晨興聖言-...啟示包羅萬有的基督(W2-3)
第二週 • 週三
晨興餧養
太九12~13 耶穌…說,強健的人用不着醫生,有病的人纔用得着。你們去研究,『我要的是憐憫,不是祭祀』,是甚麼意思;我來本不是召義人,乃是召罪人。
主在〔馬太九章十三節〕對法利賽人所說的話,指明主耶穌醫治人屬靈的疾病,就是罪的疾病。罪先來到,死亡隨行在後。在罪與死中間有各式各樣的疾病、症候和輭弱。…我們是罪人,徹頭徹尾的病了,因為我們在身體上、屬靈上、道德上、心理上,都生了病。但是耶穌這位赦罪者及醫生,卻能醫治我們一切的疾病。
我們的醫生主耶穌醫治我們,這醫治主要是在我們靈裏並在我們魂裏,而非在身體上。十節的稅吏和罪人,不是身體上有病,乃在屬靈上有病。當主耶穌與他們坐席時,祂乃是在屬靈上醫治他們。照樣,主雖然可能醫治或不醫治我們的身體,但祂總是願意醫治我們靈和魂的各部分(新約總論第九冊,三七頁)。
信息選讀
主耶穌作醫生,不是為着義人,乃是為着罪人。…沒有義人,連一個也沒有(羅三10)。
主在馬太九章十三節用『義』這個字,是聯於罪的問題。這個字也指明,主作我們的醫生,主要不是在身體上醫治我們,乃在屬靈上醫治我們。祂是醫治我們屬靈疾病的一位(新約總論第九冊,三七至三八頁)。
沒有馬太九章九至十三節所描繪的環境,主耶穌就沒有機會啟示祂自己是醫生。主不是僅僅告訴門徒:『你們必須知道我來不是作審判官,乃是作醫生。』這不過是道理。當主與所有有病的人一同坐席時,祂啟示自己是醫生。那些稅吏和罪人不是身體上有病,乃是屬靈上有病。當主耶穌與他們一同坐席時,祂就醫治他們。主似乎告訴法利賽人說,『法利賽人那,你們是審判官,我卻是醫生。身為醫生,我只能醫治有病的人。你們若覺得自己沒有病,那麼我就與你們無關,我就不能醫治你們。我來這裏是要召罪人,有病的人;不是召義人,健康的人。你們站在那一邊—義人的一邊,還是罪人的一邊?你們若站在罪人的一邊,那麼我在這裏就是你們的醫生。』
馬太福音…啟示…基督是醫生。…我們若有這異象,每當我們身體上、屬靈上或心理上有病時,我們就會對祂有信心,倚靠祂。…馬太福音是一卷…滿了屬天君王之豐富的書。這位屬天的君王是我們的醫生,帶着醫治的權柄。祂的醫治不僅是能力的事,也是權柄的事。祂醫治我們,不需要直接摸我們;祂只需要說一句話,祂的權柄就會隨着祂的話而來。要記得百夫長的僕人得醫治的事例。百夫長對主說,『只要你說一句話,我的僕人就必得醫治。』(太八8)不僅如此,百夫長能說,『我也是一個在權柄之下的人,也有許多人在我以下;我只要說一句話,他們就順從,因為我的話帶有權柄。主阿,你不需要到舍下來,你只要說一句話,你的權柄就與你的話並行。』主的話醫治我們,不是用能力,乃是用權柄。…主的醫治不是能力的事,乃是權柄的事。
〔主〕似乎說,『法利賽人那,你們這些宗教徒錯了。我在這裏不是定罪人的審判官,我在這裏乃是醫治人的醫生。你們若願意得醫治,我也要醫治你們。』這段話是多麼甜美、親切!(馬太福音生命讀經,三七○至三七二頁)。
參讀:新約總論,第二百六十八篇。
WEEK 2 — DAY 3
Morning Nourishment
Matt. 9:12-13 …He said, Those who are strong have no need of a physician, but those who are ill. But go and learn what this means, “I desire mercy and not sacrifice,” for I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners.
The Lord’s word in Matthew 9:13, addressed to the Pharisees, indicates that the Lord Jesus heals man’s spiritual illness, the illness of sin. Sin came first and death follows. Between sin and death there are all kinds of illnesses, diseases, and infirmities…As sinners, we are sick absolutely, for we are sick physically, spiritually, morally, and mentally. But Jesus, the Forgiver and the Physician, is able to heal all our sicknesses.
As our Physician, the Lord heals us mainly in our spirit and in our soul, not mainly in our body. The tax collectors and sinners in Matthew 9:10 were not physically sick; they were spiritually sick. While the Lord Jesus was feasting with them, He was healing them spiritually. Likewise, although the Lord may or may not heal us in our body, He is always ready to heal us in every part of our spirit and soul. (The Conclusion of the New Testament, pp. 2782-2783)
Today’s Reading
As the Physician, the Lord Jesus is not for the righteous but for sinners… There is none righteous, not even one (Rom. 3:10).
The Lord’s use of the word righteous in Matthew 9:13 is related to the matter of sins. This word also indicates that the healing of the Lord as our Physician is not mainly physical but spiritual. He is the One who heals our spiritual sicknesses. (The Conclusion of the New Testament, p. 2783)
Without the environment portrayed in Matthew 9:9-13, the Lord Jesus would
not have had the opportunity to reveal Himself as the Physician. The
Lord did not simply tell His disciples, “You must know that I have not
come as a Judge but as a Physician.” This would have been merely a
doctrine. As the Lord was feasting with all those sick ones, He revealed
Himself as the Physician. Those tax collectors and sinners were not
physically sick; they were spiritually sick. While the Lord Jesus was
feasting with them, He was healing them. The Lord was telling the
Pharisees, “Pharisees, you are the judges, but I am the Physician. As a
Physician, I can heal only the sick ones. If you feel that you are not
ill, then I have nothing to do with you, and I cannot heal you. I have
come here to call the sinners, the sick ones, not the righteous, the
whole ones. On which side do you stand—the side of the righteous or the
side of the sinners? If you take the side of the sinners, then I am here
to be your Physician.”
Matthew
reveals…Christ as the Physician…If we have this vision, we will have
faith in Him and trust Him whenever we are sick physically, spiritually,
or mentally. The Gospel of Matthew is a book…full of the riches of the
heavenly King. This heavenly King is our Physician with healing
authority. His healing is not simply a matter of power; it is a matter
of authority. To heal us there is no need for Him to touch us directly.
He needs only to speak a word, and His authority will come with His
word. Remember the case of the healing of the centurion’s servant. The
centurion said to the Lord, “Only speak a word, and my servant will be
healed” (8:8). Furthermore, the centurion could say, “I am also a man
under authority, and many others are under me. I simply speak a word,
and they obey it, because with my word there is authority. Lord, You
don’t need to come to my home. Simply give a word, and Your authority
will go with Your word.” The Lord’s word heals us not with power but
with authority… The Lord’s healing is not a matter of His ability to
heal; His healing is a matter of authority.
[The
Lord] seemed to say, “You Pharisees, you religious people, are wrong. I
am not here as a Judge condemning the people. I am here as a Physician
healing them. And I would heal you also, if you were willing to be
healed.” How sweet and intimate is this portion of the Word! (Life study
of Matthew, pp. 313-314)
Further Reading: The Conclusion of the New Testament, msg. 268
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