徒二八23　……有更多的人到他〔保罗〕的住所来，保罗从早到晚对他们讲解，郑重见证神的国，引摩西的律法和众申言者的书，以耶稣的事劝服他们。

　　　31　全然放胆宣扬神的国，并教导主耶稣基督的事，毫无阻碍。

　　保罗在以弗所的传讲很占优势，使人谈论起那城的偶像来。作这行手艺的人担心他们同业这一行的荣誉会遭到损伤（徒十九27）。

　　〔有一个银匠说，〕“这保罗……引诱迷惑许多群众，说，人手所作的不是神……。”〔26〕制造这些银龛是一种污秽、鬼魔的行业，与鬼合作，为着撒但邪恶的国（太十二26）霸占篡窃人。在拜偶像的背后，有鬼魔煽动暴乱，抵挡使徒，搅扰并阻挠福音的传讲。这是撒但抵挡神在地上开展祂的国（使徒行传生命读经，五一八页）。

　　Acts 28:23 ...Many came to him at his lodging, to whom he expounded these matters, solemnly testifying of the kingdom of God and persuading them concerning Jesus from both the Law of Moses and the Prophets, from morning until evening.

　　31 Proclaiming the kingdom of God and teaching the things concerning the Lord Jesus Christ with all boldness, unhindered.

　　In Ephesus Paul's preaching was prevailing and caused people to talk about the idols in that city. The craftsmen were concerned that their business would come into disrepute (Acts 19:27).

　　[One who made silver shrines said], "This Paul has persuaded and perverted a considerable number, saying that the gods being made by hands are no gods at all" (v. 26)....Making...silver shrines was a dirty and demonic trade, a trade that cooperated with the demons to possess and usurp people for Satan's evil kingdom (Matt. 12:26). Behind the idol worship were demons who instigated the uproar against the apostle to disturb and frustrate the preaching of the gospel. This was Satan's fight against God's spreading of His kingdom on the earth. (Life-study of Acts, pp. 450, 449-450)

　　在行传十九章二十三至四十一节，我们看见一个重要的原则。这原则就是：我们若在一个地方停留较久，就该有优胜的职事，能以激动别人。……〔保罗〕到那里以前，那城的人是平静的，敬拜亚底米偶像。但保罗在以弗所至终引起大扰乱。……他乃是在尽优胜的职事，那职事激动了全城，影响了社会。这指明我们若是停留在某地，我们的职事该是优胜的，以致正当地激起那地的情形。

　　我们若跟从〔保罗的〕榜样，就要借着优胜的福音传扬引起扰乱。……如果你的工作真是优胜，至终这优胜会摸着黑暗权势的心脏。在以弗所，黑暗权势的心脏是亚底米女神的庙。越多以弗所人成为在主里的信徒，这庙的影响力就越小。表面看来，这次扰乱是一些作手艺的人引起的。实际上，这乃是幕后的鬼魔激起的。

　　我们的职事乃是要繁殖复活的基督为神的国。但今天每一个城市都是魔鬼的国。因此，为着繁殖基督的优胜职事，乃是为着神国的争战。全地都是黑暗的国。我们作工时，若是非常仁慈、温和，想讨好每一个人，那么不论我们在一个地方停留多久，都不会激起反对。倘若我们的职事真是优胜的，我们一定会遭受反对。

　　我们都需要看见，神与撒但之间正进行着争战。所以，我们需要确定，凡我们所作的都绝对在神的国这一边，没有一事与黑暗的国有关。

　　二十八章三十一节说，保罗在罗马自己所租的房子里居住的两年中，“全然放胆宣扬神的国，并教导主耶稣基督的事，毫无阻碍。”神的国是使徒行传着重点之一。路加写的这本使徒行传，开始于神的国（一3），也结束于神的国。

　　保罗宣扬神的国，这乃是复活基督的繁殖。我们怎样得知？国度的宣扬是复活基督的繁殖，这个事实由二十八章三十一节“教导主耶稣基督的事”这句话得着证明。这指明神的国和主耶稣基督的事是并行的。将基督的事教导人，就是开展神的国。所以，神的国实际上就是复活基督的繁殖（使徒行传生命读经，五一九至五二一、七一四至七一五页）。

　　参读：使徒行传生命读经，第五十二、七十一篇。

　　In Acts 19:23-41 we see an important principle. This principle is that if we stay in a locality for a longer time we should have a prevailing ministry, a ministry that is able to stir up others....Before [Paul] arrived, the city was peaceful, worshipping the idol of Artemis. But Paul's presence in Ephesus eventually caused a great disturbance....He carried on a prevailing ministry, and that ministry stirred up the entire city, affecting the society. This indicates that if we stay in a particular place, our ministry should be so prevailing that it stirs up the situation there in the right way.

　　If we follow this pattern, we shall cause trouble through the prevailing preaching of the gospel.

　　If your work is truly prevailing, eventually this prevailingness will touch the heart of the power of darkness. In Ephesus the heart of the power of darkness was the temple of the goddess Artemis. The more the Ephesians became believers in the Lord, the less influence this temple had. Apparently, the disturbance was caused by certain craftsmen. Actually, it was stirred up by the demons who were behind the scene.

　　Our ministry is to propagate the resurrected Christ as God's kingdom. But today every city is the kingdom of the devil. Hence, the prevailing ministry for the propagation of Christ is a fighting, a battle, for God's kingdom. The whole earth is the kingdom of darkness. If we are very kind and gentle in carrying out our work, seeking to please everyone, no opposition will be stirred up, no matter how long we stay in a certain place. If our ministry is truly prevailing, there is bound to be opposition.

　　We all need to realize that a battle is raging between God and Satan. Therefore, we need to be certain that whatever we do is absolutely on the side of the kingdom of God and that nothing is involved with the kingdom of darkness.

　　Acts 28:31 says that during the two years Paul was in his rented dwelling in Rome, he was "proclaiming the kingdom of God and teaching the things concerning the Lord Jesus Christ with all boldness, unhindered." The kingdom of God is one of the emphases of this book. Luke's writing both begins (Acts 1:3) and ends with the kingdom of God.

　　Paul's proclaiming the kingdom of God was the propagation of the resurrected Christ. How do we know this? The fact that the proclaiming of the kingdom is the propagation of the resurrected Christ is proved by the words teaching the things concerning the Lord Jesus Christ in 28:31. This indicates that the kingdom of God goes together with the things concerning the Lord Jesus Christ. To teach people the things concerning Christ is to spread the kingdom of God. Therefore, the kingdom of God is actually the propagation of the resurrected Christ. (Life-study of Acts, pp. 450-452, 621)

　　Further Reading: Life-study of Acts, msg. 52