【双语灵修】末后的亚当THE SECOND ADAM

罗马书 5:12-19

这就如罪是从一人入了世界，死又是从罪来的，于是死就临到众人，因为众人都犯了罪。没有律法之先，罪已经在世上，但没有律法，罪也不算罪。然而从亚当到摩西，死就做了王，连那些不与亚当犯一样罪过的，也在它的权下。亚当乃是那以后要来之人的预像。只是过犯不如恩赐。若因一人的过犯，众人都死了，何况神的恩典与那因耶稣基督一人恩典中的赏赐，岂不更加倍地临到众人吗？因一人犯罪就定罪，也不如恩赐。原来审判是由一人而定罪，恩赐乃是由许多过犯而称义。若因一人的过犯，死就因这一人做了王，何况那些受洪恩又蒙所赐之义的，岂不更要因耶稣基督一人在生命中做王吗？如此说来，因一次的过犯，众人都被定罪；照样，因一次的义行，众人也就被称义得生命了。因一人的悖逆，众人成为罪人；照样，因一人的顺从，众人也成为义了。

10月13日

末后的亚当

“头一个人是出于地，乃属土；第二个人是出于天。” - 哥林多前书 15:47

你玩过“抢毛巾(培根)”的游戏吗？两支队伍在一片空地上对峙，中间放着一只袜子或毛巾（培根）。每队各派出一名跑者冲出去抢毛巾（培根），谁能把它带回本队，就能为整队赢得一分。全队的成败都系于那一名代表。

《罗马书》第5章教导我们，人类最初的“代表”是亚当（《创世记》2-3 章）。因着亚当的犯罪，我们全人类都一同陷入了堕落，自此伏在罪与死亡的咒诅之下。但神差了末后的亚当—耶稣来。凡信靠祂的人，耶稣都为他们重整乾坤，修复了亚当所造成的一切破坏。

第一个亚当本带有神的形像，却因追求高举自我而毁坏了这荣耀。第二个亚当耶稣，是神真实的形象，“是神本体的真像”（《希伯来书》1:3），耶稣始终将父神放在首位。

第一个亚当屈服于诱惑和谎言。第二个亚当耶稣，藉着宣告真理胜过了试探（《马太福音》4:1-11）。第一个亚当带来苦难。第二个亚当带来怜悯、饶恕、和好与永生。

耶稣正是我们所需要的代表元首。你听见祂在呼召吗？祂说：“来跟从我！”（《马太福音》4:19；《约翰福音》21:19）

祷告

亲爱的耶稣，感谢你向我们显明如何生活，并为我们赢得胜利。求你引导我们，作我们的元首，使我们忠心跟从你。我们的一切都归于你。阿们。

Romans 5:12-19

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13

THE SECOND ADAM

The first man was of the dust of the earth; the second man is of heaven. —1 Corinthians 15:47

Have you ever played the game “Grab the Bacon?” Two teams face each other in an open field, and a sock or towel (the “bacon”) is placed on the ground between them. A runner from each team races out to grab the “bacon,” and the one who brings it back gains a point for the whole team. The team’s success depends on one representative.

Romans 5 teaches that our original “representative” was Adam (Genesis 2-3). And when Adam sinned, we all lost, taking on the curse of sin and death. But God sent a second Adam, Jesus. And for all who trust in him, Jesus puts right what Adam put wrong.

The first Adam bore God’s image but marred it, seeking self-exaltation. The second Adam, Jesus, is the true image of God, “the exact representation of his being” (Hebrews 1:3), and Jesus puts his Father first.

The first Adam gave in to temptation and lies. The second Adam, Jesus, defeated temptation by declaring the truth (Matthew 4:1-11). The first Adam brought misery. The second Adam brought mercy, forgiveness, reconciliation, and life everlasting.

Jesus is the representative head we need.

Have you heard him calling? He says, “Follow me!” (Matthew 4:19; John 21:19).

Dear Jesus, thank you for showing us how to live. Thank you for the victory you have won for us. Guide us to follow you as our head. We owe everything to you. Amen.