“We Are Amazed That God Has Forgiven Us 我們因神的赦免而驚異莫名“（1 Corinthians 哥林多前書 15:9-11）
For I am the least of the apostles and do not even deserve to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace to me was not without effect. No, I worked harder than all of them – yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me. Whether, then, it is I or they, this is what we preach, and this is what you believed.
我原是使徒中最小的，本來沒有資格稱為使徒，因為我曾經迫害神的教會。然而靠著神的恩典，我得以有了今天，而且他賜給我的恩典並沒有落空；我比眾使徒格外勞苦，其實不是我，而是神的恩典與我同在。因此，不論是我，或是眾使徒，我們這樣傳，你們也這樣信了。
Like Paul, every humble and devoted believer in Jesus Christ must have amazed at the willingness of the Son of Man to take our place in judgment so that God’s people could be a cleansed and spiritual people! Paul was not ashamed of his times of remembrance and wonder over the grace and kindness of God. He knew that God did not hold his old sins against him forever! Knowing the old account was all settled, Paul’s happy heart assured him again and again that all was well. The faith and assurance and rejoicing of Paul remind us that if that humble sense of perpetual penance ever leaves our justified being, we are on the way to backsliding!
就如保羅一樣，每一個在耶穌基督裡謙卑、虔誠的信徒必定驚訝，就是人子竟樂意在神的審判中替代我們受罰，以致神的子民能成為潔淨與屬靈的百姓！保羅曾多次回想及驚嘆神的恩典與仁慈，一點也不會感到汗顏羞愧。他知道神永遠不再追究他從前的罪！既知道「舊賬」已清，保羅快樂的心一次又一次地向他保證萬事都叫人滿意。保羅的信心、把握與喜樂提醒我們，假若那種恆久懺悔又謙卑的感覺離開了自己稱義的生命，我們正在步向屬靈倒退之途！
Prayer: Gracious and loving God, indeed your grace that saves us is meant to change us. We cannot receive it without being changed by it. The changes are not complete until we pass to next life. You do not want us to receive your grace and become passive. We work in a partnership with you, not because you need us, but because you want to let us share the glory in your work. May we not receive your grace in vain. Amen.
禱告：有恩典、仁愛的神啊！確實，你那拯救的恩典是為了要改變我們；我們不能接受它而不被它改變。這些改變不是完全的，直至我們過渡到將來的生命。你不要我們領受你的恩典而變成被動；我們與你伙伴同工，不是因為你需要我們，而是因為你想要讓我們分嘗你作為上的榮耀。願我們没有徒然接受你的恩典。阿們。
