2023 秋季长老第七周　周五

第七篇　使徒保罗的榜样

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第七周　周五

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15 使徒没有寻求从人来的荣耀——帖前二6下：

2a 寻求从人来的荣耀，对每一个基督的工人都是真试诱，许多已被这事吞灭、破坏——参撒上十五12。

3b 路西弗由于寻求荣耀，成为神的对头撒但；凡寻求从人来的荣耀，都是撒但的跟从者——结二八13~17，赛十四12~15，太四8~10。

4c 我们能给主用多少，我们的用处会持续多久，乃在于我们是否寻求从人来的荣耀——参约七17~18，五39~44，十二43，林后四5。

56 使徒虽然是基督的使徒，却不维护自己的权柄和尊严——帖前二6上：

6a 在基督徒的工作中维护权柄、尊严或权利，就破坏了工作；主耶稣在地上时放弃了祂的尊严（约十三4-5），使徒也宁可不用他的权利（林前九12）。

7b 我们若效法这个榜样，就会把基督身体里这种要求地位的致命病菌杀死——太二十20~28。

87 使徒顾惜信徒并切慕他们，如同乳母顾惜、切慕自己的孩子——帖前二7~8，参加四19，赛四九14~15，六六12~13：

9a 顾惜人就是使人快乐，安慰人，叫人觉得你令他们愉快，在每件事上并在每一方面都叫人容易接触你。

10b 在我们天然的人性里顾惜人，是不真的；我们顾惜人必须有主的同在作迷人的因素，作复活的实际。

11c 顾惜人包含喂养人；喂养人是以那在三个时期中尽其丰满职事之包罗万有的基督喂养他们——弗五29。

晨兴喂养

Morning Nourishment

12帖前二6~7 我们作基督的使徒，虽然有权利叫人尊重，却没有向你们，或向别人，寻求从人来的荣耀；只在你们中间为人温和，如同乳母顾惜自己的孩子。

121 Thes. 2:6-7 Nor did we seek glory from men, neither from you nor from others, though we could have stood on our authority as apostles of Christ. But we were gentle in your midst, as a nursing mother would cherish her own children.

13寻求从人来的荣耀，对每一个基督的工人都是真试诱〔参帖前二6〕，许多已被这事吞灭、破坏。……叫人尊重〔6〕，原文或译作，维护权柄。……在基督徒的工作中维护权柄、尊严或权利，就破坏了工作。主耶稣在地上时放弃了祂的尊严（约十三4~5），使徒也宁可不用他的权利（林前九12）。……天使长的堕落是由于寻求荣耀。……他虽然是带头的天使，有很高的地位，但他还寻求荣耀。……根据新约圣经，凡寻求从人来的荣耀，都是撒但的跟从者。寻求荣耀是撒但所布的陷阱，要叫基督的工人跌入其中。……能逃避这陷阱的人不多（帖撒罗尼迦前书生命读经，一一八页）。

13To seek glory from men is a real temptation to every Christian worker [cf. 1 Thes. 2:6]. Many have been devoured and spoiled by this matter. The Greek words rendered “stood on our authority” also mean “asserted authority.”...To assert authority, dignity, or right in Christian work damages that work. The Lord Jesus, while on earth, gave up His dignity (John 13:4-5), and the apostle preferred not to use his right (1 Cor. 9:12). The fall of the archangel was due to the seeking of glory...Even though he was a leading angel with a very high position, he was still seeking glory...According to the New Testament, anyone who seeks glory from men is a follower of Satan. The seeking of glory is a trap spread by Satan to snare Christian workers...Not many have escaped this trap. (Life-study of 1 Thessalonians, second edition, p. 98)

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Today’s Reading

14我们能给主用多少，我们的用处会持续多久，乃在于我们是否寻求从人来的荣耀。……为自己寻求荣耀，总会使一个人的用处报废。所以但愿我们众人，特别是青年人，接受警告，绝对不在主的工作中寻求荣耀。

14How much we will be used by the Lord and how long our usefulness will last depend on whether we seek glory from men...The seeking of glory for the self always kills one’s usefulness. Therefore, may we all, especially the young, be warned never to seek glory in the Lord’s work.

15帖前二章六节清楚指明，使徒虽然是基督的使徒，却不维护〔自己的〕权柄。……他们必须忘记他们是使徒，而像奴仆般服事神的子民。他们不该提醒别人他们是基督的使徒，却要记得自己是服事信徒的弟兄。

15First Thessalonians 2:6 indicates clearly that the apostles did not stand on their authority as apostles of Christ...They had to forget that they were apostles and serve God’s people as slaves. They were not to remind others of the fact that they were apostles of Christ. Instead, they were to keep in mind that they were brothers serving believers.

16信徒与非信徒可能都认为带头的人、长老或使徒是尊贵的人。但是在地方召会中没有尊贵的人。我们不是尊贵的人，乃是彼此服事的奴仆。但是我认识一些人，他们没有地位、没有名声的时候，并不要求什么。然而，一旦他们有了地位，也许是在一个事奉小组里有了地位之后，就开始要求尊严。这是可耻的。……长老的妻子不应当因为自己是长老的妻子，而要求尊严。……她只是一位服事召会的小姊妹。不仅如此，她的丈夫也不是尊贵的人，而是奴仆。他既是长老，就是被指派，像奴仆一样服事召会的人。我们都当有这种态度。

16Those who are believers and also those who are not believers may consider the leading ones, the elders, or the apostles as dignitaries. However, in the local churches there are no dignitaries. Instead of being dignitaries, we are slaves serving one another. Nevertheless, I know of certain ones who did not assume anything when they did not have a position or title. But as soon as they were given a position, perhaps in a service group, they began to assume authority. This is shameful. A sister whose husband is an elder should not assume authority because she is the wife of an elder...She is simply a little sister serving the church. Furthermore, her husband is not a dignitary; he is a slave. As an elder, he has been appointed to serve the church as a slave. We all should have this attitude.

