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The Persistent Purpose of God - Part 13
T. Austin-Sparks

T. Austin-Sparks (1888 - 1971). British Christian evangelist, author, and preacher born in London, England. Converted at 17 in 1905 in Glasgow through street preaching, he joined the Baptist church and was ordained in 1912, pastoring West Norwood, Dunoon, and Honor Oak in London until 1926. Following a crisis of faith, he left denominational ministry to found the Honor Oak Christian Fellowship Centre, focusing on non-denominational teaching. From 1923 to 1971, he edited A Witness and a Testimony magazine, circulating it freely worldwide, and authored over 100 books and pamphlets, including The School of Christ and The Centrality of Jesus Christ. He held conferences in the UK, USA, Switzerland, Taiwan, and the Philippines, influencing leaders like Watchman Nee, whose books he published in English. Married to Florence Cowlishaw in 1916, they had four daughters and one son. Sparks’ ministry emphasized spiritual revelation and Christ-centered living, impacting the Keswick Convention and missionary networks. His works, preserved online, remain influential despite his rejection of institutional church structures. His health declined after a stroke in 1969, and he died in London.
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In this sermon, the speaker emphasizes the importance of the church having a clear understanding of God's purpose and the cross. He explains that currently, the church has a progressive understanding of these things, but there will come a time when they will be fully realized. The speaker also highlights the significance of the city mentioned in the video, as it represents the vessel through which God is present in government. Additionally, the sermon emphasizes the example of Jesus and the necessity for the church to align with God's will and authority in order for God to fully commit himself to them.
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Now with this morning, we have to bring these studies in Ezekiel to a close. 我们今天早晨要结束仪式节。 And I think we cannot do better than come right to the end of the book itself. 我想最好我们是看这本书末了结束的地方。 The last clause of this book reads like this. 这一本书末了一句话这样说。 And the name of the city from that day shall be the Lord is the Lord. 从此以后这城的名字必成为耶和华的所在。 He are no more but he are fellow and by Jesus himself being the cornerstone. 并且被建造在石头和新枝的根基上。 由基督耶稣自己为防角石。 In whom each several buildings fitly framed together groweth into a holy temple in the Lord. 各方靠他联罗的和氏渐渐成为主的圣界。 In whom he also are builted together for a habitation of God in the spirit. 你们也靠他通被建造成为神界的圣灵居住的所在。 这两个靠着的原文都是在他里面。 靠他应该反在他里面。 Chapter 3 还有耶稣说第三章 Verse 17 十七节 That Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith to the end that ye be rooted and grounded in love. 使基督以你们的心住在你们心里。 让你们的爱心有病有疾。 May be strong to apprehend with all the saints. What is the breadth and length and height and depth? 