晨興聖言-話語的職事...(W2-綱要)

第二週 • 綱目

和好的職事

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讀經：羅五10，西一20，林後五18~20

【週　一】

壹　我們對和好有基本的領會，是有益的：

一　和好的需要—人與神為仇為敵—羅五10，西一21。

二　和好的意義—成就和平—20節，林後五18。

三　和好的憑藉—基督—西一20，林後五18。

四　和好的手續—十字架—西一20，弗二16。

五　和好的包括—在諸天之上的和在地上的萬有—西一20。

六　和好的範圍—在一個身體裏—弗二16。

七　和好的事實—我們基於法理的救贖以及本於信得稱義，在神面前所有的地位—羅五10。

八　和好的經歷—在一位靈裏，得以進到父面前—弗二18。

貳　新約的眾執事作基督的大使，完成和好的職事—林後五18~20，六1：

一　基督的大使是代表神這宇宙中最高權柄的人。

二　使徒們得着基督的授權，代表祂作和好的工作—五18、20。

三　和好的職事不僅將罪人帶回歸神，更將信徒絕對的帶進神裏面，並使他們絕對地與祂是一。

四　人與神完全的和好需要有兩步：

1　第一步是罪人脫離罪與神和好—19節：

a　為這目的，基督為我們的罪死了，使我們蒙神赦免—林前十五3。

b　基督在十字架上擔當我們的罪，使我們的罪受神審判—彼前二24。

2　第二步是活在天然生命中的信徒脫離肉體與神和好—林後五20：

a　為這目的，基督替我們這個『人』死了，使我們能在復活的生命裏向祂活着—14~15節。

b　基督替我們成為罪，使罪被定罪並被除去—21節，羅八3。

【週　二】

五　我們要完成和好的職事，就需要與釘十字架的基督合而為一—林後四10~12，五14，加二20，五24。

六　哥林多人還活在肉體裏，就是活在魂裏、活在外面的人裏、活在天然的所是裏—林前三1，二14：

1　肉體、天然人的幔子使他們與神有阻隔。

2　保羅作工，要將肉體這層阻隔的幔子割斷，使哥林多的信徒能彀進入至聖所—來十19~20。

七　惟有當我們完全與神和好，我們纔完全得救—林後六1~2，羅五10，來七25。

八　我們能把人帶到神面前並帶進神裏面的程度，總是由我們與神關係的遠近來衡量；我們越在祂裏面，就越能使人和好，進入神裏面—林後十二12上，五20。

【週三、週四】

叁　和好的職事把我們帶回歸神到一個地步，我們能在基督裏成為神的義—21節：

一　我們不僅蒙神稱義（加二16）—我們實際上成了神的義。

二　當基督作我們的代替，死在十字架上時，神看祂不僅是擔罪者，更是罪的本身；現今在復活裏，基督進入我們裏面作生命，這生命活在我們裏面，將我們構成神的義。

三　基督作為代替，為我們被作成罪；現今我們由祂所構成，在祂裏面成為神的義—林後五21：

1　『在祂裏面』這辭，意思是與基督聯合—不僅是在地位上的，也是在復活裏生機上的。

2　當基督死在十字架上，神為我們在肉體中定祂為罪（羅八3，約三14），使我們在祂的復活裏與祂是一，而成為神的義；因此，我們在與基督生機的聯合裏，被作成神的義。

四　在基督裏成為神的義，乃是在我們的所是上與神是對的；這就是我們內裏的所是成為透明的，明亮如水晶—一個符合神的心思和意志的內裏所是—林後五21。

五　哥林多後書啟示信徒與神完全的和好，也啟示基督是這和好的憑藉。

【週　五】

肆　這兩步的和好，由帳幕的兩層幔子清楚的描繪出來—出二六31~37，來九3：

一　兩層幔子都表徵獨一的基督，就是為我們的罪而死，更是替我們而死的基督。

二　頭一層幔子稱為『簾子』—出二六36~37：

1　罪人藉着平息之血的和好被帶到神這裏，就經過這簾子進入聖所。

2　這豫表和好的第一步。

三　還有第二層幔子（31~35，來九3），將罪人與在至聖所裏的神隔開：

1　這層幔子需要裂開，使罪人能被帶到至聖所裏的神這裏—太二七51，來十19~20。

2　這豫表和好的第二步。

【週　六】

伍　與神完全和好會使我們的心寬宏—林後五20，六11~13：

一　我們的心有多寬宏，在於我們與神和好的程度。

二　狹窄的心是很強的標示，說出我們只是部分與神和好，我們得拯救的百分比還很低—2節，羅五10。

三　我們若能赦免別人，忘記別人得罪了我們，那就表示我們是寬宏的人，有寬廣的心—太十八21~35，弗五21，西三13。

四　我們需要對狹窄的心與寬廣的心之間的對比有深刻的印象。

陸　和好的結果如下：

一　對神有和平：

1　我們與神和好的結果，首先就是使我們對神有了和平—羅五1。

2　如今我們既與神和好，對神有了和平，就得以走在平安的路上；這是我們與神和好的一個成果。

二　在神裏面誇耀：

1　我們與神和好的結果，也是使我們能在神裏面誇耀—11節。

2　我們既藉着主耶穌基督，得與神和好，就在神裏面誇耀、歡騰、引以為榮。

3　我們還能因盼望神的榮耀而誇耀—2節。

4　這也是我們與神和好的一個成果。

三　在祂的生命裏得救：

1　我們與神和好的結果，也是使我們在祂的生命裏得救—10節。

2　這種生命裏的得救，也是我們與神和好的成果。

