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罗马书第3章 — 那位出现在法庭的神

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在 TikTok 上漫无目的地刷视频时(别学我!),我看到一个老电视剧的视频,里面有一位和蔼可亲的年长法官,在他的小法庭里处理案件。

站在他面前的人总有一些有趣的理由说明他们为何被起诉,而他如何处理每一个案件,也非常令人着迷。

有一集特别让人印象深刻——他的童年好友站在他面前,被指控犯了罪。整个法庭屏住了呼吸。
这位法官会施予怜悯吗?还是会执行法律?

他两者都做了。

他宣判那人有罪——因为他确实有罪。
但随后他从审判席上走下来,脱下法袍,亲自为那人支付了罚款。

公义。怜悯。一个行动。一颗心。

这个故事正呼应着罗马书3:25-26:

“神设立耶稣作挽回祭,是凭着耶稣的血,借着人的信,要显明神的义;因为他用忍耐的心宽容人先时所犯的罪,好在今时显明他的义,使人知道他自己为义,也称信耶稣的人为义。”

请你安静地思想这一切。

是审判官。他也是那位承担刑罚的人。

律法必须被满足。罪必须被处理。
如果神无视罪恶,祂就不公义。
但如果祂因罪而毁灭我们,我们又怎能认识祂的爱呢?

因此,在一个至今仍令天使惊叹的行动中,神做了两件事:他维护了公义,也施行了怜悯。
他差耶稣来到法庭——不是作为辩护律师,而是作为替你受罚的人。

你能想象那个法庭的场景吗?

法槌敲响。有罪。

你的指控清单很长:骄傲、嫉妒、没有耐心、在堵车时翻白眼、再一次拒绝饶恕……

律法是明确的。罚金是沉重的。判决是死亡。

但就在你被带走之际,耶稣站了出来。

他说, “我来承担”。
而法官——也就是你的天父——允许了祂这么做。

公义得到了满足。怜悯被放大了。

而你?自由地走了出去。

谁会这样做?谁能既是审判官,又是称人为义者?

唯有神。

唯有恩典。

你曾有罪。

但耶稣站在了你的位置。

你曾被定罪。现在你被称为义——因为法官替你承担了刑罚,把他的儿子赐给了你。

这一切,彻底改变了你的人生。

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