2024 秋季长老第三周　周六

第三篇　国度与召会

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第三周　周六

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1陆召会应当祷告以带进神的国——太六10：

2一虽然今天国度在召会生活中，但国度的实现还没有来临。

3二国度的来临不是自动的；没有祷告，国度就不能来临；因此，我们必须为国度的来临祷告。

4三召会的祷告是抑制撒但最有效的凭借——十六19，十八18。

5四召会必须作天的出口，让天的权柄彰显在地上——十六18～19，十八17～18。

6五真实的祷告乃是与神同工，将祂的国带到地上，并将祂的旨意施行在地上；因此，祷告是属灵的争战——六10，林后十4，弗六12。

7柒那些常将神的国度——关系到神的旨意和神的仇敌——放在面前的，乃是在神手里最有用处的工人——太六33，七21，二五21、23，西四11。

晨兴喂养

Morning Nourishment

8林后十4 我们争战的兵器，本不是属肉体的，乃是在神面前有能力，可以攻倒坚固的营垒。

82 Cor. 10:4 For the weapons of our warfare are not fleshly but powerful before God for the overthrowing of strongholds.

9弗六12 因我们并不是与血肉之人摔跤，乃是与那些执政的、掌权的、管辖这黑暗世界的、以及诸天界里那邪恶的属灵势力摔跤。

9Eph. 6:12 For our wrestling is not against blood and flesh but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the world-rulers of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenlies.

10约翰十二至十六章，三次说到撒但是这世界的王（十二31，十四30，十六11）。现今，他是世界的王，世界各国是其区域。在千年国时，他要被扔到无底坑，那时他就受到了限制。在那时之前，召会就要在地上限制撒但的活动。今天召会的祷告最能叫撒但受限制，这就是小规模的国度。凡能彰显神权柄的地方，就是国度所及的地方（太十二28）。今天我们在这里的责任，乃是不许可撒但的旨意通行。召会在哪里出现，哪里撒但的权柄就要退出。召会在地上要继续彰显基督对撒但的得胜地位（倪柝声文集第二辑第二十四册，五五页）。

10In John 12—16 Satan is spoken of as the ruler of this world three times (12:31; 14:30; 16:11). Presently, he is the ruler of this world, and the nations of this world are his domain. In the millennium, he will be bound and cast into the abyss. Before that time, the church is on the earth to curb the activities of Satan. The prayer of the church is the most effective means of curbing Satan. The church is a miniature of the kingdom. Any place that manifests God’s authority is a place where the kingdom is realized (Matt. 12:28). It is our responsibility to put a halt to Satan’s will. Wherever the church is, Satan’s authority will retreat. The church is on the earth to perpetuate and manifest Christ’s victorious stand over Satan. (CWWN, vol. 44, p. 778)

信息选读

Today’s Reading

11今天召会在地上的责任顶大，消极一面，召会要管住黑暗的权势，继续基督对撒但的争战，积极一面，召会要将神的旨意带到地上来。我们在一个地方，就当在一个地方站住。我们看看每日的新闻，就能知道仇敌的工作是什么，好能有反对的祷告〔参林后十4，弗六12〕。……我们的祷告必须是在神面前有能力，以反对黑暗的权势。今天我们要学习管理一切，将来才能掌权。我们是借天上的宝座，管理地上的宝座。今天信徒的失败是因不用权柄—以祈祷管理政治。我们应当一见什么是魔鬼的权势或工作，立即用权柄祷告。世上若无基督人，就完全像地狱了。我们必须学习用基督得胜的权柄，管住黑暗的权势。

11The church has a great responsibility on the earth today. On the negative side, the church has to subdue the power of darkness and continue the warfare that Christ waged against Satan. On the positive side, the church brings God’s will to earth. Wherever we are, we should stand firm. When we read the daily news, we can find where the enemy is working, and we should render proper, opposing prayers [cf. 2 Cor. 10:4; Eph. 6:12]…Our prayer must be powerful before God in order to oppose the power of darkness. Before we can reign in the future, we have to learn to rule over everything today. We rule over the thrones on earth by the throne in heaven. Believers fail because they have not exercised their authority; they have not prayed to reign over the political events. As soon as we see the devil’s power or work, we should exercise our authority to pray. If there were no Christians on earth today, the world would be like hell. We have to learn to exercise the overcoming authority of Christ to rule over the power of darkness.

