归回- 亲密关系的恢复

以弗所书  2:14 因他使我们和睦, (原文作因他是我们的和睦) 将两下合而为一, 拆毁了中间隔断的墙. 2:15 而且以自己 的身体,废掉冤仇,就是那记在律法上的规条. 为要将两下, 借着自己造成一个新人, 如此便成就了和睦.

亲密关系- 爱的表现

• 神就是爱，爱就是三合一的神的彼此交通与亲密关系

• 爱表现在于各种的关系之中(有交通才能表现爱)

• 亲密的交通- 就是能敞开，能真实的面对一切。

• 真实与真实共鸣

约翰福音John 4:23 时候将到, 如今就是了, 那真正拜父的, 要用心灵和诚实拜他, 因为父要这样的人拜他.

起初原有的生命之道

• 人的本来受造是人向神敞开(有交通)，人向人敞开，人向万物敞开

• 人喜欢敞开- 喜欢被人了解。越被触摸到心灵的最深处，有着越大的满足，越大的喜乐。

• 心灵敞开的程度- 就是关系的亲密程度, 就是爱的程度， 就是真实的程度，需要信任

• 健康的关系才能使我们身心灵都健康 (心理医生，祷告)

• 因着爱才能胜过罪

创世纪Genesis 2:25 当时夫妻二人赤身露体，并不羞耻。

起初与神的亲密关系

• 以色列人的传统- 在逾越节时，诵读雅歌

• 救恩- 建立,恢复与神的亲密关系(也就是爱)

• 雅歌- 等他自己情愿 (相对于摩罕默德一手拿剑一手拿古兰经)

• 神多次用男女间的爱情来描写我们与神的亲密关系

创世纪 2:7 耶和华神用地上的尘土造人，将生气吹在他鼻孔里，他就成了有灵的活人，名叫亚当。

雅歌 Song of Songs1:2 愿他用口与我亲嘴。因你的爱情比酒更美。

雅各書 James 4:5 你們想經上所說是徒然的麼．神所賜住在我們裡面的靈、是戀愛至於嫉妒麼。

罪导致交通的隔绝

• 越是敞开- 越容易受伤 (夫妻关系对人产生的伤害，石心) 结果是- 不法的事增多，人的爱心就渐渐冷淡了

• 爱心的冷淡，产生人与人间关系的隔绝，使得人不快乐，或陷入虚拟世界中.。

• 给人的最大惩罚是断绝关系，没有交通，隔离 (与世隔离，与人隔离)

• 结果是人与神隔绝(你在哪里?)，人与人隔绝，人与万物隔绝，万物彼此隔绝。心灵的隔绝产生了疾病。

我知道我正在给我的配偶最大的惩罚吗？我正在给我的儿女最大的惩罚吗？是因为我忙？我怕受伤？我怕麻烦？将来我会因着今天所没有做的而后悔吗？

救恩- 建立,恢复亲密的关系

• 仇敌的工作是要我们隔离这一切的关系.

• 神的救恩就是除去罪的隔离，恢复我们与神间的亲密关系，夫妻间的亲密关系，家庭间的亲密关系， 弟兄姐妹之间的亲密关系，人与人间的亲密关系，人与万物间亲密的关系。

• 靠着神的爱，勇敢的面对关系中的伤害,并得到医治， 成为健康的新人

你快乐吗？你有一个亲密关系你可以向着敞开吗？

归回的道路

• 恢复起初的爱情- 恢复对神爱情的渴慕

• 拆毁中间隔断的墙- 不断的走出自我的舒适区 (鱼缸中的沙鱼)

• 不断的受伤à 不断的敞开 à 信,不灭的信心, 相信, 信任,  望，永远的盼望, 爱, 恒久的忍耐,  

• 亲密关系的建立与实行不能急促,需要时间,等待圣灵.像祷告,像夫妻间的关系,忙是亲密关系的最大敌人

• 不能勉强，没有捷径

异象- 归回到起初的亲密

启示录 Revelation21:3 我听见有大声音从宝座出来说, 看哪, 神的帐幕在人间. 他要与人同住, 他们要作他的子民, 神要亲自与他们同在，作他们的神。24 神要擦去他们一切的眼泪. 不再有死亡, 也不再有悲哀, 哭号,疼痛, 因为以前的事都过去了.

