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Part 1 – The Need for Salvation Justification / Sanctification / Glorification Romans 1:18-32 (ESV) 18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth. 19 For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them. 20 For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse. 21 For although they knew God, they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they became futile in their thinking, and their foolish hearts were darkened. 22 Claiming to be wise, they became fools, 23 and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling mortal man and birds and animals and creeping things. 24 Therefore God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, to the dishonoring of their bodies among themselves, 25 because they exchanged the truth about God for a lie and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever! Amen. 26 For this reason God gave them up to dishonorable passions. For their women exchanged natural relations for those that are contrary to nature;27 and the men likewise gave up natural relations with women and were consumed with passion for one another, men committing shameless acts with men and receiving in themselves the due penalty for their error. 28 And since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, God gave them up to a debased mind to do what ought not to be done. 29 They were filled with all manner of unrighteousness, evil, covetousness, malice. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, maliciousness. They are gossips,30 slanderers, haters of God, insolent, haughty, boastful, inventors of evil, disobedient to parents, 31 foolish, faithless, heartless, ruthless. 32 Though they know God’s righteous decree that those who practice such things deserve to die, they not only do them but give approval to those who practice them. Romans can be explained in 3 parts: - What the Gospel is. - Why the Gospel came. - How the Gospel is to be Lived Out. Romans has 3 patterns: - Faith / Salvation followed by Life Change. - Rule / Doctrine followed by Responsibility. - Beliefs followed by Behavior. Part 2 – The Provision for Salvation Justification / Sanctification / Glorification 21 But now the righteousness of God has been manifested apart from the law, although the Law and the Prophets bear witness to it— 22 the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. For there is no distinction:23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, 24 and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, 25 whom God put forward as a propitiation by his blood, to be received by faith. This was to show God’s righteousness, because in his divine forbearance he had passed over former sins. 26 It was to show his righteousness at the present time, so that he might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus. 27 Then what becomes of our boasting? It is excluded. By what kind of law? By a law of works? No, but by the law of faith. 28 For we hold that one is justified by faith apart from works of the law. 29 Or is God the God of Jews only? Is he not the God of Gentiles also? Yes, of Gentiles also, 30 since God is one—who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through faith. 31 Do we then overthrow the law by this faith? By no means! On the contrary, we uphold the law. 4 What then shall we say was gained by Abraham, our forefather according to the flesh? 2 For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God. 3 For what does the Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness.” 4 Now to the one who works, his wages are not counted as a gift but as his due. 5 And to the one who does not work but believes ina]”>[a] him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is counted as righteousness, 6 just as David also speaks of the blessing of the one to whom God counts righteousness apart from works: 7 “Blessed are those whose lawless deeds are forgiven, and whose sins are covered; 8 blessed is the man against whom the Lord will not count his sin.” 9 Is this blessing then only for the circumcised, or also for the uncircumcised? For we say that faith was counted to Abraham as righteousness. 