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加拉太书生命读经 · 第12篇

钉十字架的基督

CHRIST CRUCIFIED
1读经：加拉太书3:1;1:4;2:20;3:13;2:21,。在前篇信息中，我们说到神的恩。在本篇信息中，我们来看钉十字架的基督。钉十字架的基督与我们享受神的恩大有关系。享受神的恩完全在于基督的钉十字架。
1Scripture Reading: Gal. 3:1; 1:4; 2:20; 3:13; 2:21, 19; 5:24; 6:14-15 19; 5:24; 6:14-15 In the foregoing message we considered the grace of God. In this message we come to Christ crucified. Christ crucified has a great deal to do with our enjoyment of God’s grace. The enjoyment of the grace of God is altogether dependent on the crucifixion of Christ.
2在三章一节保罗说，『无知的加拉太人哪，耶稣基督钉十字架，已经活画在你们眼前，谁竟迷惑了你们？』基督的钉十字架，指明律法一切的要求，都因祂的死得了成就；并指明基督藉著祂的死，已将祂的生命释放出来，使这生命能在祂的复活里，分赐到我们里面，将我们从律法的辖制下释放出来。在福音的话语中，这事已经完全活画在加拉太人眼前，他们怎能忽略这事而受迷惑，退回到律法去？真是无知！基督钉十字架，已经活画在加拉太人眼前，保罗希奇加拉太人怎么可能忘记了这幅图画。那些退回到律法去的人，就与这样一位钉十字架的基督无分无关了。若是神想要我们守律法，而我们也能彀守住律法的话，基督就不需要钉十字架了。为此，保罗在二章二十一节宣告说，『义若是藉著律法得的，基督就是白白死了。』加拉太三章一节是二章二十一节的直接延续。基督当然不是无缘无故钉十字架的。反之，祂乃是为了一个极大的目的而被钉。事实上，十字架是神在祂经纶中作为的中心，正如基督自己是神经纶的中心。在神经纶的完成里，十字架乃是中心。离了基督，神的经纶就没有中心；没有基督的十字架，神经纶的作为就没有中心。因此，神经纶的完成，完全在于基督的十字架。十字架乃是神在宇宙中完成祂经纶之作为的中心。为这缘故，保罗在这么短的一卷书中屡次说到十字架，他不断引我们回到十字架那里。在二章二十一节保罗指出，基督并非白白被钉死了。然后在三章一节他继续题醒加拉太人，基督钉十字架，已经活画在他们眼前。保罗往加拉太去的时候，他所传扬的是一位钉十字架的基督。我们要成为义的，就需要这样一位基督。我们若能藉著守律法而得著义，就不需要这位钉十字架的基督了。若是这样的话，基督就是无缘无故的死了。
2In 3:1 Paul says, “O foolish Galatians, who has bewitched you, before whose eyes Jesus Christ was openly portrayed crucified?” The crucifixion of Christ indicates that all the requirements of the law have been fulfilled by the death of Christ, and that Christ through His death has released His life that it may be imparted into us in His resurrection to free us from bondage under the law. This was fully portrayed before the eyes of the Galatians in the word of the gospel. How could they neglect this and be bewitched, drifting back to the law? How foolish! Before the eyes of the Galatians, Christ had openly been portrayed crucified. Paul wondered how the Galatian believers could forget such a portrait. Those who go back to the law have nothing to do with such a crucified Christ. If God wants us to keep the law and if we are able to keep it, then there was no need for Christ to be crucified. For this reason, Paul declares in 2:21, “If righteousness is through law, then Christ has died for nothing.” Galatians 3:1 is the direct continuation of 2:21. Christ certainly was not crucified without cause. On the contrary, He was crucified for a very great cause. In fact, the cross is the center of God’so per at i on in His economy, just as Christ Himself is the center of God’s economy. In the carrying out of God’secon o my, the cross is the center. Without Christ, God’s economy has no center, and without the cross of Christ the operation of God’secon o my is without a center. Thus, the carrying out of God’secon o my wholly depends on the cross of Christ. The cross is the center of God’so per at i on in the universe to carry out His economy. This is the reason that in such a short book Paul many times refers to the cross. He constantly brings us back to the cross. In 2:21 Paul points out that Christ was not crucified for nothing. Then in 3:1 he goes on to remind the Galatians that the crucifixion of Christ was openly portrayed before their eyes. When Paul came to Galatia, he preached a crucified Christ. In order to be righteous, we need such a Christ. If we could have righteousness through keeping the law, then we would not need a crucified Christ. If this had been the case, there would have been no reason for Christ to die.