17保罗说，“我们作基督的使徒，虽然有权利叫人尊重。”〔6〕这话指明，甚至在召会初期，就已经有要求尊严的试诱。……但保罗不维护他使徒的权柄，而为自己求什么。保罗拒绝叫人尊重，或维护权柄；他是我们众人的好榜样。我们若效法这个榜样，就会把基督身体里，这种要求地位的致命病菌杀死。

17Paul’s statement, “We could have stood on our authority as apostles of Christ” [v. 6], indicates that even in the early days there was the temptation of assuming authority...Paul, however, did not stand on his authority as an apostle in order to claim something for himself. By refusing to stand on his authority or assert authority, Paul is a good pattern for us all. If we follow this pattern, we will kill a deadly disease germ in the Body of Christ, the germ of assuming a position.

18在七节……乳母，原文（有时）指母亲，因此指乳养的母亲（参加四19）。顾惜包括喂养；指明不仅喂养，更有亲切的照顾。……保罗虽然是弟兄，但他认为自己是乳养的母亲。他当然没有想到地位、尊严或权柄。……乳母有什么地位可言？有什么地位、尊严或权柄是属于她的？她的尊严在于乳养并顾惜她的孩子，温柔的照顾他们。……保罗认为自己不仅是服事人的，也是顾惜人的。他当然没有控制信徒。他不仅服事他们，更顾惜他们。他对他们的照顾满了温柔（帖撒罗尼迦前书生命读经，一一八至一二○页）。

18In verse 7...the Greek word rendered “nursing mother,” trophos, sometimes means “a mother”; hence, a nursing mother (cf. Gal. 4:19). Cherishing includes nourishing. Therefore, this word not only includes nourishing but also includes tender care. Even though Paul was a brother, he considered himself a nursing mother. Surely, he had no thought of position, dignity, or authority...What position does a nursing mother have? What rank, dignity, or authority belongs to her? Her authority consists in nourishing and cherishing her children, in taking care of them in a tender way. Paul regarded himself as a cherishing one, not merely as one who served. He certainly did not control the believers. Neither did he merely serve them. Rather, he cherished them. His care for them was full of tenderness. (Life-study of 1 Thessalonians, second edition, pp. 98-100)

19参读：活力排，第七、十篇。

今日要点

20主题：保罗作为乳母，餧养圣徒，重复主在地上的榜样

21引经：帖前二6~7

221.保罗放弃尊严、权利和荣耀，和主的榜样一样：

23A.在帖前二6，保罗接着说，使徒虽然有权利叫人尊重，却没有寻求从人来的荣耀，叫人尊重，原文译，维护权柄，在基督徒的工作中维护权柄、尊严或权利，就破坏了工作，因为主在地上也没有维护自己的，反之，祂放弃了祂的尊严，因此，使徒也宁可不用他的权利。

24B.寻求从人来的荣耀，的确对每一个工人是真试诱，天使长的堕落就是因为寻求荣耀，他贵为带头的天使，有很高的地位，但他还想要与神同等，寻求专属于神的荣耀，根据圣经，凡寻求人来的荣耀，都是撒但的跟从者，会使一个人的用处报废，因此我们能给主用多少，用处会持续多久，在于是否寻求从人来的荣耀。

252.保罗乃是作乳母餧养圣徒的榜样：

26A.在帖前二7，保罗继续说，他不寻求人的荣耀，只愿意为人温和，如同乳母，乳母，原文有时指母亲，因此指乳养的母亲，顾惜包括餧养，有亲切的照顾，保罗虽是弟兄，也没有成家，但他认为自己是乳养的母亲，作为母亲，当然没有想到地位、尊严或权柄。

27B.顾惜就是使人快乐，安慰人，叫人觉得你令他们愉快，在每件事上并在每一方面都叫人容易接触你，就像婴孩看见母亲一样，我们不是在天然的人性里餧养人，我们的顾惜人必须有主的同在作为迷人的因素，作复活的实际，并且以在三个时期中尽其丰满职事的那位包罗万有的基督来餧养人。

28应用：在成为长老同工之前，可能没有什么名声、地位的要求，但一旦成为长老或同工，就开始要求这个那个，这是可耻的，我们都不该是尊贵的人，而该操练成为服事的奴仆，而像补充本428首倪弟兄的诗歌「让我爱」所说，让我爱而不受感戴，让我事而不受赏赐；让我尽力而不被人记，让我受苦而不被人睹。只知倾酒不知饮酒，只想擘饼不想留饼；倒出生命来使人得幸福，舍弃安宁来使人得舒服。不受体恤，不受眷顾；不受推崇，不受安抚；宁可凄凉，宁可孤苦；宁可无告，宁可被负。愿意以血泪作为冠冕的代价，愿意受亏损来度旅客的生涯；因为当你活在这里时，你也是如此过日子。欣然忍受一切的损失，好使近你的人得安适。