23我们需要特别注意十三章四十三节“神的恩”一辞,甚至需要分析这恩典。……〔这〕节的恩典是由许多元素形成的复合物。这恩典复合了一切圣的、可靠的事物。……三十四节有复活的基督作那圣的,那可靠的。按照旧约的应许和预言,这些圣的、可靠的事物乃是怜悯。……这些怜悯是基督所是的不同方面。四十三节的说法由“那圣的,那可靠的”转为“神的恩”。神已经将复活的基督作那圣的,那可靠的赐给我们,我们也已经相信祂,接受这一切圣的、可靠的事物。但我们在日常生活中经历什么?我们乃是经历那复合、包罗万有的恩典,就是经过过程的三一神,经过成为肉体、为人生活、钉十字架和复活等过程的神。这是保罗劝信徒要一直留于神的恩中的原因。
23We need to pay particular attention to the word grace in 13:43. We even need to analyze this grace…The grace in 13:43 is a compound formed of a number of elements. This grace is compounded of all the holy and faithful things. In verse 34 we have the resurrected Christ as the holy and faithful things. According to both the promise and prophecy of the Old Testament, these holy and faithful things are mercies…These mercies are different aspects of what Christ is. In verse 43 the expression is changed from the holy things of David, the faithful things to grace. God has given us the resurrected Christ as the holy and faithful things, and we have believed in Him and have received all these holy and faithful things. But what do we experience in our daily life? We experience the compound, all-inclusive grace, which is the processed Triune God, the very God who went through the processes of incarnation, human living, crucifixion, and resurrection. This is the reason Paul urged the believers to continue in the grace of God.