創世記結晶讀經(30): 為什麼神叫人管治海、空中和地上的一切?

 

太六 10『願你的國來臨，願你的旨意行在地上，如同行在天上。』

十六18~19『…我要把我的召會建造在這磐石上，陰間的門不能勝過她。我要把諸天之國的鑰匙給你，凡你在地上捆綁的，必是在諸天之上已經捆綁的；凡你在地上釋放的，必是在諸天之上已經釋放的。』

 

神給人管治權的第三面用意是要帶進神的權柄，運用神的權柄在地上。人必須運用神的權柄，使神的國可以臨到地上，神的旨意可以行在地上，神的榮耀可以彰顯在地上。這一切都要在地上。如果神的國只在諸天之上，神永遠不會滿意。如果神的旨意只行在天上，神的榮耀只彰顯在諸天之上，他也不會快樂。他想望這一切事都能在地上發生。這是召會今天的責任。在召會裡有神的國。在召會裡神的旨意得以通行。在召會裡神的榮耀得以彰顯。阿利路亞！我們有豫嘗。現在我們能看見，為甚麼神叫人管治海、空中和地上的一切。神的用意是要除滅仇敵，再取得地，並顯明他的榮耀（創世記生命讀經，一○三頁）。

 

主在馬太十六章說，建造的召會是陰間的門不能勝過的（18）。接著又提到『諸天之國』（19）。這裡『諸天之國』與前節的『召會』交互使用，有力的證明，真正的召會就是今世的諸天之國。所以召會，神的國，和撒但的受對付是相聯的。那裡有召會，那裡撒但就被征服，那裡就帶進神的國（羅馬書中的生命救恩，五二頁）。

 

『願你的國來臨！』這不只是召會的一個心願，也是召會的一個責任，召會應當把神的國帶進來。召會如果要把神的國帶進來，召會就得不惜付上代價，就得受天的約束，服天的管治，就得作天的出口，讓天的權柄能通到地上來。

 

權柄的禱告，就是以天上的地位為根據。召會因為是與基督一同在天上，所以召會能有權柄的禱告（倪柝聲文集第二輯第二冊，一八六、二二九頁）。

 

神創造之工的基礎，乃是神的意願和計畫（弗一10~11）。啟示錄四章十一節說，萬有是因神的旨意被

創造的。神是一位有定旨的神，有一個出自他自己喜悅的意願。他因著自己的旨意（意願），創造了萬有，好成就並完成他的定旨。神有一個意願；照著這個意願，他定了一個計畫。然後照著那個意願和計畫，他創造了萬有，好使他能得著召會（新約總論第七冊，一四頁）。

 

雖然今天國度在召會生活中，但國度的實現還沒有來臨〔太六 10〕。因此，我們必須為國度的來臨禱告。國度這件事明顯的與子神有關。…在撒但背叛之後（結二八 17，賽十四 13~15），地落到撒但霸占的手中，於是神的旨意無法行在地上，如同行在天上。因此，神造人的用意，乃是要為他自己恢復這地（創一 26~28）。人墮落以後，基督來了，將屬天的管治帶到地上，使地為著神的權益得著恢復，使神的旨意行在地上，如同行在天上。…國度子民必須為這事禱告，直到這地在要來的國度時代，為著神的旨意完全得到恢復。

 

當父的名被尊為聖，子的國來臨，並且靈的旨意行在地上如同行在天上，那就是國度實現的時候（馬太福音生命讀經，二九八至二九九頁）。

 

 參讀：馬太福音生命讀經，第二十一篇；倪柝聲文集第二輯第二冊，一七六至二○一頁。

 

Matt. 6:10 "Your kingdom come; Your will be done, as in heaven, so also

on earth."

16:18-19 "...Upon this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades

shall not prevail against it. I will give to you the keys of the kingdom of

the heavens, and whatever you bind on the earth shall have been bound

in the heavens, and whatever you loose on the earth shall have been

loosed in the heavens."

