我们今世住在地上的帐篷里 — 哥林多后书读经随笔 第5章

哥林多后书第五章第1—10节，保罗告诉我们，在这个世界上其实我们是住在帐篷里，这个帐篷就是我们的身体。我们在这个地上的帐篷里劳苦叹息，若这地上的帐篷拆毁了，我们就必得神所造的在天国的房屋，因为我们相信主耶稣基督的福音。神赐给了我们圣灵作为救我们的首付款，因此，我们总是非常有信心地知道当我们住在身体这个帐篷里的时候，我们就缺席主所造的天上的房屋，也因此我们在世行事为人是凭着信心，而不是凭着眼见，我们来到世上只是在此野营的，我们的家在天国，那里有神给我们预备的房屋。保罗说我们的目标是无论在天国的家里还是在野营，都要得主的喜悦，将来当每个人站在基督面前的时候，根据野营时候的表现会收到相应的赏罚。

 

 林后5:1 我们原知道、我们这地上的帐棚若拆毁了、必得　神所造、不是人手所造、在天上永存的房屋。

For we know that if the earthly house of our tent is dissolved, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal, in the heavens.

 林后5:2 我们在这帐棚里叹息、深想得那从天上来的房屋、好象穿上衣服．

For most certainly in this we groan, longing to be clothed with our habitation which is from heaven;

 林后5:3 倘若穿上、被遇见的时候就不至于赤身了。

if so be that being clothed we will not be found naked.

 林后5:4 我们在这帐棚里、叹息劳苦、并非愿意脱下这个、乃是愿意穿上那个、好叫这必死的被生命吞灭了。

For indeed we who are in this tent do groan, being burdened; not that we desire to be unclothed, but that we desire to be clothed, that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life.

 林后5:5 为此培植我们的就是　神、他又赐给我们圣灵作凭据。〔原文作质〕

Now he who made us for this very thing is God, who also gave to us the down payment of the Spirit.

 林后5:6 所以我们时常坦然无惧、并且晓得我们住在身内便与主相离。

Therefore we are always confident and know that while we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord;

 林后5:7 因我们行事为人、是凭着信心、不是凭着眼见。

for we walk by faith, not by sight.

 林后5:8 我们坦然无惧、是更愿意离开身体与主同住。

We are courageous, I say, and are willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be at home with the Lord.

 林后5:9 所以无论是住在身内、离开身外、我们立了志向、要得主的喜悦。

Therefore also we make it our aim, whether at home or absent, to be well pleasing to him.

 林后5:10 因为我们众人、必要在基督台前显露出来、叫各人按着本身所行的、或善或恶受报。

For we must all be revealed before the judgment seat of Christ; that each one may receive the things in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad.