رسالۀ پولُس رسول به رومیان

فصل پنجم

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۱بنابراین چون از راه ایمان در حضور خدا عادل شمرده شده ایم، نزد خدا سلامتی داریم که به وسیلۀ خداوند ما عیسی مسیح برقرار گردیده. ۲به وسیلۀ ایمان به مسیح، ما وارد فیض خدا شده ایم ـ فیضی که در آن پایداریم و نه تنها به امید شراکتی که در جلال خدا داریم خوشی می کنیم، ۳بلکه در زحمات خود نیز شادمان هستیم. زیرا می دانیم که زحمت، بردباری را ایجاد می کند ۴و بردباری موجب می شود که مورد قبول خدا شویم و این امر امید را می آفریند. ۵این امید هیچ وقت ما را مأیوس نمی سازد، زیرا محبت خدا به وسیلۀ روح القدس که به ما عطا شد، قلب های ما را فراگرفته است.

۶زیرا در آن هنگام که ما هنوز درمانده بودیم، مسیح در زمانی که خدا معین کرده بود در راه اشخاصِ دور از خدا جان سپرد. ۷کمتر می توان کسی را یافت که حاضر باشد حتی برای یک شخص عادل از جان خود بگذرد، اگرچه ممکن است گاهی کسی به خاطر یک شخص خیرخواه جرأت قبول مرگ را داشته باشد. ۸اما خدا محبت خود را نسبت به ما کاملاً ثابت کرده است. زیرا در آن هنگام که ما هنوز گنهکار بودیم، مسیح به خاطر ما مُرد. ۹ما که با ریختن خون او عادل شمرده شدیم چقدر بیشتر به وسیلۀ خود او از غضب خدا نجات می یابیم! ۱۰وقتی ما با خدا دشمن بودیم او با مرگ پسر خویش دشمنی ما را به دوستی تبدیل کرد، پس حالا که دوست او هستیم، چقدر بیشتر زندگی مسیح باعث نجات ما خواهد شد! ۱۱نه تنها این بلکه ما به وسیلۀ خداوند ما عیسی مسیح که ما را دوستان خدا گردانیده در خدا خوشی می کنیم.

آدم و مسیح

۱۲گناه به وسیلۀ یک انسان به جهان وارد شد و این گناه مرگ را به همراه آورد. در نتیجه، چون همه گناه کردند مرگ همه را در بر گرفت. ۱۳قبل از شریعت گناه در جهان وجود داشت؛ اما چون شریعتی در بین نبود گناه به حساب آدمیان گذاشته نمی شد. ۱۴با وجود این باز هم مرگ بر آنانی که از زمان «آدم» تا زمان موسی زندگی می کردند حاکم بود ـ حتی بر آنانی که مانند «آدم»، از فرمان خدا سرپیچی نکرده بودند.

آدم نمونۀ آن کسی است، که قرار بود بیاید. ۱۵اما این دو، مثل هم نیستند، زیرا بخشش خدا با گناهی که به وسیلۀ آدم به جهان وارد شد قابل مقایسه نیست. درست است که بسیاری به خاطر گناه یکنفر مردند. اما چقدر بیشتر فیض خدا و بخششی که از فیض آدم ثانی، یعنی عیسی مسیح سرچشمه گرفته، به فراوانی در دسترس بسیاری گذاشته شده است. ۱۶همچنین نمی توان آن بخشش خدا را با نتایج گناه یک نفر یعنی «آدم» مقایسه کرد، زیرا در نتیجۀ آن نافرمانی، انسان محکوم شناخته شد، حال آنکه بخشش خدا پس از آن همه خطایا موجب برائت انسان گردید. ۱۷به سبب نافرمانی آن یک نفر و به خاطر او مرگ بر سرنوشت بشر حاکم شد، اما چقدر نتیجۀ آنچه آن انسان دیگر یعنی عیسی مسیح انجام داد بزرگتر است! ـ همۀ کسانی که فیض فراوان خدا و عطیه رایگان عدالت او را دریافت کردند، به وسیلۀ مسیح در زندگی حکومت خواهند نمود.

۱۸پس همان طور که یک گناه موجب محکومیت همۀ آدمیان شد، عمل یک شخص عادل نیز، باعث تبرئه و زندگی همه می باشد ۱۹و چنانکه بسیاری در نتیجۀ سرپیچی یک نفر، گناهکار گشتند، به همان طریق بسیاری هم در نتیجۀ اطاعت یک نفر، عادل شمرده می شوند.

۲۰شریعت آمد تا گناهان را افزایش دهد، اما جایی که گناه افزایش یافت، فیض خدا به مراتب بیشتر گردید. ۲۱پس همان طور که گناه به وسیلۀ مرگ، انسان را تحت فرمان خود در آورد، فیض خدا نیز به وسیلۀ عدالت فرمانروائی می کند و ما را به وسیلۀ خداوند ما عیسی مسیح به زندگی ابدی هدایت می کند.

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