晨興聖言--認識、經歷、並活包羅萬有的基督...(W6-2)

第六週■週二

晨興餧養

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弗二15『在祂的肉體裏,廢掉了那規條中誡命的律法,好把兩下在祂自己裏面,創造成一個新人,成就了和平。』

    四3『以和平的聯索,竭力保守那靈的一。』

我們若讓基督的平安在我們心裏作仲裁,這平安會止息我們中間所有的爭執。在歌羅西的聖徒受不同主義、哲學和作法的攪擾。…保羅只有在歌羅西書這卷對付文化以及文化的主義和作法的書信中,題到基督的平安在裏面作仲裁,這實在很有意義。這位仲裁者止息一切出於文化的意見(歌羅西書生命讀經,三四二頁)。

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基督的平安要在我們心裏作仲裁,就必須…爲王作管治者和決斷者。…我們就以一位弟兄被長老得罪爲例。…因着主的憐憫,主會臨到他,使他思念在上面的事,因而使他再一次經歷神聖的傳輸,帶來基督的平安作仲裁。然後,這位弟兄被基督的平安所管治,他就會承認,卽使長老錯了,他自己更是錯了。他會立卽向主認罪,接受恩典,愛那位長老。藉着基督的平安作仲裁,我們的難處就解決了,聖徒之間的摩擦也消失了。

召會生活就是新人的生活,不是單靠教訓得保全的,乃是靠着我們思念在上面的事,並讓屬天的傳輸將神聖的元素分賜到我們裏面纔得以保全。然後我們就有新人的更新,並經歷基督的平安在我們裏面施行管治。基督的平安實際上就是基督自己顯在某一特別的方面。因此,基督的平安作仲裁,就是基督在我們裏面作工,好在我們身上施行管治,來作結論,下最後的決斷。在弟兄被長老得罪的事例中,基督的話是要愛那位長老,找他交通,並且和他一同享受主。這就是作平安的基督登位管治、決斷並下斷語。

我們要有正確基督徒的行事爲人,並保全召會生活,就需要基督的平安作仲裁。不然,摩擦就無法消除。惟有屬天的基督,那位代求者、盡職者及管理者,纔能解決我們的難處,並消除摩擦。

當基督的平安在我們心裏作王,作我們裏面獨一的裁判,我們就與神有縱的平安,與眾聖徒有橫的平安(和平)。我們讚美主,我們享受平安,並且在這平安裏,新人—召會生活—就得以保全!當基督的平安在我們心裏當家,新人就不斷得以更新。如果我們一直讓基督的平安作王管治,我們就不會得罪別人,破壞別人。我們反而會靠着主的恩典和平安,把生命供應給別人。一個地方召會裏的一,和眾召會之間的一,不是靠着人爲的努力而維持的,這個一單單是由基督的平安作仲裁來維持的。…眾召會以及整個恢復,都在基督的平安作仲裁之下。基督在我們裏面是供應的恩典,也是作仲裁的平安。

我們必須先讓基督作仲裁的平安在我們裏面作王。…如果你沒有求主管治你自己,反而求主管治別人,主就會說,『讓我先在你裏面設立我的寶座罷,讓我先管治你,征服你,並爲你下最後的決斷。』倘若我們讓基督作王的平安在我們心裏作仲裁,我們的婚姻生活、家庭生活、召會生活,就要蒙保守在一的裏面(歌羅西書生命讀經,七○一至七○三頁)。

參讀:歌羅西書生命讀經,第四十七、五十二至五十三、五十五、五十八、六十三至六十五篇。

WEEK 6 — DAY 2

Morning Nourishment

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Eph. 2:15 Abolishing in His flesh the law of the commandments in ordinances, that He might create the two in Himself into one new man, so making peace.

4:3 Being diligent to keep the oneness of the Spirit in the uniting bond of peace.

If we allow the peace of Christ to arbitrate in our hearts, this peace will settle all the disputes among us. The saints in Colossae were troubled by different isms, philosophies, and practices…It is significant that only in the book of Colossians, a book that deals with culture and its isms and practices, does Paul speak of the inward arbitration of the peace of Christ. This arbitrator calms down all the opinions which have their source in our culture. (Life-study of Colossians, pp. 276-277)

Today’s Reading

For the peace of Christ to arbitrate in our hearts,…it must be enthroned as the ruler and decider…Let us take as an example a brother who is offended by one of the elders…In His mercy, the Lord will come to him and cause him to set his mind on the things above so that once again he can experience the divine transmission which gives rise to the arbitrating peace of Christ. Then, ruled by the peace of Christ, the brother will admit that even thoughthe elder might have been wrong, he himself was wrong to a greater degree. Immediately he will confess to the Lord, receive grace, and have love for that elder. Through the arbitration of the peace of Christ, our problems are solved, and the friction between the saints disappears.

The church life as the life of the new man is preserved not by mere teachings, but by setting our mind on the things above and allowing the heavenly transmission to impart the divine element into us. Then we shall have the renewing of the new man and experience the peace of Christ ruling within us. The peace of Christ is actually Christ Himself in a particular aspect. Hence, the arbitrating of the peace of Christ is Christ working within us to exercise His rule over us, to speak the last word, and to make the final decision. In the case of the brother offended by the elder, Christ’s word is to love that elder, to seek him out for fellowship, and to enjoy the Lord with him. This is Christ enthroned as peace ruling, deciding, and uttering the last word.

In order to have a proper Christian walk and preserve the church life, we need the arbitrating peace of Christ. Otherwise, there will be no way for friction to be dissolved. Only the heavenly Christ, the One who is interceding, ministering, and administrating, can solve our problems and resolve the friction.

When the peace of Christ is enthroned in our hearts to be the unique umpire within us, we shall have peace with God vertically and with the saints horizontally. We praise the Lord that we are enjoying peace, and in this peace the church life as the new man is preserved! As the peace of Christ presides in our hearts, the renewing of the new man takes place continually. If we stay under the ruling of the enthroned peace of Christ, we shall not offend others or damage them. Rather, by the Lord’s grace and with His peace, we shall minister life to others. The oneness in a local church and among the churches is not maintained by human endeavoring. It is maintained only by the arbitrating peace of Christ…All the churches and the recovery as a whole are under the arbitrating peace of Christ. In us Christ is the supplying grace and the arbitrating peace.

We need to allow the arbitrating peace of Christ to be enthroned in us first…If instead of praying for yourself to be ruled by the Lord, you ask Him to rule others, the Lord may say, “Let Me first set up My throne in you. Let Me rule you, subdue you, and make the final decisions for you.” If we allow the enthroned peace of Christ to arbitrate in our hearts, our married life, family life, and church life will all be preserved in oneness. (Life-study of Colossians, pp. 564-566)

Further Reading: Life-study of Colossians, msgs. 47, 52-53, 55, 58, 63-65

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