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恩典来临
恩典的来临,是藉着基督的顺从。“神的恩典…洋溢的临到多人。”(罗五15)。保罗不是说生命洋溢。这如同亚当的过犯,在其中罪先来,死跟着。同样,藉着基督的顺从,恩典先来,生命跟着。死与生命相对,恩典与罪相对。罪从亚当的过犯而来,恩典却藉着基督的顺从而来。罪是撒但的化身,来毒害我们,破坏我们,并将死带到我们里面。恩典是神的化身,来将生命和享受赐给我们。藉着亚当的过犯,罪进入人类里面作毒素,以毁坏人;但藉着基督的义行,顺从的行为,神来作恩典,给我们享受。
多人构成义的
罗马五章十九节告诉我们:“藉着一人的顺从,多人也要构成义的了。”我们不但是义的;我们乃是构成义的。你若将我的皮肤涂成绿色,那不会影响我内里的构成。然而,你若将绿色的漆注射到我的血液里,至终我的全人会被绿色的漆构成。这不是外面的上漆,乃是里面的构成。活神进到我们这人里面作恩典,我们就被构成义的。
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The Result of Christ’s Obedience (1) — Rom. 5:17-18
Praise the Lord that we have the second man, the second act and the second result!
Grace Came
Grace came (John 1:17) through the obedience of Christ. “The grace of God has abounded to many” (5:15). Paul does not say that life has abounded. This is similar to Adam’s transgression, in which sin came first and death followed. Likewise, through the obedience of Christ grace came first and life followed. Death is versus life, and grace is versus sin. Sin came from Adam’s transgression, but grace came through Christ’s obedience. Sin is Satan personified, come to poison us, damage us and bring death into us. Grace is God personified, come to give us life and enjoyment. Through Adam’s transgression, sin entered the human race as poison for man’s destruction, but through Christ’s righteous, obedient act God came as grace for our enjoyment.
Many Were Constituted Righteous
Romans 5:19 tells us, “through the obedience of the One shall the many be constituted righteous.” We are not only righteous; we are constituted righteous. If you paint my skin green, that will not affect my inward constitution. However, if you inject green paint into my blood, my whole being eventually will be constituted with green paint. This would not be outward painting, but inward constituting. When the living God comes into our being as grace, we are constituted righteous.