Being Fully Reconciled to God and Enlarged in Heart to Represent God Rightly in His Economy
读经：林后五18～20，六11～13，十8，十二15，十三4、10
壹 我们要在神的经纶里代表神，就需要完全与神和好─林后五20：
I. In order to represent God in His economy,we need to be fully reconciled to God—2 Cor.5:20:
一 和好的职事将我们完全、彻底、完满并圆满地带回归神─18节：
A. The ministry of reconciliation is to bring us back to God fully,thoroughly,completely,and entirely—v.18:
1 和好的职事不仅将罪人带回归神，更将信徒绝对地带进神里面─19～20节。
1. The ministry of reconciliation is not merely to bring sinners back to God but,even the more,to bring believers absolutely into God—vv.19-20.
2 我们一直不断需要和好的职事，直到我们完全与主是一，完全在祂里面，并让祂绝对地在我们里面。
2. Until we are wholly one with the Lord,being in Him and allowing Him to be in us absolutely,we will need the ministry of reconciliation.
二 我们与神完全的和好有两步─19～20节：
B. Two steps are required for us to be fully reconciled to God—vv.19-20:
1 林后五章十九节是叫世人与神和好，二十节是叫已经与神和好的信徒，进一步与神和好。─引用经文
1. In 2 Corinthians 5:19 it is the world that is reconciled to God,but in verse 20 it is the believers,who have already been reconciled to God and are to be reconciled further to God.
2 和好的第一步是罪人脱离罪与神和好─19节：
2. The first step of reconciliation is to reconcile sinners to God from sin—v.19:
a 为这目的，基督为我们的罪死了，使我们的罪蒙神赦免─林前十五3，路二四46～47，约壹二12。
a. For this purpose Christ died for our sins that they might be forgiven by God—1 Cor.15:3; Luke 24:46-47; 1 John 2:12.
b 这是基督的死客观的一面；在这一面，祂在十字架上担当我们的罪，替我们受了神的审判─彼前二24，赛五三11～12，来九28，西一22，罗八3。
b. This is the objective aspect of Christ's death; in this aspect He bore our sins upon Himself on the cross that they might be judged by God for us—1 Pet.2:24; Isa.53:11-12; Heb.9:28; Col.1:22; Rom.8:3.
3 和好的第二步是活在天然生命中的信徒脱离肉体与神和好─林后五20：
3. The second step of reconciliation is to reconcile believers living in the natural life to God from the flesh—2 Cor.5:20:
a 为这目的，基督替我们这个“人”死了，使我们能在复活的生命里向祂活着─14～15节。
a. For this purpose Christ died for us—the persons—that we might live to Him in the resurrection life—vv.14-15.
b 因着我们仍然与神隔开，我们并非完全与神是一，全然与祂和谐，所以需要和好的第二步。
b. Because we are still separated from God and because we are not fully one with God and altogether in harmony with Him,we need the second step of reconciliation.
c 基督主观的死需要应用到我们的情况里，应用到我们天然的生命上─罗六6，八13，加五24，太十六24：
c. The subjective aspect of the death of Christ needs to be applied to our situation and to our natural life—Rom.6:6; 8:13; Gal.5:24; Matt.16:24:
㈠ 为了使我们完全与神和好，父暴露我们天然的生命，并向我们揭示我们真实的情况─约壹一5、7：
1) In order that we may be reconciled to God in full,the Father exposes our natural life and unveils our real situation to us—1 John 1:5,7:
⑴ 结果，我们就定罪自己天然的所是，并且主观地应用十字架，这种应用基督的死，就钉死我们天然的生命。
a) As a result,we condemn our natural being and apply the cross subjectively,and this application of the death of Christ crucifies our natural life.
⑵ 当我们天然的人被除去时，我们就经历和好的第二步；在这一步，我们天然人的幔子裂开了，使我们能活在神的同在中。
b) As our natural man is crossed out,we experience the second step of reconciliation; in this step the veil of our natural man is rent so that we may live in God's presence.
㈡ 和好的第二步不是一次永远的，乃是继续不断的。
2) Instead of taking place once for all,the second step of reconciliation is continuous.
