伍 新人的更新，在于我们寻求在上面的事—西三1~2，弗二5~6： |
Ⅴ The renewing of the new man depends on our seeking the things which are above—Col. 3:1-2; Eph. 2:5-6: |
一 寻求在上面的事乃是回应并返照基督在祂天上职事里的活动—来二17，四14，七26，八1~2，启五6，西三1~2： |
Ａ To seek the things which are above is to respond to and reflect Christ’s activities in His heavenly ministry—Heb. 2:17; 4:14; 7:26; 8:1-2; Rev. 5:6; Col. 3:1-2: |
１ 从天上的基督那里，到地上我们这里，借着我们灵里包罗万有的灵，有一种传输在进行—弗一19、22~23，二22： |
１ There is a transmission taking place from Christ in heaven to us on earth by means of the all-inclusive Spirit in our spirit—Eph. 1:19, 22-23; 2:22: |
ａ 我们的灵是接受神圣传输的一端，而天上神的宝座是输送的一端—启五6。 |
ａ Our spirit is the receiving end of the divine transmission, whereas the throne of God in heaven is the transmitting end—Rev. 5:6. |
ｂ 我们转到灵里，就被提高到天上；因着从天上神的宝座达到我们灵里的传输，当我们在地上经历并享受基督时，同时也在天上了—四1~2。 |
ｂ By turning to our spirit, we are lifted into heaven; because of the transmission from the throne of God in heaven into our spirit, when we experience and enjoy Christ here on earth, we are simultaneously in heaven—4:1-2. |
２ 基督在祂天上的职事里一直在牧养人，我们需要与祂合作牧养人；我们若接受这个交通，地上会有一个大复兴，将主带回来—彼前五1~4，参太九36，十1~6，约二一15~17，彼前二25，来十三20。 |
２ In His heavenly ministry Christ is shepherding people, and we need to cooperate with Him by shepherding people; if this fellowship is received by us, there will be a big revival on the earth to bring the Lord back—1 Pet. 5:1-4; cf. Matt. 9:36; 10:1-6; John 21:15-17; 1 Pet. 2:25; Heb. 13:20. |
二 我们若转向属天的基督连同祂一切的活动，并将我们的心思置于这些事，新人的更新就会自然而然地发生—八1~2，十二2，西三2。 |
Ｂ If we turn to the heavenly Christ with all His activities and set our mind on these things, the renewing of the new man will take place spontaneously—8:1-2; 12:2; Col. 3:2. |
三 这完成神使信徒成为新造的新人以终极完成于新耶路撒冷的意愿；新人作为神工作的杰作，乃是宇宙中全新的东西，是神的新发明—10~11节，林后五17，加六15~17，弗二10、15。 |
Ｃ This consummates God’s intention in making the believers the new man as the new creation to consummate in the New Jerusalem; the new man as the masterpiece of God’s work is an absolutely new item in the universe, a new invention of God—vv. 10-11; 2 Cor. 5:17; Gal. 6:15-17; Eph. 2:10, 15. |
四 神的目标是要得着一个新人，这新人最终将终极完成于新耶路撒冷，作为一个新人最终的完成。 |
Ｄ God’s goal is to have the one new man that ultimately will consummate in the New Jerusalem, which will be the final consummation of the one new man. |
晨兴喂养
西三1~2 所以你们若与基督一同复活，就当寻求在上面的事，那里有基督坐在神的右边。你们要思念在上面的事，不要思念在地上的事。 歌罗西三章一节……清楚指明，我们与基督同有一个地位。如果我们不在上面，怎能寻求在上面的事？ 寻求在上面的事的路乃是转到灵里，并呼求主的名。从天上的基督那里，到地上我们这里，借着我们灵里包罗万有的灵，有一种传输在进行（弗一19、22~23，二22）。……因着从天上神的宝座达到我们灵里的传输，当我们在地上享受主时，就同时也在天上了。这样，在经历上我们就在基督里，在父里，并且在天上。我们在灵里便与基督同有一个地位，寻求在上面的事（新约总论第十二册，一五二至一五三页）。 |
Col. 3:1-2 If therefore you were raised together with Christ, seek the things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God. Set your mind on the things which are above, not on the things which are on the earth. Colossians 3:1 indicates clearly that we have one position with Christ. How could we seek the things which are above if we were not above also? The way to seek the things which are above is to turn to the spirit and call on the name of the Lord. There is a transmission taking place from Christ in heaven to us on earth by means of the all-inclusive Spirit in our spirit (Eph. 1:19, 22-23; 2:22)…. Because of the transmission from the throne of God in heaven into our spirit, when we enjoy the Lord here on earth, we are simultaneously in heaven. Then in our experience we are in Christ, in the Father, and in heaven. Then in the spirit we are one in position with Christ, seeking the things which are above. (The Conclusion of the New Testament, p. 3604) |
信息选读
