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马可福音生命读经 · 第52篇

一种完全照著神新约经纶,并为著神新约经纶的生活(一)

A Life Fully According to and for God’s New Testament Economy (1
1读经:马可福音1:1,9-11,14-15;9:2-9;。我们从本篇信息,开始马可福音生命读经一系列的补充信息。这些信息所要交通的,就是奴仆救主的生活是一种完全照著神新约经纶,并为著神新约经纶的生活。
1Scripture Reading: Mark 1:1, 9-11, 14-15; 9:2-9; 16:14-20 16:14-20 With this message we begin a series of supplementary messages to the Life - study of the Gospel of Mark. These messages will be concerned with the life of the Slave-Savior as a life that is fully according to and for God’s New Testament economy.
2我们在马可福音看见一位神人,祂的生活是完全照著神新约的经纶,并为著神新约经纶的。我们若要了解这种生活,就必须认识神新约的经纶是甚么。换句话说,我们需要整本新约来解释主耶稣所过的生活。这意思就是,马可福音需要新约的其余二十六卷书来解释。我们若就著神的经纶,彻底的研读新约,就会看见主耶稣的生活,没有缺陷、缺欠或短处。祂所过的生活是绝对照著神的经纶,并为著神的经纶。在祂的生活里,没有一件事是与这经纶相反的。虽然我们也许喜爱约翰福音与马太福音,但这些福音并没有主生平的完整传记。这本完整的传记是在马可福音里,以历史的顺序陈明出来的。在这卷福音书里有主耶稣生活的完整记载,这种生活是照著神新约的经纶,并为著神新约的经纶。就著神的经纶来说,这种生活没有任何缺欠。马可福音是马太、约翰、甚至路加福音的基础,因为马可福音是主耶稣生活的传记,是照著历史的顺序编写的。我们若想要了解其他福音书的某一件事,就必须回到马可福音。
2In the Gospel of Mark we see a Person, the God-man, who lived a life that was fully according to and for God’s New Testament economy. If we would understand this life, we need to know what God’s New Testament economy is. In other words, it takes the entire New Testament to explain the life the Lord Jesus lived. This means that it takes all the other twenty-six books of the New Testament to define the Gospel of Mark. If we make a thorough study of the New Testament with respect to God’secon o my, we shall see that there is no defect, deficiency, or shortcoming in the life of the Lord Jesus. The life He lived was absolutely according to and for God’secon o my. In His life there is nothing contrary to this economy. Although we may love the Gospel of John and the Gospel of Matthew, in these Gospels we do not have a complete biography of the Lord’s life. This complete biography, presented in its historical sequence, is found in Mark. In this Gospel we have a complete record of a life, the life of the Lord Jesus, that is according to and for God’s New Testament economy. In this life there is no deficiency with respect to God’secon o my. Mark is the base of Matthew, John, and even Luke, because Mark is a biography of the life of the Lord Jesus arranged according to historical sequence. If we want to understand a certain matter in the other Gospels, we need to come back to the Gospel of Mark
3我在这里要你们注意,本篇信息所附的图表。(五一六至五一七页。)我们在这张图表看见,马可福音所记载主的一生,是如何一步一步的进展,一直达到高峰。然后,我们被带进主包罗万有的死与奇妙的复活里,使我们能享受祂作我们的顶替。以基督作我们的顶替,结果就产生新人。新人是神国的实际,首先产生召会,接著产生千年国,最终产生新耶路撒冷。
3At this point I would like to call your attention to the chart printed with this message. In this chart we can see how in the Gospel of Mark the record of the Lord’s life progresses step by step until we come to the highlight. Then we are brought into the Lord’sa ll- inclusive death and wonderful resurrection so that we may enjoy Him as our replacement. The result of taking Christ as our replacement is the new man. The new man is the reality of the kingdom of God, which issues first in the church, then in the millennium, and ultimately in the New Jerusalem.
