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罗马书生命读经 · 第32篇

罗马书的基本观念

THE BASIC CONCEPT OF ROMANS
1我们在前面三十一篇信息里，概括的看过整卷罗马书。但仍有好些关于生命之事的要点，是需要详细述说的。从本篇信息开始，我们不照罗马书各章的顺序，乃要就著生命重要的方面，逐一来看这些点。在本篇信息中，我们要从罗马五、六、七、八章说到一些基本的点。然而，我们来看这些基本的点以前，我要先说一点关于本书的基本观念。罗马书是相当长的书，有十六章。毫无疑问，保罗尽所能的将与神的救恩有关的事浓缩在这十六章里。在每种著作里，都有整个著作所根据的基本思想。罗马书也是这样。罗马书既是很长的书，说到许多的点，大多数的读者就很难找著其基本思想。
1We have covered the book of Romans in a general way in the thirty-one foregoing messages. But there are still a number of crucial points concerning the matter of life that need to be covered in detail. Beginning with this message, we shall consider these points one by one, not taking care of the sequence of the chapters of the book of Romans, but of the important aspects of life. In this message we shall cover some basic points from Romans 5, 6, 7, and 8. Before we come to these basic points, however, I wish to say a word about the basic concept of this book. Romans is quite a long book, having sixteen chapters. Undoubtedly, Paul did his best to condense into these chapters all the things related to God’ss alvation. In every kind of writing there is the basic thought upon which the entire writing depends. This is also true of the book of Romans. Since Romans is a long book and covers many points, it is quite difficult for most readers to find the basic thought
罗马书的基本思想
THE BASIC THOUGHT OF ROMANS
2许多基督徒说，罗马书的基本思想是因信称义；有些人说是神的救恩。这些观点不是不正确，但并不充分。本书的基本思想是：神从罪人作出儿子，为基督形成身体，使祂得著彰显。我们罪人是神用来为祂自己产生许多儿子的基本材料。保罗得著神永远计画，神永远定旨的启示。神永远的计画，乃是要藉著祂自己作人的生命，为祂自己产生许多儿子。这就是说，神要将祂自己这生命作到许多罪人里面，并且在这些罪人蒙了救赎和拯救，得著祂的生命以后，使他们成为祂的许多儿子。每个从神而生并得著神生命的罪人，都成了祂的一个儿子。（约一12～13。）然而，这还不是神定旨的终极目标。祂定旨的终极目标，乃是要将所有这些儿子建造在一起，成为一个身体，以彰显基督。神从罪人作出儿子，形成身体，以彰显基督。这完全陈述出罗马书的基本观念。保罗写本书时，这思想深深在他的心里和灵里。他写这封书信乃是基于这点。保罗有这观念作罗马书的基本内容，就在十六章圣经里说到这么多相关的细节。我们深入本书，就看见其中启示神在作工，从罪人作出儿子，形成身体，以彰显基督。
2Many Christians say that the basic thought of Romans is justification by faith, and others say that it is the salvation of God. These viewpoints are not incorrect, but they are not adequate. The basic thought of this book is that God is making sons out of sinners to forma body for Christ that He may be expressed. We sinners are the basic material which God is using to produce many sons for Himself. Paul received a revelation of God’s eternal plan, God’s eternal purpose. God’s eternal plan is to produce many sons for Himself by means of Himself as their life. This means that God intends to work Himself as life into many sinners and that these sinners will become His many sons, after they have been redeemed and saved and have His life. Every sinner who has been born of God and has received God’s life has become one of His sons (John 1:12-13). This, however, is still not the ultimate goal of God’s purpose. The ultimate goal of His purpose is to build all these sons together into one Body to express Christ. God is making sons out of sinners to form the Body to express Christ. This is a full statement of the underlying concept of the book of Romans. This thought was deep in Paul’she art and in his spirit when he composed this book. His writing of this Epistle was based upon this. Having this concept as the basic content of Romans, Paul covered so many details relating to it in sixteen chapters. When we get into this book, we see that it reveals that God is working to make sons out of sinners to form the Body to express Christ.
