Character / Nature vs. Person / Personhood
Based on the Bible and the most important point in understanding nature and person/personhood is to distinguish between “what I am” and “who I am.”
Character / Nature vs. Person / Personhood
Based on the Bible and the most important point in understanding nature and person/personhood is to distinguish between “what I am” and “who I am.”
「性格/性情」 vs 「人格/人位」——整合比較總表
按聖經本文並參照生命、性情、人位與神人生活等信息來看,最重要的是先把「性情(nature)」與「人位/人格(person/personhood)」分開;而「性格(character)」又是由人的生命、性情經過生活與操練所形成的表現。
The Way of Philadelphia vs. The Way of God’s Eternal Economy vs. The Way of Christ’s Shepherding of the Church—From Revelation 3, Psalm 23, and God’s Eternal Economy to the Way the Church Should Take Today
From a biblical and ministerial perspective, these three "ways" are not
three separate paths, but rather the same divine
非拉鐵非的路 vs 神永遠經綸的路 vs 基督牧養召會的路——從啟示錄三章、詩篇二十三篇與神永遠經綸看召會今日所該走的路
這三個「路」若從聖經與職事來看,不是三條彼此分開的道路,乃是同一個神聖經綸之路,在三個不同角度的表達:
非拉鐵非的路—說到恢復的召會立場與實行;
神永遠經綸的路—說到神在宇宙中所定旨的中心與目標;
基督牧養召會的路—說到升天的基督今天藉祂的天上職事與身體的配搭所採取的實行方式。
A Grain of Wheat Falling into the Ground and Dying vs. The Children’s Bread Falling from the Table and Becoming Crumbs
In John 12, Christ
is the grain of wheat who voluntarily enters into death so that the divine life within Him may be released and multiplied into many grains. In Matthew 15, Christ is the
breadthat was on the table for the
一粒麥子落在地裏死了 vs. 兒女的餅從桌上掉下成了碎渣——整合總表
約翰十二章的「一粒麥子」是基督主動進入死,為要釋放神聖生命並繁增;馬太十五章的「桌下碎渣」則是基督被以色列人拒絕之後,似乎成了「桌下」的基督,反而成為外邦人的分。
馬太十五章的「碎渣」特別解作:基督這位屬天的餅原是擺在「兒女」(以色列)桌上的,但因祂被拒絕,就落到「桌下」,成為外邦人的食物。 而在約翰十二章,基督作一粒麥子落在地裏死,是為著釋放祂裏面的神聖生命,產生許多子粒,就是信徒,構成祂的身體。
Pillar vs. Luminary—From “Being Built in the Triune God” to “Expressing Christ in a Dark World”
Based on the burden of ministry, and integrated with the biblical revelation of the
"pillar" and the "radiant
body," the two are not opposed to each other, but rather two aspects of the same believer being built up and constituted in Christ: the pillar emphasizes building,
柱子 vs. 發光之體—從「在三一神裏被建造」到「在黑暗世界中彰顯基督」
依據職事的負擔,連同聖經中「柱子」與「發光之體」的啟示整合起來看。二者不是彼此對立,乃是同一個在基督裏被建造、被構成之信徒的兩面功用:柱子重在建造、真理、見證與神的居所;發光之體重在生命、彰顯、照耀與對世界的見證。
The Shining of the Luminaries vs. the Manifestation of the Word of Life
Based on Philippians 2:12-16, and synthesizing the ministry burdens of "the radiant
body," "the word of life," "the magnification of
Christ," and "the living Christ," we can view them as being on
the same line of life experience: not two separate functions, but rather inner life → living out Christ → radiating light → revealing the
發光之體的照耀 vs. 生命之話的表明
依據《腓立比書》二章12~16節,並綜合對「發光之體」、「生命的話」、「顯大基督」與「活基督」的職事負擔,將二者放在同一條生命經歷的線上來看:不是兩個分開的功用,乃是內裏生命 → 活出基督 → 發光照耀 → 表明生命的話 → 將基督供應給人。
——在黑暗世代中活基督並顯大基督的兩面功用
The Two Great Factors That Hinder Us from Experiencing and Enjoying Christ
—“Murmurings” vs. “Reasonings”
According to the Bible and based on the information
攔阻我們經歷並享受基督的二大因素 - 「發怨言」vs「起爭論」
將腓立比二章十四至十六節的負擔,連同相關經文及生命經歷整合起來。核心不是僅僅「改掉壞習慣」,乃是從理由、對錯、疑惑和不滿的範圍,蒙拯救進入生命、光和基督作頭的範圍,使我們成為發光之體,彰顯基督。
腓二14~15:「凡所行的,都不要發怨言,起爭論,使你們無可指責、純潔無雜,在彎曲悖謬的世代中,作神無瑕疵的兒女;你們在其中好像發光之體顯在世界裏。」