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使徒行传生命读经 · 第67篇

著保罗一班同工的职事，在外邦地的繁殖 ( 三十三 )

The Propagation in Asia Minor and Europe through the Ministry of Paul’s Company (33)
1读经：使徒行传26:1-32，以弗所书2:14-16;3:8,17，腓立比书3:4-8，歌罗西书3:10-11，希伯来书10:14,18，使徒行传21:20,23-24。在行传二十六章一至二十九节，保罗在亚基帕王面前为自己分诉。然后在二十六章三十至三十二节，有亚基帕王的判断。在我们来看二十六章一至三十二节以前，我要进一步说到保罗在以弗所书、腓立比书、歌罗西书、
1Scripture Reading: Acts 26:1-32; Eph. 2:14-16; 3:8, 17; Phil. 3:4-8; Col. 3:10-11; Heb. 10:14, 18; Acts 21:20, 23-24 In 26:1-29 Paul defends himself before Agrippa. Then in 26:30-32 we have Agrippa’s judgment. Before coming to 26:1-32, I would like to say a further word concerning Paul’s burden in the four Epistles of Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, and Hebrews
2和希伯来这四封书信里的负担。
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关于时代转移的
FOUR CRUCIAL EPISTLES CONCERNING
四封重要书信
THE DISPENSATIONAL TRANSFER
3保罗在行传二十一至二十六章经过许多苦难、试验和审讯。以弗所书、腓立比书、歌罗西书、和希伯来书，乃是发表保罗在行传二十一至二十六章那段时间所存于他心中的。我们曾指出，保罗第一次监禁在罗马时，写了以弗所书、歌罗西书和腓立比书。他写希伯来书应该是在这次监禁之后。我们不该认为这些书信是偶然写成的。相反的，这些书信是经过长期的考虑和豫备才写成的。我相信在该撒利亚监禁的两年，乃是保罗豫备的时间。他越看见犹太宗教、罗马政治和召会的光景，并将这光景与他从主所领受的作比较，就越有负担将他所看见的启示记录下来。保罗没有机会说出存于他心中的。毫无疑问，他想找时间到一个安静的环境，好将关于神新约经纶的启示写下来。他必定一直在找机会，将他从主所看见关于神圣经纶的一切记录下来，然后将这些著作送到众召会，保存在那里。
3In chapters twenty-one through twenty-six of Acts Paul passed through much suffering, testing, and trial. The Epistles of Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, and Hebrews are the expression of what was on Paul’she art during the period of time of Acts 21 through 26. As we have pointed out, Paul wrote Ephesians, Colossians and Philippians during his first imprisonment in Rome. It should have been after this imprisonment that he wrote Hebrews. We should not think that these Epistles were written by accident. On the contrary, they were written after a long period of consideration and preparation. I believe that the two years of being held in custody in Caesarea were a time of preparation for Paul. The more he saw of the situation concerning Jewish religion, Roman politics, and the church and compared this situation with what he had received from the Lord, the more he was burdened to put into writing the revelation he had seen. Paul did not have the opportunity to speak what was on his heart. No doubt, he intended to find a time in a quiet environment where he could write down the revelation concerning God’s New Testament economy. He must have been looking for a chance to put into writing everything he had seen of the Lord concerning the divine economy, and then to send these writings to the churches, where they would be preserved
4我们感谢主，神给保罗时间和地方来为以弗所书、腓立比书、歌罗西书和希伯来书，使我们今天能有这四封书信。我们在这四卷书里，看见许多关于时代转移的要点，就是我们在这些信息里所强调的。这时代的转移是一件大事。
4We thank the Lord that He gave Paul the time and the place to write Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, and Hebrews and that we have these four Epistles today. In these four books we see a number of crucial points concerning the dispensational transfer that we have been emphasizing in these messages. This dispensational transfer is a great matter.
