保罗的完成职事(25): "信"有神的二方面意义
加六 10『所以我们有了时机，就当向众人行善，尤其是向信仰之家的人。』
来十一 6『人非有信，就不能得神的喜悦；因为到神面前来的人，必须信有神〔有
神，直译，神是〕，且信他赏赐那寻求他的人。』
保罗在加拉太六章十节说，『所以我们有了时机，就当向众人行善，尤其是向信仰
之家的人。』保罗说了撒种以后，立刻题到信仰之家，这指明我们的撒种影响信仰
之家，这家包括地上所有的信徒。你今天撒的种子会影响信仰之家。
比方说，不要以为你头发的样式无关紧要。你在剪发的事上，不是为着肉体撒种而
收败坏，就是 为着那灵撒种而收永远的生命。不仅如此，你的撒种还会影响众圣徒，
甚至影响众教会。你若为着那灵撒种，结果就会供应生命给众教会。
我们如果看见这个，必定 渴望以那灵作我们的目标，并为着这个目标而活。我有把
握说，我们若为着那灵撒种而为着那灵生活，就会有永远的生命为收成。这对我们
自己、我们的家庭、我们 周围的众圣徒，甚至全地的众教会都会有极大的益处。
『信』这辞有两种意义。第一种意义指信徒所相信的事物；这是客观的信（信
仰）。第二种意义指信徒信的行动；这是主观的信。基督是我们信仰的对象，这信
仰是客观的。然后我们信主，这个信是主观的行动，是我们对主耶稣行动的信。
信徒的信实际上不是他们自己的信，是基督进到他们里面作他们的信。现在我们需
要来看，基督如何并在何时进到我们里面作我们的信。当我们悔改归向神，那是灵
的基督作神圣化的灵，就在我们里面运行，作我们的信，使我们凭这信信靠主耶稣。
罗马十章十七节说，『可见信是由於听，听是借着基督的话。』我们这些罪人，原
是没有信的。信乃是借着我们听见话而进到我们里面的。这话就是基督自己。
凡是相信的人，都是信徒〔帖前一 7〕。我们该尽量不用『基督徒』这个绰号（见
彼前四 16注 1），而该用『信徒』这个名称。我是一个信徒。作一个信徒和仅仅作
一个基督徒，二者有很大的不同。
今天有成千上万的基督徒，但他们中间有多少是相信的人？ 我们常常问人说，『你
是基督徒么？』有人可能说他是来自基督教家庭的基督徒，但他并不像一个基督徒，
因为他没有信心。在他的日常生活中，他是一切，他也作 一切。这不是信心，信心
乃是信神是，我不是。
如果你来问我是不是基督徒，我会说我是在基督里的信徒。你说你是基督徒，或说
你是信徒，二者有很大的不同。有许多基督徒是不信的。但因着神的怜悯，我今天
信了。当我们信的时候，意思就是我们信神是一切，我们甚么也不是。
今天神作一切，我一无所为。今天我的神，我的基督，对我乃是一切，我甚么也不
是。我作 工，但不是我，乃是基督在我里面作工。信心指明相信的人在基督里有神，
此外别无所有。
参读：加拉太书生命读经，第三十五篇；罗马书的结晶，第七、十一篇。
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Gal. 6:10 "So then, as we have the opportunity, let us do what is good
toward all, but especially
toward those of the household of the faith."
Heb. 11:6 "But without faith it is impossible to be well pleasing to Him,
for he who comes forward
to God must believe that He is and that He is a rewarder of those who
diligently seek Him."
In Galatians 6:10 Paul says,"So then, as we have the
opportunity, let us do what is good toward all, but especially toward those of
the household of the faith." Paul's mention of the household of faith
immediately after his word about sowing indicates that our sowing affects the
household of the faith, which includes all the believers on earth. What you sow
today will have
an effect on the household of faith. Do not think, for example, that the way
you cut your hair is a matter of no significance. In cutting your hair you sow
either unto the flesh to reap corruption or unto the Spirit to reap eternal
life. Furthermore, your sowing has an effect on the saints and even on the
churches. If you sow unto the Spirit, the result will be a supply of life to
the churches. If we see this, we shall surely desire to take the Spirit as our
goal and live unto this goal. I have the assurance that if we live unto the
Spirit by sowing unto the Spirit, we shall reap a harvest of eternal life. This
will be a great benefit to ourselves, our families, the saints around us, and
even all the churches on earth. (Life-study of Galatians, pp. 313-314)
The word faith bears two denotations. The first denotation
refers to the things the believers believe in; it is the objective faith (Eph.
4:13; 1 Tim. 1:19b; 2 Tim. 4:7). The second denotation refers to the believing
action of the believers; this is the subjective faith (Gal. 2:20). Christ is
the object of our faith. Here the faith is objective. Then we believe in the
Lord. This believing
is a subjective action, our acting faith in the Lord Jesus.
The faith of the believers is actually not their own faith
but Christ entering into them to be their faith (Rom. 3:22 and footnote 1; Gal.
2:16 and footnote 1). Now we need to consider how and when Christ entered into
us to be our faith. When we repented unto God, the pneumatic Christ as the
sanctifying Spirit of God (1 Pet. 1:2a) moved within us to be our faith by
which we
believed on the Lord Jesus (Acts 16:31). Romans 10:17 says,"So faith comes
out of hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ." As sinners we did
not have faith. Faith came into us by our hearing the word. This word is just
Christ Himself.
[In 1 Thessalonians 1:7] those who believe are the believing
ones. We should try our best not to use the nickname Christian (see 1 Peter
4:16, footnote 1). Instead, we should use the name believer. I am a believer.
There is a big difference between being a believer and being a mere
Christian. There are millions of Christians today, but how many of these are
believing ones? Quite often we may ask someone,"Are you a Christian?"
The person may say that he is a Christian from a Christian family but that he
is not like a Christian because he does not have faith. In his daily life, he
is everything and he does everything. This is not faith. Faith is to believe
that God is and I am not.
If you came to me to ask me if I am a Christian, I would say
instead that I am a believer in Christ. There is a big difference between
saying that you are a Christian and saying that you are a believer. There are
many Christians who do not believe. But by God's mercy today, I believe. When
we believe, this means that we believe God is everything and we are nothing.
Today God does everything. I am doing nothing. Today my God, my Christ, is
everything to me, and I become nothing. I work, but it is not I but Christ who
works in me. Faith is the indicator of the believing ones who have God in
Christ and nothing else. (Crystallization-study of the Epistle to the Romans,
pp. 69, 118)
Further Reading: Life-study of Galatians, msg. 35;
Crystallization-study of the Epistle to the Romans, msgs. 7, 11
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保罗的完成职事(24):真理的柱石和根基
