100# 现在，由于凡是真正的结合，若不是相互并交替地成就，就不可能存在，所以主与人的结合也不例外；这从以下经文可以明显看出：“吃我肉、喝我血的人常在我里面，我也常在他里面。”（约 6:56）“你们要常在我里面，我也常在你们里面。常在我里面的，我也常在他里面，这人就多结果子。”（约 15:4，5）“若有听见我声音就开门的，我要进到他那里去，我与他、他与我一同坐席。”（启 3:20）此外还有别处经文。这种结合的形成，是由于人趋近主，主也趋近人；因为有一条确定而不可改变的法则：人越趋近主，主也越趋近人。关于这一点，在论仁义与信仰的各章中，还会看到更多说明。
100# 由于系一个结合的结合，或一个真正的结合是不可能的，除非它是互动和相互的，所以主与人的结合也具有这种性质，这可从以下经文清楚看出来；约翰福音：
吃我肉、喝我血的人住在我里面，我也住在他里面。（约翰福音6:56）
又：
你们要住在我里面，我也住在你们里面。住在我里面的，我也住在他里面，这人就多结果子。（约翰福音15:4，5）
启示录：
若有人开门，我要进到他那里去，我与他，他与我一同坐席。（启示录3:20）
以及其它地方。这种结合是通过人靠近主，主靠近人实现的，因为有一条确定不变的律法是，人靠近主到何等程度，主就在何等程度上靠近他。关于该主题，详情可参看论述仁爱和信仰的章节（TCR 336-462节）。
100. A real partnership is not possible unless it happens mutually and reciprocally. Therefore the Lord's partnership with us is mutual and reciprocal, as is obvious from the following passages: "Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood live in me and I in them" (John 6:56). "Live in me and I [shall live] in you. Those who live in me and I in them bear much fruit" (John 15:4-5). "If any open the door, I will come in and will dine with them and they with me" (Revelation 3:20); and other passages as well. This partnership comes about as we move closer to the Lord and the Lord moves closer to us; for it is a fixed and unchangeable law that the closer we move toward the Lord, the closer the Lord moves toward us. (For more on this, see the chapters on goodwill and faith [336-462].)
100. Now because no linking is possible unless there is a mutual and reciprocal bond, the link between the Lord and man is no different, as is obvious from the following passages, among others:
He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me and I in him, John 6:56.
Remain in me, and I in you. He who remains in me and I in him bears much fruit, John 15:4-5.
If anyone opens the door, I will come into him and dine with him, and he with me, Revelation 3:20.
This link is produced by a person approaching the Lord and the Lord approaching him. For it is a fixed and immutable law that the Lord approaches a person to the extent that he approaches the Lord. This subject will be discussed further in the chapters on charity and faith.
100. Since then, no conjunction that is a conjunction is possible unless it is effected reciprocally and mutually, so the conjunction of the Lord and man is such, as may be clearly seen from these passages:
He that eateth My flesh and drinketh My blood dwelleth in Me and I in him (John 6:56).
Abide in Me and I in you. He that abideth in Me and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit (John 15:4, 5).
If anyone open the door I will come in to him, and will sup with him and he with Me (Revelation 3:20);
and elsewhere. This conjunction is effected by man's approaching the Lord, and the Lord's approaching him, for it is a sure and immutable law, that so far as man approaches the Lord so far does the Lord approach man. But more will be seen on this subject in the chapters on Charity and Faith.
100. Now since it is not possible for union, properly so-called, to be effected unless it be reciprocal and mutual, therefore the conjunction of the Lord and man is of this nature, as is evident from the following passages:
"He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him" John 6:56;
"Abide in me and I in you... He that abideth in me and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit" John 15:4-5;
"If any man... open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me" Revelation 3:20; besides other passages. This union is effected by a man drawing near to the Lord, and by the Lord, drawing near to him; for it is a sure and immutable law that so far as a man draws near to the Lord, the Lord draws near to him. More will be seen concerning this in the chapter on Charity and Faith.
100. Nunc quia non dabilis est conjunctio quae conjunctio, nisi fiat reciproce et vicissim, ideo conjunctio Domini et hominis non alia est, ut manifeste patet ex his locis, Qui manducat meam carnem, et bibit meum sanguinem, in ME MANET, ET EGO IN ILLO, 1 Johannes 6:56. MANETE IN ME, ET EGO IN VOBIS; QUI MANET IN ME ET EGO IN ILLO, hic fert fructum multum, Johannes 15:4-5. Qui aperit januam, ingrediar ad illum, et COENABO CUM ILLO, ET ILLE MECUM, Apocalypsis 3:20, praeter alibi; haec Conjunctio fit, per quod homo accedat ad 2 Dominum, et Dominus ad illum; nam certa et immutabilis Lex est, quod quantum homo accedit ad Dominum, tantum Dominus accedat ad hominem; sed de hoc, in Cap. de CHARITATE ET FIDE plura videbuntur.
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