1028 因信稱義
因為我們作仇敵的時候，且藉着神兒子的死，得與神和好；既已和好，就更要因他的生得救了。《羅馬書 5:10》
我不是因信而得救——我只是意識到我因信而得救。不是悔改拯救了我——悔改只是我意識到神通過基督耶穌所做之事的標誌。這裡的危險在於強調結果而不是原因。是我的順服、奉獻和獻身使我與神和好嗎？絕不是那樣！我與神和好，是因為在這一切以先，基督就為我死了。當我轉向神並憑着信接受神的啟示時，基督十字架的神奇贖罪立即使我與神進入了、建立了正確的關係。由於神恩典超自然奇蹟，我站立在稱義地位，不是因為我為自己的罪抱歉，也不是因為我已經悔改，而是因為耶穌所做成的。神的靈以震撼而光輝的光芒帶來稱義，我知道我已經得救了，儘管我不知道這是如何完成的。
從神而來的拯救並非基於人類的邏輯，而是基於耶穌犧牲捨命。我們能重生完全是因為我們主的贖罪。有罪的男男女女可以成為新造的人，不是通過他們的悔改或他們的相信，而是通過神在基督耶穌里的奇妙工作，那是在我們所有經歷之前（見哥林多後書5:17-19）。稱義和成聖不可戰勝的安全感就是神自己；我們不必自己完成這些事情——它們已經通過基督十字架的贖罪被成就了。通過神的奇蹟，超自然的事情對我們就變得自然了，並且實現了耶穌基督已經成就的事情——「成了！」（約翰福音 19:30）
來自章伯斯的智慧
無論神的旨意將我們扔到哪裡，無論是貧民窟、商店還是沙漠，我們都必須沿着祂的指示努力工作。永遠不可有「我在這裡毫無用處」的想法，因為如果你不在所在之地，你當然是毫無用處！無論祂在哪裡發動了你的環境，就是禱告。 《故我差遣你》
1028 Justification by Faith
If when we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we shall be saved by His life. —Romans 5:10
I am not saved by believing— I simply realize I am saved by believing. And it is not repentance that saves me— repentance is only the sign that I realize what God has done through Christ Jesus. The danger here is putting the emphasis on the effect, instead of on the cause. Is it my obedience, consecration, and dedication that make me right with God? It is never that! I am made right with God because, prior to all of that, Christ died. When I turn to God and by belief accept what God reveals, the miraculous atonement by the Cross of Christ instantly places me into a right relationship with God. And as a result of the supernatural miracle of God’s grace I stand justified, not because I am sorry for my sin, or because I have repented, but because of what Jesus has done. The Spirit of God brings justification with a shattering, radiant light, and I know that I am saved, even though I don’t know how it was accomplished.
The salvation that comes from God is not based on human logic, but on the sacrificial death of Jesus. We can be born again solely because of the atonement of our Lord. Sinful men and women can be changed into new creations, not through their repentance or their belief, but through the wonderful work of God in Christ Jesus which preceded all of our experience (see 2 Corinthians 5:17-19). The unconquerable safety of justification and sanctification is God Himself. We do not have to accomplish these things ourselves— they have been accomplished through the atonement of the Cross of Christ. The supernatural becomes natural to us through the miracle of God, and there is the realization of what Jesus Christ has already done— “It is finished!” (John 19:30).
WISDOM FROM OSWALD CHAMBERS
Wherever the providence of God may dump us down, in a slum, in a shop, in the desert, we have to labour along the line of His direction. Never allow this thought—“I am of no use where I am,” because you certainly can be of no use where you are not! Wherever He has engineered your circumstances, pray. So Send I You, 1325 L