第九週 • 綱目

柱子和發光之體

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讀經：啟三7~13，腓二12~16

週　一

壹　我們要在三一神裏成為柱子，就必須走神為召會所命定的路，就是非拉鐵非的路；惟有恢復的召會（由在非拉鐵非的召會所表徵）纔能成就神永遠的定旨，並滿足祂心頭的願望—啟三7~13，參二一22：

一　在非拉鐵非的得勝信徒是柱子，認識現有的真理，維持真理的絕對，並為着召會這真理的柱石和根基而被真理構成—彼後一12，提前三15~16。

二　在非拉鐵非的得勝信徒持守他們所有的，而他們所有的乃是『這職事』，就是新約獨一的職事；事實上，主的恢復就是把我們帶回到新約這獨一的職事—啟三11，林後四1：

1　那靈的職事乃是新約的職事，這職事使我們成為神，乃是藉着以活神的靈為神聖奧祕的『墨』，在我們的心上書寫，使我們成為基督的活信—這是神聖啟示的最高峰—三3、6、8、18，四1，參啟二7下，二二17上。

2　稱義的職事乃是基督作我們義的職事；祂作我們客觀的義，使我們得稱義；也作我們主觀的義，這義藉着那靈變化的工作『刺繡』到我們裏面，以致在神生機的救恩裏，有基督的活出和真正的彰顯—這是神人的生活—林後三9，詩四五1、13~14，羅五10。

週　二

3　和好的職事乃是叫世人與基督和好的職事，這是藉着他們罪得赦免，使他們得着法理的救贖；並且是叫信徒與基督和好的職事，使他們成為活在靈裏，就是活在至聖所裏的人，使他們得着生機的救恩—這是按着神牧養人—林後五18~21，彼前五1~4。

4　被成全為柱子的路，乃是持守這職事，以神經綸中的積極內容為食物，在主的元首權柄下，留在主行動當前的流裏，並且遠離死亡和分裂—提後三10，提前四15，羅八6，十六17，約壹二18~20，林前十一19，民十六3、7。

週　三

三　在非拉鐵非的得勝者，其特徵是他們達到了神經綸之神聖啟示的最高峰：

1　在亞西亞有一個召會是獨特的，非常受主稱讚—在非拉鐵非的召會；主珍賞他們，因為他們遵守祂的話，那就是說，他們沒有離棄使徒教訓的話語，神經綸健康的教訓，神聖啟示的最高峰—啟三8，提後三16~17，提前一3~4。

2　得勝者在殿中作柱子，意思就是他們要在三一神裏作柱子，因為殿就是『主神全能者和羔羊』；神建造到他們裏面，使他們成為活而寶貴的石頭，他們也建造到神裏面，使他們成為在神裏面的石柱，他們就與神合併，作神與人相互的住處—啟三12上，二一22、3，詩九十1，約十四23，參王上七15~22。

3　將神的名，新耶路撒冷的名，並主的新名，寫在得勝者上面，指明神的所是、新耶路撒冷的性質並主的人位，全都作到得勝者裏面，使他們有三一神為標示，並使他們在生命和性情上成為神，但無分於神格—啟三12下，二二4下。

四　在非拉鐵非的得勝者，其特徵是他們藉着享受基督的豐富，而過神人的生活—三7，賽二二15、20~24：

1　在非拉鐵非的得勝者，稍微有一點能力；這指明能使主喜歡的，不在於我們能為主作多少，乃在於我們是否為主竭盡所有所能的而作—啟三8，林後十二7~10，可十四8。

2　在非拉鐵非的得勝者，遵守並寶愛主的話，這話對他們『勝過千萬的金銀』（啟三8，詩一一九72、140）；他們藉着各樣的禱告，並藉着留在神經綸健康的教訓裏，領受神呼出的聖經，成為有神的氣之屬神的人（弗六17~18，提後三14~17，參提前六3~4）。

週　四

3　在非拉鐵非的得勝者，沒有否認主的名（啟三8）；他們棄絕了主耶穌基督之外一切的名；並且他們呼求主的名以領受祂的豐富（羅十9~10、12~13），公開承認耶穌基督為主，使榮耀歸與父神（腓二11）。

五　在非拉鐵非的得勝者，其特徵是他們的弟兄相愛；在他們中間，愛是有效能的，以致他們按着神，也就是按着他們父神愛和赦免的心，以及他們救主基督牧養和尋找的靈牧養人：

1　主的恢復是恢復對主耶穌的愛；在非拉鐵非的得勝者站在一的真正立場上，保守自己在神的愛裏以愛主，並愛所有的弟兄們—猶20~21，林後五14，約十二3，路七47，約壹三14~16，參詩一三三。

