在神经纶中神的恩典
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经历神在祂经纶中的恩典
Experiencing the Grace of God in the Economy of God
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叁 “因着神的恩,我成了我今天这个人,并且神的恩临到我,不是徒然的;…但这不是我,乃是神的恩与我同在”—林前十五10:
Ⅲ “By the grace of God I am what I am; and His grace unto me did not turn out to be in vain,...yet not I but the grace of God which is with me”—1 Cor. 15:10:
一 林前十五章十节三次所提到的“恩”,乃是复活的基督成了赐生命的灵,(45,)在复活里将经过过程的三一神带到我们里面,作我们的生命和生命的供应,使我们能在复活里活着:
A Grace, mentioned three times in 1 Corinthians 15:10, is the resurrected Christ becoming the life-giving Spirit (v. 45) to bring the processed Triune God in resurrection into us to be our life and life supply that we may live in resurrection:
1 恩乃是三一神成了我们的生命和一切—约一17,加二21。
1 Grace is the Triune God becoming life and everything to us—John 1:17; Gal. 2:21.
2 大数的扫罗原是罪人中的罪魁,(提前一15~16,)因着这恩竟成了最前面的使徒,比众使徒格外劳苦。
2 It is by this grace that Saul of Tarsus, the foremost of sinners (1 Tim. 1:15-16), became the foremost apostle, laboring more abundantly than all the apostles.
3 保罗靠这恩而有的职事和生活,对基督的复活乃是无法否认的见证—林后一12,十二9。
3 Paul's ministry and living by this grace are an undeniable testimony to Christ's resurrection—2 Cor. 1:12; 12:9.
二 林前十五章十节的“不是我,乃是神的恩”,等于加拉太二章二十节的“不再是我,乃是基督”;这表明基督自己就是神的恩—神自己借着使徒作工:
B Not I but the grace of God in 1 Corinthians 15:10 equals no longer I...but...Christ in Galatians 2:20; this shows that Christ Himself is the grace of God—God Himself working through the apostle:
 


晨兴喂养  
  林前十五10  ……因着神的恩,我成了我今天这个人,并且神的恩临到我,不是徒然的;反而我比众使徒格外劳苦,但这不是我,乃是神的恩与我同在。

  加二20~21  我已经与基督同钉十字架;现在活着的,不再是我,乃是基督在我里面活着;并且我如今在肉身里所活的生命,是我在……信里,与祂联结所活的,……我不废弃神的恩……。

  恩典是哥林多前书的中心思想〔参一4〕。……在一章九节保罗继续说,神已经召我们,进入了祂儿子我们主耶稣基督的交通。这意思是说,神已经呼召我们有分于子。与基督的交通、对祂的享受、有分于祂,就是恩典。……十五章十节……三次所提到的“恩”,乃是复活的基督成了赐生命的灵(45),在复活里将经过过程的三一神带到我们里面,作我们的生命和生命的供应,使我们能在复活里活着。因此,恩乃是三一神成了我们的生命和一切(新约总论第十册,一九三至一九四页)。
  1 Cor. 15:10 …By the grace of God I am what I am; and His grace unto me did not turn out to be in vain, but… I labored more abundantly than all of them, yet not I but the grace of God which is with me.

  Gal. 2:20-21 I am crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but it is Christ who lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live in faith…I do not nullify the grace of God…

  Grace is the central thought of 1 Corinthians [cf. 1:4]… In verse 9 Paul goes on to say that God has called us into the fellowship of His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. This means that God has called us to participate in, or to partake of, the Son. The fellowship, the enjoyment, and the partaking of Christ are grace. Grace, mentioned three times in 1 Corinthians 15:10, is the resurrected Christ becoming the life-giving Spirit (v. 45) to bring the processed Triune God in resurrection into us to be our life and life supply that we may live in resurrection. Thus, grace is the Triune God becoming life and everything to us. (The Conclusion of the New Testament, p. 3173)
信息选读  
  若非三一神在基督里经过了过程,我们就不能享受祂作神的恩。若非复活的基督成了赐生命的灵,神的恩就无法临及我们,我们也不能有分于神的恩。因此,神的恩必定是复活的基督成了赐生命的灵,使我们有分于祂。……对经过过程之三一神的享受就是恩典。……在创造里的神乃是为着让我们来敬拜,但是在复活里的神,不仅是为着敬拜,更是为着我们的享受。犹太人只知道如何敬拜神作创造者;然而,我们却享受我们的三一神是赐生命的灵。在复活里的神乃是为着享受的。