能也和众圣徒一同明白基督的爱是何等残酷高深。 And to know the love of Christ which passeth knowledge, that ye may be filled unto all the fullness of God. 并知道这爱是过于人数能求多的,并教训一切是充满了你们。 Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think according to the power that worketh in us. 顺领昭的运行将我们心里的大力,通通周周地成就一切,超过我们所求所想的。 Unto him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus unto all generations forever and ever. 但愿他的教会中并在基督耶稣里得到荣耀,直到世世代代永永远远。 And the name of the city from that day shall be the Lord is there. 从此以后这城的名字的城委也合法地所在。 The end to which all God's works move is this end. 神一切工作的方向,目的就是这一个。 Everything that we have in these prophecies of Ephesians points to the one end. 在一世的书里是给我们看见一切的事都是超出这个目标。 But that is also true of the whole Bible. 就是全圣经所记载的事也都是这样。 The whole Bible moves toward one end. 全圣经的记载都是超出一个目标。 It is the end for which all things were created. 就是为了这个目标万有才被创造。 And that is the presence of God in fullness and in finality. 这个目标就是神的存在圆满之中的显出来。 The purpose of God is that He shall fill all things. 神的目的就是祂要充满万有。 So then the end is the Lord is there. 所以那个结果就是主是在这里或者是主的所在。 有一件非常重要的事,特别的事,是与这个有特别的关系。 若是要达到神这个目的,这件事就是不可缺少的。 神必须毫无纪律地把自己托给人。 这是神在开头所要做的事。 在上世纪开头清楚地给我们看见,神是要把祂自己交托给人。 祂是想要与人同在。 祂想要信托人。 祂想要把祂一切的权宜都交给人一手来管理。 换一句话来说,神是要把祂自己委托给人。 这是对神要达到的目的,绝对不可缺少的。 这就是主耶稣所要做的事。 但是祂却发现祂无法做这件事。 你们大家都说是约翰福音第二章的话。 二十三节。 当耶稣在耶路撒冷过月节的时候,有十多人看见祂所行的神迹就信了祂的命。 耶稣却不将自己交托他们,因为祂知道万人。 也用不着随见证人怎样,因为祂知道人心里是纯粒。 主耶稣发现祂没有法子把祂自己交托给人。 在这里神是在祂的儿子里头来到人们面前,但是祂却没有办法把自己交托给人。 所以祂也就不宁再继续和人同在了。 祂没有办法那么丰满地,那么终结地和人同在。 祂需要制造一种的局面能够适合祂这个目的。 祂需要制造出一种的局面来使人那种反常的情形不至于把祂陷在里面。 这个说出许多的故事来。 这个能说出神的一个保守,保留。 也能说出神的志愿。 神在这里就要把祂自己交给许多人的心愿和祷告。 可能就是因为祂不能把自己交托给人。 这是一个确定的原则。 祂需要一种能适合祂自己的那个局面。 从最开始的时候,撒旦就尽他神能力。 并且他私人就成为神一个最大的。 那现在就是人的光景啊,人是反对神。 交托给这种人。 没有办法把自己交托给人。 祂知道人里面的光景。 有什么人来告诉他,人身里都是纯的。 也不肯把自己交托给人。 重生的问题。 圆满福音三章二章不应该分开,应该一致的接下去。 你就必须走走重生。 并且那里注明一下。 那个真正开头的话,应该直接接着二章。 有一般人主义是不肯把他交托给他。 所以现在我们是碰到一个最大的问题,是怎样? 你交托给什么? 整本意识界书就是这个问题的答案。 第一,这个答案是消极的。 神不能把自己交托给撒旦有地位的那个东西。 都得到了他的地位。 到他们之外去了。 神不能把他自己交托给撒旦有地位的地方。 一要叫神能把他自己交托,就必须先毁灭撒旦和他的工作。 人子先进出来,神的儿子先进出来,为了除灭魔鬼的作为。 但这件事并不是一个总结。 神的儿子先出来,出面为了神开一条路,为了叫神得到地位而达到他的目的。 没有经过神那个公义审判的审判。 你可以回头想,我们已经说过在这本书里头那个铜。 那个两缀那个铜。 那个祭坛那里的铜。 列国给神的公义审判了,也是应用在伊斯列宁身上,也是应用在列国身上。 世界这一本书,大部分是说到神。 除非是经过这样的审判,就不能达到这个目的,就是说以和华的所在。 还有我们这个问题。 基督一面的答案有几方面。 审判的另一面,基督所在的地方。 在宝座上那个人,在审判内面的那个人。 那个鸿呢? 那个鸿呢? 鸿里头。 就是这个人,这个人也就是那个羔羊。 第一面说出神把他自己能交给什么。 我再重复一遍,说在这个地方, 正确地说,一切的审判都成就了,经过审判之后。 到四十六号那里受洗的时候,他曾说,你半切虚我,因为我们必须这样进主版地。 就知道他的那个受洗,就是他释迦的一个预表。 所以受洗和释迦,就是说出一切的意义,进主版的意义,借着审判而进的。 就把你远远地审判在那里。 这就是我们借着引信主耶稣而会有的一种光景。 这也就是,一副说开头,教会是和基督一同坐在天上。 那个教会,是和基督一同上圣,升天的。 对于那个教会,都已经成就了,过去了。 这就是神的荣耀。 所有的审判都成就了,过去了。 这就是神能一条路把他自己交托给人。 所以这件事还有几方面。 这就是说, 神就能够把他交托给人。 你要注意,约翰七章里说,都是神把自己交托给人。 这一个定律,第三件事。 人的签名也被除去,都被除去了。 人的签名带进来,那神只好站在一边。 人的签名必须从神这条路上出去。 要把自己交托给我们之天,他等候这件事成就。 还有第四件事。 把他自己交托给人,是在一切都照着基督而成行的地方。 都是照着基督的圣量。 这一切我们要看见,都是一世界里头设计我们的。 我们已经看过了那个圣殿。 我们没有细细的来看。 也都有一个尺度。 每一件东西都是。 就是在这样的地方,神才能把他自己交托给人。 在什么地方,在哪里,神就能把他自己交托给人。 我们已经看过那个祭坛,如何支配一切里里外外的事。 所以在什么地方,十字架能支配一切,神就能在哪里,把他自己交托给人。 就耶稣在这件事上是最大的一个版本。 受禁的时候, 那时候清开, 宗领赐下来,就是神把他自己交托给人。 