主要的段落
THE MAJOR SECTIONS
3现在我们需要来看罗马书主要的段落。圣经没有一卷像罗马书组织得这样好。所以，这卷书很容易分段。本书分成三个主要的段落：一至八章构成第一段，九至十一章构成第二段，十二至十六章构成第三段。在本篇信息中，我们要暂时将中间一段放在一旁，只看首尾二段。
3Now we need to consider the major sections of the book of Romans. None of the other books in the Bible is as well organized as Romans. Therefore, it is easy to subdivide it. This book is subdivided into three main sections. Chapters one through eight compose the first section, chapters nine through eleven, the second section, and chapters twelve through sixteen, the third section. In this message we shall temporarily set aside the middle section and consider only the first and last sections
个人的救恩
PERSONAL SALVATION
4第一段论到相信基督之个人个别的救恩。换句话说，这是关于个人救恩的一段。我们在这一段里没有看见身体。我们有基督的许多弟兄，但还没有身体的许多肢体。在八章我们读到长子的许多弟兄。（29。）虽然这许多弟兄无疑就是基督身体的许多肢体，但八章没有说到他们是肢体，乃说到他们是长子的众弟兄。八章的观念没有达到身体这么远，还只是神圣生命产生许多儿子的事。所以许多儿子不是称为基督身体的许多肢体，乃称为长子的许多弟兄。在新约里，神的儿子与生命有关。你若有神的儿子，就有生命。（约壹五11～12。）你若没有神的儿子，就没有生命。因为我们有神圣的生命，我们就成了长子的众弟兄。现在神不但有独一的儿子，独生子，也有许多的儿子，就是长子的众弟兄。
4The first section deals with the personal salvation of the individuals who believe in Christ. In other words, it is a section on personal salvation. We do not see the Body in this section. We have the many brothers of Christ, but not yet the many members of the Body. In chapter eight we read of the many brothers of the Firstborn (v. 29). Although the many brothers are undoubtedly the members of the Body of Christ, chapter eight does not refer to them as members, but as brothers of the firstborn Son. In chapter eight the concept has not gone so far as to reach the Body. It is still a matter of the divine life producing the many sons. So the many sons are called not the many members of the Body of Christ, but the many brothers of the firstborn Son. In the New Testament the Son of God is related to life. If you have the Son of God, you have life (1 John 5:11-12). If you do not have the Son, you do not have life. Because we have the divine life, we have become brothers of the firstborn Son. Now God not only has the unique Son, the only begotten Son, but also the many sons, the brothers of the Firstborn
身体，基督的彰显
THE BODY, THE EXPRESSION OF CHRIST
5罗马书的末了一段，十二至十六章，说到身体，召会生活。八章的许多弟兄，成了十二章身体的肢体。这不是生命的事－生命已经在首段完全说过了－乃是功用的事。作儿子是生命的事，但作身体的肢体是功用的事。我们都必须一同尽功用，作为身体以彰显基督。
5The last section of Romans, chapters twelve through sixteen, covers the Body, the church life. The many brothers in chapter eight become the members of the Body in chapter twelve. This is not a matter of life— life is fully covered in the first section—but a matter of function. Being a son is a matter of life, but being a member of the Body is a matter of function. We all must function together as the Body to express Christ.