4马可福音虽然简短,却是包罗万有的,包含新约所有的因素。这些因素是奴仆救主生活的成分,这生活乃是完全照著神新约的经纶,并为著神新约的经纶。
4Although the Gospel of Mark is short, it is all- inclusive. It contains all the factors of the New Testament. These factors are elements of the life of the Slave-Savior, a life fully according to and for God’s New Testament economy
活在新的经纶时代
LIVING IN A NEW DISPENSATION
5主耶稣是照著神新约经纶,并为著神新约经纶而活的一位,祂活在新的经纶时代,旧的经纶时代已经了结了。这在马可一章清楚的启示并描绘出来。(1~8。)施浸者约翰生为一个典型的旧约祭司,却在旷野过著化外的生活。他的样子、食物,与一个祭司差得太远了。约翰的工作与谈吐也不文雅。只要一有人悔改,约翰就把他放到水里,为他施浸。这些都指明旧的经纶时代已经了结。这是主耶稣开始尽职事时的光景与气氛,指明祂的职事完全是在新约的经纶时代。所以,我们在祂的生活中找不到一点旧经纶时代的东西。
5As the One who lived according to and for God’s New Testament economy, the Lord Jesus lived in a new dispensation, having the old dispensation terminated. This is clearly revealed and portrayed in chapter one (1:1-8). John the Baptist was born a typical Old Testament priest, yet he lived in the wilderness in a way that was uncultured. His appearance and his food were very different from that of the priests. John’s work and his way of speaking were also uncultured. Whenever a person repented, John put that one into the water, baptizing him. All this was an indication that the old dispensation had been terminated. This was the situation and atmosphere when the Lord Jesus began His ministry. This indicates that His ministry was fully in the New Testament dispensation. Therefore, with His life we cannot find anything of the old dispensation
祂被埋葬
HAVING HIMSELF BURIED
6主耶稣要开始尽职事的时候,先由施浸者约翰把祂埋葬,为祂施浸。(一9~11。)祂虽然没有罪或老旧,但祂仍然受了浸。祂受浸是向全宇宙作见证,祂弃绝自己,将自己摆在一边,为要凭著神而活。
6When the Lord Jesus was about to begin His ministry, He had Himself buried, baptized, by John the Baptist (1:9-11). He had no sin or oldness, yet He was still baptized. His baptism was a testimony to the universe that He rejected Himself, that He put Himself aside in order to live by God
7凭圣灵生活行动主耶稣受浸以后,圣灵随即把祂催到旷野去。(一12~13。)从那时候起,祂就在圣灵里生活、行动并作工,来尽职事。
7LIVING AND MOVING BY THE HOLY SPIRIT Immediately after His baptism, the Lord Jesus was thrust into the wilderness by the Holy Spirit (1:12-13). From that time onward, He fulfilled His ministry by living, moving, and working in the Holy Spirit
传扬福音
To Preach the Gospel
8主耶稣凭著圣灵生活行动,就去传扬福音。(一14~20。)祂传扬时,把成为肉体的神当作神国的种子撒出去。祂在人的心里撒种,这种子要长大,发展成为神的国。
8As the One living and moving by the Holy Spirit, the Lord Jesus preached the gospel (1:14-20). In His preaching He sowed the incarnated God as the seed for the kingdom of God. He sowed into men’she arts a seed that would grow and develop into the kingdom of God.
教训真理
to teach the truth
9主耶稣在圣灵里教训真理。(一21~22。)祂教训真理是为著光照黑暗中的人,并驱散人的黑暗。
9In the Holy Spirit the Lord Jesus taught the truth (1:21-22). For Him to teach the truth was to enlighten darkened mankind and to disperse man’s darkness.
赶逐污鬼
To Cast Out Demons
10主耶稣也赶鬼。(一23~28。)赶鬼乃是为著开展神的国。
10The Lord Jesus also cast out demons (1:23-28). This casting out of demons was for the purpose of spreading the kingdom of God
医治病人
To Heal the Sick
11主耶稣在祂的职事里医治病人。(一~39。)医治病人是为著点活死人,叫死人活过来。
11In His ministry the Lord Jesus healed the sick (1:29-39). To heal the sick is to enliven the dead, to make 29 the dead alive.
