第二十八週．週五

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晨興餧養

西二９　　　　『因為神格一切的豐滿，都有形有體的居住在基督裏面。』

林後十三１４　『願主耶穌基督的恩，神的愛，聖靈的交通，與你們眾人同在。』

歌羅西二章九節『有形有體』一辭，含示基督在祂人性裏所穿上的肉身，指明神格一切的豐滿都居住在這位有屬人身體的基督裏面。

在基督成為肉體以前，神格的豐滿乃是居住在祂所是之永遠的話裏面，但不是有形有體的。從基督成為肉體穿上人的身體以後，神格的豐滿就開始有形有體的居住在祂裏面，並居住在祂得榮的身體裏，（腓三21，）從今時直到永遠。神格的豐滿居住在基督裏面，這個事實的意思是說，這樣的豐滿居住在祂裏面，是既真實又實際的。如今神格的豐滿這神聖的人位既已有形有體的居住在基督裏面，這豐滿就是可見、可摸、可接受的。（新約總論第十二冊，一○八至一○九頁。）

信息選讀

歌羅西人是在智慧派的影響之下；智慧派認為，人的肉身和整個物質世界都是邪惡的。智慧派的人自以為有最高的智慧和知識，但他們不知道，神格的豐滿有形有體的居住在基督裏面。

〔歌羅西二章九節〕的『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，也是神所是之豐富的彰顯。神格是在舊造（宇宙）中，並在新造（召會）中，得著彰顯的。…九節的『神格』，與受造之物所顯明之神性的特徵不同。（羅一20。）這有力的指明基督的神格。神格一切的豐滿，…絕不是人世間的傳統和蒙學所能比。

歌羅西二章九節中神格一切的豐滿，不僅是指整個三一神—父、子、靈，更指整個三一神所是、所有、所作、所知、所能、所成就、所得著、所完成、並所達到的一切；這一切的豐滿都有形有體的居住在子裏面。神聖的三一是神格的豐滿，而神格的這豐滿居住在基督裏面。因此，基督是三一神的具體化身。父、子、靈都具體化在基督裏。…父豐富，子無限，而靈沒有限量。因著三一神全都具體化在基督裏，所以在基督之外沒有神，我們在基督之外找不著神也摸不著神。基督是神的居所、神的地址和神的家。…我們接受、經歷、並享受基督時，就接受、經歷、並享受了三一神—父、子和靈。

保羅在十節繼續說，『你們在祂裏面也得了豐滿。祂是一切執政掌權者的元首。』繙作『得了豐滿』一辭的原文，是一個動詞衍生為形容詞，其根據的字根與九節繙作『豐滿』的名詞相同。我們應該明白，『得了豐滿』這發表是根據九節的『豐滿』這辭。因為神格一切的豐滿，都有形有體的居住在基督裏面，所以我們在祂裏面也得了豐滿。

我們在基督裏面得了豐滿，祂乃是一切執政掌權者的元首。一面，基督具有神格一切的豐滿，因為一切的豐滿都有形有體的居住在祂裏面；另一面，這位基督是一切執政掌權者的元首，祂高過一切執政掌權者，就是高過那些在撒但手下，在空中有權勢地位的墮落天使。（15。）基督不僅有神格的豐滿，也高過一切屬撒但的執政、掌權和有能者。我們已被擺在這樣一位基督裏面，並且在祂裏面得了豐滿。（新約總論第十二冊，一○九至一一一頁。）

參讀：新約總論，第三百五十五篇。

WEEK 28 — DAY 5

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Morning Nourishment

Col. 2:9 For in Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily.

2 Cor. 13:14 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.

The word bodily [Col. 2:9] points to the physical body that Christ put on in His humanity, indicating that all the fullness of the Godhead dwells in Christ as One who has a human body.

Before Christ’s incarnation, the fullness of the Godhead dwelt in Him as the eternal Word, but not bodily. From the time that Christ became incarnate, clothed with a human body, the fullness of the Godhead began to dwell in Him in a bodily way, and in His glorified body (Phil. 3:21) now and forever it dwells. The fact that the fullness of the Godhead dwells in Christ bodily means that it dwells in Him in a way that is both real and practical. Now that the fullness of the Godhead dwells as a divine person in Christ bodily, it is visible, touchable, and receivable. (The Conclusion of the New Testament, p. 3569)

Todays Reading

The Colossians were under the influence of Gnosticism, which regards man’s physical body and the entire material world as evil. The Gnostics considered themselves to have the highest wisdom and knowledge, but they failed to realize that the fullness of the Godhead dwells in Christ bodily.

Fullness [in Colossians 2:9] 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. The Godhead is expressed both in the old creation, the universe, and in the new creation, the church. The Godhead in verse 9 refers to deity, which is different from the divine characteristics manifested by the created things (Rom. 1:20). This strongly indicates the deity of Christ…The world’s tradition and elements simply cannot be compared with the fullness of the Godhead.

All the fullness of the Godhead in Colossians 2:9 refers not only to the entire Triune God—the Father, the Son, and the Spirit—but also to all that the entire Triune God is, has, does, knows, can do, has done, has obtained, has accomplished, and has attained; all this fullness dwells in the Son bodily. The Divine Trinity is the fullness of the Godhead, and this fullness of the Godhead dwells in Christ. Therefore, Christ is the embodiment of the Triune God. The Father, the Son, and the Spirit are all embodied in Christ…The Father is rich, the Son is unlimited, and the Spirit is without measure. Because the Triune God is altogether embodied in Christ, outside of Christ there is no God, and outside of Christ we cannot find God or contact God. Christ is God’s dwelling place, God’s address, and God’s home… When we receive, experience, and enjoy Christ, we receive, experience, and enjoy the Triune God—the Father, the Son, and the Spirit.

In Colossians 2:10 Paul continues, “You have been made full in Him, who is the Head of all rule and authority.” The Greek word translated “have been made full” is a verbal adjective based on the same root as the word translated “fullness,” a noun, in verse 9. We should understand the expression have been made full based upon the word fullness in verse 9. Because all the fullness of the Godhead dwells in Christ bodily, we have been made full in Him.

The Christ in whom we have been made full is the Head of all rule and authority. On the one hand, Christ possesses all the fullness of the Godhead, for it dwells in Him bodily; on the other hand, this Christ, who is the Head of all rule and authority, is above all rule and authority, that is, above all the fallen angels occupying positions of power in the air in subordination to Satan (v. 15). Christ not only has the fullness of the Godhead but is also above all rule, authority, and power of Satan. We have been put into such a Christ and have been made full in Him. (The Conclusion of the New Testament, pp. 3569-3571)

Further Reading: The Conclusion of the New Testament, msg. 355