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马太福音生命读经 · 第71篇

人的不义与神的义

Man’s Unrighteousness And God’s Righteousness
1在马太二十七章，我们看见人的不义与神的义之间的对比。在基督钉十字架的事上，人的不义转为神的义。我们需要非常清楚的看见这事。
1In Matthew 27 we see a contrast between man’sun righteousness and God’s righteousness. In the crucifixion of Christ, man’sun righteousness turns into God’s righteousness. We need to see this matter very clearly
2我们在前一篇信息中曾指出，主耶稣在十字架上六小时。前三小时，祂受人对付；后三小时，祂受神对付。在二十七章，人对主耶稣所作的一切，都是不义的。不仅彼拉多对主耶稣不义，犹太首领对祂也不义。他们不义的捉拿基督，也不义的审判并捆绑祂。宗教首领对主所作的一切，都是不义的。当然，犹大出卖主耶稣也是不义的。罗马兵丁对待祂也不义。他们的戏弄、吐唾沫、鞭打，乃是不义的。此外，他们强迫古利奈人西门背主的十字架也是不义的。因此，在人一面，没有一样是义的。
2As we pointed out in the previous message, the Lord Jesus was on the cross for six hours. During the first three hours, He was dealt with by man, and during the second three hours, He was dealt with by God. Everything man did to the Lord Jesus in chapter twenty- seven was unrighteous. Not only was Pilate unrighteous toward the Lord Jesus, but the Jewish leaders were also unrighteous toward Him. They arrested Christ in an unrighteous way, and they also judged and bound Him in an unrighteous way. Everything the religious leaders did to the Lord was unrighteous. Judas, of course, was also unrighteous in betraying the Lord Jesus. The Roman soldiers also treated Him unrighteously. Their mocking, spitting, and beating were unrighteous. Furthermore, they unrighteously forced Simon of Cyrene to bear the Lord’s cross. Thus, on man’ss i de, there was nothing righteous
转为神的义
into God’s righteousness
3赞美神，人的不义转为神的义！人只能到此为止。人能恶待主，把祂这逾越节的羊羔钉在十字架上。人对主耶稣所作的一切，都是为著带进神的义而铺路。在人一面，一切都是黑的，但在神一面，一切都是白的。在人一面，一切都是不义的，但在神一面，一切都是义的。人的不义是为为神的义完全得显明而铺路。这样，人的不义就转为神的义。在基督钉十字架的事上，人的不义完全被暴露；但这带进了神的义。因此，基督被杀是人的不义藉以带进神的义的第一条路。
3Praise God that man’sun righteousness turned into God’s righteousness! Man could only go so far. He could mistreat the Lord and put Him on the cross as the Passover Lamb. Everything man did to the Lord Jesus set the stage for God’s righteousness to come in. On man’ss i de, everything was black, but on God’ss i de, everything was white. On man’ss i de, everything was unrighteous, but on God’ss i de, everything was righteous. Man’sun righteousness prepared the way for God’s righteousness to be fully manifested. In this way, man’sun righteousness turned into God’s righteousness. In the crucifixion of Christ, man’s unrighteousness was fully exposed; yet it brought in God’s righteousness. Thus, the killing of Christ was the first way through which man’sun righteousness brought in God’s righteousness.
基督暴露人的不义
Christ Exposing Man’sUn righteousness
4然而，这不是基本的路。人的不义转为神的义，基本的路是藉著基督。基督将人的不义转为神的义时，首先暴露人的不义到极点。在所有人类的历史上，从来没有一个事例像基督的钉十字架一样，把人的不义全然暴露出来。我们都知道，任何属地政府的法庭都有不义。但在属地法庭所见到的不义，绝不像主耶稣受审判并被钉十字架的事例所暴露的那么多。主耶稣把人的不义暴露无遗。我们已经看见，主在犹大手中被出卖是不义的。长老、祭司长和议会，都是不义的。因此，基督被钉十字架的事例，在满了不义这一面是独特的。几乎与祂的事例有关的人，都是不义的。每一作法和每一方面，都是不义的。基督显在这不义的光景中，把人的不义完全暴露出来。
4However, this was not the basic way. The basic way in which man’s unrighteousness turned into God’s righteousness was through Christ. In turning man’s unrighteousness into God’s righteousness, Christ first exposed man’s unrighteousness to the uttermost. In all of human history there has not been a case in which man’s unrighteousness has been as totally exposed as in the crucifixion of Christ. As we all know, there is unrighteousness in the judicial branch of any earthly government. But no earthly court has seen as much unrighteousness as was exposed in the case of the trial and crucifixion of the Lord Jesus. The Lord Jesus completely exposed human unrighteousness. We have seen that the Lord’s betrayal at the hands of Judas was unrighteous. The elders, the high priests, and the Sanhedrin all were unrighteous. Thus, the case of the crucifixion of Christ was unique in being filled with unrighteousness. Nearly everyone involved with His case was unrighteous. In every way and in every aspect, it was unrighteous. The very presence of Christ in this unrighteous situation was a full exposure of man’sun righteousness.
