晨興聖言-信徒(一)-(W02-綱要)

第二週 • 綱目

永遠的生命—神的生命帶着神聖的性情；三一神乃是聖經的結構；以及隱藏的神，自隱的神

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讀經：約四24，彼後一1、4~11，約壹一5，四8、16，路十八1~18

週　一

壹　神聖的生命可視為神首要且基本的屬性：

一　神的生命是惟一的生命。

二　以弗所四章十八節是說到神的生命惟一的經文：『他們在悟性上既然昏暗，就因着那在他們裏面的無知，因着他們心裏的剛硬，與神的生命隔絕了。』

三　在全宇宙中，惟有神的生命纔算為生命—約壹五12。

四　在神看來，惟有祂的生命是生命；因此，新約裏題到神的生命時，就把這生命看作惟一的生命—約一4，十10，十一25，十四6。

五　神的生命是非受造、無始無終、自有永有、永存不變的。

六　從永遠的觀點看，惟有神的生命纔是生命。

貳　永遠的生命乃是神的生命帶着神聖的性情：

一　永遠的生命，神的生命：

1　今世得永遠的生命：

a　永遠的生命就是神的生命—約壹一1~2。

b　永遠的生命是在主耶穌裏面—五11~12，約一4。

c　永遠的生命是神白白賜給的—羅六23，約壹五11。

d　永遠的生命是一信就得着的—約三16、36，五24。

e　有永遠的生命是今世可以知道的—約壹五13。

f　有了永遠的生命就永不滅亡—約十28~29。

週　二

2　來世得永遠的生命：

a　『人為我和福音，撇下…，沒有不在今世得百倍，…且要在來世得永遠生命的』—可十29~30。

b　『你務要至死忠信，我就賜給你那生命的冠冕』—啟二10。

c　『得勝的，我必將神樂園中生命樹的果子賜給他喫』—7節。

週　三

3　永世享永遠的生命：

a　『我所賜的水，要在他裏面成為泉源，直湧入永遠的生命』—約四14。

b　『我要將生命泉的水白白賜給那口渴的人喝』—啟二一6。

c　『可得權柄到生命樹那裏』—二二14。

二　神的生命具有神聖的性情：

1　我們這些在基督裏的信徒既接受同樣寶貴的信，就應當有分於神的性情—彼後一4：

a　『神聖的性情』是指神的所是，也就是神所是的豐富、元素和構成成分—約四24，約壹一5，四8、16。

b　神聖的生命和神聖的性情是分不開的；神聖的性情是神聖生命的本質，並且在神聖生命裏面—一1~2，五11~13。

2　神聖的種子已經撒在我們裏面，我們需要經歷那包含在這神聖種子裏之神聖生命和神聖性情的發展，使我們得以豐富的進入永遠的國—彼後一1、4~11。

3　我們既是神的兒女，就是神人，從神而生，擁有神的生命和性情，屬於神的種類—約一12~13。

4　我們重生時，有另一個性情分賜到我們裏面；這就是神的性情，神聖的性情—彼後一4。

5　神聖性情的有分者，就是享受神聖性情並有分於神聖性情的人—4節。

6　我們若享受神，並有分於祂所是的豐富，就會被神聖的性情所構成，而在生命和性情上（但不在神格上）成為與神一式一樣，並在我們一切的所是和所作上彰顯祂—3節。

週　四

叁　三一神乃是新約的結構：

一　『我若靠着神的靈趕鬼，這就是神的國臨到你們了』—太十二28。

二　『使萬民作我的門徒，將他們浸入父、子、聖靈的名裏』—二八19。

三　『保惠師，就是父在我的名裏所要差來的聖靈，祂要將一切的事教導你們，並且要叫你們想起我對你們所說的一切話』—約十四26。

四　『我要從父差保惠師來，就是從父出來實際的靈，祂來了，就要為我作見證』—十五26。

五　『祂既被高舉在神的右邊，又從父領受了所應許的聖靈』—徒二33上。

六　『那叫耶穌從死人中復活者的靈，若住在你們裏面，那叫基督從死人中復活的，也必藉着祂住在你們裏面的靈，賜生命給你們必死的身體』—羅八11。

七　『因你們是兒子，神就差出祂兒子的靈，進入我們的心，呼叫：阿爸，父！』—加四6。

八　『願祂照着祂榮耀的豐富，藉着祂的靈，用大能使你們得以加強到裏面的人裏，使基督藉着信，安家在你們心裏』—弗三16~17上。

九　『一位靈，…一主，…一位…神與父』—四4~6。

十　『何況基督藉着永遠的靈，將自己無瑕無疵的獻給神，祂的血豈不更潔淨我們的良心，使其脫離死行，叫我們事奉活神麼？』—來九14。

十一　『照着父神的先見被揀選，藉着那靈得聖別，以致順從耶穌基督，並蒙祂血所灑的人』—彼前一2上。

十二　『願恩典與平安，從那今是昔是以後永是的，從祂寶座前的七靈，並從那忠信的見證人、死人中的首生者、為地上君王元首的耶穌基督，歸與你們』—啟一4下~5上。

週　五

肆　神是自隱的神—隱藏的神：

一　『救主以色列的神阿，你實在是自隱的神』—賽四五15：

1　如以斯帖記所指明，我們的神雖然是無所不在、無所不能且滿了赦免之恩，祂也是隱藏的神—四14。

2　神造了宇宙，祂就隱藏在宇宙中人所不知道的地方，以致人找不着祂—伯二三3。

3　神在以色列人中間，也在他們個人的生活裏，作了許許多多的事，但神卻把自己隱藏起來；祂不停的作工，卻始終是隱藏的—賽四五15。

4　我們需要領悟，我們所事奉那無所不能的神，仍在隱藏自己，尤其是在祂幫助我們的時候—約十四26，羅八28。

5　自隱的神默默卻強有力的在我們裏面運行—腓二13。

週　六

二　路加十八章一至八節的比喻意義深奧，我們需要照着其中所啟示的，認識神是隱藏的神：

1　三節的寡婦表徵信徒；就某種意義說，在基督裏的信徒在今世是寡婦，因為表面看來，他們的丈夫基督不在他們這裏了—林後十一2。

2　這比喻裏的寡婦一直來到不義的審判官面前，求審判官向她的對頭給她伸冤；我們應當為這伸冤恆切禱告，不可灰心—路十八1、3：

a　當我們的丈夫表面上不在，留我們在地上如同寡婦的時候，我們的神暫時好像是不義的審判官—6節。

b　雖然祂看似不義，但我們仍要向祂求訴，恒切禱告，一再的煩擾祂，因為祂要快快地給祂那些『晝夜呼籲祂』的選民伸冤—7~8節上。

3　『人子來的時候，在地上找得到信心麼？』—8節下：

a　『信心』原文直譯是『那信心』；這是指恒切禱告的恒切信心，就像那寡婦的信心。

