罗马书［第5章］
Book of Romans 5
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罗马书［第5章|Book of Romans 5【这福音是何等地宝贵】
30/11/2021
引言
《罗马书》一直让我们思想福音中有关‘因信称义’的真理。今天在这一章保罗其实还是环绕‘因信称义’来讲解福音，但是在今天这一章我特别看到保罗在对着我们讲述这个福音的宝贵性。
一、福音对个人的宝贵性 (V1-11)
1. 得与神和好 (V1)
因为信神的儿子耶稣为我们所成就的救恩，让我们在神面前全然无罪，成为义人，然后与天父相和！这是我们人生命中最重要的关系！
2.进入恩典中（V2a）
因着信耶稣所领受到的恩典：不是靠着行为，不是靠守律法，乃是神白白赐下的救恩！今天我们要来活出美好生命，不再是律法的规定，其实乃是要来回应神给我们的恩典，我们要与我们所蒙的恩相称！
3.得永恒盼望 (V2b-5)
在人生的艰难中有盼望，知道我们在今生的日子必经历神的荣耀，还有末后耶稣再来的那个荣耀。不单有盼望而已，哪怕是在患难中也是欢喜的。因为在人生的艰难中生出忍耐，这份忍耐又生出老练，就是属灵的品格（灵命上的成熟），然后灵命上的成熟又再生出对那个永恒救恩的一份确信和盼望（知道一切患难艰难都是短暂的），所以因着有这份盼望，就最终不至于对人生感到羞耻和失望，因为圣灵会引导我们，让我们深深体会在一切人生艰难当中，天父会一直与我们同行，祂都一直深爱着我们！
每个人都会经历生命的磨练，这是人生必经之路，神要我们长成基督的样式！基督徒也会经历人生的艰难，但是我们有永恒的盼望！
4.领受神的爱 (V6-9)
我们还软弱的时候，就是我们没有办法去靠着行为来确定我们死后能够去到一个安息之所的时候，基督就为我们这些罪人死，就是我们这些非常烂的人，不是那些本来就很有爱心，很无私和配得被拯救的人！ 我们也需要神的大光照亮我们，好让我们看见自己的罪性，我们就能更深体会神的爱！
5.生命得救赎（V10）
因为耶稣所成就的救恩，我们不再因着罪而成为神的敌对者，而是能够与神和好。甚至因为耶稣已经胜过了死亡，这里经文再次让我们确定，因他的生我们就能得救。因为耶稣已经复活了，他目前坐在父神的右边，他已经拿到了胜过阴间死亡的钥匙，所以我们可以确信我们有这份神所应许给我们的救恩！
6.以神为喜乐（V11）
不再靠外在的事物，短暂的快乐，乃是以神为乐，是一种从我们里面所发出来的喜乐！
二、福音对人类的宝贵性 (V12-21)
1.基督全然弥补了亚当的过失
死亡是因为亚当一个人犯罪而进入到世界的，而这个罪的权势也一代接一代地传递下去，结果就导致死亡合法地进入到全人类的生命当中！当然那时神还没颁布律法。没有律法，就没有办法去定义人有罪，不过在那个时候，人所行的，其实许多都已经是神眼中看为罪的恶事了。哪怕有的人没有犯下像亚当那样悖逆的罪，也活在了死亡的权势底下。所以神特别差派的祂的爱子耶稣，来作为末后的亚当，去弥补首先的亚当所犯下的一切过失！
亚当的过犯确实是很大，大到全人类都被影响，但是神有一份恩赐，就是一份白白要赏给我们的礼物，是更大的，是到一个程度足能够去推翻过犯所带来死亡的问题的。就是耶稣为我们被钉十字架，祂为我们全人类背负上一切罪和咒诅的这份恩典。
2.众罪的显明显出神恩的浩大
有时我们无法去理解，神的恩典到底有多大。保罗在这里就说，当我们用神的律法一对照我们生命的时候，我们就知道我们是多么软弱的人了。可是我们这些的软弱和过犯，耶稣都要去用祂的宝血来完全地洗净我们，让我们能够成为无罪的义人，来到神的面前！这就是神的恩典有多么地大！很多时候我们无法看到神的恩典有多大，其实就是我们还无法看到我们生命的问题，所以我们就无法对神更多地来感恩了！因为’罪在哪里显多，恩典就更显多了‘！
这就再次地来提醒我们，要继续抓住机会来为主传福音这个最大的好消息！
总结：看见这宝贵的福音，传扬这宝贵的福音
让我们再次地来看到我们所得着的这个福音是何等地宝贵，无论对着个人来说，还是对着全人类！让我们再次看到福音这个好消息，对着全人类的宝贵，我们就要继续抓住机会，传扬福音！
Romans 5: How precious is this Gospel
GK611 Morning Devotion
30/11/2021
Speaker: Intern Pastor Moses Ou + Reverend David Tan
The book of Romans has always made us think about the truth of the gospel concerning 'justification by faith'. In this chapter today Paul is actually still preaching the gospel around 'justification by faith', but in this chapter today I see Paul specifically speaking to us about the preciousness of this gospel.
