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愿我们的旨意与神一致。 [罗马书 15:1–6]

  愿我 们 的旨意 与 神一致。     [ 罗马书 15:1–6]   最近，在周三 祷 告 会 后的 领 袖 查经时间 里，我 们 一直在 研 读 《 约 拿 书 》第四章。 研 读 越深，我越 发 感到神要 教 导 我的功 课 可以 概 括 为 一句 话 ：“不要成就我的意思，只要成就祢的意思。” 约 拿作 为 神的仆人和先知，却因神收回了原定降在尼尼微人身上的灾 祸 而向神 发 怒——要知道， 这 些人已 经 悔改 并 离弃了罪 恶 。他 发 怒的原因何在？因 为约 拿渴望成就的是他自己的意愿，而非神的旨意。 约 拿的意愿是什 么 呢？那就是毁 灭 尼尼微人。他 极 度渴望——甚至抱着一 种 “不 达 目的誓不 罢 休”的 决 绝 心 态 ——要神降灾于他 们 。看着 约 拿的 态 度，我反思了何 为真 正的 属灵 成熟。 简 而言之，我 认为属灵 的成熟在于 将 自己的意愿放下在十字架前， 并 顺 服主的旨意。 换 言之，一 个属灵 成熟的基督徒， 会 像耶 稣 在受 难 前夜于客西 马 尼 园 向父神 祷 告那 样 祈求：“然而，不要照我的意思，只要照祢的意思。”那 么 ，主 对 我 们教会 有何旨意呢？   在今天的 经 文——《 罗马书 》 15 章 5 至 6 节 ——中，我 们 看到使徒保 罗为罗马教会祷 告：“但愿 赐 忍耐 与 安慰的神，叫 你 们 彼此同心，效法基督耶 稣 ，好叫 你 们 同心合意，用一口一舌 荣 耀我 们 主耶 稣 基督的神和父。” 总 之，保 罗 向神祈求 教会 的合一。 这 是因 为教会 的合一正是 教会 之首——主的旨意。那 么 ，我 们该 如何促 进 “ 胜 利 长 老 会 ”（ Victory Presbyterian Church ）的合一呢？我祈愿我 们 都能留心 并 顺 服神借着今天的 经 文所 教 导 的功 课 ，致力于在多 样 性中 维护教会 的合一。首先， 为 了 维护教会 ——即基督身体——的合一，我 们 必 须寻 求取 悦 邻 舍，而不是取 悦 自己。   请 看今天的 经 文， 罗马书 15 章 1 至 2 节 ：“我 们坚 固的人 应该 担代不 坚 固人的 软 弱，不求自己的喜 悦 。我 们...
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“If God is for us” (8) (Romans 8:31-34)

“If God is for us” (8)       [Romans 8:31-34]                      Look at Romans 8:34 – “…   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.”   The phrase “who died – more than that” here refers to the death of Jesus Christ (v. 34).   Jesus Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures (1 Cor. 15:3).   Also, the word “was raised” here refers to the resurrection of Jesus Christ (Rom. 8:34).   Jesus Christ rose again on the third day according to the Scriptures (1 Cor. 15:4).   The death and resurrection of Jesus Christ are like the heads and tails of the same coin.   In other words, the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ are inseparable.   Without the death of Jesus there is no resurrection of Jesus, and without the resurrection of Jesus there is no ...
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“If God is for us” (7) (Romans 8:31-34)

“If God is for us” (7)             [Romans 8:31-34]       Look at Romans 8:34 – “…  Christ Jesus, who died--more than that, who was raised to life ….”  This verse speaks of the resurrection of Jesus.  The Bible 1 Corinthians 15:4 also talks about the resurrection of Jesus: “…  and that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures.”  The Bible talks a lot about the resurrection of Jesus.  Look at Psalms 16:10-11: “For You will not abandon my soul to Sheol; Nor will You allow Your Holy One to undergo decay.  You will make known to me the path of life; In Your presence is fullness of joy; In Your right hand there are pleasures forever.”  These words prophesied the resurrection of Jesus Christ.  In fact, God did not leave Jesus Christ in the grave.  In 1 Corinthians 15:4, the second half of the Bible says that Jesus Christ rose again on the third day, but it is ...
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“If God is for us” (6) (Romans 8:31-34)

“If God is for us” (6)         [Romans 8:31-34]       Last week, we meditated on Romans 8:33b-34a, “…  It is God who justifies.  Who is he that condemns?”  Whoever God justifies can never be condemned.  In John 8:3-11, the scribes and Pharisees brought a woman caught in adultery, put her in the center of the court (v. 3) and said to Jesus: “Teacher, this woman has been caught in adultery, in the very act.  Now in the Law Moses commanded us to stone such women; what then do You say?” (vv. 4-5)  They asked this question in order to find an excuse to test Jesus and accuse him (v. 6).  In conclusion, Jesus said to the woman: “Woman, where are they?  Did no one condemn you?  …  I do not condemn you, either Go From now on sin no more” (vv. 10-11).  If Jesus did not condemn her, who would dare to accuse and condemn her?  On one!  Never!  It is God who justifies, and who is...
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“If God is for us” (2) (Romans 8:31-34)

“If God is for us” (2)       [Romans 8:31-34]     Look at Romans 8:32 – “He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him over for us all, how will He not also with Him freely give us all things?”  Here, “His own son” refers to God the Son, the only begotten Son of God.  The Father God sent His only begotten Son to this earth, and Jesus, the only begotten Son, came to this earth in obedience to the will of the Father God.  Among the eight visions that the prophet Zechariah saw, the first was the coming of Jesus Christ, the Son of God, to the human world (Zech. 1:8).  The vision he saw was of the only begotten Son of God, Jesus Christ, standing [the word that the only begotten was standing three times (vv. 8, 10, 11)].  The Bible mainly depicts Jesus Christ sitting at the right hand of God (Mk. 16:19; Lk. 22:69; Col. 3:1; Heb.  1:3; 10:12; 12:2).  But Stephen saw Jesus standing at the right hand of God before he...
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“If God is for us” (1) (Romans 8:31-34)

“If God is for us” (1)       [Romans 8:31-34]       Look at Romans 8:31 – “What, then, shall we say in response to this? If God is for us, who can be against us?”  Here, the conjunction “then” connects the word before and the word after.  Here are some of the opinions of scholars regarding the word before: (1) Romans 3:21-8:30, (2) Romans 5:1-8:30, (3) Romans 8:1-30, (4) Romans 8:26-30.  My opinion is that the conjunction “then” connects with Romans 8:29-30.  Romans 8:29-30 describes the five stages of God's salvation.  That is, (1) God foreknew (loved), (2) predestined (chosen), (3) called to believe Jesus, (4) justified, (5) glorified.  The Apostle Paul said, “What, then, shall we say in response to this?” (v. 31)  Here, in the English Bible, the singular “this” is used, but if we look at the original Greek, it is “these things” as a plural.  And “these things” refer to the five stages of God’s salva...
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