第八週 • 綱目
認識並經歷馬太福音裏包羅萬有的基督
讀經：太二1~2，三11，四12~16，八20，十六16，二一5
週 一
壹 基督是屬天的王—太二1~2，二一5：
一 馬太福音證明耶穌是君王，是舊約所豫言的彌賽亞—一1、17，二1~2，二七11、37。
二 這位屬天的王並不是高傲顯赫的來，乃是溫和、謙遜、溫柔地來—二一5。
貳 主耶穌是基督，是活神的兒子—十六16：
一 『基督』意指神的受膏者，是說到主的使命，要藉着祂的釘死、復活、升天和再臨，完成神永遠的定旨—21、27節。
二 『活神的兒子』是說到主的身位，具體的表現父，並終結於那靈，使三一神得着完滿的彰顯—約十四10~11上，林前十五45下。
週 二
叁 基督是人子—太八20，十一19，十三37，十六13：
一 基督就是那把神的管治權帶到地上，並使神的名在地上極其尊大的人—九6，十二8，十三41，十六27~28。
二 為着諸天之國的建立，主耶穌站在得勝之人的地位上—這人能擊敗撒但並抵擋任何艱難、反對和攻擊—四4，十二40，二六64。
肆 基督是施浸者—三11：
一 主在聖靈裏的浸，基於祂的救贖，引進了諸天的國，把信祂的人帶進諸天的國裏—12節上。
二 主在火裏的浸，基於祂的審判，要結束諸天的國，把不信的人丟在火湖裏—12節下。
週 三
伍 基督是生命的光，照在死亡的黑暗中—四12~16：
一 基督為着諸天之國的職事，不是憑屬地的權能，乃是憑屬天的大光開始。
二 主耶穌不是開始一個運動或革命，乃是作為大光吸引門徒歸祂自己，以建立諸天的國。
陸 基督在為着國度呼召人跟從祂的事上，是盡職作醫生，並啟示祂自己是新郎—九9~15：
一 祂來作醫生，要醫治並點活我們，使我們能重新構成為諸天之國的公民—9~13節。
二 我們需要珍賞祂是新郎，好享受與祂同在的生活—14~15節。
週 四
柒 基督是未漂過的布，為着作成新衣服—16節，路五36：
一 從成為肉體到釘十字架，祂是未漂過的布，為着作成新衣服。
二 基督藉着死而復活，就作成了一件新衣服，在神面前作我們的義，遮蓋我們，使我們能得神稱義，蒙祂悅納—十五22，加三27，林前一30。
捌 個人的基督是新酒，團體的基督是新皮袋—太九17：
一 新酒象徵個人的基督是新生命，滿有活力和激勵人的力量，使我們振奮，並使我們滿足。
二 新皮袋象徵團體的基督，是外面的容器，盛裝着新酒—林前十二12。
週 五
玖 基督是牧人和莊稼的主—太九35~38：
一 在主耶穌為着建立祂屬天國度的職事裏，祂是牧人服事人—35~36節。
二 我們若看見基督是莊稼之主的異象，就會祈求祂催趕工人收割祂的莊稼—37~38節。
拾 基督是罪人的朋友，也是神的智慧—十一19：
一 基督是罪人的朋友，同情他們的難處，體會他們的憂傷—19節上。
二 凡基督所行的，都是憑着神的智慧，就是神自己；這智慧乃是從基督智慧的行為得了表白—19節下，林前一24、30。
拾壹 基督是賜安息者—太十一28~30：
一 負主的軛就是接受父的旨意，並受父旨意的約束—29節，約四34，五30，六38。
二 因為主總是以父的旨意為滿足，所以祂心裏總是有安息；如今祂要我們跟祂學—太十一28~30。
週 六
拾貳 基督是更大的約拿—十二39~41，十六4：
一 約拿豫表基督的死、埋葬與復活—十二39~41。
二 主耶穌對邪惡淫亂的猶太和宗教世代，不願作甚麼，只願死而復活，成為給他們最大的神跡，叫他們只要相信，就必得救—十六4。
拾叁 基督是餅，也是桌子下的碎渣—十五21~38：
一 神的經綸不是外面的事，乃是基督進入我們裏面作食物的事—26、34、36節。
二 我們需要藉着喫基督這餅，甚至喫基督這在桌子下的碎渣，而把這可喫的基督接受進來—27節。
拾肆 基督在祂人性裏是復活的一位，有天上地上所有的權柄—二八18~19：
一 基督在人性裏為人子，作屬天的王，天上地上所有的權柄是在祂復活之後賜給祂的—18節。
二 因為馬太福音所關注的是國度，國度需要權柄，所以在馬太福音裏，基督的復活是權柄的事，為使萬民作祂的門徒—19節。
拾伍 馬太福音滿了基督的豐富；我們需要敬拜祂，享受祂，並經歷祂這奇妙、包羅萬有的一位—二11，二八9、17，十七5。
Week Eight
Knowing and Experiencing the All-inclusive Christ in Matthew
Hymns: 904
Scripture Reading: Matt. 2:1-2; 3:11; 4:12-16; 8:20; 16:16; 21:5
§ Day 1
I. Christ is the heavenly King—Matt. 2:1-2; 21:5:
A. Matthew proves that Jesus Christ is the King, the Messiah prophesied in the Old Testament—1:1, 17; 2:1-2; 27:11, 37.
B. The heavenly King did not come with haughty splendor but with gentle, humble meekness—21:5.
II. The Lord Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the living God— 16:16:
A. The Christ refers to the anointed One of God and speaks of the Lords commission to accomplish Gods eternal purpose through His crucifixion, resurrection, ascension, and second coming—vv. 21, 27.
