The Chief Of Sinners 罪人中的罪魁

1 TIMOTHY 1 提摩太前书1章 15

This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.
15“基督耶稣降世，为要拯救罪人。”这话是可信的，是十分可佩服的。在罪人中我是个罪魁。

THE CHIEF OF SINNERS 罪人中的罪魁

Jesus came to seek and to save sinners, people like us, who had no hope. We who once were God’s enemies but are now his friends…look at Paul, he was the enemy of the cross of Christ, but God turned him around. Maybe you haven’t come from such a background as Paul, maybe you grew up in church and thought that you aren’t an enemy of God…but you are. You are hopelessly separated from God and alienated from HIM, if you do not know Christ as your personal Saviour, the first step is to realise that you are the chief of sinners. 耶稣来寻找并拯救罪人，像我们这样没有希望的人。我们曾经是上帝的敌人，但现在是他的朋友…看看保罗，他是基督十字架的敌人，但上帝使他回转。也许你不是来自保罗这样的背景，也许你在教堂长大，认为自己不会是上帝的敌人…但你是。你绝望地与上帝分离，与上帝疏远，如果你不知道基督是你个人的救世主，第一步就是要意识到你是罪人中的罪魁。

Jesus came and rescued us; He pulled us out of the miry clay and set us upon a rock. (See Psalm 40:1-4).   It took the ultimate sacrifice of the spotless Lamb of God to save your soul believer. 耶稣来为要救赎我们；他把我们从淤泥中拉出来，使我们的脚立在磐石上。（见诗篇40:1-4）。为了拯救你的灵魂信徒，上帝用圣洁无瑕疵的羔羊作为终极的献祭。

To Jesus, we are the chief of sinners.  If you were the only sinner in the world, then Jesus would have still come to save you and die a humiliating death on the cross. 对耶稣来说，我们是罪人中的罪魁。如果你是世界上唯一的罪人，那么耶稣仍然会来救你，蒙受耻辱地死在十字架上。

Paul knew that he was the chief of sinners, because on Jesus was laid all his sin. He took it all…he drank the full cup of God’s wrath for us. 保罗知道他是罪魁，因为他把一切的罪都归在耶稣身上。他担当了所有。。。他为我们喝了神烈怒的杯。

In Ephesians 2 verse 12, it says that we were without hope and without God in the world, it is because we were without hope that Jesus came into the world. He didn’t come into the world to give us a good moral example or say some nice words.  He came into the world to give His life for the sins of the world.   在以弗所书第2节第12节中，它说我们在这个世界上没有指望，没有上帝，正是因为我们没有希望，耶稣才来到这个世界。他来到这个世界并不是为了给我们一个好的道德榜样，也不是为了说一些好听的话。他来到这个世界是为了替这个世界的罪恶献出自己的生命。

If you have never accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as your Saviour, I encourage you to do so today…now is the accepted time…in essence now is the right time to do this. The first step is to realise that like Paul, you are, THE CHIEF OF SINNERS. 如果你从未接受主耶稣基督作为你的救主，我鼓励你今天这样做。。。现在是接受的时间。。。从本质上讲，现在是这样做的正确时机。第一步是要认识到，和保罗一样，你也是罪人的罪魁。

Say this Prayer: 让我们来祷告：  “Father in heaven, I realize that I am a sinner.  Please forgive me of all my sins.  I believe that Jesus Christ is your Son,  That He died on the cross for my sins.  That He rose from the dead. I invite Christ into my heart to be my personal Lord and Saviour.  Thank you, Lord, for your grace.  Thank you for your salvation.  I give my life to you.  Use me for your glory.  In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen.”  “天父，我知道我是一个罪人。请宽恕我所有的罪。我相信耶稣基督是你的儿子，他为我的罪死在十字架上。他从死里复活。我邀请基督进入我的心中，成为我个人的主和救主。主啊，谢谢你的恩典。谢谢你的救恩。我把我的生命交托给你。使用我来荣耀你。奉耶稣的名祷告， 阿门。

“God bless you”