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My Song In The Night (Vital Doctrines)
我夜间的歌曲《重要教义-救恩》

My Song In The Night (Vital Doctrines)
我夜间的歌曲《重要教义-救恩》 
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Day 13

Text: Galatians 2: 17-19

MSITN VITAL DOCTRINES – SALVATION

“But if, while we seek to be justified by Christ, we ourselves also are found sinners, is Christ therefore a minister of sin? Certainly not!
For if I build again those things which I destroyed, I make myself a transgressor. For I through the law died to the law that I might live to God.”

Galatians 2:17-19

SEEKING JUSTIFICATION

1. Some people were puzzled by this doctrine of justification.

2. One question in particular came up.

a. If we are sinner
b. And the Lord Jesus justifies us.
c. Would that not make the Lord Jesus a minister of sin?

3. Paul’s reply

a. Strong
b. Straightforward
c. The Lord Jesus is NOT a minister of sin!

4. The Lord Jesus is not sinful.

a. Because He associates with sinners.
b. He is not tainted by sinful people.
c. He has no personal sin because of his “sinless perfection”.
d. He is able to bear our sins for us.
e. He imputes His personal righteousness to us and thus we are justified.
f. This was a profound truth some found difficult to comprehend.

5. The Law of God

a. Some did not understand the place of the Law of God.

b. A common misunderstanding:

i. If the law is kept, it will bring justification.
ii. Thus, the Law was heavily emphasised.
c. The reality:
i. Nobody can keep the Law of God perfectly.
ii. Thus, we cannot obtain justification by attempting to keep the Law.

6. The Testimony of Paul:

a. He was a Pharisee.
b. He sought to keep the Law carefully.
c. He did not succeed at all!

7. Paul turned to faith in the Lord Jesus.

a. He obtained justification.
b. He was declared righteous, though he had sinned terribly.

8. Would Paul teach justification by keeping the Law?

a. No!
b. If he did that, he would be found a transgressor.
c. Paul saw himself as having died to the Law.

9. The new life:

a. It is found through justification God offers.
b. This is the new life through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.

我夜间的歌曲：重要教义-救恩
经文：加拉太书 2：17-19

“我们若求在基督里称义，却仍旧是罪人，难道基督是叫人犯罪的吗？断乎不是！ 我素来所拆毁的若重新建造，这就证明自己是犯罪的人。我因律法，就向律法死了，叫我可以向神活着。”

《加拉太书 2:17-19》

寻求称义

1. 有些人对称义的教义感到困惑

2. 特别提出了一个问题

a. 如果我们是罪人
b. 主耶稣称我们为义
c. 这不难道是主耶稣叫人犯罪的吗？

3. 保罗的回复

a. 强硬
b. 直截了当
c. 主耶稣不是叫人犯罪！

4. 主耶稣是没有罪：

a. 因为祂与罪人互动
b. 祂没有被罪人玷污
c. 由于祂“无罪的完美”，祂没有个人的罪
d. 祂能够为我们担当我们的罪
e. 祂将祂个人的公义算为我们的义，因此我们被称义
f. 这是一些难以理解的深刻真理

5. 上帝的律法

a. 有些人不明白上帝律法的位置
b. 一个常见的误解：
i. 如果遵守律法，就会带来称义
ii. 因此，法律被深深地强调
c. 现实
i. 没有人能完美地遵守上帝的律法
ii. 因此，我们不能通过试图遵守律法来获得称义

6. 保罗的见证

a. 他是法利赛人
b. 他努力谨守律法
c. 他根本没有成功

7. 保罗转向信主耶稣

a. 他获得了称义
b. 尽管他犯了极大的罪，他被宣告为义

8. 保罗会通过遵守律法来教导称义吗？

a. 不！
b. 如果他那样做，他会被认定为犯罪的人
c. 保罗认为自己就向律法死了

9. 新生命

a. 它是通过上帝提供的称义找到的
b. 这是因信主耶稣基督而得的新生命