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罗马书［第6章|Book of Romans 6

【离罪称义的新生命】

主讲: 丘均发实习传道 + 陈炎明牧师

01/12/2021

引言

保罗在罗马书6章向我们说明，我们因着神赦罪的恩典，已经向罪死了，就要有新生的样式，活出离罪称义的新生命。

一、断乎不可仍在罪中（V1-7）

这里有一个问题：如果人罪大恶极更能彰显出神的恩典越多，而更重的罪获得赦免更能显出神的荣耀，那么，人岂不是继续留在罪中便愈能荣耀神？神有恩典是不是反而使人更多犯罪呢？保罗强烈回答说：断乎不可（V2）。

其实，‘犯罪越多，恩典就越多’的意思是说那些害人、强奸。。。犯了很多很大罪行的人，在信主时感受到神很大的赦罪恩典，觉得不配而痛哭流泪，感恩神的恩典是何等的浩大宝贵，让他们不再活在罪疚中！因此，神的恩典不是要让我们‘继续’的在我们的恶习中犯罪。相反的，祂的慈绳爱索要将我们拉进在基督里的新生命。神的恩典不单是赦罪，还要救我们脱离罪恶！

保罗接着用‘洗礼’来说明在罪上死了的意思。受洗的人，乃是与耶稣基督一同受死、埋葬与复活。因着在耶稣死的形状上与祂联合，我们和祂同钉十字架，使罪身灭绝，不再作罪的奴仆，是脱离了罪的人，所以我们断乎不可继续留在罪中！

二、当看向罪死向神活（V8-12）

当我们信了主，必须知道我们现在也和基督一样，也是‘向罪而死，向神而活’。所以，当看自己是向罪死向神活！

基督向罪死是替代性的，只需一次（V10）；但我们向罪死需要一生之久，每天不断地向罪死，以至我们每天有复活的新生命！但是在实际生活中，我们的身体并没有死，既然这个会犯罪的肉身还在，那就可能受私欲和魔鬼的影响而犯罪。其实这是撒旦最想要做的事，就是叫我们怀疑神所说的话。所以我们千万不要被撒旦的谎言摆布，‘当看’自己是向神活的！

得胜的基督徒生活乃是‘向罪死、向神活’的生活。当我们遇到罪的试探，要知道在洗礼中我们是向罪都死了，所以要看自己是向神活的，已经与基督联合了，在基督里的新生命是有能力的！

三、甘心献上作神奴仆（V13-19）

这段经文保罗再次强调恩典，说恩典在律法之上，同样会引起一个想法：神既然有赦罪恩典，是否人可以继续犯罪？保罗的答复也是：断乎不可（V15）。

当一个人悔改之后，就把自己献上给神，成为义的奴仆，完全顺服神。保罗说我们要作顺命神的奴仆，不是要来辖制我们而是要叫我们‘成义’，叫我们要献上做义的奴仆，也不是要控制我们而是要叫我们‘成圣’。

但是许多基督徒的属灵生命很难成长，因为他们与主的关系只是处在的‘律法的阶段’。事实上，我们与主是‘恩典的关系’，是蒙神救恩的人；本来不配得神恩典，现在竟然蒙恩，这是何等宝贵和值得感恩的事。就像一个人欠了一大笔债，忽然有人愿意替他偿还所有债务，他应该会一直记住这个人的恩情，这种‘纪念’不需律法规定，也不需有人要求，而是自动自发的；并知道主所传授教导的，是会让我们受益，所以会发甘心的去回应，以致造就了我们活出成圣的新生命！

四、结出成圣的好果子（V20-23）

在这段经文，我们清楚看见，罪与恩典，两者带来的果子与结局是完全的不同。首先，罪带来的果子是‘羞耻’！恩典带来的果子是‘成圣’！其次，罪带来的结局就是‘死亡’，恩典带来的结局却是‘永生’。

罪的工价乃是死，不只是指肉体的死，也是指灵命的死；但神的恩典，却赐下复活的大能使我们的灵重新甦醒，与神的关系得以恢复。这是两种何等不同的结果！我们做对了选择，生命就能结出成圣的果子，最后进入永生结局！

总结：再造之恩的新生命

今年教会的主题是【灵里更新再造之恩】，一切都从我们在基督里得着救恩，成为新造的人开始。一个因信称义，受洗归入耶稣名下的基督徒，我们要天天竭力靠神活出离罪称义的新生命，以致神国的荣耀能彰显在我们‘灵里更新’的新生命！成为神‘再造之恩’的美好见证！

Romans 6: A New Life Free From Sin and Justified
GK611 Morning Devotion
01/12/2021
Speaker: IP Daniel Kew + Rev. David Tan

Introduction:

Paul explains to us in Romans 6 that we, having died to sin by the grace of God for the forgiveness of sins, are to take on the form of a new birth, living a new life free from sin and justified.

