2024 春季长老第八周　周一

第八篇、“尽你的职事”

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第八周　周一

1读经：徒一17、25，提后四5末，提前一12，林后四1，弗四11～12，西四17

纲目

2壹在主的眼中只有一个职事——林后四1，弗四12：

3一当彼得说到需要有人代替犹大时，他说，“他本来列在我们数中，并且在这职事上得了一分”——徒一17：

41 使徒祷告求主指明所拣选的是哪一个，“叫他得这职事与使徒职分的地位”——24~25节。

52 “这职事” 在十七节和二十五节提到，是指为耶稣作见证的职事——8节：

6a 使徒虽有十二位，他们的职事却是唯一的“这职事”，就是在基督身体原则中团体的职事。

7b 所有的使徒都是执行同一的职事，就是为成为肉体、复活、升天的耶稣基督这万有之主作唯一的见证。

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Morning Nourishment

8徒一17 他〔犹大〕本来列在我们数中，并且在这职事上得了一分。

8Acts 1:17 For he was numbered among us and was allotted his portion of this ministry.

925 叫他得这职事与使徒职分的地位。这一分犹大已经离弃，往自己的地方去了。

925 To take the place of this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas turned aside to go to his own place.

10在主的眼中，新约时代只有一个职事。……十二使徒全都在“这职事”〔徒一17、25〕中，这指明新约只有一个独一的职事。多年前，我没有看见这个；但因着关于接受别人职事的争辩，我就花时间来研读有关这件事的纯正话语。我的眼睛被开启，看见十二位使徒全都在“这职事”里。因此，当使徒们祷告能有人替换犹大的一分时，他们求主指明祂所拣选的人，“叫他得这职事”（25）（李常受文集一九七八年第三册，四三五页）。

10In the eyes of the Lord there is just one ministry in the New Testament age… The twelve apostles were all in “this ministry” [Acts 1:17, 25]. This indicates that there is one unique ministry in the New Testament. Years ago, I did not see this. But because of the controversy regarding receiving the ministry of others, I have spent time to study the pure Word regarding this matter. My eyes have been opened to see that the twelve apostles were all in “this ministry.” Therefore, when the apostles prayed about a replacement for Judas, they asked the Lord to show them whom He had chosen to “take the place of this ministry” (v. 25). (CWWL, 1978, vol. 3, “Truth Messages,” p. 317)

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11有人也许会辩说，“这职事”仅限于十二使徒。但以弗所四章十一至十二节说，“祂所赐的，有些是使徒，有些是申言者，有些是传福音者，有些是牧人和教师，为要成全圣徒，目的是为着职事的工作，为着建造基督的身体。”十一节是包括从使徒时代直到主再来的整个时期。在神新约经纶里有好些使徒、申言者、传福音者、牧人和教师。……请注意十二节不是说“众职事（ministries）的工作”，而是说“职事（ministry）的工作”。虽然有成千有恩赐的人，但他们全数是为着一个职事的工作。

11Some may argue that “this ministry” is limited to the twelve apostles. But Ephesians 4:11 and 12 say, “He Himself gave some as apostles and some as prophets and some as evangelists and some as shepherds and teachers, for the perfecting of the saints unto the work of the ministry, unto the building up of the Body of Christ.” Verse 11 is related to the whole period of time from the apostles until the Lord’s second coming. In God’s New Testament economy there are many apostles, prophets, evangelists, and shepherds and teachers… Notice that verse 12 does not say “the work of the ministries” but “the work of the ministry.” Although there are thousands of gifted persons, all are for the work of the one ministry.

12在新约时代里，神独一的心意就是要建造身体。神创造宇宙，造人，成功救赎，全都是为此。为着这一个目的，神有一个职事。在新约时代里，神没有两种工作；祂只有一种工作和一个职事（李常受文集一九七八年第三册，四三五至四三六页）。

12During the New Testament age God’s unique intention is to build up the Body. God created the universe, formed man, and accomplished redemption all for this. For this one purpose, God has one ministry. God does not have two operations in this New Testament age; He has one operation with one ministry. (CWWL, 1978, vol. 3, “Truth Messages,” pp. 317-318)

13新约唯一的职事包括众使徒所有的工作（众职事），而众使徒乃是新约的众执事。林后三章六节清楚地用“这些执事”这个复数辞，而八、九节则用单数的“职事”。然后，在四章一节保罗说，“因此，我们既照所蒙的怜悯，受了这职事，就不丧胆。”这里保罗用复数的代名词“我们”。他不是说他（单数）受了这职事，乃是说我们（复数）受了这职事（单数）。这里的我们不仅包括保罗，更包括所有的新约执事。这一切都指明，众多新约的执事，只有一个新约的职事。

13The unique ministry of the New Testament comprises all the works (ministries) of all the apostles, the ministers of the new covenant. In 2 Corinthians 3 the plural ministers is used clearly in verse 6, and the singular ministry is used in verses 8 and 9. Then, in 4:1 Paul says, “Therefore having this ministry as we have been shown mercy, we do not lose heart.” Here Paul uses the plural pronoun we. He does not say that he (singular) had this ministry; rather, he says that we (plural) have this ministry (singular). We here includes not only Paul but all the New Testament ministers. All of this indicates that there is one new covenant ministry of many new covenant ministers.

