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第五篇　活在神的主宰权柄之下并照着神的怜悯而活

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第五周　周三
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1贰 “‘我要向谁施怜悯，就向谁施怜悯；⋯⋯’这样看来，这不在于那定意的，也不在于那奔跑的，只在于那施怜悯的神”——15节上、16节：
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2一 怜悯是神的属性中够得最远的，比祂的恩典和爱够得更远——太九13：
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31 按我们天然的光景，我们离神太远，完全不配得祂的恩典；我们只适合接受祂的怜悯——弗二4。
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42 人的不信从给神的怜悯机会，神的怜悯就将救恩带给人——罗十一32。
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5二 我们的观念是：那定意的会得着他所定意要得着的，那奔跑的会得着他所追求的——九16:
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61 若是如此，神的拣选就是照着我们的努力和劳苦了。
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72 反之，神的拣选是出于施怜悯的神；我们不需要定意或奔跑，因为神怜悯我们。
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83 我们若认识神的怜悯，就不会信靠自己的努力，也不会因自己的失败而失望；我们可怜光景的盼望，是在于神的怜悯——弗二4。
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晨兴喂养
Morning Nourishment
9太九13 你们去研究，“我要的是怜悯，不是祭祀”，是什么意思；我来本不是召义人，乃是召罪人。
9Matt. 9:13 But go and learn what this means, “I desire mercy and not sacrifice,” for I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners.
10来四16 所以我们只管坦然无惧地来到施恩的宝座前，为要受怜悯，得恩典，作应时的帮助。
10Heb. 4:16 Let us therefore come forward with boldness to the throne of grace that we may receive mercy and find grace for timely help.
11怜悯是神的属性中够得最远的。怜悯比恩典够得更远。神的爱没有祂的恩典够得远，祂的恩典又没有祂的怜悯够得远。我的光景若很好，地位也与你相配，你送我礼物，那是恩典。但我的光景若很可怜，地位也与你悬殊，你送我东西，那是怜悯。我若是你亲爱的朋友，到你这里来，你送我礼物，那是恩典。然而，我若是可怜、不洁的乞丐，无法为自己作什么，而你送我礼物，那是怜悯。……恩典只延及相称的情况。但怜悯够得更远，达到可怜且不配得恩典的情况。按我们天然的光景，我们离神太远，完全不配得祂的恩典。我们只适合接受祂的怜悯（新约总论第一册，一一四页）。
11Mercy is the most far reaching of God’s attributes. Mercy goes further than grace. God’s love does not reach as far as His grace, and His grace does not reach as far as His mercy. If I am in a good condition and my standing matches yours, and you give me a gift, that is grace. But if I am in a pitiful condition and my standing is far removed from yours, and you give me something, that is mercy. If I come to you as your dear friend, and you give me a gift, that is grace. However, if I am a poor, unclean beggar, unable to do anything for myself, and you give me a gift, that is mercy…Grace extends only to a situation that corresponds to it. But mercy goes much further, reaching into a situation that is poor and unworthy of grace. According to our natural condition, we were far removed from God, totally unworthy of His grace. We were eligible only to receive His mercy. (The Conclusion of the New Testament, p. 98)
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12临到我们的是神的怜悯。我们没有一人在符合祂恩典的光景里。我们这样贫穷又可怜，需要神的怜悯延及我们堕落的光景。神的怜悯把我们带到祂的恩典里。我们何等需要领悟这点，并为着神的怜悯敬拜祂！即使现在，我们得救并有分于神生命的丰富之后，在有些方面，我们的光景仍需要神的怜悯临到我们。因这缘故，希伯来四章十六节说，我们首先需要受怜悯，然后才能得恩典，作应时的帮助。哦，我们何等需要神的怜悯！……使我们够资格有分于神恩典的，总是祂的怜悯。
12It is God’s mercy that has reached us. None of us was in a condition that corresponded to His grace. We were so poor and pitiful that there was the need for God’s mercy to extend to our fallen condition. God’s mercy has brought us into His grace. How we need to realize this and worship God for His mercy! Even now, after being saved and having shared in the riches of God’s life, we still, in some ways, are in a condition that needs God’s mercy to reach us. This is the reason Hebrews 4:16 says that first we need to receive mercy, and then we can find grace for timely help. Oh, how much we need God’s mercy!…It is always God’s mercy that qualifies us to participate in His grace.
13我们的观念是：那定意的会得着他所定意要得着的，那奔跑的会得着他所追求的〔参罗九16〕。若是如此，神的拣选就是照着我们的努力和劳苦了。但情形并非如此；反之，神的拣选是出于施怜悯的神。我们不需要定意或奔跑，因为神怜悯我们。我们若认识神的怜悯，就不会信靠自己的努力，也不会因自己的失败而失望。我们可怜光景的盼望，是在于神的怜悯。
13Our concept is that the one who wills will gain what he wills to obtain and that the one who runs will gain what he runs after [cf. Rom. 9:16]. If this were the case, then God’s selection would be according to our effort and labor. But it is not so. On the contrary, God’s selection is of God who shows mercy. We do not need to will or to run, for God has mercy on us. If we know God’s mercy, we shall not put our trust in our effort. Neither shall we be disappointed by our failures. The hope for our wretched condition is in God’s mercy.
