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罗马书［第3章|Book of Romans 3

【唯神使人称义】

主讲: 林国晶传道

01/06/2023


引言：

我们无法用我们自己的方法使我们称义，唯有神才能使人得称为义。

一、人的不义显出神的义(v1-8)

1. 人的不信无法废掉神的信（v1-4)

神拣选犹太人，为了将祂的旨意和计划交托给他们，好向世人启示出来。纵然犹太人中有不信的，但他们还是成就了神的托付，把神交付的话语保存下来，使所启示的旨意，不会因为部分犹太人的不信而落空，反而更衬托出神的信实。

2. 人的不义不能加增神的义（v5-8)

对于那些曲解并诋毁使徒的人，说保罗既然说人的不义（就是人犯罪）可以显出神的义，那他们不是就更加可以犯罪，因为犯更多的罪更能显出神的公义和恩典。

然而，这样的辩解是故意混乱真理、与神为敌，也证明他们不肯悔改认罪、接受神的救恩。而且，我们要知道，神也不需要透过人的犯罪而显出自己多么的公义、美善。

二、人不能因行律法称义(v9-20)

1. 因人的堕落和腐败（v9-18)

保罗带出，所有的人都在罪恶之下，因为所有的人都犯了罪。这段经文对人做了很透视的分析，揭开全人类的不义。在这里我们看见人完全堕落腐化。

因着人的罪性，今天就算我们是基督徒，我们也需要常常自我反省。

2. 因律法是使人知罪（v19-20)

神赐下律法，不是要使人借此得称义，而是要使人知罪。这就好比，除非我们认识什么是笔直，否则我们就不知道什么是歪曲。律法就象一条笔直的线。当人用律法来作自我审查时，就会发现自己是何等走歪了路。

因此，当我们想要用律法来拯救人脱离罪恶，就完全无济于事了。

三、人称义的方法

1.仰赖神的恩典（v21-26)

有一个计划已经显明出来，就是神可以公义地拯救不义的罪人。其方法是不要求人遵守律法。而是完全倚靠主耶稣在十字架上为我们支付了赎价，替我们满足了神公义的要求。

2.因着人的信心（v27-31)

如果我们是靠行为得救，就难免会自呜得意。不过，当我们是凭着信得救，就毫无夸口的余地了。因为信心乃是神所赐的。所以，真正的信，就是单单仰望基督为救主，而不是靠自己的努力来使自己称义。

总结：

今天，我们既透过耶稣基督得着白白的恩典，我们就不要再以行为来衡量我们是否称义。反而，今天因为我们得着这份的恩典，而愿意回应神，即愿意不断寻求自我更新，使我们的生命可以脱离老我，竭力活出基督的生命，从而满足、也成全了律法。

Romans 3: God alone justifies man to be righteous
GK611 Morning Devotion
1/6/2023
Speaker: Ps Stella Ling

Introduction:

We cannot be justified as righteous but God alone can justify man to be righteous.

1. Man's unrighteousness reveals the righteousness of God (v1-8)

(1) Man's unbelief cannot nullify God's faith (v1-4)

God chose the Jews in order to entrust them with His will and plan, so that He might reveal it to the world. Even though there were unbelievers among the Jews, they fulfilled God's commission and preserved the Word of God delivered to them, so that the will of revelation would not be defeated by the unbelief of some of the Jews, but would rather set forth the faithfulness of God.

(2) Man's unrighteousness does not add to the righteousness of God (v5-8)

For those who misinterpret and denigrate the apostle, saying that since Paul says that human unrighteousness (that is, human sin) reveals the righteousness of God, then are they not all the more able to sin, because committing more sin reveals more of God's righteousness and grace.

However, such an excuse is a deliberate confusion of the truth and an enemy of God, and proves that they will not repent and confess their sins and accept God's salvation. Moreover, we need to know that God does not need to show how righteous and good He is through the sins of men.

2. man is not justified by the doing of the law (v9-20)

(1) by the corruption and depravity of man (v9-18)

Paul brings out that all men are under sin, because all have sinned. This passage gives a very penetrating analysis of man and unveils the unrighteousness of all mankind. Here we see the total depravity and corruption of man.

Because of man's sinful nature, we need to reflect on ourselves often today, even if we are Christians.

(2) because the law is a conviction of sin (v19-20)

God did not give the law to justify man, but to convict him of sin. It is as if, unless we know what is straight, we do not know what is crooked. The law is like a straight line. When one uses the Law for self-examination, one realises how far one has gone astray.

Therefore, when we try to use the law to save people from their sins, it is completely useless.

3. the means by which a person is justified

(1) By the grace of God (v21-26)

A plan has been revealed that God can righteously save unrighteous sinners. This is done by not requiring man to keep the law. Rather, it relies entirely on the Lord Jesus paying the ransom for us on the cross and meeting the demands of God's righteousness on our behalf.

(2) By the faith of man (v27-31)

If we are saved by works, we will inevitably be proud. However, when we are saved by faith, there is no room for boasting. For faith is the gift of God. Therefore, true faith is looking to Christ alone as Saviour, and not to our own efforts to justify ourselves.

Conclusion：

Today, having received freely given grace through Jesus Christ, we must no longer measure our righteousness by our works. Instead, today, because we have received this grace, we are willing to respond to God, i.e. we are willing to continually seek to renew ourselves so that our lives may be free from our old self and to strive to live the life of Christ, thus fulfilling and perfecting the law.