12每一个世人都已经被撒但掳去，但神要我们基督人用福音把被掳的人夺回，带到神这一边。借此，神多得一个人，撒但就少一个人。提前二章四节说，神愿意万人得救。可见，福音是神旨意的部分。神拯救人的目的，乃是要叫人得救，并多有神的权柄在他身上。所以，神要我们传福音，以通行神的旨意。所有不开口，不为神作见证的人，都是不能维持神旨意的人。

12Everyone in this world is a captive of Satan. But God wants the Christians to recapture the captives through the gospel and win them back to God’s side. When God wins one more person, Satan has one less person. First Timothy 2:4 says, “Who desires all men to be saved and to come to the full knowledge of the truth.” This shows that the gospel is part of God’s will. God delivers men with the purpose of saving them to the extent that God’s authority can be fully manifested through them. God wants us to preach the gospel and through it to carry out His will. Those who do not open their mouths and do not testify for God have failed to uphold God’s will.

13真实的祷告乃是与神同工，将祂的国带到地上，并将祂的旨意施行在地上。所以，祷告就是从事属灵的争战（林后十2、4，太六10，弗六12）。祷告乃是推翻黑暗的权势，在地上为神的旨意铺路。

13Genuine prayer is a joint labor with God to bring His kingdom to the earth and to carry out His will on earth. Hence, prayer is nothing less than a spiritual battle (2 Cor. 10:2, 4; Matt. 6:10; Eph. 6:12). Prayer overturns the power of darkness and opens the way for God’s will to be executed on earth.

14我们是超凡、不属世的人（约十七16）。神借着十字架，已经把我们从世界中拯救出来（加六14），归给神，归给神的旨意。我们不该属世，以致再回到撒但的权下。不属世就使撒但在我们身上没有地位，不属世就是脱离撒但的权柄，脱离他的管辖和国度。这样才能让神的旨意有路通行在地上。

14We are above the world; we do not belong to this world (John 17:16). Through the cross God delivered us out of this world unto Himself and His will (Gal. 6:14). We should not belong to this world, and we should not return to the reign of Satan. Once we are not of this world, Satan will not have any ground in us. When we are not of this world, we will be free from Satan’s authority, and we will be delivered from his reign and kingdom. In this way, God’s will can be carried out on earth.

15但愿神借召会执行祂的旨意，完成祂的旨意。召会今天在地上的地位与责任，乃是继续基督在地上的得胜，并带进神的国。当召会忠心于她的地位和责任，神永远的旨意就成功了（倪柝声文集第二辑第二十四册，五五至五九页）。

15May God execute His will and accomplish His purpose through the church. The church’s responsibility on the earth today is to perpetuate Christ’s victory on the earth and to bring in God’s kingdom. When the church is faithful to its position and responsibility, God’s eternal purpose will be accomplished. (CWWN, vol. 44, pp. 779, 781)

16参读：真理课程一级卷二，第二十三课。

今日要点

17主题：召会争战的祷告，为着带进神的国

18引经：林后十4，弗六12

191.借着有分属灵的争战，召会要带进国度：

20a.在约翰福音，主三次说到撒但是这世界的王，世界各国是他的区域，在千年国时，他要被扔到无底坑，那时他就要受到限制，在此之前，召会要在地上限制撒但的活动，林后十4说，『我们争战的兵器，本不是属肉体的，乃是在神面前有能力，可以攻倒坚固的营垒』。

21b.保罗也在弗六12说，『因我们并不是与血肉之人摔跤，乃是与那些执政的、掌权的、管辖这黑暗世界的、以及诸天界里那邪恶的属灵势力摔跤』，借此管住黑暗的权势，继续基督对撒但的争战，并把神的旨意带到地上，带进国度。

222.召会争战的祷告，带进国度的实现：

23a. 召会要如何带进国度呢？召会应当祷告以带进神的国，虽然今天国度在召会生活中，但国度的实现还没有来临，国度的来临不是自动的，没有祷告，国度就不能来临，所以我们必须为国度的来临祷告，因为召会的祷告是抑制撒但最有效的凭借，召会必须作天的出口，让天的权柄彰显在地上。

24b. 因此，我们虽可能都有祷告，但却不一定有带进国度的祷告，真实的祷告乃是与神同工，将祂的国带到地上，并将祂的旨意施行在地上，因此，祷告是属灵的争战，今天我们要成为一班人，就是常常将神的国度，也就是关系到神的旨意和神的仇敌，放在面前的人，这样的人乃是在神手里最有用处的工人。

25应用：借着每一周画出固定的时间，有分福音的传扬，使人能从被撒但所掳的光景夺回来，带到神这一边，不仅带人过受浸的关，更能多有权柄在人身上，推翻黑暗的权势，在地上为神的旨意铺路。