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国度与召会

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第三周 周一
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1壹 今天召会是基督在生命上的扩增,而神永远的国乃是基督在行政上的扩增——但二34~35可四26~29
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2一 在生命上,基督扩增成为召会;在行政上,基督扩增成为国度——约三1529上30上但二34~3544
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3二 基督不仅是召会,基督也是神的国;召会和国度都是祂的扩增——林前十二12路十七21可四26~29
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4贰 圣经首先陈明国度,然后陈明召会;国度的出现产生召会——太四23十六18~19
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5一 神的生命就是神的国度;神圣的生命就是国度,这生命产生召会——约三35太七1421十九1729二五46
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61 国度乃是生命的范围,让生命行动、治理、管治,使生命能达成其目的,而这范围就是国度。
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72 福音带进神圣的生命,这生命有其范围,这范围就是国度;神圣生命同其范围产生召会——提后一10
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83 国度的福音产生召会,因为国度就是生命本身,而召会乃是生命的结果——太四23徒八12
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9二 国度是召会的实际;因此,我们离了国度的生命,就不能过召会生活——太五3十六18~19启一4~69
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101 诸天之国的实际(太五~七)乃是召会生活的内容;没有国度的实际,召会就是空洞的。
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112 因着国度的生命产生召会生活,所以当我们团体地在国度生命里生活,我们自然就过召会生活——罗十四17
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123 信徒不活在国度的实际里,就不能被建造到召会的结构里——弗二22
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晨兴喂养
Morning Nourishment
13但二35 ……打碎这像的石头,变成一座大山,充满全地。
13Dan. 2:35 …The stone that struck the image became a great mountain and filled the whole earth.
14约三29~30 娶新妇的,就是新郎;……祂必扩增,我必衰减。
14John 3:29-30 He who has the bride is the bridegroom…He must increase, but I must decrease.
15〔在〕但以理二章三十五节下半……石头扩增成为大山,表征基督的扩增。基督是可以扩增的,这事实在约翰三章启示出来。三十节论到基督说,“祂必扩增。”这节里的扩增乃是二十九节所说的新妇:“娶新妇的,就是新郎。”所以,基督有一个扩增,这个扩增就是祂的新妇。就如夏娃是亚当的扩增,照样,新妇乃是基督这新郎的扩增。
15[In] Daniel 2:35b…this increase of the stone into a great mountain signifies the increase of Christ. The fact that Christ can increase is clearly revealed in John 3. Referring to Christ, verse 30 says, “He must increase.” The increase in this verse is the bride spoken of in verse 29: “He who has the bride is the bridegroom.” Christ, therefore, has an increase, and this increase is His bride. Just as Eve was the increase of Adam, the bride is the increase of Christ as the Bridegroom.
16今天召会是基督在生命上的扩增,而神永远的国乃是基督在行政上的扩增。在生命上,基督扩增成为召会;在行政上,基督扩增成为神永远的国。因此,基督不仅是召会,基督也是神的国。召会和国度都是祂的扩增。
16The church today is Christ’s increase in life, but the eternal kingdom of God is Christ’s increase in administration. In life Christ increases to become the church; in administration Christ increases to become the eternal kingdom of God. Hence, Christ is not only the church but also the kingdom of God. Both the church and the kingdom are His increase.
17马可四章二十六至二十九节种子的比喻,启示神的国如何是基督的扩增。二十六节说,“神的国是这样,如同人把种子撒在地上。”这种子就是基督作神圣生命的具体化身。按这比喻,这种子发芽、长大、结果、成熟并产生收成(27~29)。从基督来将自己种到人性这“泥土”里,祂就一直长大并扩增。至终,这扩增要成为充满全地的大山,作神永远的国(但以理书生命读经,二二至二三页)。
17The parable of the seed in Mark 4:26-29 reveals how the kingdom of God is the increase of Christ. Verse 26 says, “So is the kingdom of God: as if a man cast seed on the earth.” This seed is Christ as the embodiment of the divine life. According to the parable, this seed sprouts, grows, bears fruit, matures, and brings forth a harvest (vv. 27-28). From the time Christ came to sow Himself into the “soil” of humanity, He has been growing and increasing. Eventually, this increase will become the great mountain that fills the whole earth to be the eternal kingdom of God. (Life-study of Daniel, p. 18)
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18我们应当悔改,不仅是为着得赦免,不仅是为着得平安,不仅是为着得生命,乃是因着有诸天的国,所以我们必须悔改。我们必须悔改,好有分于这个国度。
18We should repent, not merely to obtain pardon, not merely to obtain peace, not merely to obtain life but because there is a heavenly kingdom that requires our repentance. We must repent in order to become partakers in this kingdom.
