晨興聖言-按照神對召會的經綸...(W2-2)
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晨興餧養
林後四4『在他們裏面，這世代的神弄瞎了他們這不信者的心思，叫基督榮耀之福音的光照，不照亮他們；基督本是神的像。』
6『因爲那說光要從黑暗裏照出來的神，已經照在我們心裏，爲着光照人，使人認識那顯在耶穌基督面上之神的榮耀。』
保羅在林後四章三節…說，『如果我們的福音真的受蒙蔽，也是蒙蔽在滅亡的人身上。』在有些人身上，福音爲老舊觀念，特別爲律法觀念所蒙蔽。（三14
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15。）原則上，凡攔阻人領畧基督福音的，如哲學、宗教、文化傳統等，都是帕子。因此，傳揚基督必須揭開這些帕子，正如我們攝影時，要從鏡頭拿開鏡蓋，纔能拍攝景物。…〔在四章四節，〕這世代的神就是那迷惑者撒但，現今世代的管轄者；他統治着今天的世界，弄瞎人的思想和心思，獵取人的敬拜。在這一節，弄瞎的意思就是蒙蔽人的悟性。此外，這一節的心思是指悟性或思想。（哥林多後書生命讀經，八八至八九頁。）
信息選讀
那些被弄瞎、被遮蔽的人以爲他們沒有敬拜甚麼。事實上，他們的神就是撒但。無神論者敬拜撒但，而不知道自己正在作甚麼。今天世上的人，不論是原始的或是有高尚文化的，都被這世代的神弄瞎了心思。
我們若要接受神兒子的啓示，就必須放下我們的觀念。每一個觀念，不論是屬靈的或屬世的，都是帕子。我追求了許多年，一直摸索要學習如何能得着啓示；最終我發現，要有啓示就必須放下我們的觀念。…今天神照耀在各處。這個恩典的時代乃是亮光的時代。神照耀，聖經也照耀。聖經滿了光，它已經繙譯成數百種語文發行。不僅如此，包羅萬有的靈運行在地上，是滿了恩典的。但儘管聖經在照耀，那靈在運行，許多人仍舊沒有得着啓示。原因就是他們持守一些觀念，並且被這些觀念蒙蔽。…我們要接受啓示，在神那邊沒有問題，…問題全在我們這邊。我們需要除去帕子，那就是放下我們的觀念。我們的禱告是很重要的：『主，幫助我除去任何是帕子的東西。』…如果你讀主的話時放下自己的觀念，你就是以沒有帕子遮蔽的臉來讀主的話。然後光就會主觀的照耀在你裏面。
今天我們很多人熱切巴望活基督。但我們要活基督，就需要啓示。我們一再的指出，啓示能彀臨到我們，惟一的路就是我們放下自己的觀念。我們也需要禱告：『主，我信靠你擊敗這世代的神。除你之外，我不敬拜甚麼。主，我將我的心轉向你，我放下自己所有的觀念。在你之外，我不要敬拜任何人。』如果你這樣禱告，光就會照耀，你就會得着啓示。如果你放下自己的觀念，並將你的心轉向主，帕子就除去了，這世代的神在你裏面將沒有地位。
我們若要看見這活人位的啓示，首先必須放下我們的帕子、我們的觀念；其次，我們需要將心轉向主。按照林後三章十六節，我們的心幾時轉向主，帕子就幾時除去了。你越將心轉向主，這世代的神在你的生命和你全人裏就越沒有地位。然後你將在屬天之光的照耀下，得着這活人位的啓示。…願我們都放下帕子，靠着祂的憐憫和恩典，將我們的心轉向祂。（加拉太書生命讀經，四○至四三頁。）
參讀：加拉太書生命讀經，第四篇；新約總論，第三百二十四篇；約翰福音生命讀經，第三十六篇。
WEEK 2 — DAY 2
Morning Nourishment
2 Cor. 4:4 In whom the god of this age has blinded the thoughts of the unbelievers that the illumination of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, might not shine on them.
6 Because the God who said, Out of darkness light shall shine, is the One
who shined in our hearts to illuminate the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
In 2 Corinthians 4:3 Paul [says], “And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled
in those who are perishing.” In some the gospel is veiled by old
concepts, especially the concept concerning the law (3:14-15). In
principle, anything such as philosophy, religion, or cultural traditions
that hinders people from apprehending the gospel of Christ is a veil.
Hence, the preaching of Christ must unveil them, just as in photography
the cover is removed from the lens in order to take a picture. The god
of this age in [4:4] is Satan, the deceiver, the ruler of this present
age. He dominates today’s world and hunts for man’s worship by blinding
his mind and his thoughts. In this verse blinded means to veil a
person’s understanding. Furthermore, the thoughts here denote “the
understanding” or “the mind.” (Life-study of 2 Corinthians, second
edition, pp. 77-78)
Today’s Reading
Those who are blinded or veiled think that they do not worship anything.
Actually, their god is Satan. Atheists worship Satan without knowing
what they are doing. All people today, whether primitive or highly
cultured, have been blinded by the god of this age.
If
we would receive the revelation of the Son of God, we need to drop our
concepts. Every concept, whether spiritual or carnal, is a veil. I have
spent many years groping in my search to learn how to have revelation.
Eventually I discovered that to have revelation we need to drop our
concepts. God today is shining everywhere. This age of grace is an age
of light. God is shining, and the Bible is shining also. The Bible is
full of light, and it has been printed in hundreds of languages.
Moreover, the all-inclusive Spirit moving on earth is full of grace. But
although the Bible is shining and the Spirit is moving, many still do
not receive revelation. The reason is that they hold to certain concepts
and are veiled by these concepts. With respect to receiving revelation,
there is no problem on God’s side...The problem is altogether on our
side. We need to drop the veils, that is, to drop our concepts. It is
important for us to pray, “Lord, help me to drop everything that is a
veil.”...If you drop your concepts as you read the Word, you will read
it with an unveiled face. Then the light will shine into you
subjectively.
Today
many of us earnestly desire to live Christ. But to live Christ we need
revelation. As we have pointed out again and again, the only way
revelation can come to us is if we drop our concepts. We also need to
pray, “Lord, I trust in You to defeat the god of this age. Apart from
You, I do not worship anything. Lord, I turn my heart to You, and I drop
all my concepts. I don’t want to worship anyone other than You.” If you
pray in this way, the light will shine, and you will receive
revelation. If you drop your concepts and turn your heart to the Lord,
the veils will be taken away, and the god of this age will have no
ground in your being.
If
we would see such a revelation of the living person, we must begin by
dropping our veils, our concepts. Second, we need to turn our hearts to
the Lord. According to 2 Corinthians 3:16, when the heart turns to the
Lord, the veil will be taken away. The more you turn your heart to the
Lord, the less ground the god of this age will have in your life and in
your being. Then you will be under the shining of the heavenly light,
and you will receive the revelation of the living person...Let us all
drop the veils and, by His mercy and grace, turn our hearts to Him. (Life-study of Galatians, second edition, pp. 31-34)
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