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创世记结晶读经(十):基督是创造的凭借
约一3『万物是借著他成的；凡已成的，没有一样不是借著他成的。』
来一10『〔论到子〕…说，「主阿，你起初立了地的根基，诸天也是你手的工作。」』
虽然创造是神的工作，但他创造的凭借是神的儿子（西一15~16，来一2 下），
和神的话（十一3，约一1~3）。新约清楚告诉我们，神是借著那是神的儿子和神的
话的基督创造了宇宙。论到基督是创造的凭借，歌罗西一章十六节说，『因为万有，
无论是在诸天之上的、在地上的、能看见的、不能看见的、或是有位的、主治的、
执政的、掌权的，都是在他里面造的；万有都是借著他并为著他造的。』关于基督
是话，约翰一章三节说，『万物是借著他成的；凡已成的，没有一样不是借著他成
的。』（新约总论第一册，一七一至一七二页）
基督是创造者。既然神是万有的创造者，而基督乃是神，他必定也是万有的创
造者。这清楚启示在希伯来一章十节。…这节引自诗篇一百零二篇二十五节，应用
在子基督身上，并指明基督是神，创造诸天与地。因此，基督是宇宙的创造者。
受造之物是借话而成的。我喜欢约翰福音恢复本对一章三节的番译：『万物是
借著他成的；凡已成的，没有一样不是借著他成的。』万物是借著他成的，没有一
样不是借著他成的，这是甚么意思？这乃是说，没有一样事物不是借著他存在
二0一三年夏季训练 - 第2 篇 晨兴圣言 - 第 8 页 的。有一天，许多事物借著话而成了。
就某一方面看，我们可以说，神并没有造出任何东西，因为他不需要作任何事。他
只要说，『有』，万物就都有了。照我们人的观念，认为创造需要相当的劳力；
然而在神的创造里并没有劳力，只有说话。…无神论者会说这是荒谬的，因为他们不
信神。但是我们信他。我们不只信神，也信那包罗万有的基督。万物是借著他这话而成的。
创造是借著话称无为有。话是凭借，也是范围。只要有话，就有凭借和范围。
因此你能说，『因为我有话作凭借和范围，就能使无变有。』要学著说，『借著话
使无变有。』我不再与话分开了。我在话里面，也与话同在；因此，借著话使无变
有（约翰福音生命读经，二五至二七页）。
我们也许不会区别，基督作创造者和基督作创造的凭借。我们也许将约翰一章
三节的意思，解释为话是万物的创造者。然而，这节不是说，话是创造者；这节说，
万物借著话而成，乃是指明话是创造者创造万物的凭借。基督是创造者，也是万物
受造的凭借。
虽然基督是神，是创造者，但约翰一章三节启示他是话，是创造的凭借。按这
节看，万物是借著基督成的。钦定英文译本在这节说，『万物是由他造的。』这是
不准确的番译。这里希腊文的介系词该译为『借著』，不该译为『由』。
因此，这节不是说万物是由基督造的，乃是说万物是借著基督造的。这指明基督是创造的凭
借。 ( 参读：新约总论，第十四、二十五篇。)
English Version
John 1:3 "All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him not
one thing came into being which has come into being."
Heb. 1:10 "And, You in the beginning, Lord, laid the foundation of the earth,
and the heavens are the works of Your hands."
Although creation was God's work, the means of His creation were the
Son of God (Col. 1:15-16; Heb.1:2b) and the Word of God (Heb. 11:3; John
1:1-3). The New Testament clearly tells us that God created the universe
through Christ as the Son of God and the Word of God. Speaking of Christ
as the means of creation, Colossians 1:16 says, “Because in Him all things
were created, in the heavens and on the earth,
the visible and the invisible, whether thrones or lordships or rulers or
authorities; all things have been created through Him and unto Him.” Regarding
Christ as the Word, John 1:3 says, “All things came into being through Him,
and apart from Him not one thing came into being which has come into being.”
(The Conclusion of the New Testament, p. 146)
Christ is the Creator. Since God is the Creator of all things and since
Christ is God, He surely is also the Creator of all things. This is clearly
revealed in Hebrews 1:10....This verse, a quotation from Psalm 102:25, is
applied to Christ the Son and indicates that, as God, Christ created heaven
and arth.Therefore, Christ is the Creator of the universe. (The Conclusion
of the New Testament, p. 269)
The creation came into being through the Word. I like the way the Recovery
Version of John renders1:3. “All things came into being through Him, and
apart from Him not one thing came into being which has come into being.”
What does it mean that all things came into being through Him and that apart
from Him nothing has come into being? It simply means that apart from Him
nothing has existence. One day, through the Word, so many things came into being.
We may say that, in a sense, God did not make anything, for there was no need for Him to
do anything. He simply said, “Being,” and everything had being. According
to our human concept, creation requires a certain amount of labor. However,
in God's creation there was no labor, only speaking....An atheist would
say that this is nonsense, because he does not believe in God. But we believe
in Him. We not only believe in God, but also in the all-inclusive Christ.
Through Him as the Word all things came into being.
Creation is calling things not being as being through the Word. The
Word is both the means and the sphere. As long as you have the Word, you
have the means and the sphere. Thus, you can say, “Because I have the Word
as the means and the sphere, things not being can come into being.” Learn
to say, “Not being as being through the Word.” No longer am I apart from
the Word. I am in the Word and with the Word. Hence, through the Word
things not being come into being. We may not differentiate Christ as the Creator from
Christ as the means of creation. Even we may interpret John 1:3 as meaning
that the Word is the Creator of all things. However, this verse does not
say that the Word was the Creator; instead, this verse says that through
the Word all things came into being, indicating that the Word was the
means through which the Creator created all things. Christ is both the
Creator and the means by which all things were created.
Although as God Christ is the Creator, John 1:3 reveals that as the
Word He was the means of creation. According to this verse, all things came
into existence through Christ. The King James Version of John 1:3 says,
“All things were made by him.” However, this is not an accurate translation.
The Greek preposition should be rendered “through” and not “by.” Hence,
this verse does not say that all things were created by Christ but that all
things came into existence through Christ. This indicates that Christ is the
means of creation. (The Conclusion of the New Testament, p. 270)
Further Reading: The Conclusion of the New Testament, msgs. 14, 25
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