11这圣的、可靠的(复数)是什么?这是指基督所是的各方面。按照新约,基督是生命、亮光、恩典、公义、圣别、成圣、称义。祂也是生命的粮和活水。不仅如此,那圣的、可靠的包括哥林多前书所揭示基督的各方面:能力、智慧、公义、圣别、救赎、荣耀、神的深奥、神建造的唯一根基、逾越节、无酵饼、灵食、灵水、灵磐石、头、身体、初熟的果子、第二个人、末后的亚当。我们在约翰福音看见基督更多的方面,就如牧人和草场。哦,基督那圣的,那可靠的,对我们是何等丰富!
11What are these holy and trustworthy things? They are all the aspects of what Christ is. According to the New Testament, Christ is life, light, grace, righteousness, holiness, sanctification, and justification. He is also the bread of life and the living water. Furthermore, the holy and trustworthy things include all the aspects of Christ unveiled in 1 Corinthians: power, wisdom, righteousness, sanctification, redemption, glory, the depths of God, the unique foundation of God’s building, the Passover, the unleavened bread, the spiritual food, the spiritual drink, the spiritual rock, the Head, the Body, the firstfruits, the second man, and the last Adam. We see many more aspects of Christ in the Gospel of John, such as the Shepherd and the pasture. Oh, how much Christ is to us as the holy and trustworthy things!