废掉规条
ABOLISHING THE ORDINANCES
5保罗在以弗所二章十四至十六节说，『因祂自己是我们的和平，将两下作成一个，拆毁了中间隔断的墙，就是仇恨，在祂的肉体里，废掉了那规条中诫命的律法，好把两下在祂自己里面，创造成一个新人，成就了和平；既用十字架除灭了仇恨，便藉这十字架，使两下在一个身体里与神和好了。』在这里我们看见，基督在十字架上废掉了一切规条。毫无疑问，这包括废掉了关于割礼、饮食和安息日的规条。
5In Ephesians 2:14-16 Paul says, “For He Himself is our peace, who has made both one, and has broken down the middle wall of partition, the enmity, having abolished in His flesh the law of the commandments in ordinances, that He might create the two in Himself into one new man, making peace, and might reconcile both in one Body to God through the cross, slaying the enmity by it.” Here we see that on the cross Christ abolished all the ordinances. No doubt, this abolishing of the ordinances includes the ones concerning circumcision, diet, and the Sabbath
6虽然基督废掉了这些规条，但雅各在行传二十一章仍然提倡这些规条。基督在十字架上所废掉的规条，必定包括拿细耳人的愿。你不相信基督废掉规条的时候，包括了与许愿有关的规条么？我们若对以弗所二章与行传二十一章有正确的领会，就会看见雅各在行传二十一章所作的，与基督在十字架上所成就的相反。基督废掉了规条，雅各却持守并提倡规条。我们可以说，废掉规条这事是以弗所书之启示的消极一面。在积极一面，有保罗论到基督那追测不尽之丰富的话：『这恩典赐给了我这比众圣徒中最小者还小的，叫我将基督那追测不尽的丰富，当作福音传给外邦人。』（弗三8。）不过，目前我们要强调，保罗在以弗所书清楚的说，基督在十字架上已经废掉了旧约一切犹太教的规条。将犹太教的事物看作粪土
6Although Christ had abolished these ordinances, James in Acts 21 still promoted them. To be sure, the ordinances abolished by Christ on the cross include the Nazarite vow. Do you not believe that when Christ abolished the ordinances He included the ordinances related to vows? If we have the proper understanding of Ephesians 2 and Acts 21, we shall see that what James did in Acts 21 was contrary to what Christ accomplished on the cross. Christ abolished the ordinances, but James held to them and promoted them. We may say that the matter of abolishing ordinances is a negative aspect of the revelation in Ephesians. On the positive side, we have Paul’sword concerning the unsearchable riches of Christ: “To me, less than the least of all saints, was this grace given, to preach to the nations the unsearchable riches of Christ as the gospel” (3:8). For the present, however, we would emphasize that in Ephesians Paul clearly says that on the cross Christ has abolished all the Judaic ordinances of the Old Testament. COUNTING AS REFUSE THE THINGS OF JUDAISM
7我们在腓立比三章看见，保罗将一切犹太教的事物看作粪土。虽然保罗是『希伯来人所生的希伯来人，』并且『按律法说，是法利赛人，』（腓三5，）但是他能见证说，『从前我以为对我是赢得的，这些，我因基督都已经看作亏损。不但如此，我也将万事看作亏损，因我以认识我主基督耶稣为至宝；我因祂已经亏损万事，看作粪土，为要赢得基督。』（腓三7～8。）保罗领悟，在神的眼中，在新约的经纶里，一切犹太教的事物都是粪土。保罗在腓立比三章的话，指明在他里面的那种异象。然而，虽然保罗将犹太教的事物看作粪土，雅各还继续提倡这些事物，这是他的羞耻。
7In Philippians 3 we see that Paul counted as refuse all the things of Judaism. Although Paul was “a Hebrew of Hebrews” and “as to the law, a Pharisee” (v. 5), he could testify, “What things were gains to me, these I have counted loss on account of Christ. But surely I count also all things to be loss on account of the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, on account of whom I have suffered the loss of all things and count them refuse that I may gain Christ” (vv. 7-8). Paul realized that in the sight of God and in the New Testament economy all the things of Judaism were refuse. Paul’sword in Philippians 3 indicates the kind of vision that was within him. However, although Paul counted the things of Judaism to be refuse, James, to his shame, continued to promote them.
