晨興聖言-經歷、享受並彰顯基督(四)(W42-6)

第四十二週.週六

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晨興餧養

西二2 『要叫他們的心得安慰,在愛裏結合一起,以致豐豐富富的在悟性上有充分的確信,能以完全認識神的奧祕,就是基督。』

弗三4 『你們念了,就能藉此明瞭我對基督的奧祕所有的領悟。』

五32 『這是極大的奧祕,但我是指著基督與召會說的。』

宇宙的奧祕是神。新約啟示,神的奧祕是基督;(西二2;)基督的奧祕是召會。(弗三4。)實際上,這些不過是一個奧祕的三個階段。神是在基督裏被尋見,而基督是在召會裏被尋見;因此,召會是基督的奧祕,基督又是神的奧祕,而神自己乃是宇宙的奧祕。

在歌羅西二章二節,神的奧祕是基督;在以弗所三章四節,基督的奧祕是召會。神是個奧祕;基督是神具體的表現彰顯神,所以是神的奧祕。基督也是個奧祕;召會是基督的身體彰顯基督,所以是基督的奧祕。

按照以弗所三章四節,召會有一個特別的名稱—基督的奧祕。我們看以弗所三章四節的上下文,就知道基督的奧祕就是召會。因此,基督是神的奧祕,而召會是基督的奧祕。神是個奧祕,基督是神的奧祕,而召會是基督的奧祕。因此,召會實際上是奧祕中的奧祕,因為召會是第三個階段的奧祕。第一個階段是神自己作宇宙的奧祕;第二個階段是基督作神的奧祕;第三個階段是召會作基督的奧祕。(新約總論第七冊,一一至一二頁。)

信息選讀

新約所啟示之神的經綸主要有兩個奧祕。第一個奧祕啟示在歌羅西書,就是基督是神的奧祕。〔二2。〕…基督乃是神的奧祕。神本身就是個奧祕。祂是真實的、活的、全能的,卻是看不見的。從來沒有人見過神,所以神是個奧祕。這位奧祕的神具體化身在基督裏;因此,基督乃是神的奧祕。基督不僅是神,更是具體化、說明、解釋、並彰顯出來的神。因此,基督是可見的神。主耶穌說,『人看見了我,就是看見了父。』(約十四9。)神經綸的第一個奧祕是基督,就是彰顯出來的神,作神的奧祕。

第二個奧祕是基督的奧祕。〔弗三4。〕…歌羅西一章二十七節說,『神願意叫他們知道,這奧祕的榮耀在外邦人中是何等的豐富,就是基督在你們裏面成了榮耀的盼望。』我們這些信徒,有基督住在我們裏面;但我們所擁有的這位基督是個奧祕。雖然基督住在我們裏面,世人卻不明白祂在我們裏面;對他們而言,這乃是一個奧祕。雖然基督是奧祕的,但召會是基督的顯出。召會是基督的身體,乃是基督的彰顯。我們看見召會,就是看見基督;我們進到召會裏,就是進到基督裏;我們接觸召會,就是接觸基督。召會實在是基督的奧祕。

召會這個奧祕乃是在三一神—父、子、靈—裏的。…神聖的奧祕是在團體的召會身上,遠超過在個別的信徒身上。召會是產生自基督—神的奧祕—的團體單位。這包羅萬有的基督是奧祕之神的奧祕,而這樣一位基督作為神的奧祕,產生了一個單位,就是召會。藉此我們可以明白,召會是基督這奧祕的延續。奧祕當然產生奧祕。神的奧祕—基督,帶進了基督的奧祕—召會。(新約總論第七冊,一二至一三頁。)

參讀:新約總論,第一百九十篇。

WEEK 42 — DAY 6


Morning Nourishment

Col. 2:2 That their hearts may be comforted, they being knit together in love and unto all the riches of the full assurance of understanding, unto the full knowledge of the mystery of God, Christ.

Eph. 3:4 By which, in reading it, you can perceive my understanding in the mystery of Christ.

       5:32 This mystery is great, but I speak with regard to Christ and the church.

The mystery of the universe is God. The mystery of God, the New Testament reveals, is Christ (Col. 2:2). The mystery of Christ is the church (Eph. 3:4). Actually these are simply three stages of one mystery. God is to be found in Christ, and Christ is to be found in the church. The church, then, is the mystery of Christ, who in turn is the mystery of God, who Himself is the mystery of the universe.

The mystery of God in Colossians 2:2 is Christ, whereas the mystery of Christ in Ephesians 3:4 is the church. God is a mystery, and Christ, as the embodiment of God to express Him, is the mystery of God. Christ is also a mystery, and the church, as the Body of Christ to express Him, is the mystery of Christ.

According to Ephesians 3:4, the church has a particular title—the mystery of Christ. When we consider Ephesians 3:4 in context, we see that the mystery of Christ is the church. Thus, Christ is the mystery of God, and the church is the mystery of Christ. God is a mystery, Christ is the mystery of God, and the church is the mystery of Christ. Hence, the church is actually a mystery within a mystery, for the church is a mystery in the third stage. The first stage is God Himself as the mystery of the universe; the second stage is Christ as the mystery of God; and the third stage is the church as the mystery of Christ. (The Conclusion of the New Testament, pp. 2053-2054)

Today’s Reading

In God’s economy revealed in the New Testament there are mainly two mysteries. The first mystery, revealed in the book of Colossians, is Christ as the mystery of God [Col. 2:2]…Christ is God’s mystery. In Himself God is a mystery. He is real, living, and almighty; however, He is invisible. Because no one has ever seen God, He is a mystery. This mysterious God is embodied in Christ. Hence, Christ is the mystery of God. Christ is not only God, but He is God embodied, God defined, God explained, and God expressed. Therefore, Christ is God made visible. The Lord Jesus said, “He who has seen Me has seen the Father” (John 14:9). The first mystery in God’s economy is Christ, God expressed, as the mystery of God.

The second mystery…is the mystery of Christ [Eph. 3:4]…Colossians 1:27 says, “To whom God willed to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.” As believers, we have Christ dwelling in us. But this Christ whom we have is a mystery. Although Christ lives in us, worldly people do not realize that He is in us. To them, this is a mystery. But although Christ is mysterious, the church is the manifestation of Christ. As the Body of Christ, the church is the expression of Christ. When we see the church, we see Christ. When we come into the church, we come into Christ. When we contact the church, we contact Christ. The church is truly the mystery of Christ.

As a mystery, the church is in the Triune God, in the Father, in the Son, and in the Spirit…The divine mystery is much more with the church corporately than with the believers individually. The church is a corporate unit produced out of Christ, who is the mystery of God. This all-inclusive Christ is the mystery of the mysterious God, and such a Christ as the mystery of God produces a unit which is the church. By this we can realize that the church is the continuation of the mystery which is Christ. Mystery surely produces mystery. Christ, who is the mystery of God, brings forth the church, the mystery of Christ. (The Conclusion of the New Testament, pp. 2054-2055)

Further Reading: The Conclusion of the New Testament, msg. 190

 

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