10 How then was it counted to him? Was it before or after he had been circumcised? It was not after, but before he was circumcised. 11 He received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised. The purpose was to make him the father of all who believe without being circumcised, so that righteousness would be counted to them as well, 12 and to make him the father of the circumcised who are not merely circumcised but who also walk in the footsteps of the faith that our father Abraham had before he was circumcised. The Promise Realized Through Faith 13 For the promise to Abraham and his offspring that he would be heir of the world did not come through the law but through the righteousness of faith.14 For if it is the adherents of the law who are to be the heirs, faith is null and the promise is void. 15 For the law brings wrath, but where there is no law there is no transgression. 16 That is why it depends on faith, in order that the promise may rest on grace and be guaranteed to all his offspring—not only to the adherent of the law but also to the one who shares the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all,17 as it is written, “I have made you the father of many nations”—in the presence of the God in whom he believed, who gives life to the dead and calls into existence the things that do not exist. 18 In hope he believed against hope, that he should become the father of many nations, as he had been told, “So shall your offspring be.” 19 He did not weaken in faith when he considered his own body, which was as good as dead (since he was about a hundred years old), or when he considered the barrennessb]”>[b] of Sarah’s womb. 20 No unbelief made him waver concerning the promise of God, but he grew strong in his faith as he gave glory to God, 21 fully convinced that God was able to do what he had promised. 22 That is why his faith was “counted to him as righteousness.”23 But the words “it was counted to him” were not written for his sake alone,24 but for ours also. It will be counted to us who believe in him who raised from the dead Jesus our Lord, 25 who was delivered up for our trespasses and raised for our justification. How are we to respond to Paul’s devastating exposure of universal sin and guilt by mankind in chapters 1-3? We should not try to evade it and bring up excuses. We shouldn’t blame our behavior on our genes, nurturing, education or society. However as much we have been affected by negative influences, we are not their helpless victims, but rather responsible for our conduct. Our first response to Paul’s indictment, should be to make it as certain as we possibly can that we have ourselves accepted this divine diagnosis of our human condition as true, and that we have fled on our own. For we have no merit to plead and no excuse to make. We stand before God speechless and condemned. Only, then shall we be ready to hear the great “But now” from Romans 3:21, as Paul begins to explain how God has intervened through Christ and his cross for our salvation. John R.W. Stott – The Message of Romans The Provision for Salvation is only by faith. NOT tradition. We have to surrender and accept the gift. Because of Jesus Christ, we become justified freely by His grace. The more we exercise our faith, the more faith we have. Part 3 – The Result of Salvation Justification / Sanctification / Glorification Peace with God Through Faith 5 Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. 2 Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God. 3 Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, 4 and endurance produces character, and character produces hope,5 and hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us. 6 For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. 