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1二 保罗在林后四章一节说,“我们既照所蒙的怜悯,受了这职事,就不丧胆”:
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21 哥林多后书中的职事是所有新约执事团体的职事:
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3a 所有的执事,都各自有他们在这职事里的一分。
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4b 在这团体的职事里,保罗有他的一分,彼得有他的一分,提摩太也有他的一分——提后四5末。
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5c 我们把所有这些分加在起,就是“这职事”,也就是新约的职事。
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62 众多的执事只有一个职事——新约的职事,为要完成神新约的经纶。
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73 使徒们一切的工作,都是要完成这唯一的职事,将基督供应人,以建造祂的身体。
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8林后四1 因此,我们既照所蒙的怜悯,受了这职事,就不丧胆。
82 Cor. 4:1 Therefore having this ministry as we have been shown mercy, we do not lose heart.
9提后四5 你却要凡事谨慎自守,忍受苦难,作传福音者的工作,尽你的职事。
92 Tim. 4:5 But you, be sober in all things, suffer evil, do the work of an evangelist, fully accomplish your ministry.
10基督身体所有的肢体,凡作职事工作的,都有分于神新约经纶唯一的职事(林后四1三8~9)。这唯一的职事,就是叫人活的那灵的职事(8)。……这职事是义的职事,带进称义,叫人得生命(9,罗五18下)。律法的职事是定罪的职事,叫人死;而信仰的职事,新约的职事,是称义的职事,叫人得生命,所以完全是生机的。那建造基督身体之职事的工作,是直接由在生命里长大、得成全的圣徒所作的(弗四15~16)(李常受文集一九八八年第三册,七○七页)。
10All the members of the Body of Christ who do the work of the ministry participate in the unique ministry of God’s New Testament economy (2 Cor. 4:1; 3:8-9). This unique ministry is the ministry of the Spirit, who gives life (v. 8)…This ministry is the ministry of righteousness, which brings in justification unto life (v. 9; Rom. 5:18b). The ministry of the law was the ministry of condemnation unto death, but the ministry of the faith, the New Testament, is the ministry of justification unto life, so it is altogether organic. The work of the ministry to build up the Body of Christ is directly by the perfected saints in the growth in life (Eph. 4:15-16). (CWWL, 1988, vol. 3, pp. 558-559)
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11在林后四章一节,保罗用代名词“我们”,指许多的执事。然后在提后四章五节,保罗嘱咐提摩太要尽他的职事。……这是提摩太个人的职事,但这个人的职事乃是团体职事,“这职事”,新约唯一职事的一部分。林后四章一节的职事,是所有新约执事团体的职事。在这团体的职事里,保罗有他的一分,彼得有他的一分,提摩太也有他的一分。所有的执事,都各自有他们在这职事里的一分。我们把所有这些分加在一起,就是“这职事”,也就是新约的职事。
11In 2 Corinthians 4:1 Paul uses the pronoun we, referring to many ministers. Then in 2 Timothy 4:5 Paul charges Timothy to fully accomplish his ministry… This was Timothy’s personal ministry, but this personal ministry was a part of the corporate ministry, “this ministry” [2 Cor. 4:1], the unique ministry of the New Testament. The ministry in 2 Corinthians 4:1 is the corporate ministry of all the New Testament ministers. In this corporate ministry Paul had his portion, Peter had his portion, and Timothy had his portion. All the ministers have their own portion of the ministry. When we add all the portions together, we have “this ministry,” which is the New Testament ministry.
12新约职事的工作,是要完成神关于召会的新约经纶(弗三9~10),建造基督的身体。以弗所四章十二节说,众圣徒都需要被成全,“目的是为着职事的工作。”这就是说,成百甚至成千的圣徒都能被成全,目的是为着职事的工作。在本节里用“职事”这辞。毫无疑问,这是指新约唯一的职事,以完成新约中所包含神永远的定旨。神的新约包含神的经纶;要完成这经纶,是需要极力工作的,而那个工作就是职事。……以弗所四章十二节……清楚地指明,作职事的工作,就是建造基督的身体。
12The work of the New Testament ministry is to accomplish God’s New Testament economy concerning the church (Eph. 3:9-10) in the building up of the Body of Christ. Ephesians 4:12 says that all the saints need to be perfected “unto the work of the ministry.” This means that hundreds and even thousands of saints can be perfected unto the work of the ministry. In this verse the term the ministry is used. No doubt this refers to the unique ministry of the New Testament to carry out God’s eternal purpose, which is contained in the new covenant. God’s new covenant contains God’s economy. To carry out this economy requires much work, and that work is the ministry…[Ephesians 4:12] indicates clearly that to do the work of the ministry is to build up the Body of Christ.
