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使徒行传的继续—基督团体的继续

第一篇 使徒行传的继续——基督团体的继续

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2壹 使徒行传的继续乃是基督的继续,以被成全的神人所过的团体生活作为基督身体的实际——二八31
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3一 主说,“我父作工直到如今,我也作工”(约五17);这表明自从撒但背叛和人堕落以来,神作工直到如今,并且主也作工。
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4二 使徒行传是记载神的工作;在二十八章以后,还有许多神的器皿在作神的工作;神的工作正在继续下去,没有停在那里。
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5三 神的工作还要一直往前去,一直到国度,一直到新天新地,神是一直往前进,绝不停止;我们如果知道并相信这事,就要赞美主;甚至到新耶路撒冷,祂的众奴仆仍要作祭司事奉祂——启二二3,参徒十三36上
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晨兴喂养
Morning Nourishment
6徒二八31 全然放胆宣扬神的国,并教导主耶稣基督的事,毫无阻碍。
6Acts 28:31 Proclaiming the kingdom of God and teaching the things concerning the Lord Jesus Christ with all boldness, unhindered.
7约五17 耶稣就对他们说,我父作工直到如今,我也作工。
7John 5:17 But Jesus answered them, My Father is working until now, and I also am working.
8你读到行传二十八章,觉得这一本书还没有完,这一本书还没有结束。使徒行传这一卷书是没有结束的,因为使徒的行传是要继续的。第一世纪的使徒,他们的行传也许结束了;但是,全部使徒的行传并没有结束。一直到今天,你都看见还是使徒行传,使徒行传没有结束。
8When you read Acts 28, you feel as if the book has not yet concluded. This book does not have an ending. The Acts of the Apostles is a book without an ending because this book is still being continued. Perhaps the acts of the first-century apostles have ended, but the book of Acts as a whole has not yet ended. Until now we still have the Acts of the Apostles with us.
9主说,“我父作工直到如今,我也作工。”(约五17)这告诉我们,自从撒但背叛以来,自从人堕落以来,神作工直到如今,并且主也作工。使徒行传是什么呢?行传不是记载保罗的工作,也不是记载彼得或约翰的工作,行传是记载神的工作。谁能说神在行传二十八章之后就不作工了,谁能说神的工作到了行传二十八章的时候就停止了呢?(倪柝声文集第二辑第十七册,一五七页)
9The Lord said, “My Father is working until now, and I also am working” (John 5:17). This shows that since the rebellion of Satan and the fall of man, God has been working until now, and the Lord is also working. What is the book of Acts? The book of Acts is not a record of the work of Paul or a record of the work of Peter or John. The book of Acts is a record of the work of God. Who can say that God has done no work after Acts 28? (CWWN, vol. 37, p. 121)
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Today’s Reading
10使徒行传是没有结束的,在二十八章以后,还有许多神的器皿在作神的工作。神的工作正在继续下去,没有停在那里。不是保罗在罗马作了两年工,以后就没有事了。就以保罗一生来说,他住在罗马,后来被杀殉道,这些事都没有记在使徒行传里面。彼得、保罗、约翰是三个要紧的人,他们的结局都没有写进去,这样,我们哪里能说使徒行传已经完了呢?可是神的见证是写不完的,二十九章还是那样,三十章还不能完,一直到一百章还是写不了,如果要写的话,一直有新的事情要加进去,所以写到二十八章就不再写了。二十八章以后虽然没有再写,但是神的工作还是在那里继续。第一世纪的工作并不是到了绝顶。神四千年之久,有一个工作,如果到行传二十八章已经到了绝顶,那么我们是到山底下了,我们是退下来了。但是没有这件事,因为主说,“我父作工直到如今,我也作工。”我们不要以为神的工作在保罗的时候已经到了绝顶了,我们也不要以为在路德马丁的时候,神的工作就是到了绝顶了。不。第一世纪不是神工作的结局,第十六世纪不是神工作的结局,直到前一个世纪都不是神工作的结局,神的工作还要一直往前去。一直到国度,一直到新天新地,神都是一直往前进,绝不停止。我们如果知道这一个,同时也相信这一个,我们就要赞美神。
10The book of Acts does not have an ending. After chapter 28, many of God’s vessels are still carrying on with His work. His work is continuing and has not stopped. Everything was not over after Paul worked in Rome for two years. Paul lived in Rome and was later martyred. None of these things are recorded in the book of Acts. Peter, Paul, and John are three important persons, yet none of their endings were recorded. How can we say that the book of Acts has ended? God’s testimony can never be finished. We could say the same thing even if there was a twenty-ninth chapter, or a thirtieth chapter, or even a hundredth chapter. If one wanted to write more, new things could always be added. This is why Acts stops at chapter 28. Although the written record no longer continued after chapter 28, God’s work has been going on. The work in the first century was not the peak. For four thousand years, God has been working. If we say that Acts 28 was the peak, we must be at the bottom of the hill; we must have come down from the peak. This is not true, because the Lord said, “My Father is working until now, and I also am working.” We should not assume that God’s work reached its peak at the time of Paul, and we should not consider that God’s work reached its peak at the time of Martin Luther either. No, the first century was not the end of God’s work, nor was the sixteenth century the end of His work. Even last century was not the end of God’s work. His work will go on until the kingdom and even until the new heaven and the new earth. God is always advancing; He never stops. If we know this and believe in this, we will praise our Lord.
