第十二週   神聖的三一、耶穌的靈與神的國

讀經：徒一3，二32 ～ 36，八12，十四22，十六6 ～ 7，二十28，二八23，31

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【週一】

壹 神聖的三一乃是整本新約的架構；照樣，神聖的三一也是使徒行傳的結構；一章又一章，使徒行傳揭示出神聖三一爲着執行神新約經綸而有的運行—例如一1 ～ 2，4 ～5，8，11，21， 二4，17 ～ 18，21 ～ 24，27，31 ～33，36，38， 十三2，4，7，9 ～ 10，12，16，23，30，33 ～ 39，49 ～ 50，52，二八15，23，25，31：

一 三一神—父、子、靈——完全包含在子的升天和那靈的澆灌裏—二32 ～ 36：

1 子升天，父高舉祂，那靈澆灌下來—路二四51，腓二9，徒一9 ～ 11，二32 ～ 36。

2 父、子、靈都緊密的聯於那靈的澆灌，那靈乃是經過過程之三一神的終極完成—33 節，約七37 ～39，腓一19。

【週二】

二 在行傳十六章六至七節，『聖靈』與『耶穌的靈』交互使用，啓示耶穌的靈就是聖靈：

1 在新約裏，『聖靈』是神的靈一般的稱呼—徒九17，31。

2 保羅作爲盛裝三一神的器皿，完全是由聖靈與耶穌的靈所構成—弗三14 ～ 17，路一35，徒二32 ～36，腓一19。

3 我們爲主作那一種工，在於我們由那一種靈所引導、指引、教導並構成；當包羅萬有的靈成了我們的構成，我們的工作就要成爲這靈的彰顯—徒十六6 ～ 7，羅八9，腓一19。

三 神『用自己的血』買了召會—徒二十28：

1 神付了祂『自己的血』爲代價，將召會買來。

2 藉着成爲肉體，我們的神，創造主，那永遠者，就與人調和—約一1，14：

a 結果，祂不再僅僅是神—祂成了神人，有血並且能爲我們死—約壹一7。

b 當神人主耶穌死在十字架上時，祂不僅作爲人受死，也作爲神受死。

3 祂所流的血，不僅是那人耶穌的血，也是神人的血。

4 因此，神用以將召會買來的這血，乃是祂『自己的血』—徒二十28。

貳 『耶穌的靈』是神的靈特別的說法，指成爲肉體之救主的靈，這位救主就是在人性裏的耶穌，經過了爲人的生活和十字架上的死—十六7：

一 在耶穌的靈裏不僅有神的神聖元素，也有耶穌的人性元素，以及祂爲人生活並受死的元素—一3。

【週三】

二 耶穌的靈不只是神的靈，在祂裏面有神性，使我們能活神聖的生命；也是那人耶穌的靈，在祂裏面有人性，使我們能過正確的人性生活，也能忍受其中的痛苦—羅八18，林後一5：

