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第八周 周六
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1叁 “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”——12节:
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2一 使徒、申言者、传福音者以及牧人教师(11)是为要成全圣徒,目的是为着十二节所提到职事的工作。
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3二 十一节那许多有恩赐的人,只有一个职事,就是将基督供应人,以建造基督的身体;这是新约经纶中唯一的职事——林后四1提前一12
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4三 成全圣徒,目的是为着职事的工作;而职事的工作,目的是为着建造基督的身体——弗四1216。 四 “这是主的恢复,这是我们的托付,这是我们的负担,也是我们的职事。我们能有分于这职事是何等的蒙福!”——李常受文集一九七八年第三册,真理信息,四四四页
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Morning Nourishment
5弗四11~12 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。
5Eph. 4:11-12 And 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.
6〔以弗所四章十一节〕那许多有恩赐的人,只有一个职事,就是将基督供应人,以建造基督的身体,召会。这是新约经纶中唯一的职事(林后四1提前一12)(圣经恢复本,弗四12注2)。
6The many gifted persons in [Ephesians 4:11] have only one ministry, that is, to minister Christ for the building up of the Body of Christ, the church. This is the unique ministry in the New Testament economy (2 Cor. 4:1; 1 Tim. 1:12).
7根据〔以弗所四章十二节的〕文法结构,“为着建造基督的身体”与“为着职事的工作”是同位语,指明这两句话是指同一件事;因此,职事的工作就是建造基督的身体。使徒、申言者、传福音者、牧人和教师成全圣徒,目的是为着职事的工作。“目的是为着”,在原文的意思是,“结果是”,“为着……目的”,“为了作……”。这意指成全圣徒的目的,乃是为着建造基督的身体。十一节那些有恩赐的人,不论作什么,只要是职事的工作,就必须是为着建造基督的身体。然而,这建造不是直接由有恩赐的人完成的,乃是由得着有恩赐之人成全的圣徒完成的(新约总论第十一册,二一○页)。
7According to the grammatical construction [of Ephesians 4:12], the phrase unto the building up of the Body of Christ is in apposition to the phrase unto the work of the ministry. This indicates that both phrases refer to the same thing; hence, the work of the ministry is the building up of the Body. The apostles, prophets, evangelists, and shepherds and teachers perfect the saints unto the work of the ministry. The word unto in verse 12 means “resulting in,” “for the purpose of,” or “with a view to.” This means that the perfecting of the saints is for the purpose of building up the Body of Christ. Whatever the gifted persons in verse 11 do as the work of the ministry must be for the building up of the Body of Christ. However, this building up is not accomplished directly by the gifted ones but by the saints who have been perfected by the gifted ones. (The Conclusion of the New Testament, pp. 3420-3421)
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8职事的工作是成全人者的工作,也是被成全者的工作;建造基督的身体不仅是使徒和其他有恩赐之人的工作,也是所有被成全之圣徒的工作。建造基督身体这独一的工作,主要的不是由有恩赐者负责,乃是由众圣徒负责。有恩赐者,包括领头的使徒,以及众信徒,甚至包括最小的肢体,两者一同作工,以建造身体。
8The work of the ministry is both of the perfecting ones and the perfected ones; the building up of the Body is the work not only of the apostles and the other gifted ones but also of all the perfected saints. The unique work of building up the Body of Christ is the responsibility not mainly of the gifted ones but of all the saints. Both the gifted ones, including the leading apostles, and all the believers, including even the smallest member, work together to build up the Body.