2　在召會中好為首，乃是相對於在凡事上讓主居首位，而以主為我們起初的愛—約三9，西一18下。

3　在活力排裏，愛必須有效能；神先愛了我們，將祂的愛注入我們，並在我們裏面生髮出愛，使我們以這愛來愛祂和弟兄們—林前十二31下，十三4~8、13，約壹三14。

六　非拉鐵非的路，就是詩篇二十三篇所啟示之神永遠經綸的路，也就是基督在祂天上的職事裏牧養召會的路，為要在祂神聖的三一裏，將祂自己分賜到我們裏面，使我們過神人的生活，以達到神聖啟示的最高峰。

週　五

貳　在黑暗敗壞的世界當中，我們的功用乃是好像發光之體照耀，將生命的話表明出來—腓二12~16：

一　基督是太陽，有召會（月亮）和信徒（行星），藉着表明生命的話返照祂；將生命的話表明出來，就是藉着活出基督，向世人應用、陳明並供獻生命的話—徒五20。

二　在我們裏面運行的神（腓二13）乃是供應的靈（一19）、復活的大能（三10）和加我們能力的基督（四13）；好像發光之體照耀（二15），就是顯大基督（一20）；將生命的話表明出來（二16），就是活基督（一21上）。

三　我們必須渴望認識基督是復活的大能、內裏運行的神、那加我們能力者，使我們好像發光之體顯在世界裏，使祂得着顯大—三10，二13，四13，一20。

四　那在肉身上釋放彼得脫離監牢的能力，是神的大能，但保羅被拘禁在監牢裏所經歷的能力，乃是復活的大能—徒五18~20，腓一19，三10：

1　在神新約的經綸裏，神的心意不是外在的神跡，而是內在的神蹟；內在的神蹟奇事，乃是基督作為那靈，作到我們裏面，成為我們的救恩，在我們的輭弱上，內在的維持我們、加強我們、加我們能力，使我們將基督照耀出來—林後十二7~10。

2　加我們能力的基督，是我們在任何一種環境或境遇裏將基督照耀出來，使祂得着彰顯的祕訣；這祕訣的祕訣乃是耶穌基督包羅萬有的靈在我們的靈裏，作我們每日並時刻的救恩—腓一19，四23。

週　六

五　發怨言和起爭論這二者都攔阻我們經歷並享受基督，以致祂不能在我們裏面並藉着我們照耀，使祂得着榮耀—二14：

1　發怨言是不滿足而暗自唧咕併發牢騷，包括挑剔、暗自爭論、不悅和抱怨；『你們也不要發怨言，像他們有些人發的，就被滅命的所滅』—林前十10。

2　起爭論是爭執和討論，帶着不信或疑惑的聲調，包括辯論、懷疑、下推斷或結論—參提前一3~6，六3~4，林後十一2~3。

3　背叛和譭謗的話是從理由來的；主的僕人必須蒙拯救脫離理由，蒙主光照而有『有福的盲目』，在光的權下，在生命的範圍裏，活在基督的作頭之下，而不在黑暗的權下，落在對錯的範圍裏—徒二二10，西一12~13，羅九20~21，十一34，參徒十六25。

4　人的背叛是表現在話語、思想和理論上；思想和理論是神的對頭撒但，在悖逆神的人心思裏堅固的營壘；這些理論必須藉着屬靈的爭戰攻倒，各樣的思想也必須擄來，使其順從基督—林後十3~5。

5　在利未記十八至二十二章，神每次吩咐祂的百姓當怎樣作時，中間就插進來說，『我是耶和華』，連『因為』兩字都不用—『我是耶和華』就是理由。

六　蒙拯救脫離發怨言和起爭論，而活基督，並作基督的發光體照耀基督的路，乃是留在與祂這位在我們裏面作推動能力者的接觸裏；這是藉着享受祂作生命的話，在禱告中留在與祂的交通裏，並且在我們奇妙的靈裏憑着三一神這奇妙的靈，過喜樂、感謝並讚美的生活，使基督得着榮耀的身體—腓一19，二13，三10，四13，二15，四6，帖前五16~20。

Week Nine

Pillars and Luminaries

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Hymns: 976

Scripture Reading: Rev. 3:7-13; Phil. 2:12-16

§ Day 1

I. In order to become pillars in the Triune God, we must take the God-ordained pathway for the church, the way of Philadelphia; only the recovered church, signified by the church in Philadelphia, can fulfill Gods eternal purpose and satisfy His hearts desire—Rev. 3:7-13; cf. 21:22:

A. The overcoming believers in Philadelphia are pillars who know the present truth, uphold the absoluteness of the truth, and are constituted with the truth for the church as the pillar and base of the truth—2 Pet. 1:12; 1 Tim. 3:15-16.

