第二週■週二

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晨興餧養

彼前一15 ～ 17『卻要照着那呼召你們的聖者，在一切行事爲人上，也成爲聖的；因爲經上記着：「你們要聖別，因爲我是聖別的。」你們旣稱那不偏待人，按各人行爲審判的爲父，就當在你們寄居的時日中，憑着敬畏行事爲人。』

我們藉着那靈的聖別，在一切行事爲人上成爲聖的。這是基於那把神聖別的性情帶給我們，並產生聖別生活的重生。…我們自己需要成爲聖的。這不僅僅是穿某種衣服或不化妝的事。那種聖的觀念太表面。我們的所是，我們的性情，我們的全人，都該成爲聖的。這是叫我們在一切行事爲人上成爲聖的。…神的子民應當聖別，因爲神自己是聖別的。

那呼召我們的聖者，就是父，祂重生了我們，爲要產生聖別的家庭—聖別的父同聖別的兒女。我們旣是聖別的兒女，就該照聖別的生活方式而行。…祂在我們裏面用生命生了我們，使我們有祂聖別的性情；在我們外面用審判管教我們，使我們有分於祂的聖別。（來十二9 ～ 10。）祂是照着我們的行爲、工作審判我們，祂並不偏待人。…我們若稱祂爲父，也當敬畏祂是審判我們的，並憑着敬畏過聖別的生活。（彼得前書生命讀經，一○九至一一○頁。）

信息選讀

在彼前一章十七節，彼得『不是說到那對人末後的審判；…這裏所說的，乃是神在這世上每天對祂兒女所施行之行政的審判…』。（Darby，達祕。）這是神對自己家人的審判。（四17。）

在四章十七節彼得說，『因爲時候到了，審判要從神的家起首。若是先從我們起首，那不信從神福音的人，將有何等的結局？』彼得前書特別在神對祂所揀選之人的對付上，指出神的行政。他們在火煉的逼迫中所經歷的苦難，是神審判他們的憑藉，使他們受管教、被煉淨，從不信的人中聖別出來，不和他們有一樣的定命。因此，這種管教的審判，要從神自己的家起首，不是一次兩次就作完的，乃是一直不斷的直到主來。

十七節的家也是家人的意思。這裏是指由信徒組成的召會。（ 二5， 來三6， 提前三15， 弗二19。）神從這家，就是祂自己的家起首，藉着對自己兒女管教的審判，施行祂行政的管理，使祂有堅定的立場，在祂宇宙的國裏，審判那些不信從祂福音，以及背叛祂行政的人。這是爲了建立祂的國，乃是彼得後書所論到的。（一11。）

彼前一章十七節所說的，是神在這世上每天對祂兒女所施行之行政的審判。…神每天的審判不是施行在墮落的罪人身上，乃是施行在神的兒女身上。…反對神話語裏這種教導的人也許說，『我們是神恩典的兒女，怎麼可能受神審判？神是我們的父，祂愛我們，並賜恩典給我們。祂怎能作審判我們的事？』…一面，神在祂的行政之下恩待我們，使我們過合乎祂義的生活；另一面，祂審判任何不符合祂行政的事物。所以，在今世我們信徒乃是在神每天的審判之下。

這樣的審判是我們這些神的兒女在地上寄居的時日，施行在我們身上的。所以，這審判不是在將來，乃是我們今天所經歷的審判。主在約翰五章二十二節的話指永遠的審判，在白色寶座前對不信者的審判。但這裏的審判是神現今在祂兒女（不是不信者）身上的審判。（彼得前書生命讀經，一一一、三○四、三一○至三一一、三二三至三二四頁。）

參讀：彼得前書生命讀經，第十一、三十篇。

WEEK 2 — DAY 2

Morning Nourishment

1 Pet. 1:15-17 But according to the Holy One who called you, you yourselves also be holy in all your manner of life; because it is written, “You shall be holy because I am holy.” And if you call as Father the One who without respect of persons judges according to each one’s work, pass the time of your sojourning in fear.

We are holy in all our manner of life through the sanctification of the Spirit. This is based on regeneration, which brings us the holy nature of God and issues in a holy life. We ourselves need to be holy. This is not merely a matter of wearing a certain kind of clothing or of not wearing makeup. That concept of holiness is too outward. Our being, our disposition, our entire person, should be holy. This is for us to be holy in all our manner of life. God’s people should be holy because God Himself is holy.

The Holy One, who as the Father has called us, has regenerated us to produce a holy family—a holy Father with holy children. As holy children, we should walk in a holy manner of life…He begot us with life inwardly that we might have His holy nature. He disciplines us with judgment outwardly that we may partake of His holiness (Heb. 12:9-10). His judgment is according to our work, our conduct, without respect of persons…If we call Him our Father, we also should fear Him as our Judge and live a holy life in fear. (Life-study of 1 Peter, pp. 91-92)

Today’s Reading

In 1 Peter 1:17 Peter “is not speaking of the final judgment of the soul…The thing spoken of here is the daily judgment of God’s government in this world, exercised with regard to His children…” (Darby). This is God’s judgment on His own household (4:17).

First Peter 4:17 says, “For it is time for the judgment to begin from the house of God; and if first from us, what will be the end of those who disobey the gospel of God?” This book shows the government of God especially in relation to His dealings with His chosen people. The sufferings they undergo in fiery persecution are used by Him as a means to judge them that they may be disciplined, purified, and separated from the unbelievers and not have the same destiny as they. Hence, such disciplinary judgment begins from His own household, and it is not exercised just once or twice but is being carried out continuously until the Lord’s coming.

[God’s] house, or household, refers to the church, composed of the believers (2:5; Heb. 3:6; 1 Tim. 3:15; Eph. 2:19). From this house, as His own house, God begins His governmental administration by God’s disciplinary judgment over His own children, that He may have strong ground to judge, in His universal kingdom, those who are disobedient to His gospel and rebellious toward His government. This is for the establishing of His kingdom, which is covered in the second book (2 Pet. 1:11).

What we have in 1 Peter 1:17 is the daily judgment of God’s government in the world, a judgment that is exercised with regard to His children…The daily judgment of God is not exercised upon fallen sinners; instead, it is exercised upon God’s children. Those who oppose this teaching from the Word may say, “How is it possible for us, God’s children in grace, to be judged by God? God is our Father, and He loves us and gives us grace. How could He do something to judge us?”…On the one hand, God is gracing us to live a life that suits His righteousness under His government. On the other hand, He judges anything that does not match His government. Therefore, in this age we the believers are under the daily judgment of God.

This kind of judgment is exercised upon us, the children of God, while we are passing the time of our sojourning on earth…The Lord’s word in John 5:22 refers to eternal judgment, to the judgment of unbelievers at the great white throne. But the judgment here is the present judgment of God upon His children, not on unbelievers. (Life-study of 1 Peter, pp. 92, 252, 257, 268)

Further Reading: Life-study of 1 Peter, msgs. 11, 30