9有恩赐的人是为着成全圣徒。有恩赐的人在神圣分赐中成全圣徒,使所有的圣徒都能作新约职事的工作,就是建造基督的身体。有恩赐的人成全圣徒,照着生命树以生命的供应喂养他们,使他们在生命里长大(创二9林前三26)。有恩赐的人成全圣徒,使圣徒能作他们所作的,好直接建造基督的身体。使徒对圣徒的成全,是借着访问众召会(徒十五3640~41二十2031),写信给众召会(西四16林前一2),并指派同工停留在一地成全圣徒(提前一3~4三15多一5)。申言者对圣徒的成全,是借着教导圣徒将主说到人里面,在聚会中说话而设立模型,并帮助圣徒借着晨晨复兴、日日得胜过申言的生活(徒十三1林前十四31箴四18)。传福音者对圣徒的成全,是借着挑旺圣徒在传福音的灵里火热,教导他们福音的真理,训练他们传福音,帮助圣徒们被经纶之灵的能力装备,并设立爱罪人和为罪人祷告的榜样(提后四5)。牧人教师对圣徒的成全,是借着牧养—喂养并保养幼嫩的圣徒,且教导长大的圣徒(徒十一25~26十三1)。这成全的结果,乃是我们都达到信仰上并对神儿子之完全认识上的一,达到长成的人,达到基督丰满之身材的度量(弗四13,参约十七23)。
9The gifted persons are for the perfecting of the saints. The gifted persons perfect the saints in the divine dispensing in order that all the saints may be able to do the work of the New Testament ministry, that is, to build up the Body of Christ. The gifted persons perfect the saints by nourishing them according to the tree of life with the life supply for their growth in life (Gen. 2:9; 1 Cor. 3:2, 6). The gifted persons perfect the saints to do what they do for the direct building up of the Body of Christ. The apostles perfect the saints by visiting the churches (Acts 15:36, 40-41; 20:20, 31), by writing epistles to the churches (Col. 4:16; 1 Cor. 1:2), and by assigning their co-workers to stay in certain places to perfect the saints (1 Tim. 1:3-4; 3:15; Titus 1:5). The prophets perfect the saints by teaching them to speak the Lord into people, by speaking in the meetings to set up a model, and by helping the saints to live a prophesying life by being revived every morning and overcoming every day (Acts 13:1; 1 Cor. 14:31; Prov. 4:18). The evangelists perfect the saints by stirring them up to be burning in the gospel-preaching spirit, by teaching them with gospel truths, by training them to preach the gospel, by helping the saints to be equipped with the power of the economical Spirit, and by setting an example of loving the sinners and praying for them (2 Tim. 4:5). The shepherd-teachers perfect the saints by shepherding—feeding and nourishing the young saints and teaching the growing saints (Acts 11:25-26; 13:1). The result of this perfecting is that we will all arrive at the oneness of the faith and of the full knowledge of the Son of God, at a full-grown man, and at the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ (Eph. 4:13; cf. John 17:23).
10我们要被成全,就必须注意生命和功用。被成全的路在于在生命里长大,并能熟练的尽功用。以弗所四章十二节的“成全”一辞,原文的意思也表示使之完全、装备、供备。成全圣徒就是使圣徒得以完全、得着装备并得着供备。我们唯有借着在生命中长大,才能得以完全(新约总论第十一册,二一○至二一二页)。
10In order to be perfected, we must pay attention to life and to function. The way to be perfected is to grow in life and to become skillful in function. The Greek word rendered “perfecting” in Ephesians 4:12 also means “completing,” “equipping,” and “furnishing.” To perfect a saint is to complete him, to equip him, and to furnish him. Only by growing in life can we be completed. (The Conclusion of the New Testament, pp. 3421-3422)
11参读:主今日恢复的进展,第五章。
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今日要点
12主题:成全圣徒,目的为着那职事的工作,为着建造基督的身体
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13引经:弗四11~12
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141.为着那职事的工作,为着建造基督的身体:
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15A.保罗在弗四11~12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』,11节的恩赐者,要成全圣徒尽功用为着职事的工作,这些恩赐者只有一个职事,就是将基督供应人,以建造基督的身体,这是新约经纶惟一的职事。
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16B.根据弗四12的文法结构,为着建造基督的身体与为着职事的工作,是同位语,指明这两句话在讲同一件事,因此,职事的工作,就是建造基督的身体,使徒、申言者、传福音者、牧人和教师这四班人,要成全圣徒,使作为身体肢体的他们生机的功用得着启发。
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172.为着身体的建造,成全圣徒人人尽一分功用:
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18A.此外,弗四12说到『目的是为着』,在原文的意思是,『结果是』,『为着...目的』,『为了作...』,这意思是成全圣徒的目的,乃是为着建造基督的身体,这建造不是由恩赐者直接完完成,而是借着他们成全圣徒,使圣徒直接有分基督身体的建造。
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19B.所以恩赐者成全圣徒,目的是为着职事的工作,而职事的工作,目的是为着建造基督的身体,保罗鼓励提摩太要尽他的职事,其内在意义非常丰富,今天我们在主的恢复,这是我们的托付,我们的负担,也是我们的职事,我们能有分于这职事是何等的蒙福!
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20应用:我们一面需要受恩赐的的成全,建立传福音的习惯,学习如何接触人,并将神带给人,并且建立周周牧养人的习惯,与人建立家聚会,将耶稣的人性顾惜和基督神性的餧养供应人,使人在生命中长大,起来尽功用,这样职事工作的目标,也就是身体建造的目标,就能够早日达到,以迎接主的再来。
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