14罗马十一章三十二节说，“因为神将众人都圈在不信从之中，为要怜悯众人。”人的不信从给神的怜悯机会，神的怜悯就将救恩带给人。神的怜悯是何等奇妙！
14Romans 11:32 says, “For God has shut up all in disobedience that He might show mercy to all.” Man’s disobedience affords God’s mercy an opportunity, and God’s mercy brings man salvation. How marvelous is God’s mercy!
15神的怜悯和祂的恩典都是神爱的彰显。当我们在可怜的光景中，神的怜悯临到我们，把我们带进一种光景，使神能以恩典厚待我们。路加十五章二十至二十四节说，父亲看见浪子回家，对他动了慈心，这是更深的怜悯，彰显父亲热切的爱。接着，父亲给他儿子穿上那上好的袍子，又给他吃肥牛犊。这是恩典，这也显明父的爱。神的怜悯比祂的恩典够得更远，如同一座桥梁，将我们与神的恩典连接起来。
15God’s mercy and His grace are both the expression of His love. When we are in a pitiful condition, His mercy reaches us and brings us into a state where He is able to favor us with His grace. Luke 15:20-24 says that when the father saw the prodigal son returning, he had compassion on him. This is the deeper mercy, an expression of the father’s affectionate love. Then the father clothed his son with the best robe and fed him with the fattened calf. This is grace, which also manifests the father’s love. God’s mercy reaches further than His grace, bridging the gap between us and God’s grace.
16常常因着我们可怜的光景，我们需要先受怜悯，才能得恩典。我们像乞丐一样来到施恩的宝座前（来四16），光景多少有点像浪子回到父亲那里一样。……我们来到施恩的宝座前，也许觉得我们很可怜，并说，“父啊，我什么都不配。”但父会说，“你不配，但我有怜悯。我的怜悯临到你，使你有资格接受我的恩惠。我的怜悯将我带给你，使我给你穿上那上好的袍子。”神的怜悯对我们总是便利的（新约总论第一册，一一四至一一六页）。
16Often, because of our pitiful condition, we need to receive mercy before we can find grace. We come to the throne of grace (Heb. 4:16) like beggars, in somewhat the same condition as was the prodigal son when he came to his father…When we come to the throne of grace, we may have the sense that we are pitiful and say, “Father, I am not worthy of anything.” But the Father may say, “You are unworthy, but I am merciful. My mercy reaches you and qualifies you to receive My favor. My mercy brings Me to you that I may clothe you with the best robe.” God’s mercy is always available to us. (The Conclusion of the New Testament, pp. 98-99)
17参读：新约总论，第十至十一篇。
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今日要点
18主题：看见并经历神的怜悯，学习照着神的怜悯而活
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19引经：太九13，来四16
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201.认识怜悯乃是构得最远之神的属性：
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21A. 太九13说，『你们去研究，「我要的是怜悯，不是祭祀，」是什么意思；我来本不是召义人，乃是召罪人』，神的属性有爱、光、圣、义、恩典…等等，其中怜悯是神的属性中构得最远的，比祂的恩典和爱构得更远，按着我们天然的光景，离神太远，完全不配得祂的恩典，但怜悯比恩典构得更远，能够构到我们这些不配的人。
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22B.我的光景若很好，地位与你相配，你送我礼物，那是恩典，但我的光景若可怜，地位天差地远，你送我礼物，那就是怜悯，怜悯可以达到恩典达不到的光景，人的不信从给神的怜悯机会，神的怜悯就将救恩带给人，并把人带到恩典里。
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232.人的观念与神的怜悯相对：
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24A. 在人天然的观念里，那定意的会得着他所定意要得着的，那奔跑的会得着他所追求的，但若是如此，神的拣选就不是照着祂的怜悯，而是照着我们的努力和劳苦，反之，神的拣选是出于施怜悯的神，我们不需要定意或奔跑，因为神怜悯我们，我们若认识神的怜悯，就不会信靠自己的努力，也不会因自己的失败而失望。
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25B.来四12说，『所以我们只管坦然无惧的来到施恩的宝座前，为要受受怜悯，得恩典，作应时的帮助』，我们首先要受怜悯，然后才能得恩典，我们就像是乞丐，来到施恩的宝座前，即便我们不配，但父却有怜悯，使我们有资格接受神的恩惠，使我们学习照着神的怜悯而活，活在神国的实际里。
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26应用：我们要认清自己的光景，是何等堕落并可怜，但神的怜悯构到我们，使我们得着救恩，为此我们不仅要向浪子一样，醒悟过来，回到父家，更要借着福音的传扬，使神的怜悯能够临到更多的人，使人听见福音，能够得着救恩。
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