7 For one will scarcely die for a righteous person—though perhaps for a good person one would dare even to die— 8 but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. 9 Since, therefore, we have now been justified by his blood, much more shall we be saved by him from the wrath of God. 10 For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, now that we are reconciled, shall we be saved by his life. 11 More than that, we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation. Death in Adam, Life in Christ 12 Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because all sinned— 13 for sin indeed was in the world before the law was given, but sin is not counted where there is no law. 14 Yet death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over those whose sinning was not like the transgression of Adam, who was a type of the one who was to come. 15 But the free gift is not like the trespass. For if many died through one man’s trespass, much more have the grace of God and the free gift by the grace of that one man Jesus Christ abounded for many.16 And the free gift is not like the result of that one man’s sin. For the judgment following one trespass brought condemnation, but the free gift following many trespasses brought justification. 17 For if, because of one man’s trespass, death reigned through that one man, much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and the free gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man Jesus Christ. 18 Therefore, as one trespass led to condemnation for all men, so one act of righteousnessg]”>[g] leads to justification and life for all men. 19 For as by the one man’s disobedience the many were made sinners, so by the one man’s obedience the many will be made righteous. 20 Now the law came in to increase the trespass, but where sin increased, grace abounded all the more, 21 so that, as sin reigned in death, grace also might reign through righteousness leading to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. Dead to Sin, Alive to God 6 What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin that grace may abound? 2 By no means! How can we who died to sin still live in it? 3 Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? 4 We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life. 5 For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we shall certainly be united with him in a resurrection like his. 6 We know that our old self was crucified with him in order that the body of sin might be brought to nothing, so that we would no longer be enslaved to sin. 7 For one who has died has been set free from sin. 8 Now if we have died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him.9 We know that Christ, being raised from the dead, will never die again; death no longer has dominion over him. 10 For the death he died he died to sin, once for all, but the life he lives he lives to God. 11 So you also must consider yourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus. 12 Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, to make you obey its passions. 13 Do not present your members to sin as instruments for unrighteousness, but present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life, and your members to God as instruments for righteousness. 14 For sin will have no dominion over you, since you are not under law but under grace. Slaves to Righteousness 15 What then? Are we to sin because we are not under law but under grace? By no means! 16 Do you not know that if you present yourselves to anyone as obedient slaves,c]”>[c] you are slaves of the one whom you obey, either of sin, which leads to death, or of obedience, which leads to righteousness? 17 But thanks be to God, that you who were once slaves of sin have become obedient from the heart to the standard of teaching to which you were committed, 18 and, having been set free from sin, have become slaves of righteousness. 