1. Must Not Remain in Sin (V1-7)

Here is a question: If the greater the sinfulness of man is, the more God's grace is revealed, and the forgiveness of greater sins reveals more of God's glory, does it not follow that the more man remains in sin, the more he can glorify God? Don’t God's grace cause people to sin more often? Paul answers strongly: Certainly not (V2).

In fact, 'the more sins, the more grace' means those who harm and rape. People who have committed many very big sins feel God's great grace of forgiveness of sins at believing in the Lord, and feel unworthy and weep bitterly, thankful for how vast and precious God's grace is, so that they no longer live in guilt! Therefore, God's grace is not meant to make us 'continue' to sin in our bad habits. On the contrary, His ropes of kindness and love are to draw us into a new life in Christ. The grace of God is not only to forgive sins, but to save us from them! Paul goes on to use the term 'baptism' to illustrate what it means to be dead to sin. He who is baptized dies, is buried and is raised with Jesus Christ. By being united with Jesus in the form of His death, we are crucified with Him, so that the body of sin is extinguished, and we are no longer slaves to sin, but are free from sin, so that we must not remain in sin!

2. Death to Sin and Alive to God (V8-12)

When we believe in the Lord, we must know that we are now, like Christ, also 'dead to sin and alive to God'. So, look at yourself as death to sin and alive to God!

Christ's death to sin was a redemption and He died to sin once for all (V10); but our death to sin takes a lifetime, a constant daily death to sin, so that we have a new life of resurrection every day! But in actual life, our body is not dead, and since this sin-committing flesh is still there, it can be influenced by selfishness and the devil to sin. In fact, this is the most important thing Satan wants to do, which is to make us doubt what God says. So we should never be affected by Satan's lies, 'see' that we are living to God!

The victorious Christian life is a life that is 'dead to sin and alive to God'. When we encounter the temptation of sin, know that in baptism we are all dead to sin, and so see ourselves as alive to God, having been united with Christ, with the power of new life in Christ!

3. The Willingness of Offer Oneself as a Slave of God (V13-19)

In this passage Paul again emphasizes grace, saying that grace is above the law, which likewise raises the thought: Since God has the grace to forgive sins, is it possible for man to continue to sin? Paul's answer is also: Certainly not (V15).

When a person repents, he offers himself to God, becomes a slave of righteousness, and submits himself completely to God. Paul says that we are to obey God with our life, not to dominate us but to 'justify' us, and that we are to offer ourselves as slaves of righteousness, not to control us but to 'sanctify' us.

But many Christians have difficulty growing in their spiritual lives because their relationship with the Lord is only in the 'legalistic stage'. In fact, we are in a 'grace relationship' with the Lord, as people who have received God's salvation; it is so valuable and worthy of thanksgiving that we have received grace when we did not deserve it. Just like a person who owes a large debt and suddenly someone is willing to pay it all for him, he should always remember this person's kindness, and this 'remembrance' does not need to be prescribed by law or demanded, but is automatic; and knowing that what the Lord teaches is going to benefit us, he will respond willingly, so that it edifies us to live a new life of sanctification!

4. The Good Fruit of Sanctification (V20-23)

In this scriptures, we see clearly that the fruit and the final outcome of sin and grace are completely different. First, the fruit of sin is 'shame'! The fruit of grace is 'sanctification'! Secondly, the final outcome of sin is 'death', but the final outcome of grace is 'eternal life'.

The wages of sin is death, not only physical death, but also spiritual death; but the grace of God gives the power of resurrection to revive our spirit and restore our relationship with God. What a difference between these two outcomes! We make the right choice, and our lives can bear the fruit of sanctification and finally enter into the eternity!

Summary: The New Life of Gracetoration

The theme of the church as of this year is "Spiritual Renewal. Gracetoration", and it all begins with our salvation in Christ and becoming a new creation. As Christians who have been justified by faith and baptized into the name of Jesus, we are to make every effort to live a new life free from sin and righteousness by God, so that the glory of the Kingdom of God can be revealed in our new life of 'renewal in the Spirit'! To be a wonderful witness of God's 'gracetoration'!