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神的国—神圣生命的范围以及神圣种类的范围

第一篇　神的国—神圣生命的范围以及神圣种类的范围

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第一周　周一
1读经:约三5～6，十八36，一12～13，彼后一4
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纲目
2壹 神的国是神圣生命的范围——约三3、5、15～16，十八36，一12～13：
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3一 新约把神的生命看作“那生命”，也就是说，唯有神的生命才真正是生命，并且能算是生命——弗四18。
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4二 主耶稣来，是要叫我们得生命，为此祂舍去祂的魂生命，好将祂里面的神圣生命释放出来，并且在祂的复活里，将神圣的生命分赐到神所拣选并救赎的人里面——太十六24～26，路九24～25。
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5三 神的国是由神的生命所构成的生机体，作为神施行管治的范围，在其中祂以祂的生命掌权，并在神圣生命里彰显祂自己这神圣的三一——约三5，十五1～8、26。
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6四 神的国乃是神在基督里作生命连同其一切活动的总和——十一25，十10下，十四6。
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晨兴喂养
Morning Nourishment
7约三3 ……我实实在在地告诉你，人若不重生，就不能见神的国。
7John 3:3 …Truly, truly, I say to you, Unless one is born anew, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
8十一25 耶稣对她说，我是复活，我是生命；信入我的人，虽然死了，也必复活。
811:25 Jesus said to her, I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes into Me, even if he should die, shall live.
9人作为受造者并无神的生命，也无分于神的国。尼哥底母虽是上流人，是好人，但他没有神的生命，因此不明白神的事，也无分于神的国。国是个范围，也是个生命的领域（界）。范围是权柄的事，界是生命的事。要明白某界里的事，就必须有某种的生命；照样，要服某范围内的权柄，也必须有某种的生命。
9As a creature, man does not have the life of God and cannot participate in the kingdom of God. Nicodemus was an upper-class, good person, but he did not have God’s life. Hence, he did not understand the things of God, and he could not participate in the kingdom of God. A kingdom is a sphere as well as a realm of life. A sphere is a matter of authority, and a realm is a matter of life. In order to understand the things in a certain realm, one must have a certain kind of life. Likewise, in order to submit to the authority in a certain sphere, one must have a certain kind of life.
10国也是个界；人的国是人的界，神的国是神的界。界是生命的事；你有哪种生命，就能有分于哪种界，反之亦然。你有分于人界，因为你有人的生命；你有分于神界，就必然有神的生命（李常受文集一九五五年第二册，四六一至四六二页）。
10A kingdom is a realm. The kingdom of man is the realm of man, and the kingdom of God is the realm of God. A realm is a matter of life. If one has a certain kind of life, he can participate in a certain kind of realm, and vice versa. We can participate in the human realm because we have the human life. Those who participate in God’s realm must have God’s life. (CWWL, 1955, vol. 2, pp. 355-356)
信息选读
Today’s Reading
11在马可四章二十六至二十九节，主用一个比喻，来说明神的国。祂说神的国如同人把种子撒在地里，种子就渐渐生长，直到成熟，然后收割。从撒种的时候到收割的时候，就是国度生长的过程。收割乃是国度完全的实现。我们从这个比喻就能领会，现今我们是在生长的过程中。假定我有一颗小小的康乃馨种子，撒在地里。一段时间过后，就会发出嫩芽。然后嫩芽渐渐生长，直到终极的完成，就是康乃馨国度的实现。想想几棵康乃馨在不同的生长阶段：一株是嫩芽，另一株有长的干，再一株有了花苞，最后一株的花苞已经开花。这就是康乃馨国度完全的实现，从撒种在地里，继续直到完全开花，就是康乃馨生命终极的实现。
11In Mark 4:26-29 the Lord used a parable to illustrate the kingdom of God. He said that the kingdom is like a seed sown into the earth, which grows until it is mature, and then is harvested. From the time of the sowing of the seed to the time of harvest is the growth process of the kingdom. The harvest is the full manifestation of the kingdom. By means of this parable we can realize that we are now in the growth process. Suppose I have a tiny carnation seed, which is sown into the earth. After some time, a tender sprout will appear. Then the tender sprout will grow until it reaches the ultimate consummation, the manifestation of the carnation kingdom. Consider some carnation plants in various stages of growth. One is a tender sprout. Another is a plant with a long stem, and another is a plant with buds. Finally, there is a plant in which the buds have become blossoms. This is the full manifestation of the carnation kingdom, starting from the sowing of the seed into the earth and progressing to the full bloom, the ultimate manifestation of the carnation life.
