2012春季长老
总题：长老及负责弟兄的带领
第四篇　领头申言，以建造召会作基督生机的身体
Message Four Taking the Lead to Prophesy for the Building Up of the Church as the Organic Body of Christ
读经：申十八15，民十一29下，林前十四1、3~6、12、19、31
Scripture Reading: Deut. 18:15; Num. 11:29b; 1 Cor. 14:1, 3-6, 12, 19, 31
壹　“耶和华你的神要从你们弟兄们中间，给你兴起一位申言者……，你们要听从祂”──申十八15：
I.　"A Prophet will Jehovah your God raise up for you from your midst, from among your brothers;…you shall listen to Him"—Deut. 18:15:
一　申言者主要不是预言未来的人，乃是为别人说话的人，就如亚伦为摩西说话──出七1~2。
A.　A prophet is not mainly one who predicts the future but one who speaks for another, as Aaron spoke for Moses—Exo. 7:1-2.
二　行传三章二十二节把申命记十八章十五至十九节应用于基督（祂是神成为肉体来作人），指明基督是神应许给祂百姓以色列人的申言者，说出神并申述许多关于神经纶的事。─引用经文
B.　Acts 3:22 applies Deuteronomy 18:15-19 to Christ, who is God incarnated to be a man, indicating that Christ is the Prophet promised by God to His people, the children of Israel, to speak forth God and to prophesy many things concerning God's economy.
三　这位申言者要从他们的弟兄们中间兴起，指明基督这位要来的申言者既是神圣的，又是属人的──申十八15上。
C.　That the Prophet was to be from among their brothers indicates that Christ as the coming Prophet would be human as well as divine—Deut. 18:15a.
四　神要借着基督的成为肉体，兴起这位申言者讲说神的话──约一45，三34，七16~17，八18，来一2上：
D.　God would raise up this Prophet through the incarnation of Christ to speak the word of God—John 1:45; 3:34; 7:16-17; 8:18; Heb. 1:2a:
1　说神的话，就是申言，乃是分赐神，把神说到人里面;这就是神兴起为申言者的主耶稣所作的──林前十四1、3~5、24~25、31。
1.　To speak God's word, that is, to prophesy, is to dispense God, to speak God forth into others; this is what the Lord Jesus did as the Prophet raised up by God—1 Cor. 14:1, 3-5, 24-25, 31.
2　主耶稣过着讲说神的生活，就是为着神的荣耀彰显神的生活──约七16：
2.　The Lord Jesus lived a life of speaking God, a life of expressing God for His glory—John 7:16:
a　祂不说自己的话，乃是讲说神──十二49~50，十四10。
a.　Instead of speaking His own words, He spoke God—12:49-50; 14:10.
b　祂说神的话时，神就借着祂的说话彰显出来;神借着祂的话从祂里面出来了──一18。
b.　When He spoke God's word, God was expressed through His speaking; God came forth from Him through His words—1:18.
贰　“惟愿耶和华的百姓都是申言者”──民十一29下：
II.　　"Oh that all Jehovah's people were prophets!"—Num. 11:29b:
一　摩西愿意所有以色列人都是申言者，就是为神说话的人。
A.　Moses desired that all the people of Israel would be prophets, those who spoke for God.
二　这话是摩西所发出一个极大的预言;这事为保罗所推动，并且在神新约的经纶里得着应验──林前十四24、31。
B.　This word was a great prophecy uttered by Moses; it was promoted by Paul and is fulfilled in God's New Testament economy—1 Cor. 14:24, 31.
三　申言者有三个特征：有在神面前的历史，有内里的负担，有神所给的话来发表并解释这负担。
C.　Three things characterize a prophet: a history before God, an inward burden, and divinely given words that express and interpret that burden.
