Romans 12
Author: Steve Amato
Description: The Christian Lifestyle - Bible study guide for Romans 12
Keywords: bible study,romans, Christian life, love, application, spiritual gifts, humility, submission

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# 罗马书１２

## 基督徒的生活方式

### 顺服于神

12:1 所以弟兄们，我以神的慈悲劝你们，
将身体献上，当作活祭，是圣洁的，是神所喜悦的。
你们如此事奉，乃是理所当然的。

### 不效法这个世界

12:2 不要效法这个世界，只要心意更新而变化，
叫你们察验何为神的善良、纯全、可喜悦的旨意。

### 谦卑——属灵的恩赐

12:3 我凭着所赐我的恩，对你们各人说：
不要看自己过于所当看的，
要照着神所分给各人信心的大小，看得合乎中道。
12:4 正如我们一个身子上有好些肢体，
肢体也不都是一样的用处。
12:5 我们这许多人在基督里成为一身，互相联络作肢体，也是如此。
12:6 按我们所得的恩赐，各有不同：

- 或说预言，就当照着信心的程度说预言；
- 12:7 或作执事，就当专一执事；
- 或作教导的，就当专一教导；
- 12:8 或作劝化的，就当专一劝化；
- 施舍的，就当诚实；
- 治理的，就当殷勤；
- 怜悯人的，就当甘心。

### 爱

12:9 爱人不可虚假。
恶要厌恶；
善要亲近。
12:10 爱弟兄，要彼此亲热；
恭敬人，要彼此推让。

12:11 殷勤不可懒惰，要心里火热，常常服事主。
12:12 在指望中要喜乐，在患难中要忍耐，祷告要恒切。

12:13 圣徒缺乏要帮补。客要一味地款待。

12:14 逼迫你们的，要给他们祝福；只要祝福，不可咒诅。（路加福音６：２８）
12:15 与喜乐的人要同乐；与哀哭的人要同哭。

12:16 要彼此同心，
不要志气高大，倒要俯就卑微的人（“人”或作“事”）。

不要自以为聪明。

12:17 不要以恶报恶。
众人以为美的事，要留心去作。
12:18 若是能行，总要尽力与众人和睦。

12:19 亲爱的弟兄，不要自己伸冤，宁可让步，听凭主怒（或作“让人发怒”）。
因为经上记着：“主说：‘伸冤在我，我必报应。’”（申命记３２：３５）
12:20 所以，“你的仇敌若饿了，就给他吃；若渴了，就给他喝。
因为你这样行，就是把炭火堆在他的头上。” （箴言２５：２１，２２）
12:21 你不可为恶所胜，反要以善胜恶。

# 问题讨论

第１节 也许你有自己顺服神的方式，试举几个你需要作出牺牲去顺服神的例子。
第２节 这个世界是如何试图让我们效法它的思想方法的？
第３节 如果你冷静地衡量一下你自己，你的长处和弱点是什么？
第４－８节 在这些属灵的恩赐中，哪些是你的长处？
（试参加这里的这个测验http://www.bcbsr.com/topics/gifts.html）
第９节 那些对“爱”怀着错误概念的人是如何虚假地去爱的？
第１０节 你可以说你对谁热心呢？有哪些基督徒对你热心呢？
第１１－１２节 你的热心是如何影响你对神的事奉的？说一说你克服困难，继续热心地事奉的经历。
第１３节 你推建哪些慈善事业？在慷慨助人的时候你是如何区别什么是实际的需要，什么是贪婪的？
第１５节 在什么情况下我们应该与别人一同喜乐，一同哀哭？（参见马太福音１１：７）
第１６节 现在与你来往的人是卑微的人吗？你认为周围的哪种人是卑微的？在谁的眼里“卑微”呢？
第１４，１７－２１节 你曾经因为你的基督教信仰而受到敌意吗？你是如何对待的？

# 注释

No other chapter in the Bible contains such an extensively listing of characteristics of the Christian life. The primary focus is upon attitudes which work themselves out into applications.

vs 1 Worshipping God is not simply a ritualistic act in Biblical Christianity. There's alot to worshipping God, but in general it is done through sacrificial obedience to God. The rest of the chapter deals with examples of such.

vs 2 The world constantly tries to mold us into its image. It tries to shape our values, our morals, and our perspective on life. Those who don't conform to peer pressure are threatened with dishonor, contempt, hostility, loss of relationships and loss of security. But as Jesus said of his disciples "They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world." 约翰福音１７：１６.

