Knowing Christ In All His Fullness- 认识基督在他一切的丰满里

Ephesians 1
以弗所书1

15 Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love unto all the saints,
因此，我既听见你们信从主耶稣，亲爱众圣徒，

16 Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers;
就为你们不住地感谢神，祷告的时候，常提到你们；

17 That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him:
求我们主耶稣基督的神，荣耀的父，将那赐人智慧和启示的灵赏给你们，使你们真知道他。

18 The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,
并且照明你们心中的眼睛，使你们知道他的恩召有何待指望，他在圣徒中得的基业有何等丰盛的荣耀；

19 And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power,
并知道人他向我们这信的人所显的能力是何等浩大，

20 Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places,
就是照他在基督身上所运行的大能大力，使他从死里复活，叫他在天上坐在自己的右边，

21 Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come:
远超过一切执政的、掌权的、有能的、主治的和一切有名的，不但是今世的，连来世的也都超过了。

22 And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church,
又将万有服在他的脚下，使他为教会作万有之首。

23 Which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all.
教会是他的身体，是那充满万有者所充满的。

Knowing Christ In All His Fullness
认识基督在他一切的丰满里

I wonder what it was like to be one of the believers in Ephesus, as this letter was read to the whole church, it must have been so eye opening to hear these words read in their original written language of Greek.
我想知道，作为以弗所的信徒中的一员，当这封信被读给全教会听时，会是什么感觉呢？听到这些用希腊原文书写的文字读出来，一定是大开眼界。

Paul has said the longest sentence in the bible and now he is going to pray the first of his greet prayers for the church and the individual believers in Ephesus.
保罗说了圣经中最长的一句话，现在他要为以弗所的教会和信徒们祷告，为他们祷告。

Paul has outlined all that we have in Christ and who we are in Christ, now he prays that we fully grasp and grow in this wonderful knowledge.
保罗概述了我们在基督里所拥有的一切，以及我们在基督里的身份，现在他祈求我们能充分把握这奇妙的知识，并在其中成长。

He doesn’t want these things in vs 3-14, just to be head knowledge, he wants these things to deepen and develop in the life of the church and each individual believer.
他不想让这些内容出现在3-14节，只是为了获取知识，他希望这些内容在教会和每个信徒的生活中深入发展。

In verse 17, Paul states that the believers be given the spirit of wisdom and revelation, they would have a passionate heavenly mindset to all the things mentioned in vs 3-14.
在第17节，保罗称，若信徒被赋予智慧和启示的灵，他们对在（《圣经》相关章节）3 – 14 节提到的所有事情就会有充满热情的属天心态。

The believers would fully grasp all that Christ has given them, to do this, we need God’s wisdom, because these things cannot be discerned by human wisdom, how can human wisdom understand redemption, adoption and election?
信徒要完全领会基督所赐给他们的一切，要做到这点，我们需要神的智慧，因为这些事是人类的智慧所不能分辨的，人类的智慧怎么能理解救赎、收养和拣选呢？

God through His Holy Spirit is continually revealing to us new things, Paul is saying, may God continually reveal new and exciting things about Christ to you.
保罗说，上帝通过圣灵不断地向我们启示新事物，愿上帝不断地向你揭示有关基督的新奇而令人振奋的事。

Let me ask you as you read your bible-Is God revealing new things about Christ?
当你读《圣经》的时候，让我来问问你，上帝是否正在向你揭示有关基督的新事物呢？

Are you grasping more of what you have in Christ and who you are in Christ?
你是否对自己在基督里所拥有的和自己在基督里的身份有了更多的领悟呢？

See: John 1:14-16, Colossians 3:11. Romans 13:14, John 15:5
请看《约翰福音》1章14-16节，《歌罗西书》3章11节，《罗马书》3章14节，《约翰福音》15章5节

He prays for three P’s:
他为三个以 “P” 开头的内容祷告：

To know God’s amazing plan verse 19
明白神令人惊叹的计划（第 19 节）

4 According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:
就如他在创世以前，在基督里拣选了我们，使我们在他面前因爱而成为圣洁、无有瑕疵。

11 In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will
我们也在他里面得了基业，这原是那位随己意行作万事的，照着他旨意所预定的。

God had a plan, before time began, He choose you, He predestined you. Do I understand these things? No!
上帝在时间开始之前就有一个计划，他拣选了你，预定了你。我理解这些事吗？不理解！

