何等可怕又严肃的“关”
法利赛人在人前把天国关了，他们是有祸的，因为他们把人该蒙受的恩典，关在神生命的见证之外去了，这是何等可怕的一个关，从属天关成属地，从光明关成黑暗，从神旨意的祝福关成各种教导，从有生机的见证，关成有组织的犹太教，今天的光景也是一样，就像天主教，就像叫人同情的清教徒，就像闭关弟兄会，凡是以教导为中心的，以伟大的属灵人为中心的，以仪文为中心的，以组织为中心的，都会不知不觉的把天国关在外面。
法利赛人的“关”，拦阻神的恩典
主耶稣讲这话很凶，你们这些文士和法利赛人，有祸了！为什么有祸了？因为你把人该蒙受的恩典关在生命的见证之外去了。恩典是从生命的见证出来的。生命强，见证强，恩典就丰富。现在你把他关到主之外去了，你又何必聚会呢？你又何必这么奉献呢？你又何必这么摆上呢？你又何必牺牲一切呢？你又何必…？说这话的人都把人关到爱主之外去了。
我们要很小心,不知不觉把人关到外面去
天国就是King domain，我们的主作王管治。凡是以教导为中心的，以属灵的人为中心的，以人为中心的，以组织为中心的，都不知不觉把天国的真实关到外面去了。我们要注意这个“关”字。
何等属天生机生命的见证
神所要的见证是生机的、生命的，满有基督的、满有圣灵的运作的、满有活活泼泼的生机生命的见证。今天我们这如果有主、有主的同在，有主做我们的内涵，我们这个聚会就是生机的、生命的、有基督的、有圣灵运作的、生命的聚会。我们这个见证也就是生机的、生命的、有基督的、有圣灵运作的、活活泼泼生机生命的见证。我们过一个有主、享受生命、喜乐、活基督、内心满足的生活。
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What a Scary and Serious “Close-Off” – Matt. 23:13
The Pharisees closed off the kingdom of heavens in the face of men. They were in trouble because they shut out men who should have received grace and the testimony of God’s life. What a terrible close-off this was! Shutting down the kingdom from heaven to earth, from light to darkness, from God’s will of blessing to various teachings, from living testimony to an organized Judaism. The situation is the same today, just like Catholicism, sympathetic Puritans and Exclusive Brethren who are teaching-centered, great spiritual giants-centered, ritual-centered and organization-centered will unknowingly shut out the kingdom of heavens.
The “Close-Off” of the Pharisees Hinders God’s Grace
The Lord Jesus spoke these harsh words: Woe to you scribes and Pharisees! Why woe them? Because you have closed off the testimony of life from the grace that men should have received. Grace comes from the testimony of life. The stronger the life and the stronger the testimony, the richer the grace. Now that you have shut him away from the Lord, why do you need to gather and meet together? Why do you need to be so dedicated to the Lord? Why do you bother to offer something like this? Why should you sacrifice everything? Why should you…? Those who say these are shutting men out of loving the Lord.
We Must be Very Careful Not to Closed-off Men Without Realizing It
The kingdom of heavens is the king’s domain, and our Lord reigns and rules. Everything that is centered on teaching, centered on spiritual men, centered on men and centered on organizations has unknowingly closed off the reality of the kingdom of heavens. Thus, we need to pay attention to the word “closed-off”.
What a Testimony of Organic Life
The testimony that God desires is organic and living, a testimony that is full of Christ, full of the operation of the Holy Spirit and full of lively organic life. Today if we have the Lord, his presence and the Lord as our content, our gathering will be an organic, life-filled gathering with Christ, with the operation of the Holy Spirit and a life-filled gathering. This testimony of ours is also a testimony of organic life, of Christ, of the operation of the Holy Spirit and of lively organic life. We live a life with the Lord, an enjoying and joyful life, living Christ with inner satisfaction.