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提摩太前书生命读经 · 第4篇

召会中弟兄姊妹的正常生活

The Normal Life of the Brothers and Sisters in the Church
1读经：提摩太前书二章八至十五节。在本篇信息中，我们要从提前二章八至十五节看召会中弟兄姊妹的正常生活。保罗嘱咐提摩太要领头有祷告的生活以后，就继续说到这事。在二章八至十五节，保罗用一节经文（8）说到弟兄们，用七节经文说到姊妹们。（9～15。）这指明我们若要有正确的召会生活，姊妹们必须背负七倍的担子，七倍的责任。
1Scripture Reading: 1 Tim. 2:8-15 In this message we shall consider from 2:8-15 the normal life of the brothers and sisters in the church. After Paul charges Timothy to take the lead to have a prayerful life, he goes on to speak of this matter. In 2:8-15 Paul devotes one verse (v. 8) to the brothers and seven verses to the sisters (vv. 9-15). This indicates that if we are to have a proper church life, the sisters must bear a sevenfold burden, a sevenfold responsibility
壹 弟兄们
I. THE BROTHERS
一 随处祷告
A. Praying in Every Place
2关于弟兄们，保罗在八节说，『所以，我愿男人无忿怒，无争论，举起虔圣的手，随处祷告。』在地方召会中，领头的人必须有祷告的生活，如一、二节所嘱咐的，藉著随时随处的祷告，建立祷告的榜样，给众肢体跟随。在以弗所六章保罗告诉我们要时时祷告，但在提前二章这里他说要随处祷告。虽然我们可能时时祷告，早晨、下午、傍晚、夜间祷告，但我们不太可能随处祷告。随处祷告的要求比时时祷告更高。我们若能随处祷告，必能时时祷告。但即使我们能时时祷告，也许我们仍不可能随处祷告。譬如，我们不可能在一些属世的地方祷告。既然你无法在那些地方祷告，你就不该去那里。你若能在某地方祷告，你就可以在那里。但你若无法在某地方祷告，你就不该在那里。照著八节，弟兄们必须背负这惟一的担子，随处祷告。要在工作中，在家里，在车上祷告。我们男人应该是祷告的人。保罗在八节用『我愿』开头，是很有意义的。这辞比『我盼望』或『我劝勉』更强。保罗用『所以』这辞指明，如我们在前面的信息里所指出的，长老们、领头的人，要领头祷告，并为别人铺路，以跟随他们有祷告的生活。们说到一些与神的经纶有关非常重要的事。但无论这些事多重要，没有弟兄们的祷告，就无法实现。保罗知道这点，就说，『所以，我愿男人…随处祷告。』
2Concerning the brothers, Paul says in verse 8, “I will therefore that men pray in every place, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and reasoning.” In a local church the leading ones must have a prayer life, as they were charged in verses 1 and 2, to set an example of prayer for all the members to follow by praying always in every place. In Ephesians 6 Paul tells us to pray at every time, but here he says to pray in every place. Although it is possible for us to pray at every time, morning, afternoon, evening, and night, it may not be possible for us to pray in every place. The requirement to pray in every place is more demanding than that to pray at every time. If we can pray in every place, we can surely pray at every time. But even if we are able to pray at every time, it still may not be possible for us to pray in every place. For example, it is not possible to pray in certain worldly places. Since you cannot pray in those places, you should not go there. If you can pray in a particular place, it is permissible for you to be there. But if you cannot pray in a certain place, you should not be there. According to verse 8, the brothers must bear the unique burden to pray in every place. Pray at work, at home, and in your car. As men, we should be those who pray. It is significant that Paul opens verse 8 with the words, “I will.” This expression is stronger than “I wish” or “I exhort.” Paul’su se of the word “therefore” indicates, as we pointed out in the previous message, that the elders, the leading ones, are to take the lead in prayer and pave the way for others to follow them to have a covered some very important matters related to God’s dispensation. But no matter how important these matters are, they cannot be carried out without the prayer of the brothers. Knowing this, Paul said, “I will therefore that men pray in every place.”