3在三章一节保罗把加拉太人带回到十字架；他要他们透彻的来看钉十字架的基督。在本篇信息中，我有负担叫我们对钉十字架的基督也有这样的看见。因此，我们要来看加拉太书中说到十字架，或关于基督在十字架上之死的经节，我们要看见这些经节中所有的重点。
3In 3:1 Paul brought the Galatians back to the cross. He wanted them to have a thorough look at the crucified Christ. In this message I am burdened that we also have such a view of Christ crucified. Therefore, let us consider the verses in Galatians which refer to the cross or to the death of Christ on the cross, and let us see all the important points in these verses
壹 为我们的罪舍了自己，要把我们从现今
I. TO GIVE HIMSELF FOR OUR SINS
THAT HE MIGHT RESCUE US
这邪恶的世代救出来
OUT OF THE PRESENT EVIL AGE
4保罗在一章四节说到基督『照著我们神与父的旨意，为我们的罪舍了自己，要把我们从现今这邪恶的世代救出来』。这里我们看见，基督钉十字架，为我们的罪舍了自己。加拉太人何等无知！热中犹太教者何等固执，何等悖逆！他们回到律法，就没有路来对付他们的罪。在这卷书中保罗似乎在说，『你们犯了这么多的罪，你们怎么来对付这些罪呢？若没有基督在十字架上的死，你们就没有路从你们的罪得救赎。』基督虽然是为我们的罪钉十字架，但祂钉十字架的目的乃是『要把我们从现今这邪恶的世代救出来』。罪是属魔鬼的，这世代乃是属撒但的。我们已经指出，现今的世代乃是撒但世界系统现今的部分。神的仇敌乃是魔鬼，与罪有关；他也是撒但，与邪恶的世代有关。即使加拉太人和犹太教徒能成功的守律法，他们又怎能对付魔鬼撒但？你能胜过撒但么？他非常狡猾，隐藏在罪和邪恶世代的背后。离了基督的钉十字架，我们就没有路来对付罪，也无法胜过邪恶的世代，因为魔鬼隐藏在罪的背后，而撒但隐藏在邪恶世代的背后。基督为我们的罪被钉十字架，要把我们从这邪恶的世代救出来。这指明惟有基督能救我们脱离魔鬼与撒但。罪与邪恶的世代都被钉十字架的基督对付了。祂乃是按著神的旨意，在十字架上为我们舍了自己。
4In 1:4 Paul says that Christ “gave Himself for our sins, that He might rescue us out of the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father.” Here we see that in His crucifixion Christ gave Himself for our sins. How foolish were the Galatians, and how stubborn and rebellious were the Judaizers! In returning to the law, they had no way to deal with their sins. In this book Paul seems to be saying, “You have committed many sins. What will you do about them? Apart from the death of Christ on the cross, there is no way to be redeemed from your sins.” Although Christ was crucified for our sins, the goal of His crucifixion was to “rescue us out of the present evil age.” Sins are devilish, whereas this age is satanic. We have pointed out that the present age is the present section of Satan’s cosmos, his world system. As the Devil, God’se ne my is involved with sins; and as Satan, he is involved with the evil age. Even if the Galatians and the Judaizers could have been successful in keeping the law, how would they have dealt with the Devil, Satan? Can you overcome Satan? He is subtle, lurking behind sins and the evil age. Apart from the crucifixion of Christ, we have no way to deal with sins, behind which the Devil hides, or the evil age, behind which Satan hides. Christ was crucified for our sins that He might rescue us from this evil age. This indicates that only Christ can save us from the Devil and Satan. Both sins and the evil age have been dealt with by Christ crucified. He gave Himself for us on the cross according to the will of God
贰 为我们舍了自己，为要将生命分赐给我们，并在复活里活在我们里面，好释放我们脱离律法下的辖制
II. TO GIVE HIMSELF FOR US that He might impart life to us
AND LIVE IN US IN RESURRECTION
TO FREE US FROM THE BONDAGE UNDER LAW
5基督被钉十字架，为我们舍了自己，好将生命分赐给我们，这完全是积极的；然而对付罪以及救我们脱离邪恶的世代乃是消极的。在积极一面，钉十字架的基督将神圣的生命分赐给我们，好使祂能彀在复活里在我们里面活著，并释放我们脱离律法下的辖制。（二20。）基督藉著祂在十字架上的死，将神圣的生命释放出来并分赐到我们里面，使祂能在复活里在我们里面活著。基督若不钉十字架，就不可能进到我们里面。一位『生的』、未经过过程的基督无法住在我们里面。在基督进到我们里面并住在我们里面之前，祂必须先对付我们的罪和我们堕落的性情。这个旧『我』，这个没有神的『我』，必须受对付。为了要对付『罪』，以及我们堕落的天性，基督必须钉十字架。这些消极的事物对付掉了，基督才有路将祂自己分赐到我们里面作我们的生命，并在我们里面活著。因此，基督在我们