6这身体必须实际的彰显在众地方召会里。换句话说，众地方召会乃是基督身体实际的彰显。基督的身体是基督的彰显，而基督是神的彰显。神在基督里得著彰显，基督在身体里得著彰显，身体在众地方召会里得著彰显。所以，十六章有众召会：在坚革哩的召会；（1；）在罗马的召会，就是在百基拉和亚居拉家中聚会的；（3，5；）外邦的众召会；（4；）和基督的众召会。（16。）我们现今在众召会里。阿利路亚！身体在众召会里，基督在身体里，神在基督里。这是何等奇妙！我们若看见这点，就看见了本书的基本观念。这事值得我们完全注意。罗马书首段说到个人的救恩，末段说到身体，身体不是个人救恩的事，乃是团体功用的事。首段是关于个人的救恩，末段是关于团体的功用。这团体的功用就是身体，在成千上万个地方彰显为众地方召会。这是保罗将十六章写得这样美妙的原因，不是以道理的方式写，乃是以实际的经历写，以问安的方式写。保罗藉著他的问安，打开一扇窗户，使我们透过牠可以看见第一世纪的众召会。罗马十六章是一扇窗户。为著这扇窗户，我们赞美主！没有本章，我们绝不能这样清楚那时在众召会里所发生的事。
6This Body must be expressed practically in all the local churches. In other words, the local churches are the practical expression of the Body of Christ. The Body of Christ is the expression of Christ, and Christ is the expression of God. God is expressed in Christ, Christ is expressed in the Body, and the Body is expressed in the local churches. Therefore, in chapter sixteen, we have the churches: the church at Cenchrea (v. 1); the church in Rome, which met in the house of Prisca and Aquila (vv. 3, 5); the churches of the nations (v. 4); and the churches of Christ (v. 16). We are now in the churches. Hallelujah! The Body is in the churches, Christ is in the Body, and God is in Christ. How wonderful this is! If we see this, then we see the basic concept of this book. This matter is worthy of our full attention. The first section of Romans covers personal salvation, and the last section covers the Body, which is not a matter of individual salvation, but of corporate function. The first section is on individual salvation, and the last section is on corporate function. This corporate function is the Body, which is expressed in hundreds and even thousands of localities as local churches. This is the reason that Paul wrote chapter sixteen in such a wonderful way, not in the way of doctrine, but in the way of practical experience, in the way of greetings. Through his greetings, Paul opened a window through which we may look at the churches of the first century. Romans 16 is a window. Praise the Lord for this window! Without this chapter, we could never be so clear what was taking place in the churches at that time.
我们的行为被暴露
OUR DEEDS EXPOSED
7现在让我们来看首段所说到的一些事。在这段里，保罗首先在我们的作为上暴露我们。我没有言语表达保罗在本书开头几章所暴露的事是多么污秽、邪恶、黑暗并丑陋。这几章里所暴露的不是人的本身，乃是他们的作为。我们在传福音时该遵守这原则。不要很快的暴露人的所是。你需要先暴露他们的所作－他们的行为、举止和活动。譬如，你传福音时，可以问人昨晚十点在作甚么。我们曾多次这样问。有一次，我在圣灵的同在里传福音，我指著某个年轻学生，并且说，『你知道你所作的么？你偷了学校的粉笔，带回家去。』我的指头指著他说那些话时，他里面说，『那算不得甚么。』我立刻回答：『你说这算不得甚么？』这把他吓坏了。然后我说，『你将粉笔带回家，在地板上画圈圈。』那正是他所作的。信息结束后，他是头一个站起来接受基督的人。他战兢的说，『李弟兄所指出的，正是我所作的。我偷了学校的粉笔，带回家去。他告诉我，我说那算不得甚么，那正是我所说的。我的确拿粉笔画圈圈，正如他所说的。』这年轻人在他的行为上被暴露。你信你经得起神的暴露么？神若要暴露我们已往所作的一切，我们都会担受不起，因我们所作的是污秽、丑陋、邪恶并黑暗的。
7Let us now consider some of the matters found in the first section. In this section, Paul firstly exposed us in our doings. I do not have the words to express how dirty, evil, dark, and ugly are the things exposed by Paul in the opening chapters of this book. It is not the persons that are exposed in these chapters, but their doings. We should observe this principle in preaching the gospel. Do not quickly expose what people are. You need to first expose what they do— their deeds, behavior, and activities. For instance, as you preach the gospel, you may ask a person what he was doing last night at ten o’clock. We have done this many times. Once, while preaching the gospel in the presence of the Holy Spirit, I pointed to a certain young student and said, “Do you know what you did? You stole chalk from school and brought it home.” When I pointed my finger at him and said those words, he said within himself, “That doesn’t mean anything.” Immediately I responded, “Are you saying that this doesn’t mean anything?” That frightened him. Then I said, “You brought the chalk home and drew circles on the floor.” That was exactly what he had done. After the message, he was the first to stand up and accept Christ. With trembling he said, “Brother Lee pointed out exactly what I did. I stole chalk from school and I brought it home. When he told me that I was saying that it didn’t mean anything, that was just what I was saying. And I did draw the circles, just like he said.” This young man was exposed in his deeds. Do you believe that you can stand God’s exposing? If God were to expose all we have done in the past, we would not be able to stand it, for what we did was dirty, ugly, evil, and dark.
