14我们不该仅仅满意于圣经的知识,甚至满意于对腓立比三章的认识。我们需要真实地竭力追求基督。“竭力追求”,原文也可译为“逼迫”。保罗在得救前,是消极地逼迫基督;得救后,他竭力追求基督到一个地步,我们甚至可说他也是逼迫基督,不过是在正面上。逼迫人就是搅扰人,不肯放他过去。在保罗得救前,他搅扰基督,不放祂过去,是反面地逼迫基督;但他得救并被基督得着以后,仍然逼迫祂,不过是正面的,因他不肯放基督过去。我们也该这样逼迫基督,以赢得祂。我们不该放基督过去;反要搅扰祂,逼迫祂,以赢得祂。这就是竭力追求基督(新约总论第十二册,四一至四三页)。
14We should not be satisfied simply with Bible knowledge, not even with the knowledge of Philippians 3. We need to have the actual pursuing of Christ. The Greek word for pursue can also be translated “persecute.” Before Paul was saved, he was persecuting Christ in a negative way. After he was saved, he pursued Christ to such an extent that we may even say he persecuted Christ but in a very positive way. To persecute a person is to trouble him and refuse to let him go. Before Paul was saved, he bothered Christ and would not let Him go, persecuting Him negatively. But after he was saved and had been gained by Christ, Paul still persecuted Him, but positively, for he refused to let Christ go. We also should persecute Christ in this way in order to gain Him. We should not let Christ go; rather, we should bother Him, persecute Him, in order to gain Him. This is to pursue Christ. (The Conclusion of the New Testament, pp. 3512-3513)