5Christ was crucified in order to give Himself for us that He might impart life to us. This is altogether positive, whereas dealing with sins and rescuing us from the evil age are negative. On the positive side, Christ crucified imparts the divine life to us so that He might live in us in resurrection to free us from bondage under law (2:20). Through His death on the cross, Christ released His divine life and imparted the divine life into us. This makes it possible for Him to live in us in resurrection. If Christ had not been crucified, it would not be possible for Him to come into us. A “raw,” unprocessed Christ cannot dwell in us. Before Christ could come into us and live in us, He had to deal with our sins and with our fallen nature. The old “I,” the “I” without God, had to be dealt with. To deal with sin and with our fallen nature, Christ had to be crucified. Dealing with these negative things opened the way for Christ to impart Himself into us as our life and thereby to live in us. Thus, Christ’s living in us is based upon His death on the cross
6里面活著，是基于祂在十字架上的死。
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7不仅如此，现今在我们里面活著的基督乃是在复活里的基督。基督若没有被钉死，祂怎么能复活呢？这当然是不可能的。并且基督若不是在复活里，祂也无法活在我们里面。惟有复活的基督，经过过程的基督，经过成为肉体、人性生活、钉死并复活的基督，才能住在我们里面。基督所经过的过程，使祂有立场、有路进到我们里面，并在复活的生命里活在我们里面。『生』的基督绝对无法成为我们的生命。那作我们生命并活在我们里面的基督，乃是经过过程的基督。藉著祂钉十字架，祂对付了我们的罪和我们堕落的性情。现今，基于祂钉十字架所成就的工作，祂在复活里活在我们里面。这清楚指明，十字架乃是神为著完成祂经纶之作为的中心。
7Furthermore, the Christ who lives in us is a Christ in resurrection. If Christ had not been crucified, how could He have been resurrected? This would, of course, have been impossible. And if Christ were not in resurrection, He could not live in us. The only Christ who can dwell in us is a resurrected Christ, a processed Christ, a Christ who has passed through incarnation, human living, crucifixion, and resurrection. The process through which Christ has passed affords Him the ground and the way to enter into us and to live in us in His resurrection life. A “raw” Christ could never be life to us. The Christ who is our life and who lives in us is the processed Christ. Through His crucifixion He dealt with our sins and with our fallen nature. Now, based upon the work accomplished in His crucifixion, He lives in us in resurrection. This indicates clearly that the cross is the center of God’so per at i on for the carrying out of His economy
参 赎出我们
III. TO REDEEM US
脱离律法的咒诅
OUT OF THE CURSE OF THE LAW
8加拉太三章十三节说，『基督既为我们成了咒诅，就赎出我们脱离律法的咒诅，因为经上记著，「凡挂在木头上的，都是被咒诅的。」』基督代替我们挂在十字架上，不仅为我们承当咒诅，更为我们成了咒诅。律法的咒诅，出自人的罪。（创三17。）基督在十字架上除去我们的罪，就赎出我
8Galatians 3:13 says, “Christ has redeemed us out of the curse of the law, having become a curse on our behalf; because it is written, Cursed is everyone hanging on a tree.” Christ as our substitute on the cross not only bore the curse for us, but also became a curse for us. The curse of the law issued from the sin of man (Gen. 3:17). When Christ took away our sin on the cross, He redeemed us out of the curse.
