2000国殇节
总题:新的复兴—成为新耶路撒冷
第三篇 借着神生机救恩的过程而成为新耶路撒冷(一)经历新耶路撒冷作神完整救恩的具体表现
Message Three Becoming the New Jerusalem through the Process of God's Organic Salvation (1) Experiencing the New Jerusalem as the Embodiment of God's Complete Salvation
读经:罗五10,启二十一11,23,二十二1~2,5,14,19~20。
Scripture Reading: Rom. 5:10; Rev. 21:11, 23; 22:1-2, 5, 14, 19-20
壹 新耶路撒冷是神完整救恩的具体表现,有其法理的一面和生机的一面─罗五10,启二二14:
I. The New Jerusalem is the embodiment of God's complete salvation with its judicial and organic aspects—Rom. 5:10; Rev. 22:14:
一 神完整的救恩乃是神的义作根基,以及神的生命作总结的组成─罗五18。
A. God's complete salvation is a composition of God's righteousness as the base and God's life as the consummation—Rom. 5:18.
二 整个新耶路撒冷乃是生命的,建在义的根基上─启二一14,19~20,参创九8~17,诗八九14。
B. The entire New Jerusalem is a matter of life built on the foundation of righteousness—Rev. 21:14, 19-20; cf. Gen. 9:8-17; Psa. 89:14.
三 在新耶路撒冷里,基督仍是救赎的羔羊─启二二1:
C. In the New Jerusalem Christ will still be the redeeming Lamb—Rev. 22:1:
1 在已过的永远里,因着救赎的设计,祂被指派作羔羊─彼前一19~20。
1. He was appointed to be the Lamb in eternity past in the design of redemption—1 Pet. 1:19-20.
2 在时间里,祂身为羔羊受死,成就了救赎─约一29,彼前一18~19。
2. He died as the Lamb in time for the accomplishment of redemption—John 1:29; 1 Pet. 1:18-19.
3 在永世里,祂仍是羔羊,作为救赎的记念─太二六29,启二二1。
3. In eternity He will still be the Lamb as a memorial of redemption—Matt. 26:29; Rev. 22:1.
四 在神生机的救恩里,神逐步的在神圣的生命中拯救我们,使我们全人被这生命所充满,而成为生命的城─罗八10,6,11,启二二1~2。
D. In His organic salvation God proceeds step by step to save us in the divine life so that we may be filled with this life in our entire being to become the city of life—Rom. 8:10, 6, 11; Rev. 22:1-2.
贰 神法理的救赎包括赦罪、洗罪、蒙神称义、与神和好、在地位上圣别归主,是要预备神人活出神生机的救恩,以完成神永远的经纶─罗五10:
II. God's judicial redemption of forgiveness of sins, washing away of sins, justification by God, reconciliation to God, and positional sanctification unto the Lord is to prepare the God-men to live the organic salvation of God for the accomplishment of God's eternal economy—Rom. 5:10:
一 旧约的逾越节启示,羔羊的血是救赎的一面,照着神法理的要求;羔羊的肉是拯救的一面,照着神在生机上生命的供给─出十二7~8。
A. The Passover in the Old Testament reveals the redeeming aspect of the blood of the lamb according to God's judicial requirement and the saving aspect of the flesh of the lamb according to God's organic provision of life—Exo. 12:7-8.
二 在主桌子上,杯表征主为了我们法理救赎所流的血,饼表征祂为了我们生机救恩所释放的生命─太二六26~28,约六54~55。
B. At the Lord's table the cup signifies the blood which the Lord shed for our judicial redemption and the bread signifies His life which He released for our organic salvation—Matt. 26:26-28; John 6:54-55.
三 主所说父亲接纳儿子的比喻中,上好的袍子表征基督是使神满足的义,好遮盖我们,为着我们法理的救赎;肥牛犊表征我们所享受的丰富基督,为着我们生机的救恩─路十五22~23。
C. In the Lord's parable of a father receiving his son, the best robe signifies Christ as the God-satisfying righteousness to cover us for our judicial redemption, and the fattened calf signifies the rich Christ to be enjoyed by us for our organic salvation—Luke 15:22-23.
四 主钉十字架时,祂肋旁流出的血,表征祂的死在救赎的一面,为着我们法理的救赎;祂肋旁流出的水,表征生命分赐的一面,为着我们生机的救恩─约十九34。
D. In the Lord's crucifixion, the blood out of His side signifies the redemptive aspect of His death for our judicial redemption and the water out of His side signifies the life-imparting aspect for our organic salvation—John 19:34.
