18因为我们在身体里,且是身体的一部分,所以我们正在享受身体基督。有些信徒可能觉得,无须为着享受基督而参加聚会。他们若是单独一人,也许可以享受一小部分个人的基督,但他们绝对无法享受身体基督的丰富。在召会的聚会中,身体上的每一个肢体都有一分基督。为这缘故,我们每一个人都需要开口,释放我们里面基督的丰富。倘若我们没有来聚会,没有开口释放基督的丰富,我们就只有个人的一分基督。我们都需要分享自己的一分基督,并享受别人的分。……众肢体在身体里彼此分享基督,好比我们物质身体的血液循环。……一个肢体越向身体的其他部分送出血液,就会有越多的血液流进它里面。我们越开口释放基督,基督就越进到我们里面。因此,我们都需要在聚会中释放我们的一分基督(李常受文集一九七三至一九七四年第一册,六七二至六七三、六六五至六六六页)。
18Because we are in the Body and are part of the Body, we are enjoying the Body-Christ. Some believers may feel that there is no need to go to a meeting in order to enjoy Christ. If they stay by themselves, they may enjoy a small portion of the individual Christ, but they will never enjoy the riches of the Body-Christ. In the meetings of the church every member of the Body has a portion of Christ. For this reason, we each need to open our mouth to release the riches of Christ within us. If we do not come to the meetings and open up our mouth to release the riches of Christ, we will have only our individual portion of Christ. We all need to share our portion of Christ and enjoy the portion of others. This mutual sharing of Christ by all the members in the Body can be compared to the circulation of blood in our physical body…The more a member sends out blood to the rest of the body, the more blood comes into that member. The more we open up our mouth to release Christ, the more Christ comes into us. Therefore, we all need to release our portion of Christ in the meetings. (CWWL, 1973-1974, vol. 1, “The Vision and Experience of the Corporate Christ,” pp. 496-497, 490-491)