19 I am speaking in human terms, because of your natural limitations. For just as you once presented your members as slaves to impurity and to lawlessness leading to more lawlessness, so now present your members as slaves to righteousness leading to sanctification. 20 For when you were slaves of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness. 21 But what fruit were you getting at that time from the things of which you are now ashamed? For the end of those things is death.22 But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God, the fruit you get leads to sanctification and its end, eternal life. 23 For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Released from the Law 7 Or do you not know, brothers—for I am speaking to those who know the law—that the law is binding on a person only as long as he lives? 2 For a married woman is bound by law to her husband while he lives, but if her husband dies she is released from the law of marriage. 3 Accordingly, she will be called an adulteress if she lives with another man while her husband is alive. But if her husband dies, she is free from that law, and if she marries another man she is not an adulteress. 4 Likewise, my brothers, you also have died to the law through the body of Christ, so that you may belong to another, to him who has been raised from the dead, in order that we may bear fruit for God.5 For while we were living in the flesh, our sinful passions, aroused by the law, were at work in our members to bear fruit for death. 6 But now we are released from the law, having died to that which held us captive, so that we serve in the new way of the Spirit and not in the old way of the written code. The Law and Sin 7 What then shall we say? That the law is sin? By no means! Yet if it had not been for the law, I would not have known sin. For I would not have known what it is to covet if the law had not said, “You shall not covet.” 8 But sin, seizing an opportunity through the commandment, produced in me all kinds of covetousness. For apart from the law, sin lies dead. 9 I was once alive apart from the law, but when the commandment came, sin came alive and I died. 10 The very commandment that promised life proved to be death to me. 11 For sin, seizing an opportunity through the commandment, deceived me and through it killed me. 12 So the law is holy, and the commandment is holy and righteous and good. 13 Did that which is good, then, bring death to me? By no means! It was sin, producing death in me through what is good, in order that sin might be shown to be sin, and through the commandment might become sinful beyond measure. 14 For we know that the law is spiritual, but I am of the flesh, sold under sin. 15 For I do not understand my own actions. For I do not do what I want, but I do the very thing I hate.16 Now if I do what I do not want, I agree with the law, that it is good. 17 So now it is no longer I who do it, but sin that dwells within me. 18 For I know that nothing good dwells in me, that is, in my flesh. For I have the desire to do what is right, but not the ability to carry it out. 19 For I do not do the good I want, but the evil I do not want is what I keep on doing. 20 Now if I do what I do not want, it is no longer I who do it, but sin that dwells within me. 21 So I find it to be a law that when I want to do right, evil lies close at hand. 22 For I delight in the law of God, in my inner being, 23 but I see in my members another law waging war against the law of my mind and making me captive to the law of sin that dwells in my members. 24 Wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from this body of death? 25 Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, I myself serve the law of God with my mind, but with my flesh I serve the law of sin. Life in the Spirit 8 There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. 2 For the law of the Spirit of life has set you free in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and death. 