洁净痳疯
To Cleanse the Leper
12马可福音记载主洁净长大痳疯的。(一40~45。)洁净长大痳疯的就是使活过来的人圣别。主使他们圣别,乃是藉著赦罪,并与罪人一同坐席,在公义和生命中作他们的喜
12According to the Gospel of Mark, the Lord cleansed the leper (1:40-45). To cleanse the leper is to sanctify the enlivened one. The Lord did this by forgiving sins, feasting with sinners, being their joy in righteousness and life, satisfying them, and liberating them
13乐,满足他们,并解救他们。捆绑撒但,洗劫其国
13Binding Satan and Plundering His Kingdom
14当主耶稣实行这样的福音事奉时,也是在捆绑撒但并洗劫其国。撒但在祂里面没有地位。我们在三章二十二至三十节看见,主藉著圣灵捆绑撒但,并洗劫他的家。
14While the Lord Jesus was carrying out such a gospel service, He was also binding Satan and plundering his kingdom. Satan had no ground in Him. In 3:22-30 we see that the Lord bound Satan and plundered his house by the Holy Spirit
否认天然的关系
Denying the Natural Relationship
15我们在三章三十一至三十五节看见,主耶稣否认天然的关系。祂不留在天然生命的关系里,反而选择留在属灵生命的关系里。因这缘故,祂能说,『凡实行神旨意的,就是我的弟兄、姊妹和母亲了。』(35。)祂的生活里没有天然关系的地位。
15In 3:31-35 we see that the Lord Jesus denied the natural relationship. Instead of remaining in the relationship of the natural life, He chose to be in the relationship of the spiritual life. This was the reason He could say, “Whoever does the will of God, this is My brother and sister and mother” (3:35). The natural relationship was not given any ground in His living
遭受世人的弃绝与厌恨
Suffering the World’s Rejection and Hatred
16主耶稣是那完全照著神新约经纶,并为著神新约经纶活著的一位,祂遭受世人的弃绝与厌恨。祂在六章一至六节受拿撒勒人所藐视。我们在该章别的经节,看见祂受世人的弃绝。
16As the One who lived fully according to and for God’s New Testament economy, The Lord Jesus suffered the world’s rejection and hatred. In 6:1-6 He was despised by the Nazarenes. Elsewhere in this chapter we see that He suffered the world’s rejection
暴露人里面邪恶的情形
Exposing Man’sIn war dEvil Condition
17主耶稣在七章一至二十三节暴露人内里的光景,就是人心的邪恶情形。祂说,『从人里面出来的,那才污秽人。』(20。)然后祂论到从人里面出来,能污秽人的邪恶事物。(21~23。)
17In 7:1-23 the Lord Jesus exposed man’s in ward condition, the evil condition of man’she art. He said, “That which goes out of a man, that defiles a man” (v. 20). Then He spoke concerning wicked things that proceed from within and defile a man (vv. 21-23).
成为寻求祂之人的生命供应
Being the Life Supply to the Seeking One
18主耶稣暴露了人心里的光景以后,就将自己当作生命的供应摆在寻求祂的人面前。(七24~30。)祂在七章二十七节自称为儿女的饼,也就是我们生命的供应。因此,祂将
18After exposing the condition of man’she art, the Lord Jesus presented Himself as the life supply to a seeking one (7:24-30). In 7:27 He referred to Himself as the children’s bread, that is, as our life supply. Hence, He presented Himself as the bread of life
19自己陈明为生命的饼。医治被点活者的器官
19Healing the Organs of the Enlivened Ones
20主耶稣在七章三十一至三十七节医治一个耳聋舌结的人,又在八章二十二至二十六节医治一个瞎子。主在这些事例中,医治被祂点活之人特别的器官。
20In 7:31-37 the Lord Jesus healed a deaf and dumb man, and in 8:22-26 He healed a blind man. In these instances the Lord healed specific organs of those who had been enlivened by Him
藉著祂包罗万有的死与奇妙的复活,成为宇宙性的、完全的顶替者
Being the Universal and Entire Replacement through His All-inclusive Death and Wonderful Resurrection
21八章二十七节至九章十三节启示,主耶稣是我们宇宙性的、完全的顶替者。我们乃是藉著祂包罗万有的死与奇妙的复活,才能以祂作这样的顶替。
21In 8:27—9:13 the Lord Jesus is revealed as our universal and entire replacement. It is through His all- inclusive death and wonderful resurrection that we can take Him as such a replacement
完成包罗万有的死
Accomplishing His All-inclusive Death
22马可福音陈明主耶稣是完成包罗万有之死的那一位。祂包罗万有的死担当了我们的罪、定罪了罪、钉死旧人、了结旧造、败坏撒但、审判世界、废掉规条、并释放神圣的生命。
22The Gospel of Mark presents the Lord Jesus as the One who accomplished an all-inclusive death. In His death He bore our sins, condemned sin, crucified the old man, terminated the old creation, destroyed Satan, judged the world, abolished the ordinances, and released the divine life
进入祂奇妙的复活
Entering into His Wonderful Resurrection
23主完成这包罗万有的死以后,就进入了奇妙的复活。在复活里,并藉著祂的复活,祂将跟从祂的人重生了,且使新造有了新生的起头。
23After the Lord accomplished this all-inclusive death, He entered into His wonderful resurrection. In and through His resurrection He regenerated His followers and germinated the new creation
留在祂超越一切的升天里
Remaining in His All-surpassing Ascension
24主耶稣复活以后,『被接到天上,坐在神的右边。』(十六19。)祂现今留在祂超越一切的升天里,为著执行祂藉著死与复活所完成的。
24After His resurrection, the Lord Jesus “was taken up into heaven and sat at the right hand of God” (16:19). He now remains in His all-surpassing ascension to execute what He has accomplished through His death and resurrection
将跟从祂的人带进祂的死,并将他们引进祂的复活,好在祂的升天里享受祂
Bringing His Followers into His Death and Ushering Them into His Resurrection to Enjoy Him in His Ascension
25我们在前几篇信息很著重的指出,主耶稣并不是独自进入祂的死、复活与升天。祂乃是将跟从祂的人带进祂的死,再将他们引进祂的复活。跟从祂的人既已进入主的复活,如今就可以在祂的升天里,享受祂作他们的生命与生命的供应、万有之主、神的基督、向著召会作万有之首、身体的头、得荣者、登宝座者、在万有之上者、并在万有中充满万有者。
25In previous messages we have pointed out emphatically that the Lord Jesus did not enter into His death, resurrection, and ascension alone. Rather, He brought His followers into His death, and then He ushered them into His resurrection. As those who have been ushered into the Lord’s resurrection, His followers may now enjoy Him in His ascension as their life and life supply, the Lord of all, God’s Christ, the Head of all to the church, the Head of the Body, the glorified One, the enthroned One, the One who is above all, and the One who fills all in all.