  神若没有经过过程,祂还不是恩典。恩典乃是在复活里的三一神。保罗职事里的神不仅是创造的神,更是在复活里的神。复活包括成为肉体、人性生活、钉死十架等过程。三一神在基督里经过了这些过程之后,就进到复活里。因此,当我们说神是复活的神,就含示祂所经过的过程。基督经过成为肉体,经过三十三年半的人性生活,也经过了六小时之久的钉十字架。祂死了以后,被摆在坟墓里。然后祂进入阴间,游历了死亡的范围。在此之后,祂在复活里出来。现在祂不仅是创造的神,也是复活的神。这位经过过程的神,现今乃是我们的恩典。

  作神恩典的基督现今是在复活里,祂乃是赐生命的灵,是经过过程之三一神的终极完成。既然祂在复活里,我们这些祂的信徒也应当在复活里,并活在复活里。复活的意思是所有老旧、天然的事物已被了结,而新的、属灵的事物有了新生的起头。这就是复活—天然的被了结,属灵的有新生的起头,将天然的变化成属灵的。在复活里,我们所活的不是天然的生命,乃是在旧性情上被了结,在新性情上有新生起头的生命,使我们成为基督的肢体。

  大数的扫罗原是罪人中的罪魁(提前一15~16),但因着这恩竟成了最前面的使徒,比众使徒格外劳苦。他靠这恩而有的职事和生活,对基督的复活乃是无法否认的见证。……在林前十五章十节,恩就是那在复活里,并且就是复活的基督。因着这恩,保罗成了他这个人,并且比众使徒格外劳苦。这节里的“不是我,乃是神的恩”,等于加拉太二章二十节所说的“不再是我,乃是基督”。这表明基督自己就是神的恩—神自己借着使徒作工(新约总论第十册,一九四至一九六页)。

  参读:哥林多前书生命读经,第六十五篇。
  Apart from the Triune God being processed in Christ, He cannot be enjoyed by us as the grace of God. Apart from the resurrected Christ becoming the life-giving Spirit, the grace of God cannot reach us, and we cannot participate in it. Therefore, the grace of God must be the resurrected Christ becoming the life-giving Spirit for our participation in Him. The enjoyment of the processed Triune God is grace …God in creation is for our worship, but God in resurrection is not only for our worship but also for our enjoyment. The Jews know how to worship God only as their Creator; however, we enjoy our Triune God as the life-giving Spirit. God in resurrection is for enjoyment.

  The unprocessed God is not grace. Rather, grace is the Triune God in resurrection. The God in Paul’s ministry is not merely the God of creation—He is God in resurrection. Resurrection involves the process of incarnation, human living, and crucifixion…Therefore, when we speak of God as the God of resurrection, we imply the process through which He has passed. Christ passed through incarnation, through thirty-three and a half years of human living, and through six hours of crucifixion. After He died, He was placed in a tomb. Then He went into Hades and had a tour of the realm of death. Following that, He came forth in resurrection. Now He is the God not only of creation but also of resurrection. This processed God is now our grace.

  Christ, the grace of God, is now in resurrection as the life-giving Spirit, the consummation of the processed Triune God. Since He is in resurrection, we, His believers, should also be in resurrection and live in resurrection. Resurrection means that all the old, natural things have been terminated and that something new and spiritual has been germinated. This is resurrection—the termination of the natural and the germination of the spiritual, to transform the natural into the spiritual. In resurrection we do not live a natural life but a life that was terminated in the old nature and germinated in the new nature to make us members of Christ.

  It is by this grace that Saul of Tarsus, the foremost of sinners (1 Tim. 1:15-16), became the foremost apostle, laboring more abundantly than all the apostles. His ministry and living by this grace are an undeniable testimony to Christ’s resurrection. In 1 Corinthians 15:10 grace is the Christ who is in resurrection and who is resurrection. By this grace Paul could be what he was and labor more than all the other apostles. Not I but the grace of God which is with me in 1 Corinthians 15:10 equals no longer I…but…Christ who lives in me in Galatians 2:20. This shows that Christ Himself is the grace of God—God Himself working through the apostle. (The Conclusion of the New Testament, pp. 3173-3175)

  Further Reading: Life-study of 1 Corinthians, msg. 65
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