14头一批新约的执事是十二使徒。在行传一章十七、二十五节彼得用“这职事”一辞。那职事是十二使徒的职事，他们是头十二位新约的执事。职事是事奉、工作，而执事是事奉的人。事奉的人有许多。在十二使徒之后，有许多的执事，包括保罗、巴拿巴和许多其他的人，进入这职事。虽然执事有许多，但这许多执事只有一个职事。

14The first of the new covenant ministers were the twelve apostles. In Acts 1:17 and 25 Peter used the term this ministry. That ministry was the ministry of the twelve apostles, who were the first twelve New Testament ministers. The ministry is the service, the work, and the ministers are the persons who serve. The persons who serve are many. After the twelve apostles, many ministers, including Paul, Barnabas, and many others, entered into the ministry. Although the ministers were many, all these many ministers had only one ministry.

15我们将所有这些经文一起考虑，……就能看见一幅图画，向我们清楚显示，新约的职事就是所有新约执事事奉、工作的总和。在这职事里，提摩太有一部分，称为提摩太的职事。你也有一部分，称为“你的职事”，我也有一部分，称为“我的职事”。然而，这不是说，在新约里有一个职事，然后在这一个职事以外，有许多其他的职事。新约的职事是独一无二的，但有许多的执事有分于这一个职事（李常受文集一九九三年第一册，七至九页）。

15When we consider all these verses together…, we can see a picture showing us clearly that the New Testament ministry is the service, the work, in totality of all the New Testament ministers. In this ministry Timothy had a part called Timothy’s ministry. You also have a part called “your ministry,” and I also have a part called “my ministry.” However, this does not mean that in the New Testament there is one ministry, and then in addition to this one ministry there are many other ministries. The ministry of the New Testament is uniquely one, but there are many ministers who have a part in this one ministry. (CWWL, 1993, vol. 1, “The Ministry of the New Testament and the Teaching and Fellowship of the Apostles,” pp. 5-7)

16参读：提摩太后书生命读经，第六至七篇；哥林多后书生命读经，第四十八篇。

今日要点

17主题：神要所有圣徒都尽功用，执行同一个职事

18引经：徒一17，徒一25

191.在主眼中只有一个职事：

20A.在主眼中只有一个职事，新约圣经第一次用职事一词，是在彼得说到需要有人代替犹大时，他在徒一17说，『他（犹大）本来列在我们数中，并且在这职事上得了一分』；使徒接着祷告求主指明所拣选也补满12使徒的是哪一个，好叫他『得这职事与使徒职分的地位』，这职事是指为耶稣作见证的这职事。

21B.有人可能会说，「这职事」仅限于十二使徒，但根据弗四11~12，11节包括从使徒时代直到主再来的整个时期，主要建造祂的召会作祂的身体，因此在神新约经纶里有好些使徒、申言者、传福音者、牧人和教师，不是为着众职事的工作，而是说「为着职事的工作」，恩赐者有许多，但全是为着一个职事的工作，以建造基督的身体。

222.这一个职事，是所有新约执事事奉的总和：

23A.在新约时代，神没有两个职事，两个工作，不，神只有一个职事，一个工作，这职事包括众使徒所有的工作（众职事），而众使徒乃是新约的众执事，新约事奉的人，这些事奉者，众执事受了这独一、团体的职事，只为着一个职事而事奉。

24B.我们看见，新约的职事(the New Testament ministry)，就是所有新约执事（New Testament ministers）事奉、工作的总和，在这职事里，彼得有一分，称为彼得的职事，保罗有一分，称为保罗的职事，提摩太有一分，所以提摩太要尽提摩太的职事，你也有一分，称为你的职事，你要尽力完成你的服事，我也有一分，称为我的职事，我也要尽力完成我的服事，但我们不是在那独一、团体的职事之外尽职，反之，我们都有分这一个职事。

25应用：我们需要向主祷告，求主开启我们的眼，认识神新约的职事，而使我们在这职事中得成全，起来尽功用，或传福音，或牧养圣徒，或教导人使人在生命中长大，都为着新约的职事，而使基督的身体建造起来。