2004国际华语
总题：主今日恢复中急切的需要
第二篇　背道与恢复
Message Two Apostasy and Recovery
读经：耶二13，19，士十八30~31，约十八37下，十10下，十四6，约壹一1~2，5~6
Scripture Reading: Jer. 2:13, 19; Judg. 18:30-31; John 18:37b; 10:10b; 14:6; 1 John 1:1-2, 5-6
壹　今天整个基督教国是背道的;这就是主需要恢复的原因─耶二11，13，19，启二4，15：
I.　The whole of today's Christendom is an apostasy; this is the reason the Lord needs a recovery—Jer. 2:11, 13, 19; Rev. 2:4, 15:
一　背道的意思就是离开神的道路，而走别的道路，跟从神以外的事物─徒九2，十八26，彼后二2，5，21，犹11。
A.　Apostasy means to leave the way of God and to take another way to follow things other than God—Acts 9:2; 18:26; 2 Pet. 2:2, 5, 21; Jude 11.
二　背道就是在耶稣的名下，在敬拜神的掩饰下，为自己作事─士十八30~31。
B.　Apostasy is doing things for the self under the name of Jesus Christ and under the cloak of worshipping God—Judg. 18:30-31.
三　在整个以色列历史中，没有什么比但设立分裂的敬拜中心这个背道的事，更有罪、更损害神的百姓─创四九16~18，申三三22，士十八1，13~31：
C.　Nothing throughout the history of Israel was more sinful or more damaging to God's people than Dan's apostasy in setting up a divisive center of worship—Gen. 49:16-18; Deut. 33:22; Judg. 18:1, 13-31:
1　每一个分裂的中心，都是为着某个人的私利设立的;这样的作法不仅引起分裂，也引起争竞：
1.　Every divisive center is set up for someone's self-interest; such a practice causes not only division but also competition:
a　帐幕是在示罗，制作的雕像是在但。
a.　The tabernacle was in Shiloh, and the graven image was in Dan.
b　“神的殿在示罗多少日子，但人为自己设立…所制作的雕像也有多少日子”;这指明争竞─31节。
b.　"They set up the sculptured idol…the whole time that the house of God was in Shiloh"; this indicates competition—v. 31.
2　但因着很成功，就变得骄傲、单独;他只关心自己，不关心别人─申三三22，士十八27~31：
2.　Because Dan was successful, he became proud and individualistic; he cared only for himself, not for others—Deut. 33:22; Judg. 18:27-31:
a　但人背道的源头乃是不关心别的支派;不关心基督身体其他的部分，乃是背道的源头。
a.　The source of Dan's apostasy was in not caring for the other tribes; not caring for the other parts of the Body is the source of apostasy.
b　在基督教的历史里，有过许多“但人”;他们所得着的使他们骄傲并独立，不愿顺从主所命定的─申十二5，8。
b.　In the history of Christianity there have been many "Dans"; what they gained made them proud and independent, unwilling to submit to what the Lord has ordained—Deut. 12:5, 8.
四　耶罗波安的背道，可视为今天基督教的预表─王上十二25~33，十三33~34：
D.　The apostasy of Jeroboam can be considered a type of today's Christianity— 1 Kings 12:25-33; 13:33-34:
1　耶罗波安的背道破坏神的命定，就是在圣地只能有一个独一的敬拜中心，以保守神百姓的合一─申十二2~18。
1.　Jeroboam's apostasy broke God's ordination of having one unique worship center in the Holy Land for keeping the oneness of God's people—Deut. 12:2-18.
2　耶罗波安定节期，像在犹大的节期一样，行他私心所虚构的─王上十二32。
2.　Jeroboam ordained a feast like the one in Judah, doing what he had devised in his own heart—1 Kings 12:32.
五　在神新约的经纶中，所有在基督里的真信徒都成了神的祭司，但堕落的基督教建立了一个制度，任命一些信徒事奉神，使他们成为圣品阶级，叫其余的信徒作平信徒;这是一种背道的作法，是我们必须厌弃的─彼前二5，9，启一6，五10，二6，15。
E.　In God's New Testament economy, all true believers in Christ are made priests to God, but degraded Christianity has built up a system to ordain some believers to do the service of God, making them a clerical hierarchy and leaving the rest of the believers as laymen; this is an apostate practice which we must abhor and abandon—1 Pet. 2:5, 9; Rev. 1:6; 5:10; 2:6, 15.
