2021年9月8日 星期三

羅馬書1:1-7

 


1:1 耶穌基督的僕人保羅,奉召為使徒,特派傳上帝的福音。
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這福音是上帝從前藉眾先知在聖經上所應許的,
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論到他兒子我主耶穌基督。按肉體說,是從大衛後裔生的;
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按聖善的靈說,因從死裡復活,以大能顯明是上帝的兒子。
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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;
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其中也有你們這蒙召屬耶穌基督的人。
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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— the gospel he promised beforehand through his prophets in the Holy Scriptures regarding his Son, who as to his earthly life[a] was a descendant of David, 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. 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. And you also are among those Gentiles who are called to belong to Jesus Christ.

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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