第四週   成爲基督的複製品，並經歷基督作我們魂的牧人

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詩歌：補33

讀經：彼前二21 ～ 23，25，太十一28 ～ 30，腓一27，二2

【週一】

壹 我們這些在基督裏的信徒，得以成爲作我們榜樣之基督的複製品—彼前二21：

一 主耶穌在神行政下的生活乃是榜樣，叫我們藉着成爲祂的複製品，跟隨祂的腳蹤行—21 ～23 節，弗四20 ～ 21。

二 彼前二章二十一節的『榜樣』，原文指一種教寫字所用的範本—給學生臨摹習字的字帖，範本：

1 主耶穌已把祂的生活擺在我們面前，作我們臨摹的範本，叫我們跟隨祂的腳蹤行—太十一28 ～ 30。

2 神的心意不是要我們憑自己的努力效法基督；我們所需要的，不是效法，乃是複製—羅八29，林後三18。

三 我們需要藉着與神聖生命之豐富有關的過程，而成爲基督的複製品，基督的複本；當這過程完成時，我們就成爲基督的複製品—約三15，弗三8。

四 影印本的製作，可用來說明彼得所說基督是我們的榜樣，是甚麼意思。

【週二】

五 我們要成爲作我們榜樣之基督的複製品，就需要經歷基督這活在我們裏面、成形在我們裏面、並安家在我們心裏的一位—加二20，四19，弗三16 ～ 17 上：

1 新約啓示，基督與我們裏面的人有深切的關係—加一16，西三10 ～ 11。

2 是靈的基督—基督作爲賜生命的靈—活在我們裏面—林前十五45 下，加二20：

a 神的經綸是『我』在基督的死裏被釘十字架，並且基督在祂的復活裏活在我們裏面—約十四19。

b 我們與主是一靈，與祂同有一生命，現今應當與祂同是一人位—林前六17，西三4，腓一21 上。

c 基督旣是那靈住在我們裏面，我們就需要讓祂活在我們裏面—約十四16 ～ 19，加二20。

【週三】

3 讓基督成形在我們裏面，就是讓基督在我們裏面完全長大—四19：

a 基督在我們悔改信主時，生在我們裏面；然後在我們基督徒生活中，活在我們裏面；最後，在我們成熟時，成形在我們裏面—約一12 ～ 13，三15，加二20，四19。

b 讓基督成形在我們裏面，就是讓包羅萬有的靈佔有我們裏面之人的每一部分，使基督在我們裏面完全長大—西二19，弗四15 ～ 16。

c 讓基督成形在我們裏面，含示我們在生機一面漸漸被基督所構成—西三10 ～ 11。

d 加拉太四章十九節的『成形』，與林後三章十八節的『形像』相呼應；基督要成形在我們裏面，使我們得以按着祂的形像彰顯祂。

4 那活在我們裏面，並成形在我們裏面的基督，正安家在我們心裏—弗三16 ～ 17 上。

5 當基督活在我們裏面，成形在我們裏面，並安家在我們心裏，我們就成爲基督的複製品，作神團體的彰顯—羅八29，十二4 ～ 5，啓二一2。

【週四】

貳 當我們成爲基督的複製品，我們就可以經歷並享受基督作我們魂的牧人—彼前二25，太十一28 ～ 30，腓一27，二2：

一 是靈的基督作我們魂的牧人，監督我們內裏的光景，照顧我們內裏所是的情形：

1 基督生機的牧養主要的乃是照顧我們的魂—詩二三3。

2 基督是藉着顧到我們魂的益處，並藉着監督我們內裏所是的光景，牧養我們—參來十三17。

3 這種牧養是內裏、內在、生機的安慰。

二 因着我們的魂很複雜，所以我們需要那在我們的靈裏是賜生命之靈的基督，在我們的魂裏牧養我們，照顧我們的心思、情感和意志，並顧到我們的難處、需要和創傷—約十四16 ～ 17，林前十五45 下，六17：

1 基督作爲我們那是靈的牧人，乃是從我們的靈裏照顧我們。

2 祂的牧養開始於我們的靈，擴展到我們魂的每一部分。

3 基督從我們的靈達到我們魂的所有部分，並以柔細、生機、周全的方式照顧我們。

三 基督作我們魂的牧人，使我們的魂甦醒—詩二三3 上：

1 使我們的魂甦醒，就是使我們復興。

2 使我們的魂甦醒，也包括更新與變化—羅十二2，林後三18。

【週五】

四 主作我們魂的牧人，使我們的魂得安息—太十一28 ～ 30：

1 主呼召那些爲了遵守律法而努力的人，或爲了工作成功而奮鬭的人，到祂這裏來得安息——28 節。

2 這安息不僅是指從律法與宗教，或工作與責任的勞苦並重擔中得着釋放，也是指完全的平安和完滿的滿足。

3 負主的軛就是接受父的旨意—十二50。

4 主過這樣的生活，受祂父旨意的約束並在意祂父的旨意；（約四34，五30，六38；）祂完全以父的旨意爲滿足，並且心裏有安息。

5 我們因着負主的軛並跟祂學而得着的安息，是內裏的安息，使我們的魂得安息—太十一29 ～ 30。

【週六】

五 當主牧養我們的魂並使我們的魂甦醒時，我們不僅經歷基督，也享受祂—腓二2，三1 上：

1 經歷基督主要是在我們的靈裏，而享受基督乃是在我們的魂裏—一27，二2。

2 我們的魂若有難處，就可能經歷基督卻沒有享受基督。

3 我們對基督的品嘗，主要的是在於我們的魂；這就是爲甚麼我們要享受基督，就需要主牧養我們魂的每一部分，特別是我們的心思。

Week Four

Becoming a Reproduction of Christ and Experiencing Christ as the Shepherd of Our Souls

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Hymns: 1170

Scripture Reading: 1 Pet. 2:21-23, 25; Matt. 11:28-30; Phil. 1:27; 2:2

§ Day 1

I. As believers in Christ, we may become a reproduction of Christ as our model—1 Pet. 2:21:

A. The living of the Lord Jesus under the government of God is a model so that we may follow in His steps by becoming His reproduction—vv. 21- 23; Eph. 4:20-21.

