2009感恩节
总题:时代的祷告
第四篇 在主耶稣的名里祷告
Message Four Praying in the Name of the Lord Jesus
读经:腓二9~11,弗五20,西三17,约十四13~14,十五16,十六23~24
Scripture Reading: Phil. 2:9-11; Eph. 5:20; Col. 3:17; John 14:13-14; 15:16; 16:23-24
壹 主的名乃是主耶稣在祂身位和工作上,一切所是之总和的表明;“在耶稣的名里”, 意即在主一切所是的范围和元素里─腓二9~11,徒三6。
I. The Lord's name is the expression of the sum total of what the Lord Jesus is in His person and work; in the name of Jesus means in the sphere and element of all that the Lord is—Phil. 2:9-11; Acts 3:6.
贰 耶稣”这名是希腊文,等于希伯来文的名“约书亚”,意即“耶和华救主”,或“耶和华救恩”;这名包括“耶和华”这名,意思是“我是那我是”─太一21,出三14:
II. The name Jesus is the Greek equivalent of the Hebrew name Joshua, which means “Jehovah the Savior,” or “the salvation of Jehovah”; this name includes the name Jehovah, which means “I Am Who I Am”—Matt. 1:21; Exo. 3:14:
一 耶稣的名超乎万名之上;从主升天以来,地上从无一名超乎耶稣的名─腓二9~11。
A. The name of Jesus is above every name; since the Lord's ascension, there has not been a name on earth above the name of Jesus—Phil. 2:9-11.
二 耶稣这被高举的名,是给我们信入(约一12),给我们浸入(徒八16,十九5),叫我们得救(四12),使我们得医治(三6,四10),使我们被洗净、圣别、称义(林前六11),给我们呼求(罗十13,林前一2),给我们在其中祷告(约十四13~14,十五16,十六24),使我们聚集归入(太十八20),给我们用以赶鬼(可十六17,徒十六18),并给我们在其中放胆传讲的(九27)。─引用经文
B. The exalted name of Jesus is for us to believe into (John 1:12), to be baptized into (Acts 8:16; 19:5), to be saved (4:12), to be healed (3:6; 4:10), to be washed, sanctified, and justified (1 Cor. 6:11), to call upon (Rom. 10:13; 1 Cor. 1:2), to pray in (John 14:13-14; 15:16; 16:24), to be gathered into (Matt. 18:20), to cast out demons (Mark 16:17; Acts 16:18), and to speak boldly in (9:27).
三 撒但恨恶耶稣的名,并利用人攻击耶稣的名─四17~18,五40,二六9。
C. Satan hates the name of Jesus and utilizes people to attack the name of Jesus—4:17-18; 5:40; 26:9.
四 主耶稣称赞非拉铁非的得胜者,因为他们没有否认祂的名;恢复的召会弃绝了主耶稣基督之外一切的名,而绝对属于主─启三8。
D. The Lord Jesus praised the overcomers in Philadelphia because they did not deny His name; the recovered church has abandoned all names other than that of the Lord Jesus Christ, belonging to the Lord absolutely—Rev. 3:8.
叁 耶稣的名代表权柄和能力,并指明神已将超过一切的权柄和能力赐给祂;在耶稣的名里,使信徒得以有分于祂的名,并且可以用这名─太二八18,徒三6,四7、10:
III. The name of Jesus signifies authority and power and denotes the fact that God has given Him the all-transcending authority and power, and being in the name of Jesus is for the believers to partake of His name and use this name—Matt. 28:18; Acts 3:6; 4:7, 10:
一 在主耶稣的名里,意思就是说,主敢把祂的名交在我们的手里给我们去用─可十六17。
A. To be in the name of the Lord Jesus means that the Lord is bold enough to commit His name to our hands and allow us to use this name—Mark 16:17.
二 召会乃是在地上有一班人,是能够用主名的人,而当他们用这名的时候,神就负他们行动的责任─徒十六18。
B. The church is a group of people on earth who can use the Lord's name, and God takes responsibility for their action as they use this name—Acts 16:18.
三 在主的名里行事,有三个结果:
C. There are three results of acting in the Lord's name:
1 神从列国中召出人来归入祂的名;这是在主的名里行事向着人所发生的效力─太二八19,徒三2~6,二二16。
1. God has called men out of the nations into His name; this is the effect of the acting in the Lord's name on man—Matt. 28:19; Acts 3:2-6; 22:16.
2 我们能用主的名来对付仇敌一切的能力;这是在主的名里行事向着魔鬼所发生的效力─路十17~19,徒十六18。
2. With the Lord's name, we can deal with all the power of the enemy; this is the effect of the acting in the Lord's name on the devil—Luke 10:17-19; Acts 16:18.
3 主的名叫我们能到父面前去对父说话,而我们祷告得着答应,乃是因着主的名;这是在主的名里行事向着神所发生的效力─约十四13~14,十五16,十六24。
3. The Lord's name enables us to go to the Father and speak to Him, and our prayer is answered because of the Lord's name; this is the effect of the acting in the Lord's name toward God—John 14:13-14; 15:16; 16:24.
肆 凡我们所行的,都必须在主耶稣的名里─弗五20,西三17:
IV. We need to do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus—Eph. 5:20; Col. 3:17:
一 在主的名里,意思是与主是一,凭主而活,并让主活在我们里面─林前六17,约六57,加二20:
A. To be in the Lord's name means to be one with the Lord, to live by the Lord, and to let the Lord live in us—1 Cor. 6:17; John 6:57; Gal. 2:20:
1 主在父的名里来,且在父的名里行事,这意思是说,祂与父原是一,并且祂凭父活着,父也在祂里面作工─约五43,十25、30。
1. The Lord came and did things in the Father's name, meaning that He was one with the Father, that He lived by the Father, and that the Father worked in Him—John 5:43; 10:25, 30.
