罪被遮蓋的人是有福的 — 羅馬書讀經隨筆 第4章

羅馬書第四章，保羅闡明了亞伯拉罕的信（即相信神）被神算為義，他是所有信神之人的父。舊約裏大衛稱在行為以外蒙神算為義的人是有福的：過犯被赦免或者說罪被遮蓋的人是有福的；主不算為有罪的人是有福的。保羅說，作工的得工價不算恩典，乃是該得的；惟有不作工的，隻信稱罪人為義的神，他的信就算為義。神應許亞伯拉罕和他的後裔是世界的繼承者，並不是通過要他們遵守律法，而是通過他們對神的信心。實際上舊約裏因信稱義並不是單單對亞伯拉罕說的，也是對我們這些信神把耶穌死裏複活的人說的。耶穌被捕被釘十字架是為了擔當我們的過犯，死後複活是為叫我們稱義。

羅4:2 倘若亞伯拉罕是因行為稱義、就有可誇的．隻是在 神麵前並無可誇。
For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not toward God.
羅4:3 經上說甚麽呢．說、『亞伯拉罕信 神、這就算為他的義。』
For what does the Scripture say? "Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness."
羅4:4 作工的得工價、不算恩典、乃是該得的、
Now to him who works, the reward is not counted as grace, but as something owed.
羅4:5 惟有不作工的、隻信稱罪人為義的 神、他的信就算為義。
But to him who doesn't work, but believes in him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is accounted for righteousness.
羅4:6 正如大衛稱那在行為以外、蒙 神算為義的人是有福的。
Even as David also pronounces blessing on the man to whom God counts righteousness apart from works,
羅4:7 他說、『得赦免其過、遮蓋其罪的、這人是有福的。
"Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, whose sins are covered.
羅4:8 主不算為有罪的、這人是有福的。』
Blessed is the man whom the Lord will by no means charge with sin."
羅4:13 因為 神應許亞伯拉罕和他後裔、必得承受世界、不是因律法、乃是因信而得的義。
For the promise to Abraham and to his seed that he should be heir of the world wasn't through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.
羅4:23 算為他義的這句話、不是單為他寫的、
Now it was not written that it was accounted to him for his sake alone,
羅4:24 也是為我們將來得算為義之人寫的．就是我們這信 神使我們的主耶穌從死裏複活的人。
but for our sake also, to whom it will be accounted, who believe in him who raised Jesus, our Lord, from the dead,
羅4:25 耶穌被交給人、是為我們的過犯、複活、是為叫我們稱義。〔或作耶穌是為我們的過犯交付了是為我們稱義複活了〕
who was delivered up for our trespasses, and was raised for our justification.