晨興聖言-信徒(一)-(W10-4)

第十週 • 週四

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腓三11   或者我可以達到那從死人中傑出的復活。

啟二十6  在頭一次復活有分的有福了,聖別了,第二次的死在他們身上沒有權柄;他們還要作神和基督的祭司,並要與基督一同作王一千年。


達到那從死人中傑出的復活,需要我們得勝的奔跑賽程,以得着獎賞(林前九24~26,提後四7~8)。傑出的復活是指卓越的復活,特殊的復活,這是要給得勝聖徒的獎賞(來十一35,啟二十4~6)。所有在基督裏死了的信徒,在主回來時,都要有分於從死人中的復活(帖前四16,林前十五52)。但得勝的聖徒,要享受那復活特殊、傑出的分(新約總論第十二冊,三七頁)。

信息選讀

神首先使我們死了的靈復活(弗二5~6),然後祂從我們的靈,繼續使我們的魂(羅八6)和必死的身體(11)復活,直到我們的全人—靈、魂、體—藉着並同着祂的生命,從我們的舊人完全復活過來。這是我們在生命裏必經的歷程,也是我們當跑的賽程,直到我們達到傑出的復活,作為獎賞。因此,傑出的復活,該是我們基督徒生活的目標和目的。我們惟有藉着過釘十字架的生活,模成基督的死,纔能達到這目標。在基督的死裏,我們憑着復活,經過從舊造到新造的過程。

在傑出的復活裏,意思就是離開一切舊造的事物,並被帶進神裏面。…只有一種復活能把我們帶出舊造並帶進神裏面,這種復活就是基督的復活。因此,基督的復活乃是傑出的復活。基督是那獨一經過舊造,又從舊造出來,進入神裏面的一位。基督在舊造的身體和環境裏生活了三十三年半,但祂所過的生活,完全是屬新造的,因為祂不斷的向舊造的身體和環境死,並向神活着。祂經過死與復活,就撇下了舊造,並被帶進神裏面。

這傑出的復活實際上就是基督這親愛、寶貴、超絕的人位;祂藉着釘死與復活,已經從舊造出來,並進到神裏面。這奇妙的一位遠比天使優越。天使仍然屬於舊造,也不曾經歷釘死與復活。但是基督釘死、埋葬之後,又復活脫離舊造,並進入神裏面。基督自己就是傑出復活的實際。現在我們必須竭力追求一種生活,這生活就是基督這奇妙的人位。我們應當能與保羅說同樣的話:『在我,活着就是基督。』(腓一21)保羅也能見證說,他已經與基督同釘十字架,並且基督在他裏面活着(加二20)。在保羅裏面活着的那位基督,本身就是傑出的復活。

我們在今世就能達到傑出的復活這標竿,還是我們在今世只能奔跑賽程,盼望在來世達到這標竿?也許有人認為,我們必須等到來世,纔能達到這標竿。但是,我們若在今世沒有達到這標竿,來世我們也達不到。我們必須在我們的一生之中竭力達到這標竿。

在羅馬八章十一節保羅說,『然而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。』這節經文指明,我們在今世就能達到傑出的復活。這裏保羅說,那叫基督從死人中復活者的靈,要賜生命給我們這人正在死去的部分,就是我們必死的身體。…那靈住在我們裏面,要真實且實際地將傑出的復活作到我們全人裏面。因此,十一節指明,我們應當在今世就達到傑出的復活(新約總論第十二冊,三七至三九頁)。

參讀:新約總論,第三百四十九篇。

WEEK 10 — DAY 4

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Morning Nourishment

Phil. 3:11 If perhaps I may attain to the out-resurrection from the dead.

Rev. 20:6 Blessed and holy is he who has part in the first resurrection; over these the second death has no authority, but they will be priests of God and of Christ and will reign with Him for a thousand years.

To attain to the out-resurrection from the dead requires us to run triumphantly the race for the prize (1 Cor. 9:24-26; 2 Tim. 4:7-8). The outresurrection refers to the outstanding resurrection, the extra-resurrection, which will be a prize to the overcoming saints (Heb. 11:35; Rev. 20:4-6). All believers who are dead in Christ will participate in the resurrection from the dead at the Lord’s coming back (1 Thes. 4:16; 1 Cor. 15:52), but the overcoming saints will enjoy an extra, outstanding portion of that resurrection. (The Conclusion of the New Testament, p. 3509)

Todays Reading

God first resurrected our deadened spirit (Eph. 2:5-6). Then from our spirit He proceeds to resurrect our soul (Rom. 8:6) and our mortal body (v. 11), until our entire being—spirit, soul, and body—is fully resurrected out of our old being by and with His life. This is a process in life through which we must pass and a race that we must run until we arrive at the out-resurrection as the prize. Hence, the out-resurrection should be the goal and destination of our Christian life. We can reach this goal only by being conformed to the death of Christ, by living a crucified life. In the death of Christ we are processed in resurrection from the old creation to the new.

To be in the out-resurrection means to leave everything of the old creation and to be brought into God…There is only one kind of resurrection that brings us out of the old creation and into God, and this is the resurrection of Christ. Thus, Christ’s resurrection is the outstanding resurrection. Christ is the unique One to pass out of the old creation and to enter into God. Christ lived in an old creation body and environment for thirty-three and a half years, but the life He lived belonged wholly to the new creation because He continually died to His old creation body and environment and lived to God. Through His death and resurrection, He left the old creation behind and was brought into God.

The out-resurrection is actually the dear, precious, excellent person of Christ, the One who, through crucifixion and resurrection, has passed out of the old creation and has entered into God. This wonderful One is far more excellent than the angels, who belong to the old creation. They have not experienced crucifixion or resurrection. But after Christ was crucified and buried, He was resurrected out of the old creation and into God. Christ Himself is the reality of the out-resurrection. Now we must pursue a life which is this wonderful person of Christ. With Paul, we should be able to say, “To me, to live is Christ” (Phil. 1:21). Paul could also testify that he had been crucified with Christ and that Christ lived in him (Gal. 2:20). The Christ who lived in Paul is the One who, in His own person, is the out-resurrection.

Can we reach the goal of the out-resurrection in this age, or can we only run the race and hope to reach the goal in the coming age? Some may think that we must wait until the coming age to reach the goal. But if we do not arrive at the goal in this age, we will not attain to it in the next age. We must endeavor to arrive at the goal during our lifetime.

In Romans 8:11 Paul says, “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.” This verse indicates that we can attain to the out-resurrection in this age. Here Paul says that the Spirit of the One who raised Christ from the dead will give life to that part of our being which is dying, our mortal bodies…The Spirit is dwelling in us to work the out-resurrection into our being in a real and practical way. Thus, Romans 8:11 indicates that we should attain to the out-resurrection in this age. (The Conclusion of the New Testament, pp. 3509-3511)

Further Reading: The Conclusion of the New Testament, msg. 349

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