在这样的光中，我们现在来看为基督得着基督是甚么意思。今天基督是神所赐给我们非常丰富的美地。然而，基督的一切丰富，基督的一切所是，大多数的基督徒仍然无分。作为那在诸天宝座上的一位，基督是刚强、大能的，但我们是软弱的；祂是丰富的，但我们是贫穷的。基督是刚强、大能、丰富的，而我们是软弱、无能、贫穷的。造成这光景的原因，是我们没有竭力得着基督。然而，当我们得着基督，祂就成为我们的经历。然后基督在我们里面就成为祂所该是的。这就是说，我们得着基督，不但是为着我们的享受，也是为着使基督成为祂所该是的。
照着新约的启示，基督是完美、完全、丰富、并大能的。不但如此，神将这样一位基督赐给我们，乃是一个事实。虽然祂是美妙的，但我们是可怜的。我们若看见这点，就会领悟我们需要作些事，使基督对我们是实际的，使祂成为祂所该是的。基督如何能成为祂所该是的？惟有借着我们得着基督，基督才能成为祂所该是的。我们若得着基督，并经历基督，基督对我们就成为实际的。这不但是为着我们－也是为着基督。这就是为基督得着基督。
今天我们的需要是得着更多的基督，据有更多的基督，经历更多的基督。我们得着、据有、并经历基督，会使祂对我们成为实际。这不但是为着我们的享受，也是为着使基督成为祂所该是的。现今，我们中间的基督比诸天之上的基督少多了。我们中间的基督与诸天之上的基督不同。这就是说，在我们中间，基督还不是祂所该是的。基督在我们中间要成为祂所该是的，我们就需要得着祂。我们越得着基督，据有基督，经历基督，并享受基督，祂在我们中间就越成为祂所该是的。为此，我们得着基督乃是为着基督。我们为基督得着基督，祂就能得着团体的彰显。
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Gaining Christ for Christ — Phil. 3:12
In light of this, let us now consider what it means to gain Christ for Christ. Christ today is the good land given to us by God in a very rich way. Nevertheless, all the riches of Christ, all that Christ is, remain separate from most Christians. As the One on the throne in the heavens, Christ is strong and powerful, but we are weak. He is rich, but we are poor. Whereas Christ is strong, powerful and rich, we are weak, impotent and poor. The reason for this situation is that we have not endeavored to gain Christ. However, when we gain Christ, He becomes our experience. Then Christ becomes in us what He should be. This means that our gaining Christ is not only for our enjoyment but also for Christ to be what He should be.
According to the New Testament revelation, Christ is perfect, complete, rich, and powerful. Furthermore, it is a fact that God has given such a Christ to us. Although He is wonderful, we are pitiful. If we see this, we will realize that there is a need for us to do something that will make Christ real to us. How can Christ be what He should be? Christ can be what He should be only by our gaining Him. If we gain Christ and experience Christ, Christ will become real to us. This is not only for us – it is also for Christ. This is to gain Christ for Christ.
Our need today is to gain more of Christ, to possess more of Christ, and to experience more of Christ. Our gaining, possessing and experiencing Christ will make Him real to us. This is not only for our enjoyment but also for Christ to be what He should be. At present, the Christ among us is much less than the Christ in the heavens. The Christ among us is different from the Christ in the heavens. This means that among us Christ is not yet what He should be. In order for Christ to be what He should be among us, we need to gain Him. The more we gain Christ, possess Christ, experience Christ and enjoy Christ, the more He becomes among us what He should be. In this way our gaining of Christ is for Christ. We gain Christ for Christ so that He may have His corporate expression.