叁　“那申言的，乃是建造召会”──4节下：
III.　"He who prophesies builds up the church"—v. 4b:
一　申言乃是为着建造召会作基督生机的身体──太十六18，林前十二12、27，十四1、3~4、12，弗四16：
A.　Prophesying is for the building up of the church as the organic Body of Christ—Matt. 16:18; 1 Cor. 12:12, 27; 14:1, 3-4, 12; Eph. 4:16:
1　圣经中心而神圣的思想乃是：神在寻找一个神圣的建造，就是祂自己与人性的调和;祂在寻找一个活的组成，由蒙祂救赎并与祂调和的人所组成──出二五8：
1.　The central and divine thought of the Scriptures is that God is seeking a divine building as the mingling of Himself with humanity—a living composition of persons redeemed by and mingled with Himself—Exo. 25:8:
a　神的心意是要得着一班人建造成为属灵的建造，以彰显神并代表神──创一26，弗二21~22。
a.　God's intention is to have a group of people built up as a spiritual building to express Him and to represent Him—Gen. 1:26; Eph. 2:21-22.
b　今天神无论作什么──传福音、造就圣徒或建立召会──都是祂建造工作的一部分;这些活动乃是神主要工作──建造工作──的一部分──太十六18，弗四16。
b.　Whatever God is doingtoday—in preaching the gospel,edifying thesaints, or establishing churches—is part of His building work; theseactivities arepart of God's main work,the workof building—Matt.16:18; Eph. 4:16.
2　申言建造召会──林前十四1、12：
2.　Prophesying builds up the church—1 Cor. 14:1, 12:
a　申言不是为着建造堂会，建造组织，那是门面的。
a.　Prophesying is not for the building up of a congregation, an organization, which is a fa?ade.
b　众人申言就建造召会作基督生机的身体──12、31节，太十六18，弗四16。
b.　Everyone prophesying builds up the church as theorganic Body of Christ—vv. 12, 31; Matt. 16:18; Eph. 4:16.
二　我们需要照着神命定之路，帮助圣徒达到召会生活实行的目标，就是在区聚会中申言，以建造召会作基督生机的身体──林前十四1、3~5、12、31：
B.　We need to help the saints to arrive at the goal of the practice of the church life according to the God-ordained way—prophesying in the district meetings for the building up of the church as the organic Body of Christ—1 Cor. 14:1, 3-5,12, 31:
1　所有信徒都有申言的性能;这性能是在神圣的生命里，这生命是信徒所拥有、享受的，并且需要在他们里面增长，使这性能得以发展──31节，约三15。
1.　All the believers have the capacity to prophesy; this capacity is in the divine life, which the believers possess and enjoy and which needs to increase within them so that this capacity may be developed—v. 31; John 3:15.
2　圣徒在区聚会中申言，将基督供应给人，就把基督身体的丰富彰显出来──弗三8，四12、16。
2.　When thesaints prophesy in the district meetings, supplying Christ to others, the riches in the Body of Christ are expressed—Eph. 3:8; 4:12, 16.
三　我们必须用三种构成申言的元素来讲说：
C.　We should speak with the three constituting elements of prophesying:
1　对神的话有认识──属人学习的元素──提后三16~17，结三1~4。
1.　A knowledge of the Word of God—the human element of learning—2 Tim.3:16-17; Ezek. 3:1-4.
2　有圣灵即时的感动──神圣感动的元素──林前十四32、37上。
2.　The instant inspiration of the Holy Spirit—the divine element of inspiration—1 Cor. 14:32, 37a.
3　有异象，看见神的权益和经纶、召会是基督的身体、地方召会、世界、个别的圣徒以及我们自己──借着神圣之光的光照而有所看见──弗一17~18，林前二11~12。
3.　A vision concerning God's interest and economy, the church as the Body of Christ, the local churches, the world, the individual saints, and ourselves—the view through the enlightening of the divine light—Eph. 1:17-18; 1 Cor.2:11-12.
四　申言的能力乃是所有恩赐中最拔尖的，是借着享受哥林多前书所启示包罗万有的基督而产生的──一2下、9、24、30，五7~8，十3~4，十五45下：
D.　The ability to prophesy, the greatest of all gifts, is produced through the enjoyment of the all-inclusive Christ revealed in 1 Corinthians—1:2b, 9, 24, 30; 5:7-8;10:3-4; 15:45b:
1　对基督之享受的头一个结果，就是在生命里长大，以产生建造召会的材料──三6、9~14。
1.　The enjoyment of Christ first issues in the growth in life to produce materials for the building up of the church—3:6, 9-14.