12主耶稣告诉我们要祷告说，“愿你的国来临。”（太六10）但国度不会按照许多基督徒所以为的方式来临。就一面的意义说，国度已经来临；然而就另一面意义说，国度正在来临。再用我们的例子，就一面说，康乃馨的国度已经在种子的形状里来临。有一天，当康乃馨完全开花时，那就是康乃馨国度完全的来临。照样，基督的国度已经来临了，从祂将自己撒在人性的土里时，基督的国就来临了。生长的过程要继续直到完全收割的时候，那时基督的国就要完全实现。
12The Lord Jesus told us to pray, “Your kingdom come” (Matt. 6:10). But the kingdom will not come in the way many Christians think. In a sense, the kingdom has come already. In another sense, however, the kingdom is coming. To pick up our illustration once more, in a sense, the carnation kingdom has come already in its seed form. One day, when the carnation reaches full bloom, that will be the full coming of the carnation kingdom. Similarly, the Christ kingdom has come already. From the day He sowed Himself into the human earth, the Christ kingdom began to come. The growth process will continue until the time of the full harvest, at which time there will be the full manifestation of the Christ kingdom.
13国度是什么？国度就是基督撒进我们里面，在我们里面生长，在我们里面成熟，而达到收割的时候。国度不是仅仅一个时代或一个范围，国度乃是基督在祂一切行动里作我们生命的总和。
13What is the kingdom? The kingdom is simply Christ sown into us, growing in us, maturing in us, and reaching the time of harvest. The kingdom is not merely a dispensation or a sphere. It is the totality of Christ being life to us in all His activities.
14动物的国度乃是所有动物的生命，连同其一切活动的总和。鸟在飞翔，猴子爬树，乌龟游水。……照样，基督的国度乃是基督作我们的生命，连同祂一切活动的总和。我们都有基督在我们里面作生命，我们也在基督里有许多活动。这就是基督的国度。最近我观看、观察并享受众肢体在聚会中许多的活动；你也许说那是召会的聚会，我同意，但那也是基督的国度，连同祂的生命和活动（李常受文集一九七二年第二册，三一至三二页）。
14The animal kingdom is the totality of all animal life with all its activities. Birds are flying, monkeys are climbing, and turtles are swimming in the water…Likewise, the kingdom of Christ is the totality of Christ being life to us with all His activities. We all have Christ within us as life, and we have many activities in Christ. This is the kingdom of Christ. Recently, I was watching, observing, and enjoying so many activities of the members in the meeting. You may say that was a church meeting. I agree, but that was also the kingdom of Christ with His life and activities. (CWWL, 1972, vol. 2, “The Kingdom,” pp. 25-26)
15参读：国度，第六章。
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今日要点
16主题：借着认识并经历神圣的生命，而活在神国的实际里
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17引经：约三3，约十一25
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181.神的国是神圣生命的范围：
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19a.关于国度的真理，不仅不是一件关乎将来进国度的事，更是今天我们主观经历的事，今天我们要活在神国的实际里，就需要认识神的国，乃是神圣生命的范围，以及神圣种类的范围，好使我们在召会中对神的国有主观的经历。
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20b.神的国乃是神圣生命的范围，我们需要认识，新约把神的生命看作『那生命』，也就是说，惟有神的生命才真正是生命，并且能算是生命，这生命就是主耶稣自己，主来是要叫我们得生命，为此祂舍去祂的魂生命，好将祂里面的神圣生命释放出来，并且在祂的复活里，将神圣的生命分赐到神所拣选并救赎的人里面。
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212.经历神圣生命的掌权而活在神的国里：
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22A.在约三3主说，『...我实实在在的告诉你，人若不重生，就不能见神的国』，重生，从神而生，在人的生命之外得着神的生命，就能见神的国，进入神的国，因此，神的国是由神的生命所构成的生机体，作为神施行管治的范围，在其中祂以祂的生命掌权，并在神圣生命里彰显祂自己这神圣的三一。
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23B.此外，在约十一25，『耶稣对她说，我是复活，我是生命；信入我的人，虽然死了，也必复活』，因此，信徒要经历基督作生命，好活在神圣生命的范围里，这生命已经藉由基督作种子撒到我们里面，在我们里面生长，成熟，达到收割。
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24应用：今日的召会就是神的国，为此我们已经重生进入神的国，就要受神圣生命的管制，不在自己的天然生命里生活行动，操练在基督里生活行动，甚至让这生命能够发芽、生枝、开花、结果，从灵扩展到魂的各部分，而使我们活在神国的实际里。
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