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按着神牧养

第六篇 按着神牧养

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第六周 周五
纲目
1陆 我们要按着神牧养,就需要过牧养的生活—约二一15~17林后六1~3七2~3
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2一 我们越被基督构成,就越自然而然地过牧养的生活,因为基督在我们属灵生命里的构成,有牧养的一面——西一27三10~1114约二一15~17
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3二 我们要有牧养的生活,就需要有宽宏的心,就是能容纳神所有儿女的心 ——林后六11~13七2~3,参王上四29
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4三 牧养的生命是一种温暖别人的生命,在耶稣的人性里顾惜他们,而在基督的神性里,以基督的丰富喂养他们——弗五29箴二五15
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5四 牧养的生命乃是适应一切的生命,这生命能适应一切处境,接受各样环境,在各种情形里作工——林后六1~13七2~3
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6五 我们牧养神的群羊,需要按着我们父神爱和柔细的心,以及我们救主基督寻找和牧养的灵——路十五1~32
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晨兴喂养
Morning Nourishment
7林后六11 哥林多人哪,我们的口向你们是张开的,我们的心是宽宏的。
72 Cor. 6:11 Our mouth is opened to you, Corinthians; our heart is enlarged.
813 但你们也要宽宏,作同样的报答,我像对孩子说的。
813 But for a recompense in kind, I speak as to children, you also be enlarged.
9使徒如此全然成熟、适应一切,如林后六章三至十节所描述的,向着信徒他们的口是张开的,他们的心是宽宏的。使徒有宽宏的心,能容纳所有的信徒,不论他们的光景如何;使徒也有张开的口,率直地向所有的信徒指出他们误入歧途的真实光景。要将误入歧途、被岔开的信徒带回与神和好,需要这样的敞开与宽宏(圣经恢复本,林后六11注1)。
9The apostles, all-mature and all-fitting, as depicted in 2 Corinthians 6:310, had their mouths opened and their hearts enlarged to the believers. With an enlarged heart they were able to embrace all believers regardless of their condition, and with an opened mouth they were free to speak to all believers frankly concerning the real situation into which they had been misled. This kind of openness and enlargement is needed to reconcile, to bring back, the misled or distracted believers to God. (2 Cor. 6:11, footnote 1)
信息选读
Today's Reading
10毫无疑问,〔旧约中雅各的儿子〕约瑟是基督完美的预表,因为他描绘成熟圣徒构成的一面。……在我们堕落、得救、蒙召、得赎且重生的人里面,除了构成我们的基督以外,没有一样是完美的。……约瑟代表基督在雅各成熟生命里的构成。……这一面完美的预表基督。
10No doubt, Joseph [the son of Jacob in the Old Testament] is the perfect type of Christ because he portrays the constituted aspect of a mature saint…In us who are fallen, saved, called, redeemed, and regenerated there is nothing perfect except the constituting Christ…Joseph represents the constitution of Christ in Jacob’s mature life. This aspect…perfectly typifies Christ.
11这完美的一面是牧人。约瑟像亚伯一样是牧人(创三七2)。这表征基督在成熟生命里的构成,有一面乃是那照顾人的牧养的生命。在创世记三十七章,约瑟不仅喂养并牧养羊群;虽然他是第二年幼的弟弟,他却受父亲差遣去牧养他的哥哥们。因此,约瑟不仅牧养他父亲的羊群,也牧养他父亲的众子。主耶稣来也是作牧人(约十11)。
11This perfect aspect is a shepherd. Joseph, like Abel, was a shepherd (Gen. 37:2). This typifies the aspect of the constitution of Christ in the mature life that is the shepherding life to take care of others. In chapter 37 Joseph not only fed and shepherded the flock; although he was the second youngest brother, he was sent by his father to shepherd his brothers. Thus, Joseph shepherded not only his father’s flock but also his father’s sons. The Lord Jesus also came as a shepherd (John 10:11).
12虽然你在召会生活中也许是新进的,……基督已经构成到你里面,这成了基督在你属灵生命里的构成。这给你负担去照顾别人。这就是牧养。基督在我们属灵生命里的构成,有牧养的一面。鼓励人去牧养别人是无效的。我越鼓励你去牧养别人,你越不会去牧养。牧养不在于我们鼓动别人去作什么,乃在于基督在他们里面的构成。我们这人由基督构成的部分,就是牧养别人的部分。我对你的那一部分有完全的信心。我们不能牧养任何人,但构成到我们里面的基督是牧人。
12Although you may be new in the church life,…Christ has been constituted into you, and this becomes the constitution of Christ in your spiritual life. This is what gives you the burden to take care of others. This is shepherding. The constitution of Christ in our spiritual life has a shepherding aspect. It is vain to encourage people to shepherd others. The more I charge you to shepherd others, the less you will shepherd them. Shepherding is not a matter of our instigating others to do something but of Christ’s constitution within them. The part of our being that has been constituted of Christ is the part that shepherds others. I have full confidence in that part of you. We cannot shepherd anyone, but Christ constituted into us is the Shepherd.