基督担当人的不义
Christ Bearing Man’sUn righteousness
5其次，那把人的不义暴露到极点的基督，也担当了祂所暴露的一切不义。祂首先暴露人的不义，然后在十字架上担当人的不义。这就像打扫屋子。你若不打扫，也许看不见隐藏在家具下的灰尘。在打扫房间时，灰尘首先被暴露，然后被扫进畚箕。照样，在逾越节那天，主耶稣首先暴露所有的『灰尘，』就是人一切的不义。然后，祂把祂所暴露的『灰尘』清除了。哦，主耶稣的同在把全宇宙每一粒隐藏的『灰尘』都暴露了。最终，主耶稣基督自己成了『畚箕，』所有的『灰尘』都收集在祂身上。祂在十字架上的前三小时，是人对付祂的时间，一切的罪，一切的不义，全宇宙的『灰尘，』都放在祂身上。当祂被挂在十字架上时，祂是宇宙的『畚箕，』宇宙中一切的『灰尘』都聚集在其中。因此，人一切的不义被暴露之后，就被十字架上的基督担当了。这就使一切豫备好，让公义的神进来审判不义的人，以及他们一切的不义。
5Secondly, the Christ who exposed man’s unrighteousness to the uttermost also bore all the unrighteousness He had exposed. He firstly exposed man’sun righteousness and then He bore it on the cross. This is like housecleaning. If you do not clean, you may not see the dust hidden under the furniture. In cleaning a room the dust is firstly exposed. Then it is swept into the dustpan. Likewise, on the day of the Passover, the Lord Jesus firstly exposed all the “dust,” all of man’sun righteousness. Then He cleaned up the “dust” He had exposed. Oh, the very presence of the Lord Jesus exposed every particle of hidden “dust” in the whole universe. Eventually, the Lord Jesus Christ Himself became the “dustpan,” and all the “dust” was collected upon Him. During the first three hours He was on the cross, the time of man’s dealing with Him, all the sins, all the unrighteousness, all the universal “dust,” were put on Him. As He hung there on the cross, He was the universal “dustpan” into which all the “dust” in the universe had been gathered. Thus, after all man’sun righteousness had been exposed, it was borne by Christ on the cross. This made everything ready for the righteous God to come in to judge the unrighteous ones and all their unrighteousness.
6没有黑的，白的就不能清楚的显明出来。因为一切的『灰尘，』一切人的不义，都放在十字架上，这一步就豫备好，叫神的义得以启示出来。若没有这么多的不义，就不可能叫这么多的义显明出来。人类所有的不义堆积在十字架上的主身上，使神的义能得著显明。公义的神藉著审判这一切的不义，进来执行祂的义。因这缘故，藉著基督，人的不义至终转为神的义。藉此我们就得救了。
6Without the black, the white could not be clearly manifest . Because all the “ dust ,” all man’s unrighteousness, was put on the cross, the stage was prepared for God’s righteousness to be revealed. If there had not been so much unrighteousness, it would not have been possible for so much righteousness to be manifested. The complete unrighteousness of mankind was heaped upon the Lord on the cross so that God’s righteousness could be manifested. The righteous God came in to exercise His righteousness by judging all this unrighteousness. This is the reason that through Christ man’sun righteousness eventually turned into God’s righteousness. By this we have been saved
7基督乃是转捩点。人的不义藉著基督转为神的义。首先，基督暴露了人的不义，然后为著神公义的审判，祂亲身担当了祂所暴露人一切的不义。今天你仍在人的不义里，或是你如今在神的义之下？阿利路亚，我们得救的人是在神的义之下。
7Christ was the turning point. Man’sun righteousness turned into God’s righteousness through Christ. Firstly, Christ exposed man’sun righteousness, and then for judgment by God’s righteousness He bore upon Himself all of man’sun righteousness that He had exposed. Today are you still in man’sun righteousness, or are you now under God’s righteousness? Hallelujah, we, the saved ones, are under God’s righteousness
神的义在福音里
God’s Righteousness In The Gospel
8义这件事乃是福音真理重要的一面。这是非常基本的，因为这是我们得救的根据和基础。我们的救恩在于神的义这稳固的磐石。罗马一章十六、十七节说，『我不以福音为耻；这福音本是神的大能，要救一切信的人，先是犹太人，后是希利尼人。因为神的义在这福音上，本于信显示与信。』因著神的义，福音就有大能拯救每个相信主耶稣的人。基督的福音如此有能力，不是因著神的爱，也不是因著神的恩，乃是因著神的义。
