晨興聖言-...主的恢復之中心負擔...(W8-4)

第八週■週四

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晨興餧養

羅十二1 ~ 2『所以弟兄們,我藉着神的憐恤勸你們,將身體獻上,當作聖別並討神喜悅的活祭,這是你們合理的事奉。不要模倣這世代,反要藉着心思的更新而變化,叫你們驗證何爲神那美好、可喜悅、並純全的旨意。』

在羅馬十二至十三章中所題的每一項,都是爲着過身體的生活。每一項都要求我們受神聖生命的管治。所有這些項目都是小的事情,但惟有當我們受神聖生命的管治時,我們纔能作到這些事。

將我們的身體獻上,當作活祭,(十二1,)乃是在生命中作王的事。若不是在生命中作王,沒有人能將自己的身體獻上,當作活祭。當我們在生命中作王時,我們就不模倣這世代,反要藉着心思的更新而變化,驗證何爲神的旨意。(2。)…當我們受神聖生命的控制,我們必然會照着神所分給各人信心的度量,看得清明適度。(3 下。)我們對自己的看法,像一匹野馬一樣;但藉着在生命中作王,我們的看法就受到約束。(李常受文集一九九四至一九九七年第五册,五六一至五六二頁。)

信息選讀

當〔執事和女執事〕受神聖生命的管治時,他們就會在各自特別的服事上,忠於服事。(羅十二7 上。)…當我們在神聖生命的管治下,我們就能教導、勸勉、單純的分授、殷勤的帶領、並甘心樂意的施憐憫。(7 下~8。)照樣,當我們是一個在神聖生命管治下的人,我們就會在恭敬人的事上,互相爭先。(10 下。)

羅馬十二章九至二十一節這一段,是說到爲着基督身體的生活,活出最高美德的生活。…憑我們自己,我們永遠無法實行這些美德。我們惟有藉着在生命中作王,纔能爲着基督身體的生活,過這種最高美德的生活。…我們天然的生命是作不到的,但藉着在神聖生命的管治之下過生活,我們就能有這些美德,而過身體的生活。我們要看見身體生活得建造,成爲實行上的實際,就必須在生命中作王;而在實行上,在生命中作王就是在神聖生命的管治之下。

神的意願是要得着身體的生活。十三章給我們看見,一個在身體生活中的人所活出之生命的另外一些方面。…惟有活在神聖生命的管治下,我們纔能成爲這種人。我們必須服從一切的權柄,看見他們乃是在神主宰的安排下所設立的。不僅如此,我們必須凡事都不虧欠人,惟有彼此相愛,要常以爲虧欠;且要愛鄰舍如同自己。最後,我們必須『在白晝』過儆醒的生活。(13。)我們在生命中作王的一個果效,乃是睡醒過來,儆醒留意,不被這世代所迷惑而沉睡。我們必須是那些不爲肉體打算,不放縱私慾的人,乃要睡醒過來,好像在白晝,穿上主耶穌基督作我們的第二件衣服,(詩四五13 ~14,)活出祂作我們主觀的義,並且顯大祂。…神完整的救恩是要我們憑神洋溢之恩(神自己作我們生機救恩的全足供應),並洋溢之義的恩賜(神法理的救贖實際的應用在我們身上),在生命中作王。當我們都在生命中作王,在神聖生命的管治下生活,結果就有真實、實際的身體生活。(李常受文集一九九四至一九九七年第五册,五六二至五六三頁。)

保羅開始說到召會生活,就懇求信徒將身體獻上,因爲就着人說,沒有甚麼比我們的身體更真實、更實際。你的身體若不在召會生活裏,請不要說你自己多麼爲着召會生活。…我們是在我們的身體裏。我們的身體在那裏,我們就在那裏。(羅馬書生命讀經,三五二至三五三頁。)

參讀:羅馬書中神完整的救恩結晶讀經,第二、四至六篇。

WEEK 8 — DAY 4

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Morning Nourishment

Rom. 12:1-2 I exhort you therefore, brothers, through the compassions of God to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, well pleasing to God, which is your reasonable service. And do not be fashioned according to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of the mind that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and well pleasing and perfect.

All the items mentioned in Romans 12 through 13 are for the living of the Body life. Each item requires us to be ruled by the divine life. All these items are small things, yet they can be done by us only when we are ruled by the divine life.

To present our bodies a living sacrifice (12:1) is a matter of reigning in life. Without reigning in life, no one can present his body a living sacrifice. When we reign in life, we are not being fashioned according to this age but are being transformed by the renewing of the mind, proving what the will of God is (v. 2). When we are controlled by the divine life, we surely will think so as to be sober-minded, as God has apportioned to each a measure of faith (v. 3b). Our thinking about ourselves is like a wild horse. But by reigning in life, our thinking is bridled. (CWWL, 1994-1997, vol. 5, “Crystallization-study of the Complete Salvation of God in Romans,” p. 444)

Today's Reading

When [the deacons or deaconesses] are ruled by the divine life, they will serve faithfully in their particular service (Rom. 12:7a). As we are under the ruling of the divine life, we are able to teach, exhort, give in simplicity, lead in diligence, and show mercy in cheerfulness (vv. 7b-8). Likewise, when we are under the ruling of the  divine life, we will take the lead in showing honor one to another (v. 10b).

Romans 12:9-21 is a section on living a life of the highest virtues for the Body life…We can have such a living for the Body life [not in ourselves but] only by reigning in life…Our natural life cannot make it; but by living a life under the ruling of the divine life, we are able to live the Body life with  these virtues. To see the Body life built up as a practical reality, we must reign in life, and to reign in life in practice is to be under the ruling of the divine life.

God’s will is to have the Body life. Romans 13 presents some additional aspects of the life of one who is living in the Body life…Only by living under the ruling of the divine life can we be this kind of people. We must be subject to all authorities, realizing that they have been established under the sovereign arrangement of God. Furthermore, we must owe nothing to anyone except to love one another, loving our neighbor as ourselves. Finally, we must live a watchful life “in the day” (v. 13). One effect of our reigning in life is that we are awakened, made alert, made watchful, and not lulled to sleep by this age. We must be those who make no provision for the flesh to fulfill its lusts but rather are awake as in the day, putting on the Lord Jesus Christ as our second garment (Psa. 45:13-14) to live Him as our subjective righteousness and to magnify Him. God’s complete salvation is for us to reign in life by the abundance of grace (God Himself as our all-sufficient supply for our organic salvation) and of the gift of righteousness (God’s judicial redemption applied to us in a practical way). When we are all reigning in life, living under the ruling of the divine life, the issue is the real and practical Body life. (CWWL, 1994-1997, vol. 5, “Crystallization-study of the Complete Salvation of God in Romans,” pp. 444-445)

When Paul began to speak about the church life, he implored the believers to present their bodies because as human beings nothing is more real and practical than our body. If your body is not in the church life, please do not say how much you yourself are for the church life…We are in our bodies. Where our bodies are, we are. (Life-study of Romans, p. 298)

Further Reading: CWWL, 1994-1997, vol. 5, “Crystallization-study of the Complete Salvation of God in Romans,” chs. 2, 4-6

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