【每日福音 | Daily Gospel】五旬節後第三週星期六(2014-06-28/ 06-15)

聖人慶日:St Jonah the Metropolitan of Moscow, 莫斯科的聖約納,1448至1461年間任莫斯科都主教,約於1461年辭世。 正教會今日讀經: 羅3:28-4:3   因為我們認為人的成義,是藉信德,而不在於遵行法律。難道天主只是猶太人的天主嗎?不也是外邦人的天主嗎?是的,也是外邦人的天主!因為天主只有一個,祂使受割損的由於信德而成義,也使未受割損的憑信德而成義。那麼我們就因信德而廢了法律嗎?絕對不是!我們反使法律堅固。   那麼,我們對於按照血統作我們祖宗的亞巴郎,可以說什麼呢?如果亞巴郎是由於行為,成為義人,他就可以自誇了;但不是在天主前,因為經上說:『亞巴郎信了天主,天主就此算為他的正義。』   For we consider that a person is justified by faith apart from works of the law. Does God belong to Jews alone? Does he not belong to Gentiles, too? Yes, also to Gentiles, for God is one and will justify the circumcised on the basis of faith and the uncircumcised through faith. Are we then annulling the law by this faith? Of course not! On the contrary, we are supporting the law.   What then can we say that Abraham found, our ancestor according to the flesh? Indeed, if Abraham […] Read more »