1997冬季训练
总题：哥林多前后书结晶读经/基督的神性结晶读经
第五篇　新约的执事
Message Five The Ministers of the New Covenant
壹　借着受苦、消耗的压力、以及十字架杀死的工作，由主、并用主作赐生命并变化之灵所构成：
I.　Being constituted by and with the Lord as the life-giving and transforming Spirit through sufferings, consuming pressures, and the killing work of the cross:
一　在他们一切的患难中受神的安慰，叫他们能安慰那些在各样患难中的人，为着建造基督的身体─林后一3~4。
A.　Comforted by God in all their affliction that they may be able to comfort others in every affliction for the building up of the Body of Christ—2 Cor. 1:3-4.
二　在他们的环境中受压，以致绝了指望，使他们学习不信靠自己，只信靠复活的神─8~10节。
B.　Pressed down unto despair in their environment that they might learn not to trust in themselves but in the God of resurrection—vv. 8-10.
三　保守他们的心转向主，以没有帕子遮蔽的脸，观看并返照主的荣光，使他们渐渐变化成为复活并得荣之基督的形像─三16~18。
C.　Keeping their hearts turned to the Lord with an unveiled face to behold and reflect the glory of the Lord for their continual transformation into the image of the resurrected and glorified Christ—3:16-18.
四　他们外面的人在销毁，他们里面的人却因复活生命新鲜的供应，得着滋养而日日在更新─四16。
D.　Being consumed in their outer man but being renewed in their inner man day by day by being nourished with the fresh supply of the resurrection life—4:16.
贰　他们行事为人靠着神的恩典─一12：
II.　Conducting themselves in the grace of God—1:12:
一　恩典就是基督自己作经过过程之三一神具体的化身，给我们享受─林前十五10， 参加二20。
A.　Grace being Christ Himself as the embodiment of the processed Triune God for our enjoyment—1 Cor. 15:10; cf. Gal. 2:20.
二　借着苦难，享受基督作他们完全够用的恩典：
B.　Enjoying Christ as their all-sufficient grace through sufferings:
1　从主得着超越的启示─林后十二7上。
1.　Receiving transcendent revelations from the Lord—2 Cor. 12:7a.
2　有一根刺加在肉体上，好蒙保守，不过于高抬自己，而留在谦卑的地位上，享受基督作恩典─7节下。
2.　Being given a thorn in the flesh to be kept from being exceedingly lifted up and kept in a position of humility to enjoy Christ as grace—v. 7b.
3　基督作恩典，成为他们的能力，在他们的软弱中覆庇、荫庇他们，而成为他们的住处，在他们的受苦中维持、扶持、维护、保卫、并保守他们─8~10节。
3.　Christ as grace becoming power tabernacling over them, overshadowing them, in their weaknesses to become their dwelling place to sustain, support, maintain, protect, and keep them in their sufferings—vv. 8-10.
4　在他们的旧人里是软弱的，但在覆庇的基督里是有能力的─10节。
4.　Being weak in their old being but powerful in the overshadowing Christ—v. 10.
叁　凭着作经过过程并终极完成之三一神终极完成的那灵，在他们的灵里生活、行事并行动─二13~14，四 13：
III.　Living, walking, and acting in their spirit by the Spirit as the consummation of the processed and consummated Triune God—2:13-14; 4:13:
一　凡事都凭基督的人位，在基督的面前，就是在基督的面光中而行─二10，四6。
A.　Doing everything in the person of Christ, the face of Christ, the presence of Christ—2:10; 4:6.
二　活出基督的绝不改变─一17~20。
B.　Living out the changelessness of Christ—1:17-20.
三　借着基督的温柔和蔼劝人─十1。
C.　Entreating through the meekness and gentleness of Christ—10:1.
四　基督的真实在他们里面─十一10。
D.　The truthfulness of Christ being in them—11:10.
五　是一个在基督里的人─十二2上。
E.　Being a man in Christ—12:2a.
六　基督的恩传输给他们─十三14。
F.　The grace of Christ being transmitted to them—13:14.
七　在基督里面说话，基督也在他们里面说话─二17，十三3。
G.　Speaking in Christ and Christ speaking in them—2:17; 13:3.
肆　用五个极其重要，意义深长的隐喻，说明新约的执事和他们的职事，是如何构成的，他们是如何行事并生活的，以及他们的职事是如何完成的：
IV.　Five significant and expressive metaphors illustrating how the ministers of the new covenant and their ministry were constituted, how they behaved and lived, and how their ministry was carried out:
一　凯旋行列中的俘虏，庆祝基督的得胜─二12~14上。
A.　Captive in a triumphal procession for the celebration of Christ's victory—2:12-14a.
二　带香的人，散放基督的香气─二14下~16。
B.　Incense-bearer to scatter the fragrance of Christ—2:14b-16.
三　用基督为内容所写的信─三1~3。
C.　Letters written with Christ as the content—3:1-3.
四　观看并返照基督荣耀的镜子，为要渐渐变化成为祂荣耀的形像─三18。
D.　Mirrors beholding and reflecting the glory of Christ in order to be transformed into His glorious image—3:18.
五　盛装荣耀基督这超越宝贝的瓦器─四7。
E.　Earthen vessels to contain the Christ of glory as the excellent treasure—4:7.
伍　是基督的大使：
V.　Being ambassadors of Christ:
一　不凭他们所是或所能作的而活，乃凭基督自己这不死的生命而活─五4。
A.　Not living by what they are or can do but by the immortal life, Christ Himself—5:4.
二　怀着雄心大志，要讨主的喜悦─9节。
B.　Determined to gain the honor of being well pleasing to Christ—v. 9.
三　为基督的爱所困迫─14节。
C.　Constrained by the love of Christ—v. 14.
四　按着在他们灵里的基督认人─16节。
D.　Knowing others according to Christ in the spirit—v. 16.
五　使信徒与神和好，并把他们许配基督─20节，十一2。
E.　To reconcile the believers to God and betroth them to Christ—v. 20; 11:2.
陆　是神的同工：
VI.　Being co-workers of God:
一　与神同工─六1~2。
A.　Working together with God—6:1-2.
二　借着适应一切的生命，证荐他们自己是神的执事─3~13节。
B.　Commending themselves as ministers of God by an all-fitting life—vv. 3-13.
三　是爱召会的人─十一28~29，十二15。
C.　Being lovers of the church—11:28-29; 12:15.
柒　借着有分于神的爱、基督的恩、圣灵的交通，完满的享受神圣的三一─十三14。
VII.　Enjoying the Divine Trinity in full by participating in the love of God, the grace of Christ, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit—13:14.