Such a ministry ministers to people, as its focus, the all-inclusive Christ as the embodiment of the Triune God

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保罗在他的著作中也说到“这些事”，（只是没有说到新天新地。）因此，彼得题到保罗的著作以加强自己的著作，特别是关于神对信徒行政和管教的审判。保罗在他的著作里，也一再有力的强调这事。（林前十一30～32，来十二5～11，二3，四1，六8，十27～31，39，十二29，林前三13～15，四4～5，林后五10，罗十四10。）这该是彼得极力推荐保罗著作的原因。

这种推荐是何等美丽、超绝！虽然哥林多人照自己分门别类的喜好，想要把彼得和保罗分开，（林前一11～12，）彼得却推荐保罗，说保罗和他一样，教导“这些事”；又说保罗的著作不该被曲解，乃该被重看，和其余的经书一样，该得着与旧约同样的尊重。他这样推荐保罗不是一件小事，因为在新约信仰上曾被保罗当面责备的，就是他。（加二11～21。）这指明彼得放胆承认，早期的使徒如约翰、保罗和他自己，虽然风格、辞句、发表、见地的角度、教训的陈明，各不相同，但他们都有分于同样惟一的职事，就是新约的职事；（林后三8～9，四1；）这样一个职事的中心点，乃是将包罗万有的基督，三一神的具体化身供应给人；这三一神经过了成肉体、过人生、钉十架、复活、升天等过程后，藉着基督的救赎并凭着圣灵的运行，把祂自己分赐给祂的赎民，作他们惟一的生命之分，并生命的供应和一切，好照着父永远的定旨，建造召会作基督的身体，总结于三一神完满的彰显，就是三一神的丰满。

Paul in his writings also speaks "these things" (except the new heavens and the new earth). Hence, Peter refers to Paul's writings to strengthen his writings, especially concerning God's governmental and disciplinary judgment upon the believers. Paul also strongly and repeatedly emphasizes this matter in his writings (1 Cor. 11:30-32; Heb. 12:5-11; 2:3; 4:1; 6:8; 10:27-31, 39; 12:29; 1 Cor. 3:13- 15; 4:4-5; 2 Cor. 5:10; Rom. 14:10). This should be the reason that Peter highly commends Paul's writings. 

What beauty and excellency are in this commendation! Although the Corinthians attempted to divide Peter and Paul according to their own divisive preference (1 Cor. 1:11-12), Peter commends Paul, and says that both of them teach the same things, "these things," and that Paul's writings should not be twisted, but be regarded as "the rest of the Scriptures" and receive the same respect as the Old Testament. For Peter to make such a commendation is a great thing, for it was he who was rebuked by Paul to his face regarding the New Testament faith (Gal. 2:11-21). This indicates that Peter was bold in admitting that the early apostles, like John, Paul, and himself, although their style, terminology, utterance, aspects of their views, and presentations of their teachings differed one from another, participated in the same unique ministry, the ministry of the New Testament (2 Cor. 3:8-9; 4:1). Such a ministry ministers to people, as its focus, the all-inclusive Christ as the embodiment of the Triune God, who, after passing through the process of incarnation, human living, crucifixion, resurrection, and ascension, dispenses Himself through the redemption of Christ and by the operation of the Holy Spirit to His redeemed people as their unique portion of life, life supply, and everything, for the building up of the church as the Body of Christ, which will consummate in the full expression, the fullness, of the Triune God, according to the eternal purpose of the Father.