3我说到随处祷告这件事时，有很深的负担。我要请求你们众人，尤其是领头的人，从现在起要有另一种生活─随处祷告的生活。你若随处祷告，你的生活就会变化，你所在地的召会也会变化。有些弟兄也许不完全满意他们所在地的召会。你所在地的召会要令你满意，惟一的路就是你时时祷告，并随处祷告。不要讨论召会的光景，却要为召会祷告。弟兄们在召会中正常的生活，就是随处祷告。
3As I am speaking about this matter of praying in every place, I am deeply burdened. I would beg you all, especially the leading ones, from now on to have another kind of life— a life of praying in every place. If you pray in every place, your living will be transformed, and the church in your locality will be transformed also. Some brothers may not be entirely satisfied with the church in their locality. The only way for the church in your locality to be satisfying to you is for you to pray at every time and in every place. Instead of discussing the situation of the church, pray for the church. The normal life of the brothers in the church is to pray in every place
二 举起虔圣的手
B. Lifting Up Holy Hands
4我们随处祷告时，该举起虔圣的手。手象征我们的所作所为。因此，虔圣的手表征虔圣的生活，就是虔诚属于神，圣的生活。这样圣的生活，能加强我们祷告的生活。倘若我们的手不圣，我们的生活就不是圣而为著神的，我们的祷告就没有支持的力量，在祷告中就没有虔圣的手可以举起。在祷告中，我们不该举目观看别人，却该举起虔圣的手。你若以批评的方式观察长老和圣徒，你的祷告生活就会被消杀。但你若举起虔圣的手，你的祷告就会得加强。
4When we pray in every place, we should lift up holy hands. Hands are a symbol of our doings. Hence, holy hands signify a holy living, a living sanctified and separated unto God. Such a holy life strengthens our prayer life. When our hands are not holy, our living is not separated unto God. We then have no supporting strength to pray, no holy hands to lift up in prayer. In prayer, we should not lift up our eyes to observe others, but lift up holy hands. If you are watchful over the elders and the saints in a critical way, your prayer life will be killed. But if you lift up holy hands, your prayer will be strengthened
三 无忿怒，无争论
C. Without Wrath and Reasoning
5在八节保罗也劝弟兄们祷告，『无忿怒，无争论。』忿怒与争论杀死我们的祷告。忿怒是出于我们的情感，争论是出于我们的心思。要有祷告的生活，并不住的祷告，我们的情感和心思就必须规律到正常的情况，受我们灵中那灵的管治。
5In verse 8 Paul also urges the brothers to pray “without wrath and reasoning.” Wrath and reasoning kill our prayer. Wrath is of our emotion, and reasoning is of our mind. To have a prayer life and pray unceasingly, our emotion and mind must be regulated to a normal condition under the control of the Spirit in our spirit
6争论，原文指引起争辩的争论。保罗这里所说的不是正常或一般的争论，乃是满了争辩的争论。我们若要正确的祷告，就必须避免这点。
6The Greek word for reasoning means disputatious reasoning. What Paul is speaking of here is not normal or ordinary reasoning, but a reasoning filled with disputation. We must avoid this if we are to pray properly
7保罗所说不要有争辩的争论，与他劝人举起虔圣的手有关。我们若闭上眼睛，举起手来，就能祷告。但我们若睁开眼睛打量别人，并争论他们的情况，我们就不能祷告。我们也许没有举起手来，却背起手来。谁能背起手来祷告？但我们若举起手来，避免起争执的争论，我们就能正确的祷告。我从经历中晓得，我们的祷告生活会受我们情绪的影响。我若不保守自己在正确的情绪中，我的祷告生活就被置于死。忿怒总是破坏我们的祷告生活一段期间。一位弟兄若对妻子发脾气，他也许发觉自己几天无法正确的祷告。我们若要有祷告的生活，就必须学习不情绪化，或对别人发怒。凭著主的恩与我们的灵同在，我们必须操练严格的管制我们的情感。
7Paul’sword about not having disputatious reasonings is related to his admonition to liftup holy hands. If we close our eyes and lift up our hands, we shall be able to pray. But if we open our eyes to consider others and reason about their situation, we shall not be able to pray. Instead of lifting up our hands, we may clasp them behind our back. Who can pray with his hands clasped behind his back? But if we lift up our hands and refrain from disputatious reasoning, we shall be able to pray in a proper way. From experience I have learned that our prayer life can be affected by our mood. If I do not keep myself in a proper mood, my prayer life is put to death. Anger always destroys our prayer life for a period of time. If a brother loses his temper with his wife, he may find that he cannot pray properly for a few days. If we are to have a prayer life, we must learn not to be moody or angry with others. By the Lord’s grace that is with our spirit, we must exercise a strict control over our emotion.
