享受基督而构成的信心
在腓立比二章十七节，保罗说到“你们信心的祭物和供奉”。信徒信心的祭物和供奉，意思是说，保罗认为腓立比信徒的信心作了他们献给神的祭物，也成了他们对神的供奉。保罗的职事所产生的结果，乃是信徒的信心。二章十七节的信心是包罗一切的，所包含的比相信的行动丰富得多。这信心是信徒所领受、经历、并享受于基督之一切的构成与总和的表现，包括基督作基本的祭物。保罗的职事产生信徒这包罗一切的信心。信徒将这信心当作祭物献给神，保罗即使成为奠祭被浇奠在其上，也是喜乐。
毫无疑问，信徒信心的祭物是满了基督的。这包含了作为五种基本祭的基督。当我们在这几方面经历基督，并享受祂作这几种基本的祭时，这种经历和享受就成了我们的信心。在经历上，我们对作为基本祭之基督的享受，至终会成为我们的信心。因此，这信心乃是由我们所经历并享受的基督所构成的。
我们不可以犯一个错误，就是以肤浅、表面的方式来领会二章十七节所说的信心。信心乃是由我们对基督的经历所构成。这样的信心才能被保罗看作是献给神的祭物。能献给神作祭物的信心，乃是由我们对基督的享受所构成。在我们里面所构成的信心有多少，与我们对基督的享受成正比。我们越享受祂，就越有这信心；这信心乃是由对基督的享受所构成的。
圣徒们在许多不同的方面经历基督并享受基督。结果，圣徒里面有了一种构成，这种构成就叫作信心。没有一辞用来表征在各方面对基督的享受和经历，比“信心”更为恰当。这是保罗在二章十七节所用的辞，我们无法加以改进。保罗用信心这辞，指我们对基督的享受和经历的总和。因此，信心就是我们对基督所有经历与享受总和的表现。
信息重点：真正的信心不只是相信的行动，乃是我们多年经历基督、享受基督的构成与总和。我们越享受基督，里面就越被构成为信心，这信心能成为献给神的祭物。
应用祷告：主耶稣，求你使我不只有外面的相信，更天天实际经历并享受你。愿你把自己更多作到我里面，使我的信心因着基督不断增长，成为献给神、使神满足的祭物。阿们！
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The Drink Offering and Sacrifice (2) — Phil. 2:17
Faith Constituted by the Enjoyment of Christ
In Philippians 2:17 Paul speaks of “the sacrifice and service of your faith”. The sacrifice and service of the believers’ faith means that Paul considered the faith of the Philippian believers to be the sacrifice they offered to God, and also their service to God. The result produced by Paul’s ministry was the believers’ faith. The faith in 2:17 is all-inclusive, containing far more than the mere act of believing. This faith is the expression of the constitution and totality of all that the believers received, experienced and enjoyed of Christ, including Christ as the basic offerings. Paul’s ministry produced this all-inclusive faith in the believers. The believers offered this faith as a sacrifice to God, and even if Paul became a drink offering poured out upon it, he still rejoiced.
Without doubt, the sacrifice of the believers’ faith is full of Christ. This includes Christ as the five basic offerings. As we experience Christ in these various aspects, and enjoy Him as these basic offerings, this experience and enjoyment become our faith. In experience, our enjoyment of Christ as the basic offerings eventually becomes our faith. Therefore, this faith is constituted of the Christ whom we have experienced and enjoyed.
We must not make the mistake of understanding the faith spoken of in 2:17 in a shallow, superficial way. Faith is constituted of our experience of Christ. Only such faith can be regarded by Paul as a sacrifice offered to God. The faith that can be offered to God as a sacrifice is constituted of our enjoyment of Christ. How much faith is constituted within us is in direct proportion to our enjoyment of Christ. The more we enjoy Him, the more we have this faith; this faith is constituted of the enjoyment of Christ.
The saints experience Christ and enjoy Christ in many different aspects. As a result, a constitution is produced within the saints, and this constitution is called faith. No term is more fitting than “faith” to signify the enjoyment and experience of Christ in every aspect. This is the term Paul used in 2:17, and we cannot improve upon it. Paul used the term faith to refer to the totality of our enjoyment and experience of Christ. Therefore, faith is the expression of the totality of all our experience and enjoyment of Christ.
Message Main Points: True faith is not merely the act of believing; it is the constitution and totality of our years of experiencing and enjoying Christ. The more we enjoy Christ, the more we are constituted with faith within, and this faith can become a sacrifice offered to God.
Daily Prayer: Lord Jesus, I ask You to make me not only to have outward belief, but to actually experience and enjoy You every day. May You work Yourself into me more and more, so that my faith may continually grow through Christ and become a sacrifice offered to God that satisfies Him. Amen!