1Ⅳ If we take every part of the law—all the commandments, ordinances, statutes, precepts, and judgments—as the word breathed out by the God whom we love, we will have the law as God’s living word; the Spirit is the reality of whatever God is (John 16:13; 1 John 5:6); hence, as the Spirit, Christ is the reality of the law (John 6:63; Eph. 6:17-18; 1 Cor. 15:45b; Psa. 119:9 and footnote 91):
2一 律法是神活的话,其功用是将活神供应给寻求祂的人—2、88节。
2A As God’s living word, the law functions to minister the living God to His seekers—vv. 2, 88.
10I As God’s living word, the law causes us to enjoy God as our hiding place and shield (v. 114) and also enjoy God’s help and well-dealing (vv. 175, 65).
11十 律法是神活的话,其功用是使我们有智慧并且通达—98~99节。
11J As God’s living word, the law functions to make us wise and give us understanding—vv. 98-99.
12十一 律法是神活的话,其功用是赐给我们正确的明辨和知识—66节。
12K As God’s living word, the law functions to give us proper discernment and knowledge—v. 66.
13十二 律法是神活的话,其功用是保守我们不犯罪,不走一切的邪路—11、101节。
13L As God’s living word, the law functions to keep us from sinning and from every evil way—vv. 11, 101.
14十三 律法是神活的话,保守我们不绊跌(165),使我们的脚步稳当,并使我们胜过罪孽—133节。
14M As God’s living word, the law keeps us from stumbling (v. 165), establishes our footsteps, and causes us to overcome iniquity—v. 133.
15N If we love God, humble ourselves, and regard the law as His living word through which we contact Him and abide in Him, the law will become a channel through which the divine life and substance are conveyed to us for our supply and nourishment; being infused with God’s substance through the law as God’s word, we will become one with God in life, nature, and expression and will spontaneously live a life that expresses God and corresponds to His law—Rom. 8:4; Phil. 1:21a.