创世记结晶读经(30): 为什么神叫人管治海、空中和地上的一切?

 

太六 10『愿你的国来临，愿你的旨意行在地上，如同行在天上。』

十六18~19『…我要把我的召会建造在这磐石上，阴间的门不能胜过她。我要把诸天之国的钥匙给你，凡你在地上捆绑的，必是在诸天之上已经捆绑的；凡你在地上释放的，必是在诸天之上已经释放的。』

 

神给人管治权的第三面用意是要带进神的权柄，运用神的权柄在地上。人必须运用神的权柄，使神的国可以临到地上，神的旨意可以行在地上，神的荣耀可以彰显在地上。这一切都要在地上。如果神的国只在诸天之上，神永远不会满意。如果神的旨意只行在天上，神的荣耀只彰显在诸天之上，他也不会快乐。他想望这一切事都能在地上发生。这是召会今天的责任。在召会里有神的国。在召会里神的旨意得以通行。在召会里神的荣耀得以彰显。阿利路亚！我们有豫尝。现在我们能看见，为甚么神叫人管治海、空中和地上的一切。神的用意是要除灭仇敌，再取得地，并显明他的荣耀（创世记生命读经，一○三页）。

 

主在马太十六章说，建造的召会是阴间的门不能胜过的（18）。接著又提到『诸天之国』（19）。这里『诸天之国』与前节的『召会』交互使用，有力的证明，真正的召会就是今世的诸天之国。所以召会，神的国，和撒但的受对付是相联的。那里有召会，那里撒但就被征服，那里就带进神的国（罗马书中的生命救恩，五二页）。

 

『愿你的国来临！』这不只是召会的一个心愿，也是召会的一个责任，召会应当把神的国带进来。召会如果要把神的国带进来，召会就得不惜付上代价，就得受天的约束，服天的管治，就得作天的出口，让天的权柄能通到地上来。

 

权柄的祷告，就是以天上的地位为根据。召会因为是与基督一同在天上，所以召会能有权柄的祷告（倪柝声文集第二辑第二册，一八六、二二九页）。

 

神创造之工的基础，乃是神的意愿和计画（弗一10~11）。启示录四章十一节说，万有是因神的旨意被

创造的。神是一位有定旨的神，有一个出自他自己喜悦的意愿。他因著自己的旨意（意愿），创造了万有，好成就并完成他的定旨。神有一个意愿；照著这个意愿，他定了一个计画。然后照著那个意愿和计画，他创造了万有，好使他能得著召会（新约总论第七册，一四页）。

 

虽然今天国度在召会生活中，但国度的实现还没有来临〔太六 10〕。因此，我们必须为国度的来临祷告。国度这件事明显的与子神有关。…在撒但背叛之后（结二八 17，赛十四 13~15），地落到撒但霸占的手中，於是神的旨意无法行在地上，如同行在天上。因此，神造人的用意，乃是要为他自己恢复这地（创一 26~28）。人堕落以后，基督来了，将属天的管治带到地上，使地为著神的权益得著恢复，使神的旨意行在地上，如同行在天上。…国度子民必须为这事祷告，直到这地在要来的国度时代，为著神的旨意完全得到恢复。

 

当父的名被尊为圣，子的国来临，并且灵的旨意行在地上如同行在天上，那就是国度实现的时候（马太福音生命读经，二九八至二九九页）。

 

 参读：马太福音生命读经，第二十一篇；倪柝声文集第二辑第二册，一七六至二○一页。

 

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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