第五週

凡所作的，都要在主耶穌的名裏

R. A.

詩歌：642

讀經：西三17，腓二9 ～ 10，弗一20 ～ 21，約五43，十四26，十五26

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【週一】

壹 宇宙間最高、最大的名，乃是耶穌的名—腓二9 ～ 10：

一 主倒空自己，顯爲人的樣子，祂降卑自己到極點，但神將祂高舉到極峯—7 ～ 8 節。

二 主藉着被高舉，得着了超乎萬名之上的名，遠超過一切受稱之名—弗一20 ～ 21。

三 從基督升天以來，歷史上從未有一名比主耶穌的名更高—腓二10 ～ 11。

四 這名乃是主耶穌在祂身位和工作上，一切所是之總和的表明—弗一21。

【週二】

貳 『在主耶穌的名裏』實際上是指『在主自己裏面』，因爲名是指人位—西三17：

一 在主耶穌的名裏，意思是神將祂的兒子托給我們，也是我們有分於祂的名，並且主將祂自己賜給了我們，同時祂肯承認我們在祂的名裏所作的一切—林前一30，約三16，十四12，林後十二2，西三17。

二 我們要看見，在主耶穌的名裏，意思就是我們與祂是一，並且我們在祂裏面，祂也在我們裏面；這是很要緊的—羅八10，林後十三5，加三27 ～ 28，西一27：

1 在主的名裏，就是在祂的人位裏，也就是在祂自己裏，並在祂一切所是的範圍和元素裏—羅八2，林前一30。

2 在主的名裏，乃是憑主而活，並讓主活在我們裏面—加二20。

3 當我們在主耶穌的名裏，我們就是在基督裏，基督也在我們裏面，並且我們與基督是一—西一27，三1、3，約十五4 ～ 5。

【週三】

叁 正如約翰福音所啓示的，我們在主耶穌的名裏與神聖的三一有關—五43，十25、30，十四26，十五26：

一 約翰五章四十三節說子在父的名裏來，十四章二十六節說父在子的名裏差靈來；在這兩節經文裏，啓示出神聖的三一：

1 說子在父的名裏來，指明子與父是一—五43。

2 說父在子的名裏差靈來，指明父與子是一—十四26。

二 子在父的名裏來，並在父的名裏行事—五43，十25：

1 主在父的名裏來，意思是祂同着父並在父裏面來。

2 子與父是一，憑父活着，並且父在祂裏面作事—六57，十四10。

三 父在子的名裏差靈來，並且子從父差靈來—26節，十五26：

1 靈是父在子的名裏差來的，這含示父和子都是靈的差遣者—十四26。

2 按照約翰十五章二十六節，子從父差靈來。

3 子從父差靈來，父在子的名裏差靈來，是指同一件事。

4 父和子都差靈來；這指明父與子是一—十30。

【週四】

肆 在我們的日常生活和召會事奉中，凡我們所作的，都要在主耶穌的名裏—西三17：

一 因爲名是指人位，在主耶穌的名裏作事，意思是在祂的人位裏作一切事—17 節，羅六3，八1，林前四15，林後五17：

1 在主耶穌的名裏作每一件事，是我們基督徒生活基本的一面—弗五20，西三17。

2 我們應當能說，我們是在主的名裏作我們日常普通的事—林前十31。

二 我們在召會中事奉，需要凡事在主耶穌的名裏作—羅一9，六6，七6，十二1、7，西三17：

1 我們的事奉必須是主發起的，也必須照着祂的心意—太七21，腓二13，弗一9、11，三2、7 ～ 11。

2 建造召會的事奉乃是供應生命的事奉—將神聖生命供應給人的事奉—林後四12，羅十二1、7：

a 召會的事奉乃是供應生命，因爲這事奉是生命的事奉—八2、6、10 ～ 11。

b 作爲事奉的人，我們需要深深銘記，我們必須能供應生命—約壹五11 ～ 16。

【週五】

伍 我們的說話—我們所有的話語—都必須在主耶穌的名裏—西三17，弗四25、29，太十二36 ～ 37：

一 敗壞的話一句都不可出口，只要說實話，將恩典供給聽見的人—弗四25、29。

二 『人所說的每句閒話，在審判的日子，都必須供出來』—太十二36：

1 閒話就是沒有作用、無效的話，是沒有積極功用的、無用的、無益的、不結果的、不生育的。

2 閒話就是多餘的話、不相干的話、不必說的話、播弄是非的話—36 節。

3 說這種話的人，在審判的日子，必須把所說的都供出來—36 ～ 37 節。

【週六】

陸 約翰福音清楚指明我們應當在主的名裏禱告—十四13，十五16，十六24、26：

一 許多基督徒不知道信徒應該在主的名裏禱告—十四13，十五16，十六24、26。

二 在主的名裏禱告，意思是我們聯合着主而活，與主聯合，讓神從我們身上彰顯出來—十五4 ～5、7，十三31 ～ 32。

三 當我們在主的名裏禱告，主就和我們一同禱告—十五7。

四 在約翰十四至十六章裏，主耶穌明明的點出來，那些在祂裏面活着的人在祂的名裏所作的禱告，就是成全神旨意的禱告—十四13，十五16，十六24、26，四34，五30，六38：

1 所有真實在主名裏的禱告，都是合乎神旨意的—太六10，十二50，二六39、42。

2 在主的名裏禱告，就等於遵行神的旨意並成功神的旨意—約十四13，十五16，十六24、26，六38。

Week Five

Doing All Things in the Name of the Lord Jesus

R. A.

Hymns: 887

Scripture Reading: Col. 3:17; Phil. 2:9-10; Eph. 1:20-21; John 5:43; 14:26; 15:26

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§ Day 1

I. The highest name in the universe, the greatest name, is the name of Jesus—Phil. 2:9-10:

A. The Lord emptied Himself, and being found in fashion as a man, He humbled Himself to the uttermost, but God exalted Him to the highest peak—vv. 7-8.

