創世結晶006-神中心的思想_6


創二 11~12“第一道名叫比遜，就是環繞哈腓拉全地的，在那裡有金子。並且那地的金子是好
的；在那裡又有珍珠和紅瑪瑙。”
啟二一 18、21“牆是用碧玉造的，城是純金的，如同明淨的玻璃。…十二個門是十二顆珍珠，
每一個門各自是一顆珍珠造的…。”

〔創世記二章十一至十二節說到〕河的涌流帶來三樣寶貴的材料：金子、珍珠和紅瑪瑙。這些
材料預表三一神是神永遠建築之結構的基本元素。

金預表父神同他神聖的性情，那是人借著神的呼召得以有分的（彼後一 3~4），作為神永遠建築的基礎；珍珠，一種樹脂結成像珍珠的材料，預表子神在他救贖並釋放生命之死（約十九 34），並他分賜生命之復活（十二 24，彼前一 3）中所產生的結果，作為神永遠建築的入口（參啟二一 21 與注 1 一段）；以及紅瑪瑙，一種寶石，預表靈神同他變化工作所產生的結果（林後三 18），為著
建造神永遠的建築。新耶路撒冷就是由金、珍珠和寶石這三類材料構成的（啟二一 11、18~21）。在人裡面神聖生命的涌流，將神聖的性情帶到人裡面（彼後一 4），使人重生（彼前一 3），將人變化成基督榮耀的形像（林後三 18）。因此，塵土所造的人（7），成為變化過的寶貴材料，為著神的建造，
終極完成於新耶路撒冷（聖經恢復本，創二 12 注 1）。


Gen. 2:11-12 "The name of the first [branch] is Pishon; it is the one that 


goes around the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold. And the 
gold of that land is good; bdellium and onyx stone are there."
Rev. 21:18, 21 "And the building work of its wall was jasper; and the city 
was pure gold, like clear glass."... "And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; each 
one of the gates was, respectively, of one pearl..."
The flow of the river issued in three precious materials: gold, bdellium, and onyx. These materials typify the Triune God as the basic elements of the structure of God's eternal building. Gold typifies God the Father with 

His divine nature, which man may partake of through God's calling (2 Pet. 1:3-4), as the base of God's eternal building; bdellium, a pearl-like material produced from the resin of a tree, typifies the produce of God the Son in His redeeming and life-releasing death (John 19:34) and His life-dispensing resurrection (John 12:24; 1 Pet. 1:3), as the entry into God's eternal building 
(cf. Rev. 21:21 and footnote 1, par. 1); and onyx, a precious stone, typifies the produce of God the Spirit with His transforming work (2 Cor. 3:18) for the building up of God's eternal building. The New Jerusalem is constructed of these three categories of materials—gold, pearl, and precious stones (Rev. 21:11, 18-21). See footnote 211, paragraph 2, in Revelation 21.The flowing of the divine life in man brings the divine nature into man (2 Pet. 1:4), regenerates man (1 Pet. 1:3), and transforms man into the glorious image of Christ (2 Cor. 3:18). Thus, man, who was created of dust (Gen. 2:7), becomes transformed precious materials for God's building, which will consummate in the New Jerusalem. (Gen. 2:12, footnote 1)


金、銀、寶石，表徵在三一神的美德和屬性上，對基督的各種經歷。使徒和屬靈的信徒，都是用這些在基督這唯一的根基上建造召會。金表徵父的神聖性情及其一切屬性；銀表徵救贖的基督，及其身位與工作的一切美德和屬性；寶石表徵那靈變化的工作，及其一切屬性。這些寶貴的材料，都是我們在靈里借著聖靈，有分於並享受基督而產生的。只有這些才適於神的建造。

召會既是神的耕地，有栽種、澆灌、生長，就應當生產植物；但建造召會的正確材料卻是金、銀、寶石，這些都是礦物。因此，這裡含示變化的意思。我們不僅需要在生命里長大，也需要在生命里變化（聖經恢復本，林前三 12 注 1，注 2）。

召會是生長基督的耕地，耕地所生長的每一項出產都是基督。耕地所出產的包括基督的各方面，基督是奶、蔬菜和肉。召會長出基督，所有的聖徒吃基督。最終，借著消化、吸收並新陳代謝，基督成為我們，我們也成為他。這樣，我們就是為著建造的正確材料。

盼望在主恢復里的眾聖徒都會看見，我們是神的耕地生長基督，也是神的建築，他的居所。
我們需要真正的建造。要有這建造，我們必須借著使自己減少，並使基督在我們裡面擴增而長大。
這真正長大與建造的結果，就是我們對任何人、事、物都沒有偏愛。這也就是說，我們不揀選任何
地方。我們只樂於作主身體的肢體，在基督里長大。倘若這是我們的光景，那麼無論我們在哪裡，
我們都會與眾聖徒配搭，無論他們親切或粗魯。真實的建造乃是使我們自己減少，並使基督擴增，
直到我們眾人都達到了基督豐滿之身材的度量（哥林多前書生命讀經，三二九、三二四頁）。
參讀：哥林多前書生命讀經，第三十至三十一篇。


Gold, silver, and precious stones signify the various experiences of 
Christ in the virtues and attributes of the Triune God. It is with these 
that the apostles and all spiritual believers build the church on the unique 
foundation of Christ. Gold may signify the divine nature of the Father with 
all its attributes, silver may signify the redeeming Christ with all the 
virtues and attributes of His person and work, and precious stones may signify the 

transforming work of the Spirit with all its attributes. All these precious materials are the products of our participation in and enjoyment of Christ in our spirit through the Holy Spirit. Only these are good for God's building. 

As God's cultivated land with planting, watering, and growing, the church should produce plants; but the proper materials for the building of the church are gold, silver, and precious stones, all of which are minerals. Hence, the thought of transformation is implied here. We need not only to grow in life but also to be transformed in life. (1 Cor. 3:12, footnote 2)
The church is a farm to grow Christ. Every item of the produce grown on the farm is Christ. The farm produce includes many different aspects of Christ. Christ is the milk, the vegetables, and the meat. The church grows Christ, and all the saints eat Christ. Eventually, through digestion, assimilation, and metabolism, Christ becomes us, and we become Him. Then we are the proper materials for the building. 

I hope that all the saints in the Lord's recovery will see that we are God's farm to grow Christ and also God's building, His dwelling place. We need the genuine building. To have this building we must grow by having ourselves reduced and by having Christ increased within us. The result of this genuine growth and building is that we do not have preferences for any person, 

matter, or thing. It also means that we do not have any choice of place. 

We are happy simply to be members in the Lord's Body, growing in Christ. If this is our condition, then wherever we may be, we shall coordinate with all the saints, no matter whether they are kind or coarse. The real building is to have ourselves reduced and to have Christ increased until we arrive at the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ. (Life-study of 1 Corinthians,pp. 273, 269)
Further Reading: Life-study of 1 Corinthians, msgs. 30-31

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