9们脱离律法的咒诅。
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10加拉太人回到律法上当然是愚昧无知的。他们到底盼望怎么解决律法的咒诅？他们是亚当的后裔，就像每一个人一样，都在咒诅底下。我们读罗马五章就明白，亚当把我们都带到咒诅之下，但咒诅是在律法颁布之后才正式生效的。律法现今宣告说，所有亚当堕落的后裔都是在咒诅之下。在加拉太三章十三节，保罗似乎告诉加拉太人说，『律法对你们是不好的，因为律法使咒诅生效。由亚当堕落所带进来的咒诅，因著律法而生效。你们回到律法去，是非常无知。律法定罪你们并使你们的咒诅生效；但藉著基督被钉十字架，祂已赎出我们脱离律法的咒诅。祂在十字架上甚至为我们成为咒诅。』罪、邪恶的世代、和咒诅都是严重的问题。若没有基督的十字架，神怎么能对付这些问题并完成祂的经纶？我们的确需要这位钉十字架的基督。我们需要这位在十字架上受死的基督来
10The Galatians surely were foolish in going back to the law. What did they expect to do about the curse of the law? As descendants of Adam, they were under the curse like everyone else. If we read Romans 5, we see that Adam brought us all under the curse. But the curse was not altogether official until the law was given. But the law now declares that all the fallen descendants of Adam are under the curse. In Galatians 3:13 Paul seemed to be telling the Galatians, “The law is not good to you, for it has made the curse official. The curse brought in by the fall of Adam has been made official by the law. You are very foolish to return to the law. The law condemns you and makes your curse official. But through His crucifixion, Christ has redeemed us out of the curse of the law. On the cross He was even made a curse for us.” Sin, the evil age, and the curse were all serious problems. Without the cross of Christ, how could God deal with these problems and carry out His economy? We certainly need Christ crucified. We need the Christ who has died on the cross to solve all these problems
11解决这些问题。
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肆 满足律法的要求，
IV. TO FULFILL THE REQUIREMENT OF THE LAW
使我们在祂里面得著义
THAT WE MAY HAVE RIGHTEOUSNESS IN HIM
12加拉太二章二十一节说，『我不废弃神的恩；因为义若是藉著律法得的，基督就是白白死了。』这节指明基督的死是为了满足律法的要求，使我们在祂里面得著义。在亚当里我们没有义，反之，我们只有罪恶的性情。但基督在十字架上死了，满足了神圣别、公义之律法的要求。现今我们在基督里可以得著义。
12Galatians 2:21 says, “I do not nullify the grace of God; for if righteousness is through law, then Christ has died for nothing.” This verse indicates that Christ died to fulfill the requirements of the law that we may have righteousness in Him. In Adam we do not have righteousness; rather, we have a sinful nature. But Christ was crucified on the cross to fulfill all the requirements of God’sho ly and righteous law. Now we may have righteousness in Christ
13有的基督徒只看见，基督为我们的罪死在十字架上。他们没有看见，祂死也是要成为我们的义。为我们的罪死，与救赎有关；为了成为我们的义而死，却与称义有关。救赎是消极的一面，但称义是积极的一面。基督的十字架是为著救赎，也是为著称义。藉著祂的死，我们已从我们的罪得蒙救赎；同时藉著祂的死，我们也在祂里面得著了义。
13Some Christians have seen only that Christ died on the cross for our sins. They have not also seen that He died to become our righteousness. Dying for our sins is related to redemption, whereas dying to become our righteousness is related to justification. Redemption is on the negative side, but justification is on the positive side. The cross of Christ is both for redemption and justification. Through His death we have been redeemed from our sins, and through His death we have also obtained righteousness in Him.
