“Sound Doctrine; Fine Deposit Entrusted”
The winter graduation gathering for the full-time elders’ training and extended training was held on December 15, 2023, at 9:30 a.m. at the central conference center in Nantou. There were seventy-six graduating trainees in the full-time elders’ training and thirty-nine graduating trainees in the extended training. A total of 1,221 saints were in attendance.
The gathering began with two hymns: “Something Beautiful” and “Renewed Consecration Today.” This was followed by testimonies from the graduating trainees, each of which was moving. One trainee testified of the grace he received through praying regularly. Another testified of how he went from being lukewarm toward the Lord to recovering his first love for Him and continuing to run the race. Still another testified of how he used to be afraid of prophesying, but through the prophesying training, he actively exercised himself and became an uttering part in the church. One trainee testified that obedience brings blessing, and that by practicing obedience during the training, he enjoyed the Lord’s blessing. There was also a couple who testified together about how the full-time elders’ training transformed their home from one of emptiness and despair to one overflowing with the cup of blessing.
The trainees also received awards for their various exercises throughout the year. Finally, some brothers gave exhortations to the graduating trainees, speaking of how the Triune God is a joyful God and that joy is an attribute of the Father. Our Lord Jesus Christ is joyful, and He wants to work His joy into us—there is joy in the Spirit. The economy of the Triune God is to work Himself as the joyful God into us so that we may obtain a joyful kingdom to manifest this joyful God. All the trainees, having been greatly supplied by the Triune God during the training, became joyful.
The Triune God is becoming our joy, but we are not faithful enough. Although we have been saved and are joyful in our church life, we still have other joys. God is faithful—He faithfully removes our idols and allows difficulties to come upon us. He faithfully brings people to the full-time elders’ training. It is not easy to shepherd this group of accomplished trainees. The full-time elders’ training is the training of the Triune God, in which a group of brothers serve together so that the Triune God may become the blessing of all. All the experiences of the brothers and sisters testify that ultimately, the Triune God’s joy is becoming our joy. Do the brothers and sisters want to be more joyful? Please attend the full-time elders’ training. Those who have already attended the training should follow Brother Nee’s example. In his final twenty years, he was persecuted and imprisoned, yet he maintained his joy. All who came into contact with him tasted the Lord Jesus because of his testimony. May the rest of our lives be fully consecrated to Him, allowing the molding hand of the Triune God to work on us again and again. May the Lord bless the brothers and sisters and “keep our joy within us continually.”
The brother said that the Lord’s recovery has been practically perfected through the full-time elders’ training of heartfelt brothers and sisters. At the same time, he hoped that those who have not yet attended the training would seize the opportunity before they turn seventy, as the new regulation for the full-time elders’ training is that the age limit is seventy. Second Timothy 1:13-14 says, “Hold fast the pattern of sound words which you have heard from me, in faith and love which are in Christ Jesus. That good thing which was committed unto you guard through the Holy Ghost which dwells in us.” Paul charged Timothy to hold fast the pattern of sound words during a time when the church was backsliding. This was a fine deposit entrusted to him. Second Timothy 2:2 says, “And the things that you have heard from me among many witnesses, commit these to faithful men who will be able to teach others also.” This is to pass on the truth from generation to generation.
History tells us that although the church was backsliding, there were still faithful ones who held fast the truth, but eventually the church fell into a very dark period. It was not until the Reformation in the sixteenth century that the recovery began, and then the ministry of Brother Nee and Brother Lee emerged in the twentieth century. The pattern of sound words was fully opened up again toward the Lord’s recovery. Today, we have recovered to the level of truth that the early apostles saw. This is no small thing.
Before Brother Lee passed away, he summarized this pattern of sound words into eight major items of truth:
1. The Triune God who has passed through a process and who has an ultimate consummation.
2. The all-inclusive Christ.
3. The consummating Spirit.
4. The divine eternal life.
5. The church.
6. The Body of Christ.
7. The corporate composition of God and man.
8. The ultimate consummation, the New Jerusalem.
The main subjects in the full-time elders’ training are these eight items of truth. All the contents are entirely the pattern of sound words.
The brother encouraged the brothers and sisters who have not yet attended the training to attend the seven annual conferences and trainings, but that is definitely not enough. This is because without a complete and detailed blueprint, only the youth training and the full-time elders’ training can present this outline of truth, this pattern, in its entirety to the children of God in a short period of time. He hoped that the saints would seize the few remaining days to attend the training. If we are not built up in this age, we will still need to be built up in the age to come. The word of God must produce its effect in us so that the Body of Christ can be built up and the bride can be fully prepared. May we be constituted with the divine truth throughout our lives and firmly hold fast the pattern of sound words, guarding this fine deposit entrusted to us.