产生新人作神国的实际
Bringing Forth the New Man as the Reality of the Kingdom of God
26主耶稣钉死、复活、升天,并将跟从祂的人带进那死、复活与升天,藉此就产生了新人作神国的实际。首先,这新人产生召会;然后,这新人在来世时要发展为千年国。至终,新人要在新天新地里终极完成于新耶路撒冷。这将是我们永远的定命,也是圣经的总结。
26Through His death, resurrection, and ascension, and by bringing His followers into that death, resurrection, and ascension, the Lord Jesus has brought forth the new man as the reality of the kingdom of God. First, this new man issues in the church. Then, in the coming age, the new man will develop into the millennium. Ultimately, in the new heaven and the new earth, the new man will consummate in the New Jerusalem. This will be our eternal destiny, and this is also the conclusion of the Scriptures
27马可福音不仅是一卷故事书。这卷福音书传达了一个属天的异象,这异象该指引我们的步伐,控制我们的生活,并且将我们带进神的终极完成里。这异象能保守我们在神的经纶里,使我们过召会生活,以达到千年国与新耶路撒冷为目标。这种从神而来的异象将一直指引我们的步伐,并控制我们的生活。即使在旧约里,也是如此;那里告诉我们,没有异象,民就放肆。(箴二九18上。)我们在属天的异象之下,受指引朝向神的目的地,并且我们的生活是受神的经纶所控制。我们若要明白真理,就必须看见神经纶的异象。我能作见证,多年前,我就被这个异象抓住。因著我们看见这异象,所以我们虽然遭受苦难、毁谤、与各种的艰难,也能一直往前。
27The Gospel of Mark is not merely a storybook. This Gospel conveys a heavenly vision, a vision that should direct our steps, control our living, and bring us into God’s consummation. This vision is able to keep us in God’secon o my so that we may live the church life with the goal of reaching the millennium and the New Jerusalem. Such a vision from God will always direct our steps and control our living. This was true even in the Old Testament, where we are told that without vision the people will perish (Prov. 29:18a). Under the heavenly vision we are directed toward God’s destination, and our life is controlled according to God’secon o my. If we would know the truth, we need to see the vision of God’secon o my. I can testify that years ago I was caught by this vision. Because we have seen it, we can press on in spite of suffering, defamation, and all kinds of trouble
28这异象成为一个原则,指引我们的步伐,并管制我们的路。我们为甚么走主恢复的路?我们走这条路,因为我们被神经纶的异象抓住了。因著我们看见这异象,这些年来,属天的光源源不断的照射到主的恢复里。这光临到我们,因为我们在这异象之下。每当我们来到神的话中,光就照耀,因为我们是在这指引、控制并管制的异象里。
28This vision has become the principle that directs our steps and that governs our way. Why do we take the way of the Lord in His recovery? We take this way because we have been caught by the vision of God’secon o my. Because we have seen this vision, throughout the years heavenly light has been flooding into the Lord’s recovery. The reason for this light is that we are under this vision. Whenever we come to the Word of God, the light shines because we are in this directing, controlling, governing vision
29我在本篇信息的负担是要我们看见,马可福音启示出一种完全照著神新约的经纶,且为著神新约经纶的生活。这种生活不只是公义、圣洁、属灵并得胜的。好多基督徒晓得我们应当过一种公义、圣别、属灵、并得胜的生活。但你们有没有听过,有一种照著神新约经纶的生活?马可福音陈明一位神人,祂一步一步照著神的经纶生活、行动、举止并工作。相反的,雅各书的著者没有完全照著,并为著神新约的经纶。雅各依然照著犹太人的一些传统与作法生活。马可福音记载主如何被各方面的人察验,然而没有人能挑出祂的不是。我们来看马可福音时,也无法从主的生活找出任何就著神经纶而言的过失、缺陷与短缺。祭司长、经学家、长老、法利赛人、撒都该人与希律党人,按著犹太人的律法与实行,并照著罗马的政治,尽所能的在主身上吹毛求疵。让我们照著新约经纶的度量,就是一个更严格的标准,来察验祂。我们若这样察验主,在祂身上也找不到缺点。祂不仅完成律法,祂更完成神的经纶。