柒　藉着和好的職事，我們得以合併到經過過程並終極完成的三一神裏，而在基督裏成為神人二性宇宙的擴大合併；結果，我們成為神的聖所、祂的居所、祂的至聖所—新耶路撒冷—約十四20、23，啟二一2、10、16。

Week Two

The Ministry of Reconciliation

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Hymns: E551

Scripture Reading: Rom. 5:10; Col. 1:20; 2 Cor. 5:18-20

§ Day 1

I. It is helpful for us to have a basic understanding of reconciliation:

A. The need of reconciliation—enmity, enemies—Rom. 5:10; Col. 1:21.

B. The meaning of reconciliation—to make peace—v. 20; 2 Cor. 5:18.

C. The instrument of reconciliation—Christ—Col. 1:20; 2 Cor. 5:18.

D. The means of reconciliation—the cross—Col. 1:20; Eph. 2:16.

E. The scope of reconciliation—all things in the heavens and on the earth— Col. 1:20.

F. The sphere of reconciliation—in one Body—Eph. 2:16.

G. The fact of reconciliation—our position before God based upon judicial redemption and justification by faith—Rom. 5:10.

H. The experience of reconciliation—in one Spirit having access unto the Father—Eph. 2:18.

II. As ambassadors of Christ, the new covenant ministers carry out the ministry of reconciliation—2 Cor. 5:18-20; 6:1:

A. An ambassador of Christ is one who represents God, the highest authority in the universe.

B. The apostles were authorized by Christ to represent Him to do the work of reconciliation—5:18, 20.

C. The ministry of reconciliation is not only to bring sinners back to God but also to bring believers absolutely into God and to make them absolutely one with Him.

D. Two steps are required for men to be fully reconciled to God:

1. The first step is to reconcile sinners to God from sin—v. 19:

a. For this purpose Christ died for our sins that we might be forgiven—1 Cor. 15:3.

b. Christ bore our sins on the cross that they might be judged by God—1 Pet. 2:24.

2. The second step is to reconcile believers living in the natural life to God from the flesh—2 Cor. 5:20:

a. For this purpose Christ died for us, the persons, that we might live to Him in the resurrection life—vv. 14-15.

b. Christ was made sin on our behalf that sin might be judged and done away with—v. 21; Rom. 8:3.

§ Day 2

E. If we are to carry out the ministry of reconciliation, we need to be identified with the crucified Christ—2 Cor. 4:10-12; 5:14; Gal. 2:20; 5:24.