贰 姊妹们
II. THE SISTERS
8在九节，保罗转向姊妹们。他用『照样』这辞开始本节。这指八节的『我愿』。这也许指明保罗说到随处祷告适用于弟兄们，也适用于姊妹们。
8In verse 9, Paul turns to the sisters. He begins this verse with the word “similarly.” This refers to “I will” in verse 8. It may also indicate that Paul’sword about praying in every place applies to the sisters as well as to the brothers
一 妆饰自己
A. Adorning Themselves
9九节说，『照样，也愿女人穿著正派合宜，以廉耻、自守，不以编发、黄金、珍珠、或贵价的衣服，妆饰自己。』正派合宜，指适合姊妹们身为神的圣徒所有的性情与地位。穿著，原文含示举止风度。姊妹们的风度，主要显在穿著上，必须适合她们圣徒的地位。廉耻，直译，羞怯。意即受高贵的羞耻感所约束或控制，（Vincent，文生，）含示不轻率卤莽，乃是温和，遵守妇女的礼节。自守指心思清明、自制，意即谨慎小心的约束自己。在地方召会中，姊妹们该以廉耻、自守这两种美德作她们的风度，妆饰自己。在十节保罗继续说，『乃藉著善行，以那适宜于自称是敬神之女人的为妆饰。』敬神，原文字尾与『敬虔』者同；指对神的尊敬，敬拜神者对神该有的尊崇与恭敬。
9Verse 9 says, “Similarly, that women adorn themselves in proper clothing with modesty and sobriety, not with braided hair and gold or pearls or costly clothing.” Proper clothing denotes what is fitting to the sisters’ nature and position as saints of God. Clothing in Greek implies deportment, demeanor. Clothing is the main sign of a sister’s demeanor, and it must befit her saintly position. The Greek word rendered modesty literally is shamefastness, that is, bound or made fast by an honorable shame (Vincent), implying not forward or overbold, but moderate, observing the proprieties of a woman. Sobriety denotes sober-mindedness, self-restraint. It means to restrict oneself soberly and discreetly. The sisters in a local assembly should clothe themselves with these two virtues — shamefastness and self - restraint—as their demeanor. In verse 10 Paul continues, “But, what befits women professing godly reverence, by good works.” Godly reverence is reverence toward God; it is the revering and honoring of God as those who worship Him should.