新人
THE NEW MAN
8保罗在歌罗西三章十、十一节说到新人：『并且穿上了新人；这新人照著创造他者的形像渐渐更新，以致有充足的知识；在此并没有希利尼人和犹太人、受割礼的和未受割礼的、化外人、西古提人、为奴的、自主的，惟有基督是一切，又在一切之内。』在这里我们看见，在新人里只有基督有地位。十一节的『一切，』是指组成新人的众肢体。基督是新人一切的肢体，也在一切的肢体之内。在新人里祂是一切。这是何等大的启示！按照保罗在歌罗西三章十、十一节的话，犹太教没有丝毫的地位。
8In Colossians 3:10 and 11 Paul speaks of the new man: “And having put on the new man, which is being renewed unto full knowledge according to the image of Him who created him; where there cannot be Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, slave, freeman, but Christ is all and in all.” Here we see that in the new man there is room only for Christ. In verse 11 “all” refers to all the members who compose the new man. Christ is all the members of the new man and in all the members. He is everything in the new man. What a tremendous revelation this is! According to Paul’sword in Colossians 3:10 and 11, not the slightest ground remains for Judaism
独一的供物
THE UNIQUE OFFERING
9希伯来书启示基督是一切。基督是神又是人，祂超越摩西、约书亚和亚伦。基督作我们的大祭司，以自己这独一的供物，顶替了一切旧约的供物。基督是神所在意惟一的供物，一切旧约的供物只是这独一供物的豫表。现今基督既已来到，所有别的供物都该了结；事实上，这些供物已经被顶替并了结了。希伯来十章十四节论到这事说。『因为祂一次献祭，便叫那些得以圣别的人永久完全；』十八节接著说，『这些罪既都蒙了赦免，就不用再为罪献祭了。』不仅如此，旧约已经为新约所顶替；所以，旧约的事物已经过去了。
9The book of Hebrews reveals that Christ is everything. Christ is both God and man, and He is superior to Moses, Joshua, and Aaron. As our High Priest, Christ has replaced all the Old Testament offerings with Himself as the unique offering. Christ is the only offering God cares for, and all the Old Testament offerings were simply types of this unique offering. Now that Christ has come, all the other offerings should be terminated, and in fact they have been replaced and terminated. Concerning this, Hebrews 10:14 says, “By one offering He has perfected forever those who are sanctified,” and verse 18 goes on to say, “Now where forgiveness of these is, there is no longer an offering for sin.” Furthermore, the old covenant has been replaced by the new covenant. Therefore, the things of the Old Testament are over
10我请你们比较以弗所书、腓立比书、歌罗西书和希伯来书的启示，与雅各在行传二十一章的话。在行传二十一章二十节，雅各对保罗说，『弟兄，你看犹太人中信主的有多少万，并且都为律法热心。』然后雅各接著要求保罗，替四个许拿细耳愿的人缴费：『我们这里有四个人，都有愿在身；你带这些人去，与他们一同行洁净的礼，替他们缴费，叫他们得以剃头，这样，众人就可知道，先前所听说你的事都是虚的，反而你自己却是按规律而行，遵行律法。』（徒二一23～24。）雅各的话与保罗关于神新约经纶的启示之间是何等的对比！这个比较该使我们能清楚看见保罗在行传这几章的处境。
10I would ask you to compare the revelation in Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, and Hebrews with James’ word in Acts 21. In 21:20 James said to Paul, “You observe, brother, how many thousands there are among the Jews who have believed, and all are zealous for the law.” Then James went on to ask Paul to pay the expenses of four men who had taken the vow of the Nazarite: “Four men are with us who have a vow on themselves; take these and be purified with them, and pay their expenses that they may shave their heads; and all will know that there is nothing to the things of which they have been instructed concerning you, but that you yourself also walk orderly, keeping the law” (vv. 23-24). What a contrast there is between James’ word and Paul’sr evelation concerning God’s New Testament economy! This comparison should enable us to have a clear view of Paul’s situation in these chapters of Acts.