B. The overcoming believers in Philadelphia hold fast what they have, and what they have is "this ministry," the unique New Testament ministry; actually, the Lords recovery is to bring us back to the unique ministry of the New Testament—Rev. 3:11; 2 Cor. 4:1:

1. The ministry of the Spirit is the ministry of the new covenant to deify us by inscribing our hearts with the Spirit of the living God as the divine and mystical "ink," making us the living letters of Christ—this is the highest peak of the divine revelation—3:3, 6, 8, 18; 4:1; cf. Rev. 2:7b; 22:17a.

2. The ministry of righteousness is the ministry of Christ as our objective righteousness for our justification and as our subjective righteousness "embroidered" into us by the transforming work of the Spirit for the living out and genuine expression of Christ in Gods organic salvation—this is the God-man living—2 Cor. 3:9; Psa. 45:1, 13-14; Rom. 5:10.

§ Day 2

3. The ministry of reconciliation is the ministry of reconciling the world to Christ through the forgiveness of sins for their judicial redemption and the reconciling of the believers to Christ that they might be persons who live in the spirit, in the Holy of Holies, for their organic salvation—this is shepherding people according to God—2 Cor. 5:18-21; 1 Pet. 5:1-4.

4. The way to be perfected as a pillar is by holding fast to this ministry, feasting on the positive contents of Gods economy, remaining in the present flow of the Lords move under His headship, and staying away from death and division—2 Tim. 3:10; 1 Tim. 4:15; Rom. 8:6; 16:17; 1 John  2:18-20; 1 Cor. 11:19; Num. 16:3, 7.

§ Day 3

C. The characteristic of the overcomers in Philadelphia is their arriving at the highest peak of the divine revelation of Gods economy:

1. One church in Asia was unique and highly appraised by the Lord—the church in Philadelphia; the Lord appreciated them because they kept His word, which means they did not turn away from the word of the apostles teaching, the healthy teaching of Gods economy, the highest peak of the divine revelation—Rev. 3:8; 2 Tim. 3:16-17; 1 Tim. 1:3-4.

2. For the overcomers to be pillars in the temple means that they will be pillars in the Triune God, for the temple is "the Lord God the Almighty and the Lamb"; God is built into them to make them living and precious stones, and they are built into God to make them pillars of stone in God for their incorporation with God as the mutual abode of God and man—Rev. 3:12a; 21:22, 3; Psa. 90:1; John 14:23; cf. 1 Kings 7:15-22.

3. That the name of God, the name of the New Jerusalem, and the Lords new name are written upon the overcomers indicates that what God is, the nature of the New Jerusalem, and the person of the Lord have all been wrought into them, labeling them with the Triune God and making them God in life and in nature but not in the Godhead—Rev. 3:12b; 22:4b.

D. The characteristic of the overcomers in Philadelphia is their God-man living by enjoying the riches of Christ—3:7; Isa. 22:15, 20-24:

1. The overcomers in Philadelphia have a little power; this indicates that what pleases the Lord is not our doing much for Him but our doing our best for Him with what we have—Rev. 3:8; 2 Cor. 12:7-10; Mark 14:8.

2. The overcomers in Philadelphia keep and love the Lords word, which is better to them "than thousands of pieces of gold and silver" (Rev. 3:8; Psa. 119:72, 140); they receive the God-breathed Scripture by means of all prayer to be men of God with the breath of God and by remaining in the healthy teaching of Gods economy (Eph. 6:17-18; 2 Tim. 3:14-17; cf. 1 Tim. 6:3-4).

§ Day 4

3. The overcomers in Philadelphia do not deny the Lords name (Rev. 3:8); they abandon all names other than that of the Lord Jesus Christ, and they call upon the name of the Lord to receive His riches (Rom. 10:9-10, 12-13), openly confessing that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God the Father (Phil. 2:11).

