19我们需要认识“基督的丰富”和“基督的丰满”的差别。基督的丰富乃是基督所是的一切项目,就如光、生命、道路、羔羊、门、草场、牧人、救赎主、救主和那伟大的我是。基督是一切。我们若需要爱、卑微、忍耐或智慧,基督就是爱、卑微、忍耐和智慧。基督也是我们的力量、能力和权柄。基督的丰富就是基督作了我们所需要的一切;基督的丰满乃是作基督身体的召会。基督是头,身体是头的丰满;身体必须与头相配。这位基督既是宇宙般的浩大,就需要召会作祂的身体,好作祂的丰满彰显祂。
19We need to understand the difference between the riches of Christ and the fullness of Christ. The riches of Christ are all the items of what Christ is, such as the light, the life, the way, the Lamb, the door, the pasture, the Shepherd, the Redeemer, the Savior, and the great I Am. Christ is everything. If we need love, humility, patience, or wisdom, Christ is love, humility, patience, and wisdom. Christ is also our strength, power, and authority. The riches of Christ are Christ as whatever we need. The fullness of Christ is the church as the Body of Christ. Christ is the Head, and the Body is the fullness of the Head. The Body must match the Head. Since Christ is universally great, He needs the church as His Body to express Him as His fullness.