1. The Preciousness of the Gospel for Individuals (V1-11)
(1) To be reconciled to God (V1)
Because of faith in the salvation accomplished for us by Jesus, the Son of God, we are made completely sinless before God, made righteous, and then reconciled to the Father! This is the most important relationship in our human lives!
(2) Enter into grace (V2a)
The grace received through faith in Jesus: not by works, not by keeping the law, but by God's freely given salvation! Today we are to come to live a good life, no longer under the law, but in response to the grace God has given us, and we are to be worthy of the grace we have received!
(3) Eternal Hope (V2b-5)
There is hope in the hardships of life, knowing that we will experience the glory of God in this life, and the glory of Jesus' return at the end. There is not only hope, but also joy even in the midst of suffering. For out of knowing that tribulation produces perseverance; and perseverance which is spiritual character (spiritual maturity), and then out of this spiritual maturity comes a certainty and hope of eternal salvation (knowing that all tribulations are temporary), so that with this hope we will not be ashamed and disappointed in life in the end, for the Holy Spirit will guide us and make us deeply appreciate that in all the In the midst of all the hardships of life, our Heavenly Father will always be with us, and He will always love us deeply!
Everyone goes through life's trials and tribulations, and this is the way of life, God wants us to grow into the likeness of Christ! Christians will also go through hardships in life, but we have eternal hope!
(4) Receiving the Love of God (V6-9)
When we were weak, that is, when we had no way to ascertain by works that we would go to a place of rest after death, Christ died for us sinners, us very rotten people, not those who were already loving, selfless and worthy to be saved! We also need the bright light of God to shine on us so that we can see our sinful nature and we can experience God's love more deeply!
(5) Salvation of life (V10)
Because of the salvation accomplished by Jesus, we are no longer enemies of God because of our sins, but can be reconciled to God. Even because Jesus has overcome death, the scriptures here again make us sure that by his life we are saved. Because Jesus is risen, and He is currently seated at the right hand of God the Father, He has received the key to victory over death in hell, so we can be sure that we have this salvation that God has promised us!
(6) Rejoice in God (V11)
No longer the fleeting joy of external things, but joy in God, a joy that comes from within us!
2. The Preciousness of the Gospel to Mankind (V12-21)
(1) Christ fully atoned for Adam's transgressions
Death entered the world because of Adam's sin alone, and the power of this sin was passed on from generation to generation, resulting in the legal entry of death into the lives of all mankind! Of course, God had not yet given the law. Without the law, there was no way to define man as sinful, but at that time, much of what man did was already considered sinful in the eyes of God. Even if some people did not commit the sin of disobedience like Adam, they were still living under the power of death. Therefore, God sent His beloved Son, Jesus, as the last Adam, to make up for all the sins of the first Adam!
Adam's transgression was indeed great, so great that all mankind was affected, but God has a gift that is freely given to us, a gift that is greater, to the extent that it can overturn the problem of death brought about by transgression. It is the grace that Jesus was crucified for us and that He bore all the sins and curses for all humankind.
(2) The magnitude of God's grace is evident in the manifestation of all sins
Sometimes we cannot begin to understand how great the grace of God really is. Paul says here that when we compare our lives with the law of God, we know how weak we are. But all these weaknesses and transgressions of ours, Jesus is going to go and completely cleanse us with His blood so that we can become sinless and righteous and come into the presence of God! That is how great the grace of God is! Many times we are unable to see the greatness of God's grace because we are unable to see the problems in our lives, so we are unable to be more thankful to God! For 'where sin abounds, grace abounds'!
This reminds us once again to continue to seize the opportunity to preach the gospel which is the greatest good news of all for the Lord!
Conclusion: See and preach this precious gospel
Let us see once again how precious the gospel is to us, both to individuals and to all mankind! Let us see once again how precious the good news of the Gospel is to all mankind, and let us continue to seize the opportunity to preach it!
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