8This matter of righteousness is a crucial aspect of the truth of the gospel. This is very basic, for it is our ground and basis for being saved. Our salvation rests upon the solid rock of God’s righteousness. Romans 1:16 and 17 say, “For I am not ashamed of the gospel; for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one who believes, both to Jew first and to Greek. For the righteousness of God is revealed in it out of faith to faith.” Because of God’s righteousness, the gospel is powerful to save everyone who believes in the Lord Jesus. The gospel of Christ is so powerful not because of God’s love nor because of God’s grace, but because of God’s righteousness
9按律法说，爱和恩都能变动，但是义，尤其是神的义，却不能变动。盖恩夫人曾说，即使神要对她的得救改变心意，祂也不能，因为祂已经在十字架上审判了她。藉著基督作我们的代替，我们已经按著义在十字架上受了审判。因此，神必须拯救我们。神是公义的神。因为祂已经按公义，公平的对付了我们，如今祂就有义务拯救我们。我们能放胆对祂说，『神阿，现在我不是谈你的爱或你的恩，乃是谈你的义。我诉之于你的义。照著你的义，你必须拯救我。你若不拯救我，这就是你不义了。』我们若对神这样说，祂会回答说，『我当然必须拯救你。』
9Legally speaking, both love and grace can fluctuate, but righteousness, especially God’s righteousness, cannot. MadameGuyon once said that even if God wanted to change His mind regarding her salvation, He could not do it because He had already judged her on the cross. Through Christ our substitute, we have already been judged according to righteousness on the cross. Therefore, God must save us. God is a just God. Because He has already righteously dealt with us judicially, He is now obligated to save us. We can boldly say to Him, “God, I do not speak now of Your love or of Your grace, but of Your righteousness. I appeal to You regarding Your righteousness. According to Your righteousness, You must save me. If You do not save me, it means that You are unrighteous.” If we say this to God, He will reply, “I surely must save you.”
10没有一件事像神的义那样约束神。诗篇八十九篇十四节说，『公义和公平，是你宝座的根基。』倘若神的公义可以挪去，祂的宝座就会倾倒。我们能说，『赞美主！即使神要改变祂的心意，祂也不能，因为祂是公义的神！』这是何等有意义！
10Nothing binds God as much as His righteousness. Psalm 89:14 says, “Righteousness and justice are the foundation of thy throne” (A.S.V.). If God’s righteousness could be taken away, His throne would be cast down. We can say, “Praise the Lord! Even if God wants to change His mind, He cannot do it because He is a just God!” How meaningful this is
义、爱和恩
Righteousness, Love, And Grace
11义，或公平，是法律的问题。反之，爱是情感的问题。我若爱你，我可以关切你。我若不爱你，我可以忘记你。许多基督徒喜欢引用约翰三章十六节，这节说神爱世人，甚至将祂的独生子赐给他们。不错，神这样爱世人，但祂的爱不像祂的义那么稳固。当然神不会改变祂的爱。但假定祂的爱真的改变了；神有权利改变祂的爱，却没有权利改变祂的义。不论神爱我们或丢弃我们，祂都没有错。祂恩待我们或不恩待我们，也没有错。恩典是20神意愿的问题。在马太二十章，主告诉彼得，祂要给那后来的，和那先来的同样的赏赐。这是主意愿的问题，并没有甚么不对。但公义不是情感或意愿的问题，乃是法律的问题。法律的问题与执法，立法有关。神的福音完全是法律的问题，神圣立法的问题。神公正的拯救了我们。当然，神的救恩是凭祂的爱起始，并藉神的恩成就的。然而，最终产生了祂的义。因此，我们今天所领受的救恩，不仅仅是爱或恩的问题，也是神的义的法律问题。我们的救恩已经由神的义盖印并证实了。现在连神自己也不能改变我们的救恩。神的国建立在义上
11Righteousness, or justice, is a judicial matter. Love, on the contrary, is a matter of the emotion. If I love you, I may choose to pay attention to you. But if I do not love you, I may simply forget about you. Many Christians like to quote John 3:16, the verse that says that God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son. Yes, God has so loved the world, but His love is not as firm as His righteousness. God, of course, will not change in His love. But suppose His love did change. God has the right to change in His love, but He does not have the right to change in His righteousness. Whether God loves us or gives us up, He is not wrong. He also would not be wrong in showing grace to us or in not showing grace to us. Grace is a matter of God’s wish. In Matthew the Lord told Peter that He wanted to