2　对基督的享受也带进恩赐的发展，好尽功用以建造基督的身体;申言乃是超越的恩赐──十四1、3~4、12。
2.　The enjoyment of Christ also issues in the development of gifts for functioning to build up theBody of Christ, prophesying beingtheexcelling gift—14:1, 3-4, 12.
3　享受基督所发展出来最高的恩赐乃是申言，就是为基督说话，说出基督，并把基督说到人里面，借着把基督服事、分赐到人里面，用基督供应人──19、31节。
3.　The highest development of the gifts as an issue of the enjoyment of Christ is to prophesy—to speak for Christ, to speak forth Christ, and to speak Christ into others, supplying them with Christ by ministering, dispensing, Christ into them—vv. 19, 31.
五　我们应当借着申言，用清楚、明白的话供应基督，与使徒保罗一样──6、19、23~24、31节：
E.　Like the apostle Paul, we should minister Christ by prophesying with clear and plain words—vv. 6, 19, 23-24, 31:
1　保罗定了主意，不知道别的，只知道基督，他的传讲不是用动听的言语，乃是用那灵的明证，讲说启示、知识、预言和教训──二1~2、4，十四6。
1.　Paul determined not to know anything but Christ, his preaching was not with persuasive words but in demonstration of the Spirit, and he spoke in revelation, knowledge, prophecy, and teaching—2:1-2, 4; 14:6.
2　保罗尽功用将基督供应给别人的路，乃是讲说清楚、明白的话并有那灵的明证──二4，十四19。
2.　Paul functioned in the way of ministering Christ to others by speaking in clear and plain words with the demonstration of the Spirit—2:4; 14:19.
3　我们在聚会中来在一起时，应当刚强的运用我们的灵，为基督说话并述说关于基督的事。
3.　When we come together in a meeting, we should speak something for Christand of Christ with the strong exercise of our spirit.
4　我们要申言建造召会，需要属灵的话;这属灵的话来自神生命的灵──罗八2，林前十二8：
4.　In prophesying for the building up of the church, we need spiritual words;these words come from God's Spirit of life—Rom. 8:2; 1 Cor. 12:8:
a　生命的灵会赐给我们申言的话语、口才和胆量──二11~13。
a.　The Spirit of life will give us the words, the utterance, and the boldness to prophesy—2:11-13.
b　我们凭靠祂，就能为主申言建造基督的身体──十四31，弗四12、16。
b.　When we depend on Him, we can prophesy for the Lord unto the building up of the Body of Christ—14:31; Eph. 4:12, 16.
5　申言乃是我们基督徒生活最高的表现;我们要申言建造召会作基督生机的身体，就需要：
5.　Prophesying is the highest expression of the Christian life; in order to prophesy for the building up of the church as the organic Body of Christ, we need:
a　爱主，与主有交通，且与祂成为一──可十二30，林前一9，六17。
a.　To love the Lord, have fellowship with Him, andbe one with Him—Mark 12:30; 1 Cor. 1:9; 6:17.
b　泡透在主的话里，被主的话构成──西三16。
b.　To be saturated and constituted with the Lord's word—Col. 3:16.
c　照着灵而行，得着即时的灵感──罗八4，加五16、25。
c.　To walk according to the Spirit, receiving instant inspiration—Rom. 8:4; Gal. 5:16, 25.
d　有属天、神圣的眼光，就是神的眼光，认识基督与召会──弗一17，三5。
d.　To have a heavenly, divine view—the view of God—to know Christ and the church—Eph. 1:17; 3:5.
e　用新鲜的用辞和发表，带着启示说出来──林前二11~13。
e.　To speak with revelation, using fresh expressions and utterance—1 Cor.2:11-13.