构成罪人
CONSTITUTED SINNERS
8由五章十二节开始，保罗不是暴露我们的所作，乃是暴露我们的所是。我们构成了罪人。（19。）在我们犯罪以前，我们已经构成罪人了。以苹果树为例。在牠结苹果以前，牠已经是苹果树了。牠若不是苹果树，就不能结苹果。同样，我们犯罪，因为我们是罪人。不要以为我们因著犯罪才成为罪人。不，我们犯罪，因为我们是罪人；正如苹果树结苹果，因为牠是苹果树。不要说，『我不是罪人，因我没有作恶事。我一直非常好。』虽然你也许很好，但你仍是罪人，因为你生来就是罪人。我们到世上来，是以罪人的身分来的。不要以为你在出生以后才成为罪人。不，早在你出生以前，你就在亚当里构成了罪人。这是保罗的观念。因此，在我们的行为上，我们是罪恶的；在我们的所是上，我们被构成罪人。不但如此，我们也亏缺了神的荣耀。（三23。）亏缺神荣耀的思想，对许多人而言，也许听起来很陌生。人的观念没有这个思想。我们告诉人，他们的行为是罪恶的，他们能领会，他们也能信服，知道自己构成了罪人。但我们若说，他们这些构成罪人、行作恶事的，乃是亏缺了神的荣耀，他们会说，『你是甚么意思？神的荣耀是甚么？』神的荣耀就是彰显出来的神自己。每当神得著彰显，荣耀就给人看见。我们乃是神照著祂的形像造的，使我们彰显祂的荣耀。但我们犯了罪。如今我们没有彰显神，反而彰显罪和我们罪恶的己。因此，我们亏缺了神的荣耀。在我们的所作上，我们是罪恶的；在我们的所是上，我们构成了罪人；并且我们亏缺了神的荣耀。这是我们的情形，我们的光景。神的义算给我们神如何能从这样的罪人作出儿子？祂惟有藉著三件事才能作成－藉著祂的公义、圣别和荣耀。在罗马书里保罗告诉我们，神已将祂的义披在我们身上，并且祂已将祂的义算为我们的。（四22～24。）这就是说，神已将祂的义赐给我们。因为我们披戴神的义，我们就能说，『我是义的，因为我在神的义里。我完全被祂的义遮盖了。』这是如何成就的？神的义如何能算为我们的？乃是藉著基督救赎的死。既然神的义已藉著基督的死算给我们，我们罪恶的行为就从账上涂抹，并且神的义遮盖我们全人。这是神的义藉著基督救赎的死赐给我们，作我们的遮盖。基督死在十字架上，使我们得著神的义。神已将祂的义披在我们身上，正如父亲将那上好的袍子披在回家的浪子身上一样。在路加十五章的那比喻里，父亲告诉他的仆人：『把那上好的袍子拿出来给他穿。』（22。）这袍子表征神的义，就是基督。赞美主，神的义披在我们身上了！神的义对付我们所作的一切。藉著基督救赎的死，这事已经完全成就了。
8Beginning in 5:12, Paul exposes not what we have done, but what we are. We are constituted sinners (5:19). Before we ever sinned, we had already been constituted as sinners. Take an apple tree as an example. Before it bears apples, it is an apple tree already. It bears apples because it is an apple tree. If it were not an apple tree, it would not be able to bear apples. Likewise, we commit sins because we are sinners. Do not think that we became sinners by committing sins. No, we commit sins because we are sinners, just as the apple tree bears apples because it is an apple tree. Do not say, “I am not a sinner, for I don’t do evil things. I am always very good.” Although you may be good, you are still a sinner, for you were born a sinner. You were constituted a sinner before you were even born. When we came into the world, we came as sinners. Do not think that you became a sinner after you were born. No, you were constituted a sinner in Adam long before you were born. This is Paul’s concept. Thus, in our behavior we are sinful, and in our being we are constituted sinners. Furthermore, we also are short of God’s glory (3:23). The thought of coming short of