3 For God has done what the law, weakened by the flesh, could not do. By sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and for sin, he condemned sin in the flesh, 4 in order that the righteous requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not according to the flesh but according to the Spirit. 5 For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit. 6 For to set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace. 7 For the mind that is set on the flesh is hostile to God, for it does not submit to God’s law; indeed, it cannot. 8 Those who are in the flesh cannot please God. 9 You, however, are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if in fact the Spirit of God dwells in you. Anyone who does not have the Spirit of Christ does not belong to him. 10 But if Christ is in you, although the body is dead because of sin, the Spirit is life because of righteousness. 11 If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit who dwells in you. Heirs with Christ 12 So then, brothers, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh. 13 For if you live according to the flesh you will die, but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live. 14 For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God. 15 For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!” 16 The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, 17 and if children, then heirs—heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, provided we suffer with him in order that we may also be glorified with him. Future Glory 18 For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us. 19 For the creation waits with eager longing for the revealing of the sons of God.20 For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of him who subjected it, in hope21 that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to corruption and obtain the freedom of the glory of the children of God. 22 For we know that the whole creation has been groaning together in the pains of childbirth until now. 23 And not only the creation, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies. 24 For in this hope we were saved. Now hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for what he sees? 25 But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience. 26 Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words. 27 And he who searches hearts knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God. 28 And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose. 29 For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many brothers. 30 And those whom he predestined he also called, and those whom he called he also justified, and those whom he justified he also glorified. God’s Everlasting Love 31 What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? 32 He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things?33 Who shall bring any charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies. 34 Who is to condemn? Christ Jesus is the one who died—more than that, who was raised—who is at the right hand of God, who indeed is interceding for us.j]”>[j] 35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword? 36 As it is written, “For your sake we are being killed all the day long; we are regarded as sheep to be slaughtered.” 37 No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. 38 For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, 39 nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