I do not wish to get into an argument over this subject, the bible teaches it and so I believe it. Some things are beyond our mind’s scope, all we can do is to wonder at the glory of it…Amen!
我不想就这个话题展开争论，《圣经》是这样教导的，所以我相信。有些事情超出了我们思想所能理解的范围，我们所能做的就是对其荣耀感到惊叹……阿们。

We praise God although we see through a glass darkly, there are things, we don’t understand, but we know and praise God that he had a plan for each and every one for us.
我们赞美上帝，尽管我们如同对着镜子观看，模糊不清。有些事情我们并不理解，但我们知道并赞美上帝，因为他为我们每一个人都有一个计划。

These verses in Romans 8, are so wonderful:
《罗马书》第8章这些经文，实在太精彩了

29 For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.
29 因为他预先所知道的人，就预先定下效法他儿子的模样，使他儿子在许多弟兄中作长子。

30 Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified.
30预先所定下的人又召他们来，所召来的人又称他们为义，所称为义的人又叫他们得荣耀。

To know God’s amazing power vs 19-20
了解神的大能19-20节

The ESV says:
在英语标准译本中写道：

19 and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to the working of his great might
19并知道他向我们这信的人所显的能力是何等浩大，就是照他在基督身上所运行的大能大力。

We all know that hurricanes and earthquakes can be measured, but God’s power cannot be measured, it is immeasurable, and it works in us, it is to us who believe, it is working in and through us, by his precious Holy spirit.
我们都知道飓风和地震的强度是可以测量的，但上帝的力量无法测量，它是不可估量的，并且这力量在我们里面做工，是在我们这些信徒里面，借着他宝贵的圣灵在我们里面并通过我们做工。

The same power that is working in us, is the same power that raised Christ from the dead, it we ever caught the full extent of this, we would not be afraid of anyone.
在我们里面运行的能力，与那使基督从死里复活的能力是相同的。如果我们能完全领会这一点，我们就不会惧怕任何人。

To know the person of Christ vs 20-23
认识基督 20-23节

Christ is above all things, so we can be assured that He is in control of everything and not only that He is in control of the church.
基督高于一切，所以我们可以确信他掌管着一切，不仅如此，他还掌管着教会。

We can have the upmost confidence because Christ is above all and has all things under His feet, what does Christ have under His feet, sin and death are under His feet, He has defeated them.
我们可以拥有十足的信心，因为基督高于一切，万物都在他的脚下。基督脚下有什么呢？罪和死亡都在他的脚下，他已经战胜了它们。

That is the confidence the Christian has and Paul prays that the believers will know the glorious fullness of God’s plan, power and the magnificent person of Christ.
这就是基督徒所拥有的信心，保罗祈求信徒们能知晓上帝计划的荣耀丰盛、上帝能力的伟大以及基督的辉煌尊荣。

Paul’s whole focus is Christ and his whole focus, is that the church and the believers would know Christ, he wrote to the Philippian believers in this way in chapter 3 of that wonderful book:
保罗全身心关注的是基督，而他关注的全部内容就是教会和信徒能认识基督。在那本精彩书卷《腓立比书》的第三章，他是这样写给腓立比信徒的：

8Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ,
8不但如此，我也将万事当作有损的，因我以认识我主基督耶稣为至宝。我为他已经丢弃万事，看作粪土，为要得着基督，

9 And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:
9并且得以在他里面，不是有自己因律法而得的义，乃是有信基督的义，就是因信神而来的义，

10 That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death;
10 使我认识基督，晓得他复活的大能，并且晓得和他一同受苦，效法他的死，

11 If by any means I might attain unto the resurrection of the dead.
11或者我也得以从死里复活。

12 Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus.
12 这不是说我已经得着了，已经完全了，我乃是竭力追求，或者可以得着基督耶稣所以得着我的。

Our whole focus should be Christ, our whole aim, should be to know Christ.
我们全部的关注点应该是基督，我们所有的目标应该是认识基督。

Is knowing Christ and knowing Him better your whole focus?
Is He and He alone, your abiding passion?
认识基督并更好地认识他是你全部的关注点吗？
他，而且只有他，是你始终不变的热爱所在吗？

God bless you
上帝祝福你