2002春季长老
总题：认识身体（一）
第二篇　基督身体的生活与事奉
Message Two The Living and Service of the Body of Christ
读经：腓三10，四12~13，罗十五16，林前十五58
Scripture Reading: Phil. 3:10; 4:12-13; Rom. 15:16; 1 Cor. 15:58
壹　基督身体的生活有四方面：
I.　The living of the Body of Christ has four aspects:
一　基督身体的生活，是以基督为头，为生命，为内容，为主体，为中心，为目标：
A.　The living of the Body of Christ takes Christ as its Head, life, content, principal object, center, and goal:
1　基督为头，为生命，为内容，是关于基督作祂身体的源头及元素，说出基督身体的出处及所是─弗五23，西三4上，11下。
1.　Christ as its Head, life and content is concerning Christ as the source and element of His Body and refers to the origin and being of the Body—Eph. 5:23; Col. 3:4a, 11b.
2　基督为主体，为中心，为目标，是关于基督作祂身体的意义及彰显，说出基督身体的性能及功用─林前十二12，弗一23，腓三14。
2.　Christ as its principal object, center, and goal is concerning Christ as the meaning and expression of His Body and refers to the capacity and function of the Body—1 Cor. 12:12; Eph.1:23; Phil. 3:14.
二　基督身体的生活，有那灵为素质，为实际，并以那灵为秘诀，为效能：
B.　The living of the Body of Christ has the Spirit as its essence and reality and takes the Spirit as its secret and effectiveness:
1　那灵为素质，为实际，是关于基督身体内在的性质及外在的真情，说出基督身体内在的所是及外在的实现─弗四4上，约壹五6。
1.　The Spirit as its essence and reality is concerning the inward nature and the real outward state of the Body, and refers to the inward being and outward manifestation of the Body—Eph. 4:4a; 1 John 5:6.
2　那灵为秘诀，为效能，是关于基督身体的技术及所能，说出基督身体的巧妙及功绩─腓四12~13，罗十五13。
2.　The Spirit as its secret and effectiveness is concerning the skill and ability of the Body and refers to the skillfulness and achievements of the Body— Phil. 4:12-13; Rom. 15:13.
三　基督身体的生活，是以基督的钉死与复活为规律：
C.　The living of the Body of Christ takes the crucifixion and resurrection of Christ as its regulation:
1　我们需要以基督的钉死为消极方面的规律：
1.　We need to be regulated in the negative aspect by the crucifixion of Christ:
a　我们与基督同钉死是已经成功的事实，藉神圣的启示而得看见─六6。
a.　Our crucifixion with Christ is an accomplished fact realized through divine revelation—6:6.
b　我们与基督同钉死是日常该有的经历，藉那灵的效能而得享用─八13下，加五24。
b.　Our crucifixion with Christ should be our daily experience, enjoyed by us through the effectiveness of the Spirit—8:13b; Gal. 5:24.
2　我们需要以基督的复活为积极方面的规律：
2.　We need to be regulated in the positive aspect by the resurrection of Christ:
a　我们与基督同复活是已经成功的事实─弗二6上。
a.　Our resurrection with Christ is an accomplished fact—Eph. 2:6a.
b　我们与基督同复活是日常该有的经历─腓三10，歌二8~9，14，诗九一1。
b.　Our resurrection with Christ should be our daily experience—Phil. 3:10; S. S. 2:8-9, 14; Psa. 91:1.
四　基督身体的生活，是以生命与身体为原则：
D.　The living of the Body of Christ takes life and the Body as the principle:
1　我们需要以神内在的生命，就是作神化身的基督为原则，不是以人外在的行为、道德为原则─约壹五11~12，罗九11下，加二16上。
1.　We need to take the inward life of God, Christ, as the principle, not outward conduct or outward ethical morality—1 John 5:11-12; Rom. 9:11b; Gal. 2:16a.
2　我们需要以身体为原则，凭生命的灵活出基督，并共同生活，配搭着活出基督的身体，作基督的丰满，以彰显基督─腓一19~21上，罗十二5，弗一23。
2.　We need to take the Body as the principle, living Christ out by the Spirit of life and living corporately and coordinating to live out the Body of Christ to be the fullness of Christ to express Him—Phil. 1:19-21a; Rom. 12:5; Eph. 1:23.
