1:1 耶穌基督的僕人保羅,奉召為使徒,特派傳上帝的福音。
1:2 這福音是上帝從前藉眾先知在聖經上所應許的,
1:3 論到他兒子─我主耶穌基督。按肉體說,是從大衛後裔生的;
1:4 按聖善的靈說,因從死裡復活,以大能顯明是上帝的兒子。
1:5 我們從他受了恩惠並使徒的職分,在萬國之中叫人為他的名信服真道;
1:6 其中也有你們這蒙召屬耶穌基督的人。
1:7 我寫信給你們在羅馬、為上帝所愛、奉召作聖徒的眾人。願恩惠、平安從我們的父上帝並主耶穌基督歸與你們!
Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle and set apart for the gospel of God— 2 the gospel he promised beforehand through his prophets in the Holy Scriptures 3 regarding his Son, who as to his earthly life[a] was a descendant of David, 4 and who through the Spirit of holiness was appointed the Son of God in power[b] by his resurrection from the dead: Jesus Christ our Lord. 5 Through him we received grace and apostleship to call all the Gentiles to the obedience that comes from[c] faith for his name’s sake. 6 And you also are among those Gentiles who are called to belong to Jesus Christ.
7 To all in Rome who are loved by God and called to be his holy people:
Grace and peace to you from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
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在聖經中的福音,是以耶穌基督為中心,不是人為中心。所以,保羅在此宣告:「這福音是上帝從前藉眾先知在聖經上所應許的,論到他兒子─我主耶穌基督。按肉體說,是從大衛後裔生的;按聖善的靈說,因從死裡復活,以大能顯明是上帝的兒子。」
主耶穌不只是人,祂更是上帝的兒子,也就是說祂也是上帝。說到祂是人,更是要強調舊約的背景,祂是大衛的子孫,是上帝透過先知所應許給世人的!先制由猶太人開始,然後臨到萬民!
說到福音,不是教我們得拯救,而是要強調祂勝過死亡和罪惡,祂是從死人中復活的那一位,是上帝的大能在他身上彰顯!
而在這裡的「萬民」,在原文特別是指「外邦人」,表示福音不被約束在猶太人中間,只是由猶太人開始,最終是要臨到各外邦人中的,使外邦人也成為上帝的子民!
親愛的弟兄姊妹,我們是猶太人的外邦人,然而上帝的聖召卻臨到我們,正如保羅所說:「為上帝所愛、奉召作聖徒的眾人」!
保羅這段問候辭,也是聖靈給我們的問候,因為我們也是蒙召的聖徒!
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