第十一週■週三

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晨興餧養

約十四2『在我父的家裏，有許多住處；若是沒有，我早已告訴你們了；我去是爲你們豫備地方。』

      23『…人若愛我，就必遵守我的話，我父也必愛他，並且我們要到他那裏去，同他安排住處。』

終極完成的神與重生信徒之合併的第一方面，乃是父的家。（約十四2。）…父的家、〔十四、〕子的真葡萄樹、〔十五、〕和那靈的孩子，〔十六，〕乃是基督得榮耀之結果，也就是宇宙合併的三個不同方面。

父的家是由約翰二章十六至二十一節神的殿所豫表。…父的家乃是經過過程並終極完成的神，與蒙祂救贖、重生並變化的選民，所構成的一個神聖且屬人的合併。（李常受文集一九九四至一九九七年第五册，四三○至四三一頁。）

信息選讀

所有在基督裏的信徒，已經藉祂的血蒙了救贖，由祂的靈所重生而有了祂的生命，並爲賜生命的靈所變化而有了神聖的元素，都是父家裏的『住處』。〔約十四2 上。〕

這父的家乃是藉着父和子同着內住於蒙救贖之選民的那靈，不斷的眷臨蒙救贖的選民而得以建造起來，成爲終極完成之三一神與祂所救贖之選民相互的居所。…約翰十四章二節告訴我們，在父的家裏有許多住處，在二十三節我們看見這些住處是藉着父和子眷臨愛祂的人而得以建造起來的。二十三節沒有明說那靈，但其中含示了那靈，因爲那靈住在所有愛主耶穌之人重生的靈裏。

在我們日常的生活中， 父和子常常來眷臨我們。…無論我們在那裏，父和子都來眷臨我們，在我們裏面作建造的工作，安排住處，這住處乃是三一神和我們相互居住的地方。父的家就是這樣藉着三一神不斷的眷臨而得以建造起來。

父的家乃是建造在使徒和申言者的根基上，以基督爲房角石，長成主的聖殿，也就是神在信徒靈裏的居所。（弗二19 ～ 22。）

在這建造裏，基督正安家在信徒的心裏；他們爲父照着祂榮耀的豐富，藉着祂的靈，用大能加強到裏面的人裏，而成爲終極完成之三一神的豐滿（彰顯）。（三16 ～ 19。）

父的家兼爲神的家庭和神的國。…作爲神的家庭，父的家是由神的兒女，就是神的種類所構成，有祂神聖的生命，使他們在生命上長大，並使祂得着彰顯。（二19。）

父家的目的，第一乃是使看不見且奧祕的三一神，在地上人間，有一個看得見且具體的顯現，就是召會。（提前三15 ～ 16。）…第二，父家的目的是要使經過過程並終極完成的三一神得着滿足和安息。…父家的目的也是要使永遠且有目的之三一神，得以完成祂永遠的經綸，終極完成祂永遠的目標新耶路撒冷，爲着祂永遠的擴展和彰顯。父的家就是神的居所，至終就是新耶路撒冷；這是神永遠的目標，爲着祂永遠的擴展和彰顯。（李常受文集一九九四至一九九七年第五册，四三一至四三四頁。）

參讀：基督爲父用神聖的榮耀所榮耀的結果，第四至六章。

WEEK 11 — DAY 3

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Morning Nourishment

John 14:2 In My Father’s house are many abodes; if it were not so, I would have told you; for I go to prepare a place for you.

          23…If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word, and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make an abode with him.

The first aspect of the incorporation of the consummated God with the regenerated believers is the house of the Father (John 14:2)…The house of the Father [ch. 14], the true vine of the Son [ch. 15], and the child of the Spirit [ch. 16] are the three different aspects of the universal incorporation as the issue of Christ’s glorification.

The Father’s house is typified by the temple of God in 2:16-21…The Father’s house is a divine and human incorporation of the processed and consummated God constituted with His redeemed, regenerated, and transformed elect. (CWWL, 1994-1997, vol. 5, “The Issue of Christ Being Glorified by the Father with the Divine Glory,” pp. 341-342)

Todays Reading

All the believers in Christ, redeemed through His blood, regenerated with His life by His Spirit, and transformed with the divine element by the lifegiving Spirit, are the “abodes” in the Father’s house [John 14:2a].

The Father’s house is built up by the constant visitation to the redeemed elect of the Father and the Son with the Spirit who indwells the redeemed elect to be the mutual dwelling place of the consummated Triune God and His redeemed elect…John 14:2 tells us that in the Father’s house there are many abodes, and in verse 23 we see that these abodes are built up by the Father and the Son’s visitation to those who love Him. The Spirit is not explicitly mentioned in verse 23 but rather is implied, for the Spirit dwells in the regenerated spirit of all those who love the Lord Jesus.

In our daily life the Father and the Son often come to visit us…Wherever we may be, the Father and the Son come to visit us to do a building work in us, making an abode that will be a mutual dwelling place for the Triune God and for us. This is the building up of the Father’s house through the constant visitation of the Triune God.

The Father’s house is built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets with Christ as the cornerstone, and it is growing into the holy temple of the Lord, the dwelling place of God in the believers’ spirit (Eph. 2:19-22).

In this building, Christ is making His home in the hearts of the believers strengthened into their inner man by the Father according to the riches of His glory with power through His Spirit unto the fullness (the expression) of the consummated Triune God (3:16-19).

The Father’s house is both the household of God and the kingdom of God… As the household of God, the Father’s house is constituted by the children of God, the species of God, with His divine life for their growth in life and for His manifestation (2:19).

The purpose of the Father’s house is first for the invisible and mysterious Triune God to have a visible and solid manifestation—the church—among men on the earth (1 Tim. 3:15-16). Second, the purpose of the Father’s house is for the satisfaction and rest of the processed and consummated Triune God. The purpose of the Father’s house is also for the eternal and purposeful Triune God to carry out His eternal economy to consummate the New Jerusalem as His eternal goal for His eternal expansion and expression. The house of God, which is God’s dwelling place, eventually will be the New Jerusalem, God’s eternal goal for His eternal expansion and expression. (CWWL, 1994-1997, vol. 5, “The Issue of Christ Being Glorified by the Father with the Divine Glory,” pp. 342-344)

Further Reading: CWWL, 1994-1997, vol. 5, “The Issue of Christ Being Glorified by the Father with the Divine Glory,” chs. 4-6