b　我們藉以得救的信是信的起始階段；將我們帶進與基督生命聯結的信是聯結的信—藉着我們不斷接觸三一神而進到我們裏面的信，使我們憑神的兒子而活—羅一17，加二20，約十四19。

c　聯結的信乃是對得勝者神聖的要求，使他們可以在基督凱旋回來時與祂相見—路十八8下：

㈠  聯結的信乃是在我們裏面運行的三一神，把我們聯於祂追測不盡的豐富—弗三8。

㈡  聯結的信乃是信徒那不信靠自己，只信靠神的信—林後一9。

㈢  主耶穌回來時，會找着一些憑這聯結之信而活的得勝者，以他們為祂作王一千年之國度裏的珍寶—路十八8下，啟二十4、6。

Week Two

The Eternal Life— the Life of God with the Divine Nature, the Triune God Being the Structure of the Bible, and the Hidden God, a God Who Hides Himself

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Hymns: 501

Scripture Reading: John 4:24; 2 Pet. 1:1, 4-11; 1 John 1:5; 4:8, 16; Luke 18:1-18

§ Day 1

I. The divine life may be considered as the first and the basic attribute of God:

A. Gods life is the unique life.

B. Ephesians 4:18 is the unique verse that speaks of the life of God: "Being darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance which is in them, because of the hardness of their heart."

C. In the whole universe only the life of God can be counted as life—1 John 5:12.

D. In the sight of God only His life is life; therefore, when the life of God is mentioned in the New Testament, it is treated as if it is the unique life— John 1:4; 10:10; 11:25; 14:6.

E. The life of God is uncreated, without beginning or ending, existing by itself, and ever, unchangeably existing.

F. From the standpoint of eternity, only the life of God is life.

II. The eternal life is the life of God with the divine nature:

A. The eternal life, the life of God:

1. Obtaining eternal life in this age:

a. Eternal life being the life of God—1 John 1:1-2.

b. Eternal life being in the Lord Jesus—5:11-12; John 1:4.

c. Eternal life being given freely by God—Rom. 6:23; 1 John 5:11.

d. Eternal life being obtained at the time of believing—John 3:16, 36; 5:24.

e. Eternal life being known in the present age—1 John 5:13.

f. Having eternal life and never perishing—John 10:28-29.

§ Day 2

2. Obtaining eternal life in the coming age:

a. "No one who has left…for My sake and for the gospels sake, but that he shall receive a hundred times as much now at this time…and in the coming age, eternal life"—Mark 10:29-30.

b. "Be faithful unto death, and I will give you the crown of life"—Rev. 2:10.

c. "To him who overcomes, to him I will give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the Paradise of God"—v. 7.

§ Day 3

3. Enjoying eternal life in eternity:

a. "The water that I will give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up into eternal life"—John 4:14.

b. "I will give to him who thirsts from the spring of the water of life freely"—Rev. 21:6.

c. "They may have right to the tree of life"—22:14.

