基督与神的儿子
神的儿子，是指基督的人位，为着分赐神的生命到我们里面。因此，我们所用以活神之生命的信，乃是在神的儿子这赐生命者的里面。神的儿子爱我们，特意为我们舍了自己，使祂能将神的生命分赐到我们里面。现今我们在肉身里所活的生命，不是白阿司（bios）─肉身的生命，不是朴宿克（psuche）─魂的生命，乃是奏厄（zoe）─属灵、神圣的生命。
在我们里面运行的信心
保罗说，我们如今在肉身里所活的生命，是我们在神儿子的信里，与祂联结所活的。我们活神圣的生命，不是凭着眼见，也不是凭着感觉，不同于我们活肉身和魂的生命。我们活神圣的生命，就是活我们灵里属灵的生命，乃是藉着运用信，这信是由赐生命之灵的同在所激发的。
保罗说到信时，是说“神儿子的信”。这里小小的“的”字是甚么意思？这个字含示本节所题的信，乃是属于神儿子的信，就是祂自己所拥有的信。然而，我们和其他许多人解释这一节的时候，都说，这辞真正的意思是在神儿子里面的信。但希腊文在这里没有用“在…里面”这个介系词。我查考许多一流的权威著作以后，确信保罗在这里所说的不是神儿子的信，乃是在神儿子里面的信。但我们仍需要解释，为甚么在这一节，以及二章十六节和三章二十二节，保罗没有用“在…里面”这个介系词。我们只查考圣经的白纸黑字，无法对此事有正确的领会。我们还需要思想我们的经历。
保罗写加拉太书是根据真理，也是根据他的经历。根据我们基督徒的经历，在我们里面运行的真实活的信，不只是在基督里面，也是属于基督的。因此，保罗在这里的意思，实际上就是“属于基督的，并在基督里面的信”。保罗的思想乃是，信是属于基督的，也是在基督里面的。
信是我们对主之所是，以及祂为我们所作之事的珍赏。真实的信乃是基督自己注入我们里面，成为我们相信祂的能力。主注入我们里面以后，就自然而然成为我们的信。一方面，这信是属于基督的；另一方面，这信是在基督里面。然而，光说这信就是基督，这太简单了。我们需要说，信乃是基督向我们启示出来，并注入我们里面。信不只和已经注入我们里面的基督有关，也和正在将祂自己注入我们里面的基督有关。当基督在我们里面运行，祂就成为我们的信。这信是属于祂的，也是在祂里面。
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In the Faith of Son of God — Gal. 2:20
Christ and Son of God
“The Son of God” denotes Christ’s Person to impart God’s life into us. Hence, the faith in which we live God’s life is in the Son of God, the life-imparting One. The Son of God loved us and purposely gave Himself for us that He might impart the divine life into us. The life which we now live in the flesh is not bios, the physical life, not psuche, the soulish life, but zoe, the spiritual and divine life.
The Faith that Operates in Us
Paul says that the life we now live in the flesh we live in faith, the faith of the Son of God. We live the divine life, not by sight or by feeling in the way we live the physical and soulish life. The divine life, which is the spiritual life in our spirit, is lived by the exercise of faith stimulated by the presence of the life-giving Spirit.
In speaking of faith, Paul refers to “the faith of the Son of God.” What is the meaning of the little word “of” here? This word implies that the faith mentioned in this verse is the Son of God’s faith, the faith which He Himself possesses. However, in interpreting this verse, we and many others have said that this phrase actually means faith in the Son of God. Nevertheless, the Greek does not use the preposition “in” here. I have spent a good deal of time trying to understand this matter. After consulting the writings of a number of leading authorities, I have become fully convinced that here Paul is not speaking of the Son’s faith but of faith in the Son. However, we still need to explain why in this verse, as well as in 2:16 and 3:22, Paul does not use the preposition “in.” We cannot gain a proper understanding of this simply by studying the Scripture in black and white letters. We also need to consider our experience.
Paul wrote the book of Galatians both according to truth and according to his experience. According to our Christian experience, the genuine living faith that operates in us is not only in Christ but also of Christ. Hence, Paul’s meaning here actually is “the faith of and in Christ.” Paul’s thought is that the faith is both of Christ and in Christ.
Faith is our appreciation of what the Lord is and of what He has done for us. We have also pointed out that genuine faith is Christ Himself infused into us to become our ability to believe in Him. After the Lord has been infused into us, He spontaneously becomes our faith. On the one hand, this faith is of Christ; on the other hand, it is in Christ. However, it is too simple merely to say that this faith is Christ. We need to say that it is Christ revealed to us and infused into us. Faith is related not only to the Christ who has been infused into us but also to the Christ who is infusing Himself into us. As Christ operates in us, He becomes our faith. This faith is of Him and also in Him.