19不仅施浸者约翰开始传福音时说,“你们要悔改,因为诸天的国已经临近了。”〔太三2〕主耶稣开始尽职时,也说了同样的话〔四17〕。在这新约时代,当神向人陈明福音时,乃是将国度当作福音的超绝目标。
19It was not only John the Baptist who began his gospel preaching with the words, “Repent, for the kingdom of the heavens has drawn near” (Matt. 3:2). These same words were also spoken by the Lord Jesus when He began His ministry (4:17). In the New Testament dispensation, when presenting the gospel to man, God presents the kingdom as its one transcendent object.
20有多少人看见重生的目的?我们的主说,“人若不重生,就不能见神的国。”(约三3)……重生的目的,乃是使我们能够进国度。……如果我要活在神的国里,我就需要在我天然所得的生命之外,另得着一个生命。我必须再生一次。我必须接受神的生命,因为除非我得着祂的生命,我就不能活在祂的国里。……福音总是着眼于神的国;因此福音称为“国度的福音”〔太二四14〕。……但什么是国度?(李常受文集一九五七年第三册,三一一至三一二页)
20How many have seen the purpose of the new birth? Our Lord said, “Unless one is born anew, he cannot see the kingdom of God” (John 3:3)…The purpose of the new birth is to enable us to enter the kingdom …If I am to live in the kingdom of God, I need to possess a life other than the life that I have by nature. I must be born again. I must receive the life of God, for unless I possess His life, I cannot live in His kingdom. The gospel always has the kingdom of God in view; it is therefore called “the gospel of the kingdom” [Matt. 24:14] … But what is the kingdom? (CWWL, 1957, vol. 3, “The Kingdom and the Church,” pp. 239-240)
21神的国度就是神的生命,但召会不是生命,生命也不是召会。召会是生命的产物。神圣的生命就是国度,这生命产生了召会。新约的观念是福音带进国度。……福音带进神的国度,福音也产生神的召会。这就是为何福音在新约里称为国度的福音(太四23九35二四14)。……国度的福音生出并产生召会,因为国度就是生命本身,而召会是生命的结果、产物。……新约说到传和平为福音(弗二17)。这和平产生召会。……圣经也告诉我们要传赦罪(路二四47),传国度的福音,但从未说要传召会,因为召会是所传之事的产物(李常受文集一九八四年第二册,一五九页)。
21The kingdom of God is the life of God, but the church is not the life, nor is the life the church. The church is the product of life. The divine life is the kingdom, and this life produces the church. The New Testament concept is that the gospel brings in the kingdom …The gospel brings in the kingdom of God, and the gospel also brings forth the church of God. This is why the gospel is called the gospel of the kingdom …(Matt. 4:23; 9:35; 24:14)…The gospel of the kingdom brings forth, produces, the church because the kingdom is the life itself, and the church is the issue, the produce, of life …The New Testament refers to the preaching of the gospel of peace (Eph. 2:17). This peace produces the church …The Bible also tells us to preach forgiveness of sins (Luke 24:47) and to preach the gospel of the kingdom, but it never tells us to preach the church, because the church is the product of what is preached. (CWWL, 1984, vol. 2, “Elders’ Training, Book 2: The Vision of the Lord’s Recovery,” pp. 121-122)
22参读:李常受文集一九五七年第三册,国度与召会,第四章。
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今日要点
23主题:让国度种子发展,好带进国度的实际与实现
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24引经:但二35约三29~30
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251.认识国度与召会的关系:
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26a. 许多基督徒认为,今世过召会生活,来世进国度,根据圣经,并非如此,召会乃是今世神的国,因此我们需要认识国度与召会的关系;根据但二35,基督作为那一块非人手所凿的石头,要打碎地上的政权,变成一座大山,这表征基督的扩增,在约三29~30也启示此事,基督这娶新妇的新郎,『祂必扩增』,夏娃如何是亚当的扩增,照样,新妇是新郎的扩增。
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27b. 今天召会是基督在生命上的扩增,而神永远的国乃是基督在行政上的扩增,在生命上,基督扩增成为召会,在行政上,基督扩增成为国度,基督不仅是召会,基督也是神的国,召会和国度都是基督的扩增。
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282.国度的出现产生召会:
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29a.根据马可福音种子的比喻,我们可看见神的国如何是基督的扩增,因为主说,神的国是这样,如同人把种子撒在地上,这种子就是基督作生命的具体化身,因此,神的国度就是神的生命,可以说,神圣的生命就是国度,这生命产生了召会,福音带进国度,福音产生了神的召会。
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30b.因此,国度的生命种子如今已经撒在我们里面,从基督来将自己种到人性这「泥土」里,祂就一直长大并扩增,今天祂也要在我们里面扩增,因此,扩增乃是重生的目的,重生的目的不是信耶稣得永生,也不是我们得救免去沉沦,重生的目的乃是使基督得扩增,并使我们进入国度。
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31应用:每天早晨,我们都需要画出时间,不被一切人事物所打岔,并借着向主敞开,停下自己天然的生命,好让神圣生命从我们的灵扩展到魂里,好使国度得着扩展。
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