The Demonstration of the Righteousness of God 神的福音, 神之義的顯明 The Gospel of God, The Demonstration of the Righteousness of God (羅 Romans 3:21-31) 羅馬書 The Book of Romans (4)
I 人對神的福音和神的義之需要: Man’s need of God’s Gospel and God’s righteousness 1. 死和審判 Death and judgment - 罪的工價乃是死 For the wages of sin is death (羅 Romans 6:23a) - 人人都有一死,死後且有審判 Just as man is destined to die once, and after that to face judgment (來 Hebrews 9:27)
2. 沒有例外 No exception - 普世的人都伏在神審判之下 the whole world is held accountable to God (羅 Romans 3:19) - 凡有血氣的,沒有一個因行律法,能在神 面前稱義 By the deeds of the law no flesh is justified in His sight (羅 Romans 3:20)
3. 要預備 Prepare for our self - 不是靠自已行為 not by our own deeds - 在神審判台前,只有神的義才能應付要 求 Only by the righteousness of God man can stand before His throne of judgment - 自已沒有,我們的義都像污穢的衣服 no one has it, our righteous acts are like filthy rags (賽 Isaiah 64:6)
II. 律法的功用 The purpose of the Law 1. 律法本是叫人知罪 I would not have known what sin was except through the law (羅 Romans 3:20b, 7:7) 2. 沒有律法,罪也不算罪 Sin is not taken into account, when there is no law (5:13) 3. 律法是外添的,叫過犯顯多… The law was added so that the trespass might increase… (5:20)
III. 神的福音 The Gospel of God 1. 神的恩賜,在主基督耶穌裡乃是永生 but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord (羅 Romans 6:23b) 2. 是神的大能,要救一切相信的人 It is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes (1:16) 3. 因為神的義在這福音上顯明出來 For in the Gospel a righteousness from God is revealed (1:17)
VI. 神的義 The righteousness of God 1. 但如今 But now - 什麼能救? 神的義,神的福音,神的兒 子 what can save us? The righteousness of God, the Gospel of God, the Son of God can 2. 在律法以外 Apart from the law
3. 有律法先知為証 – 所應許的,論到衪兒 子 being witnessed by the law and the prophets – He promised beforehand, regarding His Son (1:2,3a) - 女人的後裔,要傷蛇的頭 the woman’s offspring will crush Satan’s head (創 Gen. 3:15) - 神用皮子作衣服給他們穿 The Lord God made garments of skin for them and clothed them (創 Gen. 3:21)
4. 因信耶穌基督(在耶穌基督裡的信) – 怎麼救? 接受相信,得著穿上 How to save? through faith in Jesus Christ, receive, believe, put on (3:22a) 5. 加給一切相信的,並沒有分別 to all (on all) who believe. There is no difference (3:22b) 6. 因神的恩典 by His grace (3:24)
7. 因基督耶穌的救贖 – 為何能救 Why it can save? (3:24b) a. 道成肉身 The word became flesh b. 無罪 - 完全的人 without sin, a perfect man c. 順從 - 定罪撒但,對付罪性 obedience – condemn Satan, deal with sin
d. 捨命 - 代死流血,洗淨罪行 died and shed blood for us, to wash away our sins (約壹 1 John 1:9) e. 復活 - 以大能顯明為神的兒子,賜永 生 by resurrection from the dead, was declared with power as the Son of God (羅1:4), to give eternal life
8. 挽回祭 - 蔽罪座 - 施恩座 Sacrifice of atonement - propitiation - mercy seat 一幅圖畫 A picture a. 至聖所,幔子,約櫃,蔽罪座,施恩座, The Most Holy Place, the curtain, the Ark, propitiation, atonement cover, mercy seat (出 Exo. 25:17, 來 Hebrews 9:3)
b. 成了,幔子裂開 it is finished, the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom c. 憑耶穌的血 in His blood d. 設立 presented
9. 顯明神的義 To demonstrate His righteousness a. 忍耐,寬容先時所犯的 in His forbearance he had left (passed over) the sins committed beforehand unpunished (3:25)
b. 今時顯明衪的義,使人知道 to demonstrate His justice at the present time, so He - 祂自已為義 as to be just - 稱信耶穌的人為義 and the one who justified those who have faith in Jesus (3:26) 行淫的婦人的例子 Ex: the woman caught at adultery (約 John 8:3-11)
結論 Conclusion: 人若不信耶穌是神成了肉身來作人的救主, 就是在神面前犯了唯一的罪 If man do not believe that Jesus is God became a man to be the Savior of mankind, this will be his only sin before God (約 John 16:9)
2. 人若這樣信祂,就在神面前成為完全的義,神 就把這樣的信,算為他的義 If man believe Jesus is such, this faith will be declared as his perfect righteousness before God (羅 Romans 3:22)
3. 如今卻蒙神的恩典,因基督耶穌的救贖,就 白白的稱義.神設立耶穌作挽回祭,是憑著耶 穌的血,籍著人的信,要顯明神的義 being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, whom God set forth as a propitiation by His blood, Through faith, to demonstrate His Righteousness (3:24,25)