叁 神生机救恩的过程乃是神的行动,要使人在生命和性情上成为神,但无分于神格:
III. The process of God's organic salvation is God's move to deify man, making man God in life and in nature but not in the Godhead:
一 神生机救恩的关键,乃是那灵同我们的灵─罗八16,林前六17。
A. The key of God's organic salvation is the Spirit with our spirit—Rom. 8:16; 1 Cor. 6:17.
二 我们在生机一面蒙拯救而成为新耶路撒冷,乃是借着操练我们的灵,享受三一神─提前四7,提后一6~7,犹19~21:
B. We are saved organically to become the New Jerusalem by exercising our spirit to enjoy the Triune God—1 Tim. 4:7; 2 Tim. 1:6-7; Jude 19-21:
1 我们需要享受父神作生命的光─启二一23,11,二二5:
1. We need to enjoy God the Father as the light of life—Rev. 21:23, 11; 22:5:
a 借着我们与那是光的神(约壹一5,西一12)有真实、亲密、活泼、爱的交通,我们就看见自己是有罪的,而以基督作我们的赎罪祭和赎愆祭,使我们留在属灵的生命循环里─约壹一7~9。
a. Through our genuine, intimate, living, and loving fellowship with God, who is light (1 John 1:5; Col. 1:12), we will realize that we are sinful and we will take Christ as our sin offering and trespass offering so that we can remain in the spiritual cycle of life—1 John 1:7-9.
b 为着基督身体的建造,我们不需要人造的光,而需要借着神的话,在神圣、救赎、并照耀的光底下行事并生活─赛五十10~11,约八12,诗一一九105,130,太五14,启一20,参诗七三17。
b. For the building up of the Body of Christ, we do not need the artificial light created by man; instead, we need to walk and live under the divine, redeeming, shining light through the word of God—Isa. 50:10-11; John 8:12; Psa. 119:105, 130; Matt. 5:14; Rev. 1:20; cf. Psa. 73:17.
2 我们需要享受子神作生命树─启二二2,创二7~9:
2. We need to enjoy God the Son as the tree of life—Rev. 22:2; Gen. 2:7-9:
a 生命树表征钉十字架(由树,就是木头所含示─彼前二24)并复活(由神的生命所含示─约十一25)的基督,祂是神一切丰富的具体化身,作我们的食物─启二4,7。
a. The tree of life signifies the crucified (implied in the tree as a piece of wood—1 Pet. 2:24) and resurrected (implied in the life of God—John 11:25) Christ as the embodiment of all the riches of God for our food—Rev. 2:4, 7.
b 我们不仅是吃这树的人,时常享受新鲜的果子,我们也是这树的枝子,住在祂里面,享受生命的汁液─约十五5,十四6,十五7,八31。
b. We are not only the eaters of this tree, enjoying the continually fresh fruit, but also the branches of this tree, abiding in Him to enjoy the life-juice—John 15:5; 14:6; 15:7; 8:31.
c 在创世记二章九节,生命树是独一的,但今天生命树长在我们众人里面,使我们每一个人都成为小生命树─约壹三9,可四26,西二19。
c. The tree of life was unique in Genesis 2:9, but today the tree of life grows in all of us, causing each one of us to be a small tree of life— 1 John 3:9; Mark 4:26; Col. 2:19.
3 我们需要享受灵神作生命河─启二二1:
3. We need to enjoy God the Spirit as the river of life—Rev. 22:1:
a 借着喝活水,我们就成为新耶路撒冷,就是永远生命的总和,也就是涌流之三一神的目的地─约四14下。
a. By drinking the living water, we become the New Jerusalem, the totality of the eternal life, the destination of the flowing Triune God—John 4:14b.
b 我们这些在基督里的信徒,需要喝生命水,并涌流生命水─约七37~39,参箴十一25。
b. As believers in Christ we need to drink and flow the water of life—John 7:37-39; cf. Prov. 11:25.
三 当我们经历神生机救恩的每一段,我们就一层一层的爬上去,直到我们成为新耶路撒冷里的人:
C. As we experience each section of God's organic salvation, we go up level by level until we become beings in the New Jerusalem:
1 我们得了重生,有分于神的生命,成为神的种类,神的儿女,得着神儿子的名分─约一12~13,启二一7,二二14下。
1. We are regenerated by participating in God's life to become God's species, God's children, for God's sonship—John 1:12-13; Rev. 21:7; 22:14b.
2 我们成为圣别,有分于神的性情,成为与圣城一样的圣─帖前五23,弗五26。
2. We are sanctified by participating in God's nature to become as holy as the holy city—1 Thes. 5:23; Eph. 5:26.
3 我们得以更新,有分于神的心思,成为与新耶路撒冷一样的新─林后四16,弗四23。
3. We are renewed by participating in God's mind to become as new as the New Jerusalem—2 Cor. 4:16; Eph. 4:23.
4 我们被变化,有分于神的所是,被作为金、银、(珍珠、)和宝石的三一神所构成─林前三12,林后三18,罗十二2,启二一18~21。
4. We are transformed by participating in God's being to be constituted with the Triune God as gold, silver, (pearl), and precious stones—1 Cor. 3:12; 2 Cor. 3:18; Rom. 12:2; Rev. 21:18-21.
5 我们被模成神长子的形像,有分于神的形像,有新耶路撒冷显出的样子─罗八28~29,启二一11,四3。
5. We are conformed to the image of the firstborn Son of God by participating in God's image to have the appearance of the New Jerusalem—Rom. 8:28-29; Rev. 21:11; 4:3.
6 我们被荣化,有分于神的荣耀,完全被新耶路撒冷的荣耀所充满─罗八21,腓三21,启二一11。
6. We are glorified by participating in God's glory to be completely permeated with the glory of the New Jerusalem—Rom. 8:21; Phil. 3:21; Rev. 21:11.