13基督徒必须是一班说话的人。我们不该闭口无言,因为我们所敬拜的神乃是说话的神。相反的,偶像不会说话;它们是哑巴。保罗在林前十二章二节提到“不能出声的偶像”。偶像不会说话,所以那些拜偶像的也是哑巴;哑巴神需要哑巴的敬拜者。…但我们的神不是哑巴,祂乃是说话的神;所以那些敬拜祂的也必须说话。然而,许多参加所谓基督教崇拜的人不说话,反而以哑巴的方式敬拜主。我们在召会的聚会中光景如何?我们是安静地,还是洋溢地说出我们日常生活中所经历的基督?在聚会中我们应该赞美主,并且述说在我们经历里祂之于我们的一切。
13Christians must be a speaking people. We should not be dumb, or silent, for the God we worship is the speaking God. Idols, on the contrary, do not speak; they are dumb. In 1 Corinthians 12:2 Paul mentions “dumb idols.” Because idols cannot speak, those who worship idols are also dumb. A dumb god needs dumb worshippers… But our God is not dumb; He is the speaking God. Therefore, those who worship Him must also speak. However, many who attend the so-called services in Christianity do not speak. Instead, they worship the Lord in a dumb way. What is our situation in the meetings of the church? Are we silent, or are we bubbling over with words about the Christ we have experienced in our daily life? In the meetings we should praise the Lord and speak of what He is to us in our experience.