God’s glory may sound strange to many. No human concept takes account of this. People can understand us when we tell them that their deeds are sinful, and they can be convinced that they have been constituted sinners. But if we tell them that, as constituted sinners who do evil things, they are short of God’s glory, they will say, “What do you mean? What is God’s glory?” God’s glory is God Himself expressed. Whenever God is expressed, glory is seen. We were made by God in His image that we might express His glory. But we have sinned. Now instead of expressing God, we express sin and our sinful self. Hence, we are short of God’s glory. We are sinful in what we do, we are constituted sinners in what we are, and we are short of God’s glory. This is our situation, our condition. GOD’S RIGHTEOUSNESS RECKONED TO US How can God make sons out of such sinners? He can do it only by three things—by His righteousness, holiness, and glory. In Romans Paul tells us that God has put His righteousness upon us and that He has reckoned His righteousness to be ours (4:22-24). This means that God has given us His righteousness. Because we are clothed with God’s righteousness, we can say, “I am righteous because I am in God’s righteousness. I have been completely covered with His righteousness.” How is this accomplished? How can God’s righteousness be accounted as ours? It is through the redeeming death of Christ. Since God’s righteousness has been reckoned to us through the death of Christ, our sinful deeds have been erased from the account, and God’s righteousness covers our whole being. This is God’s righteousness given to us as our covering through the redeeming death of Christ. Christ died on the cross that we might obtain the righteousness of God. God has put His righteousness upon us just as the father put the best robe on the prodigal son who returned. In that parable in Luke 15 the father told his servants, “Bring forth the best robe, and put it on him” (v. 22). This robe signifies the righteousness of God, which is Christ. Praise the Lord that the righteousness of God has been put on us! God’s righteousness deals with all we have done. Through the redeeming death of Christ, this has been fully accomplished.