伍 使我们向律法死，
V. TO MAKE US DEAD TO LAW
叫我们可以向神活著
THAT WE MIGHT LIVE TO GOD
14在二章十九节保罗说，『我藉著律法，已经向律法死了，叫我可以向神活著。』离了基督的钉十字架，我们就无法向律法死。基督被钉十字架，使我们向著律法死了。即使我们凭自己能向律法死，这种死在神眼中也不算数。在祂眼中算得了数的死，乃是基督的死。在亚当里的死是可怕的，但基督的死却是可亲可爱的，因为祂的死为我们成就了许多的事。藉著基督的死，我们向著律法已经死了，叫我们可以向神活著。
14In 2:19 Paul says, “For I through law have died to law that I might live to God.” Apart from the crucifixion of Christ, there is no way for us to die to the law. Christ was crucified to make us dead to the law. Even if we in ourselves could die to the law, that type of death would not count in the eyes of God. The only death that matters in His eyes is the death of Christ. Death in Adam is horrible, but the death of Christ is lovely and even lovable, for it accomplishes a great deal for us. Through Christ’s death, we have become dead to the law so that we might live to God
VI. TO HAVE US CRUCIFIED WITH HIM
陆 叫我们与祂同钉十字架，使我们能把我们的肉体钉在十字架上
THAT WE MAY BE ABLE TO CRUCIFY OUR FLESH
15藉著基督钉十字架，我们也与基督同钉十字架。这使我们能把我们的肉体连肉体的邪情私欲，都钉了十字架。（五。）换句话说，我们与基督同钉十字架，使我们得以钉死我们的肉体。我们都受到旧人、己与肉体的困扰。罗马六章六节说到我们的旧人（不是我们的肉体），已经与基督同钉十字架。加拉太五章二十四节说那属基督的人，已经把肉体钉了十字架。这一节不是说凡属基督的人，已经把他们的旧人钉在十字架上；然而，也没有一节告诉我们『己』已经与基督同钉十字架。二章二十节的『我』不是指著『己』说的；乃是指旧人，一个没有神的人。因此，不是我们的己，而是我们的旧人已经与基督同钉十字架。不但如此，按照五章二十四节，我们的肉体也必须被钉死。基督已经钉死了旧人，而我们这属基督的人也必须钉死肉体。我们能把肉体连肉体的邪情私欲钉在十字架上，乃是基于我们旧人已经与基督同钉十字架的事实。若是基督没有被钉死，我们怎能钉死我们的肉体呢？当然不能。我们需要对旧人、己和肉体，有清楚的领会。我们不需要对付旧人，因为旧人已经与基督同钉十字架。但我们需要天天钉死我们的肉体。我们日常生活的难处不是从旧人来的，而是从肉体连肉体的邪情私欲来的。因此，基于我们的旧人藉著基督的死受了对付这事实，我们必须实际的钉死我们的肉体。我们要看见罗马六章六节与加拉太五章二十四节的不同，这是很要紧的。在五章二十四节，保罗不是说凡属基督的人是已经把旧人钉了十字架。他说他们已经把肉体钉了十字架。不仅如此，我们需要看见没有人能把自己钉十字架。要用钉十字架来自杀是不可能的。为这缘故，我们要钉死我们的旧人─我们的旧『我』乃是不可能的。虽然我们不能钉死旧人，但我们却能钉死肉体。这不是自杀。旧人的钉死，必须由别人来完成，但肉体的钉死必须由我们亲自来执行。那么我们怎么来对付己呢？我们必须背起十字架来否认己。这个己已经在十字架上了，让我们把牠留在那里，不让牠下来。让己留在十字架上，就是背十字架。现在我们能看见，倘若基督不被钉十字架，我们就没有根据或根基，叫我们的肉体被钉死。不仅如此，基督若没有钉十字架，我们就没有地方留置我们的己。但基督既钉在十字架上，基于我们的旧人已经被钉的事实，我们就能钉死我们的肉体。同时，我们也有地方留置我们的己。每当己出来时，我们需要说，『可怜的己，回到十字架上去，留在那里，我不让你从十字架上下来，给我出主意。你该在的地方，乃是十字架。』这是正确否认己的路。
15Through the crucifixion of Christ we have been crucified with Christ. This enables us to crucify our flesh with the passions and lusts (5:24). In other words, we have been crucified with Christ so that we may be able to crucify 24 our flesh. We all are troubled by the old man, the self, and the flesh. Romans 6:6 says that our old man, not our flesh, has been crucified with Christ. Galatians 5:24 says that those who are Christ’s have crucified the flesh. This verse does not say that those who belong to Christ have crucified their old man. However, there is no verse which tells us