611 中翻英 (311)         不可停止聚會.

十二月十四日

「你們不可停止聚會，好像那些停止慣了的人，倒要彼此勸勉，既看見那日子臨近，就更當如此。」（來10:25）

基督是教會的頭，而「我們這許多人在基督里成為一身，互相聯絡作肢體。」（羅12:5）所以一切基督徒的關系，是肢體間彼此的關系，而從來不單是一個頭和肢體們的關系。當一個使徒在傳講一篇偉大的真理，台下所有的信徒都在點頭贊許，并且口中頻頻說出熱切的「阿們」時，從這個光景看來，似乎整個聚會的屬靈空气是何等的深透彌漫！然而只有當信徒們自己彼此相聚的時候，才能顯出他們實際的屬靈情形。那個「台上講，台下听」的原則，對于傳福音給罪人，有其重要之一面，可是卻易于養成基督徒生活的被動性。只有那「圓桌交通」的原則，就是信徒互相勸勉，教會才能在生命中長進。我們的交通和聚會，是否有了「彼此」的真實印記？

 

December 14

“Do not give up meeting together together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let you encourage one another, and all the more as you see the Day approaching.” (Hebrews 10:25)

Christ is the head of the church, and “we who are many become one body in Christ and are joined together as members.” (Romans 12:5) Therefore, all Christian relationships are relationships between members and are never just one head. relationship with the members. When an apostle is preaching a great truth, and all the believers in the audience are nodding in approval, and frequently uttering fervent "Amen" from their mouths, it seems that the spiritual atmosphere of the entire meeting is so... Deep and permeating! However, it is only when believers themselves gather with one another that their actual spiritual condition is revealed. The principle of "speaking on stage and listening in the audience" is important for preaching the gospel to sinners, but it can easily develop passivity in Christian life. Only through the principle of "round table fellowship", that is, believers encouraging each other, can the church grow in life. Do our fellowship and gatherings have the real mark of “each other”?