晨興聖言-認識、經歷、並活包羅萬有的基督...(W4-1)
第四週■週一
晨興餧養
腓一19 ~ 21『因爲我知道,這事藉着你們的祈求,和耶穌基督之靈全備的供應,終必叫我得救。這是照着我所專切期待並盼望的,就是沒有一事會叫我羞愧,只要凡事放膽,無論是生,是死,總叫基督在我身體上,現今也照常顯大,因爲在我,活着就是基督,死了就有益處。』
〔腓立比一章十九節〕的得救就是〔二章十二節〕的作成救恩,指得着維持並加力,能活基督而顯大基督。…這需要耶穌基督之靈全備的供應(聖經恢復本,腓一19 註4)。
〔一章十九節的祈求〕是基督身體(召會)的供應。被囚並沒有使保羅與基督的身體隔離,斷絕這身體的供應(腓一19 註1)。
信息選讀
腓立比一章十八至二十節在原文是一個句子。十八節保羅說,『這有何妨呢?或假意,或真誠,無論怎樣,基督究竟被宣傳開了,爲此我就歡喜,並且還要歡喜。』十九節以『因爲』開始,這指出十九節是十八節的說明。十九節〔裏〕…『這事』指的是前幾節保羅所題不同傳基督的方式。保羅知道這些不同的傳揚,藉着眾聖徒的祈求,和耶穌基督之靈全備的供應,終必叫他得救。接着二十節這樣開始:『這是照着我所專切期待並盼望的』,這句話形容十九節的得救。保羅滿懷希望,期待享受救恩。二十節指明,保羅所期待享受的救恩就是:沒有一事會叫他羞愧,只要凡事放膽,總叫基督在他身體上照常顯大。
保羅寫信給腓立比人時,身在遠離家鄉的異國監獄裏。保羅很有理由憂愁、哀傷。他的處境這麼艱難,他應該很容易爲這種情景哀哭。…他若哀哭〔而不喜樂〕,就不會在那種環境中經歷救恩。假定你是一個關在羅馬監獄裏的猶太人,你會喜樂麼?…保羅不哀哭,反倒在主裏喜樂。對他來說,所有發生的事,終必叫他得救。
按照這幾節的上下文,得救的意思是沒有一事會叫保羅羞愧。不只他不覺得羞愧,而且沒有一事叫他羞愧。基督在保羅的身體上顯大。二十節所說的顯大基督,正是十九節所題到的得救。這就是說,照着保羅所專切期待並盼望的那個救恩,就是他不至羞愧,反倒在他身體上顯大基督。因此,二十節說明甚麼叫作實際的享受救恩。…享受這種救恩就是活基督。所以二十一節保羅說,『因爲在我,活着就是基督。』
保羅的苦難並沒有叫他羞愧,反倒給他機會顯大基督。我們若經歷這幾節所說的救恩,那麼當我們遭遇苦難時,就會顯大基督而不至羞愧。但是,我們若被苦難打倒,被苦難壓傷而滿了罣慮,這就叫我們羞愧。但我們若在苦難中顯大基督,我們就會經歷這個救恩。
保羅經歷救恩的祕訣,就是耶穌基督之靈全備的供應。藉着這全備的供應,保羅所遭遇的每一件事,終必叫他得救。…實際上,在我們的經歷裏,得救、基督和那靈全備的供應就是一個。但是,如果我們要享受基督,並經歷祂在每一種境遇中成爲我們的救恩,我們就需要那靈全備的供應。使徒保羅被監禁的時候,那靈怎樣住在他裏面,今天那靈也住在我們裏面。藉着這樣一位靈的供應,保羅享受了救恩(腓立比書生命讀經,六四至六七頁)。
參讀:腓立比書生命讀經,第六至七篇。
WEEK 4 — DAY 1
Morning Nourishment
Phil. 1:19-21 For I know that for me this will turn out to salvation through your petition and the bountiful supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, according to my earnest expectation and hope that in nothing I will be put to shame, but with all boldness, as always, even now Christ will be magnified in my body, whether through life or through death. For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.
The salvation in Philippians 1:19 is the working out of the salvation in 2:12; it means to be sustained and strengthened to live and magnify Christ… This requires the bountiful supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ. (Phil. 1:19, footnote 1)
This [petition] is the supply of the Body of Christ, the church. Imprisonment did not isolate Paul from the Body of Christ or cut him off from the supply of the Body. (Phil. 1:19, footnote 2)
Today’s Reading
Philippians 1:18-21 is one sentence. In verse 18 Paul says, “What then? Only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truthfulness, Christ is announced; and in this I rejoice; yes, and I will rejoice.” Verse 19 begins with the word for. This indicates that verse 19 is an explanation of verse 18…The word this [in verse 19] refers to the different preachings of Christ mentioned by Paul in the foregoing verses. Through the petition of the saints and the bountiful supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, Paul knew that these different preachings would turn out to salvation. Then verse 20 opens with the words according to my earnest expectation and hope. This phrase modifies salvation in verse 19. With a full hope, Paul expected to enjoy salvation. Verse 20 indicates that the salvation Paul expected to enjoy was that in nothing he would be put to shame, but that with all boldness, as always, Christ would be magnified in his body.
When Paul wrote to the Philippians, he was in prison in a foreign country, far away from his homeland. Paul had good reason to worry and be sad. Since his circumstances were so difficult, he could have easily wept about his situation…If he had wept [instead of rejoiced], he would not have experienced salvation in that environment. Suppose you were a Jew held captive in a Roman prison. Would you have rejoiced?…Instead of weeping, Paul rejoiced in the Lord. For him, everything that happened turned out to salvation.
According to the context of these verses, salvation means that Paul was not put to shame in anything. Not only did he not feel shameful, but nothing caused him to be put to shame. Christ was magnified in Paul’s body. This magnification of Christ, spoken of in verse 20, is the very salvation mentioned in verse 19. This means that the salvation which was according to Paul’s earnest expectation and hope was that he would not be put to shame but would magnify Christ in his body. Therefore, in verse 20 we have a definition of the practical enjoyment of salvation. To enjoy this kind of salvation is to live Christ. This is the reason Paul says in verse 21, “For to me, to live is Christ.”
Paul’s sufferings did not put him to shame. Instead, they afforded him an opportunity to magnify Christ. If we experience the salvation mentioned in these verses, then when we undergo suffering, we shall magnify Christ and not be put to shame. But if we are defeated by suffering, suppressed by it, and filled with worry, we shall be put to shame. But if we magnify Christ in sufferings, we shall experience this salvation.
The key to Paul’s experience of salvation was the bountiful supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ. Everything that happened to Paul turned out to salvation through this bountiful supply…Actually, in our experience, salvation, Christ, and the bountiful supply of the Spirit are one. But if we would enjoy Christ and experience Him as our salvation in every circumstance, we need the bountiful supply of the Spirit. Just as this Spirit dwelt in the apostle Paul during his imprisonment, He also dwells within us today. Through the supply of such a Spirit, Paul enjoyed salvation. (Life-study of Philippians, pp. 55-57)
Further Reading: Life-study of Philippians, msgs. 6-7
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