give the same reward to the last as to the first. This is a matter of the Lord’s wish, and there is nothing wrong with it. But righteousness is a matter neither of emotion nor of wish; it is a judicial matter. A judicial matter is related to the execution of the law, to legislation. God’s gospel is altogether a judicial matter, a matter of divine legislation. God has saved us judicially. Of course, God’s salvation is initiated by His love and accomplished through His grace. Eventually, however, it issues in His righteousness. Therefore, the salvation we have received today is not merely a matter of love or of grace, but also a judicial matter of God’s righteousness. Our salvation has been sealed and confirmed by God’s righteousness. Now not even God Himself can change our salvation. The Kingdom Of God Built Upon Righteousness
12神的国乃是建立在这义上。你看见人的不义和神的义，人的国和神的国之间的对比么？人的国不是建立在义上，这事实已在罗马总督彼拉多对待主耶稣的作法上完全暴露了。马太在二十六章完全暴露了彼得天然生命的软弱，在二十七章暴露了人的不义。甚至在基督安葬之后，也看见人的不义。祭司长和法利赛人聚集到彼拉多那里，对他说，『大人，我们记得那迷惑人的还活著的时候曾说，三日后我要复活。所以请吩咐人将坟墓把守妥当，直到第三日，免得祂的门徒来把祂偷去，就告诉百姓说，祂从死人中复活了。这样，那后来的迷惑，比先前的就更厉害了。』（太二七63～64。）彼拉多回答说，『你们带著卫兵去罢，尽你们所能的把守妥当。』（太二七。）彼拉多对祭司长和法利赛人的回答是不义的。后来，在二十八章十一至十五节，祭司长和长老贿赂兵丁，捏造谎言否认基督的复活。这表明罗马兵丁也是不义的。因此，关于属人政权的记载满了不义。这暴露一个事实，人的政权是建立在不义上，但神的政权是建立在义上。义乃是神国稳固的根基。我们是在神的义之下得救的。因此，我们救恩的根基是稳固的。
12It is upon this righteousness that the kingdom of God is built. Have you seen the contrast between man’s unrighteousness and God’s righteousness, between man’s kingdom and God’s kingdom? Man’s kingdom is not built upon righteousness. This fact was fully exposed in the way Pilate, the Roman governor, dealt with the Lord Jesus. In chapter twenty - six Matthew fully exposed the weakness of Peter’s natural life, and in chapter twenty- seven he exposed man’s unrighteousness. Man’sun righteousness i seven seen after the burial of Christ. The chief priests and the Pharisees gathered together to Pilate and said to him, “Sir, we remembered that that deceiver said, while he was still living, After three days I will arise. Command therefore that the grave be secured until the third day, lest the disciples come and steal him away and say to the people, He was raised from the dead; and the last deception will be worse than the first” (27:63-64). Pilate replied, “You have a guard; go, make it as secure as you know how” (v. 65). Pilate’s answer to the chief priests and Pharisees was 65 unrighteous. Later, in 28:11-15, the chief priests and the elders bribed the soldiers, paying them to lie about the resurrection of Christ. This shows that the Roman soldiers also were unrighteous. Thus, regarding man’s government, there cord is filled with unrighteousness. This exposes the fact that man’s government is built upon unrighteousness. But God’s government is built upon righteousness. Righteousness is the solid foundation of God’s kingdom. We are saved under God’s righteousness. Therefore, the foundation of our salvation is solid.
13在二十七章，我们看见了人的不义和神的义，赞美主，至终人的不义转为神的义！我们从前在人的不义里，但如今我们在神的义之下，并在神的国里。神的国是义的国，我们乃是祂国里义的子民。
13In chapter twenty - seven we have seen man’s unrighteousness and God’s righteousness. Praise the Lord that eventually man’sun righteousness turned into God’s righteousness! We used to be in man’sun righteousness, but now we are under God’s righteousness and in God’skin gdom. God’skin gdom is the kingdom of righteousness, and we are the righteous people in His kingdom