第二十七週．週四

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晨興餧養

西二６～７　『你們既然接受了基督，就是主耶穌，在祂裏面已經生根，並正被建造，且照著你們所受的教導，在信心上得以堅固，洋溢著感謝，就要在祂裏面行事為人。』

９～１０　　『因為神格一切的豐滿，都有形有體的居住在基督裏面，你們在祂裏面也得了豐滿。祂是一切執政掌權者的元首。』

歌羅西二章八至十五節這一段…有許多的要點。這許多點都是關於基督是美地，是我們已經在其中生根的豐富土壤。七節裏『已經生根』這話含示土壤的意思。…我們既然在土壤裏生根，就藉著從土壤裏所吸收的元素長大。我們知道，作為土壤的基督乃是在我們的靈裏。現在我們必須往前看見，八至十五節乃是描述我們在其中生根的土壤。這些經文對這土壤有完滿的描述和說明。（歌羅西書生命讀經，五七四頁。）

信息選讀

這塊特殊土壤的頭一方面是在歌羅西二章九節：『因為神格一切的豐滿，都有形有體的居住在基督裏面。』神格一切的豐滿，都有形有體的居住在祂裏面，我們在這一位裏面已經生根。我們不該讓人把我們從這樣的土壤中移開。從這塊土壤中移開，就是被拔除。…信徒已經在基督這塊美地上生根；神格一切的豐滿都居住在這一位裏面。我們不可讓人把我們從這土壤中移開，我們必須一直生根在其中。…〔在十節〕我們對基督這土壤更多的實質有進一步的看見。土壤的一方面是神格的豐滿；另一方面乃是基督是一切執政掌權者的元首。在基督這美地上，有許多不同的元素。頭一個元素是神格一切的豐滿，第二個元素是一切執政掌權者的元首。

我們在作土壤的基督裏生根時，頭一件發生的事就是，我們在祂裏面得了豐滿。（10。）『得了豐滿』…這個希臘字含示完備、完全、滿足、和完滿的完成。在基督這土壤裏，我們被充滿、得完備、被成全、得滿足、並徹底得著供應。…土壤的頭一個元素乃是神格的豐滿。當我們從土壤裏將豐富的養分吸收進來，我們就享受這豐滿。然後這豐滿使我們得了豐滿，使我們完備，使我們完全，使我們滿足，為我們成就一切，並徹底供應我們每一樣的需要。

這豐滿是取用不竭的。…神已將我們栽種於豐富的土地上。這土地的頭一面乃是神格的豐滿，就是神在舊造和新造裏的彰顯。…我們既栽種在這樣豐富的土壤中，就從土壤裏吸收養分。土壤的豐富，頭一個元素就是豐滿。我們在這豐滿裏，便得了豐滿。因此，我們一無所缺。

保羅要歌羅西的信徒曉得，他們既在基督裏得了豐滿，就不需要敬拜天使。基督是一切執政掌權者的元首；天使不過是神造物中的一項罷了。在這豐滿裏我們已經得了豐滿、完備和完全。一切必需的事都成就了，我們已經得著供應，並且已經滿足了。哦，這豐滿乃是包羅萬有的，包括了公義、稱義、聖別、成聖、以及我們所需要的一切。我們既栽種在這豐滿裏，就該從其中吸取滋養。我們這樣作，就會發現我們一無所缺。釘十字架和復活的經歷都在這豐滿裏。讚美主，我們可以享受宇宙的、永遠的、延展無限的、包羅萬有的豐滿！這豐滿有形有體的居住在基督裏面。基督既是我們已經生根於其中的美地，我們在這豐滿裏就已經生根了；我們在其中已經得了豐滿、完備並完全。我們甚麼都不缺。（歌羅西書生命讀經，五七四至五七八頁。）

參讀：歌羅西書生命讀經，第四十四、四十六、五十一篇。

WEEK 27 — DAY 4

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Morning Nourishment

Col. 2:6-7 As therefore you have received the Christ, Jesus the Lord, walk in Him, having been rooted and being built up in Him, and being established in the faith even as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving.

       9-10 For in Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily, and you have been made full in Him, who is the Head of all rule and authority.

The section of Colossians that includes 2:8-15…contains a number of important points. Many…are related to Christ as the good land, as the rich soil in which we have been rooted. The expression having been rooted in verse 7 implies that there is soil…Having been rooted in the soil, we grow with the elements that we absorb from the soil. We know that Christ as the soil is in our spirit. Now we must go on to see, from verses 8 through 15, a description of the very soil in which we have been rooted. These verses present a full description and definition of the soil. (Life-study of Colossians, pp. 453-454)

Todays Reading

The first aspect of this very special soil is found in Colossians 2:9: “In Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily.” We have been rooted in the One in whom all the fullness of the Godhead dwells bodily. We should not allow anyone to carry us away from such a soil. To be carried away from this soil is to be uprooted from it…The believers had been rooted in Christ as the good land, as the One in whom all the fullness of the Godhead dwells. Instead of allowing anyone to carry us away from this soil, we must stay rooted in it. [In verse 10] we see more concerning the substance of Christ as the soil. One aspect of the soil is that of the fullness of the Godhead;
another aspect is that Christ is the Head of all rule and authority. In Christ as the good land, we have a number of different elements. The first element is all the fullness of the Godhead, and the second is the Head of all rule and authority.

When we are rooted in Christ as the soil, the first thing to take place is that we are made full in Him (v. 10)…The Greek word [for made full] implies completion, perfection, satisfaction, and full accomplishment. In Christ as the soil, we are filled, completed, perfected, satisfied, and thoroughly supplied…The first element of the soil is the fullness of the Godhead. As we absorb into our being the rich nourishment from the soil, we enjoy this fullness. Then this fullness makes us full, completes us, perfects us, satisfies us, accomplishes everything for us, and thoroughly supplies our every need.

This fullness is inexhaustible…God has planted us into a rich land. The first aspect of this land is the fullness of the Godhead, the expression of God in the old creation and in the new creation…Having been planted into such rich soil, we absorb nourishment from the soil. The first element of the riches of the soil is the fullness. In this fullness we have been made full. Thus, we are short of nothing.

Paul wanted the Colossian believers to realize that since they had been made full in Christ, they had no need to worship angels. Christ is the Head of all rule and authority, and angels are just one item of God’s creation. In the fullness we are made full, complete, and perfect. Everything necessary is accomplished, and we are supplied and satisfied. Oh, this fullness is allinclusive. It includes righteousness, justification, holiness, sanctification, and whatever we may need. Having been planted into this fullness, we should simply absorb nourishment from it. As we do so, we will find that we have no lack. The experiences of crucifixion and resurrection are in the fullness. Praise the Lord that we may enjoy the universal, eternal, extensive,
all-inclusive fullness! This fullness dwells in Christ bodily. Since Christ is the good land in which we have been rooted, we have been rooted in this fullness; in it we have been made full, complete, and perfect. We have no need whatever. (Life-study of Colossians, pp. 454-457)

Further Reading: Life-study of Colossians, msgs. 44, 46, 51