16因着灵是一位,所以只有一个身体。再者,这身体只有一个生命的循环,一个交通。这个循环是基督身体的交通。……在组成基督一个宇宙身体的众召会之间没有组织,却有基督身体的交通。……如果众召会都留在身体的循环和交通里,就会很健康。然而在人天然的观念中,要么就是有组织,不然就是与别人无关。一面,我们在众召会之间不该有组织;另一面,我们应该敞开和众召会有交通。但是,有些地方或区域的召会,可能不愿意和别的召会有交通。这样的态度完全是错的(新约总论第七册,一六六至一六七页)。
16Because there is one Spirit, there is only one Body. Moreover, there is only one circulation, one fellowship, of life in the Body. This circulation is the fellowship of the Body of Christ. Among all the churches that compose the one universal Body of Christ, there is no organization, but there is the fellowship of the Body of Christ… If all the churches stay in this circulation, in the fellowship of the Body, they will be healthy. However, the natural human thought is either to have organization or to have nothing to do with others. On the one hand, we should not have any organization among the churches; on the other hand, we should be open to have fellowship with all the churches. However, the church in a certain locality or the churches in a particular region may not be willing to have fellowship with other churches. This attitude is absolutely wrong. (The Conclusion of the New Testament, pp. 2185-2186)