that the self has been crucified with Christ. The “I” in 2:20 does not refer to the self; it denotes the old man, the person without God. Thus, our old man, not our self, has been crucified with Christ. Furthermore, according to 5:24, it is our flesh which must be crucified. Christ has crucified the old man, but we who belong to Christ must crucify the flesh. Our crucifying the flesh with its passions and lusts is based upon the fact that our old man has been crucified with Christ. Could we crucify our flesh if Christ had not been crucified? Certainly not! We need to have a clear understanding concerning the old man, the self, and the flesh. There is no need for us to deal with the old man, for the old man has already been crucified with Christ. However, day by day we need to crucify our flesh. The problems in our daily living do not come from the old man, but from the flesh with its passions and lusts. Therefore, based upon the fact that our old man has already been dealt with through the death of Christ, we must go on to crucify our flesh in a practical way. It is crucial to see the difference between Romans 6:6 and Galatians 5:24. In 5:24 Paul does not say that those who are Christ’shave crucified the old man. He says that they have crucified the flesh. Furthermore, we need to see that no one can crucify himself. It is not possible to commit suicide by crucifixion. For this reason, it is not possible for us to crucify our old man, our old “I.” Although we cannot crucify the old man, we can crucify the flesh. This is not suicide. The ─ crucifixion of the old man had to be accomplished by someone else, but the crucifixion of the flesh must be carried out by us. How then shall we deal with the self? We must deny the self through bearing the cross. The self is already on the cross. Let us leave it there and not allow it to come down. To cause the self to stay on the cross is to bear the cross. Now we can see that if Christ had not been crucified, we would not have any basis or foundation for the crucifixion of our flesh. Furthermore, if Christ had not been crucified, we would have no place to leave the self. But since Christ has died on the cross, we can crucify our flesh, based on the fact that the old man has been crucified. Also, we have a place to leave the self. Whenever the self rises up, we need to say, “Pitiful self, go back to the cross and stay there. I do not allow you to come down from the cross and make proposals to me. Your place is the cross.” This is the proper way to deny the self.