B. By His exaltation, the Lord has been given the name which is above every name, far above every name that is named—Eph. 1:20-21.

C. From the time of Christs ascension, there has never been a name in history higher than the name of the Lord Jesus—Phil. 2:10-11.

D. The name is the expression of the sum total of what the Lord Jesus is in His person and work—Eph. 1:21.

§ Day 2

II. In the name of the Lord Jesus actually means "in the Lord Himself," for the name denotes the person—Col. 3:17:

A. Being in the name of the Lord Jesus means that God has committed His Son to us, that we partake of His name, and that the Lord has given Himself to us and is willing to acknowledge everything that we do in His name—1 Cor. 1:30; John 3:16; 14:12; 2 Cor. 12:2; Col. 3:17.

B. It is vital for us to see that to be in the name of the Lord Jesus means that we are one with Him, that we are in Him and He is in us—Rom. 8:10; 2 Cor. 13:5; Gal. 3:27-28; Col. 1:27:

1. To be in the Lords name is to be in His person, in Himself, and to be in the sphere and element of all that He is—Rom. 8:2; 1 Cor. 1:30.

2. To be in the Lords name is to live by the Lord and to let the Lord live in us— Gal. 2:20.

3. When we are in the name of the Lord Jesus, we are in Christ, Christ is in us, and we are one with Christ—Col. 1:27; 3:1, 3; John 15:4-5.

§ Day 3

III. As revealed in the Gospel of John, our being in the name of the Lord Jesus involves the Divine Trinity—5:43; 10:25, 30; 14:26; 15:26:

A. John 5:43 says that the Son came in the name of the Father, and 14:26 says that the Father sent the Spirit in the name of the Son; in these two verses the Divine Trinity is revealed:

1. To say that the Son came in the name of the Father indicates that the Son and
the Father are one—5:43.

2. To say that the Father sent the Spirit in the name of the Son indicates that the Father is one with the Son—14:26.

B. The Son came in the name of the Father and did things in the name of the Father—5:43; 10:25:

1. The fact that the Lord came in the name of the Father means that He came with the Father and in the Father.

2. The Son was one with the Father and lived by the Father, and the Father worked in Him—6:57; 14:10.

C. The Father sent the Spirit in the Sons name, and the Son sent the Spirit from the Father—v. 26; 15:26:

1. The Spirit being sent by the Father in the Sons name implies that both the Father and the Son are the Sender of the Spirit—14:26.

2. According to John 15:26, the Son sent the Spirit from the Father.

3. The Son sending the Spirit from the Father and the Father sending the Spirit in the Sons name refer to the same thing.

4. Both the Father and the Son send the Spirit; this indicates that the Father and the Son are one—10:30.

§ Day 4

IV. In our daily life and our service in the church, we need to do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus—Col. 3:17:

A. Because the name denotes a person, to do things in the name of Jesus means to do all things in His person—v. 17; Rom. 6:3; 8:1; 1 Cor. 4:15; 2 Cor. 5:17:

1. Doing all things in the name of the Lord Jesus is the basic aspect of our Christian life—Eph. 5:20; Col. 3:17.

2. We should be able to say that we do the ordinary things of our daily life in the
name of the Lord—1 Cor. 10:31.

B. Our service in the church requires that we do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus—Rom. 1:9; 6:6; 7:6; 12:1, 7; Col. 3:17:

1. Our service must be initiated by the Lord and be according to His desire— Matt. 7:21; Phil. 2:13; Eph. 1:9, 11; 3:2, 7-11.

2. The service for the building up of the church is a life-ministering service—the service of supplying others with the divine life—2 Cor. 4:12; Rom. 12:1, 7:

a. Church service is to supply life, for it is a service of life—8:2, 6, 10-11.

b. As serving ones, we need to be deeply impressed with the necessity of being able to minister life—1 John 5:11-16.

§ Day 5

V. Our speaking—all our words—should be in the name of the Lord Jesus—Col. 3:17; Eph. 4:25, 29; Matt. 12:36-37:

A. No corrupt word should proceed out of our mouth but only that which is truthful and gives grace to those who hear—Eph. 4:25, 29.

B. "Every idle word which men shall speak, they will render an account concerning it in the day of judgment"—Matt. 12:36:

1. An idle word is a non-working word, an inoperative word, having no positive function and being useless, unprofitable, unfruitful, and barren.

2. Idle words are redundant words, incongruous words, unnecessary words, and gossiping words—v. 36.

3. In the day of judgment those who speak such words will render an account concerning every one of them—vv. 36-37.

§ Day 6

VI. The Gospel of John makes it clear that we should pray in the name of the Lord—14:13; 15:16; 16:24, 26:

A. There are a great number of Christians who do not know that it is necessary
for believers to pray in the name of the Lord—14:13; 15:16; 16:24, 26.

B. Praying in the Lords name means that we are living in union with the Lord, are united with Him, and allow God to be manifested through us— 15:4-5, 7; 13:31-32.

C. When we pray in the name of the Lord, the Lord prays together with us— 15:7.

 D. In John 14 through 16 the Lord Jesus clearly pointed out that prayers in the name of the Lord by those who live in the Lord are prayers that accomplish Gods will—14:13; 15:16; 16:24, 26; 4:34; 5:30; 6:38:

1. All real prayers in the name of the Lord are in accordance with Gods will— Matt. 6:10; 12:50; 26:39, 42.

2. Praying in the name of the Lord is equal to doing Gods will and accomplishes Gods will—John 14:13; 15:16; 16:24, 26; 6:38.