The third aspect of God's intention in giving man dominion is to bring in

[and] to exercise God's authority over the earth. Man must exercise God's

authority in order that the kingdom of God may come to earth, that the will

of God may be done on earth, and that the glory of God may be manifested on

earth. All of this will be on the earth. God will never be satisfied to have His

kingdom only in the heavens. Neither will He be happy to have His will done

only in the heavens nor to see His glory expressed only in the heavens. He

wants all these things to happen on the earth. This is the responsibility of the

church today. In the church we have the kingdom of God. In the church the

will of God is done. In the church the glory of God is expressed. Hallelujah! We

have a foretaste. Now we can see why God gave man dominion over everything

in the seas, in the air, and on the earth. God's intention is to eliminate the

enemy, regain the earth, and manifest His glory. (Life-study of Genesis, p. 83)

 

Matt. 6:10 "Your kingdom come; Your will be done, as in heaven, so also on earth."

   16:18-19 "...Upon this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it. I will give to you the keys of the kingdom of the heavens, and whatever you bind on the earth shall have been bound in the heavens, and whatever you loose on  the earth shall have been loosed in the heavens."

 

    The third aspect of God's intention in giving man dominion is to bring in [and] to exercise God's authority over the earth. Man must exercise God's authority in order that the kingdom of God may come to earth, that the will of God may be done on earth, and that the glory of God may be manifested on earth. All of this will be on the earth. God will never be satisfied to have His kingdom only in the heavens. Neither will He be happy to have His will done only in the heavens nor to see His glory expressed only in the heavens. He wants all these things to happen on the earth. This is the responsibility of the church today. In the church we have the kingdom of God. In the church the will of God is done. In the church the glory of God is expressed. Hallelujah! We have a foretaste. Now we can see why God gave man dominion over everything in the seas, in the air, and on the earth. God's intention is to eliminate the enemy, regain the earth, and manifest His glory.

(Life-study of Genesis, p. 83)

 

    The Lord said in Matthew 16 that the gates of Hades shall not overcome the built-up church (v. 18). Following this, “the kingdom of the heavens” (v. 19) is mentioned. The interchangeable use of “the kingdom of the heavens” in this verse with “My church” in the previous verse proves strongly that the genuine church is the kingdom of the heavens in this age. Hence, the church, the kingdom of God, and the dealing with Satan are all linked together. Where the church is, Satan is overcome, and the kingdom of God is brought in. (Salvation in Life in the Book of Romans, p. 54)

 

    "Your kingdom come!" This is not only a desire of the church, but also a responsibility of the church. The church should bring in God's kingdom. In order to bring in God's kingdom, the church has to pay the price to be restricted by heaven and come under heaven's rule. It has to be the outlet for heaven, and it has to allow heaven's authority to be expressed on earth.

 

    A prayer with authority has the position of being in the heavenlies as its basis. Since the church is in the heavenlies with Christ, it can pray with authority. (CWWN, vol. 22, pp. 164, 195)

 

    The basis of God's work in creation was God's will and plan (Eph. 1:10-11). Revelation 4:11 says that all things were created according to God's will. God is a God of purpose, having a will of His own pleasure. He created all things for His will that He might accomplish and fulfill His purpose. God has a will, and according to that will He conceived His plan. Then according to that will and plan, He created all things so that He may have the church. (The Conclusion of the New Testament, p. 2056)

 

    Although the kingdom is here in the church life today, the manifestation of the kingdom is yet to come [Matt. 6:10]. Thus, we must pray for the coming of the kingdom. This matter of the kingdom is clearly related to God the Son....Following the rebellion of Satan (Ezek. 28:17; Isa. 14:13-15), the earth fell into the usurping hand of Satan. Thus, the will of God could not be done on earth as in heaven. Hence, God created man with the intention of recovering the earth for Himself (Gen. 1:26-28). After the fall of man, Christ came to bring the heavenly rule to earth so that the earth might be recovered for God's right, that the will of God might be done on earth as in heaven....The kingdom people must pray for this until the earth is fully recovered for God's will in the coming kingdom age.

 

    When the Father's name is sanctified, the Son's kingdom has come, and the Spirit's will is done on earth as in heaven, that will be the time of the manifestation of the kingdom. (Life-study of Matthew, pp. 266-267)

 

    Further Reading: Life-study of Matthew, msg. 21; CWWN, vol. 22, "The Prayer Ministry of the Church," ch.2

 

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