Friday, September 28, 2012

第二課﹕教會仿似….課後分享


第二課﹕教會仿似….課後分享


 1. 我最認同聖經描述 「教會就是…」的經文:

教會就是耶穌基督的身體。使徒保羅在不同的書信中都有將教會比喻為耶穌基督的身體,耶穌基督是教會的頭,信徒是肢體,肢體雖多,但都歸入一個身體。在以弗所書下列的經文中,他勸勉我們要仰望耶穌基督,追求合一,善用不同的恩賜去服侍教會,在祂的愛彼此聯絡,互相幫助,持守真理,以誠以愛相待,一起建立教會也同時建立自己。


以弗所書122-23 44-7 11-13 15-16 (中文和合本)

1:22     又將萬有服在祂的腳下,使祂為教會作萬有之首。
1:23     教會是祂的身體,是那充滿萬有者所充滿的。
4:4      身體只有一個,聖靈只有一個,正如你們蒙召,
            同有一個指望。
4:5      一主,一信,一洗,
4:6      神,就是眾人的父,超乎眾人之上,貫乎眾人之中,
            也住在眾人之內。
4:7      我們各人蒙恩,都是照基督所量給各人的恩賜。
4:11     祂所賜的有使徒,有先知,有傳福音的,有牧師和教師。
4:12     為要成全聖徒,各盡其職,建立基督的身體,
4:13     直等到我們眾人在真道上同歸於一,認識  神的兒子,
            得以長大成人,滿有基督長成的身量,
4:15     惟用愛心說誠實話,凡事長進,連於元首基督。
4:16     全身都靠他聯絡得合式,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。


2. 試描述你心目中最理想的教會

我心目中理想的教會是肢體之間能彼此切實相愛、坦誠相處、學習真理、跟隨耶穌基督以祂為首要、順服聖靈的帶領、互相配搭侍奉和敬拜神。

Shared by Patsy

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以弗所書4:15-16
惟用愛心說誠實話,凡事長進,連於元首基督, 全身都靠他聯絡得合式,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。

教會是神呼召的群體,他們以基督為元首,他們彼此相助,用生活見證神的愛,叫世人與神重新建立關係。

Shared by Daniel Yip

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Even though this is not one of the verses related to church, it still is my favorite - John 15:

John 15:1 & 15
教會就是一個葡萄樹 ---

主耶穌是葡萄樹 (教會是他的身體 - 122-23;
信徒是枝子 ( 12:4,5. 正如我們一個身子上有好些肢體....)
園主就是天父,  讓祂來修理、管教、剪去、焚燒 (12:10-11:惟有萬靈的父管教我們,是要我們 得益處,使我們在他的聖潔上有分)

主耶穌說:「你們多結果子,我父就因此得榮耀。」樹枝能結果子多就是好枝子,同樣信徒都要多結果子,見證神,榮耀神!

完美的教會,就在乎於眾信徒與基督的關係,及將神的說話及教訓常存於心中。

......It is not completed yet....

Shared by Yvonne Leung

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Church is the Bride of Christ

Verse chosen: Ephesians 5:25
Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church, and gave himself up for her.

My dreamed Church:
God is love!  Christ’s redeeming love is so deep and wide that he laid down his life for us.   What sacrificial love has Christ did for His Church!!!
I would hope that church is not a physical building or meeting place!  Church is the body of Christ, and Christ is the head of church.  A perfect church should be made of people who have discovered the love of God as demonstrated by Jesus Christ.  Believers, being the bride of Christ, are willing to submit themselves to Him in the fear of God and unite together in and with Christ, like wives submit  to their husbands as to the Lord.  In him the church is joined together and rises to become a holy and blameless temple in the Lord.  And in him believers too are being built together to allow the Spirit of God to dwell within them.
May we, as believers of Christ, transform our church as a radiant church that pleases the Lord, our God.

Shared by Pinkie

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1. 試列出你最認同聖經描述 「教會就是…」的經文

Acts 2:42 -47
"They devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. Everyone was filled with awe, and many wonders and miraculous signs were done by the apostles. All the believers were together and had everything in common. Selling their possessions and goods, they gave to anyone as he had need. Everyday they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved."

These describe a church that is a group of people believing in Jesus Christ, gathering together regularly, praying together, sharing things to the needed, learning God's words from the spiritual teachers, doing amazing things, showing love to others, remembering the grace and love from God, living joyfully, attracting people to believe in Jesus Christ everyday.