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व्यवस्था र अनुग्रह सत्यको वचनको सबभन्दा प्रस्ट र उल्लेखनीय भिन्नता व्यवस्था र अनुग्रहको बीच रहेको पाइन्छ। बास्तवमा यी दुई फरक सिद्धान्तहरू नै दुई सबभन्दा महत्त्वपूर्ण प्रबन्धहरूलाई अर्थात् यहूदी र ख्रीष्टियन प्रबन्धहरूलाई छुट्ट्याउने विशिष्ट गुणहरू हुन्। “किनभने मोशाद्वारा व्यवस्था दिइएको थियो, तर अनुग्रह र सत्यताचाहिँ येशू ख्रीष्टद्वारा आए” (यूहन्ना १:१७)। तर यसको मतलब मोशा अघि व्यवस्था नै थिएन, र येशू ख्रीष्ट अघि अनुग्रह र सत्यता नै थिएन भन्ने अवश्य होइन। आदमलाई असल र खराबको ज्ञान दिने रूखको फल खानदेखि प्रतिबन्ध लगाइँदा (उत्पत्ति २:१७) व्यवस्था प्रकट गरिएको थियो, अनि परमप्रभु परमेश्वरले पाप गरेका आफ्ना प्राणीहरूको खोजी गर्नुहुँदा र उनीहरूलाई छालाका वस्त्र पहिराइदिनुहुँदा (उत्पत्ति ३:२१) अनुग्रह अति सुन्दर रूपमा प्रकट भएको थियो—यो त ख्रीष्टको सुन्दर चित्रण थियो “जो हाम्रा निम्ति धार्मिकता ठहरिनुभएको छ” (१ कोरिन्थी १:३०)। परमेश्वरको प्रकटित इच्छा आंशिक रूपमा — यस अर्थमा व्यवस्था — सधैंदेखि थियो र परमेश्वरको प्रकटित प्रेम र भलाइ पनि आंशिक रूपमा — यस अर्थमा अनुग्रह — सधैंदेखि थियो जसको प्रमाण पवित्र शास्त्रमा प्रशस्तै पाइन्छ। तरैपनि पवित्र शास्त्रभरि उल्लेखित “व्यवस्था” चाहिँ मोशाद्वारा दिइएको थियो अनि यस व्यवस्थाले नै सिनैदेखि कल्वरीसम्मको समयलाई रूपरंग दिएको पाइन्छ जसरी कल्वरीदेखि शुरू हुने प्रबन्धलाई अनुग्रहले विशेष रूपरंग दिएको छ र जुन प्रबन्धको अन्त्य, भविष्यवाणी गरिएअनुसार, मण्डलीको र्याप्चर अर्थात् उठाइलगिने घटनामा हुनेछ। तरैपनि अति महत्त्वपूर्ण कुरा के छ भने पवित्र शास्त्रले कुनै पनि प्रबन्ध अन्तर्गत यी दुई सिद्धान्तहरूलाई कहिल्यै मिसाउने काम गर्दैन। व्यवस्थाको स्थान र काम अनुग्रहको भन्दा सधैं पूर्ण रूपमा भिन्न र फरक रहेको पाइन्छ। व्यवस्थामा परमेश्वरले प्रतिबन्ध लगाउने र माग राख्ने काम गर्नुहुन्छ। अनुग्रहमा परमेश्वरले आग्रह गर्ने र दिने काम गर्नुहुन्छ। व्यवस्था दोषी ठहराउने सेवा हो भने अनुग्रहचाहिँ क्षमाको सेवा हो। व्यवस्थाले श्राप दिन्छ भने अनुग्रहले उक्त श्रापबाट छुटकारा दिन्छ। व्यवस्थाले मार्छ, अनुग्रहले जीवित बनाउँछ। व्यवस्थाले परमेश्वरको सामु हरेक मुख बन्द गरिदिन्छ, अनुग्रहले हरेक मुख उहाँको प्रशंसा गर्नलाई खोलिदिन्छ। व्यवस्थाले मानिस र परमेश्वरको बीच ठूलो दोषरूपी दूरी खडा गरिदिन्छ, अनुग्रहले दोषी मानिसलाई परमेश्वरको नजिक ल्याउँदछ। व्यवस्थाले भन्छ, “आँखाको बदला आँखा, र दाँतको बदला दाँत”, अनुग्रहले भन्छ, “दुष्टको सामना नगर; तर जसले तिम्रो दाहिने गालामा थप्पड लाउला, त्यसपट्टि अर्को पनि फर्काइदेऊ।” व्यवस्थाले भन्छ, “आफ्नो शत्रुलाई घृणा गर”, अनुग्रहले भन्छ, “आफ्ना शत्रुहरूलाई प्रेम गर, तिमीहरूलाई श्राप दिनेहरूलाई आशिष देओ।” व्यवस्थाले भन्छ, काम गर तब जीवन पाउनेछौ; अनुग्रहले भन्छ, विश्वास गर तब जीवन पाउनेछौ। व्यवस्थाको कहिल्यै कुनै प्रचारक थिएन, अनुग्रह प्रत्येक प्राणीलाई प्रचारिनुपर्छ। व्यवस्थाले सबभन्दा असल मानिसलाई समेत दोषी ठहर्याउँछ, अनुग्रहले सबभन्दा खराब मानिसलाई समेत सित्तैंमा धर्मी ठहर्याउँछ (लूका २३:४३; रोमी ५:८; १ तिमोथी १:१५; १ कोरिन्थी ६:९-११)। व्यवस्था परीक्षण-प्रणाली हो, अनुग्रहचाहिँ निगाह-प्रणाली। व्यवस्थाले एउटी व्यभिचारिणीलाई ढुंगाले मार्छ, अनुग्रहले भन्छ, “म. . तिमीलाई दोषी ठहराउँदिनँ; जाऊ, र अबदेखि पाप नगर।” व्यवस्था अन्तर्गत गोठालोका निम्ति भेंडा मर्दछ, अनुग्रह अन्तर्गत भेंडाका निम्ति गोठालो मर्दछन्। जुनै पनि खण्डमा पवित्र शास्त्रले व्यवस्था र अनुग्रहलाई एकदमै भिन्न भूमिकायुक्त प्रणालीको रूपमा प्रस्तुत गरेको पाइन्छ। आज शिक्षा र प्रचारमा प्रायः यी दुईको मिसावटले दुवैलाई बिगारेको पाइन्छ। एकातिर व्यवस्था त्रासपूर्ण हुन छाडेको छ भने अर्कोतिर अनुग्रह बिनादामको हुन छाडेको छ। नयाँ नियममा “व्यवस्था” भन्नाले मोशाद्वारा दिइएको व्यवस्था बुझिन्छ (रोमी ७:२३ अपवादमा पर्छ)। तर कहिलेकाहीँ यसले सम्पूर्ण व्यवस्थालाई जनाउँछ, अर्थात् दुवै “नैतिक व्यवस्था” (दस आज्ञा) र विधिहरूको व्यवस्थालाई; कहिलेकाहीँ यसले आज्ञाहरूलाई मात्र जनाउँछ र कहिलेकाहीँ विधिहरूलाई मात्र। उदाहरणको लागि रोमी ६:१४, गलाती २:१६ र ३:२ पहिलो वर्गमा पर्छ। रोमी ३:१९ र ७:७-१२ दोस्रोमा र कलस्सी २:१४-१७ तेस्रोमा। साथै यो पनि स्मरणमा राखिनुपर्छ, विधिहरूको व्यवस्थामा नै ती गजबका प्रतीकहरू समावेश छन् अर्थात् पूजाहारी र बलिको रूपमा प्रभु येशू ख्रीष्टको व्यक्तित्व र कार्यका सुन्दर चित्रणहरू छन् जसरी भेट हुने पालमा (प्रस्थान २५-३०) र लेवीय बलिदानहरूमा (लेवी १-७) ती पाइन्छन्, जोचाहिँ आत्मिकहरूका लागि सधैं अद्भुत र मनोहर हुन्छन्। केवल “ढुङ्गाहरूमा लेखिएको र खोपिएको मृत्युको सेवा” (२ कोरिन्थी ३:७) को आधारमा बुझ्न खोज्दा नबुझिने भजनसंग्रहका कतिपय वाक्यहरू समेत ख्रीष्टको सम्बन्धमा र उद्धार पाएकाहरूको सम्बन्धमा लेखिएका हुन् भनेर पढ्दा सफासित बुझिन्छ। तर उसको आनन्द परमप्रभुको व्यवस्थामा हुँदछ, र उहाँकै व्यवस्थामा दिनरात मनन गर्दछ (भजनसंग्रह १:२) आहा, तपाईंको व्यवस्थालाई म कति प्रेम गर्दछु! दिनभरि मेरो ध्यान यसैमा रहिरहन्छ (भजनसंग्रह ११९:९७)। व्यवस्थाको अनुग्रहसितको ठीक सम्बन्धको सवालमा मण्डली तीनओटा त्रुटीहरूले पीडित हुँदै आएको छ। व्यवस्थाहीनवाद (ANTINOMIANISM): विश्वासी जन कुनै नियमको अधीनमा छैन भन्ने त्रुटिपूर्ण शिक्षा हो यो। परमेश्वरको सित्तैंको अनुग्रहले, बिनायोग्यता बचाइने हुनाले, मानिस पवित्र जीवन जिउन बाध्य छैन भन्ने गलत परिकल्पना हो यो। हामी परमेश्वरलाई चिन्छौं भनी तिनीहरू दाबी गर्छन्, तर कामहरूद्वारा चाहिँ तिनीहरूले उहाँलाई इन्कार गर्छन्; किनकि तिनीहरू घिनलाग्दा, अनाज्ञाकारी र हरेक असल कामका लागि निकम्मा छन् (तीतस १:१६)। किनकि कति मानिसहरू लुकीछिपी भित्र पसेका छन्, जोचाहिँ अघिदेखि नै यही दण्डका निम्ति ठहराइएका भक्तिहीन मानिसहरू हुन् जसले हाम्रा परमेश्वरको अनुग्रहलाई कामुकतामा परिवर्तन गर्छन्, र एक मात्र मालिक परमेश्वर र हाम्रा प्रभु येशू ख्रीष्टलाई इन्कार गर्छन् (यहूदा ४)। विधिवाद (CEREMONIALISM): विश्वासीहरूले लेवीय विधिहरू पालन गर्नैपर्छ भनी जुन माग राखिएको थियो, त्यो नै विधिवादको पहिलो ऐतिहासिक रूप थियो। अनि कोही मानिसहरूले यहूदियाबाट झरेर भाइहरूलाई शिक्षा दिए: “मोशाको रीतिअनुसार तिमीहरूको खतना नहोउन्जेल तिमीहरूले मुक्ति पाउन सक्दैनौ (प्रेरित १५:१)। ख्रीष्टियन विधिहरू बिना मुक्ति पाइँदैन भन्ने झूटा शिक्षा नै यसको आधुनिक रूप हो। गलातीवाद (GALATIANISM), अर्थात् व्यवस्था र अनुग्रहलाई मिसाउने काम; आंशिकरूपमा अनुग्रहले र आंशिकरूपमा व्यवस्थाले मानिस धर्मी ठहरिन्छ भन्ने शिक्षा; अथवा, अशक्त पापीलाई व्यवस्था पालन गर्न सक्नलाई अनुग्रह दिइन्छ भन्ने शिक्षा। सबभन्दा व्यापक त्रुटी यही हो; गलातीहरूलाई लेखिएको पत्रमा पाइने गम्भीर चेताउनीहरू, अकाट्य तर्कहरू र जोडदार अभिव्यक्तिहरू नै यस त्रुटी विरुद्ध लेखिएको परमेश्वरको निष्कर्षपूर्ण प्रत्युत्तर हो। तिमीहरूबाट म यो मात्र जान्न चाहन्छु — तिमीहरूले आत्मालाई व्यवस्थाका कामहरूद्वारा पायौ कि विश्वासको समाचारद्वारा? के तिमीहरू यति बुद्धिहीन छौ? आत्मामा शुरु गरेर अब शरीरमा सिद्ध्याउँछौ (गलाती ३:२,३)? म छक्क पर्दछु, किनकि जसले तिमीहरूलाई ख्रीष्टको अनुग्रहमा बोलाउनुभयो, उहाँबाट तिमीहरू यति चाँडै अर्कै सुसमाचारतिर फर्क्यौ; जुन सुसमाचार अर्को होइन; तर तिमीहरूलाई विचलित पार्ने र ख्रीष्टको सुसमाचार उल्टापुल्टा पार्न चाहनेहरू कोहीकोही छन्। तर हामीले वा स्वर्गबाटको कुनै दूतले पनि, हामीले तिमीहरूलाई प्रचार गरेको सुसमाचारबाहेक अर्को कुनै सुसमाचार तिमीहरूलाई सुनायो भने त्यो श्रापित होओस् (गलाती १:६-८)। यस महत्त्वपूर्ण विषयको बाइबलीय शिक्षाको रूपरेखा निम्नलिखित खण्डहरूले प्रस्ट पार्न मदत गर्नेछ। उल्लेखित खण्डहरूले व्यवस्थाको केवल नैतिक पक्षलाई जनाउँछन्। व्यवस्था कस्तो कुरा हो यसकारण व्यवस्था पवित्र छ, र आज्ञा पनि पवित्र, न्यायपूर्ण र असल छ (रोमी ७:१२)। किनकि हामी जान्दछौं, व्यवस्था आत्मिक छ; तर मचाहिँ शारीरिक छु, र पापको हातमा बेचिएको छु (रोमी ७:१४)। किनकि भित्रको मानिसअनुसार परमेश्वरको व्यवस्थामा म आनन्दित हुन्छु (रोमी ७:२२)। तर हामी जान्दछौं, व्यवस्था असल छ, यदि कसैले यसलाई नियमअनुसार प्रयोग गर्यो भने (१ तिमोथी १:८)। तर व्यवस्था विश्वासबाटको होइन, तर ‘जुन मान्छेले तिनलाई पालन गर्छ, ऊ तीद्वारा जिउनेछ’ (गलाती ३:१२)। व्यवस्थाको न्यायोचित प्रयोग तब हामी के भनौं त? के व्यवस्था पाप हो? कदापि होइन! तर बिनाव्यवस्था, पाप भनेको के हो, म जान्नेथिइनँ; किनकि ‘तिमीले लोभ नगर्नू’ भनी व्यवस्थाले मलाई नभनेको भए लोभलालच के हो, म जान्नेथिइनँ (रोमी ७:७। तब के, जे असल छ, त्यही मेरा लागि मृत्यु बन्यो त? कदापि होइन! तर पापले, आफू पाप नै देखा परोस् भनेर जे असल छ, त्यहीद्वारा ममा मृत्यु उत्पन्न गरिरहेको थियो: आज्ञाद्वारा पाप ज्यादै पापमय बनोस् भनेर (रोमी ७:१३)। यसकारण व्यवस्थाका कामहरूद्वारा कुनै पनि प्राणी उहाँको दृष्टिमा धर्मी ठहरिनेछैन; किनकि व्यवस्थाद्वारा पाप चिन्ने ज्ञान हुन्छ (रोमी ३:२०)। तब व्यवस्था केका लागि हो? यो ता जुन वंशलाई प्रतिज्ञा दिइएको थियो, त्यो नआउन्जेल अपराधहरूले गर्दा थपिएको हो; र स्वर्गदूतहरूद्वारा एउटा मध्यस्थको हातमा ठहराइएको हो (गलाती ३:१९) अब हामी जान्दछौं — व्यवस्थाले जे पनि भन्दछ, त्यसले व्यवस्थाको अधीनमा बसेकाहरूलाई भन्दछ, कि हरेक मुख चुप रहोस् र सारा संसार परमेश्वरको सामु दोषी ठहरियोस् (रोमी ३:१९)। [व्यवस्थाको केवल एउटै भाषा छ: “व्यवस्थाले जे पनि भन्दछ”। दोषी ठहर्याउनलाई मात्र बोल्दछ यो।] किनकि जतिजना व्यवस्थाका कामहरूबाटका हुन्, तिनीहरू श्रापमनि छन्; किनकि लेखिएको छ: ‘व्यवस्थाको पुस्तकमा लेखिएका सबै कुराहरूमा तिनलाई पालन गर्नालाई लागिनरहने हरेक जन श्रापित होस्’ (गलाती ३:१०) किनकि जसकसैले सम्पूर्ण