The Church, during the apostolic age, did not consist of isolated, independent congregations, but was one body, of which the separate churches were constituent members, each subject to all the rest, or to an authority which extended over all.

  • -- Charles Hodge 霍奇

教会,在使徒时代,不是由孤立的,独立的会众组成,而是一个整体,其中单独的教会是组成成员,每一个都服从于所有其他的,或服从于一个延伸到所有的权威。

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The Church is everywhere represented as one. It is one body, one family, one fold, one kingdom. It is one because pervaded by one Spirit. We are all baptized into one Spirit so as to become, says the apostle, on body.

教会在任何地方都被视为一体。这是一个身体,一个家庭,一个折叠,一个王国。它是一个,因为被一个灵魂所渗透。使徒说:“我们都受洗归入一位灵,叫我们在身体上成为一位。”

The principle that certain sins should not receive the Church's testimony of forgiveness was probably no novelty at all, but had been applied in various churches; perhaps, however, with no strict consistency.

某些罪不应得到教会宽恕的见证,这一原则也许一点也不新鲜,但已在各教会得到应用;然而,也许没有严格的一致性。

I hardly teach. It's more like a gathering of minds looking at one subject and learning from each other. I enjoy the process.

我几乎不教。这更像是一群人聚在一起研究一个课题,互相学习。我喜欢这个过程。

This synchronous action then will be the Subject, which is the representative harmony.

这种同步的动作便会成为主体,这就是具有代表性的和谐。