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今日真道聖言/2014年11月16日
33 問:稱義是什麼?
答:「稱義」是神白白恩典的行動,在其中神赦免我們一切的罪惡,接納我們在祂面前為義人,這唯獨因為基督的義歸算給我們,而我們只是憑信心接受而已。
33 Q. What is justification?
A. Justification is an act of God’s free grace, wherein he pardons all our sins, and accepts us as righteous in his sight, only for the righteousness of Christ imputed to us, and received by faith alone.
70 問:「稱義」是什麼?
答:稱義是神的作為,祂將白白的恩典賜給罪人,藉此祂赦免他們一切的罪,接納他們,使他們在祂面前被算為義;這並非因在他們裏面成就了什麼,或他們作了什麼,乃是唯獨因為基督的完美順服與償清罪債;神將此歸算在他們身上,並且是唯獨借着信心領受的。
Q. 70. What is justification?
A. Justification is an act of God's free grace unto sinners, in which he pardoneth all their sins, accepteth and accounteth their persons righteous in his sight; not for anything wrought in them, or done by them, but only for the perfect obedience and full satisfaction of Christ, by God imputed to them, and received by faith alone.
71 問:為何「稱義」是神白白恩典的作為?
答:雖然基督借着順服與受死,的確為我們向神獻上贖罪,這是適當,真實與完全的滿足了神公義的要求。然而,事實上:
(1)神可以定規我們要自己負責,然而神接納借着中保代贖來滿足祂公義的要求
(2)神親自賜下這位中保,就是祂的獨生子,將祂兒子的義歸算給我們,
(3)我們得以稱義並非出於我們自己,唯獨是借着信,連這信心也是祂所賜的;
所以,我們得以稱義,對我們而言,完全是神白白的恩典。
Q. 71. How is justification an act of God's free grace?
A. Although Christ, by his obedience and death, did make a proper, real, and full satisfaction to God's justice in the behalf of them that are justified; yet inasmuch as God accepteth the satisfaction from a surety, which he might have demanded of them, and did provide this surety, his own only Son, imputing his righteousness to them, and requiring nothing of them for their justification but faith, which also is his gift, their justification is to them of free grace.
72 問:「稱義的信心」是什麼?
答:稱義的信心是拯救的恩典,聖靈與神的道在罪人心中做成的。藉此恩典:
(1)罪人確知自己的罪與苦況,以及自己與所有其他受造物都不能拯救他脫離其失喪的情況;
(2)他不僅是認同福音應許的真理,更是領受與依靠基督與祂的義;
(3)他因此罪得赦免,在神面前得蒙悅納,被算為義,以致得救。
Q. 72. What is justifying faith?
A. Justifying faith is a saving grace, wrought in the heart of a sinner by the Spirit and Word of God, whereby he, being convinced of his sin and misery, and of the disability in himself and all other creatures to recover him out of his lost condition, not only assenteth to the truth of the promise of the gospel, but receiveth and resteth upon Christ and his righteousness, therein held forth, for pardon of sin, and for the accepting and accounting of his person righteous in the sight of God for salvation.
73 問:信心如何使罪人在神面前得稱為義?
答:信心使罪人在神面前得稱為義,
(1)並非因為那些必與之俱來的其他恩惠,也不是因為信心所結的善行之果,也不是因為將信心的恩惠(或因之而來的行為)歸算在罪人身上,使他稱義;
(2)只是因為信心是媒介工具,罪人藉此領受並支取基督和祂的義。
Q. 73. How doth faith justify a sinner in the sight of God?
A. Faith justifies a sinner in the sight of God, not because of those other graces which do always accompany it, or of good works that are the fruits of it, nor as if the grace of faith, or any act thereof, were imputed to him for his justification; but only as it is an instrument by which he receiveth and applieth Christ and his righteousness.
第十一章 論稱義
11.1 蒙上帝有效呼召而來的人,上帝也白白稱他們為義。但不是 將義注入他們裏面;而是赦免他們的罪,算他們為義,接納他們 為義人。這不是因為在他們裏面做了甚麼,或是他們自己做了甚 麼,而是唯獨因為基督的緣故,稱他們為義。這並不是因為他們 有信心、相信的行動、或任何其他順服行為,而將這些算為義歸 給他們﹔乃是將基督的順服、滿足上帝公義的要求所做成的義, 歸給他們,因此他們借着信心領受並倚靠祂和祂的義﹔而此信心 並不是出於他們自己,乃是上帝所賜的。
11.2 「信」就是如此領受並倚靠基督和祂的義,這信乃是稱義的唯 一媒介;然而此信在被稱義者身上絕不孤單,總是有救恩中其他 的恩典伴隨而來,而且這藉以稱義的信,不是死的信心,乃是使 人生發仁愛的信心。
11.3 基督借着順服和受死,完全清償了一切如此被稱為義之人的 罪債,並為他們付上適當、真實、完全的贖價,滿足了聖父的公 義要求。然而,因為聖父是為了他們賜下基督,並且因為聖父接 納基督的順服與贖罪是代替他們,這二者皆是白白的恩典,不是 因他們裏面有任何功德,所以他們的稱義是唯獨出於白白的恩 典;使上帝絕對的公義和豐富的恩慈,在罪人稱義上可以得着榮 耀。
11.4 上帝在萬古之先,就定旨稱一切選民為義,而基督在日期滿 足的時候,就為他們的罪死了,也為他們的稱義復活了﹔雖然如 此,他們要等到所定的時刻,聖靈確實將基督施行在他們身上, 才得以稱義。
11.5 上帝確實繼續赦免被稱義之人的罪,雖然他們永遠不能從稱 義的地位上墮落,但他們可能因犯罪而落在不討上帝喜悅的狀況 里,就像是兒子因過失使父親不悅,而失去上帝的面光照他們, 直到他們自卑、認罪、求饒恕,並重新相信悔改,才能恢復。
11.6 舊約時代的信徒稱義,與新約時代的信徒稱義,在每方面都 是同一的。