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申命记生命读经 · 第10篇

律法的重申（五）

The Rehearsal of the Law (5)
1读经：申命记十二章一至三十二节。在申命记里，到目前为止，律法的重申都是一般性的；但申命记十二章说到一件非常特别的事－敬拜神的中心。这一章很强的说，我们必须在确定的中心，在神所选择的地方敬拜祂。我们没有权利按照自己的喜好选择地方。神的话绝对禁止我们去自己所选择的地方。神的子民必须来到神所拣选的地方，就是神立为祂名的地方。惟有神立为祂名的地方，才是祂子民敬拜的中心。不仅如此，正确敬拜神的地方也是神居所的地方。这就是说，神在祂所拣选的地方立了祂的名，祂自己也要住在那里。神的子民必须到那地方，就是神住在其中并有神的名的地方。
1Scripture Reading: Deut. 12:1-32 Thus far, the rehearsal of the law has been somewhat general. In Deuteronomy 12 we have a very particular matter—the center for the worship of God. This chapter strongly stresses that we must worship God at a definite center, at the place of His choice. We do not have the right to select a place according to our preference. Going to a place of our own choosing is altogether prohibited by God’sword. God’sp eople must come to the place which God has chosen, the place where He has put His name. Only that place where God puts His name can be the worship center of His people. Furthermore, the proper place of worship is the place of God’s habitation. This means that in the place of His choice God will put His name and He Himself will dwell there. God’sp eople must go to this place—the place where God dwells and where God’s name is
2神所拣选作为敬拜中心的地方，保守神的子民不致分裂。他们若有自由按自己的喜好选择地方，他们中间就会有分裂。当我们来看申命记十二章里严肃的警告时，需要记住这些点。
2The place chosen by God as a worship center keeps God’sp eople from being divided. If they had the freedom to choose a place according to their preferences, there would be division among them. We need to keep these matters in mind as we consider the serious warning in Deuteronomy 12
十七 摩西嘱咐以色列人有关敬拜神的方式
Q. Moses Charging the Children of Israel concerning the Way to Worship God
3在十二章，摩西嘱咐以色列人关于敬拜神的方式。
3In chapter twelve Moses charged the children of Israel concerning the way to worship God
１ 要将所赶出的国民事奉他们神的一切地方尽都毁坏
1. Completely Destroying All the Places Where the Nations Whom They Would Dispossess Had Served Their Gods
4摩西在二、三节嘱咐百姓说，『你们所要赶出的国民事奉他们神的各地方，无论是在高山，在小山，在各青翠树下，你们都要彻底毁坏。也要拆毁他们的祭坛，打碎他们的柱像，用火焚烧他们的亚舍拉，砍下他们的偶像，并将其名从那地方除灭。』列国的民所实行的，绝不可带到对神的敬拜里。今天这原则仍然适用。然而，天主教带进了许多列国所实行的事，许多与偶事物推雅推喇召会，在启示录二章十八至二十九节被主厉害定罪的原因。今天在召会生活中，我们该弃绝一切列国的方式和实行。我们必须单单以基督来敬拜神。我们该在主的名里聚集，并以基督为一切供物和祭物的实际来敬拜神。我们该在神所拣选的地方，把基督带来给祂。２他们要寻求耶和华，
4In verses 2 and 3 Moses charged the people, saying, “You shall completely destroy all the places where the nations whom you will dispossess have served their gods, on the high mountains and on the hills and under every flourishing tree. And you shall tear down their altars and crush their pillars; and their Asherim you shall burn with fire, and the idols of their gods you shall cut down; and you shall destroy their name from that place.” Nothing that was practiced by the nations was to be brought into the worship of God. This principle still applies today. Nevertheless, Catholicism has brought in many of the things practiced by the nations, many things related to the worship of idols. This was the reason that the church in Thyatira, which prefigures the Roman Catholic Church, was very much condemned by the Lord in Revelation 2:18-29. In the church life today, we should give up all the ways and practices of the nations. We must worship God with Christ and with Christ alone. We should gather together in the name of the Lord and worship God with Christ as the reality of all the offerings and sacrifices. We should bring Christ to God in the place of His choice. 2. Seeking Jehovah and Coming unto the Place