2 在使徒行传里,门徒是主的彰显,在主的名里甚至作更大的事;他们需要子活在他们里面,好叫是灵的子得着彰显─约十四12、19,徒三6,四7、10、12,十六18。
2. In the Acts the disciples as the expression of the Lord did even greater things in the Lord's name; they needed to have the Son living in them in order that the Son might be expressed as the Spirit—John 14:12, 19; Acts 3:6; 4:7, 10, 12; 16:18.
二 在我们基督徒的生活和事奉中,凡我们所行的,都必须在主耶稣的名里─弗五20,西三17。
B. In our Christian life and service, we need to do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus—Eph. 5:20; Col. 3:17.
三 以弗所五章二十节和歌罗西三章十七节指明,我们已经被摆在与主的合一里面;因为我们与祂是一,我们就可以用祂的名,并且可以在祂的名里行事:─引用经文
C. Ephesians 5:20 and Colossians 3:17 indicate that we have been put into a oneness with the Lord; because we are one with Him, we can use and act in His name:
1 当我们在主耶稣的名里,我们就是在基督里,基督也在我们里面,我们与基督是一─约十四20,林前一30,六17。
1. When we are in the name of the Lord Jesus, we are in Christ, Christ is in us, and we are one with Christ—John 14:20; 1 Cor. 1:30; 6:17.
2 凡事在主耶稣的名里作,这该常常提醒我们,祂与我们是一;我们在祂里面,祂也在我们里面;祂活在我们里面,我们也应当活在祂里面─加二20,腓一20~21上。
2. To do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus should always remind us that He is one with us, that we are in Him and He in us, that He lives in us, and that we should live in Him—Gal. 2:20; Phil. 1:20-21a.
3 当我们说我们是在主耶稣的名里行事,整个宇宙就受提醒,有人完全与基督是一;天使尊重这事,一切的鬼魔都惧怕这事─徒三6,四7、10,十六18。
3. When we declare that we are doing things in the name of the Lord Jesus, the whole universe is reminded that there are people who are absolutely one with Christ; the angels honor this, and all the demons are afraid of this— Acts 3:6; 4:7, 10; 16:18.
四 在主耶稣的名里作每一件事,是我们基督徒生活基本的一面,但另外还有规律的一面;我们必须受神的话、神的旨意所规律─太七21~23。
D. To do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus is the basic aspect of our Christian life, yet there is also the aspect of regulation; we must be regulated by God's word and by God's will—Matt. 7:21-23.
伍 我们应当在主耶稣的名里祷告─约十四13~14,十五16,十六23~24:
V. We should pray in the name of the Lord Jesus—John 14:13-14; 15:16; 16:23-24:
一 借着复活,主耶稣生为神的长子,并且成为赐生命的灵,现在我们这些信徒可以在那灵里,凭着那灵,并借着那灵,与祂是一─林前十五45下,六17。
A. Through resurrection the Lord Jesus was born as the firstborn Son of God and also became the life-giving Spirit, and now we, the believers, in the Spirit, by the Spirit, and with the Spirit can be one with Him—1 Cor. 15:45b; 6:17.
二 主名的实际,乃是在我们灵里之包罗万有、复合的灵─歌一3,出三十23~30,腓一19,林前六17。
B. The reality of the Lord's name is the all-inclusive compound Spirit, who is in our spirit—S. S. 1:3; Exo. 30:23-30; Phil. 1:19; 1 Cor. 6:17.
三 在主的名里,意即与主是一,凭主活着,并让主活在我们里面;“在我的名里”祷告,意思就是“在我里面”祷告─约十五4~5、16,十四19~20,加二20。
C. To be in the Lord's name means to be one with the Lord, to live by the Lord, and to let the Lord live in us, and to pray “in My name” simply means to pray “in Me”—John 15:4-5, 16; 14:19-20; Gal. 2:20.
四 在主的名里求,需要我们住在主里面,并让主和祂的话住在我们里面,使我们实际与祂是一─约十五4~5:
D. To ask in the Lord's name requires us to abide in the Lord and to let Him and His words abide in us so that we may actually be one with Him—John 15:4-5:
1 当主在我们里面运行、活动、推动并加力时,我们会表达我们里面的感觉;这就是在灵里的祷告─弗六18。
1. While the Lord is moving, acting, motivating, and energizing within us, we will express what we feel within; this is prayer in the spirit—Eph. 6:18.
2 当我们住在主里面,并让祂的话住在我们里面,我们就实际与主是一,祂也在我们里面作工;这样,我们无论祷告什么,就不仅是我们在祷告,因为祂也在我们的祷告里祷告─约十五7。
2. When we abide in the Lord and let His words abide in us, we are actually one with Him, and He is working within us; then whatever we pray, it is not only we who are praying, for He is praying in our praying—John 15:7.
3 我们无法凭自己有这样的祷告;这种在灵里的祷告出自内住的基督,借着那灵,也凭着祂的话─十四19~20,十五7。
3. We cannot have this kind of prayer on our own; this prayer in the spirit comes from the indwelling Christ, through the Spirit, and by His word— 14:19-20; 15:7.