2010秋季长老
总题：在生命中作正确的人，好在神的行政中照料召会
第九篇　神的心意、撒但的计谋、以及主的恢复
Message Nine God's Intention, Satan's Strategy, and the Lord's Recovery
读经：箴二九18上，弗三8~10，太十六18，西一18下，弗四3，彼前二5
Scripture Reading: Prov. 29:18a; Eph. 3:8-10; Matt. 16:18; Col. 1:18b; Eph. 4:3; 1 Pet. 2:5
壹　神在祂经纶里的心意，乃是要将基督同祂一切的丰富分赐到神所拣选的信徒里，为着构成并建造基督的身体，就是召会，终极完成新耶路撒冷，使经过过程的三一神得着完满的彰显─弗三8~10，参耶二13。
I.　God's intention in His economy is to dispense Christ with all His riches into His believers chosen by God for the constitution and building up of the Body of Christ, the church, to consummate the New Jerusalem for the full expression of the processed Triune God—Eph. 3:8-10; cf. Jer. 2:13.
贰　因为经过了许多世纪的历史，召会已经堕落了，所以召会需要照着圣经里所启示，神原初的心意和标准而得复原─参王下二二8，拉一3~11，尼二11，17，启十八4。
II.　Because the church has become degraded through the many centuries of its history, it needs to be restored according to God's original intention and standard as revealed in the Scriptures—cf. 2 Kings 22:8; Ezra 1:3-11; Neh. 2:11, 17; Rev. 18:4.
叁　“恢复”一辞意即在遭受破坏或失去以后，再复原或回复到正常的情形：
III.　The word recovery means the restoration or return to a normal condition after a damage or a loss has been incurred:
一　在撒但的破坏后，神就进来重新作祂先前所作过的，这样的重新再作就是祂的恢复，就是把一切失去并被神仇敌撒但破坏的事物再带回来─约壹三8下。
A.　After Satan's destruction, God came in to redo the things that He had done before; this redoing is His recovery, which is to bring back whatever has been lost and destroyed by God's enemy, Satan—1 John 3:8b.
二　在马太十九章八节，我们看见恢复的原则：“从起初并不是这样”：─引用经文
B.　In Matthew 19:8 we see the principle of recovery: "from the beginning it has not been so":
1　恢复的意思就是回到起初;我们需要回到起初，接受主的恩典，回到神原初的心意，回到神原初的命定。
1.　Recovery means to go back to the beginning; we need to go back to the beginning, receiving the Lord's grace to go back to God's original intention, to what God ordained in the beginning.
2　“恢复”一辞的意思是说，一样东西原初有，后来被破坏或失去了;因此，就需要回复到它原初的光景和正常的情形─但一1~2，拉一3~11，六3~5。
2.　The word recovery means that something was there originally and then was damaged or lost; thus, there is a need to bring that thing back to its original state and to its normal condition—Dan. 1:1-2; Ezra 1:3-11; 6:3-5.
三　“恢复”和“经纶”二辞是从两个不同的观点来看同一件事─提前一4，弗一10，三9：
C.　The words recovery and economy refer to one thing as seen from two different viewpoints—1 Tim. 1:4; Eph. 1:10; 3:9:
1　在神那一面是经纶，在我们这一面是恢复。
1.　With God, it is a matter of economy; with us, it is a matter of recovery.
2　神的经纶乃是藉着使徒们揭示出来，但因着信徒失去对神经纶的正确领会，就需要有恢复─3~5节，徒二42。
2.　God's economy was unveiled through the apostles, but because the believers lost the proper understanding of God's economy, there is the need for it to be recovered—vv. 3-5; Acts 2:42.
3　我们在主的恢复里必须对神的经纶有清楚的异象，然后被这异象管治、控制并指引，因我们在这里乃是为着在祂的恢复里执行神的经纶─二六19，箴二九18上。
3.　We in the Lord's recovery must have a clear vision of God's economy and then be governed, controlled, and directed by this vision, for we are here to carry out God's economy in His recovery—26:19; Prov. 29:18a.
