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基督的好执事

第六篇 基督的好执事

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第六周　周一
1读经：提前四6~8、15~16，结三1~4，林前一10，罗十五6，歌四11
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纲目
2壹 提前四章六节说，“你将这些事提醒弟兄们，便是基督耶稣的好执事，在信仰的话，并你向来所紧紧跟随善美教训的话上，得了喂养”：
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3一 基督的好执事乃是以基督服事人，供应基督作人的救主、生命、生命的供应并一切正面事物的人。
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4二 我们若要供应基督给别人，我们自己必须先得喂养；基督的好执事不仅仅教导别人关于基督的事，乃是将基督供应到他们里面作食物——太四4，耶十五16，结三1~4，约六57、63。
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5三 我们需要借着职事得着主的喂养，并将这些滋养的事提醒圣徒们；我们需要将主从祂的话所给我们看见的丰富作为食材陈明给圣徒们；让我们自己先得喂养，然后将这滋养供应所有神的子民。
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晨兴喂养
Morning Nourishment
6提前四6 你将这些事提醒弟兄们，便是基督耶稣的好执事，在信仰的话，并你向来所紧紧跟随善美教训的话上，得了喂养。
61 Tim. 4:6 If you lay these things before the brothers, you will be a good minister of Christ Jesus, being nourished with the words of the faith and of the good teaching which you have closely followed.
7提后二2 你……从我所听见的，要托付那忠信、能教导别人的人。
72 Tim. 2:2 And the things which you have heard from me..., these commit to faithful men, who will be competent to teach others also.
8基督的执事乃是以基督服事人，供应基督作人的救主、生命、生命的供应并一切正面事物的人；与教导律法和其他事物的教师不同（提前一7、3）。……基督的执事属于基督虽然没有错，但提前四章六节主要的思想是他以基督服事别人，供应基督给他们。他不但属于基督，也将基督服事给别人（提摩太前书生命读经，八三页）。
8A minister of Christ is one who serves others with Christ, ministering Christ as Savior, life, life supply, and every positive thing to people. He differs from the teacher of the law and of other things (1 Tim. 1:7, 3)...Although it is true that a minister of Christ belongs to Christ, the main thought in 4:6 is that he serves others with Christ, ministering Christ to them. Not only does he belong to Christ, but he serves Christ to others. (Life-study of 1 Timothy, second edition, p. 69)
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Today’s Reading
9保罗说，“你将这些事提醒弟兄们，便是基督耶稣的好执事，在信仰的话，并你向来所紧紧跟随善美教训的话上，得了喂养。”（提前四6）保罗所说“这些事”，意思是他在这封书信里到目前为止所说过的一切。管家怎样在一餐饭中将不同的食物摆在客人面前，基督的好执事照样该将“这些事”提醒信徒们。不仅如此，保罗用“得了喂养”来指明，他的观念是供应生命给别人。……我们若要供应基督给别人，我们自己必须先得喂养。我们得了基督的喂养，就会有基督作食物，作生命的供应，供应别人。“得了喂养”给我们依据说，基督的好执事不仅仅教导别人关于基督的事，乃是将基督供应到他们里面作食物。别人应当能够见证，我们以基督喂养了他们。
9Paul says, “If you lay these things before the brothers, you will be a good minister of Christ Jesus, being nourished with the words of the faith and of the good teaching which you have closely followed” (1 Tim. 4:6). By these things Paul means that all he has covered thus far in this Epistle. Just as a steward lays different courses of food before guests at a dinner, so a good minister of Christ should lay “these things” before the believers. Furthermore, Paul’s use of the term being nourished indicates that his concept is that of supplying life to others...If we would minister Christ to others, we ourselves must first be nourished. Being nourished with Christ, we will have Christ as food, as life supply, to minister to others. The words being nourished give us the ground to say that a good minister of Christ does not merely teach others about Christ but ministers Christ into others as food. Others should be able to testify of us that we have nourished them with Christ.
10在提摩太将这些事提醒弟兄们之前，他自己必须在这些事上得喂养。他必须先消化、吸收并让这些事浸透到他里面。然后他才能将这些事提醒弟兄们。今天我们应当跟从提摩太的榜样，在主借着职事所交通的事上得着喂养，并将这些事提醒弟兄们。我们若都这样作，召会生活将是何等美妙！然而，我们若偏离职事，而想要产生一些不同的东西，就会给不同的教训留地步。提摩太无意要教导一些与保罗所教导不同的事。反之，他要将他从保罗所领受的事，提醒弟兄们。
10Before Timothy could lay these things before others, he first had to feed on them himself. He had to digest them, assimilate them, and allow them to saturate his inner being. Then he would be able to lay them before the brothers. Today we should follow Timothy’s example and lay before the saints the things with which we have been nourished by the Lord through the ministry. How wonderful the church life would be if we all did this! However, if we turn from the ministry and seek to produce something different, we may give place to different teachings. It was not Timothy’s intention to teach anything different from what Paul taught. Rather, he would lay before the brothers what he had received from Paul.
