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第九篇　那地有石榴树

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第九周　周六
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1伍 在彼后一章三至八节，我们有借着享受神圣性情而有之优越美德的发展：
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2一 『一切关于生命和敬虔的事』，乃是神圣生命的不同方面，由美地出产的丰富所豫表—3节：
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31 生命是在里面叫我们活着，敬虔是在外面作我们内里生命的外在彰显。
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42 生命是内里的能力，内里的力量，产生外在的敬虔，引到并致成荣耀。
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5二 信可视为生命包罗万有的种子，爱是这种子得着完全发展的果子—3，8节。
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6三 至终，我们有在生命上完全的发展和成熟，从信的种子，经过美德和知识的根，节制的干，以及忍耐和敬虔的枝子，到弟兄相爱和爱的花与果子—5～8节。
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晨兴喂养
Morning Nourishment
7彼后一3 神的神能，借着我们充分认识那用祂自己的荣耀和美德呼召我们的，已将一切关于生命和敬虔的事赐给我们。
72 Pet. 1:3 Seeing that His divine power has granted to us all things which relate to life and godliness, through the full knowledge of Him who has called us by His own glory and virtue.
85~7 正因这缘故，你们要分外殷勤，在你们的信上，充足的供应美德，在美德上供应知识，……在敬虔上供应弟兄相爱，在弟兄相爱上供应爱。
85-7 And for this very reason also, adding all diligence, supply bountifully in your faith virtue; and in virtue, knowledge;…and in godliness, brotherly love; and in brotherly love, love.
9一切关于生命和敬虔的事，乃是神圣生命的不同方面，由旧约里美地出产的丰富所预表。这些乃是我们的信所质实的本质，由神分给我们作我们承受的分。生命是在里面叫我们活着，敬虔是在外面作我们内里生命的外在彰显。生命是内里的能力，内里的力量，产生外在的敬虔，引到并致成荣耀。
9“All things which relate to life and godliness” are the various aspects of the divine life, typified by the riches of the produce of the good land in the Old Testament. They are the substance of our faith’s substantiation allotted to us by God as our portion for our inheritance. Life is within, enabling us to live, and godliness is without as the outward expression of the inward life. Life is the inward energy, inward strength, to bring forth the outward godliness, which leads to and results in glory.
10借着又宝贵又极大的应许，我们在基督……里的信徒，在我们借着信入和受浸所进入与祂生机的联结里（约三15，加三27，太二八19），得有分于神的性情。这神圣性情的美德（生命的能力）要带我们进入祂的荣耀，就是那丰满彰显三一神的敬虔（彼得后书生命读经，一七、二○页）。
10Through the precious and exceedingly great promises, we, the believers in Christ,…have become partakers of His divine nature in an organic union with Him. We have entered this union through faith and baptism (John 3:15; Gal. 3:27; Matt. 28:19). The virtue (energy of life) of this divine nature carries us into His glory (godliness becoming the full expression of the Triune God). (Life-study of 2 Peter, second edition, pp. 14-16)
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Today’s Reading
11在彼后一章七节……弟兄相爱，原文由“有情爱为着”和“弟兄”组成；所以是弟兄的情爱，一种以喜悦和快乐为特征的爱。在敬虔，就是彰显神的事上，需要供应这爱，使我们能维持弟兄的关系（彼前二17，三8，加六10），能对世人作见证（约十三34~35），并能结果子（十五16~17）。
11In 2 Peter 1:7…the Greek word rendered “brotherly love” is philadelphia, composed of phileo, “to have affection for,” and adelphos, “a brother”; hence, brotherly affection, a love characterized by delight and pleasure. In godliness, which is the expression of God, this love needs to be supplied for the brotherhood (1 Pet. 2:17; 3:8; Gal. 6:10), for our testimony to the world (John 13:34-35), and for the bearing of fruit (15:16-17).
12彼后一章七节的爱，原文在新约中用以指神圣的爱，就是神在祂性情上的所是（约壹四8、16）。这比人的爱高尚，妆饰基督徒生活的一切品质（林前十三，罗十三8~10，加五13~14）。这比人的爱能力更强，度量更广（太五44、46），信徒若凭着神圣的生命而活（彼后一3），并有分于神的性情（4），就能被这爱浸透，并将这爱完全彰显出来。这样的爱需要在弟兄相爱上得着发展，以管治弟兄相爱，并在其中流通，好完全彰显是这爱的神。信可视为生命的种子，这更高尚的爱乃是这种子得着完全发展的果子（8）。
12The Greek word for love in 2 Peter 1:7 is agape, the word used in the New Testament for the divine love, which God is in His nature (1 John 4:8, 16). It is nobler than phileo, human love. It adorns all the qualities of the Christian life (1 Cor. 13; Rom. 13:8-10; Gal. 5:13-14). It is stronger in ability and greater in capacity than human love (Matt. 5:44, 46), yet a believer who lives by the divine life (2 Pet. 1:3) and partakes of the divine nature (v. 4) can be saturated with it and express it in full. Such a love needs to be developed in brotherly love to govern it and flow in it for the full expression of God, who is this love…Faith can be considered the seed of life, and this nobler love, the fruit (v. 8) in its full development.
