第二十七週　享受包羅萬有的基督作美地—我們所分得的分

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讀經：西一12，二6～15，19，出三8，申八8～9，二六9

【週　一】

壹　基督作居首位和包羅萬有者，乃是眾聖徒所分得的分—西一12：

一　『所分得的分』是指業分，如以色列人分得迦南美地之分，作他們的產業—書十四1。

二　新約信徒所分得的分，不是物質的土地，乃是包羅萬有的基督作為賜生命的靈—西二6～7，加三14：

1　美地的豐富豫表基督那追測不盡之豐富的不同方面，在祂的靈裏作祂信徒全備的供應—申八7～10，弗三8，腓一19。

2　在基督裏的信徒享受那地的豐富，藉此被建造成為祂的身體，作神的家與神的國—弗一22～23，二21～22，提前三15，太十六18～19，羅十四17。

【週　二】

貳　神呼召的目的，是要將神所揀選的人帶進對流奶與蜜的美地所豫表包羅萬有之基督的享受裏—出三8，參林前一9：

一　奶和蜜是動物生命與植物生命的調和，是基督生命的兩面—救贖的一面和生產的一面—申八8，二六9，參約一29，十二24：

1　基督的生命救贖這一面是為著我們法理的救贖，基督的生命生產這一面是為著我們生機的拯救—一29，十二24，啟二7，羅五10。

2　主桌子的表記之物，表徵基督的生命救贖與生產這兩面，為著神完整的救恩；因此，美地成了給我們享受的桌子，筵席—太二六26～28，林前十17。

二　我們必須『在光中』，好在包羅萬有之基督救贖與生產這兩面享受祂作美地—西一12，彼前二9，賽二5：

1　神是光—約壹一5。

2　神的話是光—詩一一九105，130。

3　基督是光—約八12，九5。

4　基督的生命是光—一4。

5　信徒是光—太五14，腓二15。

6　召會是燈臺發光照耀—啟一20，詩七三16～17。

【週　三】

三　我們必須喫神的話，好在包羅萬有之基督救贖與生產這兩面享受祂作美地；神的話是奶給我們喝，是蜜給我們喫—約六57，63，68，彼前二2，詩一一九103，結三3。

四　我們藉著享受基督作流奶與蜜之地，就被祂這奶與蜜所構成—『我新婦，你的嘴脣滴下新蜜；你的舌下有蜜有奶』—歌四11上：

1　蜜叫衰頹的人得著甦醒，奶餧養新蒙恩的人。

2　尋求者裏面所蘊藏的是這樣大量的豐富，好像食物在舌下，可以隨時將基督的豐富分給需要的人—賽五十4，太十二35～36，路四22，弗四29～30。

3　這一種甘甜，並非在短時間內就可以產生的，乃是經過長時間的採集，經過裏面的運動，並且謹慎的收藏，纔有的—歌四16，林後十二7～9。

【週　四】

參　基督是我們活的土地和豐富的土壤，我們既在祂裏面已經生根，就能在祂裏面行事為人並吸取祂，使我們能憑著從這土壤所吸取的元素而長大—西二6～7，參林前三6，9，西二19：

一　歌羅西二章八至十五節，對基督作為土壤有完滿的描述和說明，在這土壤中我們一無所缺；當我們花時間吸取祂這包羅萬有的土地時，這幾節經文裏的事實就成為我們的經歷：

1　基督這土壤，乃是神格一切的豐滿都有形有體的居住在祂裏面的那一位—9節：

ａ　『豐滿』不是指神的豐富，乃是指神豐富的彰顯；那居住在基督裏的，不僅是神格的豐富，更是神所是之豐富的彰顯—9節，一15，19，三10～11。

ｂ　當我們生根在基督這土壤裏，我們就在祂裏面得了豐滿；我們被一切神聖的豐富所充滿，而成為祂的彰顯—弗三8，19。

ｃ　在作土壤的基督裏，我們被充滿、得完備、被成全、得滿足、並徹底得著供應；我們一無所缺—參腓一19。

ｄ　基督這土壤，乃是神的歷史與奧祕，含有祂身位和所經過過程的一切豐富—西二2。

2　作土壤的基督，乃是一切執政掌權者的元首—10節。

【週　五】

3　在作土壤的基督裏，有一種元素有殺死的能力，將肉體治死—11節。

4　在作土壤的基督裏，有一種元素使我們被埋葬—12節上。

5　在作土壤的基督裏，有一種元素使我們復活—12節下。

6　在作土壤的基督裏，有一種元素使我們活過來—13節。

7　在作土壤的基督裏，有一種元素塗抹規條上所寫的字據—14節。

【週　六】

8　在作土壤的基督裏，有一種元素勝過空中的邪靈—15節。

二　我們必須花時間享受主這包羅一切的土地，使基督這豐富土壤的一切元素，都能被吸取到我們裏面，好叫我們在經歷中，在祂裏面得了豐滿—10節上，四2：

1　我們若要吸取作土壤之基督的豐富，就需要細嫩、新長的根—參林後四16。

2　我們需要忘掉我們的環境、我們的光景、我們的失敗、以及我們的軟弱，單單花時間吸取主；當我們花時間吸取祂，我們就以神在我們裏面的增長而長大，為著建造基督的身體—路八13，太十四22～23，六6，西二7上，19。

Week Three

Enjoying the All-inclusive Christ as the Good Land—Our Allotted Portion

J. L.; Hymns: 189, 643

Scripture Reading: Col. 1:12; 2:6-15, 19; Exo. 3:8; Deut. 8:8-9; 26:9

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§ Day 1

I. Christ as the preeminent and all-inclusive One is the allotted portion of the saints—Col. 1:12:

A. The allotted portion refers to the lot of the inheritance, as illustrated by the allotment of the good land of Canaan given to the children of Israel for their inheritance—Josh. 14:1.