11我……的负担……是要为着众地方召会出产食材。……一个地方召会领头的人若将生命读经里所包含的丰富提醒圣徒们，圣徒们就会得着丰盛的喂养。……我只盼望〔众召会〕能从主所给我们的属灵丰富，得着喂养，……〔并〕将主从祂的话所给我们看见的丰富作为食材陈明给〔众圣徒〕。
11My burden...is to produce groceries for the local churches...If the leading ones in a local church lay before the saints the riches contained in the Lifestudies, the saints will be abundantly nourished. I simply long that [the churches] feed on the spiritual riches the Lord has given us...[and] present [the saints] the riches, the groceries, that the Lord has shown us from the Word.
12许多真正爱主的人在挨饿。我们必须接受负担供应他们食物。我们都需要作基督的好执事，以祂的丰富服事他们。让我们自己先得喂养，然后将这营养供应所有神的子民。……我们要强调，得喂养是为着在生命里长大，这是生命的事，与仅仅受教导不同，那是知识的事。我们要将基督供应别人，自己必须先在关乎基督之生命的话上得着喂养。
12Many who truly love the Lord are starving. We must take up the burden to supply them with food. We all need to be good ministers of Christ, serving others with His riches. Let us first be nourished ourselves and then minister this nourishment to all the people of God. We would emphasize that being nourished is for the growth in life. This is a matter of life, and it differs from merely being taught, which is a matter of knowledge. To minister Christ to others requires that we ourselves first be nourished with the words of life concerning Christ.
13保罗在提前四章六节特别说到“在信仰的话，并……善美教训的话上，得了喂养”。信仰的话就是关乎神新约经纶之完全福音的话。……你若要看见神经纶的中心点，就要研读加拉太书、以弗所书、腓立比书和歌罗西书。我们需要在这几卷书里所看见之信仰的话，就是神经纶的话上，得着喂养（提摩太前书生命读经，八四至八七页）。
13In verse 6 Paul specifically speaks of “being nourished with the words of the faith and of the good teaching.” The words of the faith are the words of the full gospel concerning God’s New Testament economy...If you want to see the focal point of God’s economy, study the books of Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, and Colossians. We need to be nourished with the words of the faith, God’s economy, found in these books. (Life-study of 1 Timothy, second edition, pp. 69-72)
14参读：提摩太前书生命读经，第八篇。
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今日要点
15主题：借着得餧养并餧养人，作基督的好执事
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161.基督耶稣的好执事：
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17a.保罗在提前四6说，『你将这些事题醒弟兄们，便是基督耶稣的好执事，在信仰的话，并你向来所紧紧跟随善美教训的话上，得了餧养。 』这一节的意义重大，第一，执事是服事的人，基督的执事乃是以基督服事人，供应基督作人的救主、生命、生命的供应、并一切正面事物的人。
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18b.第二，这些事，乃指保罗在这封书信里到目前为止所说的一切，包括神在信仰里的经纶、可称颂之神荣耀的福音、祷告、完全认识真理、在神的家中当怎样行等，第三，得了餧养，指明执事要得着生命的餧养，才能把生命服事、供应给别人，第四，信仰的话，指明关乎神新约经纶之完全福音的话，第五，善美教训的话，指明那些包含并传输基督的丰富，以餧养、造就并加强信徒之甜美的话。
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192.要成为好执事，在于餧养：
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20A.得了餧养这词指明，我们若要供应基督给别人，自己必须先得餧养，这不仅是关于教导别人关于基督的事，更是将基督供应到人里面作食物，所以我们必须将「这些事」带到祷告里，在我们里面经历消化、吸收，好让「这些事」浸透到我们里面，才能将这些事提醒弟兄们。
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21B.所以我们需要留意，在召会生活中有没有足够的食物，我们若偏离职事，想要产生一些不同的东西，就会给不同的教训留地步，提摩太无意要教导一些与保罗所教导不同的事，反之，他要将他从保罗所领受的事，提醒弟兄们，使人得着真正的食物，而在生命中长大。
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22应用：许多真正爱主的人在挨饿，我们必须接受负担供应人食物，以保罗为榜样，为着你们赐给我（to me for you）的灵，而使我们先得餧养，不仅读手中的书报、溯及经文，更能对所读的有经历，使我们供应人时，不是供应知识道理，而是经过我们烹调的食物，使人得着餧养。
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