第六週■週四

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晨興餧養

啓十九8『又賜她得穿明亮潔淨的細麻衣，這細麻衣就是聖徒所行的義。』

太二二11 ～ 12『王進來觀看坐席的，見那裏有一個沒有穿婚筵禮服的，就對他說，朋友，你沒有穿婚筵的禮服，是怎麼進到這裏來的？那人無言可答。』

當召會在極大的墮落之下時，我們該是得勝者以活基督，甚至天天活出祂來，作我們主觀的義。在神眼中，細麻衣〔啓十九8〕是在我們日常生活裏所彰顯出來的基督。

啓示錄十九章八節裏的『潔淨』，…是指性質。『明亮』，是指彰顯。『義』，原文是複數的，也可譯爲『義行』。…我們所接受，使我們得救的義〔林前一30〕是客觀的，使我們滿足公義之神的要求；這裏得勝聖徒的義是主觀的，（腓三9，）使他們滿足得勝基督的要求。所以，細麻衣指明基督是我們得勝的生活，就是從我們裏面活出來的基督。（新約總論第十四册，二五一頁。）

信息選讀

基督自己這義已足彀叫我們被稱義而得救；這乃是單數的義。然而，啓示錄十九章八節使用複數的『義』，證明這節經文所題到的，不是指基督作我們的義，使我們得稱義；乃是指義的行爲，亦卽日常的行事爲人或基督徒的生活，也就是作我們生命的基督，通過我們所作出的。這內裏生命所作出的，乃是我們所穿白色的細麻衣。我們要參加盛宴，尤其是婚筵，就必須穿着合宜。同樣的，我們需要合宜的服裝，好參加羔羊的婚筵。（新約總論第十四册，二五一頁。）

得勝信徒所穿的細麻衣，等於馬太二十二章十一至十二節中婚筵的禮服。按照聖經的啓示，信徒需要兩件衣服—一件爲着我們的得救，一件爲着我們的得賞賜。爲着救恩，我們需要袍子來遮蓋我們；這袍子就是路加十五章穿在浪子身上的袍子。…這件袍子表徵基督是我們的義，使我們在神面前蒙神稱義。所有在基督裏的信徒，都有這件袍子—第一件袍子，就是基督作我們的義，使我們得稱爲義，能以站在公義的神面前。

然而，我們也需要第二件衣服，就是馬太二十二章十一至十二節中婚筵的禮服，以及啓示錄十九章八節的細麻衣。這件衣服不是爲着我們的得救，而是爲着我們的得賞賜，使我們彀資格參加羔羊的婚筵。第一件衣服使我們得救，有資格迎見神；第二件衣服使我們得賞賜，有資格迎見基督。第二件衣服乃是聖靈在我們裏面的工作，就是我們所活並在日常生活中藉我們得着彰顯的基督。這就是啓示錄十九章八節所說聖徒的義。

第二件衣服也是馬太五章二十節所說的義。那裏主耶穌說，『你們的義，若不超過經學家和法利賽人的義，絕不能進諸天的國。』這義不是我們所接受，爲着我們的得救，作我們袍子的客觀基督，乃是作我們日常生活所活出的主觀基督。在基督（我們的義）裏，我們已被稱義並得救了。我們接受基督之後，需要將祂活出來。我們要憑基督而活，好叫祂能成爲我們主觀的義，使我們彀資格有分於羔羊的婚筵。（真理課程四級卷四，六七至六八頁。）

參讀：真理課程四級卷四，第五十六課。

WEEK 6 — DAY 4

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Morning Nourishment

Rev. 19:8 And it was given to her that she should be clothed in fine linen, bright and clean; for the fine linen is the righteousnesses of the saints.

Matt. 22:11-12…When the king came in to look at those reclining at table, he saw there a man who was not clothed with a wedding garment, and he said to him, Friend, how did you come in here without a wedding garment? And he was speechless.

While the church is under great degradation, we should be the overcomers to live Christ and even live Him out as our subjective righteousness day by day. In the eyes of God the fine linen [Rev. 19:8] is the Christ expressed in our daily life.

In verse 8 the word clean refers to the nature, whereas bright refers to the expression. The Greek word translated “righteousnesses” may also be rendered “righteous acts.”…The righteousness we received for our salvation [1 Cor. 1:30] is objective and enables us to meet the requirement of the righteous God, whereas here the righteousnesses of the overcoming saints are subjective (Phil. 3:9) and enable us to meet the requirement of the overcoming Christ. Hence, the fine linen indicates Christ, as our overcoming life, whom we live out of our being. (The Conclusion of the New Testament, p. 4325)

Today’s Reading

The righteousness that is Christ Himself is sufficient for us to be justified and saved; this righteousness is singular in number. The use of righteousnesses in Revelation 19:8 is in the plural, however, and proves that what is mentioned in this verse is not Christ as our righteousness for us to be justified. Rather, it is righteous deeds, the daily walk, the Christian living, which Christ as our life works out through us. This outworking of the inner life is the white linen with which we are clothed. In order to attend a feast, especially a wedding feast, we must dress in a proper way. In the same way, we need the proper clothing in order to attend the wedding feast of the Lamb. (The Conclusion of the New Testament, pp. 4325-4326)

The fine linen with which the overcoming believers are clothed is equal to the wedding garment in Matthew 22:11-12. According to the revelation of the Scriptures, the believers need two garments—one for their salvation and one for their reward. For our salvation we need a robe to cover us. This robe is the robe that was put on the prodigal son in Luke 15:22…This robe signifies Christ as our righteousness for us to be justified by God in His presence. All believers in Christ have this robe, the first robe, Christ as our righteousness, our justification, which enables us to stand before the righteous God.

However, we also need the second garment, which is the wedding garment in Matthew 22:11-12 and the fine linen in Revelation 19:8. This garment is not for our salvation; rather, it is for our reward and qualifies us to attend the wedding feast of the Lamb. The first garment qualifies us to meet God for our salvation; the second garment qualifies us to meet Christ for our reward. The second garment is the work of the Holy Spirit within us. It is the very Christ whom we live and who is expressed through us in our daily living. This is the righteousnesses of the saints (v. 8).

The second garment is also the surpassing righteousness in Matthew 5:20. In this verse the Lord Jesus said, “Unless your righteousness surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees, you shall by no means enter into the kingdom of the heavens.” This righteousness is not objective righteousness, the Christ whom we receive as our robe for our salvation. It is subjective righteousness, the Christ whom we live out as our daily living. In Christ, who is our righteousness, we have been justified and saved. But after receiving Christ, we need to live Him out. We need to live by Christ so that He becomes our subjective righteousness. This subjective righteousness qualifies us to participate in the marriage dinner of the Lamb. (Truth Lessons—Level Four, vol. 4, pp. 62-63)

Further Reading: Truth Lessons—Level Four, vol. 4, lsn. 56