「成全聖徒,各盡其職」(4)

                         「百節各按各職叫身體漸漸增長」

Equipping the Saints for the Work of Ministry (4) - “Every part does its share, causes growth of the body”

經文:弗4:11-16

Scriptures : Eph 4:11-16

  背誦經文:15 惟用愛心說誠實話,凡事長進,連於元首基督, 16 全身都靠聯絡得合式,百節各按各職,照著各體的功用彼此相助,便叫身體漸漸增長,在愛中建立自己。(  4:15-16)

Memorizing Scripture: “15 but, speaking the truth in love, may grow up in all things into Him who is the head—Christ— 16 from whom the whole body, joined and knit together by what every joint supplies, according to the effective working by which every part does its share, causes growth of the body for the edifying of itself in love.” (Eph 4:15-16)

A) 『基督身體的建立與成長』在於:

A) “The edification and growth of the body of Christ” depend on:

a.            「成全聖徒、各盡其職」-為的是:「                        

·         11 所賜的,有使徒,有先知,有傳福音的,有牧師和教師, 12 為要成全聖徒,各盡其職,建立基督的身體…(  4:11-12)

    聖徒被成全,不僅是為個人,更是為了                       .

a.    “Equipping of the saints for the work of the ministry” is for “edifying the body of Christ”

11 And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers, 12 for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ (Eph 4;11-12)

·         Saints being equipped is not just for the individual but more so for the body of Christ

b.    凡事長進,連於元首基督」-為的是:「                                 

·         15 凡事長進,連於元首基督16百節各按各職,照著各體的功用彼此相助,便叫身體漸漸增長…(  4:15-16)

    聖徒的長進乃是與基督身體的成長息息相關

b.    Grow up in all things into Him who is the head—Christ “ is to cause the progressive growth of the body

 

15…may grow up in all things into Him who is the head—Christ— 16 … according to the effective working by which every part does its share, causes growth of the body …”  (Eph 4;11-12)

·         The growth of the saints is closely related to the growth of the body of Christ

B)  身體需要不住增長,以致於「                                       」,成為祂豐滿的彰顯

B) The body needs to grow continually in order to attain to the full stature of Christ, so that His fullness may be revealed

·         12 為要成全聖徒,各盡其職,建立基督的身體, 13 直等到我們眾人得以長大成人,滿有基督長成的身量…(  4:12-13)

·          12 for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ, 13 till we all come … to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ; (Eph 4:12-13)

·         凡事長進,連於元首基督, 16 全身都靠聯絡得合式,百節各按各職,照著各體的功用彼此相助,便叫身體漸漸增長,在愛中建立自己。(  4:15-16) 【此處的「自己」是指:身體】

·         15 … grow up in all things into Him who is the head—Christ— 16 from whom the whole body, joined and knit together by what every joint supplies, according to the effective working by which every part does its share, causes growth of the body for the edifying of itself in love. (Eph 4:15-16) [“itself” is referring to the body]

C) 「基督身體成長」的落實:

C) Actualizing the growth of the body of Christ:

a) 以基督為中心,讓主居首位  「全身都             聯絡得合式」

a) Christ being the center,  that the Lord would have the first place –“from              the whole body, joined and knit together”

b) 認識並充份發揮各體該有的功用                                 ,照著各體的功用

b) Understand and fully exercise the proper function of each part - “together by what every joint supplies, according to the effective working by which every part does its share

c) 成為彼此的祝福,並在愛中一起成長

c) Being a blessing to one another and growing together in love

   彼此相助,便叫身體漸漸增長,                 建立自己」(  4:16)

- “…every part does its share, causes growth of the body for the edifying of itself in love.” (Eph 4:16)