对以弗所书、腓立比书、歌罗西书和希伯来书不正确的使用
THE IMPROPER USE OF EPHESIANS, PHILIPPIANS, COLOSSIANS, AND HEBREWS
11在你进到主的恢复里以前，关于以弗所书，你听过怎样的信息？那些强调福音主义的人最喜欢的经节是以弗所二章八节。这节告诉我们得救是靠著恩典，藉著信。也有许多信息引用以弗所五章二十二至二十五节，说到妻子要服从她们的丈夫，以及丈夫要爱他们的妻子。牧师在婚礼中常常引用以弗所五章这些经节。但是你听过一篇信息告诉你，基督在十字架上废掉了一切规条，特别废掉了种族之间的区别么？虽然规条和一切种族的区别都在十字架上被基督废掉了，但今天有谁传讲这话？实际上，甚至在二十世纪，种族区别还被推广，为要保持种族隔离。从这点我们看见以弗所书被许多信徒误用。他们从这卷书挑选某些经节，而没有顾到神新约的经纶。许多人从来没有看见以弗所书是一卷论到神新约经纶的书。在消极一面，以弗所二章启示规条已经废掉了；在积极一面，我们在以弗所三章看见，保罗传讲基督那追测不尽的丰富，使基督安家在我们心里。（弗三8，17。）你在进入召会生活以前，听过一篇信息讲论这事么？许多上圣经学校和神学院的人能作见证，他们从未受过教导说，基督带著神追测不尽的丰富，渴望安家在我们心里。就著以弗所书深奥的启示说，今天的光景太可怜了！我们已经看见，保罗在腓立比三章，将一切宗教的事物看作粪土。然而今天没有多少人正确的使用这些经节；倒是常有人从腓立比书取些经节，为要教导信徒与主耶稣有一样的心思，来效法祂。
11What kind of messages on the book of Ephesians did you hear before you came into the Lord’s recovery? A favorite verse of those who emphasize evangelism is Ephesians 2:8. This verse tells us that by grace we are saved through faith. Many messages are also given from Ephesians 5:22-25 about wives submitting to their husbands and husbands loving their wives. Often during a wedding a pastor will quote these verses from Ephesians 5. But have you ever heard a message telling you that on the cross Christ abolished all the ordinances, in particular, that He abolished the differences between the races? Although the ordinances and all racial differences were abolished by Christ on the cross, who preaches this word today? Actually, even in the twentieth century, racial differences are still promoted in order to maintain a separation of the races. From this we see that the book of Ephesians is misused by many believers. They select certain verses from this book without caring for God’s New Testament economy. Many have never seen that Ephesians is a book concerned with God’s New Testament economy. On the negative side, Ephesians 2 reveals that the ordinances have been abolished. On the positive side, in Ephesians 3 we see that Paul preached the unsearchable riches of Christ so that Christ may make His home in our hearts (vv. 8, 17). Have you ever heard a message on this matter before you came into the church life? Many of those who attended Bible schools and seminaries can testify that they were never taught that Christ with. His unsearchable riches desires to make His home in our hearts. How pitiful is today’s situation with respect to the profound revelation in the book of Ephesians! We have seen that in Philippians 3 Paul counted all religious things as refuse. However, today not many use these verses in a proper way. Instead, it is common that verses are taken from Philippians in order to teach the believers to imitate the Lord Jesus by having the same mind that He had.