肆　撒但的计谋与主的恢复相对─赛十四12~15，结二八12~19，约十四30，太十六18，弗六10~11：
IV.　Satan's strategy is versus the Lord's recovery—Isa. 14:12-15; Ezek. 28:12-19; John 14:30; Matt. 16:18; Eph. 6:10-11:
一　撒但的第一类活动是要产生许多基督的代替品：
A.　The first category of Satan's activity is to produce many substitutes for Christ:
1　在歌罗西，人类的哲学被带进来作为基督的代替品─西二8，一12。
1.　In Colossae human philosophy was brought in as a substitute for Christ— Col. 2:8; 1:12.
2　希伯来书启示，撒但利用犹太教顶替基督─八6，九23，十5~10。
2.　Hebrews reveals that Satan utilized Judaism to replace Christ—8:6; 9:23; 10:5-10.
3　加拉太书启示，热中犹太教者使律法成为基督的代替品─三1~3，24，一15~ 16上，二20，四19。
3.　Galatians reveals that the Judaizers were making the law a substitute for Christ—3:1-3, 24; 1:15-16a; 2:20; 4:19.
4　在哥林多，恩赐、神迹、和智慧被仇敌利用来顶替基督─林前一22~23，十二31。
4.　In Corinth the gifts, signs, and wisdom were used by the enemy to replace Christ—1 Cor. 1:22-23; 12:31.
5　一切顶替基督，或占有基督地位的，都是偶像，都要成为敬拜者的重驮─赛四六1，约壹五21。
5.　Anything that replaces Christ or occupies the position of Christ is an idol that becomes a burden to the worshipper—Isa. 46:1; 1 John 5:21.
二　撒但的第二类工作是要分裂基督的身体;宗派、公会、以及身体里的分裂抹煞了基督团体的彰显─林前一10~13上，加五19~20。
B.　The second category of Satan's work is to divide the Body of Christ; the sects, denominations, and divisions in the Body wipe out the corporate expression of Christ—1 Cor. 1:10-13a; Gal. 5:19-20.
三　撒但的第三类工作是藉着圣品阶级与平信徒的制度，扼杀基督身体所有肢体的功用;我们需要有主对尼哥拉党之行为的恨恶─启二6，一5下~6，彼前二5，9。
C.　The third category of Satan's work is to kill the function of all the members of Christ's Body by the clergy-laity system; we need to have the Lord's hate for the works of the Nicolaitans—Rev. 2:6; 1:5b-6; 1 Pet. 2:5, 9.
伍　主的恢复乃是恢复基督作我们的中心、实际、生命和一切─西一18下，启二4，7， 17，三20：
V.　The Lord's recovery is the recovery of Christ as our center, reality, life, and everything—Col. 1:18b; Rev. 2:4, 7, 17; 3:20:
一　基督是居首位的：
A.　Christ is preeminent:
1　在三一的神格里─腓二9，约十五26，西一18下~19，二9。
1.　In the Triune Godhead—Phil. 2:9; John 15:26; Col. 1:18b-19; 2:9.
2　在神的旧造里─一15下，来二14上。
2.　In God's old creation—1:15b; Heb. 2:14a.
3　在神的新造里─西一18，林前十五20，罗八29，弗一20~23。
3.　In God's new creation—Col. 1:18; 1 Cor. 15:20; Rom. 8:29; Eph. 1:20-23.
4　在神的高举里─徒二33上，弗一22下，腓二9下。
4.　In God's exaltation—Acts 2:33a; Eph. 1:22b; Phil. 2:9b.
二　基督是一切真智慧和真知识的管治原则，是一切真教训的实际，也是一切蒙神悦纳之观念的惟一准则;基督是我们的一切─西二8。
B.　Christ is the governing principle of all genuine wisdom and knowledge, the reality of all genuine teaching, and the only measure of all concepts acceptable to God; Christ is our everything—Col. 2:8.
三　基督之于信徒乃是一切：
C.　Christ is everything to the believers:
1　祂是神分给众圣徒的分─一12，林前一2。
1.　He is the God-allotted portion to the saints—1:12; 1 Cor. 1:2.
2　祂是我们的生命─西三4上，加二20上，腓一20~21上，加四19，西二19下。
2.　He is our life—Col. 3:4a; Gal. 2:20a; Phil. 1:20-21a; Gal. 4:19; Col. 2:19b.
3　祂是荣耀的盼望─一27。
3.　He is the hope of glory—1:27.
4　祂是我们的必需品和我们的享受─约八12，六51，57下，林前十4，约二十22，加三27，约十五7上，西二16~17，太十一28。
4.　He is our necessities and our enjoyment—John 8:12; 6:51, 57b; 1 Cor. 10:4; John 20:22; Gal. 3:27; John 15:7a; Col. 2:16-17; Matt. 11:28.