4 借着祂死的这两面，基督就使神所拣选的人完全与神和好了─罗五10，林后五19～20。
4. By the two aspects of His death,Christ fully reconciles God's chosen people to God—Rom.5:10; 2 Cor.5:19-20.
贰 与神完全和好，使我们的心宽宏─20节，六11～13：
II. Being fully reconciled to God causes us to be enlarged in our heart—v.20; 6:11-13:
一 我们的心有多宽宏，在于我们与神和好的程度。
A. How large our heart is depends on the degree of our reconciliation to God.
二 心狭窄是很强的标示，我们只是部分与神和好，我们得拯救的百分比还很低─12节，罗五10。
B. Narrowness of heart is a strong indication that we have been reconciled to God only partially and that the percentage of our salvation is quite low—v.12; Rom.5:10.
三 我们应当严以待己，而不是对人；为此，我们需要宽宏；那些非常梗直的人，通常也是狭窄的；他们需要心宽宏─林后六12～13。
C. In order to be strict with ourselves and not with others,we need to be enlarged; those who are constricted are usually narrow as well,and thus they need to have their heart enlarged—2 Cor.6:12-13.
四 智慧和广大的心是一件事的两面；智慧的秘诀乃是在于心地宽大─王上四20、29。
D. Wisdom and largeness of heart are two aspects of one thing; the secret of wisdom is to have a large heart—1 Kings 4:20,29.
叁 当我们完全与神和好并且心宽宏时，就能在神的经纶里正确地代表祂─林后五20，十8，十二15，十三4、10：
III. When we have been fully reconciled to God and have been enlarged in heart,we can represent God rightly in His economy—2 Cor.5:20; 10:8; 12:15; 13:4,10:
一 因着使徒保罗已经完全与神和好并且心宽宏，他就够资格作基督的大使代表神─五20：
A. Because the apostle Paul had been fully reconciled to God and enlarged in heart,he was qualified to be an ambassador of Christ,representing God—5:20:
1 基督的大使代表神这宇宙中最高的权柄：
1. An ambassador of Christ is one who represents God,the highest authority in the universe:
a 神已将天上地上所有的权柄，都赐给了基督─太二八18。
a. God has given all authority in heaven and on earth to Christ—Matt.28:18.
b 耶稣乃是基督─万有的主、万王之王、万主之主─最高的权柄─徒二36，十36，提前六15，启十七14，十九16。
b. Jesus is the Christ—the Lord of all,the King of kings and the Lord of lords—the highest authority—Acts 2:36; 10:36; 1 Tim.6:15; Rev.17:14; 19:16.
c 主需要一些够资格在地上代表祂的大使─太二八19。
c. The Lord needs some ambassadors on earth who are qualified to represent Him—Matt.28:19.
d 新约的执事是经授权得着属天权柄的人，代表最高的权柄─林后三6，五20：
d. A new covenant minister is one who has been authorized with the heavenly authority to represent the highest authority—2 Cor.3:6; 5:20:
㈠ 使徒受到托付，代表基督完成神的定旨─太十40，约十三20，加四14下。
1) The apostles were commissioned to represent Christ to accomplish God's purpose—Matt.10:40; John 13:20; Gal.4:14b.
㈡ 基督身体上所有的肢体都是头的代表，就是祂的大使─徒九6、10～17，二二12～16。
2) All the members of the Body are representatives of the Head,His ambassadors—Acts 9:6,10-17; 22:12-16.
2 保罗是基督的大使，乃是“代理的神”─林后一3～4、12、15～16，二10，十1，十一2：
2. As an ambassador of Christ,Paul was "the acting God"—2 Cor.1:3-4,12,15-16; 2:10; 10:1; 11:2:
a 保罗与基督是一，作为代理的神，安慰信徒─一3～4。
a. Paul was one with Christ to be the acting God in comforting the believers—1:3-4.
b 保罗凭着神的单纯行事为人，因为他效法神的单纯，并且活神─12节。
b. Paul conducted himself in the singleness of God,for he was an imitator of the simple God,and he lived God—v.12.
c 保罗来到哥林多人那里，乃是作恩典之神的来到─15～16节。
c. Paul's coming to the Corinthians was the coming of God as grace—vv.15-16.
d 保罗在基督的人位里饶恕一件特殊的事─二10。
d. Paul forgave a particular matter in the person of Christ—2:10.
e 保罗借着基督的温柔与和蔼劝信徒─十1。
e. Paul entreated the believers through the meekness and gentleness of Christ—10:1.
f 保罗以神的妒忌，妒忌圣徒─十一2。
f. Paul was jealous over the saints with the jealousy of God—11:2.