到耶和华他们神从各支派中所选择，立为祂名的地方，就是到祂的居所同祂的祭坛那里
Which Jehovah Their God Would Choose out of All Their Tribes to Put His Name, even unto His Habitation with His Altar
5以色列人要寻求耶和华，到耶和华他们神从各支派中所选择，立为祂名的地方，就是到祂的居所同祂的祭坛那里。（申十二５～６。）这里我们看见三件事：地方、名、祭坛。他们要将燔祭和一切别的祭都带到神所选择的地方；在那里他们要在耶和华神面前吃，他们和他们的家属，并住在他们那里的利未人，都要因所行的一切事蒙耶和华神赐17-福而欢乐。（申十二６～７，10～，14～15，17～19，26～28。）他们不能照著进美地以前一切所行的，各人行自己眼中看为正的事；他们要谨慎，不可在他们所看见的各处献燔祭。（申十二８～９，。）要履行这些要求，就要有一个敬拜的中心，就是以后的耶路撒冷，以保守神子民的一，避免因著人的喜好而造成分裂。这在神眼中是看为好的、正的。
5The children of Israel were to seek Jehovah and come unto the place which Jehovah their God would choose out of all their tribes to put His name, even unto His habitation with His altar (Deut. 12:5-6). Here we have three things: the place, the name, and the altar. To the place chosen by God they were to bring their burnt offerings and all their other offerings, and there they were to eat before Jehovah their God, and they, their households, and the Levites who lived with them were to rejoice in all their undertakings, in which Jehovah their God had blessed them (vv. 6-7, 10-12, 14-15, 19, 26-28). They were not to do according to all that 12 they had done before they entered the good land, each man doing what was right in his own eyes; and they were to be careful not to offer up their burnt offerings in every place that they saw (vv. 8-9, 13). To fulfill these requirements was to have a center of worship, 13 as Jerusalem would be later, for the keeping of the oneness among God’s people, avoiding the division caused by man’sp references. This was good and right in the sight of God.
３ 他们可以在各城里宰牲吃肉
3. Being Permitted to Slaughter the Cattle and Eat the Meat within All Their Gates
6以色列人可以在各城里照著耶和华所赐的福分，随心所欲的宰牲吃肉，只是不可以吃血。（申十二15～16，20～25。）这在神眼中也是看为正的。
6The children of Israel were permitted to slaughter the cattle and eat the meat within all their gates, in all that their soul desired, according to the blessing of Jehovah, but they were not to eat the blood (vv. 15-16, 20-25). This was right in the sight of God
４ 他们不可随从列国的民，以致陷入网罗，也不可寻求列国的神，学习如何事奉他们的神
4. Not Following the Nations to Be Ensnared, Not Seeking after Their Gods to learn how to serve their gods
7以色列人要谨慎，不可随从列国的民，以致陷入网罗，也不可寻求列国的神，学习如何事奉他们的神。（申十二29～30。）那是神所恨恶所厌憎的。（申十二31。）摩西给了这个嘱咐之后，就下结语说，『凡我吩咐的，你们都要留意遵行，不可加添，也不可删减。』（申十二32。）申命记十二章至少在四方面与新约的启示相符。
7The children of Israel were to be careful lest they be ensnared in following the nations and lest they seek after their gods to learn how to serve their gods (vv. 29-30). That was an abomination to God, which He hated (v. 31). After giving this charge, Moses concluded by saying, “The whole thing that I am commanding you, you shall be certain to do; you shall not add to it, nor shall you take away from it” (v. 32). Chapter twelve of Deuteronomy corresponds in at least four ways to the revelation in the New Testament.
