罗马书［第11章］
Book of Romans 11
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罗马书［第11章|Book of Romans 11【人要把握神的恩典】
16/06/2023
引言：
俗语说：‘谦受益、满招损！’
一、拣选的恩典（11:1-10）
拣选是出于神，神有绝对的主权拣选任何人成为祂的器皿。意思说有被拣选而得救的、也有不被拣选而灭亡的。如果这话的意思正如字句上的理解，那么神岂不是不公义吗？某人受审判说因为没有蒙神拣选，神怎能怪罪他呢？那到底人的责任又如何？神的预定与拣选，原是出于神的预知和人对神的反应。全知的神预先知道某某人是抵挡到死都不愿意相信的，因此神就说没有拣选那人。谁能蒙神恩典呢？显然是愿意谦卑领受的人。
二、外邦人蒙恩（11:11-22）
1.为了激发选民（V11-14）
犹太人的过失就是指他们的【不信】！选民既然不信，神就干脆拯救愿意谦卑相信的外邦人。这么一来对选民而言就太刺激了！因为本为他们所专属的祝福，他们自己不但没有得到，反而被他们所轻看的外邦人给得到。这下怎不引起他们的嫉妒呢？这嫉妒的目的是为要激发他们悔改的心，看到蒙福的外邦人所信的主，其实正是他们的弥赛亚。
2.受恩更要谦卑（V15-22）
‘神对跌倒的人是严厉的’，这话怎么说呢？跌倒不是因为神没有拣选，而是因为不信。当知道神拣选亚伯拉罕和他的后裔，是所有希伯来人。但是不信的就变成是不蒙拣选的。这里说神可以把人接于救恩的橄榄树，神同样可以把人从这树上砍掉。意思说人要自重，要站立得稳，否则后果自负。
三、选民再蒙恩（11:23-36）
1.以色列要得救（V23-28）
有一天以色列全家要得救，这是指一定的数目而不是指所有犹太人。这事何时发生呢？期中指标之一就是外邦人信主的人数满额了。意思说，信福音的机会不是给每一个人的、更不会是永远的。因此我们都要把握机会，自己信主，家人也都要信主。
2.是神奥秘计划（V29-36）
神是万有之主，祂有恩典与怜悯。尽管人都曾经悖逆和不顺服，但是最终还是蒙了神的怜悯。祂的奥秘何其难测，我们只有谦卑在神面前；神就是乐于拯救谦卑的人，其实神的心是满有怜悯的。我们就是要时时仰望神的恩典。
总结：蒙恩的人要起来作见证
每一个蒙恩的人都要起来作见证；救恩的棒子既然已经落在我们身上，我们岂能不把它传给人呢？
Romans 11: Man must hold on to the grace of God
GK611 Morning Devotion
16/06/2023
Speaker: Rev David Tan
Introduction:
As the saying goes, 'Humility is a blessing, but complacency is a loss!
1. The grace of election (11:1-10)
Election is of God, who has the absolute sovereignty to choose anyone to be His vessel. It means that there are those who are chosen to be saved and those who are not chosen, and will perish. If this means what it says in a literal sense, then is God not unrighteous? How can God blame a man who is judged because he was not chosen by God? What about the responsibility of man? God's predestination and election are originally the result of God's foreknowledge and man's response to God. The omniscient God knew in advance that someone would resist to the point of death and would not believe, and so God said that he had not chosen that person. Who can receive the grace of God? Obviously those who are willing to humbly receive it.
2. Grace to the Gentiles (V11-22)
(1) To stir up the chosen one (V11-14)
The fault of the Jews means their [unbelief]! Since the elect do not believe, God simply saves the Gentiles who are willing to humble themselves and believe. That would have been too exciting for the elect! For instead of receiving the blessing that was theirs alone, the Gentiles, whom they despised, received it. How could this not cause them to be jealous? The purpose of this jealousy was to stir their hearts to repentance and to see that the blessed Gentiles were in fact believing in the Lord, who was their Messiah.
(2) Be humbled even more by grace (V15-22)
What does it mean to say that 'God is hard on those who fall'? The stumbling is not because God has not chosen, but because of unbelief. When it is known that God chose Abraham and his descendants, it was all the Hebrews. But he who does not believe becomes unelected. It is said here that God can receive a man to the olive tree of salvation, and that God can likewise cut him off from that tree. It means that man must have self-respect and stand firm, otherwise he will suffer the consequences.
3. The elect are blessed again (11:23-36)
(1) Israel will be saved (V23-28)
One day the whole house of Israel will be saved, which refers to a certain number and not to all the Jews. When will this happen? One of the mid-term indicators is that the number of Gentile converts is full. This means that the opportunity to believe in the Gospel is not for everyone, much less forever. So we must all take the opportunity to convert ourselves and our families.
(2) It is God's mysterious plan (V29-36)
God is the Lord of all, and He is gracious and merciful. Although all men have been disobedient and disobedient, they have ultimately found mercy from God. His mysteries are so unfathomable that we can only humble ourselves before Him; God is pleased to save the humble, and in fact His heart is full of mercy. We are to look to God's grace at all times.
Conclusion: Those who have been given grace are to rise up as witnesses
Every one who has received grace must rise as a witness; since the rod of salvation has fallen on us, shall we not pass it on to others?
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