晨興聖言-話語的職事...(W8-6)

第八週 週六

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晨興餧養

羅十二5   我們這許多人,在基督裏是一個身體,並且各個互相作肢體,也是如此。

 十六27  願榮耀藉着耶穌基督,歸與這位獨一、智慧的神,直到永永遠遠。阿們。

 

聖別基本上是個人的事,而得榮主要的是團體的事。假如在這一天中我向妻子發了脾氣,這就破壞了我個人的聖別。雖然我向主認罪,也接受了祂的潔淨,但在那天晚上的聚會中,可能眾人都覺得榮耀,我卻沒有榮耀的感覺。…然而,我若終日留在與主的交通中,甚至在妻子為難我時也不例外;那麼,那一天所發生的每一件事,就都對經歷聖別的過程有所幫助。因此,在聚會中我就能感受到榮耀。這說明一個事實:我們越經歷聖別,就越有分於得榮。

榮耀—神在召會中的彰顯—乃是神分賜的目標。然而,聖別是過程,公義是托住的立場。因此,三一神的分賜乃是根據祂的公義,藉着祂的聖別,而達到祂榮耀的目標(羅馬書生命讀經,七六五頁)。

信息選讀

舊約的帳幕給我們看見,三一神乃是給我們享受的。帳幕有三部分—外院、聖所和至聖所。在外院有神的公義,在聖所有神的聖別,在至聖所有神的榮耀。…在至聖所裏乃是神的自己。見證的櫃就是神的具體化身,櫃內有隱藏的嗎哪,表徵基督是我們的享受。在神聖啟示的結語裏,新耶路撒冷稱為神的帳幕(啟二一2~3)。這帳幕是神在這宇宙中一切工作的總結、終極和中心的結果。包含在這帳幕裏的,有外院裏的稱義,聖所裏的聖別,和至聖所裏的得榮。

羅馬書…包含稱義、聖別、得榮的步驟,以履行神公義、聖別、榮耀的要求。第一步的稱義…從一章一節至五章十一節…告訴我們,我們是有罪的,並且在神的定罪之下,但藉着耶穌的血,我們已經得稱為義。五章十二節至八章十三節說到聖別,八章十四至三十九節說到得榮。聖別的意思是與神調和。…神不僅稱義我們,也將我們放在基督裏面。神使我們與基督聯合,將我們接枝在基督裏面,也使我們與基督成為一。我們現今是在基督裏面。…基督是靈,而這靈乃是生命之靈〔2〕。祂在你裏面,你也在祂裏面;你必須學習不憑你自己,乃憑祂並在祂裏面活着。憑生命之靈,並在生命之靈裏面活着,就是在聖別的過程之中。聖別的意思就是與神聖的性情調和。只有基督在祂神聖的性情裏是聖的。八章十四至三十九節告訴我們,在我們稱義並聖別之後,還要得榮耀。

九至十一章是一段括弧的話,說到神的揀選。十二至十六章啟示身體生活。因此,整卷羅馬書啟示神的帳幕。藉着基督的救贖得稱為義是在外院,聖別是在聖所,得榮是在至聖所。召會生活是三一神與蒙祂揀選之人的調和。稱義、聖別、得榮這三個階段,具體表現了召會生活,也就是身體生活。召會生活乃是三一神(那作源頭的神化身在基督裏,且實化為那靈)與蒙祂揀選之人的調和。這些蒙揀選的人得稱義、聖別、得榮並建造在一起,就形成帳幕,就是身體,召會。這真理是一切與神定旨有關之事的種子(李常受文集一九六五年第二冊,二○七至二○九頁)。

參讀:關於主的恢復,第五篇;那靈同我們的靈,第二、十二篇。

WEEK 8 — DAY 6

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Morning Nourishment

Rom. 12:5 So we who are many are one Body in Christ, and individually members one of another.

      16:27 To the only wise God through Jesus Christ, to Him be the glory forever and ever. Amen.

Sanctification is primarily an individual matter, whereas glorification is mainly a corporate matter. Suppose I lose my temper with my wife during the day. This damages my personal sanctification. Although I confess to the Lord and receive His cleansing, I may have no sense of the glory in the meeting that night…However, suppose I stay in fellowship with the Lord all day, even when my wife gives me a difficult time. Everything that happens during the day only helps the process of sanctification. Therefore, in the meetings, I will be able to sense the glory. This illustrates the fact that the more sanctification we experience, the more we will participate in the glorification.

Glory, the expression of God in the church, is God’s goal in His dispensing. However, sanctification is the process, and righteousness is the supporting ground. Therefore, the dispensing of the Triune God is according to His righteousness, through His holiness, and unto the goal of His glory. (Life-study of Romans, pp. 627-628)

Todays Reading

The tabernacle of the Old Testament shows us that the Triune God is for our enjoyment. There are three parts to the tabernacle—the outer court, the Holy Place, and the Holy of Holies. In the outer court is the righteousness of God, in the Holy Place is the holiness of God, and in the Holy of Holies is the glory of God…In the Holy of Holies is God Himself. The Ark of the Testimony is the very embodiment of God, and inside the Ark is the hidden manna, which signifies that God is our enjoyment. At the conclusion of the divine revelation, the New Jerusalem is called the tabernacle of God (Rev. 21:2-3). This tabernacle is the total, ultimate, and central outcome of all the work of God in this universe.

The book of Romans…includes the steps of justification, sanctification, and glorification to meet the requirements of God’s righteousness, holiness, and glory. The first step of justification…from Romans 1:1 to 5:11…tells us that we are sinful and under God’s condemnation, but through the blood of Jesus, we have been justified. From 5:12 through 8:13 is sanctification, and 8:14-39 talks about glorification…To be sanctified means to be mingled with God…God has not only justified us but has also put us into Christ. God has identified us with Christ, has grafted us into Christ, and has made Christ one with us. We are now in Christ…Christ is the Spirit, and this Spirit is the Spirit of life [v. 2]. He is in you, you are in Him, and you have to learn to live not by yourself but by Him and in Him. To live by and in the Spirit of life is to be in the process of sanctification. Sanctification means to be mingled with the divine nature. Only Christ in His divine nature is holy. Romans 8:14-39 tells us that after we are justified and sanctified, we will be glorified.

Romans 9—11 is a parenthetical section that talks about God’s selection. Chapters 12 through 16 reveal the Body life. Thus, the book of Romans reveals the tabernacle of God. Justification through Christ’s redemption is in the outer court, sanctification is in the Holy Place, and glorification is in the Holy of Holies. The church life is the mingling of the Triune God with His chosen people. The three stages of justification, sanctification, and glorification embody the church life, the Body life. The church life is the Triune God (God as the source embodied in Christ and realized as the Spirit) mingled with His chosen people. These chosen people are justified, sanctified, glorified, and built together to form the tabernacle, the Body, the church. This truth is the seed of all things related to God’s purpose. (CWWL, 1965, vol. 2, “The Tree of Life,” pp. 157-159)

Further Reading: CWWL, 1983, vol. 2, “Concerning the Lord’s Recovery,” ch. 5; CWWL, 1993, vol. 2, “The Spirit with Our Spirit,” chs. 2, 12

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