你觉不觉得我们需要被成全?很多那些你不舒服的事,你不想做的事,就是我们最需要被成全的地方。如果什么事情困扰你,你以后学习不要用消极的角度去看,去反应,去生气,去批评,你就当做神把这个负担特别交给你,让你去把这个破口补起来,去帮助教会把这个软弱胜服过去。要用对的态度,对的灵,对的生命来处理它。这是帮助身体成长。它需要过程的。你在别的教会看到别人是那个样子,一来就说教会不可以是这个样子,应该那个样子,那个样子,我们不会一下子那样子的。真的是主来的,我们该改的,我们都谦卑的改。但是请你记得我们进步是为了grow in Christ。在基督里长进是可以长进到基督里的。不是只是照着你的标准,你的喜好,你的传统,你的看法。
Memorizing Scripture: “15 but, speaking the truth in love, may grow up in all things into Him who is the head—Christ— 16 from whom the whole body, joined and knit together by what every joint supplies, according to the effective working by which every part does its share, causes growth of the body for the edifying of itself in love.” (Eph 4:15-16)
A) 『基督身體的建立與成長』在於:
A) “The edification and growth of the body of Christ” depend on:
a. “Equipping of the saints for the work of the ministry” is for “edifying the body of Christ”
11 And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers, 12 for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ (Eph 4;11-12)
· Saints being equipped is not just for the individual but more so for the body of Christ
b. “Grow up in all things into Him who is the head—Christ “ is to cause the progressive growth of the body
15…may grow up in all things into Him who is the head—Christ— 16 … according to the effective working by which every part does its share, causes growth of the body …” (Eph 4;11-12)
· The growth of the saints is closely related to the growth of the body of Christ
B) 身體需要不住增長,以致於「 」,成為祂豐滿的彰顯
B) The body needs to grow continually in order to attain to the full stature of Christ, so that His fullness may be revealed
· 12 for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ, 13 till we all come … to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ; (Eph 4:12-13)
· 15 … grow up in all things into Him who is the head—Christ— 16 from whom the whole body, joined and knit together by what every joint supplies, according to the effective working by which every part does its share, causes growth of the body for the edifying of itself in love. (Eph 4:15-16) [“itself” is referring to the body]
C) 「基督身體成長」的落實:
C) Actualizing the growth of the body of Christ:
a) 以基督為中心,讓主居首位 - 「全身都 聯絡得合式」
a) Christ being the center, that the Lord would have the first place –“from the whole body, joined and knit together”
b) 認識並充份發揮各體該有的功用 –「 ,照著各體的功用…」
b) Understand and fully exercise the proper function of each part - “together by what every joint supplies, according to the effective working by which every part does its share
c) 成為彼此的祝福,並在愛中一起成長
c) Being a blessing to one another and growing together in love
–「…彼此相助,便叫身體漸漸增長, 建立自己」( 弗4:16)
- “…every part does its share, causes growth of the body for the edifying of itself in love.” (Eph 4:16).