二 我们需要从摩西一次没有代表神学严肃的功课─民二十2～13：
B. We need to learn a serious lesson from the one time that Moses failed to represent God—Num.20:2-13:
1 摩西击打磐石两下，又称百姓是背叛的人，就是没有在以色列人眼前尊神为圣─10～12节：
1. In striking the rock twice and in calling the people rebels,Moses did not sanctify God in the sight of the people of Israel—vv.10-12:
a 尊神为圣，就是使祂成为圣别的，也就是使祂从一切假神分别出来；没有尊神为圣，就是使祂成为凡俗的─12节。
a. To sanctify God is to make Him holy,that is,separate from the false gods; to fail to sanctify God is to make Him common—v.12.
b 摩西向百姓动怒，又错误地击打磐石两下，就是没有尊神为圣─10～11节。
b. In being angry with the people and in wrongly striking the rock twice,Moses failed to sanctify God—vv.10-11.
c 神没有动怒，摩西却动怒，没有在神圣别的性情上正确代表神；他击打磐石两下，没有遵守神在祂经纶里的话─10～12节。
c. In being angry when God was not angry,Moses failed to represent God rightly in His holy nature,and in striking the rock twice,he did not keep God's word in His economy—vv.10-12.
d 摩西违犯了神的圣别性情和祂神圣的经纶；他定罪百姓是背叛的人，但他才是违背神话的人─10、24节，二七14。
d. Moses offended both God's holy nature and His divine economy; he condemned the people as rebels,but he was the one who rebelled against God's word—vv.10,24; 27:14.
2 在我们所说并所作一切关于神子民的事上，我们的态度必须按照神圣别的性情，我们的行动必须按照祂神圣的经纶。
2. In all that we say and do concerning God's people,our attitude must be according to God's holy nature,and our actions must be according to His divine economy.
3 我们若在态度和行动上不尊神为圣，就是背叛祂并得罪祂。
3. If we do not sanctify God in our attitude and actions,we rebel against Him and offend Him.
三 正确代表神的人必须有以下的资格：
C. A person who represents God rightly must have the following qualifications:
1 他必须服权柄─太八8～9。
1. He must submit to authority—Matt.8:8-9.
2 他必须认识他自己并没有权柄─二八18，林后十8，十三10。
2. He must realize that in himself he has no authority—28:18; 2 Cor.10:8; 13:10.
3 他必须认识神和神的旨意─弗一9，五17。
3. He must know God and God's will—Eph.1:9; 5:17.
4 他必须是否认己的人─太十六24。
4. He must be one who denies the self—Matt.16:24.
5 他必须与主是一，时刻活在与祂亲密的交通里─林前六17，一9，约壹一3。
5. He must be one with the Lord and live in constant and intimate fellowship with Him—1 Cor.6:17; 1:9; 1 John 1:3.
6 他必须不主观，不照着自己的感觉行事─林后三5。
6. He must not be subjective and not act according to his own feeling—2 Cor.3:5.
7 他必须对人亲切、有恩典─路六35，参罗五15～16，林前二12。
7. He must be kind and gracious in dealing with others—Luke 6:35; cf.Rom.5:15-16; 1 Cor.2:12.
8 他必须是在复活里的人，活在基督复活的生命里─林后一9，四14，民十七1～10。
8. He must be a person in resurrection,living in the resurrection life of Christ—2 Cor.1:9; 4:14; Num.17:1-10.
9 他在神面前必须站在卑微的地位上─十四5，十六3～4、22、45，太十一29，罗十二16，路十四7～11，彼前五5～6。
9. He must take a lowly place before God—14:5; 16:3-4,22,45; Matt.11:29; Rom.12:16; Luke 14:7-11; 1 Pet.5:5-6.
10 他必须是受得起顶撞的─出十六7，民十四2、5、9、27，太六14～15，林前四6～13。
10. He must be able to bear offenses—Exo.16:7; Num.14:2,5,9,27; Matt.6:14-15; 1 Cor.4:6-13.
11 他必须自己觉得不行，自以为不配─出三11，四6～7、10，林后三5，林前十五10。
11. He must have a consciousness of his inability and unsuitability—Exo.3:11; 4:6-7,10; 2 Cor.3:5; 1 Cor.15:10.
12 他必须是正确代表神的人─出三二11～12，林后五18、20，弗六20。
12. He must be one who represents God properly—Exo.32:11-12; 2 Cor.5:18,20; Eph.6:20.