13近年来,有些异议者曾说,他们接受一切的职事。他们……认为新约有许多的职事。然而,这是错误的。既然只有一个新约,怎么能有许多新约的职事?许多工人也许有分于建造一座建筑物,但他们并不是完成许多不同的工作;反之,他们只完成一个工作。那一个工作不是照着任何人的意见作的,乃是在一个监督,一个工头之下(林前三10),并照着唯一的一分蓝图完成的。那一分蓝图消除一切的意见。工作的每一部分,都必须是照着那一分蓝图,并在那一个工头的带领之下作的。这样,所有的工人只完成一个建造的工作。
13In recent years some of the dissenting ones have said that they accept all ministries, [meaning] many ministries. However, this is wrong. Since there is only one new covenant, how could there be many new covenant ministries? Many workers may have a part in constructing a building, but they do not carry out many different works. Rather, they carry out only one work. That one work is not done according to anyone’s opinion but is carried out under one superintendent, one master builder (1 Cor. 3:10), and according to the unique copy of the blueprint. The one blueprint eliminates all opinions. Every part of the work must be done according to the one blueprint and under the leadership of the one master builder. In this way all the workers carry out only one building work.
14我们也许说到彼得的职事、保罗的职事或提摩太的职事;但我们这样说时,必须领悟,这些个别的职事只是“这职事”,新约唯一职事的一小部分。“这职事”含示并包括众执事在这职事里的各部分。一幅拼图不会拼出两幅图画;每幅拼图只显示一幅图画。这幅图画由许多部分组成。我们若能将这许多部分正确地放在一起,至终我们会只看见一幅图画。同样,我们将新约执事一切个别的职事放在一起,就只有一个职事,就是新约唯一的职事(李常受文集一九九三年第一册,七至一○页)。
14We may speak of Peter’s ministry, of Paul’s ministry, or of Timothy’s ministry, but we must do so with the realization that these individual ministries are only small parts of “this ministry,” the unique ministry of the New Testament. “This ministry” implies and includes all the ministers’ pieces of the ministry. A jigsaw puzzle does not portray two pictures; each puzzle shows only one picture. This picture is composed of many pieces. If we have the ability to put the pieces together properly, eventually we will see just one picture. Likewise, when we put all the individual ministries of the New Testament ministers together, we have just one ministry, the unique ministry of the New Testament. (CWWL, 1993, vol. 1, “The Ministry of the New Testament and the Teaching and Fellowship of the Apostles,” pp. 6-8)
15参读:基督身体的建造,第二章;李常受文集一九八八年第三册,三一六至三二五页。
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今日要点
16主题:新约执事受了新约的那职事,以建造基督的身体
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17引经:林后四1提后四5
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181.个人的职事事新约惟一职事的一部分:
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19A.在林后四1,『我们既照所受的怜悯,受了这职事,就不丧胆』,这里保罗用代名词「我们」,指许多的执事(ministers),而在提后四5 ,保罗嘱咐提摩太要尽他的职事,提摩太是一个执事(minister),他要尽他个人的职事(ministry),但这个人的职事乃是团体职事,这职事,也就是新约惟一职事的一部分。
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20B.这职事是指所有新约执事(服事的人)团体的职事,在这独一的职事里,保罗、彼得、提摩太、约翰等使徒们都有他们各自的一分,若把所有这些分加在一起,就是『这职事』,新约的职事,为着完成神新约的经纶,建造基督的身体,今天要完成这职事,就需要有许多的『执事』。
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212.新约独一职事的工作,是要完成神的经纶,建造基督的身体:
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22A.新约独一职事的工作,乃是要完成神关于召会的新约经纶,以建造基督的身体,所以弗四12启示,众圣徒都需要被成全,目的是为着那职事的工作,以完成神新约中包含神永远的定旨,这就需要基督身体所有肢体,有分职事的工作,未着建造基督的身体,这职事也是那灵的职事,叫人活,并且是义的职事,带进称义,得着生命。
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23B.就像许多工人有分于一个建筑物的盖造,木工有木工的职事,泥水有泥水的职事,水电有水电的职事,但他们却是未着那一个建筑物的工作,今天我们只有一个新约,因此只有一个新约的职事,为着基督身体的建造,虽然我们说到彼得的职事,保罗的职事,这些个别的职事只是「那职事」新约执事的一部分。
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24应用:我们借着新约职事中,正确新约执事们的成全,而使我们能对神有正确的事奉,借着传福音,或牧养人,建立家聚会,使人得称义,得生命,甚至能因生命的长大,而生机的尽肢体的功用,带进身体的建造。
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