3:6 正如聖經提到亞伯拉罕的時候說:「他信上帝,因他的信,上帝認他為義人。」 3:7 所以,你們知道,有了信的人就是亞伯拉罕的真子孫。 3:8 聖經預先看到,上帝要使外邦人因信而跟他有合宜的關係,所以早已把這福音傳給亞伯拉罕,說:「萬民都要藉著你蒙上帝賜福!」 3:9 亞伯拉罕信了,因而蒙福;這樣,一切信了的人也要跟他一同蒙福。 3:10 以遵守法律為憑藉的人都是活在詛咒之下。因為聖經上說:「凡不事事遵守法律書上一切規條的人都要受上帝詛咒。」 3:11 可見沒有人能靠遵守法律而得以跟上帝有合宜的關係;因為聖經上說:「因信而得以跟上帝有合宜關係的人將得生命。」 3:12 但是,法律並不是以信為憑藉的,而是像聖經所說:「那遵守法律的人將因法律而存活。」 3:13 基督已經為我們承擔詛咒,藉此救贖我們脫離了法律的詛咒;因為聖經上說:「凡被掛在木頭上的人都受上帝詛咒。」 3:14 基督這樣做的目的是要使外邦人藉著基督耶穌獲得上帝應許給亞伯拉罕的福澤;這樣,我們能藉著信而領受上帝所應許的聖靈。
Consider Abraham: 'He believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.' Understand, then, that those who believe are children of Abraham. The Scripture foresaw that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, and announced the gospel in advance to Abraham: 'All nations will be blessed through you.' So those who have faith are blessed along with Abraham, the man of faith. All who rely on observing the law are under a curse, for it is written: 'Cursed is everyone who does not continue to do everything written in the Book of the Law.' Clearly no one is justified before God by the law, because, 'The righteous will live by faith.' The law is not based on faith; on the contrary, 'The man who does these things will live by them.' Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us, for it is written: 'Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree.' He redeemed us in order that the blessing given to Abraham might come to the Gentiles through Christ Jesus, so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit.
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保羅在此宣告一個重要信息:『基督已經為我們承擔詛咒,藉此救贖我們脫離了法律的詛咒;因為聖經上說:「凡被掛在木頭上的人都受上帝詛咒。」基督這樣做的目的是要使外邦人藉著基督耶穌獲得上帝應許給亞伯拉罕的福澤;這樣,我們能藉著信而領受上帝所應許的聖靈。』
所以,我們『因信而得以跟上帝有合宜關係的人將得生命』。這一切都是由耶穌基督而來,並且是祂付了重價,為我們的罪而死在十字架。當然祂藉由自己的死,敗壞死亡,第三日從死人中復活。
因此,我們要為此奇妙之救恩讚美上帝,將榮耀歸給三一真神!
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