(Translated from Google Gemini)
健康话语，美好托付
壮年成全班暨延伸训练冬季毕业聚会，于2023年十二月十五日上午九时三十分在南投中部相调中心举行，本期壮年班毕业学员有七十六位，延伸班毕业学员有三十九位，与会圣徒共一千二百二十一位。
聚会开始先唱两首诗歌：「一件美事」及「在今天更新奉献」。接着有学员们的毕业见证，各个均令人感动。有学员定时祷告的蒙恩，有学员见证从原初不冷不热的光景，恢复到对主起初的爱，而继续奔跑赛程。也有学员原本惧怕申言，借着申言训练，积极操练成为召会中供应的节。有学员见证顺服就是蒙福，操练顺服在训练中就享受主的祝福。还有夫妇一同参训，见证壮年班的训练使他们的家从虚空无奈，转为福杯满溢。
学员们亦获颁这一年各项操练的奖项。末了有弟兄们给毕业学员的勉励，说到三一神是喜乐的神，喜乐是父神的一个属性。我们的主耶稣基督是喜乐的，祂要将祂的喜乐作到我们里面，在那灵中有喜乐。三一神的经纶就是将祂自己作为喜乐的神作到我们里面，得着一个喜乐的国，来彰显这位喜乐的神。所有受训的学员因着在训练中强力的三一神输供，都变得喜乐了。
三一神正在成为我们的喜乐，但我们都不够忠信，虽然得救了，过召会生活也喜乐，但我们还有其他的快乐。神是信实的，祂忠信的取去我们的偶像，并许可难处临到，祂信实的把人带到壮年班的训练。要牧养这班功成名就的参训者并不容易，壮年班的训练是三一神的训练，借着一群弟兄们相调事奉，使三一神成了众人的祝福。弟兄姊妹所有的经历，见证至终三一神的喜乐正在成为我们的喜乐。弟兄姊妹要更喜乐吗？请参加壮年班训练。已参加过训练的，要跟随倪弟兄的榜样，他在最后的二十年被逼迫囚禁在狱中，他维持他的喜乐，所有的人都因着他的见证，尝到了主耶稣。愿我们的余生能够完全的献给祂，让三一神训练的手一再的制作，愿主祝福弟兄姊妹，并「一生维持我们里面的喜乐」。
弟兄说，借着壮年班实际的成全了主恢复里有心的弟兄姊妹。同时也盼望尚未参加过训练的，于七十岁以前把握机会，因壮年班新的规定，年龄上限是七十岁。提后一章十三至十四节说到，「你从我听的那健康话语的规范，要用基督耶稣里的信和爱持守着。你要借着那住在我们里面的圣灵，保守那美好的托付。」保罗嘱咐提摩太在当时召会败落时，守住健康话语的规范，且是美好的托付。在提后二章二节说，「从我所听见的，要托付那忠信、能教导别人的人。」这就是要代代的传承。
历史上告诉我们，召会败落虽有忠信者守住，但至终召会堕落到非常黑暗的时期，到十六世纪改教才逐渐恢复，直到二十世纪倪弟兄、李弟兄的职事出现。这健康话语的规范重新向着主的恢复完全打开，现今已经恢复到早期使徒们所看见真理的水平，这不是一件小事。
李弟兄在离世前，将这健康话语的规范定成八大项真理：一、经过过程并终极完成的三一神；二、包罗万有的基督；三、终极完成的那灵；四、神圣永远的生命；五、召会；六、基督的身体；七、团体神人的构成；八、终极完成的新耶路撒冷。壮年班训练的主科就是这八大项真理，所有的内容全都是健康话语的规范。
弟兄鼓励尚未参训的弟兄姊妹，参加一年七次的特会、训练固然是好，但绝对是不够的。因为没有一个完整细致的蓝图，惟有在青年班及壮年班的训练，能在很短的时间里，将这个真理课纲、规范，完整的摆在神儿女们中间。希望圣徒把握现今不多的日子参训，我们在这个时代若没被构成，来世仍要构成。神的话要在我们里面产生果效，让基督的身体建造起来，让新妇能完全预备好。愿我们一生被神圣真理构成，牢牢守着健康话语的规范，保守这美好的托付。
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