所以在哪里, 那就是说,神把圣灵赐给主耶稣, 把自己交托给耶稣。 就是在主耶稣受禁的时候, 预表说,那是这个十字架成就了。 成就了,那么神就能够把他自己交托了。 Then God committed himself to Jesus, You notice how Jesus measured everything according to heaven. We have so often pointed this out, Jesus would never be governed by the mind, He would never do anything, say anything, or go anywhere at the advice of God. He was all the time pushing away from him the suggestions of men and women. He did that with regard to Satan. He did it with regard to everyone. He would only take his way, and his words, and his works from God. He measured everything according to heaven. And then by his will, he said, I must walk to death. Not the making perfect of his nature, but to fullness. He was walking every day. I come to do thy will. 一正一假的,神的旨意要求他喝那一杯, 他喝喜马尼,而到十字架去。 神的旨意上已经得以完成了,或者完成了。 And when he was made perfect, as to the will of God, God fully committed himself to him. God gave him that fullness for the church. God gave unto him the name that is above every name. 神赐给他一个名,超过万名之上的名。 神把他自己教授给他。 我想这些都是很清楚的。 耶稣就是这个大的榜样。 我们现在就要把这件事结束一下。 我们要注意三件不可缺少的事。 为着神这个目的,要丰满地,要完结地达到,有三件事是必须。 教会必须有这三件事。 First of all, a clear apprehension of God's purpose. It is absolutely necessary that the church sees what God's purpose is. That is why Paul prayed that great prayer for a spirit of wisdom and revelation. 如果有那样大的一个祷告,求教会能得到智慧和启示之力。 教会的眼睛,心识的眼睛得以照明。 这就是说,有一个绝对的需要,我们清楚明白神的旨意。 这个旨意就是说,是要丰丰满满地能在教会中得到居居。 这是教会能成为充满万有者的丰满。 神必须在教会中得到一个丰满的地位。 这是我们不可缺少的一件事,就是我们应当看见的。 我们应该使用的智慧, 必须能住在里面去。 And then it should be said, the Lord is there. Habitation of God. Unto that, we must see what God's purpose is. A clear, accurate vision. Therefore, it is essential that 这就需要教会对世界有个清楚的认知。 需要教神在哪里。 这三件事上,还有 也能应用在今天。 对于世界来说, 这就要完成。
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T. Austin-Sparks (1888 - 1971). British Christian evangelist, author, and preacher born in London, England. Converted at 17 in 1905 in Glasgow through street preaching, he joined the Baptist church and was ordained in 1912, pastoring West Norwood, Dunoon, and Honor Oak in London until 1926. Following a crisis of faith, he left denominational ministry to found the Honor Oak Christian Fellowship Centre, focusing on non-denominational teaching. From 1923 to 1971, he edited A Witness and a Testimony magazine, circulating it freely worldwide, and authored over 100 books and pamphlets, including The School of Christ and The Centrality of Jesus Christ. He held conferences in the UK, USA, Switzerland, Taiwan, and the Philippines, influencing leaders like Watchman Nee, whose books he published in English. Married to Florence Cowlishaw in 1916, they had four daughters and one son. Sparks’ ministry emphasized spiritual revelation and Christ-centered living, impacting the Keswick Convention and missionary networks. His works, preserved online, remain influential despite his rejection of institutional church structures. His health declined after a stroke in 1969, and he died in London.