9月2日
紧密相连
你们亲嘴问安，彼此务要圣洁。基督的众教会都问你们安。
罗马书16:16
圣经中的罗马书是一部神学巨著。保罗用了前面十五章阐述人类的历史和上帝的关系。他用朗朗上口、言简意赅的经文，总结出了救赎的真理。例如：“世人都犯了罪，亏缺了上帝的荣耀。” “罪的工价乃是死，唯有上帝的恩典，在耶稣基督里有永生。” “谁能使我们与基督的爱隔绝呢？” 以及 “不要效法这个世界，只要心意更新而变化，叫你们察验何为神的善良、纯全、可喜悦的旨意。”
可能因为这些奇妙的经文和亮光，大多数人都会忽略罗马书的十六章，也就是最后一章。也难怪，毕竟这一章除了保罗提到的一些弟兄姊妹，没有什么高言大智的言辞。除了一些点了名的，还有成百上千没有点名的。一些是有名的，如使徒们，另一些只是默默无闻的普通人，如犹尼亚、尼利亚以及他的姐妹、鲁孚的母亲等等。
然而，不应忽视第十六章。因为从这些真实的人物关系中，看得到罗马书里的神学真理。保罗所提到的与人们每天的生活息息相关。主耶稣不断把我们联系在一起，来改变这个世界。
今日祷告：
耶稣，让我有一个全新的开始，与更多的弟兄姊妹紧密相连，为主而活。阿们。
September 2
Get Connected
Greet each other with a sacred kiss. All the churches of Christ send you their greetings.
ROMANS16:16
The book of Romans is a soaring theological argument. For fifteen chapters, the apostle Paul explains humanity’s history with God. He summarizes profound truths with memorable phrases and simple language. He writes things like “we all fall short of God’s glorious standard,” “for the
wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord,” “nothing can separate us from God’s love,” and “don’t copy the customs of this world, but let God transform you.”
With all of this amazing clarity, many people overlook the last chapter. After all, instead of eloquent rhetoric, there is just a bunch of people Paul writes to and about. Dozens by name and hundreds, perhaps thousands, of people by reference. Some were famous (like the apostles), while others were obscure (like Junia, or Nereus and his sister, or Rufus’ dear mom). Romans
16 should not be overlooked, however, because in this real-life network of people is the real-life theological truth of Romans. What Paul talks about actually works in the everyday fabric of people’s lives. Jesus unites people in a growing network that changes everything in this world.
Pray for the Day:
Jesus, give me the jump start I need to network with others who are living for Jesus. Amen.
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