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210718 新莊改革宗福音教會成人主日學：西敏信仰告白26                    高阿丹（西敏信仰告白＝ WCF；西敏大要理問答＝ WLC；西敏小要理問答＝ WSC）參考書：Confessing the Faith by Chad Van Dixhoorn; Creedal Imperative by Carl Trueman; 新譯西敏信條； WCF 26 Of the Communion of Saints 聖徒團契/相交（合一！

） 26.1 聖徒團契之基礎1. All saints that are united to Jesus Christ their head by his Spirit, and by faith, have fellowship with him in his graces, sufferings, death, resurrection, and glory. And being united to one another in love, they have communion in each other’s gifts and graces; and are obliged to the performance of such duties, public and private, as do conduce to their mutual good, both in the inward and outward man. ·         「union and communion 連結與團契」——身分+作為；是什麼+做什麼；·         「團契基於連結 communion is founded in union」——聖徒團契有其基礎與次序：o   聖徒與基督聯合o   聖徒與基督團契/相交o   （因此）聖徒與彼此聯合o   聖徒與彼此團契/相交·         與基督聯合：o   不是本質聯合 essential union （三一位格之聯合）o   不是位格聯合 hypostatic union （基督神人二性之聯合）o   不是政權聯合 political union （政治元首與人民之聯合）o   也非道義聯合  moral union （朋友之間志同道合）·      與基督聯合是所謂「mystical union 奧秘的聯合」：o   在地位上聯合 legal/forensic union——在永恆之中上帝定意基督與祂的子民聯合；弗1:4。

o   屬靈聯合 spiritual union——在時空裡聖靈將聖徒與基督聯合；林前6:17；o   聖經用詞：「在基督裡」羅8:1；「基督在我們裡面」林後13:5；「在我裡面、我在你們裡面」約15:5；「地基+房屋」彼前2:4-6；「丈夫和新婦」「首+身體」弗5。o   凡聯合就有使其聯合之聯繫 bond——基督藉著祂自己的靈得著我們、我們則藉著基督的靈所產生的信心領受基督；弗3:16-21！！！在所有的聯合之中，總某有種東西將聯合之事物或人聯繫於一。 既然基督與祂子民之間的聯合本質上是屬靈的，其聯繫也必屬靈，就是基督的聖靈和祂子民的信心。

基督藉著祂的靈得著祂的子民，祂子民則藉著祂的靈在他們裡面所產生的信心領受基督。 因此，（聖經形容）祂透過信心住在他們心中。這聯合是如此密切和親密，以至於基督和信徒可稱為一個靈：「與主聯合的便是與主成為一靈」。

In all unions, there is something which binds together the things or persons united. As the union between Christ and his people is spiritual in its nature, so are its bonds; and these are the Holy Spirit on Christ’s part, and faith on their part. Christ apprehends them by his Spirit, and they receive him by that with which his Spirit produces in them. Hence he is said to dwell in their hearts by faith. So close and intimate is this union, that Christ and believers are said to be one spirit: “He that is joined to the Lord is one spirit” with him.——Robert Shaw ·         我們注意WCF 26 在  WCF 25 之後 ;)  —— 這裡「聖徒」指的是「可見教會」還是「不可見教會」？

還是在可見教會中的不可見教會？是「選民」（25.1）還是「宣信正統信仰的人」（25.2）？·         何為「聖徒」—— WCF 17·         與基督聯合（union）就有分於（fellowship/communion）基督的「恩典、受苦、復活、榮耀」。

·         聖徒「在愛中」彼此聯合——這關乎身分；弗1:4-5；徒4:32·         就「分享彼此 communion in each other’s…」——這關乎行動/作為；·         「有責任公開與私下履行本分 are obliged to the performance of such duties, public and private…」；帖前5:11, 14。·         要使彼此肉體靈魂都受益。

26.22. Saints, by profession, are bound to maintain a holy fellowship and communion in the worship of God, and in performing such other spiritual services as tend to their mutual edification; as also in relieving each other in outward things, according to their several abilities and necessities. Which communion, as God offereth opportunity, is to be extended unto all those who in every place call upon the name of the Lord Jesus. ·         聖徒憑什麼要履行這本分？

誰應該履行這本分？誰必然會履行這本分？·         聖徒有責「維繫 maintain」聖徒之間的相交與團契——身分帶出作為、作為印證身分：敬拜+屬靈服事+物質供給。徒2:42-46；·         公眾敬拜——可見教會可見地公眾集團敬拜，這個團契 communion 向世界見證我們的身分。思想聖餐如何向世人見證我們是分別出來屬於上帝兒子的人！這團契有其大公性：在世界各地如此按照主吩咐敬拜的聖徒共享這團契。

·         為了靈魂好處——屬靈服事彼此造就；羅14:19；西3:16；·         為了肉體益處——按照能力和需要彼此幫補；徒2:44-45；羅15:27；雅2:5；約壹3:17·         林後 8:4——再三的求我們、准他們在這供給聖徒的恩情（恩典 χάριν） 上有分（團契 τὴν κοινωνίαν）χάριν καὶ τὴν κοινωνίαν τῆς διακονίας τῆς εἰς τοὺς ἁγίους·         如果聖徒不團契，就無法享有聖徒團契，就印證不在聖徒團契之中——履行聖徒團契之本分不外乎就是活出自己的身分，這不是選項。

沒有團契，就不過印證不是彼此的弟兄姊妹，也不屬於我們的首基督。·         聖徒團契的範圍——基督在地身體，即大公教會；弗4:4-6。·         一個教會拒絕與另一個教會如此團契是極為悲哀的事，對信徒靈命也是致命的事；一個牧者教導信徒拒絕與其它教會信徒一同敬拜+屬靈造就+物質幫補等同撕裂基督身體。·         這就是為何 closed communion 限制領餐是很荒謬的。

26.33. This communion which the saints have with Christ, doth not make them in any wise partakers of the substance of his Godhead, or to be equal with Christ in any respect: either of which to affirm is impious and blasphemous. Nor doth their communion one with another, as saints, take away or infringe the title or property which each man hath in his goods and possessions. ·         聖徒相通/相交/團契不是神化 divinization 也非共產主義。

·         基督是首（25.6），教會只有一個頭，我們不是頭。·         聖徒相交並不廢棄第八誡命！徒2:44-45；5:4·         屬靈的事實（聖徒團契）不可能由條例強制規範。