晨興聖言-經歷、享受並彰顯基督(W21-1)
第二十一週.週一
晨興餧養
弗三3~5 『就是照著啟示使我知道這奧祕,正如我前面略略寫過的,你們念了,就能藉此明瞭我對基督的奧祕所有的領悟,這奧祕在別的世代中,未曾給人們的子孫知道,像如今在靈裏啟示祂的聖使徒和申言者一樣。』
以弗所三章三至十一節啟示,我們可以經歷並享受基督作召會的奧祕。
基督作為召會的奧祕,在別的世代中,未曾給人們知道,卻在使徒和申言者的靈裏啟示給他們。在四至五節保羅論到基督的奧祕。…這奧祕就是神的經綸,要將祂自己的具體表現,基督,分賜到祂所揀選的人裏面,為要產生一個身體,作祂在基督裏具體表現的擴增,使祂得著一個團體的彰顯。
基督作為召會的奧祕,在別的世代是隱藏的,直到新約時代纔啟示出來。在新約裏我們有神經綸的啟示、揭示。在別的世代中,這經綸是隱藏的奧祕,未曾給亞當、亞伯拉罕、摩西、大衛、或以賽亞和其他的申言者知道。神的經綸,就是要將祂自己分賜到人裏面,好為著祂的兒子產生一個身體;那時這經綸還沒有啟示給他們。(新約總論第十一冊,一五五至一五六頁。)
信息選讀
神的兒子基督是神的具體化身。神的經綸乃是將祂自己分賜到許多人裏面,好為祂自己的這個具體化身產生一個身體。這意思是,作神具體化身之神的兒子,需要一個身體,一個擴增,一個擴展。這個擴展惟有藉著神將祂自己分賜到祂所揀選的人裏面,纔能產生。這就是宇宙中最大的奧祕。神的經綸是要將祂自己分賜到祂所揀選的人裏面,好產生身體作神兒子的擴展,使神在宇宙中得著完滿的彰顯。沒有一事比這個還大、還重要。
這奧祕是在靈裏啟示使徒和申言者。這裏的『靈』〔弗三5〕是指使徒和申言者的靈,由神的聖靈重生並內住。這靈可視為調和的靈,就是人的靈調和著神的靈。新約關乎基督與召會的啟示,就是藉著這樣一個調和的靈,啟示給使徒和申言者。我們需要同樣的靈,好看見這樣的啟示。
這個隱藏的奧祕是啟示在使徒和申言者調和的靈裏,而不是在他們的心思裏;看見這事是極其重要的。我們的靈,是神啟示祂的奧祕給我們的器官。…我們若留在心思裏,就無法看見神的啟示,但我們若轉向我們的靈,就會得著神奧祕的異象。惟有當我們在我們的靈裏,纔能看見以弗所三章中關乎神隱藏之奧祕的啟示。這就是使徒保羅之所以禱告,求神賜給我們智慧和啟示的靈,(一17,)好叫我們得以認識召會,就是基督的奧祕。我們要看見神永遠經綸裏隱藏的奧祕,不僅該用眼睛讀主的話,用心思明白主的話,也該用靈領略主的話。我們需要敞開我們的全人,靈裏貧窮,並禱告求主向我們的靈啟示祂心頭上關乎召會的事。
不僅如此,我們要看見隱藏奧祕的啟示,就必須得加強到我們裏面的人,也就是我們重生的靈裏,讓基督安家在我們心裏。(三17。)得加強到裏面的人裏,乃是看見奧祕之啟示的祕訣。(新約總論第十一冊,一五六至一五七頁。)
參讀:新約總論,第三百三十七篇。
WEEK 21 — DAY 1
Morning Nourishment
Eph.
3:3-5 That by revelation the mystery was made known to me, as I have
written previously in brief, by which, in reading it, you can perceive
my understanding in the mystery of Christ, which in other generations
was not made known to the sons of men, as it has now been revealed to
His holy apostles and prophets in spirit.
Ephesians 3:3-11 reveals that we may experience and enjoy Christ as the mystery of the church.
Christ
as the mystery of the church was not made known to man in other
generations but was revealed to the apostles and prophets in their
spirit. In Ephesians 3:4-5 Paul speaks of the mystery of Christ…This
mystery is God’s economy, which is to dispense Christ, as the embodiment
of God, into God’s chosen people in order to produce a Body to be the
increase of God’s embodiment in Christ, that God may have a corporate
expression.
Christ
as the mystery of the church was hidden in other generations but has
been revealed in the New Testament age. In the New Testament we have the
revelation, the unveiling, of God’s economy. In other ages and
generations this economy was a hidden mystery. It was not made known to
Adam, to Abraham, to Moses, to David, or to Isaiah and the other
prophets. God’s economy, which is to dispense Himself into man in order
to produce a Body for His Son, had not been revealed to them. (The
Conclusion of the New Testament, p. 3375)
Todays Reading
Christ,
the Son of God, is the embodiment of God. God’s economy is to dispense
Himself into a great number of human beings in order to produce a Body
for this embodiment of Himself. This means that the Son of God as the
embodiment of God requires a Body, an increase, an expansion. This
expansion can be produced only by God’s dispensing of Himself into His
chosen people. This is the greatest mystery in the universe. God’s
economy is to dispense Himself into His chosen people in order to
produce the Body as the expansion of the Son of God for the full
expression of God in the universe. Nothing is greater or more important
than this.
The
mystery was revealed to the apostles and prophets in spirit. The word
spirit [Eph. 3:5] refers to the human spirit of the apostles and
prophets, a spirit regenerated and indwelt by the Holy Spirit of God. It
can be considered the mingled spirit, the human spirit mingled with
God’s Spirit. Such a mingled spirit is the means by which the New
Testament revelation concerning Christ and the church is revealed to the
apostles and prophets. We need the same kind of spirit to see such a
revelation.
It
is important to see that the hidden mystery is revealed to the apostles
and prophets, not in their mind but in their mingled spirit. Our spirit
is the organ in which God reveals His mystery to us…If we remain in our
mind, we will be unable to see God’s revelation, but if we turn to our
spirit, we will have the vision of God’s mystery. The revelation of
God’s hidden mystery in Ephesians 3 can be seen only when we are in our
spirit. This is the reason that the apostle Paul prayed that God
would give us a spirit of wisdom and revelation (1:17) so that we may
understand the church, which is the mystery of Christ. In order to see
the hidden mystery in God’s eternal economy, we should exercise not only
our eyes to read the Word and our mind to understand the Word but also
our spirit to apprehend the Word. We need to open our being, be poor in
spirit, and pray that the Lord would reveal to our spirit what is on His
heart concerning the church.
Moreover,
in order to see the revelation of the hidden mystery, we must be
strengthened into our inner man, our regenerated spirit, and allow
Christ to make His home in our heart (3:17). Being strengthened into the
inner man is the secret of seeing the revelation of the mystery. (The
Conclusion of the New Testament, pp. 3375-3377)
Further Reading: The Conclusion of the New Testament, msg. 337
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