羅馬書5:12-21

 

5:12 這就如罪是從一人入了世界，死又是從罪來的；於是死就臨到眾人，因為眾人都犯了罪。
5:13 沒有律法之先，罪已經在世上；但沒有律法，罪也不算罪。
5:14 然而從亞當到摩西，死就作了王，連那些不與亞當犯一樣罪過的，也在他的權下。亞當乃是那以後要來之人的預像。
5:15 只是過犯不如恩賜，若因一人的過犯，眾人都死了，何況上帝的恩典，與那因耶穌基督一人恩典中的賞賜，豈不更加倍地臨到眾人嗎？
5:16 因一人犯罪就定罪，也不如恩賜，原來審判是由一人而定罪，恩賜乃是由許多過犯而稱義。
5:17 若因一人的過犯，死就因這一人作了王，何況那些受洪恩又蒙所賜之義的，豈不更要因耶穌基督一人在生命中作王嗎？
5:18 如此說來，因一次的過犯，眾人都被定罪；照樣，因一次的義行，眾人也就被稱義得生命了。
5:19 因一人的悖逆，眾人成為罪人；照樣，因一人的順從，眾人也成為義了。
5:20 律法本是外添的，叫過犯顯多；只是罪在哪裡顯多，恩典就更顯多了。
5:21 就如罪作王叫人死；照樣，恩典也藉著義作王，叫人因我們的主耶穌基督得永生。

 

¹² Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, and in this way death came to all people, because all sinned—

¹³ To be sure, sin was in the world before the law was given, but sin is not charged against anyone’s account where there is no law. ¹⁴ Nevertheless, death reigned from the time of Adam to the time of Moses, even over those who did not sin by breaking a command, as did Adam, who is a pattern of the one to come.

¹⁵ But the gift is not like the trespass. For if the many died by the trespass of the one man, how much more did God’s grace and the gift that came by the grace of the one man, Jesus Christ, overflow to the many! ¹⁶ Nor can the gift of God be compared with the result of one man’s sin: The judgment followed one sin and brought condemnation, but the gift followed many trespasses and brought justification. ¹⁷ For if, by the trespass of the one man, death reigned through that one man, how much more will those who receive God’s abundant provision of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man, Jesus Christ!

¹⁸ Consequently, just as one trespass resulted in condemnation for all people, so also one righteous act resulted in justification and life for all people. ¹⁹ For just as through the disobedience of the one man the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the one man the many will be made righteous.

²⁰ The law was brought in so that the trespass might increase. But where sin increased, grace increased all the more, ²¹ so that, just as sin reigned in death, so also grace might reign through righteousness to bring eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

 

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    說到救恩，我們不能不知道：「就如罪作王叫人死；照樣，恩典也藉著義作王，叫人因我們的主耶穌基督得永生。」

 

    為甚麼主耶穌的救恩有這麼大的力量呢？看看保羅怎樣說：「只是過犯不如恩賜，若因一人的過犯，眾人都死了，何況上帝的恩典，與那因耶穌基督一人恩典中的賞賜，豈不更加倍地臨到眾人嗎？因一人犯罪就定罪，也不如恩賜，原來審判是由一人而定罪，恩賜乃是由許多過犯而稱義。」「因一人的悖逆，眾人成為罪人；照樣，因一人的順從，眾人也成為義了。」

 

    也因此說到救恩，我們必須清楚：救恩的成就是透過耶穌基督，不是人的努力所成就的！如果有一個人離開罪惡歸向上帝，成為上帝的兒女，我們要將榮耀歸給上帝，人沒有什麼權力向人、向上帝邀功！

 

    親愛的弟兄姊妹，我們不要去奪上帝的榮耀，不要將歸給上帝的榮耀歸給自己或別人，在教會裡不要對人歌功頌德，若是要只有將榮耀歸給主耶穌，大家一起來讚美主！