2003冬季训练
总题:加拉太书结晶读经
第一篇 加拉太书中神圣启示的中心点
Message One The Focal Point of the Divine Revelation in the Book of Galatians
读经:加一15~16,二20,四19,三26~28,六15
Scripture Reading: Gal. 1:15-16; 2:20; 4:19; 3:26-28; 6:15
壹 圣经所启示最重要、最奥秘的事,就是神终极的心意,要在基督里将祂自己作到祂所拣选的人里面─弗三17上,四4~6:
I. The most crucial and mysterious matter revealed in the Bible is that God's ultimate intention is to work Himself in Christ into His chosen people—Eph. 3:17a; 4:4-6:
一 神渴望将祂自己作到我们里面,这是圣经中神圣启示的中心点─罗八9~10,6,11。
A. God's desire to work Himself into our being is the focal point of the divine revelation in the Scriptures—Rom. 8:9-10, 6, 11.
二 加拉太书启示,神的心意是要将基督作到祂所拣选的人里面,使他们成为神的众子,作祂团体的彰显─一15~16,二20,四19,三26,六10,16。
B. The book of Galatians reveals that God's intention is for Christ to be wrought into His chosen people that they may become sons of God for His corporate expression—1:15-16; 2:20; 4:19; 3:26; 6:10, 16.
贰 加拉太书陈明神两个经纶的比较─祂旧约的经纶,以及祂新约的经纶─三22~29:
II. The book of Galatians presents a comparison of God's two economies—His Old Testament economy and His Testament economy—3:22-29:
一 代表神旧约的辞是“律法”,代表神新约的辞是“基督”─24节。
A. The word for God's Old Testament economy is law, and the word for God's New Testament economy is Christ—v. 24.
二 保罗经历真正的转变,从神律法的旧经纶转向祂基督的新经纶─一13~16。
B. Paul experienced a genuine conversion, a real turn from God's old economy of law to His new economy of Christ—1:13-16.
三 基督、那灵、新造、以及我们的灵,是这卷书所启示基要的四项,这些都是神新约经纶中基础的思想 ─二20,三2,六15,18。
C. Christ, the Spirit, the new creation, and our spirit are the four basic things covered in this book as the underlying thought of God's economy—2:20; 3:2; 6:15, 18.
四 神新约的经纶乃是要将祂自己这位经过过程并终极完成的三一神,分赐到我们里面,作我们的生命和一切,使祂自己与我们成为一,我们也与祂成为一,好叫我们能团体的彰显祂,直到永远─罗八10,6,11,十二4~5,启二一2,9~10。
D. God's New Testament economy is to dispense Himself as the processed and consummated Triune God into our being to be our life and our everything to make Himself one with us and us one with Him so that we may express Him in a corporate way for eternity—Rom. 8:10, 6, 11; 12:4-5; Rev. 21:2, 9-10.
五 神的心意不是要得着一班好人,乃是要得着许多与祂在生机上是一,并且有祂生命与性情的儿子,使他们因此能成为基督身体的肢体─罗八14,十二4~5。
E. It is not God's intention to have a group of good people; God wants many sons who are one with Him organically and who possess His life and nature and who thus can be members of the Body of Christ—Rom. 8:14; 12:4-5.
六 神新约的经纶乃是把祂自己分赐到祂所拣选并救赎的人里面,使他们成为祂的儿子;因此,儿子的名分乃是神经纶的中心点─加四4~6。
F. God's New Testament economy is the dispensing of Himself into His chosen and redeemed people to make them His sons; therefore, sonship is the focal point of God's economy—Gal. 4:4-6.
七 当我们读加拉太书时,我们需要看见,神新约的经纶乃是要把我们放在基督里,并将祂自己作为包罗万有、赐生命的灵分赐到我们里面,好在我们与三一神之间产生一个生机的联结,就是在生命里生机的一,使我们成为祂团体的彰显─三27~28,四19,六10,16。
G. As we read the book of Galatians, we need to see that God's New Testament economy is to put us into Christ and to impart Himself as the all-inclusive life-giving Spirit into us to produce an organic union—an organic oneness in life—between us and the Triune God so that we may become His corporate expression—Gal. 3:27-28; 4:19; 6:10, 16.
叁 加拉太书启示基督与宗教并宗教的律法相对─二16,20:
III. Galatians reveals that Christ is versus religion with its law—2:16, 20:
一 加拉太书对付借着摩西颁赐的律法,以及照着这律法形成的宗教─四21,一13~14。
A. Galatians deals with the law given by Moses and with the religion formed according to this law—4:21; 1:13-14.
二 犹太教的基础,律法,已经由基督了结并顶替─罗十4,加二16。
B. The law, the base of Judaism, has been terminated and replaced by Christ—Rom. 10:4; Gal. 2:16.
三 加拉太书厉害的对付人偏离基督而回到律法─五1~2,4。
C. The book of Galatians deals strongly with deviation from Christ by coming back to the law—5:1-2, 4.
四 神心头的愿望不会因我们努力遵守律法而得着满足;惟有我们与基督同在,并且活出基督,祂的愿望才能得着满足─腓一21上。
D. The desire of God's heart cannot be satisfied by our efforts to keep the law; His desire can be satisfied only if we remain with Christ and live Him out—Phil. 1:21a.
