14说到神的奥秘,是重在神的故事,都在基督里显出来;说到基督的奥秘,是重在基督一切的故事,都在召会里显出来。基督加上召会,乃是个极大的奥秘。提前三章十六节说,“大哉!敬虔的奥秘!……祂显现于肉体。”这说出神与人,人与神之间的故事。我们要认识神与人,人与神之间的奥秘、故事、讲究,首先就必须认识基督,其次必须认识召会。基督是一个奥秘,召会也是一个奥秘。基督是一部分的奥秘,是奥秘的第一步;召会是另一部分的奥秘,是奥秘的第二步。……神的故事都在基督里,基督的故事都在召会里。所以要认识神,就必须认识基督;要认识基督,就必须认识召会。
14When we speak of the mystery of God, we are emphasizing the stories of God that are manifested in Christ, and when we speak of the mystery of Christ, we are emphasizing the stories of Christ that are manifested in the church. Christ plus the church is a great mystery. First Timothy 3:16 says, “Great is the mystery of godliness: / He who was manifested in the flesh.” This verse speaks forth a story of God and man, man and God. If we would know the mystery, story, and matters of God and man, man and God, then we must know Christ and the church. Christ is a mystery, and the church is a mystery. Christ is a part of the mystery, the first step of the mystery; the church is another part of the mystery, the second step of the mystery …All the stories of God are in Christ, and all the stories of Christ are in the church. Therefore, if we want to know God, we must know Christ, and if we want to know Christ, we must know the church.