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Topic 话题：耶稣是為教會作萬有之首领 Jesus to Be Head Over Everything for the Church

Scripture 经文：並知道祂（神）向我們這信的人所顯的能力是何等浩大，就是照神在基督身上所運行的大能大力，使耶稣從死裡復活，叫他在天上坐在神自己的右邊，遠超過一切執政的、掌權的、有能的、主治的，和一切有名的；不但是今世的，連來世的也都超過了。又將萬有服在耶稣他的腳下，使耶稣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; and God his incomparably great power for us who believe. That power is the same as the mighty strength God exerted when He raised Christ from the dead and seated him at His right hand in the heavenly realms, far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every name that is invoked, not only in the present age but also in the one to come. And God placed all things under his feet and appointed Jesus to be head over everything for the church, which is his body, the fullness of him who fills everything in every way. (以弗所书Ephesians 1:19-23)

Sharing 分享: 聖經中有許多教會的形象，例如：教會是基督的身體、我們做基督徒的，就是在教會裡成長做「神的子民」，也意眛著教會是基督的新娘，因為教會養育了我們這麼多，做神兒女的子民。使徒保羅在以弗所書 1:10 和 4:15 裡，都教導我們體會到基督是教會的頭，基督徒是教會的身體。 「神的子民」 也就是前面所述的，是教會的另一個形象。保羅在哥林多後書 6:16；以及希伯來書 8:10 都證實，有關於神自己談到教會時說的：「我要作他們的神，他們要作我的子民」。所以，教會是由人而非建築物組成。團契、敬拜和事工都是由人而非建築物進行的。教會的結構促進了做神子民的角色與其對福音傳播的責任，但並未實現它，而是教會裡的子民承擔這傳福音的大使命。求神的靈帶領我們，使人能在教會裡看見神的愛，在外施善愛人如己，顯露耶穌的愛。幫助未信的人因信稱義，得有福音的救恩與永生的賞賜。

There are many images of the church in the Bible, such as: the church is the body of Christ, we Christians grow up in the church as "People of God", which also means that the church is the bride of Christ, because the church has nurtured so many of us to be the children and People of God. The apostle Paul in Ephesians 1:10 as well as 4:15 taught us to realize that Christ is the head of the church and Christians are the body of the church. "People of God" is another image of the church as mentioned above. Paul in 2 Corinthians 6:16 and Hebrews 8:10 both confirm what God himself said about the church: "I will be their God, and they will be my people." Therefore, the church is made up of people, not buildings. Fellowship, worship and ministry are all carried out by people, not buildings. The structure of the church promotes the role of God's people and their responsibility for the spread of the gospel, but it does not realize it. Instead, the people in the church bear the great commission of spreading the gospel. May God's Spirit lead us so that people can see God's love in the church, and show Jesus' love by doing good and loving others as ourselves. Help unbelievers to be justified by faith and receive salvation of the gospel and reward of eternal life.

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