B. The Son of the living God speaks of His person, which embodies the Father and consummates in the Spirit for a full expression of the Triune God—John 14:10-11a; 1 Cor. 15:45b.
§ Day 2
III. Christ is the Son of Man—Matt. 8:20; 11:19; 13:37; 16:13:
A. Christ is the man who brings Gods dominion to earth and makes Gods name excellent on earth—9:6; 12:8; 13:41; 16:27-28.
B. In order for the kingdom of the heavens to be established, the Lord Jesus stood as a victorious man—a man who could defeat Satan and withstand any hardship, opposition, or attack—4:4; 12:40; 26:64.
IV. Christ is the Baptizer—3:11:
A. The Lords baptism in the Holy Spirit, which is based on His redemption, initiated the kingdom of the heavens, bringing His believers into the kingdom of the heavens—v. 12a.
B. The Lords baptism in fire, which is based on His judgment, will conclude the kingdom of the heavens, putting the unbelievers into the lake of fire—v. 12b.
§ Day 3
V. Christ is the light of life shining in the darkness of death—4:12-16:
A. Christs ministry for the kingdom of the heavens began not with earthly power but with heavenly light.
B. The Lord Jesus did not start a movement or a revolution; rather, He attracted the disciples to Himself as the great light for the establishment of the kingdom of the heavens.
VI. In calling people to follow Him for the kingdom, Christ ministered as a Physician and revealed Himself as the Bridegroom—9:9-15:
A. He came as a Physician to heal and enliven us so that we might be reconstituted to be citizens of the kingdom of the heavens—vv. 9-13.
B. We need to appreciate Him as the Bridegroom that we might have the enjoyment of living in His presence—vv. 14-15.
§ Day 4
VII. Christ is the unfulled cloth for making a new garment—v. 16; Luke 5:36:
A. From His incarnation to His crucifixion, He was the unfulled cloth for making a new garment.
B. Through His death and resurrection Christ was made a new garment to cover us as our righteousness before God that we might be justified by God and be acceptable to Him—15:22; Gal. 3:27; 1 Cor. 1:30.
VIII. The individual Christ is the new wine, and the corporate Christ is the fresh wineskin—Matt. 9:17:
A. The new wine signifies the individual Christ as the new life, full of vigor and cheering strength, stirring us to excitement and satisfying us.
B. The fresh wineskin signifies the corporate Christ, the outward container that holds the new wine—1 Cor. 12:12.
§ Day 5
IX. Christ is the Shepherd and the Lord of the harvest—Matt. 9:35-38:
A. In His ministry for the establishing of His heavenly kingdom, the Lord Jesus ministered as a Shepherd—vv. 35-36.
B. If we see the vision of Christ as the Lord of the harvest, we will beseech Him to thrust out workers into His harvest—vv. 37-38.
X. Christ is the Friend of sinners and the wisdom of God— 11:19:
A. As the Friend of sinners, Christ sympathizes with their problems and senses their grief—v. 19a.
B. Whatever Christ did was done by the wisdom of God, which is Himself; this wisdom was vindicated by His wise works—v. 19b; 1 Cor. 1:24, 30.
XI. Christ is the One who gives rest—Matt. 11:28-30:
A. To take the Lords yoke is to take the will of the Father and to be constrained by the will of the Father—v. 29; John 4:34; 5:30; 6:38.
B. Because the Lord was always satisfied with the Fathers will, He always had rest in His heart; now He asks us to learn from Him—Matt. 11:28-30.
§ Day 6
XII. Christ is the greater Jonah—12:39-41; 16:4:
A. Jonah is a type of Christ in His death, burial, and resurrection—12:39-41.
B. For the evil and adulterous Jewish and religious generation, the Lord Jesus would do nothing but die and be resurrected as the greatest sign to them that they might be saved if they would believe—16:4.
XIII. Christ is the bread and crumbs under the table—15:21-38:
A. Gods economy is not a matter of outward things but of Christ coming into us as food—vv. 26, 34, 36.
B. We need to take in the edible Christ by eating Him as bread, even as the crumbs under the table—v. 27.
XIV. Christ in His humanity is the resurrected One with all authority in heaven and on earth—28:18-19:
A. In His humanity, as the Son of Man and the heavenly King, all authority was given to Christ after His resurrection—v. 18.
B. Because the Gospel of Matthew is concerned with the kingdom, and the kingdom requires authority, in Matthew Christs resurrection is a matter of authority for discipling the nations—v. 19.
XV. The Gospel of Matthew is full of the riches of Christ; we need to worship Him, enjoy Him, and experience Him as the wonderful, all-inclusive One—2:11; 28:9, 17; 17:5.
