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رسالۀ پولُس رسول به غلاتیان

فصل سوم

شریعت یا ایمان؟

۱ای غلاتیان نادان، مرگ عیسی مسیح با چنان روشنی بیان شد که گویی او در برابر چشمان شما مصلوب شده است. پس چه کسی شما را افسون کرده است؟ ۲من از شما فقط یک سؤال دارم: آیا شما روح القدس را از راه انجام شریعت به دست آوردید یا از گوش دادن به انجیل و ایمان آوردن به آن؟ ۳چطور می توانید تا به این اندازه احمق باشید؟ شما که با قدرت روح القدس شروع کردید آیا اکنون می خواهید با قدرت جسمانی خود به کمال برسید؟ ۴آیا این همه تجربیات شما بی فایده بوده است؟ گمان نمی کنم. ۵آیا خدایی که روح القدس را به شما می بخشد و در میان شما معجزه ها می کند، این کارها را به خاطر اینکه احکام شریعت را بجا می آورید انجام می دهد؟ و یا به سبب آنکه انجیل را شنیده و به آن ایمان دارید؟

۶برای ابراهیم درست همین طور شد. «او به خدا ایمان آورد و خدا آن ایمان را به عنوان عدالت به حسابش گذاشت» ۷پس باید بدانید که ایمانداران، فرزندان حقیقی ابراهیم هستند. ۸چون کلام خدا از پیش، زمانی را می دید که خدا غیر یهودیان را از راه ایمان عادل می شمارد، قبلاً به ابراهیم بشارت داده گفت: «به وسیلۀ تو تمام ملتها برکت خواهند یافت.» ۹بنابراین ایمانداران در برکات ابراهیم ایماندار، شریک و سهیم هستند.

۱۰از طرف دیگر همۀ آنانی که به اطاعت از شریعت تکیه می کنند لعنت شدند، زیرا نوشته شده است: «هرکه همیشه تمام آنچه را که در شریعت نوشته شده است، بجا نیاورد ملعون است.» ۱۱اکنون کاملاً روشن است که هیچ کس در حضور خدا به وسیلۀ شریعت عادل شمرده نمی شود، زیرا «شخص عادل به وسیلۀ ایمان زندگی می کند.» ۱۲اما شریعت بستگی به ایمان ندارد، زیرا «عمل کنندۀ شریعت با اجرای شریعت زندگی خواهد کرد.»

۱۳وقتی مسیح به خاطر ما ملعون شد، ما را از لعنت شریعت آزاد کرد. زیرا نوشته شده است: «هرکه به دار آویخته شود، ملعون است.» ۱۴این همه واقع شد تا برکتی که خدا به ابراهیم وعده داده بود، به وسیلۀ عیسی مسیح به غیر یهودیان برسد تا ما روح القدس وعده شده را از راه ایمان به دست آوریم.

شریعت و وعده های خدا

۱۵ای برادران، می خواهم از یک مَثَل روزمره استفاده کنم: هیچکس نمی تواند به پیمانی که تأیید شده است، چیزی بیفزاید یا آن را باطل سازد. ۱۶حال، وعده ها به ابراهیم و نسل او داده شد و نمی گوید: «نسلها» تا شامل بسیاری گردد، بلکه به یک فرزند یعنی به مسیح اشاره می کند. ۱۷مقصود من این است: شریعتی که چهار صد و سی سال بعد برقرار گردید، نمی تواند پیمانی را که خدا با ابراهیم بست فسخ نماید به طوری که وعدۀ خدا را باطل سازد، ۱۸زیرا اگر میراث بسته به شریعت باشد، دیگر آن به وعدۀ خدا بستگی ندارد، اما خدا بنابر وعدۀ خود آن را به ابراهیم عنایت فرمود.

۱۹پس مقصود از شریعت چیست؟ شریعت چیزی بود که بعدها برای شناخت گناه اضافه شد و قرار بود فقط تا زمان ظهور فرزند ابراهیم که وعده به او داده شده بود دوام داشته باشد. همین شریعت به وسیلۀ فرشتگان و با دست یک واسطه برقرار شد. ۲۰هر جا واسطه ای باشد، وجود طرفین حتمی است. اما وعده تنها یک طرف دارد، یعنی خدا.

مقصود از شریعت

۲۱بنابراین آیا شریعت با وعده های خدا مخالفت دارد؟ هرگز! زیرا اگر شریعتی داده شده بود که قادر به بخشیدن زندگی بود، البته عدالت نیز به وسیلۀ شریعت میسر می شد. ۲۲اما کلام خدا همه را اسیر گناه دانسته است تا برکت وعده شده که از راه ایمان به عیسی مسیح به دست می آید به ایمانداران عطا شود.

۲۳اما پیش از رسیدن دورۀ ایمان همۀ ما محبوس و تحت تسلط شریعت بودیم و در انتظار آن ایمانی که باید ظاهر می شد به سر می بردیم. ۲۴به این ترتیب شریعت رهنمای ما بود که ما را به مسیح برساند تا به وسیلۀ ایمان عادل شمرده شویم، ۲۵اما چون اکنون دورۀ ایمان رسیده است دیگر تحت مراقبت رهنما نیستیم.

۲۶زیرا ایمان باعث شد که همۀ شما در پیوستگی با مسیح عیسی فرزندان خدا باشید. ۲۷شما که در پیوستگی با مسیح تعمید گرفتید، با مسیح پوشیده شده اید. ۲۸پس دیگر هیچ تفاوتی میان یهودی و غیر یهودی، برده و آزاد، مرد و زن وجود ندارد، زیرا همۀ شما در پیوستگی با مسیح عیسی یک هستید ۲۹و اگر متعلق به مسیح هستید، نسل ابراهیم و مطابق وعدۀ خدا وارث او هستید.

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