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有分于神的性情,以及发展神圣的生命和神圣的性情,以丰富地进入永远的国

第六篇 有分于神的性情,以及发展神圣的生命和神圣的性情,以丰富地进入永远的国

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第六周 周三
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1贰 神圣的种子已经撒在我们里面,我们需要经历那包含在这神圣种子里之神圣生命和神圣性情的发展,使我们得以丰富地进入永远的国——1、4~11节:
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2一 我们已经分得同样宝贵的奇妙之信,这信乃是包罗一切的种子——1节:
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31 一切神圣的丰富都在这种子里,但我们必须殷勤发展这些丰富;长大成熟就是发展我们所已经接受的——1~8节,三18。
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42 借着发展这些美德,我们就在生命里长大,至终我们要达到成熟,满了基督,够资格并装备好,在要来的国里作王——弗四13~15西二19彼后一11
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53 我们需要有完全的发展和成熟,从信的种子,经过美德和知识的根,节制的干,以及忍耐和敬虔的枝子,到弟兄相爱和爱的花和果子——5~7节。
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6二 在信上供应美德,就是运用同样宝贵的信而发展美德,即神圣生命的能力所产生有活力的行动;我们需要运用这信,使神圣生命的美德在后续的步骤里得着发展,而达到成熟——5节上。
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7三 美德需要以对神和我们主耶稣的认识为充足的供应;在我们的美德上,我们所需要发展的知识,包括对神和我们救主的认识,对神经纶的认识,对什么是信的认识,以及对神圣的能力、荣耀、美德、性情和生命的认识——5节下。
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8四 节制就是在情感、喜好和习惯上管治并约束己;为着生命正确的长大,我们需要在知识上操练节制——6节上。
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9五 操练忍耐就是容忍别人与环境——6节中。
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10六 敬虔指像神并彰显神的生活——6节下。
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晨兴喂养
Morning Nourishment
11彼后一5~6 正因这缘故,你们要分外殷勤,在你们的信上,充足地供应美德,在美德上供应知识,在知识上供应节制,在节制上供应忍耐,在忍耐上供应敬虔。
112 Pet. 1:5-6 And for this very reason also, adding all diligence, supply bountifully in your faith virtue; and in virtue, knowledge; and in knowledge, self-control; and in self-control, endurance; and in endurance, godliness.
12分外殷勤〔彼后一5〕,直译,额外带进十分的殷勤。除了(随着)神所赐给我们又宝贵又极大的应许,我们还该额外带进十分的殷勤,与大能之神圣性情的加力合作,好完成神的应许。
12The Greek word rendered “adding” [2 Pet. 1:5] literally means “bringing in beside.” Beside, along with, the precious and exceedingly great promises given to us by God, we should bring in all diligence to cooperate with the enabling of the dynamic divine nature for the carrying out of God’s promises.
13彼后一章五至七节乃是三至四节里神圣的能力所赐给我们之事物的发展。在信上供应美德,就是运用信发展美德。同样的原则适用于其他各项。这里的“供应”一辞,实际上的意思就是发展。彼得的意思是叫我们要发展我们所已经有的。我们有信,现今在我们的信上,我们需要发展美德(彼得后书生命读经,五三至五四页)。
13What the divine power has given us in 1:3 and 4 is developed in verses 5 through 7. To supply virtue in faith is to develop virtue in the exercise of faith. The same principle applies to all the other items. The word supply here actually means “develop.” Peter is telling us to develop what we already have. We have faith, and now in our faith we need to develop virtue. (Life-study of 2 Peter, p. 45)
信息选读
Today’s Reading
14彼得在彼后一章五节所提的信,是神所分给我们同样宝贵的信(1),作新约生命之福共同的分,以开始我们基督徒的生活。我们需要运用这信,使神圣生命的美德在后续的步骤里得着发展,而达到成熟。彼后一章的信可比喻为种子。……彼前一章的种子是有基督在其中作生命的话。现今在彼后一章,这种子成为我们的信;毫无疑问,这就是同样宝贵的信。这宝贵的信与作种子的基督乃是一。
14The faith Peter mentions in 2 Peter 1:5 is the equally precious faith allotted to us by God (v. 1) as the common portion of the New Testament blessing of life for the initiation of the Christian life. This faith needs to be exercised that the virtue of the divine life may be developed in the succeeding steps and reach maturity. Faith in 2 Peter 1 may be compared to a seed…In chapter 1 of 1 Peter the seed is the word with Christ in it as life. Now in 2 Peter 1 this seed becomes our faith, which, no doubt, is the equally precious faith. This precious faith is one with Christ as the seed.
15种子种在土里以后,就需要发展。信的种子的发展,原则是一样的。在我们的信上,我们需要发展美德。美德,直译,优越,指神圣生命的能力产生有活力的行动。若把信看作种子,美德就可视为出于这种子的根。
15After a seed has been sown in the soil, it needs to be developed. The principle is the same with the development of the seed of faith. In our faith we need to develop virtue. Literally, the Greek word for virtue means “excellency.” It denotes the energy of the divine life, which issues in vigorous action. If faith is regarded as the seed, virtue may be considered a root that comes out of this seed.