四　基督是神圣的供备：
D.　Christ is the divine provision:
1　祂对于我们乃是神的能力─林前一24上。
1.　He is God's power to us—1 Cor. 1:24a.
2　祂是从神给我们的智慧，成了我们的公义、圣别和救赎─24节下，30节。
2.　He is wisdom to us from God as our righteousness, sanctification, and redemption—vv. 24b, 30.
五　基督之于召会乃是一切：
E.　Christ is everything to the church:
1　祂是身体的头─西一18上。
1.　He is the Head of the Body—Col. 1:18a.
2　祂是头的身体─林前十二12。
2.　He is the Body of the Head—1 Cor. 12:12.
3　祂是根基─三11。
3.　He is the foundation—3:11.
4　祂是房角石─弗二20。
4.　He is the cornerstone—Eph. 2:20.
5　祂是新人的一切肢体─西三10~11。
5.　He is all the members of the new man—Col. 3:10-11.
六　基督在祂丰满职事的三个时期（成肉体、总括与加强）里，乃是神新约经纶的每一部分;主的恢复乃是神成为肉体，这肉体成了赐生命的灵，这赐生命的灵成了七倍加强的灵，以建造召会，成为基督的身体，终极完成新耶路撒冷─结一15，西一17，约一14，林前十五45下，启四5，五6。
F.　Christ is every part of God's New Testament economy in His full ministry of three stages (incarnation, inclusion, and intensification); the Lord's recovery is God becoming the flesh, the flesh becoming the life-giving Spirit, and the lifegiving Spirit becoming the sevenfold intensified Spirit to build up the church that becomes the Body of Christ and that consummates the New Jerusalem— Ezek. 1:15; Col. 1:17; John 1:14; 1 Cor. 15:45b; Rev. 4:5; 5:6.
陆　主的恢复乃是恢复基督身体的一─约十七11下，21，弗四3~4上，启一11：
VI.　The Lord's recovery is the recovery of the oneness of the Body of Christ— John 17:11b, 21; Eph. 4:3-4a; Rev. 1:11:
一　在主渴望和祷告中的一乃是身体的一，就是神圣三一扩大的一─约十七11下，21，弗四4，罗十二4~5：
A.　The oneness of the Lord's aspiration and prayer is the oneness of the Body, which is the enlarged oneness of the Divine Trinity—John 17:11b, 21; Eph. 4:4; Rom. 12:4-5:
1　这一是在父的名里，凭着祂神圣的生命─约十七2，6，11。
1.　This oneness is in the Father's name by His divine life—John 17:2, 6, 11.
2　这一是在三一神里，藉着圣言的圣别─14~21节。
2.　This oneness is in the Triune God through sanctification by the holy word—vv. 14-21.
3　这一是在神圣的荣耀里，为着三一神的彰显─22~24节。
3.　This oneness is in the divine glory for the expression of the Triune God— vv. 22-24.
二　在主渴望中的一成了实际的一，那灵的一─弗四3。
B.　The oneness of the Lord's aspiration became the oneness in actuality, the oneness of the Spirit—Eph. 4:3.
三　这一的实行乃是同心合意─太十八19，弗四1~4，徒一14，腓一27，二2，四2，林前一10。
C.　The practice of this oneness is the one accord—Matt. 18:19; Eph. 4:1-4; Acts 1:14; Phil. 1:27; 2:2; 4:2; 1 Cor. 1:10.
四　这一的实行乃是在地方的独一立场上，地方召会在其上得建立并存在─徒八1，十三1，启一11，徒十四23，参多一5。
D.　The practice of this oneness is on the unique ground of the locality in which a local church is established and exists—Acts 8:1; 13:1; Rev. 1:11; Acts 14:23; cf. Titus 1:5.
五　同心合意是开启新约中一切福分的万能钥匙─徒一14，诗一三三。
E.　The one accord is the master key to every blessing in the New Testament— Acts 1:14; Psa. 133.
柒　主的恢复乃是恢复基督身体所有肢体的功用─弗四15~16，林前十四4下，26，31：
VII.　The Lord's recovery is the recovery of the function of all the members of the Body of Christ—Eph. 4:15-16; 1 Cor. 14:4b, 26, 31:
一　恩赐，就是有恩赐者，成全圣徒作他们所作的，为着生机建造基督的身体─弗四11~16，徒二十20，31：
A.　The gifts, the gifted persons, perfect the saints to do what they do for the organic building up of the Body of Christ—Eph. 4:11-16; Acts 20:20, 31:
1　有恩赐者成全圣徒，是藉着以生命的供应喂养圣徒，使他们在生命里长大─六4，弗四15~16，林前三2，6，彼前二2。
1.　The gifted persons perfect the saints by nourishing them with the life supply for their growth in life—6:4; Eph. 4:15-16; 1 Cor. 3:2, 6; 1 Pet. 2:2.
2　有恩赐者在福音的祭司职分上成全圣徒，为着执行神永远的经纶─5，9节，启一6，罗十五16，十二1，西一28~29。
2.　The gifted persons perfect the saints in the priesthood of the gospel for the carrying out of God's eternal economy—vv. 5, 9; Rev. 1:6; Rom. 15:16; 12:1; Col. 1:28-29.
3　身体是藉着基督所有的肢体，各按自己的度量尽功用，直接建造起来的─弗四16。
3.　The Body is built directly by all the members of Christ functioning, each in his own measure—Eph. 4:16.
二　愿意并预备好受成全的圣徒要成为得胜者，构成基督的新妇，以结束这世代，并引进我主和祂基督的国─启十一15，十七14，十九7~9。
B.　The saints who are willing and ready to be perfected will be the overcomers who constitute the bride of Christ to end this age and usher in the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ—Rev. 11:15; 17:14; 19:7-9.