29My burden in this message is that we would see that the Gospel of Mark reveals a life that is fully according to and for God’s New Testament economy. This life is not merely righteous, holy, spiritual, and victorious. Many Christians know that we should live a righteous, holy, spiritual, and victorious life. But have you ever heard of a life lived according to God’s New Testament economy? The Gospel of Mark presents the Person of the God-man, the One who lived, acted, moved, and worked step by step according to God’secon o my. The author of the Epistle of James, on the contrary, was not fully according to and for God’s New Testament economy. Instead, James continued to live according to certain Jewish traditions and practices. The Gospel of Mark records how the Lord was examined by different parties. But no one could find fault with Him. As we consider the Gospel of Mark, we also are not able to find any fault, defect, or deficiency in the Lord’s living related to God’secon o my. The chief priests, scribes, elders, Pharisees, Sadducees, and Herodians tried to find fault with the Lord Jesus according to Jewish law and practice, and according to Roman politics. Let us examine Him according to the measure of the New Testament economy, of a standard that is much more strict. If we were to examine the Lord in this way, we would not find any shortcoming with Him. He not only fulfilled the law—He fulfilled God’secon o my
30事实上,马可福音所记载主耶稣的生活,是神新约经纶完全、完整、与全备的模型。为这缘故,我们若要了解马太、路加、或约翰福音所启示的,就必须揣摩马可福音所陈明的模型。这模型将成为开启其他三卷福音书的钥匙。今天基督徒中间有许多争论和分裂,这是他们留在黑暗中,没有神新约经纶之异象的结果。许多信徒的属灵天空是黯淡无光的。他们所谈论、研读的,都在黑暗中。我们何等需要晴朗的属灵天空!我盼望马可福音生命读经,能使属天的光照进你们里面,并且越照越明,直到日午。(箴四18。)
30Actually, the life of the Lord Jesus recorded in Mark is a complete, whole, perfect, and entire pattern of God’s New Testament economy. For this reason, if we would understand what is revealed in Matthew, Luke, or John, we need to consider the pattern presented in Mark. This pattern will then become a key that opens the other three Gospels. Among today’s Christians there is a great deal of debate and division. This is the result of being in darkness and of not having the vision of God’s New Testament economy. The spiritual sky above many believers is dark. Their talk and study are in darkness. How much we need our spiritual sky to be clear! I hope that this Life-study of the Gospel of Mark will cause heavenly light to shine upon you, light that will grow until it shines in full (Prov. 4:18).
31为了我们有神新约经纶的清楚景象,我们赞美主!这景象应该成为我们的异象,来指引、控制、保守我们,并且带我们往前。不仅如此,这异象应该成为量尺、标准,使我们能彀衡量一些与基督徒生活有关的事。我们若有这异象,就能看见仅仅有公义、圣别、属灵与得胜是不彀的。雅各是一个敬虔的人,然而就著神新约的经纶而言,他仍然有所缺欠。但愿我们都看见神新约经纶的异象,并且在马可福音里看见一种完全照著神的经纶,并且为著神经纶之生活的描绘。
31Praise the Lord for the clear view concerning God’s New Testament economy! This view should become our vision to direct, control, keep, and preserve us and also carry us on. Furthermore, this vision should become the yardstick, the standard, by which we measure matters related to the Christian life. If we have this vision, we shall see that it is not sufficient simply to be righteous, holy, spiritual, and victorious. James was such a godly person, yet he was short with respect to God’s New Testament economy. May we all see the vision of God’s New Testament economy and see in the Gospel of Mark a portrait of a life fully according to and for God’secon o my. [see Next Page : The Progressive Steps of the
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