8首先，在这一章和新约里我们都看见，神的子民总该是一。为著保守以色列人的一，神不让十二支派各有自己的敬拜中心。若是每支派自己有敬拜神的中心，神子民中间就会有十二个分裂，因为每个中心都会成为分裂的立场和根据。神在祂的智慧里，不让祂的子民有自己的选择或喜好；祂要求他们接受祂的选择，即使去那地对许多人并不方便，他们也要一年三次到惟一的敬拜中心去。新约中的原则是一样的。不管人数有多少，神的儿女，在基督里的信徒，必须是一，同有一个敬拜神的中心。然而，今天基督徒中间真实的光景乃是分裂。今天有许多敬拜的中心，这就引致分裂。神子民中间的分裂乃是因大家有不同的喜好。许多人喜欢有自己的方式，而不要神的方式。甚么时候信徒有自己的方式，有自己的喜好，那就会有分裂。所有的公会都是按著人的喜好。主恢复中的光景却完全不同。主的恢复乃是按著神的喜好，回到神的方式去。
8First, both in this chapter and in the New Testament we see that the people of God should always be one. In order to preserve the oneness of the children of Israel, God did not allow each of the twelve tribes to have its own worship center. If each tribe had had its own center for the worship of God, there would have been twelve divisions among God’sp eople, for each center would have been the ground and the base of a division. In His wisdom, God did not allow His people to have their own choice or preference but required them to take His choice and to come three times a year to the unique worship center, even though travel to that place was inconvenient for many of them. The principle is the same in the New Testament. Regardless of their number, God’s children, the believers in Christ, must be one and have the same center for the worship of God. However, the actual situation among Christians today is division. There are many worship centers, and this has led to divisions. The divisions among God’sp eople are the result of having different preferences. Many prefer to have their own way instead of God’sway. Whenever the believers have their own way and their own preference, there will be division. All denominations are according to man’sp references. The situation in the Lord’s recovery is altogether different. The Lord’s recovery is a matter of coming back to God’sway according to God’sp reference
9第二，在申命记十二章和新约里，神保守祂子民合一的路，乃是只有一个立为祂名，就是那惟一的名的地方。我们在谁的名里聚集敬拜神，是非常重要的。绝不该以为这无关紧要。今天基督徒只该聚集到一个名里，就是主耶稣的名里。（太十八20。）然而，基督徒习惯于聚集到别的名里，就如浸信会，长老会，圣公会，路德会，循理会。被聚集到这些不同的名里就是分裂，因为这些名乃是分裂的根基。
9Second, both in Deuteronomy 1 2 and in the New Testament, God’sway to keep the oneness of His people is to have a place with His name, the unique name. The name in which we gather for the worship of God is a matter of great importance. We should never think that it is insignificant. Today Christians should be gathered together into only one name, the name of the Lord Jesus (Matt. 18:20). However, Christians are accustomed to being gathered into other names, such as Baptist, Presbyterian, Episcopalian, Lutheran, and Methodist. To be gathered into these different names is to be divided, because these names are the base of divisions.
10按照申命记十二章的豫表，聚集到主这惟一的名以外的名里，乃是严肃的事。我们的敬拜若有别的名，这是可憎的；这是属灵的淫乱。我们是基督的配偶，是祂的妻子。既是祂的配偶，我们就不该在祂的名以外有别的名。接受另一个名，就是接受另一个人。妻子如何该挂丈夫的姓，不可挂任何别人的姓；照样，我们这些在基督里的信徒，也只该挂基督的名字，而不可挂别的名字。这就是说，我们不该挂上任何公会的名字，就如浸信会或长老会。我们该像在非拉铁非的召会，不否认主的名，（启三８，）这就是说，我们弃绝主耶稣基督以外一切别的名。我们不该用任何名称或名字称呼自己，而该单单聚集到主的名里。第三，申命记十二章和新约都启示，神所拣选要我们敬拜祂的地方，乃是祂居所的地方。今天神的居所在那里？按照以弗所二章二十二节，神的居所，祂居住的所在，是在我们灵里。不错，我们是召会，该聚集到基督的名里，但我们也需要运用我们的灵。我们若是在基督的名下聚在一起，却没有运用我们的灵，反而留在天然的心思里，或者甚至留在肉体里，这样我们就不在神的居所里。我们聚集在一起，要藉著享受基督来敬拜神，必须聚集到基督的名里，也必须在灵里。不然，我们就会失去召会的正确立场。
10According to the type in Deuteronomy 12, it is a serious matter to be gathered into a name other than the unique name of the Lord. To have other names for our worship is an abomination; it is spiritual fornication. We are Christ’s counterpart, His wife. Since we are His counterpart, we should not have a name other than His name. To take another name is to take another person. Just as a wife should bear the name of her husband, not the name of any other man, so we, the believers in Christ, should bear only His name and not any other name. This means that we should not bear any denominational names, such as Baptist or Presbyterian. Rather, like the church in Philadelphia, we should not deny the Lord’s name (Rev. 3:8); that is, we should abandon all names other than that of the Lord Jesus Christ. Not designating ourselves by any title or name, we should simply be gathered together into the name of the Lord. Third, both Deuteronomy 12 and the New Testament reveal that the place chosen by God for our worship of Him is the place of His habitation. Where is God’s habitation today? According to Ephesians 2:22, God’s habitation, His dwelling place, is in our spirit. Yes, as a church we should be gathered into the name of Christ, but we also need to be exercised in our spirit. If we come together under the name of Christ but, instead of exercising our spirit, we remain in the natural mind or, even worse, in the flesh, we will not be in the habitation of God. In gathering together for the worship of God by enjoying Christ, we must gather into the name of Christ and we must be in the spirit. Otherwise, we will lose the proper ground of the church.
