基督的丰盛                                              

歌罗西书二章8至23节

 

 

    保罗在几处简短的隐示诺斯底派对基督徒信仰的威胁后，现在开始正面攻击这异端，指明并斥责数点错误的教导，正是当时危害歌罗西教会的地方。这种异端也重见于今日，许多旁门异端及宗派，甚至基督徒也奉行这些邪说。

 

大声诵读西二：8～15

 

一、参西一：28。找出保罗信息的目的（西二：8）。他如何用极鲜明的字眼「掳去」表明一个假教师的本色？这节经文还显示了诺斯底派的哪些邪说？

                                                                             

                                                                             

                                                                              

                                                                             

                                                                             

注：西二：8，20所说「世上的小学」有数种意义：1．基本的字母与发音如ABC；2．宇宙的基本元素（如彼后三：10～12）；3．知识的基础（如来五：12）；但在古希腊时代，这名词也有「宇宙的精灵」之意，指能运行星宿的天使，是当代占星学用的术语。（Wiersbe，弟77页）

                                                                             

二、在西二：8消极的批评之后，保罗在西二：9～10又极端地形容什么？

                                                                              

                                                                             

                                                                             

                                                                              

                                                                             

三、「丰盛生命」是何意义？因你「在基督里」，你的生命在哪些方面更丰盛？与西二：13上的情形作比较。

                                                                             

                                                                              

                                                                             

                                                                             

                                                                              

四、因「在基督里」而有丰盛生命（西二：10）。在承认基督后，另有哪四种改变（西二：11～13）？

                                                                             

                                                                             

                                                                              

                                                                             

                                                                             

五、割礼对犹太人有何意义（见创十七：10～14）？不是人手所行的割礼（西二：11）是什么？（见申十：16；三十：6；罗二：25；28～29）

                                                                             

                                                                             

                                                                              

                                                                             

                                                                             

                                                                             

六、为何内心改变比外在改变重要（撒上十六：7；耶三十一：33）？耶稣在你生命中成就了何等大改变？洗礼（外在仪式）如何成了内心与外在的死亡与复活之象征？

                                                                             

                                                                             

                                                                              

                                                                             

注：西二：11隐示诺斯底派要求人必须受割礼方能得救。其他犹太教规矩还有食物禁制，守节期和守安息日。由于诺斯底的说法掺杂多种来源，它也包括了非犹太教的神秘主义及旁门邪说（西二：18）

                                                                              

七、你知属灵死亡，是怎样发生的？其特征是什么（西二：13）？神如何藉耶稣改变这一切（西二：13～14）？

                                                                             

                                                                             

                                                                             

注：根据威廉、巴克莱说，古代用草裂纸或羊皮作书写之纸。因其价昂故每张使用多次，拭去墨水后可再使用。西二：14的「字据」有如借据，可以注销。神涂抹我们过犯的记录，有如过犯从未发生过。（Barclay，第171页）

                                                                              

八、西二：8争战掳掠的喻表如何被引申到西二：15？这次是何人得胜？是胜过谁？从什么角落来说耶稣自身就是战场？西二：15如何隐示诺斯底派背后权势的源头？

                                                                             

                                                                             

                                                                              

                                                                             

                                                                             

                                                                              

诵读西二：16～23

 

九、西二：16，18如何与西二：8相似？再速读西二：16～18，20～23，然后写下异端如何侵蚀当日歌罗西信徒的纯正信仰。讨论这与今日的旁门邪道的雷同之处。

                                                                             

                                                                              

                                                                             

                                                                             

                                                                              

                                                                             

注：神秘的经验乃是克苦己身之生活方式的结果（西二：21）。自表谦卑指禁食、禁欲等苦待己身等的清规方法（西二：23），希望能导致看见异象的经验。（Trevethan，第68-69页）

                                                                              

十、西一：18以身体为比喻，西二：19再次发挥此观念，但加上何种新成分？讨论生命与成长之间的关系，二者均同源自何处（西二：13～19）？你成为基督肢体后如何长进？

                                                                             

                                                                             

                                                                              

                                                                             

                                                                             

十一、在哪方面你应当继续成长？试讨论本组组员应如何互相帮助得以长进。

                                                                             

                                                                             

                                                                             

                                                                            

十二、为何宗教规条（西二：20）与人为的教训（西二：22）不够作生活规范？什么是更强力更令人满足的动力（西二：17，19）？你生命的规范为何？是一些硬性的律法还是对基督的爱与忠心？

                                                                             

                                                                              

                                                                             

                                                                             

                                                                              

                                                                             

 

思考重点

 

    背诵西二：9～10，写在卡片上置于常见之处以助记忆，藉这些字句使你思念基督赐你全备的供应。他是完全的神，神人之间的桥梁，使你的生命得以充满完整无缺。

    因为神本性一切的丰盛，都有形有体地居住在基督里面，你们在他里面也得了丰盛。他是各样执政掌权者的元首。（西二：9～10）