神在每个世代都存留余数[11月15日罗马书]

罗马书｜之三十一: 神在每个世代都存留余数

11月15日

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朱志山牧师

经文: 罗11:1-12

课题: 神的主权, 余民/青年/社青事工, 传福音与宣教, 门徒培训, 恩典,

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在报福音，传喜信的事情上，我们绝对不能忽略“余剩子民”的大观念，因为是神先在祂的恩典与怜悯中为我们存留余数。事实上，福音若是拯救人灵魂与改变人命运的佳音，必有那恳切接纳这佳音，而变卖一切来得着里头祝福的人。为此，他们就是那真正活出福音精神，也将福音种子散开的人。确实上，神拯救万民、医治万民、差派万民的工作都是借着余民作的。在以利亚时代（邪恶的亚哈与耶洗别掌权时），有七千个没向巴力屈膝的人；在以赛亚时代（当以色列民大多数都悖逆行恶时），神说祂必砍伐栗树，橡树（象征以色列），存留树墩子（余民），借着他们延生神的工作；在犹大被掳掠到巴比伦时，神借着像耶利米，以西结、但以理、以斯拉、尼希米这等余数继续延生祂的工作，带来以色列民的恢复。今天，很多信徒认为“余民”这字眼太单独性了，所以为了大众融入性精神，所以少提到这字眼。但圣经从开始到末了是一直告诉我们人是多么快的堕落、败坏、冷淡、偏行己路。一群圣洁的子民是不过几十年就出现稗子性的人物，然后像面酵这样的影响众民。倘若没有余民的存留与兴起来成为那时代的呼声，那时代的子民就渐渐走向没落而灭绝。所以，我们不能继续盲目的留在安逸，这反而是一种自欺。纵然我们不能说“一个人不是余民就不得救”，但我们不能否认福音信息的传递是借着余民所带来的。每个时代都有影响时代，为时代代祷的义人（像亚伯拉罕），也有被那时代的堕落世俗风气吞灭的义人（像罗得）。前者留下世世代代蒙恩的子民，后者唯有自己侥幸得救，却从他之后遭遇“属灵绝种”。今天，有很多的人在教会里连自己是否得救都没有确据，他们那没有定见的生命常被风吹动翻腾，唯有受这时代的风气潮流摆布。确实上，我们要重新传出有“挑战性的信息”，使这时代的余民兴起来。基本上，余民并非是什么特别人物，或是有什么特别恩赐，他们乃是听了福音信息，心里大大的被那纯正的福音真道吸引。他们不是什么狂热分子，乃是真信福音的子民；他们不是要为神做什么大事，乃是带着正直清洁的心跟从主，完成主托付他们的福音使命，因此他们自动会兴起来向这时代作见证，向这时代发出神的声音，叫那时代的人因听见而回转跟从主。总而来说，这世世代代的余民被存留的事情乃都是神的主动（恩典）所成就的事，这是神信实的作为，不是人的主动或热心所成就的事。但对那今日听见福音之呼声的人（特别在这末后时代即将结束时），这样少数人物的兴起相对来说更是急迫。所以，让我们不要因多数人的刚硬而灰心，乃是更迫切的传福音，兴起那少数。

In the matter of bringing good news (the gospel), we certainly cannot neglect the big concept of “remnants”, because it is God who first kept a remnant for us in His grace and mercy. The truth is, if the gospel is indeed the good news which saves human souls and changes human destiny, surely there’ll be people who eagerly accept this gospel and sell all they have in order to receive the blessings in it. They are the people who truly live out the spirit of gospel, and spread the seeds of gospel. Indeed, it is through remnants that God saves, heals and commissions all people. During Elijah’s era (when the wicked Ahab and Jezebel were in power), there were 7000 people who had not bowed their knees to Baal; during Isaiah’s era (when the majority of Israelites were rebellious and evil), God said He will cut down the terebinth and oak (symbolize Israel), leaving the stump (remnant) so as to further God’s work through them; when Judah was taken captive by Babylon, through remnants like Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Ezra, Nehemiah, God continued to extend His work and brought about the restoration of Israel. Today, many believers feel the word “remnant” is too exclusive, hence they rarely mention this term so that the mass may feel inclusive. But the beginning to the end of the Bible is consistently telling us how depraved, corrupted, lukewarm human beings are, each turning to our own way. Even if there are a group of holy saints, weed-like characters will appear down the line after merely a few decades, influencing all people like yeast. If there’s no preservation and raising up of remnants to be the voice of the era, the people of that era will gradually walk towards decline and extinction. Hence, we cannot continue to remain in comfort zone blindly, this is a type of self-deception. Although we cannot say, “if a person is not a remnant, he will not be saved”, we cannot deny that the spreading of the gospel message is brought by the remnants. In every era, there will be righteous people (e.g. Abraham) who can influence and intercede for that era; there will also be righteous people (e.g. Lot) who are consumed by the depraved and worldly culture of that era. The former has left blessed people generation after generation; the latter could be saved but he may experience “spiritual extinction” thereafter. Today, many in churches do not have assurance of their salvation; their lives do not have fixed perspective, thus they are always blown and tossed by the wind, being manipulated by the culture and trend of the era. Indeed, we need to spread “confrontational message” all over again so as to raise up the remnants of this era. Basically, remnant is not special people, neither are they with special gifts; they are people who, upon hearing the gospel message, are greatly attracted by the pure gospel in their hearts. They are not fervent people but people who truly believe in the gospel; they do not want to do any great things for God, they just want to follow the Lord with an upright and pure heart, and complete the gospel mission entrusted by the Lord, hence they will voluntarily rise up and be the witness of this era. They emit God’s voice in this era so that people of that era could hear, turn to Lord and follow Him. In essence, the retaining of remnants era after era is the work fulfilled by God proactively (grace); this is the work of God’s faithfulness, not something achievable through man’s proactivity or fervor. However, today those who hear the calling of gospel (especially as this end times is marching to its end), it is even more pressing for these few to rise up in comparison. Therefore, let’s do not be disheartened by the hardening of the majority but all the more be pressing in evangelizing and raising up the remnants.

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