二 学习
B. Learning
10在十一节保罗说，『女人要安静学习，凡事服从。』安静学习，凡事服从，乃是体认姊妹们身为女人的地位。这保护姊妹们在地方召会中不至越过她们的地位。
10In verse 11 Paul says, “Let a woman learn in quietness in all subjection.” Quietness means silence. For a sister to learn in silence and in all subjection is to realize her position as a woman. This safeguards the sisters from the presumption of overstepping their position in the local assembly
11十二节继续说，『我不许女人施教，也不许她揽权辖管男人，只要安静。』这里的施教，意用权柄施教，解说并断定关于神圣真理的教义。女人这样施教或揽权辖管男人，就是离开自己的地位。神在祂的创造里，命定男人要作头，女人要服从男人。（林前十一3。）这命定该持守在召会12中。提前二章十二节的安静这辞指沉默不语。在十三节保罗题出解释的话：『因为先造的是亚当，后造的是夏娃。』这把我们带回到起初。神总是要带我们回到祂的起初。（太十九8。）在提前二章十四节保罗接著说，『并且不是亚当受欺骗，乃是女人受诱骗，陷在过犯里。』十三节说出女人该服从男人的第一个原因。这里是第二个原因。夏娃被蛇诱骗，（创三1～，）因为她没有一直服在亚当作头的地位之下，反倒越过自己的地位，没有蒙头，直接接触那邪恶的试诱者。这是有力的根据，叫使徒不许姊妹们在地方召会中用权柄施教，也不许她们揽权辖管男人；乃要她们安静学习，凡事服从。男人作头乃是女人的保护。
11Verse 12 continues, “But I do not permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man, but to be in quietness.” To teach here means to teach with authority, to define and decide the meaning of doctrines concerning divine truth. For a woman to teach in this way or to exercise authority over a man is to leave her position. In God’s creation man was ordained to be the head, and woman was to be in subjection to man (1 Cor. 11:3). This ordination should be kept in the church. The word quietness in verse refers to silence from speaking. In verse 13 Paul offers a word of explanation, “For Adam was formed first, then Eve.” This brings us to the beginning. God always wants to bring us back to His beginning (Matt. 19:8). In verse 1 4 Paul goes on, “And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being quite deceived was in transgression.” Verse 13 gives the first reason that a woman should subject herself to man. Here is the second. Eve was deceived by the serpent (Gen. 3:1-6) because she did not remain in subjection under6 the headship of Adam, but overstepped her position to contact the evil tempter directly without her head being covered. This is the strong ground for the apostle not to permit the sisters in a local assembly to teach with authority or to exercise authority over men, but to learn in silence and remain in all subjection. Man’she ad ship is woman’s protection.
三 她们的得救
C. Their Salvation
12在提前二章十五节保罗下结论说，『然而女人若活在信、爱、圣别兼自守中，就必藉著生产得救。』生产是种苦难；苦难限制并保护堕落的人，使其不陷在过犯里。
12In verse 15 Paul concludes, “But she shall be saved through childbearing, if they remain in faith and love and holiness with sobriety.” Childbearing is a suffering. Suffering restricts and protects the fallen one from transgression
13十五节的文法相当特别。本节可直译为：『然而她必藉著生产得救，倘若她们活在信、爱、圣别兼自守中。』在这节开头保罗说，『她必…得救；』然后他接著说，『倘若她们活在信、爱、圣别兼自守中。』代名词『她』指十三节的夏娃。保罗从单数改为复数代名词，原因乃是他说到夏娃时是包括所有的女人。不是所有的女人都包括在代名词『她』里面，但没有人能否认所有的女人都包括在代名词『她们』里面。保罗在本节里对代名词的使用，
13The grammar in verse 15 is rather unusual. At the beginning of the verse Paul says, “She shall be saved”; then he goes on to say, “if they remain in faith and love and holiness with sobriety.” The pronoun “she” refers to Eve in verse 13. The reason Paul changes from a singular to a plural pronoun was that in referring to Eve he was including all women. Not all women are included in the pronoun “she,” but none can deny that they are included in the pronoun “they.” Paul’su se of pronouns in this verse makes it clear that in speaking of Eve he is speaking of all women.