13彼后一章五至七节有从信到爱的发展。这发展包括美德、知识、节制、忍耐和敬虔。至终，有完全的发展和成熟，从信的种子，经过美德和知识的根，节制的干，以及忍耐和敬虔的枝子，到弟兄相爱和爱的花和果子。
13In 2 Peter 1:5-7 we have the development from faith to love. This development includes virtue, knowledge, self-control, endurance, and godliness. Eventually, we have the full development and maturity from the seed of faith, through the roots of virtue and knowledge, the trunk of selfcontrol, and the branches of endurance and godliness, to the blossom and the fruit of brotherly love and love.
14在八节彼得接着说，“因为这几样存在你们里面，且不断增多，就必将你们构成非闲懒不结果子的，以致充分地认识我们的主耶稣基督。”“这几样”，指五至七节所说，从信到爱的一切美德。信、美德、知识、节制、忍耐、敬虔、弟兄相爱和爱，都该存在我们里面。然而，这些只是神圣的能力所赐给我们一切事的几样。我们需要看见，所有这些事都包括在种子里面。这种子包含了根、干、枝子、花和果子。
14In verse 8 Peter goes on to say, “For these things, existing in you and abounding, constitute you neither idle nor unfruitful unto the full knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.” The words these things refer to all the virtues covered in verses 5 through 7, from faith to love. Faith, virtue, knowledge, self-control, endurance, godliness, brotherly love, and love should all exist in us. Nevertheless, these are only some of the “all things” that have been granted to us by the divine power. We need to see that all these things are included in the seed. This seed contains the root, the trunk, the branches, the blossom, and the fruit.
15神圣的美德不仅存在信徒里，为信徒所有，更因神圣生命的发展和长大，在他们里面不断加多并繁增。所有的美德已经存在种子里面，现今正等候机会不断增多。种子里的美德要不断增多，种子就需要种在土里，然后长大、发展，直到开花、结果（彼得后书生命读经，五六至五九页）。
15The divine virtues not only exist in and are possessed by the believers but also abound and multiply in them in the development and growth of the divine life. All the virtues already exist in the seed, and now they are waiting for the opportunity to abound. In order for the virtues in the seed to abound, the seed needs to be sown in the soil and then grow and develop until it blossoms and bears fruit. (Life-study of 2 Peter, second edition, pp. 47-50)
16参读：彼得后书生命读经，第二、六篇。
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今日要点
17主题：彼得后书中所启示，神圣性情从种子到果子的发展
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18引经：彼后一3，5~7
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191.彼得后书所启示石榴的思想：
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20a. 虽然石榴的词没有出现在新约，但石榴的思想仍在新约得见，在彼后一3~8，我们有借着享受神圣性情而有之优越美德的发展，神已将“一切关于生命和敬虔的事”，也就是神圣生命不同方面赐给我们。
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21b.生命是里面叫我们活着，而敬虔则是在外面做我们內里生命的外在彰显，神的经纶是神进到我们里面，敬虔则是神从我们里面出来，生命是內里的能力、力量，产称外在的敬虔，引到并且致成荣耀。
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222.从信的种子发展到爱的石榴果子：
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23a. 所以彼得鼓励我们，我们要分外殷勤，如彼后一3，5~7所说，在信上充足的供应美德、在美德上供应知识、在知识上供应节制、在节至上供应忍耐、在忍耐上供应敬虔、在敬虔上供应弟兄相爱、在弟兄相爱上供应爱（agape，神圣、高尚的爱），这几样存在信徒里面，且不断增多，就将信徒构成结果子的。
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24b. 在这一段的发展和充足供应中，信是生命的种子，美德、知识是根，节制的干，忍耐和敬虔是枝子，弟兄相爱是花，爱是果子，从信（百合花）开始发展，直到种子得着完全发展之爱的果子（石榴）。
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25应用：借着向主敞开，并分外殷勤地接触主，使我们里面神圣的生命长大、得以发展、达到成熟，而将这爱活出来，彰显这位是爱的神。
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