極大的奧秘 - 基督與教會

何以基督徒需要除去帕子?

林後3:15-16 "然而直到今日，每逢誦讀摩西書的時候，帕子還在他們心上。但他們的心幾時歸向主，帕子就幾時除去了。"

From the perspective of the New Testament : ‘The Lord's Illumination VS Man's Reflection’

Acts 9:3-5 As he neared Damascus on his journey, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him. He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, "Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?" "Who are you, Lord?" Saul asked. "I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting," he replied.

Acts 6:15 All who were sitting in the Sanhedrin looked intently at Stephen, and they saw that his face was like the face of an angel.

從 新約 看 '主光照人 VS 人返照主'

使徒行傳 9:3-5掃羅行路，將到大馬士革，忽然從天上發光，四面照著他。他就仆倒在地，聽見有聲音對他說：「掃羅！掃羅！你為什麼逼迫我？」他說：「主啊！你是誰？」主說：「我就是你所逼迫的耶穌。」

使徒行傳 6:15 在公會裡坐著的人都定睛看他，見他的面貌，好像天使的面貌。

From the Bible's perspective: ‘New Testament Light VS Old Testament Light’

Ex 34:29-30 When Moses came down from Mount Sinai with the two tablets of the covenant law in his hands, he was not aware that his face was radiant because he had spoken with the Lord. When Aaron and all the Israelites saw Moses, his face was radiant, and they were afraid to come near him.

2 Cor 3:18 And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord's glory, are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.

從 聖經 看 '新約的光照 VS 舊約的光照'

出埃及記 34:29-30摩西手裡拿著兩塊法版下西奈山的時候，不知道自己的面皮因耶和華和他說話就發了光。亞倫和以色列眾人看見摩西的面皮發光就怕挨近他。

哥林多後書 3:18我們眾人既然敞著臉得以看見主的榮光，好像從鏡子裡返照，就變成主的形狀，榮上加榮，如同從主的靈變成的。

From the Bible's perspective, examine the distinctions between 'shine forth', 'shine on', 'shine into', 'according to', 'illuminate', 'radiate', and 'shine brilliantly'

"For God, who said, 'Let light shine out of darkness,' made his light shine in our hearts" (2 Corinthians 4:6)

"The light shines in the darkness" (John 1:5)

從 聖經 看' 照出，照在，照進，照著，照明，照射，照耀’ 之區別

"那吩咐光從黑暗裡照出來的神，已經照在我們心裡"（哥林多後書4:6）

"神照在我們心裡，為叫我們光照別人"（哥林多後書4:6）

Experiencing Life to Live the Proper Church Life

1 Corinthians 3:10-12 "According to the grace of God given to me, like a skilled master builder I laid a foundation, and someone else is building upon it. Let each one take care how he builds upon it. For no one can lay a foundation other than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ. Now if anyone builds on the foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw—"

2 Corinthians 3:18 "And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another. For this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit."

從 新約 看‘何為正確的召會生活?’

林前4:15 "你們在基督裡，縱有上萬的導師，為父的卻不多，因為是我在基督耶穌裡藉著福音生了你們"

林前3:10-12 "我照神所給我的恩典，好像一個聰明的工頭，立好了根基，有別人在上面建造，只是各人要謹慎怎樣在上面建造。因為除了那已經立好的根基，就是耶穌基督以外，沒有人能立別的根基。若有人用金、銀、寶石，木、草、禾稭，在這根基上建造"

The ministers of the new covenant qualified by God are multi-faceted life workers

2 Corinthians 3:6 "Who also made us sufficient as ministers of a new covenant, ministers not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life."

1 Corinthians 9:11 "If we have sown spiritual things to you, is it a great thing if we shall reap your fleshly things?"

新約彀資格的執事的六種身分

林後3:6   祂使我們彀資格作新約的執事，這些執事不是屬於字句，乃是屬於靈，因爲那字句殺死人，那靈卻叫人活。
林前9:11   我們若把屬靈之物撒給你們，就是從你們收割肉身之物，這還算大事麼？

Why would a church become like the 'Dead Sea', full of salt, if there is no flow of water?

Ezekiel 47:12 And on the banks, on both sides of the river, there will grow all kinds of trees for food. Their leaves will not wither, nor their fruit fail, but they will bear fresh fruit every month, because the water for them flows from the sanctuary. Their fruit will be for food, and their leaves for healing.

Revelation 3:15-16 I know your works: you are neither cold nor hot. Would that you were either cold or hot! So, because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of my mouth.

何以召會中若沒有水流, 那個召會就要成為'死海',滿了鹽?

以西結書47:12 在河這邊與那邊的岸上必生長各類的樹木,其果可作食物；葉子不枯乾,果子不斷絕；每月必結新果子,因為供應樹木的水是從聖所流出來的。樹上的果子必作食物,葉子乃為治病。

啟示錄3:15-16 我知道你的行為,你也不冷也不熱；我巴不得你或冷或熱。你既如溫水,也不冷也不熱,所以我必從我口中把你吐出去。