腓立比书３：２０ But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ,(niv) The Christian's behavior is different than that of the world. But behavior is not the Christian's primary focus. Repentance starts in the mind, in the realm of ideas. We conform our thinking with the Bible and from it infer applications that affect our behavior. In the end it will be found that those who lived according to the Bible, lived properly.

vs 3-8 Appreciating the diversity of giftedness in the body of Christ requires humility. If you think too much of yourself, you fail to appreciate the particular giftedness of others, and perhaps not allow them to serve. But if you think too little of yourself and too much of others, you may end up not taking up the responsibilities you should and become a burden to others. Avoid these extremes. "Rather think of yourself with sober judgment.". Details concerning the seven spiritual gifts list can be found at: http://www.bcbsr.com/topics/gifts.html

vs 9 Love that is applied insincerely is not Christian love. There are those who pretend to love. They may flatter others or seek for intimacy to their own ends. They may lie about their feelings. But Christian love is sincere. It does not compromise the truth. Love also does not compromise holiness. It has a hatred for what is evil. Though love may tolerate the sinfulness of others to an extent, yet it despises sin.

vs 10 Christians are devoted to one another. They meet on a regular basis and seek to edify one another. In practice, however, this relationship may not be reciprocal. For though a Christian may be devoted to others, those others may neither appreciate such devotion nor reciprocate such love. Nonetheless, such devotion doesn't rely upon or demand any such reciprocal relationship. One who loves is not one who demands to be loved. In this way others are honored above oneself.

vs 11 Paul has already spoken of the dangers of having zeal without knowledge. This was not to discourage zealousness, but to apply it properly. For zeal is a good thing as he writes in Galatians.

加拉太书４：１８ It is fine to be zealous, provided the purpose is good, and to be so always and not just when I am with you.(niv)

But such zeal should be with the perspective of serving Christ. As Paul warns in the book of Galatians, religious zealousness can often be self-serving, simply trying to gain popularity.

加拉太书４：１７ Those people are zealous to win you over, but for no good. What they want is to alienate you from us, so that you may be zealous for them. (niv)

vs 12 Responding to difficult circumstances.

Joyfully in hope

Though circumstances in this life may not give one cause for joy, "Hope" is the anticipation of the future in which the believer will rise from the dead, becoming like Christ, going to heaven.

Patient in affliction

Such patience develops Christian character.

彼得前书５：１０ "But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you."

Serving God often literally means "waiting on the Lord". Just as those who serve you in a restaurant are called "waiters", so also Christians are "waiters" too. This is not to promote laziness, for it says.

希伯来书６：１２ "That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises."

Faithful in prayer

The word being used for "faithful" here means: "to be steadfastly attentive unto, to give unremitting care to a thing" Prayer can be discouraged and seem vain when there are no visible results. But since "we walk by faith, not by sight" 歌林多后书５：７ we continue to pray despite the circumstances.

vs 13 While the world's love is focussed on people's desires, Christian love is focussed on people's real needs. Often Christians in a rich country will spend money on themselves. They will build for themselves large buildings hire professional Christians to serve them, while sparing little for Christians in the third world who have real needs. And they will justify such behavior with a narcissistic attitude of "we have to love ourselves before we love others". The practice of hospitality today is most commonly applied in allowing your home to be used for Christian meetings. In Paul's time, a common application was housing itinerant evangelists.

vs 14 Christians must learn to react properly to persecution. Though a Christian has many enemies, he does not treat them like enemies. For we were also once enemies of God, but some Christian was concerned enough share with us the gospel.

vs 15 Empathy should be characteristic of Christians, but not conformity to the world. We should have empathy towards other believers. But we often feel different about things than the world.

路加福音６：２１ "Blessed are ye that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed are ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh."
路加福音６：２５ "Woe unto you that are full! for ye shall hunger. Woe unto you that laugh now! for ye shall mourn and weep."

vs 16 From Jesus' time to the present, elitism seems to have been characteristic of religious leaders. Jesus, Lord of all, came as a humble carpenter's son, associating with the common people. Christians should not seek popularity, nor should they seek to associate with popular people just because of their popularity. Associate with those who are illegitimately despised by others, who are considered of a low position. Humility is the most essential character quality.

以赛亚书６６：２ "For all those things hath mine hand made, and all those things have been, saith the LORD: but to this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at my word."

Conceit breeds contempt which illegitimately destroys harmony.

vs 17-21 Paul speaks once again of reacting properly to hostility. Revenge is an improper attitude for a Christian. But is easily overcome with humility and faith in God's sovereignty. Being freed up from hatred, allows one to go further and even love your enemies. Otherwise, one can become a slave to one's own hatred - being hurt twice by one's enemy.