为主说话、说出主来并将主说到人里面，乃是为着建造召会，就是基督的身体。一人讲众人听可以建造一个会，但绝不能建造基督身体这个生机体。……我们来在一起要生机地建造基督的身体，一人讲众人听的作法是行不通的。基督的身体要得着建造，所有的肢体都需要说话。一位圣徒可以说两分钟，另一位五分钟，再一位三分钟。 倘若我们有两百人一同聚会……九十分钟，各人都负起责任，有话要为主说；每一个人若说三分钟，就有三十人能说话。这将是一个令人舒畅的聚会。每逢新人说话，他的说话总是特别新鲜而令人舒畅的，每一个人都会“阿们”他所说的话。我们要建造基督身体的各部分，就需要都起来为主说话。 我们召会的聚会应该是基督之丰富的筵席。当我们应邀赴筵的时候，不是只享受一道菜。……我们的聚会里若有许多种“菜肴”，那是何等的美妙！我们没有一人会对这样的聚会感到厌烦。我们的聚会该是满了享受的筵席。 若是所有的圣徒都在聚会中为主说话，这聚会必定满了保养、顾惜、调整和改正。在聚会里的一位弟兄也许有不太适合于召会生活的习惯。只有一人讲众人听，也许永远不会有一篇信息摸着这位弟兄的习惯。但聚会中若有二十或三十位圣徒说话，终究有人会说到摸着这位弟兄习惯的话。因着在聚会里有许多人摆出他们的一分，就能摸着许多事。在这样的聚会里，圣徒在不知不觉中就得了改正。不仅如此，圣徒也得了建造、供应和装备。这就是为什么使徒保罗有负担强调申言。 在基督身体的建造上，你若不申言，就不超越。为着建造基督的身体，申言乃是超越的恩赐。 我们申言，为要“使众人有学习”〔林前十四31〕。我们若不先学习，如何能说话而叫人有学习？……我们乃是借着经历，借着主话的装备（提后三16~17），借着不住地祷告（帖前五17~20），将自己祷告到灵里，借着凭灵生活行动（加五16、25），并借着操练，而学习申言。我们若作这些事，就会学习为主说特别的话（建造召会的超越恩赐，一一至一四页）。 参读：新约总论，第三十一、七十五至七十六、三百五十七篇；约翰福音结晶读经，第十三篇；活力排，第四、十一篇。 |
Speaking for the Lord, speaking forth the Lord, and speaking the Lord into others is for the building up of the church as the Body of Christ. With only one man speaking and the rest listening, a congregation can be built up, but the Body of Christ as an organism can never be built up…. For us to come together to build up the Body of Christ organically, the practice of one man speaking and the rest listening is not prevailing. All the members need to speak for the Body of Christ to be built up. One saint can speak for two minutes, another for five minutes, and another for three minutes. Suppose that…two hundred meet together for ninety minutes, and everyone bears the responsibility to have something to speak for the Lord. If each one speaks for three minutes, thirty saints will be able to speak. This will be a refreshing meeting. Whenever a new one speaks, his speaking is especially fresh and refreshing. Everyone will say Amen to his speaking. To build every part of the Body of Christ, we all need to rise up to speak for the Lord. Our church meetings should be a feast of the riches of Christ. When we are invited to a feast, we do not partake of only one dish…. If we had many kinds of dishes in a meeting, how wonderful that would be! None of us would get bored of such a meeting. Our meetings need to be feasts full of enjoyment. A meeting in which all the saints are speaking for the Lord is full of nourishing, cherishing, adjusting, and correcting. A brother may be in the meeting who has a habit that is not so fitting for the church life. With only one person speaking and the rest listening, a message may never be given that touches this brother’s habit. But if twenty or thirty saints speak in the meeting, eventually someone will speak something that touches this brother’s habit. Because many portions are presented in the meeting, many things can be touched. In such a meeting, the saints get corrected without anyone knowing. Furthermore, the saints get built up, supplied, furnished, and equipped. This is why the apostle Paul had the burden to stress prophesying. In building up the Body of Christ, you are not excelling if you do not prophesy. Prophesying is the excelling gift for the building up of the Body of Christ. Our prophesying is so that “all may learn” (1 Cor. 14:31). If we do not learn first, how can we say something for others to learn?… We learn to prophesy through experiences, by being equipped with the Word (2 Tim. 3:16-17), by praying unceasingly (1 Thes. 5:17-20), by praying ourselves into the Spirit, by living and walking by the Spirit (Gal. 5:16, 25), and by practicing. If we do these things, we will learn to speak in a particular way for the Lord. (CWWL, 1988, vol. 4, “The Excelling Gift for the Building Up of the Church, ” pp. 449-452) Further Reading: The Conclusion of the New Testament, msgs. 31, 75-76, 357; CWWL, 1994-1997, vol. 4, “Crystallization-study of the Gospel of John, ” ch. 13; CWWL, 1994-1997, vol. 5, “The Vital Groups, ” chs. 4, 11 |