1 保羅在他的受苦裏需要耶穌的靈，因爲在耶穌的靈裏，有受苦的元素和忍受逼迫的能力—西一24，徒九15 ～ 16，十六7。

2 今天當我們傳福音時，我們也需要耶穌的靈以面對反對和逼迫。

三 耶穌的靈所涵括的比聖靈所涵括的更多—6 ～ 7 節：

1 聖靈僅僅涵括主耶穌的成爲肉體和出生—路一35，太一18，20。

2 耶穌的靈涵括祂的人性、爲人生活、包羅萬有的死、分賜生命的復活、以及升天—徒一1 ～ 3，8，二23，32，36。

【週四】

四 正如基督的靈是基督的實際，耶穌的靈乃是耶穌的實際—羅八9，徒十六7：

1 我們若沒有耶穌的靈，耶穌對我們就不真實。

2 耶穌對我們是真實的，因爲我們有耶穌的靈作耶穌的實際、實化—7 節。

【週五】

叁 神的國乃是使徒行傳中使徒們傳講的主題— 一3， 八12， 十四22， 十九8，二十25，二八23，31：

一 復活的基督有四十天之久，向使徒們顯現，對他們講說『神國的事』，這指明神的國乃是使徒們在五旬節後的使命中，所要傳講的主題—一3。

二 按照新約，神的國不是眼所能見物質的範圍；實際上，神的國乃是一個人位，就是主耶穌基督自己—路十七20 ～ 21。

三 眾召會與神的國是並行的；由復活基督的繁殖所產生的眾召會，乃是今天在地上神的國—徒十四22，二十25：

1 這位在升天裏，憑着那靈，藉着門徒，繁殖祂自己的復活基督，乃是神國的實際；神的國就是祂的擴大—一8，八12：

a 眾召會就是這位來把自己當作神國種子撒播出去之基督的擴大；這是福音書裏所啓示的—可四3，26。

b 在福音書裏，基督乃是國度的種子；在使徒行傳裏有這種子的繁殖，以產生眾召會，就是神的國—八1，12，十三1 ～ 4。

2 我們在眾召會裏乃是基督的繁殖，也是基督的擴大，並且我們正在擴展神的國—啓一9，11。

【週六】

四 神的國是基督作生命擴展到祂的信徒裏，形成神在祂生命裏管治的範圍—彼後一3 ～ 11：

1 人要進這國，就需要爲罪悔改，相信福音，使他們的罪得赦免，並使他們由神重生，得着符合這國神聖性質之神聖生命—可一15，約三3，5。

2 所有在基督裏的信徒，在召會時代都能有分於這國，在神的公義、和平、並聖靈中的喜樂裏享受神—羅十四17。

3 神的國在要來的國度時代，要成爲基督和神的國，給得勝的信徒承受並享受，好叫他們與基督同王一千年—林前六9 ～ 11，加五19 ～ 21，弗五5，啓二十4，6。

4 神的國是永遠的國，要成爲神永遠生命的永遠福分，在新天新地裏給神所有的贖民享受，直到永遠—二一1 ～ 4，二二1 ～ 5，14，17。

五 在行傳十四章二十二節，保羅勸勉那些恆守信仰的信徒說，我們進入神的國，必須經歷許多患難，因爲全世界都反對我們進入其中；進入神的國就是進入對基督作爲國度的完全享受。

六 在行傳十九章我們看見，撒但抵擋神在地上開展祂的國；爲着繁殖基督的優勝職事，乃是爲着神國的爭戰—23 ～ 41 節。

七 保羅在行傳二十八章三十一節宣揚神的國，乃是復活基督的繁殖：

1 這可由『教導主耶穌基督的事』這句話得着證明；主耶穌基督的事乃是與神的國並行的—23 節。

2 教導基督的事，就是普及神的國；所以，神的國實際上就是復活基督的繁殖—這過程今天藉由信徒得以繼續進行—31 節。

Week Twelve

The Divine Trinity, the Spirit of Jesus, and the Kingdom of God

Scripture Reading: Acts 1:3; 2:32-36; 8:12; 14:22; 16:6-7; 20:28; 28:23, 31

§ Day 1

I. Even as the Divine Trinity is the framework of the entire New Testament, so the Divine Trinity is the structure of the book of Acts; chapter after chapter of Acts unveils the operation of the Divine Trinity for the carrying out of Gods New Testament economy—e.g., 1:1-2, 4-5, 8, 11, 21; 2:4, 17- 18, 21-24, 27, 31-33, 36, 38; 13:2, 4, 7, 9-10, 12, 16, 23, 30, 33-39, 49-50, 52; 28:15, 23, 25, 31:

A. The Triune God—the Father, the Son, and the Spirit—was fully involved with the Sons ascension and the pouring out of the Spirit—2:32-36:

1. The Son ascended, the Father exalted Him, and the Spirit was poured out— Luke 24:51; Phil. 2:9; Acts 1:9-11; 2:32-36.

2. The Father, the Son, and the Spirit were all wrapped up with the outpouring of the Spirit as the consummation of the processed Triune God—v. 33; John 7:37-39; Phil. 1:19.

§ Day 2

B. In Acts 16:6-7 the Holy Spirit and the Spirit of Jesus are used interchangeably, revealing that the Spirit of Jesus is the Holy Spirit:

1. The Holy Spirit is a general title of the Spirit of God in the New Testament— Acts 9:17, 31.

2. As a vessel containing the Triune God, Paul was fully constituted of the Holy Spirit and of the Spirit of Jesus—Eph. 3:14-17; Luke 1:35; Acts 2:32-36; Phil. 1:19.

3. The kind of work that we do for the Lord depends on the kind of Spirit by whom we are guided, directed, instructed, and constituted; when the allinclusive Spirit becomes our constitution, our work will be the expression of this Spirit—Acts 16:6-7; Rom. 8:9; Phil. 1:19.

C. God obtained the church "through His own blood"—Acts 20:28:

1. God purchased the church by paying the price of "His own blood."

2. Through incarnation our God, the Creator, the eternal One, became mingled with man—John 1:1, 14:

a. As a result, He was no longer only God—He became a God-man, who had blood and was able to die for us—1 John 1:7.

b. When the Lord Jesus, the God-man, died on the cross, He died not only as man but also as God.

3. The blood that He shed was not only the blood of the man Jesus but also the blood of the God-man.

4. Therefore, His blood, through which God obtained the church, is "His own blood"—Acts 20:28.

II. The Spirit of Jesus is a particular expression concerning the Spirit of God and refers to the Spirit of the incarnated Savior who, as Jesus in His humanity, passed through human living and death on the cross—16:7:

A. In the Spirit of Jesus there is not only the divine element of God but also the human element of Jesus and the elements of His human living and His suffering of death as well—1:3.