B. The life of God with the divine nature:

1. As those who have received equally precious faith, we, the believers in Christ, should be partakers of the divine nature—2 Pet. 1:4:

a. The divine nature refers to what God is, that is, the riches, the elements, and the constituents of Gods being—John 4:24; 1 John 1:5; 4:8, 16.

b. The divine life and the divine nature are inseparable; the divine nature is the substance of the divine life and is within the divine life— 1:1-2; 5:11-13.

2. We need to experience the development of the divine life and the divine nature contained in the divine seed that has been sown into us that we may have a rich entrance into the eternal kingdom—2 Pet. 1:1, 4-11.

3. As children of God, we are God-men, born of God, possessing the life and nature of God, and belonging to the species of God—John 1:12-13.

4. At our regeneration, another nature was imparted into us; this is the nature of God, the divine nature—2 Pet. 1:4.

5. A partaker of the divine nature is one who enjoys the divine nature and participates in the divine nature—v. 4.

6. If we enjoy God and partake of the riches of His being, we will be constituted with the divine nature, becoming the same as God in life and nature but not in the Godhead and expressing Him in all that we are and do—v. 3.

§ Day 4

III. The Triune God is the structure of the New Testament:

A. "If I, by the Spirit of God, cast out the demons, then the kingdom of God has come upon you"—Matt. 12:28.

B. "Disciple all the nations, baptizing them into the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit"—28:19.

C. "The Comforter, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things and remind you of all the things which I have said to you"—John 14:26.

D. "When the Comforter comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of reality, who proceeds from the Father, He will testify concerning Me"—15:26.

E. "Having been exalted to the right hand of God and having received the promise of the Holy Spirit from the Father"—Acts 2:33a.

F. "If the Spirit of the One who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who indwells you"—Rom. 8:11.

G. "Because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying, Abba, Father!"—Gal. 4:6.

H. "That He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with power through His Spirit into the inner man, that Christ may make His home in your hearts through faith"—Eph. 3:16-17a.

I. "One Spirit…one Lord…one God and Father"—4:4-6.

J. "How much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without blemish to God, purify our conscience from dead works to serve the living God?"—Heb. 9:14.

K. "Chosen according to the foreknowledge of God the Father in the sanctification of the Spirit unto the obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ"—1 Pet. 1:2a.

L. "Grace to you and peace from Him who is and who was and who is coming, and from the seven Spirits who are before His throne, and from Jesus Christ, the faithful Witness, the Firstborn of the dead, and the Ruler of the kings of the earth"—Rev. 1:4b-5a.

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IV. God is a God who hides Himself—the hidden God:

A. "Surely You are a God who hides Himself, / O God of Israel, the Savior"— Isa. 45:15:

1. Although our God is omnipresent, omnipotent, and full of forgiveness, He is also the hiding God, as the book of Esther indicates—4:14.

2. God created the universe and then hid Himself in it, until we do not know where to find Him—Job 23:3.

3. God did countless things in the midst of the children of Israel and countless things in their personal lives, yet He concealed Himself; He was ceaselessly working, yet He was always hidden—Isa. 45:15.

4. We need to realize that the omnipotent God whom we are serving is still hiding Himself, especially when He is helping us—John 14:26; Rom. 8:28.

5. The God who hides Himself is operating within us silently yet mightily—Phil. 2:13.

§ Day 6

B. The significance of the parable in Luke 18:1-8 is profound, and we need to know God as He is revealed, as the hidden God:

1. The widow in verse 3 signifies the believers; in a sense, the believers in Christ are a widow in the present age because their Husband, Christ, is apparently absent from them—2 Cor. 11:2.

2. The widow in the parable kept coming to the unrighteous judge and asking him to avenge her of her opponent; we ought to pray persistently for this avenging and should not lose heart—Luke 18:1, 3:

a. When our Husband is apparently absent and we are left on earth as a widow, temporarily our God seems to be an unrighteous judge—v. 6.

b. Although He appears to be unrighteous, we still must appeal to Him, pray persistently, and bother Him again and again, for He will carry out quickly the avenging of His chosen ones, who "cry to Him day and night"—vv. 7-8a.

3. "When the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on the earth?"—v. 8b:

a. Literally, the Greek words rendered "faith" mean "the faith"; this denotes the persistent faith for our persistent prayer, like that of the widow.

b. The faith through which we were saved is the initial stage of faith; the faith that brought us into a life union with Christ is the linking faith—the faith that comes into us through our contacting the Triune God continually so that we may live by the Son of God—Rom. 1:17; Gal. 2:20; John 14:19.

c. The linking faith is the divine requirement for the overcomers to meet Christ in His triumphant return—Luke 18:8b:

⑴ Linking faith is the Triune God moving in us to link us to His unsearchable riches—Eph. 3:8.

⑵ Linking faith is the faith of the believers who have no trust in themselves; rather, their trust is in God—2 Cor. 1:9.

⑶ When the Lord Jesus returns, He will find a number of overcomers who are living by the linking faith and will regard them as treasures for His kingdom in the thousand years of His reign—Luke 18:8b; Rev. 20:4, 6.