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创四 4『亚伯也从他羊群中头生的，从羊的脂油拿供物献上。耶和华看中了亚伯和他的供物。』
五 24『以诺与神同行，神将他取去，他就不在世了。』
表面上，生命树已经向人封闭了；实际上，历代以来，借着所应许的救赎，生命树仍让神的子民接触、享受并经历。现在我要把许多在生命线上正面的人物，非常简单的指给你们看。…我们要从亚伯开始。
亚伯一生的特点是：他照神的方法接触神（创四4）。不要说，只要你接触神，就甚么都是对的。你是照谁的方法接触神？是照你的方法呢，还是照神的方法？…我们该观看亚伯的榜样，放下自己的思想、意见和观念来接触神。『主阿，我照你的方法接触你，我不凭着我的思想、观念或知识接触你。主阿，你是我的方法。』我们若这样作，就要享受神作生命树。亚伯的确享受了神作生命树，他真的吃了这棵树上的果子（创世记生命读经，二二三至二二四页）。
在亚伯被杀以后，生命线似乎中断了；但塞特和以挪士却被兴起接续这条线。这两代有一个显着的特征─他们开始呼求主的名（创四 26）。他们不但祷告，并且呼求主名。如果你读希伯来文和希腊文，会看见『呼求』这辞的意思不仅是祷告，乃是大声呼喊。…呼求主的名就是享受主，吃主作生命树。
以诺一生的特点是与神同行（五 22、24）。圣经没有告诉我们他为神工作，或为神作了大事，却告诉我们，他与神同行。这是非常有意思的。要与一个人同行，你必须喜欢他。我若不喜欢你，绝不会与你同行。我先是喜欢你，接着是爱你，然后就不断的与你同行。以诺与神同行的事实证明他爱神。他就是爱活在神面前。…他的被提乃是根据於与神同行三百年。以诺给我们绝佳的榜样。
挪亚跟随以诺的脚踪，也与神同行（创六 9）。他与神同行的时间，实际上超过三百年。当挪亚与神同行时，神向他显示一个异象，叫他看见神在那时代要作的事。挪亚接受了方舟的异象，这方舟救了堕落族类中的八个人。像挪亚一样，我们不该照着我们的观念行事。我们的所行、所作，都该照着我们与主同行时所得的异象。在我们每天与主的同行里，我们会明白他的心愿、他的心思和他的旨意。这样，我们就能照着神的心愿，而不照着我们的想法工作事奉。挪亚是借着与神同行而享受神。
亚伯拉罕被荣耀的神的显现所传输。当亚伯拉罕在迦勒底的吾珥时，荣耀的神向他显现并吸引他（徒七 2）。按照创世记的记载，神还曾几次向亚伯拉罕显现（十二 7，十七 1，十八 1）。亚伯拉罕凭自己并不是信心的大汉，他和我们一样软弱。但是荣耀的神一次又一次向他显现，每一次都将他神圣的成分传输注入到他里面，使他能凭神的信活着。…亚伯拉罕是照着神的显现而行走。
除了经历神的显现之外，亚伯拉罕也呼求主名（十二 7~8）。亚伯拉罕的儿子以撒，孙子雅各，也都呼求主名。因为这三代都是一样，所以神被称为亚伯拉罕、以撒和雅各的神。这就是说，神是那活在他显现中并呼求他名之人的神。因为亚伯拉罕活在他的显现中，并呼求他的名，他就享受神作生命树（创世记生命读经，二二五至二二九页）。
参读：因信而活，第八篇；生命树，第二章。
Gen. 4:4 "And Abel also brought
an offering, from the firstlings of his flock, that is, from their fat
portions. And Jehovah had regard for Abel and for his offering."
5:24 "And Enoch walked with God,
and he was not, for God took him."
Apparently the tree of life has been closed to man; actually through the
promised redemption it has been available throughout the ages for God's people
to touch, enjoy, and experience. Now in a very simple way I want to give you
many of the positive persons on this line of life....We begin with Abel.
The characteristic of Abel's life was that he contacted God in God's way
(Gen. 4:4). Do not say that as long as you contact God everything is all right.
In whose way do you contact God─in your way or God's?...We should observe the
example of Abel and contact God by laying aside our thought, opinion, and
concept. “Lord, I contact You in Your way. I don't contact You by my thought,
concept, or knowledge. Lord, You are my way.” If we do this, we will enjoy God
as the tree of life. Abel did partake of God as the tree of life. He truly ate
of the fruit of this tree. (Life-study of Genesis, pp. 183-184)
After Abel was slain, the line of life seemed to be terminated.
Nevertheless, Seth and Enosh were raised up to continue it. These two
generations had one outstanding characteristic─they began to call
upon the name of the Lord (Gen. 4:26). They not only prayed, but called on the
name of the Lord. If you read the original text of the Hebrew and Greek, you
will see that the word call means to cry out, not only to pray....To call on
the name of the Lord is simply to enjoy Him and to eat Him as the tree of life.
The characteristic of Enoch's life was that he walked with God (Gen.
5:22, 24). We are not told that he worked for God or that he did great things for
God, but that he walked with God. This is very meaningful. In order to walk
with a person, you must like him. If I do not like you, I will never walk with
you. Firstly, I like you, then I love you, and then I will walk with you
continually. The fact that Enoch walked with God proves that he loved God. He
simply loved to be in the presence of God....He was raptured on the basis of
his walk with God for a period of three hundred years. Enoch offered us an
excellent example.
Noah followed Enoch's footsteps and also walked with God (Gen. 6:9).
Actually, he walked with God for a period even longer than three hundred years.
As Noah walked with God, God showed him a vision of what He wanted to do in
that age. Noah received the vision of the ark used to save eight members of the
fallen race. Like Noah, we should not act according to our concept. Whatever we
do and work should be according to the vision we received in walking with the
Lord. In our daily walk with the Lord we will come to see His desire, His mind,
and His will. Then we will work and serve according to God's desire, not
according to our own thoughts. Noah enjoyed God by walking with Him.
Abraham was transfused with the appearing of the God of glory. While
Abraham was in Ur of the Chaldees, the God of glory appeared to him and
attracted him (Acts 7:2). According to the record in Genesis, God appeared to
Abraham several other times as well (Gen. 12:7; 17:1; 18:1). Abraham was not a
giant of faith by himself; he was as weak as we are. The God of glory appeared
to Abraham again and again, each time transfusing and infusing His divine
elements into him, enabling him to live by the faith of God....Abraham walked
according to the appearing of God.
In addition to experiencing the appearings of God, Abraham called upon
the name of the Lord (Gen. 12:7-8). Abraham's son, Isaac, and his grandson,
Jacob, also called upon the name of the Lord. Since these three generations
were all the same, God was called the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. This means
that God is the God of His people who live in His appearing and who call upon
His name. As Abraham lived in the appearing of God and called upon the name of
the Lord, he enjoyed Him as the tree of life. (Life-study of Genesis, pp.
184-187)
Further Reading: Two Principles of Living; The Tree of Life, ch. 2
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