神的圣别作到我们里面
GOD’S HOLINESS WORKED INTO US
9除此以外，神现今正将祂的圣别作到我们里面。神的圣别不是在我们身上，乃是作到我们里面。这不是仅仅外面的遮盖，乃是里面的分赐。我们看过，圣别是神的性情。神将祂的性情分赐到我们里面，藉此就将祂的圣别作到我们里面。祂藉著进到我们里面作我们的生命，成就这事。神进到我们里面作生命，使祂可以用祂的所是浸透我们这人内里的各部分。甚至现在神正用祂的元素浸透我们这人的每一部分。这样，神就使我们圣别。这不是外面的公义；这是里面的圣别。这不但使我们在地位上圣别，也使我们在性质上圣别。这就是圣别。
9In addition to this, God is now working His holiness into us. God’s holiness is not upon us; it is being worked into us. This is not a matter of merely an outward covering, but an inward imparting. As we have seen, holiness is God’s nature. God works His holiness into us by imparting His nature into us. He does this by coming into us to be our life. God comes into us as life so that He may saturate all the inward parts of our being with what He is. Even now God is saturating every part of our being with His element. In this way, God makes us holy. This is not outward righteousness; it is inward holiness. It makes us holy not only positionally, but also dispositionally. This is sanctification
10神的义已藉著基督救赎的死算给我们，现今神的圣别正藉著基督活在我们里面，作到我们里面。基督死在十字架上，使神的义披在我们身上；基督活在我们里面，使神的圣别作到我们里面。我赞美主，我能站在这里，并且刚强的见证：『藉著基督救赎的死，神的义披在我身上了。我能站在神面前，毫无惧怕。我在神面前完全平安，因为祂的义在我身上。』我也能见证，藉著基督活在我里面，神的圣别正作到我里面。今天基督活在我这人深处，用神一切的所是浸透我。我一直在这浸透的过程之下。每当我对妻子或孩子说话时，基督就作工，完全、绝对的浸透、弥漫我。一天过一天，神圣的性情一直注入我里面，使我在性质上成为圣别。然而，我必须承认，虽然这工作进行得相当顺利，但还未完成，因我全人某些部分还未被神的性情浸透。神圣的注入仍在进行。有时候似乎这种注入是暂时的，没有深深渗透我们这人。好像在天空出现几分钟的彩虹：你若想要找出牠的位置，牠就消失了。我们的圣别有时候就像这样。我们也许是圣别、分别的，但只有几分钟。例如，某位姊妹在晨更后也许非常像圣徒，但几分钟后，她也许行动就像魔鬼一样。然而，无论我们的圣别看起来多短暂，我们在神的注入、神的弥漫之下却是事实。祂的浸透工作继续在进行。不要失望，迟早你那魔鬼般的行为会消失。时候将到，那时即使你尽所能的要行动像魔鬼，也作不到。你会成为被神的性情完全圣别的人。
10God’s righteousness has been reckoned to us through the redeeming death of Christ, and now God’s holiness is being wrought into us through Christ’s living in us. Christ died on the cross so that God’s righteousness might be put upon us, and Christ lives within us so that God’s holiness might be wrought into us. I praise the Lord that I can stand here and strongly testify, “Through Christ’s redeeming death, God’s righteousness has been put upon me. I can stand before God without any fear. I am fully at peace in the presence of God because His righteousness is upon me.” I can also testify that God’s holiness is being wrought into me by Christ’s living in me. Today Christ is living in the depths of my being to saturate me with all that God is. I am constantly under this process of saturation. Whenever I talk to my wife or children, Christ is working to saturate and permeate me completely and absolutely. Day by day, the divine nature is being infused into me to make me holy dispositionally. I must confess, however, that although this work has been going on quite well, it still is not finished, for certain parts of my being have not yet been saturated with the nature of God. The divine infusion is still taking place. At times it may seem that this infusion is temporary, that it does not deeply penetrate our being. It may seem like a rainbow that appears in the sky for a few minutes: if you try to locate it, it disappears. Our holiness is sometimes like this. We may be holy and separated, but only for several minutes. For example, a certain sister may be very saintly right after morning watch. But a few minutes later she may act like the Devil himself. However temporary our holiness may seem to be, it is nevertheless a fact that we are under God’sin fu sing, God’s permeating. His saturating work continues to go on. Do not be disappointed. Sooner or later, your devilish behavior will be gone. The time will come when you will not be able to act like the Devil, even if you try your best to do so. You will be one who has been fully sanctified with the nature of God
