是歸化還是重生? | 生命供應 | | 國度總是與生命有關。植物國度與植物生命有關；動物國度與動物生命有關。你若要有分於某種國度，你首先需要那個國度的生命。只有鳥才能有分於鳥的國度，因為只有鳥才有鳥的生命。照樣，只有人才能有分於人的國度，因為只有人才有人的生命。因此，若無神的生命，我們怎能有分於神的國？…我們需要神聖的生命，我們需要重生。重生是進入神的國惟一的路，惟一的入門。 神聖的生命把我們帶進神的國。我們都是生入人的國的。從無一人是歸化到人的國中的。比方一隻狗出生，就立刻在狗的國中。它知曉一切狗的事，無需人教導它作狗，說，"小狗，你必須知道你是狗，你是在狗的國中，從今以後你必須天天吠叫。"狗是在狗的國中，從出生就知道一切狗的事。這就是何以主耶穌對尼哥底母說，他必須生入神的國。我們不能借學習或歸化而進入神的國。你也許可以歸化為某一國的公民，但你永遠不可能歸化進入一個國。狗不能歸化進入貓的國。假定有人對狗說，"小狗，我喜歡你，我想改一改你的國籍。從前你生入了狗的國，但是我要把你歸化進入貓的國。"你若想要這樣作，就會為貓的國帶來極大的難處。要把狗帶進貓的國，正確的辦法就是用貓的生命重生狗。 我們一重生，就被遷入神的國。歌羅西一章十三節說，神"拯救了我們脫離黑暗的權勢，把我們遷入祂愛子的國里。"我們是借着重生而遷入的，如今我們是在神的國里。當我們呼喊主的名，那神聖的靈就進到我們裡面，重生我們，把我們生入了神的國。雖然你對神國的事知道得很少，在你裡面的靈卻知道這國的事。（約翰福音生命讀經，一二一至一二三頁。） | | 請我們先禱告 | | 主，感謝你為我們創造了人的靈，在你生機的拯救里所作的頭一件事，就是重生我們的靈。至終，你使我們與你成為一靈！ | | | 我生命有何等 | 奇妙的大改變， | | | 自基督來住在我心； | 神榮耀的光輝， | | | 照耀在我魂間， | 自基督來住在我心； | | | 自基督來住在我心， | 自基督來住在我心； | | | 喜樂潮溢我魂， | 如海濤之滾滾， | | | 自基督來住在我心。 | | | 今日經節及註解： 約四27～54 | | 重點經節 | | | 耶穌回答說，我實實在在的告訴你，人若不重生，就不能見神的國。 耶穌回答說，我實實在在的告訴你，人若不是從水和靈生的，就不能進神的國。 從肉體生的，就是肉體；從那靈生的，就是靈 。 | | 問答: | 1、 重生的真義為何？（參讀 約三2注1。） 2、 請說明從那靈生的就是靈？（參讀 約三6注2。） 3、 我們該如何敬拜神？（參讀 約四24注3。） | | Let's Pray: | | Lord, You have created for us a human spirit, and You regenerated our spirit. Eventually, Lord, You put Yourself as such a Spirit in our spirit and mingled with our spirit. Lord, we praise you. | | ¡¡ | What a wonderful change in my life has been wrought
Since Jesus came into my heart!
I have light in my soul for which long I had sought,
Since Jesus came into my heart!
Since Jesus came into my heart!
Since Jesus came into my heart!
Floods of joy o'er my soul like the sea billows roll,
Since Jesus came into my heart! | | Today's Verses and Footnotes: John 4:27-54 | | Key Verse: | | John 3:3 | Jesus answered and said to him, Truly, truly, I say to you, Unless one is born anew, he cannot see the kingdom of God. | | John 3:5 | ... Unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. | | John 3:6 | That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. | | Life Supply: | | A kingdom is always related to life. The vegetable kingdom is related to the vegetable life, and the animal kingdom is related to the animal life. If you want to share in a certain kind of kingdom, you first need the life of that kingdom. Only birds can partake of the bird kingdom because only they have the life of a bird. Likewise, only men can participate in the human kingdom because only they have a human life. So, without the life of God, how could we ever share the kingdom of God? .. We need the divine life. We need to be born again. Regeneration is the only way, the unique entrance, into the kingdom of God. The divine life brings us into the kingdom of God. We were all born into the human kingdom. No one has ever been naturalized into the kingdom of man. For example, when a dog is born, he immediately finds himself in the dog kingdom. He knows everything about being a dog. There is no need for anyone to teach him to be a dog, saying, "Little dog, you must know that you are a dog, that you are in the dog kingdom, and that from now on you must bark every day." A dog is in the dog kingdom and knows all about being a dog by birth. This is why the Lord Jesus told Nicodemus that he had to be born into the kingdom of God. We cannot enter into the kingdom of God by learning or by being naturalized. Although you may be naturalized to be a citizen of a particular nation, you can never be naturalized into a kingdom. A dog cannot be naturalized into the cat kingdom. Suppose someone would say to a dog, "Little dog, I like you. I want to change your nationality. You were born into the dog kingdom, but I want to naturalize you into the cat kingdom." If you try to do this, you will cause the cat kingdom a great deal of trouble. The correct way to bring a dog into the cat kingdom is to regenerate the dog with the life of a cat. When we were regenerated, we were translated into the kingdom of God. Colossians 1:13 says that God "delivered us out of the authority of darkness and transferred us into the kingdom of the Son of His love." We were translated by being regenerated and now we are in the kingdom of God. When we called on the name of the Lord, the divine Spirit came into us, regenerating us and causing us to be born into the kingdom of God. Although you may know very little about the kingdom of God, your spirit within you knows about the kingdom. (Life-Study of John, pp. 107-109) | | Tomorrow: Having Passed out of Death Into Life |
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