14指明他说到夏娃时是说到所有的女人。
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15在十五节里保罗题到信、爱、圣别。信是接受主，（约一12，）爱是享受主，（十四21，23，）圣别是藉著成圣彰显主。我们藉著信接受主而得神的喜悦，（来十一6，）藉著爱享受主而遵守主的话，（约十四23，）并藉著圣别彰
15In verse 15 Paul mentions faith, love, and holiness. Faith is to receive the Lord (John 1:12), love is to enjoy Him (John 14:21, 23), and holiness is to express Him through sanctification. By faith we please God (Heb. 11:6), by love we keep the Lord’sword (John 14:23), and by holiness we see Him. (Heb. 12:14
16显主而能见主。（来十二14。）
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17在本篇信息中，我对廉耻，女人主要的美德，特别有负担。有些家庭里没有充分强调廉耻；反之，男孩和女孩受到同样的养育和教导。廉耻是强调男女有别的美德。如我们所指出的，提前二章九节的廉耻，直译，羞怯。意即受高贵的羞耻感所约束或控制。
17In this message I am especially burdened concerning modesty, the leading female virtue. In some families there is not adequate stress on modesty. Rather, both boys and girls are brought up and instructed in the same way. Modesty is a virtue which emphasizes the difference between male and female. As we have pointed out, the Greek word rendered “modesty” in 2:9 is literally shamefastness, that is, bound and made fast by an honorable shame
18与廉耻的美德有关的辞是羞怯。羞怯就是廉耻，有羞耻感，并知道如何表达羞怯。姊妹在召会的聚会中说话，应当带著廉耻，带著一些羞怯说话。廉耻对女人是很大的保障和保护。教导女孩和教导男孩的方式一样，乃是错误。男孩可以在一些情况里暴露自己；然而，女孩却不该。不然，她们会没有保护。这样缺少保护会为淫乱开路。职业妇女若有廉耻的美德，就会免于和男同事有任何不当的来往。职业妇女若没有正确的遮盖，就是必需有的廉耻、羞怯，使她保持适当的距离，很容易就可能和男人有不当的来往。
18A word related to the virtue of modesty is shamefacedness. To be shamefaced is to be modest and have a sense of shame and know how to show shame. When a sister speaks in a church meeting, she should do so with modesty, with a certain amount of shamefacedness. Modesty is a great safeguard and protection to a female. It is a mistake to teach girls in the same way as boys. Boys may expose themselves in certain situations; girls, however, should not. Otherwise, they will be without protection. This lack of protection can open the way for fornication. If the women working in an office have the virtue of modesty, they will be free from any improper involvement with the men who work there. A woman working in an office may easily become involved with a man if she does not have the proper covering, the necessary modesty, shamefacedness, which causes her to keep a proper distance
19所有在召会生活中的姊妹都该有廉耻的美德。姊妹们该照著廉耻的原则穿著。这原则不许可人的身体暴露。女人暴露她的身体是违反廉耻的原则。姊妹需要蒙头，不但是身体的，也是心理的、伦理的、道德的、和属灵的。这是圣经里说到的廉耻。廉耻的意思就是女人在各面都完全遮盖起来。
19All the sisters in the church life should have the virtue of modesty. The sisters should dress according to the principle of modesty. This principle does not allow the exposure of one’s body. For a woman to expose her body is to go against the principle of modesty. A sister needs to have a head covering, not only physically, but also psychologically, ethically, morally, and spiritually. This is the modesty spoken of in the Bible. To be modest simply means that a female is fully covered in every way
20在召会生活中，弟兄姊妹在交通中彼此有相当多的接触。在这样的交通中，姊妹们需要穿戴道德、伦理、和属灵的遮盖，这些就是廉耻。姊妹们在一切与弟兄们的接触中，该用廉耻的『外套』遮盖起来。这是很大的保障和保护。姊妹们绝不该忘记自己是女人。年轻未婚的姊妹更是如此。她们该谨慎，不容许任何恶事玷污自己圣别的身体，这身体已分别归神，并且是圣灵的殿。年轻女子要这样保守自己的身体，就需要廉耻。我劝所有年轻的姊妹穿上属天的外衣遮盖自己，免于这邪恶世代的影响。然后她们会为著神的定旨蒙保守。在神所豫定的时候，祂会安排合式的弟兄与年轻的童贞姊妹结婚。我要一再题醒姊妹们穿上廉耻的外衣。姊妹们总须记得自己是女人。身为女人，她们需要遮盖。这就是廉耻。随著廉耻，姊妹需要自守。（二。）姊妹实行廉耻时，需要自守。她绝不该愚昧，却该心思清明并谨慎。她该明白事理，并有敏锐的鉴别。姊妹该安静，却不该没有自守和鉴别。姊妹该安静自守，不该愚昧。姊妹操练自己安静，不越过自己的地位时，需要里面敏锐的鉴别。她属灵的天空该是晴朗的，没有云或雾。然后她会清明、小心并谨慎。
