─八14，29。
The firstborn Son of God, the first God-man, is the prototype for the production of many God who, as the reproduction of Christ and the members of the Body of Christ, are exactly the same as the firstborn Son—8:14, 29.
The firstborn Son of God, the first God-man, is the prototype for the production of many God who, as the reproduction of Christ and the members of the Body of Christ, are exactly the same as the firstborn Son—8:14, 29.
四
生命之灵的律的功用，是使我们成形，就是将我们模成神长子基督的形像；生命之灵的律使人成形，就是罗马八章二十九节里“模成”的意思。
The function of the law of the Spirit of life is to shape us, to conform us to the image of Christ as the firstborn Son of God; the shaping by the law of the Spirit of life is the meaning of conformed in Romans 8:29.
The function of the law of the Spirit of life is to shape us, to conform us to the image of Christ as the firstborn Son of God; the shaping by the law of the Spirit of life is the meaning of conformed in Romans 8:29.
五
神救恩的目的，是要使基督复制在千千万万的信徒里面，使他们成为神的儿子，就是神长子基督的许多弟兄，而成为基督身体的肢体，使祂得着团体的彰显─十二4~5。
The purpose of God's salvation is to have Christ reproduced in millions of believers so that they may become the sons of God, the many brothers of Christ as the firstborn Son of God, and thereby be the members of the Body of Christ for His corporate expression—12:4-5.
The purpose of God's salvation is to have Christ reproduced in millions of believers so that they may become the sons of God, the many brothers of Christ as the firstborn Son of God, and thereby be the members of the Body of Christ for His corporate expression—12:4-5.