总题：享受基督与在生命里长大以至成熟
第十一篇 在父的家里─活在那借着基督的死与复活所为我们预备的地方
In the Father's House— Living in the Place Prepared for Us through the Death and Resurrection of Christ
读经：约十四1～3、6、10～11、20、23，一4、14、16，十一25
壹 约翰十四章的中心思想就是我们必须信入神，因而进到神里面─1节：
I. The central thought of John 14 is that we must believe into God and thereby enter into God—v. 1:一 相信神是客观的，信入神是主观的；乃是主观的信，将我们带进神里面。
A. To believe in God is objective, but to believe into God is subjective; it is the subjective believing that brings us into God.二 借着信入主，我们进入祂里面，与祂成为一，得享祂，并有分于祂为我们所完成的一切─三15。
B. It is by believing into the Lord that we enter into Him to be one with Him, to partake of Him, and to participate in all that He has accomplished for us—3:15.三 借着信入基督，我们与祂有生机的联结，并且我们全人浸没在祂里面，使二者在生机上成为一─十五4～5。
C. Through believing into Christ, we have an organic union with Him and have our being merged into His so that we two may be one organically—15:4-5.贰 父的家乃是三一神─借着成为肉体、钉十字架、复活─将祂自己作到信徒里面，为要完全与他们调和，好把他们建造成为一个生机体，作祂的居所和彰显─十四2～3、23：
II. The Father's house is a matter of the Triune God—through incarnation, crucifixion, and resurrection—working Himself into the believers in order to be fully mingled with them so that He may build them up as an organism for His dwelling and expression—14:2-3, 23:一 在二章十六节，“我父的家”是指神在地上的居所，就是殿；殿乃是耶稣身体的预表或象征；这身体在复活里已扩大为基督的身体─19～22节。
A. In 2:16 My Father's house refers to the dwelling place of God on earth, the temple; the temple is a type, or figure, of the body of Jesus, which in resurrection has been enlarged to be the Body of Christ—vv. 19-22.二 在十四章二节，“我父的家”乃是基督的身体，也就是召会作神的家─弗一22～23，二21～22，提前三15。
B. My Father's house in 14:2 is the Body of Christ, the church as the house of God—Eph. 1:22-23; 2:21-22; 1 Tim. 3:15.三 父的家乃是经过过程并终极完成的神，与蒙祂救赎、重生并变化的选民，所构成的一个神人二性的合并─约十四20。
C. The Father's house is a divine and human incorporation of the processed and consummated God constituted with His redeemed, regenerated, and transformed elect—John 14:20.四 在父的家里，有许多住处─2节：
D. In the Father's house are many abodes—v. 2:1 许多住处乃是基督身体的许多肢体，这身体就是神的殿─罗十二5，林前三16～17。
1. The many abodes are the many members of the Body of Christ, which is God's temple—Rom. 12:5; 1 Cor. 3:16-17.2 所有在基督里的信徒，都是神的建造─父的家─里的住处；这建造就是基督的身体─弗一22～23，二21～22，五30，林前十二27。
2. All the believers in Christ are the abodes in God's building, the Father's house; this building is the Body of Christ—Eph. 1:22-23; 2:21-22; 5:30; 1 Cor. 12:27.五 “我去是为你们预备地方”，意思就是，主要预备地方，完成救赎，为我们开路并作出立场，好使我们进入神里面─约十四2～3、6：
E. I go to prepare a place for you means that the Lord would prepare a place, accomplish redemption, open up the way, and make a standing for us to enter into God—John 14:2-3, 6:1 借着死与复活，主耶稣铺好了路，预备了地方，好把我们带进神里面─20节。
1. By death and resurrection the Lord Jesus paved the way and prepared the place so that we might be brought into God—v..20.2 借着死与复活，主耶稣为我们在神面前，并在神里面，预备了立场；这样，祂就在神里面为我们预备了地方─2～3、6节。
2. By His death and resurrection He prepared a standing for us before God and in God; in this way He prepared a place for us in God—vv. 2-3, 6.3 在神里面的立场扩大之后，就成为在基督身体里的立场─罗十二4～5，弗五30，林前十二27：
3. The standing in God, being enlarged, becomes the standing in the Body of Christ—Rom. 12:4-5; Eph. 5:30; 1 Cor. 12:27:a 凡在神里面没有立场、没有地方的，他在基督的身体，就是父的家，神的居所里，也没有地方─弗一22～23，二21～22。
a. Anyone who does not have a standing, a place, in God does not have a place in the Body of Christ, which is the Father's house, the dwelling place of God—Eph. 1:22-23; 2:21-22.b 我们这些在基督里的信徒，都在神里并在基督身体里有地方，现今我们都该活在那借着基督的死与复活所为我们预备的地方─约十四2～3、20，林前十二27。
b. As believers in Christ, we all have a place in God and a place in the Body, and now we should live in the place prepared for us through the death and resurrection of Christ— John 14:2-3, 20; 1 Cor. 12:27.六 主的来把神带到人里面，祂的去把人带到神里面；借着这样的来和去，祂将神建造到人里面，并将人建造到神里面，借此建造神的家─约一14，十10下，十四2～3。
F. The Lord's coming brought God into man, and His going brought man into God; by this coming and going, He builds up the house of God by building God into man and man into God—John 1:14; 10:10b; 14:2-3.七 神的儿子主耶稣基督，凭着那灵并借着祂的死与复活，正在建造一个生机体，召会，就是祂的身体和父的家，是由三一神与蒙祂拣选并救赎之人调和而产生的─7～24节。
G. By the Spirit and through His death and resurrection, the Son of God, the Lord Jesus Christ, is building an organism, the church, which is His Body and the Father's house, produced by the mingling of the Triune God with His chosen and redeemed people— vv. 7-24.八 父的家乃是借着父和子同着那灵，不断眷临蒙救赎的选民而得以建造起来─23节。