20In the church life the brothers and sisters have quite a lot of contact with one another in fellowship. In such fellowship it is necessary for the sisters to wear a moral, ethical, and spiritual covering known as modesty. In all their contact with the brothers, the sisters should be covered with an “overcoat” of modesty. This is a great safeguard and protection. The sisters should never forget that they are females. This must be true especially of young unmarried sisters. They should be careful not to allow any evil thing to defile their holy body, which has been separated unto God and which is the temple of the Holy Spirit. For a young woman to preserve her body in this way requires modesty. I advise all the young sisters to wear a heavenly cloak to cover themselves from the influence of this evil age. Then they will be preserved for God’s purpose. At the time appointed by God, He will arrange for the right brother to marry a young sister as a virgin. Again and again I would remind the sisters to wear a cloak of modesty. The sisters must always remember that they are females. As females it is necessary for them to be covered. This is modesty. Along with modesty, the sisters need sobriety (2:9). As a sister is practicing modesty, she needs to be sober. 9 Far from being foolish, she should be sober-minded and discreet. She should be clear about things and have a keen discernment. A sister should be quiet, but she should not be without sobriety and discernment. A sister should be quiet soberly, not foolishly. As a sister exercises herself to be quiet and not to overstep her position, she needs a keen discernment within. Her spiritual sky should be clear, without clouds or smog. Then she will be clear, careful, and discreet.
21廉耻和自守这两个美德在召会生活中非常重要。姊妹们该参加召会的聚会，以完全认识真理。这种认识会使她们在悟性上自守。然后，随著廉耻，她们会有保罗所谓的『圣别兼自守』。（二。）她们不会愚昧的、无知的圣别。反之，她们会满了知识、悟性、和鉴别的圣别。
21The two virtues of modesty and sobriety are of great importance in the church life. The sisters should attend the church meetings in order to gain the full knowledge of the truth. This knowledge will cause them to be sober in their understanding. Then, along with their modesty, they will have what Paul calls “holiness with sobriety” (2:15). They will not be holy in a foolish way, in a way devoid of 15 knowledge. On the contrary, they will be holy in a way that is full of knowledge, understanding, and discernment.
22在提前头二章，保罗给我们正当地方召会实行上的指导：（一）终止不同教训的打岔；（一3～11；）（二）强调神的经纶，使其成为基督徒生活的中心线和目标；（4～6；）（三）
22In the first two chapters of 1 Timothy Paul gives practical instructions to have a proper local church: (1) terminate the distraction of differing teachings (1:3-11); (2) emphasize God’s dispensation, making it the central line and goal of the Christian life (1:4-6);
传扬基督，拯救罪人；（12～17；）（四）持守信心和无亏的良心，为神新约的
3) preach Christ to save sinners (1:12-17); (4) war a good warfare for God’s New Testament economy by
23经纶打那美好的仗；（18～19；）（五）对付异端教师和抵挡使徒的人；（20；）
23holding faith and a good conscience (1:18-19); (5) deal with the heretical teachers and the opposers of the
（六） 领头的人要领头有祷告的生活，为万人代求，使基督的救赎得以在适
apostle (1:20); (6) let the leading ones take the lead to have a prayer life, interceding for all men that Christ’s
24当的时期证明出来；（二1～7；）
24redemption may be testified in due time (2:1-7); (7) let
（七） 弟兄们要跟随祷告的榜样，随时祷告；（8；）（八）姊妹们要以正
the brothers follow the pattern of prayer, praying all the time (2:8); and (8) let the sisters adorn themselves
25派合宜的举止妆饰自己，服从弟兄，活在安静、信、爱、圣别兼自守中。（9～15。）
25in proper deportment and subject themselves to the brothers, remaining in quietness, faith, love, and holiness with sobriety