12保罗在歌罗西三章说，在新人里基督是一切。这件事在今天基督徒中间的确没有加以著重。实际上，我们很难说大多数信徒是怎样应用歌罗西书的。基督徒经常引用希伯来十三章八节：『耶稣基督，昨日、今日、直到永远，是一样的。』有些人甚至用这一节，企图反驳基督今天是赐生命的灵这个真理。我们按照圣经教导，基督是神，祂成了人，然后祂这人，末后的亚当，在复活里成了赐生命的灵。（林前十五45。）有些人诬告我们教导基督一直在改变，他们引用希伯来十三章八节，企图证明基督不可能在复活里成了赐生命的灵。这样使用希伯来十三章八节，指明今天的光景很可怜。
12In Colossians 3 Paul says that Christ is everything in the new man. This matter certainly is not emphasized among today’s Christians. Actually, it is difficult to say how most believers apply the book of Colossians. Christians frequently quote Hebrews 13:8: “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, and today, and forever.” Some even use this verse in the attempt to argue against the truth that Christ today is the life-giving Spirit. According to the Scriptures, we teach that, as God, Christ became a man, and then, as man, He, the last Adam, became in resurrection the life-giving Spirit (1 Cor. 15:45). Some falsely accuse us of teaching that Christ is always changing, and then they quote Hebrews 13:8, using it in the attempt to prove that Christ could not have become the life-giving Spirit in resurrection. The use of Hebrews 13:8 in such a way indicates that today’s situation is miserable
13大多数基督徒没有正确、积极的使用以弗所书、腓立比书、歌罗西书和希伯来书这四卷书，好接受保罗在这些书信里关于执行神新约经纶的负担。许多人没有照著著者的本意使用这几卷书，他们挑选某些经节，然后加以解说，以助长堕落的光景。这是在所谓的教会里贫穷的标记。实际上，今天的光景比行传二十一章耶路撒冷的光景更糟。
13The four books of Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, and Hebrews have not been used properly and positively by most Christians for the taking up of Paul’s burden in these Epistles concerning the carrying out of God’s New Testament economy. Instead of using these books according to the intention of the author, many select certain verses and then interpret them in a way to promote a degraded situation. This is a sign of the poverty in the so-called churches. Actually, today’s situation is worse than that in Jerusalem in Acts 21
接受负担执行
BURDENED TO CARRY OUT
神新约的经纶
God’s New Testament economy
14我们已经指出，保罗被扣留监管在该撒利亚的那些年间，有时间思想犹太宗教徒、罗马政客、以及耶路撒冷信徒的光景，并将这些与他从主领受的启示作比较。我们也需要一段时间思想今天的光景。我鼓励你们不仅安静的思考世界政治的局势，也思考犹太教、天主教、和更正教的光景。想想看今天基督徒在神新约的经纶里站在那里。不是有许多人像雅各那样妥协了，而且在提倡神所已经弃绝的事物么？
14We have pointed out that, during the years he was kept in custody in Caesarea, Paul had time to consider the situation of the Jewish religionists, the Roman politicians, and the believers in Jerusalem and to compare it to the revelation he had received from the Lord. We also need a time to consider today’s situation. I would encourage you quietly to consider not only the world political situation, but also the situation in Judaism, Catholicism, and Protestantism. Consider where today’s Christians stand in relation to God’s New Testament economy. Are there not many who, like James, have compromised and who are promoting the things God has forsaken
15你也需要看看你自己，特别在执行神新约的经纶这一面，你是在那里？你心里所想的是甚么？关于神圣经纶的属天异象，你看见了甚么？你要怎样执行你所看见的异象？我们都要花时间在主面前，好被神新约经纶的负担所充满。我们一旦被这负担充满，就该像保罗一样，豫备好将牠执行出来。
15You also need to consider yourself, in particular where you are in relation to the carrying out of God’s New Testament economy. What is on your heart? What have you seen as a heavenly vision regarding the divine economy? How will you carry out the vision you have seen? Let us all spend time before the Lord in order to be filled with the burden of God’s New Testament economy. Once we are filled with this burden, we, like Paul, should be ready to carry it out
16我们为著以弗所书、腓立比书、歌罗西书和希伯来书感谢主。保罗写这些书信，使神新约的经纶得以执行出来。我盼望藉著生命读经信息的帮助，我们都被这些书信浸透。我也盼望我们对今天的光景和需要，都有清楚的看见。我们在行传二十七、二十八章将会看见，保罗从该撒利亚到罗马的旅程，需要很长的时间。相对之下，今天我们要开展神新约的经纶非常便利。让我们都接受负担，开展神新约的经纶，忠信的将这负担执行出来。
16We thank the Lord for the Epistles of Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, and Hebrews. Paul wrote these Epistles so that God’s New Testament economy may be carried out. I hope that we all, through the help of the Life-study Messages, will become saturated with these Epistles. I also hope that we all shall have a clear view of today’s situation and need. As we shall see in chapters twenty-seven and twenty- eight of Acts, it took quite a long time for Paul to travel from Caesarea to Rome. By contrast, today it is very convenient for us to spread God’s New Testament economy. Let us all bear the burden for the spread of God’s New Testament economy and faithfully carry out this burden