13掌权的一面首先是牧养的一面。你若没有负担牧养别人并喂养他们,你就绝不能掌权。掌权的权柄来自牧养的生命。最终,约瑟掌权管理他的哥哥们。但直到他牧养了他们,他才掌权管理他们。他受父亲差遣去牧养他的哥哥们,并且喂养他们。照样,耶稣来不是作王治理,乃是作牧人。
13The reigning aspect is first the shepherding aspect. If you do not have the burden to shepherd others and to feed them, you will never be able to reign. Reigning authority comes from the shepherding life. Eventually, Joseph reigned over his brothers. But he did not reign over them until he had already shepherded them. He was sent by his father to shepherd his brothers and to feed them. In like manner, Jesus came not as a King to rule others; He came as a Shepherd.
14基督是牧人,被祂自己的百姓所杀。这启示在约翰十章,那里告诉我们,好牧人为羊舍命。耶稣来作牧人,并且被杀,为祂的羊群舍命。原则上,在创世记三十七章,同样的事发生在约瑟身上。他受差遣去牧养他的哥哥们,他们却几乎把他杀了。约瑟舍命为要完成这样的牧养。我们里面有牧养的生命,这是好的。但你若要牧养别人,你必须预备好,被你所照顾的人所杀。你渴望牧养的人,不会赏识你的牧养。反之,他们会把你杀了。他们会认为你是奇特、乖僻的人,会称你为“圣别的”弟兄。许多人曾对我说,“李弟兄,我若只管自己,不爱召会,不照顾圣徒,我就没有难处。然而我一旦爱召会,并照顾圣徒,圣徒却把我杀了。”他们把你杀了,因为你牧养他们(创世记生命读经,一六八二至一六八四页)。
14As the Shepherd, Christ was killed by His own people. This is revealed in John 10, where we are told that the good Shepherd gives His life for the sheep. Jesus came as the Shepherd and was killed, giving His life for His flock. In principle, the same thing happened to Joseph in Genesis 37. Although he was sent to shepherd his brothers, they nearly killed him. Joseph gave his life in order to carry out this kind of shepherding. It is good that we have a shepherding life within. But if you are to shepherd others, you must be ready to be killed by those you are caring for. The very ones you desire to shepherd will not appreciate your shepherding. Instead, they will kill you. They may think of you as a strange, peculiar person, and they may call you a “holy” brother. Many have said to me, “Brother Lee, if I stay by myself and do not love the church and care for the saints, I have no problems. But when I begin to love the church and take care of the saints, the saints kill me.” They kill you because you shepherd them. (Life-study of Genesis, pp. 1410-1411)
15五分钟好时光
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16⬆️本周目录
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17参读:创世记生命读经,第一百一十篇;对同工长老们以及爱主寻求主者爱心的话,第一至三章。
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今日要点
18主题:要按着神牧养,就需要过牧养的生活
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19引经:林后六1113
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201.牧养不是工作指派,而是生活:
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21a.我们若要按着神牧养,就需要过牧养的生活,基督在我们属灵生命里的构成,有牧养的一面,因此我们越被基督所构成,就越自然而然地过牧养的生活。
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22b.在召会生活中,我们可能会被鼓励要去牧养人,但鼓动人去牧养是无效的,牧养不在于我们鼓励别人去作什么,乃在于基督在他们里面的构成,我不行,但构成在我们里面的基督乃是牧人,祂能牧养。
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232.需要宽宏的心:
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24a.要过牧养的生活,我们需要看见,林后六11~13两次说到宽宏,使徒的心是宽宏的,使徒也要信徒宽宏,在牧养上,宽宏很重要,因为我们可能因着人的光景,而影响我们的牧养。
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25B.但使徒有宽宏的心,使他们能容纳所有的信徒,不论他们的光景如何,借此被岔开的信徒就能被带回与神和好,使人得温暖,在耶稣的人性里顾惜他们,并在基督的神性里餧养他们。
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26应用:约瑟被哥哥们卖,最后没有报复,仍牧养他们,我们很难有宽容,一点反应就打消牧养的灵,为此我们需要让作牧人的基督在我们里面活,祂是真牧人,使我们能够心宽宏,牧养人。
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