16基督的十字架乃是钉死肉体与否认己的根基。我们藉著基督复活的生命，就能彀钉死肉体，并把己留在十字架上。当基督钉死时，我们也一同被钉死。现今基督在复活的生命里活在我们里面，我们也活在祂里面。我们有基督的钉十字架作根基，现今才能在祂复活的生命里钉死肉体并否认己。
16The cross of Christ is the basis both for the crucifixion of the flesh and the denial of the self. By means of Christ’s resurrection life we can crucify the flesh and keep the self on the cross. When Christ was crucified, we were crucified also. Now in His resurrection life He lives in us, and we live in Him. With His crucifixion as the foundation, we are now able in Christ’s resurrection life to crucify the flesh and deny the self
柒 就我们而论，世界已经钉了十字架；
VII. TO HAVE THE WORLD CRUCIFIED TO US AND US CRUCIFIED TO THE WORLD
就世界而论，我们也已经钉了十字架
17最后，基督被钉十字架乃是使世界就我们而论，已经钉了十字架；使我们就世界而论，也已经钉了十字架。这特别是指著宗教世界说的。在六章十四节保罗宣告说，『但就我而论，除了我们主耶稣基督的十字架，别无可夸；藉著祂，就我而论，世界已经钉了十字架；就世界而论，我也已经钉了十字架。』接著的一节经文，指明十四节所说的世界，主要的乃是指著宗教世界说的。这个
17Finally, Christ was crucified to have the world crucified to us and us to the world. This especially refers to the religious world. In 6:14 Paul declares, “But far be it from me to boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through Whom the world has been crucified to me and I to the world.” The following verse indicates that the world in verse 14 refers mainly to the religious world. This religious world is the evil age from which we have been delivered through the cross of Christ.
18宗教世界乃是邪恶的世代，就是我们藉著基督的十字架，从其中被救出来的邪恶世代。
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19回到律法去乃是离开基督并离开十字架，这样作就是废弃了神的恩。我们要看见基督的十字架为我们成就了甚么，这是极其重要的。藉著十字架，基督救赎我们脱离罪，把我们从现今这邪恶的世代救出来，并赎出我们脱离律法的咒诅。藉著十字架，基督满足了律法义的要求，使我们能成为义的，并且祂使我们能向律法死，叫我们可以向神活著。藉著基督的钉十字架，我们现今有立场可以钉死肉体，并且有路可以从世界中分别出来。我们思想这些事，就看见其中没有一样能藉著守律法来成就。因为加拉太人努力要守律法，保罗说他们是无知的人，并告诉他们已经受了迷惑。在这卷书信中，保罗把他们带回到十字架，并鼓励他们要仰望钉十字架的基督。我们若对这位钉十字架的基督有清楚的异象，就绝不会回到律法去。反之，我们会把律法踏在我们脚下，并留在这位为我们钉十字架的基督这里。这位基督乃是神经纶的中心，而基督的十字架是神完成祂经纶之作为的中心。今天我们不需要律法，我们所需要的乃是基督和十字架。
19To go back to the law is to turn away both from Christ and from the cross. To do this is to nullify the grace of God. It is of vital importance for us to see what the cross of Christ has accomplished for us. Through the cross Christ redeemed us from our sins, rescued us from the present evil age, and redeemed us from the curse of the law. Through the cross Christ has fulfilled the requirements of the law so that we may be righteous, and He has enabled us to be dead to the law so that we might live to God. Through Christ’s crucifixion we now have the ground to crucify the flesh and the way to be separated from the world. As we consider all these matters, we see that not one of them could be accomplished through keeping the law. Because the Galatians were endeavoring to keep the law, Paul considered them foolish and told them that they had been bewitched. In this Epistle Paul was bringing them back to the cross and encouraging them to behold Christ crucified. If we have a clear vision of Christ crucified, we shall never go back to the law. On the contrary, we shall put the law under our feet and remain with Christ who was crucified for us. This Christ is the center of God’secon o my, and the cross of Christ is the center of God’so per at i on to carry out His economy. Today we have no need of the law. What we need is Christ and the cross