11关于聚集敬拜神，我们都必须学习两件事：第一，拒绝主耶稣以外一切别的名，而聚集到祂的名里。第二，拒绝肉体、自己、和天然的生命，而运用我们的灵。在有关敬拜神的一切事上，我们必须运用我们的灵。当我们唱歌，我们该用灵唱。当我们赞美，我们该用灵赞美；当我们讲话，我们该用灵讲。我们若这样作，聚会就要在神的居所中。
11Concerning our meeting for the worship of God, we all must learn two crucial things. First, we must learn to reject every name other than the name of the Lord Jesus and to be gathered into His name. Second, we must learn to reject the flesh, the self, and the natural life and to exercise our spirit. In everything related to the worship of God, we need to exercise our spirit. Whenever we sing, we should sing with our spirit. Whenever we praise, we should praise with our spirit. Whenever we speak, we should speak with our spirit. If we do this, the meeting will be in God’s habitation
12第四，在申命记十二章和新约里都有祭坛，就是十字架。我们有了名和居所，还必须有表征十字架的祭坛。保罗在林前二章二节指明这事的重要：『因为我曾定了主意，在你们中间不知道别的，只知道耶稣基督，并这位钉十字架的。』钉十架的基督乃是保罗职事惟一的主题、中心、内容和实质。
12Fourth, in Deuteronomy 12 and in the New Testament we have the altar, the cross. Along with the name and the habitation, we must have the altar, which signifies the cross. Paul’sword in 1 Corinthians 2:2 indicates the importance of this. “I determined not to know anything among you except Jesus Christ, and this One crucified.” The crucified Christ was the unique subject, the center, the content, and the substance of Paul’s ministry.
13召会的入口乃是十字架，凡要进到召会里的人，都必须经历十字架并且被钉死。经历十字架就是你这人被摆在一边，被废除，被减为无有。召会中只该有基督，不该有我们。我们该在那里？我们该在十字架上。这就是说，我们不该将任何属于旧人、肉体、己、或天然生命的东西带进召会。当我们在十字架上时，我们就真在灵里了。当我们豫备来聚会时，可以祷告说，『主，倘若我仍然有肉体、己和天然生命，我求你赦免我，并且除去这些东西。主，我需要被除去，然后以你自己来涂抹。』我们若都是这样来聚会，我们就要在基督的名里聚会，在神的居所里聚会，并且应用著十字架来聚会。
13At the entrance of the church is the cross, and everyone who would come into the church must experience the cross and be crucified. To experience the cross is to be set aside, to be annulled, to be reduced to nothing. In the church there should be only Christ, not us. Where should we be? We should be on the cross. This means that we should not bring anything of the old man, anything of the flesh, the self, or the natural life, into the church. When we are on the cross, we are truly in the spirit. As we are preparing to come to the meeting, we may pray, “Lord, if I still have something related to the flesh, the self, and the natural life, I ask You to forgive me and to cross out these things. Lord, I need to be crossed out and then anointed with Yourself.” If we all come to the meeting in this way, we will meet in the name of Christ, we will meet in God’s habitation, and we will meet under the application of the cross
14我们敬拜神的聚会，该在主耶稣基督的名里，该在我们那作神居所的灵里，也该在十字架的所在之处。我们不该举著物质的十字架，但我们确实要将十字架应用到我们身上。所以，我们该有主耶稣的名，我们该有神的居所，我们也该有十字架。我们若有主的名、神的居所和十字架，我们中间就不会有分裂了。不管我们当地有多少信徒，有多少聚会的地点，我们都是一－在同一个名里是一，在同一个居所里是一，并且在同一个十字架下是一。
14Our meeting for the worship of God should be in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, in our spirit as the place of God’s habitation, and in the place where the cross is. We do not uplift a physical cross, but we do have the practice of applying the cross to our being. Therefore, we have the name of the Lord Jesus, we have God’s habitation, and we have the cross. If we have the name, the habitation, and the cross, there will be no divisions among us. No matter how many believers there may be in our locality and no matter how many meeting places, we all will be one—one in the same name, one in the same habitation, and one under the same cross