11人常常有一个错误,就是以为自己所处的时候,是召会最不行的时候。路德马丁的时候,有人这样想;卫斯理约翰的时候,也有人这样想。但是,我们说,路德马丁的时候好得很,卫斯理约翰的时候也好得很。我们在这里说他们所处的时候是好的,再过五十年,人又要说我们所处的时候是好的。我们是怕人要停止,但是,神是不会停止的,每一年祂都知道祂作什么,每一年祂都知道要作到哪里,每一年祂都要作祂所要作的。神是一天天往前去,神是一直往前进的。阿利路亚!神是一直往前进的!
11Man always has a misconception that his age is the worst age of the church. At the time of Martin Luther some thought this way. At the time of John Wesley some thought this way. We consider Martin Luther’s time a marvelous age and John Wesley’s time a marvelous age also. While we consider their ages marvelous, some who come fifty years after us will say that we were at a marvelous age. We are afraid that man will stop. But God never stops. Every year, He knows what He is doing, and He knows how much He will work. Every year, He does what He wants to do. He is a God who goes on day by day; He is always advancing. Hallelujah! God is a God who keeps on advancing!
12神往前进的时候,都有祂的器皿。在使徒行传里,神有祂的器皿;在路德马丁的时候,神有祂的器皿;在卫斯理约翰的时候,神有祂的器皿;每一次有一个属灵的复兴的时候,神都有祂的器皿。那么,今天神的器皿在哪里?不错,我父作工直到如今,但是什么人继续下去与神同工?什么人说“我也作工”?这是要紧的问题(倪柝声文集第二辑第十七册,一五七至一五九页)。
12Every time God advances, He finds some vessels. In the book of Acts, God found some vessels. At the time of Martin Luther, God found a vessel, and at the time of John Wesley, He also found a vessel. Every time there is a spiritual revival, God finds some vessels. Where is God’s vessel today? It is true that the Father is working until now. But who is continuing to work together with Him? Who can say, “I also am working”? This is the crucial question. (CWWN, vol. 37, pp. 121-123)
13参读:倪柝声文集第二辑第十七册,第二十篇;李常受文集一九七五至一九七六年第三册,青年训练,第一章。
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今日要点
14主题:使徒行传的继续,乃是基督的继续
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15引经:徒二八31约五17
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161.行传没有结束,是敞口待加的:
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17A.徒二八31说,『全然放胆宣扬神的国,并教导主耶稣基督的事,毫无阻碍』,乍看这节,你不会认为这是一卷书的结语,你会觉得这本书还没有完,还没有结束,是的,使徒行传这卷书是没有结束的,因为使徒的行传仍在继续,第一世纪的使徒,他们的行传或许结束了,但是,全部使徒的行传并没有结束,仍是敞口待加的。
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18B.为什么使徒行传没有结束呢?因为神的工作还没完成,自从撒但背叛、人类堕落以来,神作工直到如今,主也作工,约五17说,『耶稣就对他们说,我父作工直到如今,我也作工』,事实上,行传不是记载彼得、保罗或谁的工作,乃是记载神的工作,在行传二八章之后,仍有许多神的器皿还在工作,神的工作还在继续,没有停在那里。
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192.作神时代的器皿,成为基督的继续:
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20A.神在基督里,借着祂的成为肉体、钉死、复活、升天、成为赐生命的灵,充满并浇灌门徒,为着产生召会而工作,神的工作还要一直往前去,一直到国度,一直到新天新地,神是一直往前进,绝不停止的,我们如果知道并相信这件事,就要赞美主,甚至到新耶路撒冷,祂的众奴仆仍要作祭司事奉祂。
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21B.今天,召会在全地被建立,但身体的建造尚未完成,同作肢体的仍须努力,的确,今年身体的建造是比去年更往前了,但每一年神都要作祂所作的,神是一天天往前去,而神往前的每一步,都有祂时代的器皿,在行传,神有祂的器皿,在路德马丁的时候,神有祂的器皿,在一百年前,主使用了倪柝声、李常受这两个器皿,我们要问说,今天,神的器皿在哪里?谁要成为基督的继续,回应说,「我也作工」?这是要紧的事。
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22应用:我们该向主回应说,主啊,我在这里,我愿意成为敞开的器皿,让你先在我身上作工,使我能够成为你工作的凭借和管道。
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