§ Day 3

B. The Spirit of Jesus is not only the Spirit of God with divinity in Him so that we may live the divine life but also the Spirit of the man Jesus with humanity in Him so that we may live a proper human life and endure its sufferings—Rom. 8:18; 2 Cor. 1:5:

1. In his suffering Paul needed the Spirit of Jesus because in the Spirit of Jesus there is the suffering element and the suffering strength to withstand persecution—Col. 1:24; Acts 9:15-16; 16:7.

2. In our preaching of the gospel today, we also need the Spirit of Jesus to face the opposition and persecution.

C. The Spirit of Jesus involves more than the Holy Spirit—vv. 6-7:

1. The Holy Spirit involves only the incarnation and birth of the Lord Jesus— Luke 1:35; Matt. 1:18, 20.

2. The Spirit of Jesus involves His humanity, human living, all-inclusive death, life-imparting resurrection, and ascension—Acts 1:1-3, 8; 2:23, 32, 36.

§ Day 4

D. Just as the Spirit of Christ is the reality of Christ, so the Spirit of Jesus is the reality of Jesus—Rom. 8:9; Acts 16:7:

1. If we do not have the Spirit of Jesus, Jesus will not be real to us.

2. Jesus is real to us because we have the Spirit of Jesus as the reality, the realization, of Jesus—v. 7.

§ Day 5

III. The kingdom of God is the main subject of the apostles preaching in Acts—1:3; 8:12; 14:22; 19:8; 20:25; 28:23, 31:

A. The fact that the resurrected Christ, in His appearing to the apostles through a period of forty days, spoke to them "the things concerning the kingdom of God" indicates that the kingdom would be the main subject of the apostles preaching in their coming commission after Pentecost—1:3.

B. According to the New Testament, the kingdom of God is not a visible, material realm; actually, the kingdom of God is a person, the Lord Jesus Christ Himself—Luke 17:20-21.

C. The churches and the kingdom of God go together; the churches produced by the propagation of the resurrected Christ are the kingdom of God on earth today—Acts 14:22; 20:25:

1. The resurrected Christ, who is propagating Himself in His ascension, by the Spirit, and through the disciples, is the reality of the kingdom of God; the kingdom of God is His expansion—1:8; 8:12:

a. The churches are the expansion of Christ, who came to sow Himself as the seed of the kingdom of God; this is revealed in the Gospels— Mark 4:3, 26.

b. In the Gospels Christ was the seed of the kingdom; in the book of Acts we have the propagation of this seed to produce the churches as the kingdom of God—8:1, 12; 13:1-4.

2. We in the churches are the propagation of Christ and the expansion of Christ, and we are enlarging the kingdom of God—Rev. 1:9, 11.

§ Day 6

D. The kingdom of God is the spreading of Christ as life into His believers to form a realm in which God rules in His life—2 Pet. 1:3-11:

1. To enter into this kingdom, people need to repent of their sins and believe in the gospel so that their sins may be forgiven and so that they may be regenerated by God to have the divine life, which matches the divine nature of this kingdom—Mark 1:15; John 3:3, 5.

2. All the believers in Christ can share the kingdom in the church age for their enjoyment of God in His righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit— Rom. 14:17.

3. The kingdom of God will become the kingdom of Christ and of God for the overcoming believers to inherit and enjoy in the coming kingdom age so that they may reign with Christ for a thousand years—1 Cor. 6:9-11; Gal. 5:19-21; Eph. 5:5; Rev. 20:4, 6.

4. As the eternal kingdom, the kingdom of God will be an eternal blessing of Gods eternal life for all of Gods redeemed to enjoy in the new heaven and new earth for eternity—21:1-4; 22:1-5, 14, 17.

E. In Acts 14:22 Paul entreated the believers who were continuing in the faith to realize that through many tribulations we must enter into the kingdom of God, because the whole world opposes our entering in; to enter into the kingdom of God is to enter into the full enjoyment of Christ as the kingdom.

F. In Acts 19 we see that Satan is fighting against Gods spreading of His kingdom on earth; the prevailing ministry for the propagation of Christ is a fighting, a battle, for Gods kingdom—vv. 23-41.

G. Pauls proclaiming the kingdom of God in Acts 28:31 was the propagation of the resurrected Christ:

1. This is proved by the words teaching the things concerning the Lord Jesus Christ, which things go together with the kingdom of God—v. 23.

2. To teach concerning Christ is to spread the kingdom of God; therefore, the kingdom of God is actually the propagation of the resurrected Christ—a process that continues to be carried out through the believers today—v. 31.