21这些毛发在圣经中都有它预表的意思。头发是指人的荣耀,胡须是指人的尊贵,眉毛是指人的美丽,全身的毛是指人天然的能力。每一个人都有他所夸耀、所显扬的地方。有人自夸他的出身,有人自夸他的学问,有人自夸他的美德,也有人自夸他的热心爱主。每一个人都能在自己身上找出一些可夸的地方,引以为荣,而显扬在人的面前;这就是他的头发。人也都自居尊贵。有的人自居他的地位,或自居他的身家,或自居他的属灵,总觉得自己比别人高超;这就是他的胡须。同时在人身上还有一些天然的美丽,就是天然的长处和优点。这些不是神的救恩所带给人的,乃是人生来就有的;这就是人的眉毛。最后,人还满有天然的能力、办法、主张,以为能为主作这个,能为主作那个,觉得什么都能。这就是说,人全身还有很长的毛没有剃掉。凡这些,都不是我们从身外所受的玷污,而是我们本身与生俱来的难处。从身外所受的那些玷污,只要用水洗就可以了,但我们本身的这些难处,却必须用刀来剃,也就是用十字架来对付才可以(李常受文集一九五三年第三册,四九七至四九九页)。
21In the Bible each of the different kinds of hair has its own significance. The hair of the head signifies the glory of man, the beard represents the honor of man, the eyebrows speak of the beauty of man, and the hair of the whole body denotes the natural strength of man. Everyone has his boasts in certain areas. Some boast of their ancestry, some of their education, some of their virtues, some of their zeal in their love for the Lord. Almost everyone can find an area in which to boast, to glorify himself, and to make a display before man. This is typified by the hair of the head. Moreover, people esteem themselves honorable with regard to their position, their family background, or even their spirituality; they always have a superior feeling that they are above others. This is their beard. At the same time, men also have some natural beauty, that is, some naturally good and strong points, which did not issue from the experience of God’s salvation but from natural birth. This is the eyebrows of man. Finally, as human beings, we are full of natural strength, natural methods and opinions, thinking that we can do this or that for the Lord and that we are capable of doing all things. This means that we still have very long hair all over our body; we have not been shaved. All these are not outward contaminations but problems of our natural birth. The outward contaminations need only to be washed with water; however, our own natural problems must be shaved with a razor, which means that they must be dealt with by the cross. (CWWL, 1953, vol. 3, “The Experience of Life,” pp. 363-364)