生命的經歷、長大與事奉(一)

 

約壹一3    我們將所看見並聽見的，也傳與你們，使你們也可以與我們有交通；而且我們的交通，又是與父並與他兒子耶穌基督所有的。

 

          6~7   我們若說我們與神有交通，卻在黑暗裡行，就是說謊話，不行真理了；但我們若在光中行，如同神在光中，就彼此有交通…。

 

新約中所啟示神聖生命的交通，是抽象的、奧秘的，非常難以解釋。約壹一章三節里『交通』一辭，希臘原文意『一同參與，共同分享』。按照這節，神聖的交通不只是與父的交通，也是與子的交通。

 

在林後十三章十四節，這神聖的交通稱為『聖靈的交通』；在行傳二章四十二節，乃是『使徒的交通』；在腓立比二章一節，是『靈的交通』。從這幾處主的話，我們看見神聖的交通屬於父、子、靈、使徒以及所有的信徒；

 

這一切都包括在這交通里。這神聖的交通包括許多人，因此這是相互的交通。一個人不可能憑著自己就有這交通。交通是一個，卻包括許多的人（三一神作三部分人的生命，一六七頁）。

 

用來說明交通最好的例子就是電。電雖奧秘，卻很真實。當電流通過燈泡或日光燈管時，電就被顯明。…燈泡和燈管是由電流連接的。在一個社區或城市裡，借著流進每一家的電流，所有的家就聯在一起。這電流就是交通的例子。

 

交通就是所有已經接受並得著神聖生命之信徒裡面永遠生命的流。藉著電流，所有的家被維繫在一里。照樣，藉著永遠生命的流通，就是交通，所有的信徒得以保守在一里。

 

約壹一章二至三節及六至七節啟示，神聖生命的交通有垂直的一面，也有平面的一面。垂直的一面是指我們與三一神的交通，平面的一面是指我們彼此之間的交通。

 

二至三節說，『這生命已經顯現出來，我們也看見過，現在又作見證，將原與父同在，且顯現與我們那永遠的生命傳與你們；我們將所看見並聽見的，也傳與你們，使你們也可以與我們有交通；

 

而且我們的交通，又是與父並與他兒子耶穌基督所有的。』這交通垂直的一面，是由第一班使徒們起首建立的。然後，使徒們將永遠的生命傳給罪人，好使他們能與使徒們有交通。

 

在使徒們將永遠的生命傳給罪人以前，使徒們自己已經與父並與他的兒子耶穌基督有垂直的交通了（3）。使徒們起首的經歷是垂直的，但是當使徒們將永遠的生命傳給別人時，他們就經歷神聖交通平面的一面。

 

六至七節也指明了神聖交通垂直與平面的兩面。六節說，『我們若說我們與神有交通，卻在黑暗裡行，就是說謊話，不行真理了。』這是交通垂直的一面。七節說，『但我們若在光中行，如同神在光中，就彼此有交通。』

 

這是交通平面的一面。神聖交通的兩面是密切相關的，所以，很難說先有哪一面。如果你與主沒有正確的關係，就很難與同作信徒的人有交通。同樣，你若沒有與同作信徒的人有正確的交通，就很難與主有交通。

 

參讀：三一神作三部分人的生命，第十七章。

 

English version:

 

1 John 1:3 :That which we have seen and heard we report also to you that you also may have fellowship  with us, and indeed our fellowship is with the Father and with His Son Jesus Christ.:

             6-7 "If we say that we have fellowship with Him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and are not practicing the truth; but if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another..."

 

    The fellowship of the divine life revealed in the New Testament is abstract, mysterious, and very difficult to define. The Greek word rendered fellowship in 1 John 1:3 is koinonia, which means joint participation or common participation. According to this verse, the divine fellowship is not only with the Father but also with the Son. In 2 Corinthians 13:14 this divine fellowship is called “the fellowship of the Holy Spirit,” in Acts 2:42 it is “the fellowship of the apostles,” and in Philippians 2:1 it is the “fellowship of spirit.” From these portions of the Word, we can see that the divine fellowship belongs to the Father, the Son, the Spirit, the apostles, and all of the believers. They are all involved in this fellowship. This divine fellowship involves many persons; hence, it is mutual. It is impossible for just one person by himself to have this

fellowship. The fellowship is one, but it involves many persons. (The Triune God to Be Life to the Tripartite Man, p. 143)

 

    One of the best illustrations of fellowship is electricity. Electricity is mysterious yet very real. Electricity is manifested in light bulbs or fluorescent lamps when the current of electricity flows through them....The bulbs and lamps are connected by the current of electricity. In a community or city, all of the homes are joined together by the current of electricity which flows into each of the homes. This current of electricity is an example of fellowship. The fellowship is the flow of the eternal life within all the believers who have received and possess the divine life. By the flow of electricity, all of the homes are kept in oneness. Similarly, by the flow of the eternal life, the fellowship, all of the believers are kept in oneness.

 

    First John 1:2-3 and 6-7 reveal that the fellowship of the divine life has both a vertical aspect and a horizontal aspect. The vertical aspect of fellowship refers to our fellowship with the Triune God. The horizontal aspect of fellowship refers to our fellowship with one another.

 

    First John 1:2-3 says, “(And the life was manifested, and we have seen and testify and report to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and was manifested to us); that which we have seen and heard

we report also to you that you also may have fellowship with us, and indeed our fellowship is with the Father and with His Son Jesus Christ.” The vertical aspect of fellowship was initially established with the first apostles. The apostles then reported to sinners the eternal life in order that they might have fellowship with the apostles. Before the apostles reported the eternal life to them, the apostles themselves already had the vertical fellowship with the Father and with His Son Jesus Christ (v. 3).The initial experience of the apostles was vertical, but when the apostles reported the eternal life to others, they experienced the horizontal aspect of the divine fellowship.

 

    Verses 6 and 7 of 1 John 1 also indicate the vertical and horizontal aspects of the divine fellowship. Verse 6 says, “If we say that we have fellowship with Him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and are not practicing the truth.” This is the vertical aspect of fellowship. Verse 7 says, “But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another.” This is the horizontal aspect of fellowship. Both aspects of the divine fellowship are closely related; therefore, it is difficult to say which aspect comes first.

If you do not have the proper fellowship with the Lord, it is difficult to have fellowship with your fellow believers. In the same way, if you do not have the proper fellowship with your fellow believers, it is difficult to have fellowship with the Lord. (The Triune God to Be Life to the Tripartite Man, pp. 143-145)

 

Further Reading: The Triune God to Be Life to the Tripartite Man, ch. 17

 

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