第二十八週．週一

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晨興餧養

西二２　『要叫他們的心得安慰，在愛裏結合一起，以致豐豐富富的在悟性上有充分的確信，能以完全認識神的奧祕，就是基督。』

四３　　『同時也要為我們禱告，求神給我們開傳道的門，能以講說基督的奧祕，（我也為此被捆鎖。）』

神真理的中心，就是基督。神的中心，就是基督。『神的奧祕，就是基督。』〔西二2。〕奧祕是藏在神心裏的。神創造萬有，創造人類，從來沒有告訴誰，是為著甚麼。所以，是一個奧祕。後來，神把這個奧祕啟示給保羅看，叫他說出來。這個奧祕，就是基督。（倪柝聲文集第一輯第十一冊，八八頁。）

信息選讀

我乃是要對你們講五大奧祕。…天、地是第一個奧祕，聖經也是這樣記載。頭兩件列入神創造記載的東西，第一是天，第二是地。天地者，奧祕也！

宇宙太奧祕了，…宇宙的大就是一個奧祕。

〔聖經中第二個大奧祕〕就是人。撒迦利亞十二章一節說，『鋪張諸天、建立地基、造人裏面之靈的耶和華。』…人和天地並大，因為這節聖經說了天、地，然後就說到人。…我們個個都是重要的，都是了不起的人物。

人之所以了不起，並不是像宇宙一樣在於它的大，乃是在於我們身上有一個奧祕。這個奧祕有三層：第一層是人外面身體的奧祕；第二層是人裏面魂的奧祕；末了一層還有人最深處靈的奧祕。

聖經中第三個大奧祕乃是神。神太奧祕了！第四大奧祕乃是基督。第五大奧祕乃是召會。宇宙、人、神、基督、召會乃是聖經中給我們看見的五大奧祕。我們今天是頂天立地的人，我們有神，我們是基督徒，也在召會中。天地、人、神、基督、召會，我們都有分了。

我作基督徒半個多世紀了，聖經也讀破了好幾本，但我覺得我對這五大奧祕的認識還不彀。聖經是一本奧祕的書，專記基督徒的奧祕。這五大奧祕是宇宙的事實，需要一本說明的書。

宇宙是一個奧祕的故事，聖經是這奧祕故事的說明。…我們有宇宙，我們也有聖經。到底天地是甚麼故事？人是甚麼故事？基督是甚麼故事？召會又是甚麼故事？聖經對此都說得很清楚。

聖經中的五大奧祕：第一，宇宙的奧祕就是神；第二，人的奧祕也是神；第三，神的奧祕就是基督；第四，基督的奧祕就是召會；第五，召會的奧祕就是基督的生機體，是祂的滿溢和擴大，是神的家，是金燈臺、新婦、和新耶路撒冷。這就是宇宙終極的奧祕。今天神在全地上一地一地的往前去，每一個地方召會都是一個奧祕，都是基督的生機體，都是祂的擴大和滿溢，都是神的家，都是金燈臺，也都是新婦。最終，我們都在永世裏成了神終極的彰顯—新耶路撒冷。神在宇宙裏就達到了祂最終的目標。（李常受文集一九八三年第一冊，二一一至二一二、二七五頁。）

參讀：聖經中的五大奧祕，第一至五章

WEEK 28 — DAY 1

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Morning Nourishment

Col. 2:2 That their hearts may be comforted, they being knit together in love and unto all the riches of the full assurance of understanding, unto the full knowledge of the mystery of God, Christ.

      4:3 Praying at the same time for us also, that God would open to us a door for the word, to speak the mystery of Christ (because of which also I am bound).

The center of God’s truths is Christ. God’s center is Christ. “The mystery of God, Christ” (Col. 2:2). A mystery is something hidden in God’s heart. God never told anyone why He created all things and why He created man. Hence, it was a mystery. Later He revealed this mystery to Paul and charged him to speak it out. This mystery is Christ. (CWWN, vol. 11, p. 732)

Todays Reading

My intention is to speak about the five great mysteries…The heavens and the earth are the first great mystery, which is also according to the sequence of the Bible. The first two items listed in the record of God’s creation are first the heavens and second the earth. How mysterious are the heavens and the earth!

The universe is too mysterious; its vastness is a mystery.

The second [great mystery in the Bible] is man. Zechariah 12:1 says, “Jehovah, who stretches forth the heavens and lays the foundations of the earth and forms the spirit of man within him.”…Man is as great as the heavens and the earth, because this verse, after referring to the heavens and the earth, immediately mentions man…Every one of us is important; we are all very great persons.

Man’s greatness is not like the greatness of the universe that lies in its vastness. Man is great in that there is a mystery in him, a mystery which is of three layers. The first layer is the mystery of the body, man’s outward part; the second layer is the mystery of the soul, man’s inward part; and the third layer is the mystery of the spirit, man’s innermost part.

The third great mystery in the Bible is God. God is too mysterious! The fourth great mystery is Christ, and the fifth is the church. The universe, man, God, Christ, and the church are the five great mysteries shown to us in the Bible. We are humans standing on the earth with the heaven above us, we have God, we are Christians, and we are in the church. We have a share in heaven and earth, in humanity, in God, in Christ, and in the church.

I have been a Christian for more than half a century and have also read and worn out several Bibles. I feel, however, that I still do not know these five great mysteries in an adequate way. The Bible is a book of mysteries that records in particular the Christian mysteries. These five great mysteries, which are universal facts, require a book of explanation.

The universe is a story of mystery, and the Bible is its explanation…We have the universe and the Bible. What is the story of heaven and earth? What is the story of man? What is the story of Christ? And what is the story of the church? All these matters are clearly spoken of in the Bible.

The five great mysteries in the Bible are, first, the mystery of the universe, which is God; second, the mystery of man, which is also God; third, the mystery of God, which is Christ; fourth, the mystery of Christ, which is the church; and fifth, the mystery of the church, which is the organism of Christ as the overflow and enlargement of Christ, the house of God, the golden lampstand, the bride, and the New Jerusalem. This is the ultimate mystery in the universe. Today God is moving on in every place throughout the whole earth. Every local church is a mystery as the organism of Christ, the enlargement and overflow of Christ, the house of God, the golden lampstand, and the bride. Finally, in eternity we will all become the ultimate expression of God—the New Jerusalem. Then God will achieve His ultimate goal in the universe. (CWWL, 1983, vol. 1, “The Five Great Mysteries in the Bible,” pp. 156-157, 205)

Further Reading: CWWL, 1983, vol. 1, “The Five Great Mysteries in the Bible,” chs. 1—5