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‘I believe that thou art the Christ, the Son of God.’—John 11:27.
‘我信你是基督，是神的儿子。’——约翰福音 11:27。
I DO not know that I can preface the following Chapters more suitably than by quoting the words of the Apostle John in his First Epistle:—
我不知道还有什么能比引用使徒约翰在祂《约翰一书》中的话语，更适合作为以下章节的序言：
That which was from the beginning,
论到那从起初就有的，
Which we have heard,
就是我们所听见、
Which we have seen with our eyes,
所亲眼看见、
Which we have gazed upon,
所瞻望过、
Which our hands have handled,
所亲手摸过
Of the Word of life ;
生命之道；
For the life was manifested,
这生命已经显现出来，
And we have seen it,
我们也看见了，
And bear witness,
也作见证，
And show unto you That ETERNAL LIFE
并将那在父那里、
Which was with the Father,
向我们显现的
And was manifested unto us.
永远的生命传给你们。
In such marvellous words does the beloved disciple describe the Person of Him who is ‘ the Christ of God.’
在这奇妙的话语中，这位蒙爱的门徒描述了那位“神的基督”的位格。
Let them suffice for an introduction to this volume.
让它们足以作为本书的引言吧。
They give us some insight into the excellency of the knowledge of Jesus Christ our Lord: naming His eternal name; proclaiming His eternal ancestry; showing us the mystery of His ineffable Person; introducing us into the fulness of His love; giving us a glimpse of His glorious light; exhibiting Him as the fountainhead of life ; demonstrating to us the absolute certainty of the things made known concerning Him, so that there might not be on any mind the shadow of a doubt concerning either His grace or His glory.
它们使我们对认识我们的主耶稣基督的卓越有了一些洞察：称呼祂永恒的名；宣告祂永恒的家世（ancestry）；向我们展示祂那不可言喻之位格的奥秘；引领我们进入祂丰盛的爱中；让我们瞥见祂荣耀的光；将祂展现为生命的源头；向我们证明有关祂所宣讲之事的绝对确定性，这样在任何人的心中，对于祂的恩典或祂的荣耀都不会有一丝一毫的怀疑。
Then, after the wondrous enumeration which He has thus given, the apostle thus announces the meaning and bearing of all this upon our own Christian life,—the life which begins in believing the record which God has given of His Son:—
然后，在祂如此给出了奇妙的列举之后，使徒如此宣告了这一切对于我们基督徒生命的意义和关联——这生命始于相信神为祂儿子所作的见证：
‘ That which we have seen and heard declare we unto
‘我们将所看见、所听见的传给
YOU, THAT YE ALSO MAY HAVE FELLOWSHIP WITH US : AND TRULY OUR FELLOWSHIP IS WITH THE FATHER, AND WITH HIS SON JESUS CHRIST AND THESE THINGS WRITE WE UNTO YOU, THAT YOUR JOY MAY BE FULL. ‘
你们，使你们与我们一同相交；我们乃是与父并与祂儿子耶稣基督相交。我们将这些事写给你们，使你们的喜乐可以满足。’
For nothing less than the fulness of joy is meant to be the portion of him who believeth that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and nothing short of walking in the light of God ought to be the life of him who has received this Christ, and in receiving Him, has become a son of Him of whom it is written, ‘ God is light, and in Him is no darkness at all.’
因为，相信耶稣是基督、是神的儿子的人，其份（portion）意在得到完全的喜乐；而那领受了这位基督，并在领受祂时，成了那位“神是光，在祂毫无黑暗”所记载的儿子的，其生命就应该是行在神的光中。
Table of Contents
目录
Preface
序言
Chapter I: The Divine Purpose
第一章：神圣的目的
Chapter II: The Fulness of the Christ
第二章：基督的丰盛
Chapter III: Israel’s Messiah the Christ of the New Testament
第三章：以色列的弥赛亚，新约的基督
Chapter IV: Peter’s Confession of the Christ
第四章：彼得认信基督
Chapter V: Thou Art the Christ. What Then?
第五章：你是基督。那又如何？
Chapter VI: What Follows this Confession
第六章：这次认信之后是什么
Chapter VII: God’s Mighty Work in and Through the Church
第七章：神在教会中并借着教会所行的大能工作
Chapter VIII: Life Through Faith in the Christ of God
第八章：借着对神的基督的信心得生命
Chapter IX: Abiding in the Son and in the Father
第九章：常在子里面，也常在父里面
Chapter X: The Future Glory of the Christ
第十章：基督未来的荣耀