7. Witness Lee 李常受

1) Q. I have heard a little about Witness Lee and his early Christian life. Can you tell me more
about him?

A. Witness Lee, 1905-1997, was saved and turned to the Lord through the preaching of Sister Peace
Wang in April of 1925. At that time he was exceedingly ambitious as a young man for his education and
his future.
问:我听过一些关于李常受和他早期基督徒生活的事。关于他,你能再多说一点吗?
答:在一九二五年四月,李常受弟兄(1905~1997 A. D.)借着汪佩真姊妹的传福音,真正得救并转向主。当时他
还是个年轻人,对他的教育和前途雄心勃勃。


2) Q. Once Witness Lee turned to the Lord, did this have a big impact on his life?
A. After he was saved, when he was walking home he stopped and prayed to God that he would like to
serve God and preach the Gospel of the Lord Jesus through the villages for his whole life at any
cost.
问:李常受转向主,是否立刻对他的人生产生了极大的影响?
答:在得救以后,他走路回家时,在路上停下来,向神祷告,他要事奉神,他不惜任何代价,这一生就是要一村一
村传扬主耶稣的福音。


3) Q. In his early Christian life, did he get connected with other Christian groups?
A. He spent time with the Brethren Assembly, but one day in August 1931, as he was walking down the
street, it suddenly occurred to him that all the teachings he had received from them were mostly
doctrines.
问:在他早期的基督徒生活中,他和其他基督教团体有接触吗?
答:他曾花时间参加弟兄会的聚会。一九三一年八月,一天他在街上走的时候,忽然来了一个念头,他在弟兄会里
所接受的一切教训多半是道理。


4) Q. I heard that Watchman Nee and Witness Lee knew each other in their early days. How often did
they see each other?

A. While in Shanghai in October 1933, Watchman Nee received Witness Lee as his guest. He stayed with
him for about four months, and during that time Watchman Nee did a number of things to perfect him.
问:我听说倪柝声和李常受在早年就彼此认识了。他们多久见一次面?
答:一九三三年十月在上海,倪柝声接待李常受作他的客人。他与他同住约四个月,那段期间倪柝声作了不少的事
来成全他。


5) Q. Once they met with each other, did they work together to minister Christ to God’s people?
A. From 1933 onward, Witness Lee labored closely with Watchman Nee in the work of ministering Christ
for the building up of the Body of Christ.
问:他们彼此一见面,就一同作工向神的百姓供应基督了吗?
答:从一九三三年起,在供应基督以建造基督身体的工作上,李弟兄成了与倪弟兄一同劳苦的亲密同工。


6) Q. What happened when Watchman Nee was no longer able to carry on with the work?
A. When Watchman Nee was no longer able to carry on the work, Witness Lee continued to labor
according to the vision and pattern that he had observed in Watchman Nee’s life and work.
问:当倪弟兄不能继续工作时,发生了什么事呢?
答:当倪弟兄不能继续工作时,李弟兄照着他从倪弟兄的生活与工作中所看见的异象和榜样,继续在主里劳苦。


7) Q. After about twenty years of coordination with Watchman Nee, was Witness Lee able to continue
what he had seen?

A. In 1949, Witness Lee was sent by Watchman Nee and his other co-workers to Taiwan to insure that
the things delivered to them by the Lord would not be lost.
问:在与倪弟兄差不多二十年的配搭之后,李弟兄能继续倪所看见的吗?
答:一九四九年,为确保他们从主所领受的不至遗失,倪弟兄打发李弟兄和其他一些同工去了台湾。


8) Q. After Witness Lee went to Taiwan, when did he leave there for the United States?
A. In 1962 Witness Lee felt led of the Lord to come to the United States, settling in California.
During his 35 years of service in the U.S., he spoke several thousand messages.
问:李弟兄去了台湾之后,在什么时候离开那里去了美国?
答:一九六二年李弟兄受主引导来到美国,定居加州。其后三十五年的事奉中,每周主持聚会,经常开办特会及训
练,共释放数千篇的信息。


9) Q. As a spiritual man who had a great influence over many Christians, what was the main emphasis
of his ministry?

A. Witness Lee’s ministry emphasizes the experience of Christ as life and the practical oneness of
the believers as the Body of Christ.
问:作为一位对众多基督徒有巨大影响的属灵人,他职事的重点是什么?
答:李弟兄的职事注重对基督作生命的经历和众信徒作基督的身体之实行上的一。


10) Q. Witness Lee had many churches under his care. What was his goal in caring for these churches?
A. Witness Lee led the churches under his care to grow in Christian life and function. He was
unbending in his conviction that God’s goal is not narrow, sectarianism but the Body of Christ.
问:许多地方召会都在李弟兄的照顾之下。他照顾这些召会的目标是什么?
答:在他的照顾下,他带领地方召会在生命和功用上长大。他自己深信,神经纶的目标不是狭隘的宗派主义,乃是
基督的身体。


Reference: Watchman Nee—A Seer of the Divine Revelation in the Present Age, ch. 31. : (New
Believers Series, Church Life, VII-13 Witness Lee)
参考书目:倪柝声—今时代神圣启示的先见,第三十一章:(有声云—初信,召会生活,VII-13李常受)