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基督身体的感觉
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  读经:林前十二26~27,林后十一28~29,西二19,罗十二4~5,15,腓一8

壹 按照圣经的教训和我们属灵的经历,有个东西可以称为基督身体的感觉─林前十二26~27,林后十一28~29。

贰 基督身体的感觉来自对基督的享受─西二16~19:

一 这亲爱、宝贵的一位,乃是我们所享受,作我们的食物、饮料和气息;祂是身体的元首─林前十3~4,约二十22,西一18,二19:

1 我们对基督的享受,实际上乃是出于作元首的基督;因此,当我们享受基督,我们就持定祂作元首─西二10,16~17,19节。

2 享受基督使祂主观的在经历上成为我们的元首─弗三8,17,四15。

二 当我们享受基督,祂这元首就使我们对身体有感觉─西二19。

三 我们越享受基督,在经历上就越领会,我们所享受的这位基督乃是身体的头;这样的领会使我们对身体有感觉,并使我们宝爱身体上的众肢体。

四 我们所享受的基督就是使我们对身体有感觉的元首;因此,享受基督并持定祂作元首,结果乃是我们对基督的身体有感觉─西二16~19节。

叁 基督身体的感觉乃是我们里面基督的生命的感觉─三4,15,罗八2,6,10~11,十二4~5:

一 基督那奥秘的身体,乃是基督那在我们众人里面的生命,和我们调和而成的─西三4,二19:

1 我们若还是活在自己的生命里,对主调成这身体的生命就无法认识─太十六24,林前二14,三1~3,十二12~27,弗四13~16。

2 圣经和经历都证明,我们每个人虽是基督的一个肢体,但我们每个人里面所有的,绝不是“肢体的”生命,乃是“身体的”生命─约壹五11~12,罗十二4~5。

3 在基督的身体里,任何一个肢体如果和身体是联贯的,是有交通的,就他的生命必是身体的生命;身体的生命,也必是他的生命─约壹一1~3。

4 这生命把我们众人调成基督的身体─罗八10,十二4~5。

二 关于基督身体的感觉,我们需要从我们里面神圣生命的感觉开始─八6:

1 这感觉源自神的灵,以及我们灵里神的生命─2,10节。

2 我们里面的神圣生命有感觉,并且我们重生的灵也有感觉─6,16节,林后二13。

3 这感觉称为生命的感觉,这感觉也就是基督身体的感觉─罗十二15,林前十二26~27。

三 我们若操练这感觉,这感觉会使我们对与身体有关的事有感觉─罗十二15。

四 我们若培养这感觉,这感觉会使我们能觉察基督身体里的难处。

五 我们若常常操练这感觉,并且我们若爱神并顾到召会,这感觉会成为对基督身体的感觉─林后十一28~29。

六 因着我们为自己考虑和对我们特殊工作的爱,我们里面的感觉就受到压制;这给我们看见,我们对于在基督身体里的感觉不够,并且我们还留在自己里面─罗十二4~5。

肆 基督的身体是宇宙的,我们里面的生命是宇宙的,基督身体的感觉也是宇宙的─林前十二26~27,林后十一28~29:

一 神圣的生命和那灵一进到我们里面,我们就该有一种宇宙的感觉,就是对基督身体的感觉─罗八2,10~11,十二4~5,15。

二 对身体的感觉是宇宙的,但这感觉因着我们自己的感觉和观点,而在我们里面受了限制─箴十四10,林后六11~13。

三 我们越经历主的破碎并蒙拯救脱离己,会越发觉对身体的感觉乃是宇宙的─十一28~29。

四 我们若有身体的感觉,当别人受苦或蒙福时,我们会认同他们,感觉同样的困苦或蒙福─林前十二26~27。

伍 基督身体的感觉,与我们心思的构想很有关系─西二18,三2,罗十二2~3,弗四23:

一 心思的构想就是对事情的看法,是不得了的事;对事情有正确、透彻的看法,心思的构想就是正常的。

二 我们对基督身体的理解不够,心思的构想就不对,就无法产生对基督身体的共识─罗十二4~5,弗四22~24。

陆 我们既是基督身体上的肢体,就需要有身体感,并对身体有感觉─罗十二15,林后十一28~29:

一 我们要过身体的生活,就需要有身体感─林前十二26~27。

二 保罗是以基督耶稣的心肠为他自己的心肠来顾到召会─腓一8:

1 保罗是以基督的感觉为自己的感觉,来顾到基督的身体─参徒九4~5。

2 基督对身体的感觉成了保罗对身体的感觉。

3 我们都该象保罗一样,以元首的感觉为感觉。

三 我们若有基督身体的感觉,又能顾到身体,我们的意念和行动,就能以身体为是─弗四15~16。

 

Ⅰ "Whenever we do something, we must have a proper consideration for the Body. We need to consider how the Body would feel about what we are doing. The biggest problem, the unique problem, is not knowing the Body and not caring for the Body. If we take care of the Body and are concerned for the Body, there will be no problems" (The Problems Causing the Turmoils in the Church Life, p. 35).

Ⅱ "Our attitude depends upon our seeing of the Body. The only remedy is to see the Body of Christ. It is not a matter of yes or no, good or bad. It is a matter of whether or not something is of the Body or not of the Body. We must be Body-conscious to the uttermost. What the Lord wants is the Body. But today not many really care for the Body" (p. 30).

Ⅲ "We are here for the Body. Without the backing of the Body, without the backing of the recovery, we have no way to practice the local churches. If we practice the local church life and neglect the view of the Body, our local church becomes a local sect" (p. 35).

Ⅳ "When we do something, we must not forget that we are members of the Body, and the Body is not only a local church. The local church is not a 'local body'; if it is, it becomes a local sect" (p. 29).

Ⅴ "Both the ministry and many churches in the recovery made a decision to quarantine certain divisive ones. Some did not accept this decision and have even joined these divisive ones. They have disregarded the feeling of the Body" (p. 29).

Ⅵ "According to the principle of Romans 14, we accept all of the Lord's children, but according to Romans 16:17 we have to mark those who make divisions and turn away from them. We cannot receive division-makers who have been quarantined by the Body…Again this is a matter of practicing the Body life. If a local church receives someone who has offended the Body to the uttermost, that local church is obviously not going along with and not one with the Body. We have to take care of the Body" (pp. 30-31).

Ⅶ "Receiving a person who has made trouble in the recovery and who is still making trouble involves the Body very much…The Body surely will check with a local church if there is a division-maker among them whom they have not disciplined. If they do not discipline such a one, they are wrong and are offending the Body" (p. 31).

Ⅷ "Regardless of how much help we have received from a certain one in the past, if he does something that offends the Body, we must practice the truth. We must know the Body and trust in the Body…Should we listen to the churches or take care of our own personal observation of the situation? If we put the notification of so many churches aside and go to investigate the situation ourselves, this is an offending to the Body. Do we respect the Body or do we respect ourselves?" (p. 32)

Ⅸ "The recovery is for the Body, not for any individual or merely for any individual local church. If we are going to do something, we have to consider how the Body, the recovery, will react. The problems are all due to the lack of seeing the Body and of caring for the Body…We have to honor the Body" (p. 35).

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