B. The Greek word for model in 1 Peter 2:21 denotes a master copy used in the teaching of writing—a writing copy, an underwriting, for students to use in tracing letters as they learn to draw them:

1. The Lord Jesus has set His life before us as an underwriting for us to copy by tracing and following His steps—Matt. 11:28-30.

2. It is not Gods intention that we try to imitate Christ by our own effort; what we need is not imitation but reproduction—Rom. 8:29; 2 Cor. 3:18.

C. We need to become Christs reproduction, copies of Christ, by a process that involves the riches of the divine life; when this process is completed, we will become a reproduction of Christ—John 3:15; Eph. 3:8.

D. The making of xerox copies may be used to illustrate what Peter means by Christ being a model for us.

§ Day 2

E. In order to become a reproduction of Christ as our model, we need to experience Christ as the One living in us, being formed in us, and making His home in our hearts—Gal. 2:20; 4:19; Eph. 3:16-17a:

1. The New Testament reveals that Christ is deeply related to our inner being— Gal. 1:16; Col. 3:10-11.

2. The pneumatic Christ—Christ as the life-giving Spirit—is living in us—1 Cor. 15:45b; Gal. 2:20:

a. Gods economy is that the "I" be crucified in Christs death and that Christ live in us in His resurrection—John 14:19.

b. We are one spirit with the Lord, we have one life with Him, and we should now be one person with Him—1 Cor. 6:17; Col. 3:4; Phil. 1:21a.

c. Since Christ dwells in us as the Spirit, we need to let Him live in us— John 14:16-19; Gal. 2:20.

§ Day 3

3. To have Christ formed in us is to have Christ fully grown in us—4:19:

a. Christ was born into us at the time we repented and believed in Him, then He lives in us in our Christian life, and finally, He will be formed in us at our maturity—John 1:12-13; 3:15; Gal. 2:20; 4:19.

b. To have Christ formed in us is to allow the all-inclusive Spirit to occupy every part of our inner being, to have Christ fully grown in us—Col. 2:19; Eph. 4:15-16.

c. To have Christ formed in us implies that we are being constituted with Christ organically—Col. 3:10-11.

d. Formed in Galatians 4:19 corresponds to image in 2 Corinthians 3:18; Christ will be formed in us so that we may express Him in His image.

4. The Christ who lives in us and who is being formed in us is making His home in our hearts—Eph. 3:16-17a.

5. As Christ lives in us, is formed in us, and makes His home in our hearts, we become a reproduction of Christ for the corporate expression of God—Rom. 8:29; 12:4-5; Rev. 21:2.

§ Day 4

II. As we become a reproduction of Christ, we can experience and enjoy Christ as the Shepherd of our souls—1 Pet. 2:25; Matt. 11:28-30; Phil. 1:27; 2:2:

A. As the Shepherd of our souls, the pneumatic Christ oversees our inward condition, caring for the situation of our inner being:

1. Christs organic shepherding primarily takes care of our soul—Psa. 23:3.

2. Christ shepherds us by caring for the welfare of our soul and by exercising His oversight over the condition of our inner being—cf. Heb. 13:17.

3. This kind of shepherding is an inward, intrinsic, organic comforting.

B. Because our soul is very complicated, we need Christ, who is the lifegiving Spirit in our spirit, to shepherd us in our soul, to take care of our mind, emotion, and will and our problems, needs, and wounds—John 14:16-17; 1 Cor. 15:45b; 6:17:

1. As our pneumatic Shepherd, Christ takes care of us from within our spirit.

2. His shepherding begins from our spirit and spreads to every part of our soul.

3. From our spirit Christ reaches all the parts of our soul and takes care of us in a tender, organic, all-inclusive way.

C. As the Shepherd of our souls, Christ restores our soul—Psa. 23:3a:

1. For our soul to be restored means that we are revived.

2. Restoring our soul also includes renewing and transforming—Rom. 12:2; 2 Cor. 3:18.

§ Day 5

D. As the Shepherd of our souls, the Lord gives rest to our soul—Matt. 11:28-30:

1. The Lord calls those who are striving to keep the law or struggling to be successful in any work to come to Him for rest—v. 28.

2. This rest refers not only to being set free from the toil and burden under the law or religion or under any work or responsibility but also to perfect peace and full satisfaction.

3. To take the Lords yoke is to take the will of the Father—12:50.

4. The Lord lived such a life, constrained by and caring for the will of His Father (John 4:34; 5:30; 6:38); He was fully satisfied with the Fathers will and had rest in His heart.

5. The rest that we find by taking the Lords yoke and learning from Him is an inward rest, a rest for our souls—Matt. 11:29-30.

§ Day 6

E. As the Lord shepherds our soul and restores our soul, we not only experience Christ but also enjoy Him—Phil. 2:2; 3:1a:

1. The experience of Christ is a matter primarily in our spirit, but the enjoyment of Christ is in our soul—1:27; 2:2.

2. If there is a problem with our soul, we may have the experience of Christ without the enjoyment of Christ.

3. Regarding Christ, our taste is mainly with our soul; this is the reason that in order to have the enjoyment of Christ, we need the Lord to shepherd every part of our soul, especially our mind.