2021年9月24日 星期五

羅馬書8:31-39

8:31 既是這樣,還有甚麼說的呢?上帝若幫助我們,誰能敵擋我們呢?
8:32
上帝既不愛惜自己的兒子,為我們眾人捨了,豈不也把萬物和他一同白白地賜給我們嗎?
8:33
誰能控告上帝所揀選的人呢?有上帝稱他們為義了(或譯:是稱他們為義的上帝嗎)。
8:34
誰能定他們的罪呢?有基督耶穌已經死了,而且從死裡復活,現今在上帝的右邊,也替我們祈求(有基督....或譯:是已經死了,而且從死裡復活,現今在上帝的右邊,也替我們祈求的基督耶穌嗎)。
8:35
誰能使我們與基督的愛隔絕呢?難道是患難嗎?是困苦嗎?是逼迫嗎?是飢餓嗎?是赤身露體嗎?是危險嗎?是刀劍嗎?
8:36
如經上所記:我們為你的緣故終日被殺;人看我們如將宰的羊。
8:37
然而,靠著愛我們的主,在這一切的事上已經得勝有餘了。
8:38
因為我深信無論是死,是生,是天使,是掌權的,是有能的,是現在的事,是將來的事,
8:39
是高處的,是低處的,是別的受造之物,都不能叫我們與上帝的愛隔絕;這愛是在我們的主基督耶穌裡的。

 

31 What, then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? 32 He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things? 33 Who will bring any charge against those whom God has chosen? It is God who justifies. 34 Who then is the one who condemns? No one. Christ Jesus who died—more than that, who was raised to life—is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us. 35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? 36 As it is written:

“For your sake we face death all day long;
    we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.”[j]

37 No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. 38 For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons,[k] neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, 39 neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

 

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    保羅在此宣告:「是別的受造之物,都不能叫我們與上帝的愛隔絕;這愛是在我們的主基督耶穌裡的。」

 

    也因為如此,基督徒有勇氣來面對人生各樣的考驗,我們相信上帝在基督裡的愛,永遠支持與保守我們!

 

 

 

 

羅馬書8:26-30

 


8:26 況且,我們的軟弱有聖靈幫助;我們本不曉得當怎樣禱告,只是聖靈親自用說不出來的歎息替我們禱告。
8:27
鑒察人心的,曉得聖靈的意思,因為聖靈照著上帝的旨意替聖徒祈求。
8:28
我們曉得萬事都互相效力,叫愛上帝的人得益處,就是按他旨意被召的人。
8:29
因為他預先所知道的人,就預先定下效法他兒子的模樣,使他兒子在許多弟兄中作長子。
8:30
預先所定下的人又召他們來;所召來的人又稱他們為義;所稱為義的人又叫他們得榮耀。

 

26 In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans. 27 And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for God’s people in accordance with the will of God.

28 And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who[i] have been called according to his purpose. 29 For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters. 30 And those he predestined, he also called; those he called, he also justified; those he justified, he also glorified.

 

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    對基督徒而言我們真正的盼望是得榮耀」,這是上帝對我們的旨意這樣的旨意不是我們努力換取的是上帝樂意成全的正如保羅在此所說:「我們曉得萬事都互相效力,叫愛上帝的人得益處,就是按他旨意被召的人。」

 

    也因為如此我們的救贖是順序的,可以閱讀:「救恩過程」(https://kk1591.blogspot.com/2014/02/blog-post_1909.html)。

 

    故此我們成為耶穌基督的門徒,是多麼有福啊!

 

 

羅馬書8:22-25

 


8:22 我們知道,一切受造之物一同歎息,勞苦,直到如今。
8:23
不但如此,就是我們這有聖靈初結果子的,也是自己心裡歎息,等候得著兒子的名分,乃是我們的身體得贖。
8:24
我們得救是在乎盼望;只是所見的盼望不是盼望,誰還盼望他所見的呢(有古卷:人所看見的何必再盼望呢)?
8:25
但我們若盼望那所不見的,就必忍耐等候。

 

22 We know that the whole creation has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time. 23 Not only so, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption to sonship, the redemption of our bodies. 24 For in this hope we were saved. But hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what they already have? 25 But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently.

 

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    談到盼望是一件弔詭的事情是已經確定卻尚未實現這事一件很惱人的事情說發生是沒有發生但是別人通常會認為不可能發生然而當事人確是肯定會發生

 

    基督徒的完全得贖尚未發生但是基督徒信必定會發生也為迎接這事發生而努力持手聖經的教導甚至於放棄了肉體的一些享受攻克己身就是要活出上的所喜說的樣式

 

    這在人的看法是沒有正確或不正確的,但是我們卻要持手與相信,並且戮力於此,好在榮耀中,得到主耶穌的稱讚,這就是盼望的力量了!

 

 

 

羅馬書8:10-13

 

8:10 基督若在你們心裡,身體就因罪而死,心靈卻因義而活。
8:11
然而,叫耶穌從死裡復活者的靈若住在你們心裡,那叫基督耶穌從死裡復活的,也必藉著住在你們心裡的聖靈,使你們必死的身體又活過來。
8:12
弟兄們,這樣看來,我們並不是欠肉體的債去順從肉體活著。
8:13
你們若順從肉體活著,必要死;若靠著聖靈治死身體的惡行,必要活著。

 

10 But if Christ is in you, then even though your body is subject to death because of sin, the Spirit gives life[d] because of righteousness. 11 And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies because of[e] his Spirit who lives in you.

12 Therefore, brothers and sisters, we have an obligation—but it is not to the flesh, to live according to it. 13 For if you live according to the flesh, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the misdeeds of the body, you will live.

 

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    基督信仰講的是肉身復活但是肉身復活不是屍體復活雖然我們獻在的身體是聖靈的殿但是這身體因為罪的緣故是會死的會朽壞的但是復活的大能是讓這會朽壞的身體轉換成不朽壞的滿有上帝榮光的身體這不是靈魂不死而是上帝完全的救贖使我們與主在榮耀的上帝國中一同做王到永遠

 

    雖然我們尚未經歷到但是我們信任得過上帝祂說有就有說立就立是絕對不會落空因為上帝已經突破時空的限制在永恆之中已經看見將來的狀態也透過聖經的話向我們宣告:我們是出死入生!會有一天會死亡,但死亡後有復活,可享受永生無限!

 

    既是如此我們就可以勇敢面對災害病痛、傷害、各種一般人認為好的事!並且以歡喜快樂的心來面對,因為主耶穌的死與復活,是我們完全得贖保證,讓我們肯定將來在榮耀國中,要與眾聖徒一同讚美主直到永遠!