五 在基督来到以后还持守律法,乃是违反神新约经纶的基本原则─加四21,五4:
E. To hold to the law after Christ has come is against the basic principle of God's New Testament economy—Gal. 4:21; 5:4:
1 把人从基督那里夺去,把他们带回到律法,乃是违反神的经纶。
1. It is rebellion against God's economy to snatch people from Christ and and to bring them back to the law.
2 基督既已来了,律法的功用就了结了;因此,基督必须在我们的生活里顶替律法,以成就神永远的定旨─三23~25。
2. Since Christ has come, the function of the law has been terminated; therefore, Christ must replace the law in our life for the fulfillment of God's eternal purpose—6:12-13; 3:23-25.
六 加拉太书所对付三样主要消极的事物乃是律法、肉体和宗教;这三样是并行的,因为当我们在律法之下时,我们与肉体、宗教都有牵连─二16,三3,一13~14,六14。
F. The three main negative things dealt with in Galatians are the law, the flesh, and religion; these three go together, for when we are under the law, we are involved with both the flesh and religion—2:16; 3:3; 1:13-14; 6:14.
七 保罗在加拉太书里的负担就是要启示基督到一个地步,祂不只成为神经纶的中心点,也成了我们日常生活行动的中心点─一15~16。
G. Paul's burden in Galatians was to reveal Christ in such a way that He would be not only the focal point of God's economy but also the focal point of our daily walk—1:15-16.
肆 神新约的经纶不在于旧造里的人,乃在于借着基督的复活而在新造里的人─六14~15,一1:
IV. God's New Testament economy is not with man in the old creation but with man in the new creation through the resurrection of Christ—6:14; 1:1:
一 加拉太书里主要的点不是受割礼不受割礼,也不是要不要宗教的问题;加拉太书里主要的点乃是,我们是不是借着与三一神有生机的联结而成为新造─六15。
A. The main issue in Galatians is not circumcision or uncircumcision, religion or no religion; it is an issue of whether or not we are a new creation through an organic union with the Triune God—6:15.
二 表面看来,保罗写加拉太书是为了对付律法;实际上,这卷书乃是对付旧造。
B. Apparently Paul wrote the book of Galatians to deal with the law; actually this book deals with the old creation.
三 新造完全有别于任何一种宗教;宗教是旧造的一部分,宗教世界里所有的作法都是旧造的一部分─14节。
C. The new creation is altogether different from any kind of religion; religion is part of the old creation, and everything practiced in the religious world is part of the old creation—v. 14.
四 借着神的儿子活人位里面的启示,加拉太书把我们带到新造─15节,一15~16。
D. Galatians brings us to the new creation by way of the inward revelation of the living person of the Son of God—v. 15; 1:15-16.
五 新造就是神与人的调和─约十五4,约壹四15:
E. The new creation is the mingling of God with man—John 15:4; 1 John 4:15:
1 新造的意思是,经过过程并终极完成的三一神以祂自己与我们调和,用祂自己构成我们,使我们成为新的─弗四4~6,24,西三10~11。
1. The meaning of the new creation is that the processed and consummated Triune God mingles Himself with us and constitutes us with Himself to make us new—Eph. 4:4-6, 24; Col. 3:10-11.
2 虽然我们还是神所造的,但我们与神这位创造者调和了。
2. Although we remain God's creature, we are nonetheless mingled with the Creator.
3 现今我们既与创造者成为一,祂的生命就成为我们的生命,我们的生活也就成为祂的生活;这种调和产生一个新造─林前六17。
3. Because we now one with the Creator, His life becomes our life, and our living becomes His living; this mingling produces a new creation—1 Cor. 6:17.
六 我们要在新造里,就必须进入与三一神生机的联结里;我们若离开这个联结,就仍然留在旧造里─林后五17。
F. If we would be in the new creation, we must enter into an organic union with the Triune God; apart from this union we remain in the old creation—2 Cor. 5:17.
七 新造是在基督里的新人,(弗四24,)是我们由那灵重生的人,(约三6,)有神的生命和性情作到其中,(36节,彼后一4,)有基督为其构成成分,(西三10~11,)成为新的构成;这新造成就神永远的定旨,在神儿子的名分里彰显神。─引用经文
G. The new creation is the new man in Christ (Eph. 4:24), our being regenerated by the Spirit (John 3:6), having God's life and the divine nature wrought into us (v. 36; 2 Pet. 1:4), with Christ as its constituent (Col. 3:10-11); it is this new creation that fulfills God's eternal purpose by expressing God in His sonship.