B. The New Testament believers allotted portion is not a physical land; it is the all-inclusive Christ as the life-giving Spirit—Col. 2:6-7; Gal. 3:14:

1. The riches of the good land typify the unsearchable riches of Christ in different aspects as the bountiful supply to His believers in His Spirit—Deut. 8:7-10; Eph. 3:8; Phil. 1:19.

2. By enjoying the riches of the land, the believers in Christ are built up to be His
Body as the house of God and the kingdom of God—Eph. 1:22-23; 2:21-22; 1 Tim. 3:15; Matt. 16:18-19; Rom. 14:17.

§ Day 2

II. The purpose of Gods calling is to bring Gods chosen people into the enjoyment of the all-inclusive Christ, typified by the good land flowing with milk and honey—Exo. 3:8; cf. 1 Cor. 1:9:

A. Milk and honey, which are the mingling of both the animal life and the vegetable life, are two aspects of the life of Christ—the redeeming aspect and the generating aspect—Deut. 8:8; 26:9; cf. John 1:29; 12:24:

1. The redeeming aspect of Christs life is for our judicial redemption, and the generating aspect of Christs life is for our organic salvation—1:29; 12:24; Rev. 2:7; Rom. 5:10.

2. The symbols of the Lords table signify the redeeming and generating aspects of Christs life for Gods complete salvation; thus, the good land has become a table, a feast, for our enjoyment—Matt. 26:26-28; 1 Cor. 10:17.

B. We must be in the light in order to enjoy the all-inclusive Christ as the good land in His redeeming and generating aspects—Col. 1:12; 1 Pet. 2:9; Isa. 2:5:

1. God is light—1 John 1:5.

2. The word of God is light—Psa. 119:105, 130.

3. Christ is light—John 8:12; 9:5.

4. The life of Christ is light—1:4.

5. The believers are light—Matt. 5:14; Phil. 2:15.

6. The church is a lampstand shining with light—Rev. 1:20; Psa. 73:16-17.

§ Day 3

C. We must eat Gods words to enjoy the all-inclusive Christ as the good land in His redeeming and generating aspects; Gods word is milk for us to drink and honey for us to eat—John 6:57, 63, 68; 1 Pet. 2:2; Psa. 119:103; Ezek. 3:3.

D. By enjoying Christ as the land of milk and honey, we will be constituted with Him as milk and honey—"Your lips drip fresh honey, my bride; / Honey and milk are under your tongue"—S. S. 4:11a:

1. Honey restores the stricken ones, whereas milk feeds the new ones.

2. The seeker has stored so many riches within her that food is under her tongue, and she can dispense the riches of Christ to the needy ones at any time—Isa. 50:4; Matt. 12:35-36; Luke 4:22; Eph. 4:29-30.

3. This sweetness is not produced overnight but comes from a long period of gathering, inward activity, and careful storage—S. S. 4:16; 2 Cor. 12:7-9.

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III. We can walk in Christ as our living land and absorb Christ as our rich soil, in which we have been rooted, so that we may grow with the elements that we absorb from the soil— Col. 2:6-7; cf. 1 Cor. 3:6, 9; Col. 2:19:

A. Colossians 2:8-15 presents a full description and definition of Christ as the soil, in which we do not lack anything; as we take time to absorb Him as the all-inclusive land, the facts in these verses become our experience:

1. Christ as the soil is the One in whom all the fullness of the Godhead dwells bodily—v. 9:

a. Fullness refers not to the riches of God but to the expression of the riches of God; what dwells in Christ is not only the riches of the Godhead but the expression of the riches of what God is—v. 9; 1:15, 19; 3:10-11.

b. When we are rooted in Christ as the soil, we are made full in Him; we are filled up with all the divine riches to become His expression— Eph. 3:8, 19.

c. In Christ as the soil we are filled, completed, perfected, satisfied, and thoroughly supplied; we do not lack anything—cf. Phil. 1:19.

d. Christ as the soil is the history and mystery of God with all the riches of His person and processes—Col. 2:2.

2. Christ as the soil is the Head of all rule and authority—v. 10.

§ Day 5

3. In Christ as the soil there is an element with the killing power that puts the flesh to death—v. 11.

4. In Christ as the soil there is an element that causes us to be buried—v. 12a.

5. In Christ as the soil there is an element that causes us to be raised up—v. 12b.

6. In Christ as the soil there is an element that vivifies us—v. 13.

7. In Christ as the soil there is an element that wipes out the handwriting in ordinances—v. 14.

§ Day 6

8. In Christ as the soil there is an element that is victorious over the evil spirits in the atmosphere—v. 15.

B. We must take time to enjoy the Lord as the all-inclusive land so that all the elements of Christ as the rich soil may be absorbed into us for us to be made full in Him in our experience—v. 10a; 4:2:

1. If we would absorb the riches of Christ as the soil, we need to have tender, new roots—cf. 2 Cor. 4:16.

2. We need to forget our situation, our condition, our failures, and our weaknesses and simply take time to absorb the Lord; as we take time to absorb Him, we grow with the growth of God in us for the building up of the Body of Christ—Luke 8:13; Matt. 14:22-23; 6:6; Col. 2:7a, 19.