8月15日
标 题：胜过罪
经 节：因信耶稣基督加给一切相信的人，并没有分别。因为世人都犯了罪，亏缺了神的荣耀；如今却蒙神的恩典，因基督耶稣的救赎，就白白地称义。神设立耶稣作挽回祭，是凭著耶稣的血，借着人的信，要显明神的义；因为祂用忍耐的心宽容人先时所犯的罪，好在今时显明祂的义，使人知道祂自己为义，也称信耶稣的人为义。（罗马书三章22下～26节）
因为罪的缘故，亚当和夏娃亏缺了神当初在他们身上完美的创造。因为罪的缘故，以色列人弃绝成为神圣洁国度的荣耀，这是他们原本可以享有的体验。因为罪，犹大失去成为耶稣基督使徒的其中一员。罪会腐化你生活中每个层面，使你无法完成在结婚之初的许诺，使你在身为父母、教会一员、敬拜者和朋友的角色上有亏欠。你生活中每个层面，都很容易受罪腐蚀的影响。
救恩的奇妙之处在于神完全处理了罪的问题。祂做了我们所做不到的事。因着基督的牺牲，我们蒙受神的恩典，得到救恩，使罪的刑罚都被取消。因着神的恩典，祂使一条亏缺神荣耀的生命有了意义。祂提供一个机会，就是我们若认自己的罪，神必要洗净我们一切的不义（约翰一书一：9）。祂修补一颗破碎的心。祂的恩典消除愤怒与苦毒。祂使一个被罪蹂躏的生命完整无缺。祂使我们的失败变成美好的事情。
只有神才能医治罪的蹂躏。只有祂能够成为祂的荣耀与你罪之间的桥梁（罗马书三：23）。你一定要相信祂。如果你请求祂，祂会把你由罪的捆绑中释放出来，再次创建你与祂的关系，恢复你成为完全。
Victory over Sin
For there is no difference; for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, whom God set forth as a propitiation by His blood, through faith, to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance God had passed over the sins that were previously committed, to demonstrate at the present time His righteousness, that He might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus. (Romans 3:22b-26)
Because of sin, Adam and Eve fell short of the perfection God intended for them. Because of sin, the Israelites relinquished the glory they could have experienced as God’s holy nation. Because of sin, Judas fell short of the opportunity to be an apostle of Jesus Christ. Sin will corrupt every area of your life that it touches. Sin will cause your marriage to fall short of the promise it held in the beginning. Sin will cause you to fall short as a parent, a church member, a worshiper, or a friend. Every area in your life is susceptible to sin’s destruction. The wonder of salvation is that God completely dealt with sin. He did what we could not do. Through Christ’s sacrifice, God, by His grace, offered His salvation and canceled the penalty of our sin. By His grace, He takes a life that has fallen short of God’s best and gives it meaning. He provides the opportunity to immediately confess our sin and to be cleansed from all unrighteousness (1 John 1:9). He mends a broken heart. His grace erases anger and bitterness. He restores severed relationships. He takes a life devastated by sin and makes it whole. He takes our failures and produces something good. Only God can heal sin’s devastation. Only He can bridge the gap between His glory and your sin (Rom. 3:23). You must trust Him to do so. If you will ask Him, He will free you from the of your sin, reestablish your relationship with Him, and restore you to wholeness.
