第十週■週二

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晨興餧養

西一27『…基督在你們裏面成了榮耀的盼望。』

來二10『…爲着要領許多的兒子進榮耀裏去，就藉着苦難成全他們救恩的創始者，這對祂本是合宜的。』

啓二一11『城中有神的榮耀；城的光輝如同極貴的寶石，好像碧玉，明如水晶。』

基督能成爲我們榮耀的盼望，因爲祂住在我們靈裏，作我們的生命和我們的人位。照着歌羅西三章四節，基督是我們的生命，祂顯現的時候，我們也要與祂一同顯現在榮耀裏。祂要顯現，在我們蒙救贖、得變化的身體上得榮耀。（羅八23，腓三21，帖後一9。）基督來的時候，我們要在祂身上得榮耀，祂也要在我們身上得榮耀。這指明內住的基督要浸透我們全人，包括我們物質的身體。這使我們的身體改變形狀，以致與祂榮耀的身體一模一樣。那時基督就要在我們身上得榮耀。這就是基督在我們裏面作榮耀的盼望。…歌羅西一章二十七節指明，我們將要憑以得榮的榮耀，現今正住在我們裏面。這榮耀不是一樣東西；這榮耀乃是活的人位，就是內住的基督，經過過程之三一神包羅萬有的具體化身。這位基督現今是我們裏面榮耀的種子。…至終，這種子的長大要帶進信徒得榮的『開花』。（新約總論第六册，四三四至四三五頁。）

信息選讀

現今我們信徒正被變化到〔神的〕榮耀裏，（林後三18，）並且要被帶進這榮耀裏。（來二10。）至終我們要與基督同得這榮耀，（羅八17，30，）在新耶路撒冷裏帶着神的榮耀作神的彰顯。

神創造我們作祂的器皿，以盛裝祂並彰顯祂。神在我們這些豫備得榮耀的器皿上，〔九23，〕彰顯祂榮耀的豐富。我們被祂的主宰豫定來作祂的容器，祂貴重的器皿，以彰顯祂在榮耀裏的所是。這要在新耶路撒冷裏完全得顯明。…新耶路撒冷一個顯著的特色是有神的榮耀，（啓二一11，）有神的彰顯。新耶路撒冷全城要帶着神的榮耀，這榮耀就是神自己透過那城照耀出來。事實上，神的榮耀乃是新耶路撒冷的內容，因這城要完全被神的榮耀所充滿。這指明那城是器皿，盛裝神並彰顯神。…新耶路撒冷滿了神的榮耀，意思就是神在這城裏得顯明。今天召會生活也該有神的榮耀，在這奇妙的神聖屬性上顯明且彰顯祂。（新約總論第一册，一三一至一三二頁。）

神莫大救恩的最後一步，是要領許多的兒子進榮耀裏去。羅馬八章告訴我們，神在我們身上恩典的工作，開始於祂的豫知，經過祂的豫定、呼召、稱義，終結於祂叫我們得榮耀。（29 ～ 30。）八章也告訴我們，一切受造之物，正在熱切等待神的眾子顯示出來（得榮耀），指望着受造之物自己，也要得享神兒女之榮耀的自由。（19 ～ 21。）這要藉着主的再來得着成就，（腓三21，）那時我們要與祂一同顯現在榮耀裏；（西三4；）這是我們的盼望。（一27。）神的眾子這樣得榮耀，乃是神救恩的目標，要持續的經過千年國，且要完滿的顯於新耶路撒冷，直到永遠。（啓二一11，23。）（聖經恢復本，來二10 註3。）

身爲開拓者、先鋒的耶穌，（來六20，）已領先進入榮耀；現今我們這些跟從祂的人，正在同一路上，也要被帶進神所爲我們命定同樣的榮耀裏。（林前二7，帖前二12。）祂已經開了路，我們現今正行在其中。（來二10 註5。）

參讀：新約總論，第一百八十篇；真理課程四級卷四，第五十一課。

WEEK 10 — DAY 2

Morning Nourishment

Col. 1:27 …Christ in you, the hope of glory.

Heb. 2:10 For it was fitting for Him,…in leading many sons into glory, to make the Author of their salvation perfect through sufferings.

Rev. 21:11 Having the glory of God. Her light was like a most precious stone, like a jasper stone, as clear as crystal.

Christ can be our hope of glory because He dwells in our spirit to be our life and our person. According to Colossians 3:4, when Christ our life is manifested, we shall be manifested with Him in glory. He will appear to be glorified in our redeemed and transfigured body (Rom. 8:23; Phil. 3:21; 2 Thes. 1:10). When Christ comes, we shall be glorified in Him, and He will be glorified in us. This indicates that the indwelling Christ will saturate our entire being, including our physical body. This will cause our body to be transfigured and to become like His glorious body. At that time Christ will
be glorified in us. This is Christ in us as the hope of glory. Colossians 1:27 indicates that the glory with which we shall be glorified dwells in us right now. This glory is not a thing—this glory is a living person, the indwelling Christ, the all-inclusive embodiment of the processed Triune God. This very Christ is now the seed of glory within us…Eventually, the growth of this seed will issue in the “blossom” of the believers’ glorification. (The Conclusion of the New Testament, p. 1951)

Today’s Reading

As believers, we are being transformed into [God’s] glory (2 Cor. 3:18) and shall be brought into it (Heb. 2:10). Eventually, we shall be glorified with Christ (Rom. 8:17, 30) to bear the glory of God for God’s expression in the New Jerusalem.

God created us as His vessels to contain Him and express Him. God makes known the riches of His glory upon us, His vessels, which He has prepared unto glory [9:23]. We were predestinated by His sovereignty to be His containers, vessels of honor, to express what He is in glory. This will be fully revealed in the New Jerusalem. An outstanding feature of the New Jerusalem is that it has the glory of God (Rev. 21:11), His expression. The entire city of New Jerusalem will bear the glory of God, which is God Himself shining out through the city. Actually, the glory of God will be the content of
the New Jerusalem, for this city will be completely filled with His glory. This indicates that the city is a vessel to contain God and express Him…The fact that the New Jerusalem is full of God’s glory means that God is manifested in this city. The church life today should also have God’s glory, manifesting and expressing Him in this marvelous divine attribute. (The Conclusion of the New Testament, p. 112)

The last step of God’s great salvation is to bring His many sons into glory. Romans 8 tells us that God’s work of grace upon us began with His foreknowing, passed through His predestination, calling, and justification, and will end with His glorification (vv. 29-30). Also, Romans 8 tells us that the whole creation eagerly awaits the revelation (glorification) of the sons of God, in hope that the creation itself will enter into the freedom of the glory of the children of God (vv. 19-21). This will be accomplished by the Lord’s coming back (Phil. 3:21), at which time we will be manifested with Him in
glory (Col. 3:4); this is our hope (1:27). This glorification of the sons of God, as the goal of God’s salvation, will last through the millennial kingdom and will be manifested in full in the New Jerusalem for eternity (Rev. 21:11, 23). (Heb. 2:10, footnote 3)

Jesus, as the Pioneer, the Forerunner (Heb. 6:20), took the lead to enter into glory, and we, His followers, are taking the same way to be brought into the same glory, which was ordained by God for us (1 Cor. 2:7; 1 Thes. 2:12). He cut the way, and we are now taking the way. (Heb. 2:10, footnote 4)

Further Reading: The Conclusion of the New Testament, msg. 180; Truth Lessons—Level Four, vol. 4, lsn. 51