读经：提前一4，三15~16

壹　神的经纶乃是神的家庭行政，要在基督里将祂自己分赐到祂所拣选并救赎的人里面，使祂得着一个家彰显祂自己，这家就是召会，基督的身体─提前一4，三15：

一　神的经纶，就是神的家庭行政，是要为祂儿子产生并构成一个身体─弗一22~23，二16，三6，四4，16，五30。

二　圣经的中心题目乃是神的经纶，整本圣经都是关乎神的经纶─提前一4，弗一10：

１　圣经中管制并支配的异象，乃是神圣的经纶─箴二九18上。

２　我们读圣经时，必须将我们的注意力集中于为着神圣分赐的神圣经纶─弗三9。

三　基督是神永远经纶的元素、范围、凭借、目标和目的，祂乃是神经纶中的一切─太十七5，路二四44。

四　神的经纶就是要将祂自己分赐到我们里面，使我们这人由祂的所是构成；这惟有借着神将祂自己分赐到我们里面作神圣的生命，才能完成─弗三16~17上，罗八2，6，10~11。

五　神的经纶是神成为人，使人在生命和性情上，但不在神格上，成为神，好产生基督生机的身体，这要终极完成于新耶路撒冷─3节，一3~4，十二4~5，启二一10。

六　神永远的经纶，乃是要使人在生命、性情上，但不在神格上，与神一模一样，并使祂自己与人成为一，使人与祂成为一，因而使祂在彰显上得以扩大并扩展，使祂一切神圣的属性得以彰显在人性美德里─约一12~14，彼后一4。

七　神的经纶是在信仰的范围里得以开始而发展的─提前一4：

１　在消极方面，操练信就是停止我们的工作，停止我们的作为；在积极方面，操练信就是信靠主─来十一6。

２　信仰是宣告我们无法履行神的要求，但神已经为我们作成一切，我们就接受神为我们所计划的一切、神为我们所作成的一切、以及神所赐给我们的一切─约一16。

３　信心在于看见神经纶内容的景象─来十二2：

ａ　因着我们看见了关于神经纶之内容的启示，我们就自然而然的相信我们所看见的─弗三9。

ｂ　我们里面相信的能力，总是因着对神经纶有正确的看见而有的产品、结果─来十一6，9，23~26，十二2。

４　基督徒的生活是信心的生活、相信的生活；我们的生活不是凭着所见的，乃是凭着所信的；我们行事为人，是凭着信心，不是凭着眼见─加三2，14，约二十25~29，林后五7。

贰　神在信仰里产生召会作为敬虔的奥秘─神团体的显现于肉体─提前三16：

一　神的显现首先是在基督里，那是在肉体里个别的彰显─16节，西二9，约一1，14：

１　新约不是说，神的儿子成为肉体，乃是启示，神显现于肉体─提前三15~16：

ａ　显现于肉体的神，不仅是子神，乃是整个的神─父、子、灵。

ｂ　整个神，不仅是子神，成为肉体；因此，基督成为肉体就是整个神显现于肉体─约一1，14，十四10~11。

２　话，就是神，成为肉体；话所是的这位神，不是部分的神，乃是整个的神─子神、父神、灵神─一1，14。

３　神格一切的丰满，都有形有体地居住在基督里面；“神格一切的丰满”一辞乃指整个的神格，指父、子、灵的丰满─西二9。

二　提前三章十五至十六节指明，不仅作头的基督自己是神显现于肉体，连作基督身体和神家的召会也是神显现于肉体─敬虔的奥秘：

１　十六节的“敬虔”，不仅是指虔诚，也是指神活在召会中，就是那是生命的神在召会中活了出来，得着了彰显。

２　召会生活乃是神的彰显；因此，敬虔的奥秘就是正当召会的生活─林前一2~9，十四24~25。

３　神显现于召会─神的家和基督的身体─就是祂在肉体里扩大的团体彰显─弗二19，一22~23：

ａ　神显现于肉体，开始于基督在地上的时候，在召会中延续；召会是神显现于肉体的扩增、扩大和繁殖─约十四9，提前三15~16。

ｂ　这是基督从召会活出，成为神的显现─照着新约成为肉体的原则，神以一种更广泛的方式显现于肉体─林前七40，加二20。

４　敬虔的极大奥秘乃是神成为人，使人在生命和性情上，但不在神格上，成为神，以产生一个团体的神人，使神显现于肉体─罗八3，一3~4，弗四24。

Ⅰ　In the New Testament, faith bears two denotations—objective and subjective:

Ａ　In the objective denotation, faith refers to the entire revelation of the New Testament concerning the person of Christ and His redemptive work—Acts 6:7; 14:22; Rom. 16:26; 1 Cor. 16:13; 1 Tim. 1:19b; Jude 3, 20.

Ｂ　In the subjective denotation, faith refers to the act of believing—Luke 18:8; Mark 11:22.

Ⅱ　Faith is the unique way for God to carry out His New Testament economy with man—Heb. 11:6:

Ａ　The economy of God is a matter in faith, that is, in the sphere and element of the faith, in God and through Christ—1 Tim. 1:4.

Ｂ　Faith is the unique requirement for people to contact God in His New Testament economy—v. 4; Heb. 11:1, 6.

Ｃ　God's New Testament economy, which is to dispense Himself into His chosen people, is not in the natural realm nor in the work of the law but in the spiritual sphere of the new creation through regeneration by faith in Christ—Gal. 6:14-15; 3:23-26:

１　By faith we are born of God to be His sons, partaking of His life and nature to express Him—v. 26; John 1:12-13; 2 Pet. 1:4.

２　By faith in Christ we are put into Christ to become the members of His Body, sharing all that He is for His expression—John 3:15; Rom. 12:4-5.

Ⅲ　Faith is the principle by which God deals with His people in the New Testa-ment—Gal. 3:22-24:

Ａ　This faith characterizes the believers in Christ and distinguishes them from the keepers of law; this is the main emphasis of the book of Galatians.

Ｂ　The law of the Old Testament stresses letters and ordinances, whereas the faith of the New Testament emphasizes Spirit and life.

Ｃ　Faith is the way for God's people to apprehend, comprehend, grasp, enjoy, and participate in all that God is to His people through His having been processed—vv. 2, 5, 14.

Ⅳ　The faith in Christ by which the believers are justified is related to their appre-ciation of the person of the Son of God as the most precious One—Heb. 12:2:

Ａ　The experiential definition of faith is that faith is the preciousness of Jesus infused into us.

Ｂ　Genuine faith is Christ Himself infused into us to become our ability to believe in Him; after the Lord Jesus has been infused into us, He spontaneously becomes our faith.

Ⅴ　The faith of the Son of God refers to the faith of Jesus Christ in us (Gal. 2:16), which becomes the faith by which we believe in Him—3:22; Rom. 3:22, 26:

Ａ　As we behold the Lord, hear Him, and treasure Him, He causes faith to be generated in us, enabling us to believe in Him—Matt. 17:5; Heb. 12:2.

Ｂ　Christ becomes the faith in us by which we believe in Him; this faith is the faith in Him, and it is also the faith that belongs to Him—Rom. 3:22; Gal. 2:16.

Ｃ　When we believe in Christ, we enter into Him; we believe ourselves into Christ and thereby become one spirit with Him—John 3:15; 1 Cor. 6:17.