12真神作为永远的生命成了我们的经历,这是约翰第一封书信的基本因素。……在约翰一书中,有对三一神作永远生命的享受。因着我们在真神里面,祂就包藏着我们。我们在真神里面,祂对我们就成了永远的生命。……在五章二十节,有那真实者、耶稣基督、真神以及永远的生命。在约翰的观念里,这一切乃是一;然而在道理上却是四:那真实者、祂儿子耶稣基督、真神以及永远的生命。但在经历中,四者乃是一。我们在那真实者里面,我们就在祂儿子耶稣基督里面。然后那真实者成了我们的神,祂儿子耶稣基督对我们成了永远的生命。这永远的生命事实上就是真神。不仅如此,因着真神对我们是实际的,祂在我们的经历中就成了我们永远的生命。这是真神,也是永远的生命(约翰二书生命读经,一八至一九页)。
12The true God becomes our experience as eternal life. This is the basic factor of John’s first Epistle. In 1 John we have the enjoyment of the Triune God as eternal life. Because we are in the true God, He contains us. When we are in the true God, He becomes eternal life to us. In 1 John 5:20 we have the true One, Jesus Christ, the true God, and eternal life. In John’s concept all of these are one. However, in doctrine they are four: the true One, His Son Jesus Christ, the true God, and eternal life. But in our experience they are one. When we are in the true One, we are in His Son Jesus Christ. Then the true One becomes our God, and His Son Jesus Christ becomes eternal life to us. This eternal life is actually the true God. Furthermore, because the true God is real to us, in our experience He becomes our eternal life. This is the true God and eternal life. (Life-study of 2 John, pp. 13-14)