凭神的荣耀得荣耀
GLORIFICATION WITH GOD’S GLORY
11但还不只如此。我们也许被神的圣别完全弥漫，却还不在荣耀里。请记得，神在我们里面工作的最后一步，是使我们得荣耀。有一天，我们都要得荣耀。（罗八30。）我们已凭祂的公义得称义，我们正凭祂的圣别得圣别，我们也要凭神的荣耀得荣耀。我们都要被带进荣耀。我们是神得荣的儿子，我们要凭神的荣耀而照耀。这是给所有相信基督之人完全的救恩。每一个相信主耶稣的人，至终都要成为神得荣的儿子，外面带著神的公义，里面被神的圣别浸透，并且作祂的一个儿子，在祂完全荣耀的范围里照耀。我们得荣的日子，将是神的众子显示出来的时候。（19。）那时，我们都要进入神荣耀的自由。（21。）那时就不再有捆绑、限制、下沉或压制。我们要享受完全的自由，并且凭神的荣耀而照耀。那将是完全的救恩。
11But there is even more than this. We may be fully permeated with God’sho lines sand yet still not be in glory. Remember, the last step of God’s working in us is glorification. One day, we all shall be glorified (8:30). We have been justified with His righteousness, we are being sanctified with His holiness, and we shall be glorified with His glory. We all shall be brought into glory. As the glorified sons of God, we shall shine with the glory of God. This is the full salvation for all who believe in Christ. Everyone who believes in the Lord Jesus will eventually become a glorified son of God bearing the righteousness of God outwardly, being saturated with the holiness of God inwardly, and shining in the realm of His full glory as one of His sons. The day of our glorification will be the time of the revelation of the sons of God (8:19). At that time, we shall all enter into the freedom of the glory of God (8:21). Then there will be no more bondage, limitation, depression, or suppression. Instead, we shall enjoy full liberation and shine with God’s glory. That will be full salvation.
神的心
THE HEART OF GOD
12正如我们在前面有一篇信息中所指出的，保罗给我们看见神公义的工作，祂圣别的浸透，以及祂荣耀的荣化以后，就将我们带进神的心。（八31～39。）神为我们作这么多，只因为祂爱我们。祂永远爱我们。从已过的永远，神爱我们，今天祂仍然爱我们。祂的心是我们的支柱、我们的稳妥，祂的爱是我们的保障。不要疑惑你个人的救恩。神爱你，祂向你保证，祂会为你成就一切。你若与祂合作，祂会顺利的成就这事。你若不与祂合作，祂会遭遇一些难处，但至终祂会成功。虽然你也许给祂一些为难，但你无法阻挠祂。那种为难对祂算不了甚么。迟早你会说，『父阿，我敬拜你，因为你爱我。你拣选我，豫定我，呼召我，并称义我。主，赞美你，你圣别我，甚至荣耀我。如今我在荣耀里。』有一天我们都要这样祷告。我们不再会为著车子和房子这样的事赞美祂。反之，我们会为著神的公义、神的圣别、神的荣耀、和神的爱赞美祂。这就是罗马书前八章的结构。
12As we pointed out in a previous message, after Paul shows us the working of God’s righteousness, the saturating of His holiness, and the glorifying of His glory, he brings us into the heart of God (8:31-39). God does so much for us simply because He loves us. He loved us eternally. From eternity in the past, God loved us, and He still loves us today. His heart is our stay, our security, and His love is our safeguard. Do not have any doubt about your personal salvation. God loves you, and He assures you that He will accomplish everything on your behalf. If you cooperate with Him, He will accomplish this smoothly. If you do not cooperate with Him, He will encounter some difficulties, but eventually He will get through. Although you may afford Him some hardship, you cannot frustrate Him. That hardship does not mean very much to Him. Sooner or later, you will say, “Father, I worship You because You love me. You selected me, predestinated me, called me, and justified me. Praise You, Lord, that You have sanctified me and even glorified me. Here I am in glory.” One day we all shall pray in this way. No longer shall we praise the Lord for things such as cars and houses. Instead, we shall praise Him for the righteousness of God, the holiness of God, the glory of God, and the love of God. This is the structure of the first eight chapters of the book of Romans