以赛亚书 Isaiah11:6 豺狼必与绵羊羔同居, 豹子与山羊羔同卧. 少壮狮子,与牛犊, 并肥畜同群. 小孩子要牵引他们. 牛必与熊同食. 牛犊必与小熊同卧. 狮子必吃草与牛一样. 吃奶的孩子必玩耍在虺蛇的洞口, 断奶的婴儿必按手在 毒蛇的穴上. 在我圣山的遍处,这一切都不伤人,不害物. 因为认识耶和华的知识要充满遍地,好像水充满洋海一般.

Return- Recovery of the Intimacy

Ephesians 2:14 For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us; Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace;

Intimacy- an image of Love

• God is love. Love exists in the intimate communication among trinity God.

• Love demonstrates in all relationships (shown by the communication)

• Communication will create love.  Then love will create more communication and more intimacy.

• The intimacy- being able to openly face others with true self, no disguise.

• Only truth will echo truth

John 4:23 But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him.

The Word of life from the beginning

• The human nature was created to be open to God (with communication), to human, to all creations.

• Human likes to open self and be understood.  Only being touched at the deepest spirit, will human be truly content and have the biggest joy.

• The open level signifies the love level, i.e. the level of exposing the true self.  It requires high trust.

• Only healthy relationship will make human a healthy spirit, soul, and body.

• Only love can overcome sins.

Genesis 2:25 And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.

The Intimacy with God at the beginning

• Isaral’s Tradition:  To announce Song of Songs in the festival of Passover.

• Salvation- to build and recover the intimacy with God (which is love)

• Song of Songs- till he please (contrast to Mohamod’s one hand with sword and one hand with Quran)

• God use the love between man and woman to describe the intimacy between human and God.

Genesis 2:7 And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.

Song of Songs1:2 Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth: for thy love is better than wine.

James 4:5 Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy?

Sin interrupts the communication

• Open our hearts wil easily receive hurt. Because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.

• Without love, the communication reduced which causes unhappy, isolated, and trapped in a virtual world.

• The biggest punishment to human is isolation, no communication to human and rest of the world.

• The results of sin is the isolation from God (where art thou?), the isolation among human, and the isolation among all creatures.  This isolation causes diseases.

Are we giving our spouses the biggest punishment?  Are we giving our children the biggest punishment? Is it because I am busy? Because I fear being hurt? Or because I don’t want to be bothered? Will I regret on what I don’t do today?

Salvation- Recovery of the Intimacy

• The enemy wants to create isolation in all relationships.

• Salvation is to remove the isolation from sin and recover all our relationships, with God, with spouse, with families, and with all creations.

• With God’s love, one should bravely face the hurt in relationship, receive healing from above, becoming a new man.

Are you happy?  Do you have intimate relationship who you can open to?

Returning Paths

• Return to the initial love- begin to thirst for God’s love

• Broken down the middle wall of partition between us; walk out of one’s comfortable zone.

• Once hurtà open up again with unceasingly faith (trust), eternal hope, and love (long suffering but with kind)

• To rebuild the intimacy- cannot be rush, need time, waiting for Holy Spirit’s work, e.g. in our prayer time, in spouse relationship.  Busy is the biggest enemy toward intimacy.

• Cannot be forced, no short cut.

Vision- Return to the beginning intimacy

Revelation21:3 And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God. 21:4 And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.

Isaiah11:6 The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them. 11:7 And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together: and the lion shall eat straw like the ox. 11:8 And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice' den. 11:9 They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.