贰　主的恢复乃是恢复真理和生命─约十八37下，十10下，约壹一1~2，5~6：
II.　The Lord's recovery is a recovery of the truth and of life—John 18:37b; 10:10b; 1 John 1:1-2, 5-6:
一　基督教所以落下去，就是因为失去了真理和生命─提后二25，一10，多一1~2。
A.　The decline of Christianity is due to the fact that it has lost both the truth and the life—2 Tim. 2:25; 1:10; Titus 1:1-2.
二　真理和生命都是基督自己─约十四6：
B.　Both the truth and the life are Christ Himself—John 14:6:
1　生命是里面、内里的内容，真理是外在的解释和说明─一4，十八37下，八12，32，36，十七17。
1.　Life is the inward and intrinsic content, and truth is the outward definition and explanation—1:4; 18:37b; 8:12, 32, 36; 17:17.
2　经历主作生命，乃是包藏在祂的真理里;因此，我们要经历主作生命，就必须认识真理─十四6，十一25，八32，36。
2.　The experience of the Lord as life is contained in the Lord as the truth; thus, in order to experience the Lord as life, we must know the truth— 14:6; 11:25; 8:32, 36.
三　主的恢复乃是恢复真理的亮光─约壹一5~6：
C.　The Lord's recovery is the recovery of the light of the truth—1 John 1:5-6:
1　真理就是神圣之光的照耀、彰显─约八12，32，36。
1.　Truth is the shining, the expression, of the divine light—John 8:12, 32, 36.
2　在主恢复里的众召会中，真理的标准该不断的提高─提前二4，三15。
2.　The standard of the truth should constantly be raised higher among all the churches in the Lord's recovery—1 Tim. 2:4; 3:15.
四　主渴望恢复对神永远的生命那合乎圣经的看法和正确的领悟─约三15，36，二十31：
D.　The Lord desires to recover the scriptural view and proper realization of the eternal life of God—John 3:15, 36; 20:31:
1　生命是神首要且基本的属性─弗四18。
1.　Life is the first and basic attribute of God—Eph. 4:18.
2　我们需要在生命中长大，在生命里得救，并在生命中作王─四13~16，罗五10，17。
2.　We need to grow in life, be saved in life, and reign in life—4:13-16; Rom. 5:10, 17.
五　生命的供备和真理的启示，乃是彼得用来对付背道的抗毒剂─彼后一3~21：
E.　The provision of life and the revelation of truth are the antidotes used by Peter in dealing with apostasy—2 Pet. 1:3-21:
1　生命是内里的能力，内里的力量，产生外在的敬虔，引到并致成荣耀─3节。
1.　Life is the inward energy, the inward strength, to bring forth the outward godliness, which leads to and results in glory—v. 3.
2　现有的真理，就是信徒所已经接受，并现在持有的真理─12节。
2.　The present truth is the truth that is present with the believers, which they have already received and now possess—v. 12.
六　保罗凭生命和真理鼓励提摩太，使他能预防召会的败落─提后一1，10，二15，25：
F.　By life and truth Paul encouraged Timothy and inoculated him against the decline of the church—2 Tim. 1:1, 10; 2:15, 25:
1　虽然召会可能堕落，许多圣徒不忠退后，永远的生命却永存不变─一1，10。
1.　Though the churches may become degraded and many of the saints may backslide in unfaithfulness, the eternal life remains forever the same— 1:1, 10.
2　真理的话正确的解开，就光照暗昧的人，预防毒素，吞灭死亡，并将偏离的人带回正途─二15，25。
2.　The word of the truth, rightly unfolded, enlightens the darkened people, inoculates against the poison, swallows up the death, and brings the distracted ones back to the proper track—2:15, 25.