H. The Father's house is built up by the constant visitation to the redeemed elect of the Father and the Son with the Spirit—v. 23.九 父的家分为三个阶段：神成为肉体的阶段；基督与祂的信徒一同复活，建造成为召会的阶段；以及终极完成的阶段，就是新耶路撒冷─二19～21，启二一2～3、9～10。
I. The Father's house is in three stages: the stage of God's incarnation, the stage of Christ resurrected with His believers to be built up as the church, and the consummate stage—the New Jerusalem—2:19-21; Rev. 21:2-3, 9-10.叁 父的家，召会，是在父神里─约十四2、20，帖前一1，帖后一1：
III. The Father's house, the church, is in God the Father—John 14:2, 20; 1 Thes. 1:1; 2 Thes. 1:1:一 召会要在父神里面，神就必须成为我们的父，我们需要与神有生命的关系─约二十17：
A. For the church to be in God the Father, God must become the Father to us, and we need to have a life relationship with Him— John 20:17:1 在新约里，“父”是指生命的源头─五26。
1. In the New Testament the Father denotes the source of life— 5:26.2 “神”这名称是指创造；“父”这名称是指生命的分赐与繁增─约壹三1。
2. The title God refers to creation; the title Father refers to the impartation and multiplication of life—1 John 3:1.3 神不再仅仅是我们的创造主，祂也是我们的父，是生我们的那位，因为祂已经用祂的生命生了我们─约一12～13。
3. God is no longer merely our Creator; He is also our Father, our Begetter, for He has begotten us with His life—John 1:12-13.4 我们能称神为我们的父，因为我们已经从神而生；如今我们是祂的儿女，就与祂有生命的关系─罗八15～16。
4. We can call God our Father because we have been born of Him, and now, as His children, we have a life relationship with Him—Rom. 8:15-16.5 主借着祂释放生命的死和分赐生命的复活，已使我们与祂成为一；祂的父如今也是我们的父─约二十17。
5. Through His life-releasing death and life-imparting resurrection the Lord has made us one with Him; His Father is now our Father—John 20:17.6 借着祂的死与复活，主耶稣把我们带进祂自己里面；因着祂在父里面，我们就借着在祂（主耶稣）里面而在父里面─十四20。
6. By His death and resurrection the Lord Jesus has brought us into Him; since He is in the Father, we are in the Father by being in Him, the Lord Jesus—14:20.二 在父神里的召会，意思就是在那是独一的源头、发起者和起始者里面的召会─林前八6：
B. For the church to be in God the Father means that the church is in the One who is the unique source, the Originator and Initiator—1 Cor. 8:6:1 认识神是父，就是认识一切都是由祂发起，一切都是由祂而出─太十五13，罗十一36。
1. To know God as the Father is to know that everything originates from Him and that everything proceeds from Him— Matt. 15:13; Rom. 11:36.2 在召会生活中，父应当是独一的源头，我们众人应当在祂独一的定旨和计划里─提后一9，罗八28。
2. In the church life the Father should be the unique source, and we all should be in His unique purpose and plan—2 Tim. 1:9; Rom. 8:28.肆 我们需要看见，活在召会这父的家里内在的意义─约十四2～3、23：
IV. We need to see the intrinsic significance of living in the church as the Father's house—John 14:2-3, 23:一 活在召会这父的家里，乃是活在那是生命的三一神里─一4，五26，六53，十一25，十四6。
A. To live in the church as the Father's house is to live in the Triune God as life—1:4; 5:26; 6:53; 11:25; 14:6.二 活在召会这父的家里，乃是活在光中─一4，八12。
B. To live in the church as the Father's house is to live in the light— 1:4; 8:12.三 活在召会这父的家里，乃是活在复活里─十一25。
C. To live in the church as the Father's house is to live in resurrection—11:25.四 活在召会这父的家里，乃是活在恩典和实际里─一14、16～17，十四6，十六13。
D. To live in the church as the Father's house is to live in grace and reality—1:14, 16-17; 14:6; 16:13.五 活在召会这父的家里，乃是活在神圣的荣耀里─十七22～23。
E. To live in the church as the Father's house is to live in the divine glory—17:22-23.六 活在召会这父的家里，乃是活在祷告和敬拜的殿（家）里─十四13，十五7、16，十六23～24，四23～24。
F. To live in the church as the Father's house is to live in a house of prayer and worship—14:13; 15:7, 16; 16:23-24; 4:23-24.七 活在召会这父的家里，乃是过牧养的生活─十10～11、15～17，二一15～17。
G. To live in the church as the Father's house is to live a life of shepherding—10:10-11, 15-17; 21:15-17.八 活在召会这父的家里，乃是活在神的建造里，并为神的建造而活─二19～21，十四23。
H. To live in the church as the Father's house is to live in and for God's building—2:19-21; 14:23.九 活在召会这父的家里，乃是活在终极完成之灵的神圣奥秘范围里，为着保守一─七39，十四16～20，十六13，十七11、21、23。
I. To live in the church as the Father's house is to live in the divine and mystical realm of the consummated Spirit for the keeping of oneness—7:39; 14:16-20; 16:13; 17:11, 21, 23.十 活在召会这父的家里，乃是活在经过过程并终极完成之三一神与蒙救赎并重生之三部分信徒神人二性的合并里─十四10～11、20。
J. To live in the church as the Father's house is to live in the divine and human incorporation of the processed and consummated Triune God with the redeemed and regenerated tripartite believers—14:10-11, 20.