贰　基督身体的事奉是活的、生机的、专特的，每个肢体都从主接受专一的负担，完成各人的事奉：
II.　The service of the Body of Christ is living, organic, and particular, with each member receiving a particular burden from the Lord to fulfill his own service:
一　基督身体的事奉，是新约福音祭司体系的事奉─彼前二5，9：
A.　The service of the Body of Christ is the service of the New Testament priesthood of the gospel—1 Pet. 2:5, 9:
1　这事奉是以传福音救罪人，将他们当作祭物献与神为中心─罗十五16。
1.　This service is centered on the preaching of the gospel to save sinners and offer them as sacrifices to God—Rom. 15:16.
2　这事奉是以建造基督的身体为目标─弗四11~12。
2.　The goal of this service is to build up the Body of Christ—Eph. 4:11-12.
二　在基督身体的事奉里，我们需要以基督为主，照着基督的心意，并为着基督的目的─徒二36，林后四5，徒十三2。
B.　In the service of the Body of Christ, we need to take Christ as the Lord according to His desire and for His purpose—Acts 2:36; 2 Cor. 4:5; Acts 13:2.
三　在基督身体的事奉里，我们需要以圣灵为能力，为权柄─徒一8，太二八18~　19：
C.　In the service of the Body of Christ, we need to take the Holy Spirit as power and authority—Acts 1:8; Matt. 28:18-19:
1　我们需要凭圣灵的能力，传讲神的话─徒四31下，林前二4，徒六8，10。
1.　We need to preach the Word of God by the power of the Holy Spirit—Acts 4:31b; 1 Cor. 2:4; Acts 6:8, 10.
2　我们需要凭圣灵分赐生命─徒十一18，林后三6。
2.　We need to dispense life by the Spirit—Acts 11:18; 2 Cor. 3:6.
四　在基督身体的事奉里，我们需要以身体为凭借─罗十二5：
D.　In the service of the Body of Christ, we need to take the Body as the means— Rom. 12:5:
1　身体各个肢体都该事奉─4节，林前十二7，11。
1.　Every member of the Body should participate in service—v. 4; 1 Cor. 12:7,
2　这是在身体的配搭中，身体团体的事奉─罗十二5：
11.　2.　This is the corporate service of the Body in the coordination of the Body— Rom. 12:5:
a　我们需要传扬福音，拯救罪人─十五16。
a.　We need to preach the gospel to save sinners—Rom. 15:16.
b　我们需要喂养主的小羊，并牧养主的羊群─约二一15~17。
b.　We need to feed the Lord's lambs and shepherd the Lord's flock—John 21:15-17.
c　我们需要成全圣徒，建造基督的身体─弗四11~12。
c.　We need to perfect the saints to build up the Body of Christ—Eph. 4:11-12.
d　我们需要申言为主说话，建造召会─林前十四1，3~5，12，24，31。
d.　We need to prophesy, speaking for the Lord to build up the church— 1 Cor. 14:1, 3-5, 12, 24, 31.
3　身体借着每一供应的节，并借着每一尽功用的肢体，把身体自己建造起来─弗四16。
3.　The Body builds itself up through every joint of the supply and through every functioning member—Eph. 4:16.
五　在身体中有福音祭司献祭的三步：
E.　There are three steps of offering by the priests of the gospel in the Body:
1　我们带罪人得救，将他们当作祭物献与神─彼前二9下，5下，罗十五16。
1.　We lead sinners to salvation and offer them as sacrifices to God—1 Pet. 2:9b, 5b; Rom. 15:16.
2　我们喂养信徒，使他们长大，将自己当作活祭献与神─彼前二2，罗十二1。
2.　We nourish the believers so that they may grow up and present themselves as living sacrifices to God—1 Pet. 2:2; Rom. 12:1.
3　我们劳苦奋斗，用全般的智慧，将圣徒各人在基督里成熟的献与神─西一28~29。
3.　We labor and struggle in all wisdom to present every one of the saints full grown in Christ—Col. 1:28-29.
六　我们在主复活的生命里，用主复活的大能为祂劳苦，绝不会徒然，但借着向罪人传扬基督，对圣徒供应生命，并用对经过过程之三一神的经历作金、银、宝石来建造召会，其结果必要完成神永远的定旨─林前十五58，三12。
F.　Our labor for the Lord in His resurrection life and with His resurrection power will never be in vain, but will result in the fulfilling of God's eternal purpose through the preaching of Christ to sinners, the ministering of life to the saints, and the building up of the church with the experiences of the processed Triune God as gold, silver, and precious stones—1 Cor. 15:58; 3:12.