10我们若看见这过程的各个步骤,就会对约翰福音有正确、透彻的领会。照着约翰一章一节和十四节,那太初与神同在,并且就是神的话成了肉体。在二十九节我们看见,这成了肉体的话,就是神的羔羊。一面,祂是羔羊为要完成救赎;另一面,祂是树为要分赐生命。所以,我们可以说祂是羔羊树。照着约翰十五章,葡萄树的枝子就是葡萄树的生活。最终,羔羊树成为圣气。阿利路亚!在我们的经历中,我们有基督作为话、羔羊、树和气。话是为着彰显,羔羊是为着救赎,树是为着分赐生命,气是为着我们的生活。 我们不呼吸就无法生存。中国人不说某人死了,却说他断气了。毫无疑问,断气就是死;继续呼吸就是活着。无论我们从多少学校毕业,我们绝不能从呼吸毕业。没有人能说自己因为学识渊博或成熟了,就不再需要呼吸。反之,人越年老,可能越关切他的呼吸。何等奇妙,为着我们属灵的生命,我们有圣气使我们活着!
10If we see the steps of this process, we shall have a proper and thorough understanding of the Gospel of John. According to John 1:1 and 14, the Word, who was in the beginning with God and who is God, became flesh. In verse 29 we see that this Word become flesh is the Lamb of God. On the one hand, He is the Lamb for accomplishing redemption; on the other hand, He is the tree for imparting life. Therefore, we may speak of Him as the Lamb-tree. According to John 15, the branches of the vine are the living of the vine. Ultimately, the Lamb-tree becomes the holy breath. Hallelujah! In our experience we have Christ as the Word, the Lamb, the tree, and the breath. The Word is for expression, the Lamb is for redemption, the tree is for the impartation of life, and the breath is for our living. We cannot live without breathing. Instead of saying that a certain person has died, the Chinese say that he has stopped breathing. No doubt, to stop breathing is to die. However, to keep on breathing is to live. No matter how many schools we may graduate from, we can never graduate from breathing. No one can say that because he has become so knowledgeable or mature, it is no longer necessary for him to breathe. Rather, the older a person becomes, the more concerned he may be about his breathing. How marvelous that for our spiritual life we have the holy breath for our living!