F. The Corinthians still lived in the flesh, that is, in the soul, the outer man, the natural being—1 Cor. 3:1; 2:14:

1. The veil of the flesh, the natural man, separated them from God.

2. Paul was working to cut asunder the separating veil of the flesh so that the believers at Corinth could enter into the Holy of Holies—Heb. 10:19-20.

G. Only when we have been fully reconciled to God are we fully saved—2 Cor. 6:1-2; Rom. 5:10; Heb. 7:25.

H. The extent to which we can bring others to God and into God is always measured by where we are with respect to God; the more we are in Him, the more we can reconcile others into Him—2 Cor. 12:12a; 5:20.

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III. The ministry of reconciliation brings us back to God to such an extent that we become the righteousness of God in Christ—v. 21:

A. Not only are we justified by God (Gal. 2:16)—we actually become the righteousness of God.

B. When Christ died on the cross as our Substitute, God considered Him not only the sin bearer but sin itself; now in resurrection Christ comes into us as life, and this life lives within us to constitute us into the righteousness of God.

C. In substitution Christ was made sin for us; now in His constitution we become the righteousness of God in Him—2 Cor. 5:21:

1. The phrase in Him means in union with Christ, not only positionally but also organically in resurrection.

2. When Christ died on the cross, God condemned Him in the flesh as sin for us (Rom. 8:3; John 3:14) so that we might be one with Him in His resurrection to be God’s righteousness; therefore, in the organic union with Christ we are made the righteousness of God.

D. To become the righteousness of God in Christ is a matter of being right with God in our being; this is to have an inner being that is transparent and crystal clear—an inner being in the mind and will of God—2 Cor. 5:21.

E. Second Corinthians reveals the complete reconciliation of the believers to God, and Christ as the means of reconciliation.

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IV. The two steps of reconciliation are clearly portrayed by the two veils of the tabernacle—Exo. 26:31-37; Heb. 9:3:

A. Both veils signify the unique Christ—the Christ who died for our sins and also for us.

B. The first veil is called “the screen”—Exo. 26:36-37:

1. A sinner who was brought to God through the reconciliation of the propitiating blood entered into the Holy Place by passing through the screen.

2. This typifies the first step of reconciliation.

C. The second veil (vv. 31-35; Heb. 9:3) still separated the sinner from God, who was in the Holy of Holies:

1. This veil needed to be rent so that the sinner might be brought to God in the Holy of Holies—Matt. 27:51; Heb. 10:19-20.

2. This typifies the second step of reconciliation.

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V. To be fully reconciled to God will cause us to be enlarged in our hearts—2 Cor. 5:20; 6:11-13:

A. How large our heart is depends on the degree of our reconciliation to God.

B. Narrowness of heart is a strong indication that we have been reconciled to God only partially and that the percentage of our salvation is quite low—v. 2; Rom. 5:10.

C. If we are able to forgive an offense and then forget it, that is a sign that we have become an enlarged person, a person with a large heart—Matt. 18:21-35; Eph. 5:21; Col. 3:13.

D. We need to be impressed with the contrast between narrowness of heart and largeness of heart.

VI. These are the results of reconciliation:

A. Having peace toward God:

1. The first result of our reconciliation to God is that we may have peace toward God—Rom. 5:1.

2. Since we have been reconciled to God and have peace toward God, we are walking on the way of peace; this is an issue of our reconciliation to God.

B. Boasting in God:

1. As a result of our reconciliation to God, we can boast in God—v. 11.

2. Since we have been reconciled to God through the Lord Jesus Christ, we boast, exult, and glory in God.

3. We also boast in the hope of the glory of God—v. 2.

4. This also is an issue of our reconciliation to God.

C. Being saved in His life:
1. As a result of our reconciliation to God, we are being saved in His life—v. 10.

2. This salvation in life also is an issue of our reconciliation to God.

VII. Through the ministry of reconciliation, we are incorporated into the processed and consummated Triune God to become, in Christ, an enlarged, universal, divine-human incorporation; as a result, we become God’s sanctuary, His dwelling place, His Holy of Holies—the New Jerusalem— John 14:20, 23; Rev. 21:2, 10, 16.