2. 試描述你心目中最理想的教會

Ephesians 4: 1-16
Believers are devoted to God's words, being one body with the Head of Christ, collaboratively serving God with their gifts, loving and helping each other. The body grows and builds up in love and makes disciples according to the Great Commission.

Shared by Eric Kong

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我最認同聖經描述 「教會就是…」的經文

1.  教會是基督的身體,是聖靈的居所。
  • 又將萬有服在他的腳下,使他為教會作萬有之首。教會是他的身體,是那充滿萬有者所充滿的。(弗122-23
  • 豈不知你們是上帝的殿,上帝的靈住在你們裏頭嗎?(林前316)

2.  教會是真理的柱石,耶穌基督是教會惟一的根基。
  • 這家就是永生上帝的教會,真理的柱石和根基。(提前315
  • 並且被建造在使徒和先知的根基上,有基督耶穌自己為房角石(220)
  • 因為那已經立好的根基就是耶穌基督,此外沒有人能立別的根基。(林前311)

教會是神從世界召出來的一群人,一群在耶穌裏靠信心得救的人。

教會的使命是要將福音傳開,使萬民作主的門徒,并將主所吩咐我們的都教訓他們遵守。

教會分為兩個層面,就是本地教會和普世教會。
  • 本地教會是指當地所有相信基督的人的聚集,是具體的教會。
  • 普世教會是指所有屬於這個聚會的人,即全世界信徒都在基督的身體,沒有分地域和國界。

我心目中最理想的教會

能培育和扶助信徒走上成聖的道路。教會可針對當地信徒的需要而設定所需的事工,不應受架構和形式的規限,局限於傳統的模式,浪費資源作出沒有果效的工作。

幫助信徒的靈命成長才是教會首要的工作。一個成熟的基督徒,無論在思想和行為上,都會表現出基督的樣式,用生命影響生命,能帶領更多人信主,把福音廣傳。

Shared by Anita Ko

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1.    I think the simple and adequate definition of a church is found in Mat 18:20.  It highlights the main essence of a church as a community of people in Christ.  It's a church if Christ's spirit and influence is in the community as well as in the individuals.  Unfortunately, this doesn't necessarily happen in "churches" with a location and an organisational structure.

Matthew 18:20 For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them.

2.    It follows then; a church is healthy or "ideal" if it is genuinely in Christ.  i.e. It can be readily observed that both the leaders and a significant amount of members are following Christ (they are disciples).  Healthy disciples make a healthy church.  However, many churches are far from healthy.  They have too many hidden agenda (agenda) other than following Christ.  e.g. expand the organisation,  keep the organisation's good image......  Since human beings have a great capacity for self-absorption and self-delusion, many churches are suffering from chronic or acute diseases without their awareness of them. 

Shared by Eric Lau

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我對「教會」的定義:

教會是基督的身體,門徒組成基督的身體(弗四章) 。換句話來說,我們便是教會。

經文:弗四11-13
他所賜的,有使徒,有先知,有傳福音的,有牧師和教師,為要成全聖徒,各盡其職,建立基督的身體,直等到我們眾人在真道上同歸於一,認識神的兒子,得以長大成人,滿有基督長成的身量。

一群完全的門徒就是最理想教會。不過,假若要選擇的話,影響這個群體最大的是以下兩點。缺乏了這兩個原素,人們便看不到基督。

1.  合一:沒有合一,基督的身體必然是殘缺不全、營養不良

經文:

約十七11 從今以後,我不在世上,他們卻在世上;我往你那裡去。聖父啊,求你因你所賜給我的名保守他們,叫他們合而為一像我們一樣。

弗四章

林前十二章

我尤其是喜歡林前十二22-27
不但如此,身上肢體人以為軟弱的,更是不可少的。身上肢體,我們看為不體面的,越發給它加上體面;不俊美的,越發得著俊美。我們俊美的肢體,自然用不著裝飾;但神配搭這身子,把加倍的體面給那有缺欠的肢體,免得身上分門別類,總要肢體彼此相顧。若一個肢體受苦,所有的肢體就一同受苦;若一個肢體得榮耀,所有的肢體就一同快樂。你們就是基督的身子,並且各自作肢體。

2.  捨己:愛是耶穌給我們的大誡命,而願意捨己就是愛的最重要原素

經文:

路九23
耶穌又對眾人說:「若有人要跟從我,就當捨己,天天背起他的十字架來跟從我。」

路十四27
凡不背著自己十字架跟從我的,也不能作我的門徒。

 Shared by Paul Tang

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