16在一章五节彼得也叫我们要“在美德上供应知识”。美德,即有活力的行动,需要以对神和我们主耶稣的认识为充足供应(2~3、8),好叫我们享受后续的发展。这认识乃是有关一切关于神圣生命和敬虔的事,以及那有分于神性情之事的(3~4)。在我们的美德上,我们所需要发展的知识,包括对神和我们救主的认识,对神经纶的认识,对什么是信的认识,以及对神圣的能力、荣耀、美德、性情和生命的认识。事实上,这就是对一切关于生命和敬虔之事的认识。……我信知识也是由信的种子发展出来的主根。有了美德和知识,我们就有种子的生长。
16In 1:5 Peter also tells us to supply “in virtue, knowledge.” Virtue, the vigorous action, needs the bountiful supply of the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord (vv. 2, 3, 8) regarding the all things that relate to the divine life and godliness and the partaking of the divine nature (vv. 3-4) for our enjoyment in the subsequent development. The knowledge that we should develop in our virtue includes the knowledge of God and of our Savior, the knowledge of God’s economy, the knowledge of what faith is, and the knowledge of the divine power, glory, virtue, nature, and life. Actually, this is the knowledge of all things related to life and godliness…I believe that knowledge also is a primary root that develops out of the seed of faith. With virtue and knowledge we have the growth of the seed.
17节制〔6〕,或,自制,就是在情感、喜好和习惯上管治并约束己。……我们一旦得着知识,就很容易变得骄傲。为这缘故,我们需要在我们的知识上发展节制。节制含示约束。树生长时,根就往外伸展,但树干相当受约束地向上生长。
17Self-control [v. 6], or temperance, is the exercise of control and restraint over one’s self in its passions, desires, and habits. Once we have acquired knowledge, it is easy for us to become proud. For this reason we need to develop in our knowledge self-control. Self-control implies restriction. As a tree grows, the roots spread out, but the trunk grows upward in a rather restricted manner.
18节制是对付自己,忍耐是容忍别人与环境。要过正确的基督徒生活,我们需要对我们周围的人忍耐,也需要对我们的景况和环境忍耐。
18Self-control is to deal with ourselves; endurance is to bear with others and with circumstances. In order to live a proper Christian life, we need endurance toward those around us and also toward our environment and circumstances.
19在我们的忍耐上,我们需要发展敬虔。敬虔指像神并彰显神的生活。我们管治我们的己并容忍别人与环境时,需要在我们属灵的生活中发展敬虔,使我们得以像神并彰显祂。倘若信是种子,美德和知识是根,节制是干,那么忍耐和敬虔就是枝子。这里我们看见相当完全的发展:由种子发出根、干和枝子。至终,在七节我们看见弟兄相爱和爱,作为花和果子(彼得后书生命读经,五四至五六页)。
19In our endurance we need to develop godliness. Godliness is a living that is like God and that expresses God. As we exercise control over our self and bear with others and with circumstances, godliness needs to be developed in our spiritual life, that we may be like God and express Him. If faith is the seed, virtue and knowledge the roots, and self-control the trunk, then endurance and godliness are the branches. Here we see a rather full development: out of the seed come the roots, the trunk, and the branches. Eventually, in verse 7 we see brotherly love and love as the blossom and the fruit. (Life-study of 2 Peter, pp. 45-47)
20参读:彼得后书生命读经,第六篇。
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今日要点
21主题:殷勤发展神圣生命和神圣性情
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221.与神圣生命的种子合作,分外殷勤充足供应:
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23a.彼得接着在5~6节说,『正因这缘故,你们要分外殷勤,在你们的信上,充足的供应美德,在美德上供应知识,在知识上供应节制,在节制上供应忍耐,在忍耐上供应敬虔』,在这段的开头,1节说到,我们已经分得同样宝贵的奇妙之信,这信乃是包罗一切的种子,以开始我们基督徒的生活。
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24b.一切神圣丰富都在种子里面,但我们必须合作,这个合作就是「分外殷勤」,这字直译为,额外带进十分的殷勤,一面,神所赐给我们又宝贵又极大的应许,但另一面,我们还该额外带进十分的殷勤,好与神合作,完成神的应许,也就是说,我们要有分于神的性情,就需要让已经撒在我们里面之神圣的种子,所包含的神圣生命和神圣性情,在我们里面发展。
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252.从信的种子,使神圣生命和性情得着发展:
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26a.种子种在土壤里以后,就需要发展,根据经文,在信上要发展美德,美德一词,直译,优越,指神圣生命的能力产生有活力的行动,这美德需要以对神和我们主耶稣的认识为充足供应,这认识就是知识,好叫我们享受后续的发展,若信是种子,美德和知识就是根。
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27b.我们还得在知识上供应节制,并在节制上供应忍耐,节制含示约束,一棵树生长时,根就往外伸展,但树干相当受约束的向上生长,节制是对付自己,而忍耐则是对外地容忍别人和环境,还要再忍耐上发展敬虔,就是像神并彰显神的生活,无论忍耐或敬虔,都是干上面长出来的枝子。
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28应用:我们已经有信的种子,如诗歌所说,生命的种子在我里,我要「让祂」长大,让祂发展,而使我们不是凭着外面的规条或要求,甚或是别人的眼光来过基督徒生活,而是让生命发展,而自然而然地活出美德、知识、节制、忍耐和敬虔的生活。
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