E. The characteristic of the overcomers in Philadelphia is their brotherly love; love prevails among them so that they shepherd people according to God, that is, according to the loving and forgiving heart of their Father God and the shepherding and seeking spirit of their Savior Christ:

1. The Lords recovery is a recovery of loving the Lord Jesus; the overcomers in Philadelphia stand on the genuine ground of oneness, keep themselves in the love of God to love the Lord, and love all the brothers—Jude 20-21; 2 Cor. 5:14; John 12:3; Luke 7:47; 1 John 3:14-16; cf. Psa. 133.

2. Loving to be first in the church is versus having the Lord as our first love by giving Him the first place in all things—3 John 9; Col. 1:18b.

3. In the vital groups love must prevail; God first loved us in that He infused us with His love and generated within us the love with which we love Him and the brothers—1 Cor. 12:31b; 13:4-8, 13; 1 John 3:14.

F. The way of Philadelphia is the way of Gods eternal economy revealed in Psalm 23, the way of Christ shepherding the church in His heavenly ministry to dispense Himself in His Divine Trinity into our being so that we may live the life of a God-man to arrive at the highest peak of the divine revelation.

§ Day 5

II. In the midst of the dark and corrupt world, our function is to shine as luminaries, holding forth the word of life—Phil. 2:12-16:

A. Christ is the sun, with the church as the moon and the believers as the planets to reflect Him by holding forth the word of life; to hold forth the word of life is to apply it, present it, and offer it to the world by living out Christ—Acts 5:20.

B. The God who operates in us (Phil. 2:13) is the supplying Spirit (1:19), the power of resurrection (3:10), and the empowering Christ (4:13); to shine as luminaries (2:15) is to magnify Christ (1:20), and to hold forth the word of life (2:16) is to live Christ (1:21a).

C. We must aspire to know Christ as the power of resurrection, the inner operating God, the One who empowers us, to shine as luminaries in the world for His magnification—3:10; 2:13; 4:13; 1:20.

D. The power that physically released Peter from prison was the power of God, but the power that Paul experienced while remaining in prison was the power of resurrection—Acts 5:18-20; Phil. 1:19; 3:10:

1. In Gods New Testament economy Gods intention is not an outward miracle but an inward miracle; the inward marvel is that Christ as the Spirit is wrought into us to be our salvation, inwardly sustaining, strengthening, and empowering us in our weakness to shine out Christ—2 Cor. 12:7-10.

2. The empowering Christ is the secret to our shining out Christ for His expression in any kind of environment or circumstance, and the secret of this secret is the all-inclusive Spirit of Jesus Christ in our spirit as our daily and moment-by-moment salvation—Phil. 1:19; 4:23.

§ Day 6

E. Murmurings and reasonings both frustrate us from experiencing and enjoying Christ so that He may shine in us and through us for His glory—2:14:

1. Murmurings are discontented and secret mutterings and grumblings, including faultfinding, secret debate, displeasure, and complaining; "neither murmur, just as some of them murmured and perished by the destroyer"—1 Cor. 10:10.

2. Reasonings are disputes and discussions that carry an undertone of suspicion or doubt; they include questionings and doubting and the drawing of inferences or conclusions—cf. 1 Tim. 1:3-6; 6:3-4; 2 Cor. 11:2-3.

3. Rebellious and reviling words come from reasons; a servant of the Lord must be delivered from reasons, being enlightened by the Lord to have a "blessed blindness" to live under Christs headship in the realm of life under the authority of light and not in the realm of right and wrong under the authority of darkness—Acts 22:10; Col. 1:12-13; Rom. 9:20-21; 11:34; cf. Acts 16:25.

4. Mans rebellion is manifested in words, thoughts, and reasons; thoughts and reasons are the strongholds of Satan, Gods adversary, within the minds of those who are disobedient to God; through the spiritual warfare, reasonings must be overthrown, and every thought must be taken captive to obey Christ—2 Cor. 10:3-5.

5. Every time the Lord commanded His people to do something in Leviticus 18—22, He inserted the words "I am Jehovah" in between the commands; there is not even the word because—"I am Jehovah" is the reason.

F. The way to be saved from murmurings and reasonings in order to live Christ and shine out Christ as His luminaries is to stay in contact with Him as our inward motivating power by enjoying Him as the word of life, staying in fellowship with Him in prayer, and living a rejoicing, thanking, and praising life in our wonderful spirit by the Triune God as the wonderful Spirit for the glorious Body of Christ—Phil. 1:19; 2:13; 3:10; 4:13; 2:15; 4:6; 1 Thes. 5:16-20.