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创世记结晶读经(十一):基督也是万有的维系者
西一16~17『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；万有都是借着他并为
着他造的；他在万有之先，万有也在他里面得以维系。』
希伯来一章三节告诉我们，基督『用他大能的话维持、载着并推动万有』。基督在
创造万有之后，成了维持、载着并推动万有者。地球悬在太空里，没有甚么看得见
的东西托住它。基督在创造地球以后，就开始托住地球；如今他用他大能的话托住
它。
你若问科学家是甚么托住地球，他们只会说有个东西在托住。地球是许多行星中的
一个。天文学家告诉我们，所有的行星都按着自己的轨道运行。它们若在轨道之外
运行，就会有星球的事故。
谁托住所有的星球和整个宇宙？基督托住万有，并且他非常容易的托住万有。他不
需要作甚么─他只要说话。他用他大能的话维持、载着并推动万有。
希伯来书强调神的话。十一章三节说，宇宙是凭神的话结构起来的。现今在一章三
节我们看见，宇宙是用基督大能的话维持、载着并推动的。神圣的话是有能力的。
基督不仅是创造者和创造的凭借；他也是维持、载着并推动者。
他创造宇宙，如今他用他的话维持、载着并推动宇宙。
歌罗西一章十七节论到基督，说，『万有也在他里面得以维系。』在他里面得以维
系，意指万有靠着基督作联系的中心，得以一同存在，如同轮子的轮辐靠着轮轴作
中心，得以联系在一起。受造之物在基督里得以维系，进一步指明基督与创造有主
观的关系。
区别存在（exist）、包含（consist）、维系（subsist）这三个辞是很重要的。
…『存在』是存有，『包含』是被组成或构成，『维系』是被联系得以存在。
想想看轮子的轮辋、轮辐和轮轴。所有的轮辐都在轮轴里面得以维系。轮辐得以维
系的惟一方法，是在轮子中心的轮轴那里联系在一起。这可说明基督与受造之物的
关系，万有在基督里面得以维系的事实。
万有在基督里面、借着基督而成，并且归於基督。没有甚么事物是可以与他分开的。
万有都是在基督人位内在的能力里，借着他作主动的凭借造的，并且归於他这完成
的目标。不仅如此，万有都是在他这轮轴里面得以维系，联系在一起。
因为万有都是在基督里面、借着基督并为着基督造的，又因为万有都是在基督里面
得以维系的，神就能借着基督，那不能看见之神的像，在创造里彰显他自己。
在启示录三章十四节，主也称自己作『神创造之物的元始』。这是指主乃是神创造
之物的起源或根源，含示主是神工作中不变永存的根源。这指明恢复后又堕落的召
会，是因离开主这源头而改变了。
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
是借着他并为着他造的。』『在他里面』，指在基督人位的能力里。
万有都是在基督所是的能力里被造的。一切受造之物，都带着基督内在能力的特徵。
'借着他'，指明基督是主动的凭借。借这凭借，万有的创造才得依次完成。末了，
『为着他』或作『归於他』，指明基督是一切受造之物的归结。
万有的被造乃是为着归於他，为他所有。
参读：神的奥秘与基督的奥秘，第二至三章。
Col. 1:16-17 "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 hrough Him and unto
Him. And He is before all things, and all things cohere in Him."
Hebrews 1:3 tells us that Christ upholds “all things by the word of
His power.” After creating all things, Christ became the Upholder of all
things. The earth is suspended in space. There is nothing visible supporting
it. After Christ created the earth, He began to uphold it, and He upholds
it now by the word of His power.
If you ask scientists what upholds the earth, they will say only that
something upholds it. The earth is one of many planets. Astronomers tell
us that all the planets move according to their own track. If they were
to move out of orbit, there would be a global accident. Who upholds all
the planets and the whole universe? Christ upholds all things, and He upholds
them very easily. There is no need for Him to do anything─He simply speaks.
He upholds all things by the word of His power. (The Conclusion of the New
Testament, p. 278)
The book of Hebrews emphasizes the word of God. Hebrews 11:3 says that
the universe was framed by the word of God. Now we see in 1:3 that the universe
is upheld by the word of Christ's power. The divine word is powerful. Christ
is not only the Creator and the means of creation; He is also the Upholder.
He created the universe, and now He upholds the universe by His word.
Speaking of Christ, Colossians 1:17 says, "All things subsist together
in Him”" [Darby]. Subsist together in Him [or cohere] means to exist together
by Christ as the holding center, just as the spokes of a wheel are held
together by the hub at their center. For creation to subsist in Christ is
a further indication that Christ is subjectively related to creation.
It is important to differentiate between the words exist, consist, and
subsist....To exist is to be, to consist is to be composed or constituted,
and to subsist is to be held together for existence. Imagine a wheel with
its rim, spokes, and hub. All the spokes subsist together in the hub. The
only way for the spokes to subsist is to be held together at the hub in
the center of the wheel. This illustrates Christ's relationship to creation
with respect to the fact that all things subsist in Him.
All things came into being in Christ, through Christ, and unto Christ.
Nothing should be regarded as separate from Him. All things were made in
the intrinsic power of Christ's person, through Him as the active instrument,
and unto Him as the consummate goal. Furthermore, all things subsist, [cohere],
are held together, in Him as the hub. Because all things were created in
Christ, through Christ, and unto Christ and because all things subsist in
Christ, God can be expressed in creation through Christ, who is the image
of the invisible God.
In Revelation 3:14 the Lord also refers to Himself as “the beginning
of the creation of God.” This refers to the Lord as the origin or source
of God's creation, implying that the Lord is the unchanging and ever-existing
source of God's work. This indicates that the degraded recovered church
is changing by leaving the Lord as the source.
Colossians 1:16 says, "Because in Him all things were created, in the
heavens and on the earth, the visible and the invisible;...all things have
been created through Him and unto Him." In Him means in the power of Christ's
person. All things were created in the power of what Christ is. All creation
bears the characteristics of Christ's intrinsic power....Through Him indicates
that Christ is the active instrument through which the creation of all things
was processed. Finally, unto Him indicates that Christ is the end of all
creation. All things were created for His possession.
Further Reading: The Mystery of God and the Mystery of Christ, chs. 2-3
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