व्यवस्था पालन गर्दछ, तर पनि एउटै कुरामा चुक्यो भने ऊ सबै कुरामा दोषी ठहरिएको छ (याकूब २:१०) ढुङ्गाहरूमा लेखिएको र खपिएको मृत्युको सेवा (२ कोरिन्थी ३:७) किनकि दोषी ठहराउने सेवा (२ कोरिन्थी ३:९) किनकि म एकपल्ट व्यवस्थाबिना जिउँदो थिएँ; तर जब आज्ञा आयो, तब पाप जाग्यो, र म मरें (रोमी ७:९)। अनि मृत्युको खील पाप हो; अनि पापको शक्ति व्यवस्था हो (१ कोरिन्थी १५:५६)। यसकारण यो स्पष्ट छ, मानिस व्यवस्थाबिना रहँदै आएको २,५०० वर्षपछि उसलाई व्यवस्था दिनु (यूहन्ना १:१७; गलाती ३:१७) मा परमेश्वको उद्देश्य यो थियो, दोषी मानिसलाई पहिला उसको पापको ज्ञान दिलाउनु र त्यसपछि परमेश्वरका न्यायोचित मागहरूको सामु उसको पूर्ण शक्तिहीनता देखाउनु। यसको एउटै काम र पूर्ण काम दोषी ठहराउनु र मृत्युदण्ड दिनु हो। व्यवस्थाले के गर्न सक्दैन यसकारण व्यवस्थाका कामहरूद्वारा कुनै पनि प्राणी उहाँको दृष्टिमा धर्मी ठहरिनेछैन; किनकि व्यवस्थाद्वारा पाप चिन्ने ज्ञान हुन्छ (रोमी ३:२०)। तर मानिस व्यवस्थाका कामहरूद्वारा धर्मी ठहरिँदैन, तर येशू ख्रीष्टको विश्वासद्वारा मात्र धर्मी ठहरिन्छ भन्ने जानेर हामी आफैले पनि व्यवस्थाका कामहरूद्वारा होइन, तर ख्रीष्टको विश्वासद्वारा धर्मी ठहरिऔं भनेर येशू ख्रीष्टमाथि विश्वास गर्यौं; किनकि व्यवस्थाका कामहरूद्वारा कुनै पनि प्राणी धर्मी ठहरिनेछैन (गलाती २:१६)। परमेश्वरको अनुग्रहलाई म व्यर्थको तुल्याउँदिनँ; किनकि व्यवस्थाद्वारा धार्मिकता आउँदो हो ता ख्रीष्ट व्यर्थमा मर्नुभयो (गलाती २:२१)। तर परमेश्वरको दृष्टिमा व्यवस्थाद्वारा कोही पनि धर्मी ठहरिँदैन, यो कुरा स्पष्ट छ; किनभने ‘धर्मी जन विश्वासद्वारा जिउनेछ’ (गलाती ३:१३)। किनकि जुन कुरा व्यवस्थाले शरीरद्वारा कमजोर भएको हुनाले गर्न सकेन, त्यही कुरा परमेश्वरले आफ्नो पुत्रलाई पापमय शरीरको समानतामा र पापका निम्ति पठाईकन गर्नुभयो र शरीरमा पापलाई दण्डको आज्ञा दिनुभयो (रोमी ८:३)। अनि मोशाको व्यवस्थाद्वारा तपाईंहरू जुन-जुन कुराहरूबाट धर्मी ठहरिन सक्नुभएन, ती सबै कुराहरूबाट हरेक विश्वास गर्ने मानिस उहाँद्वारा धर्मी ठहरिन्छ (प्रेरित १३:३९)। किनकि व्यवस्थाले कुनै कुरा पनि सिद्ध पारेन, तर उत्तम आशा भित्र्याइएकोले पार्यो; जसद्वारा हामी परमेश्वरको नजिक जान्छौं (हिब्रू ७:१९)। विश्वासी जन व्यवस्थाको अधीनमा छैन रोमी ६:१-१० ले विश्वासी जन ख्रीष्टसित उहाँको मृत्युमा सम्मिलित भएको छ भन्ने शिक्षालाई प्रस्तुत गर्दछ जसको चित्रण बप्तिस्माले दिन्छ। त्यसपछि ६:११-२२ ले विश्वासी जनको हिँडाइ अर्थात् उसको जीवनको नियमलाई निर्धारण गर्ने सिद्धान्तहरूलाई प्रस्तुत गर्दछ। यसमा रोमी ६:१४ ले छुटकाराको महान् सिद्धान्तलाई बताउँदछ – पापको दोषबाटको छुटकारा होइन, त्यो त ख्रीष्टको रगतले दिलायो – तर पापको शक्तिबाटको छुटकारा अर्थात् यसको दासत्वबाटको छुटकारा। “किनकि पापले तिमीहरूमाथि राज्य गर्नेछैन; किनभने तिमीहरू व्यवस्थाको अधीनमा छैनौ, तर अनुग्रहको अधीनमा छौ” (रोमी ६:१४) त्यसोभए पवित्र जीवन जिउन आवश्यक छैन भनेर सिकाउने कुरूप व्यवस्थाहिनवादतर्फ यसले नडोर्याओस् भन्ने हेतुले पवित्र आत्माले तुरुन्तै यसो भन्दै थप्नुहुन्छ: “तब के? हामी व्यवस्थाको अधीनमा छैनौं, तर अनुग्रहको अधीनमा छौं भनेर के हामी पाप गरौं त? कदापि होइन!” (रोमी ६:१५)। जवाफमा प्रत्येक नवीकृत हृदयले अवश्य भन्नेछ, “आमेन”। त्यसपछि रोमी सातौं अध्यायले व्यवस्थाबाटको छुटकाराको अर्को सिद्धान्त प्रस्तुत गर्दछ। यसकारण हे मेरा भाइहरूहो, परमेश्वरका निम्ति फल फलाऔं भनेर अर्का व्यक्तिका अर्थात् जो मरेकाहरूबाट बौरेर उठ्नुभएको छ, उहाँका हुनालाई तिमीहरू पनि ख्रीष्टको शरीरद्वारा व्यवस्थाका निम्ति मरेका भयौ। किनकि जब हामी शरीरमा थियौं, तब व्यवस्थाद्वारा जगाइएका पापहरूका वासनाहरूले मृत्युका निम्ति फल फलाउनालाई हाम्रा अङ्गहरूमा काम गर्दथे। तर अब लेखिएको व्यवस्थाको पुरानोपनामा होइन, तर आत्माको नयाँपनामा सेवा गर्न सकौं भनेर जसको बन्धनमा हामी थियौं, त्यसका निम्ति मरीकन हामी व्यवस्थाबाट मुक्त भएका छौं (रोमी ७:४-६)। (माथि उल्लेख भएको व्यवस्थाचाहिँ विधिको व्यवस्था होइन भन्ने तथ्य पद ७ बाट जानिन्छ)। किनकि परमेश्वरका निम्ति बाँचूँ भनेर म व्यवस्थाद्वारा व्यवस्थाका निम्ति मरेको छु (गलाती २:१९) तर विश्वास आउनुभन्दा पहिले यही व्यवस्थाको अधीनतामा हाम्रो रखवाली भयो, र पछिबाट प्रकट हुने विश्वासका निम्ति हामी थुनामा राखियौं। यसकारण व्यवस्थाचाहिँ, हामी विश्वासद्वारा धर्मी ठहरिऔं भनेर हामीलाई ख्रीष्टकहाँ ल्याउने हाम्रो शिक्षक भएको छ। तर विश्वास आइसकेपछि चाहिँ हामी अब उसो शिक्षकको अधीनतामा छैनौं (३:२३-२५) तर हामी जान्दछौं, व्यवस्था असल छ, यदि कसैले यसलाई नियमअनुसार प्रयोग गर्यो भने; यो कुरा थाह गर्दै कि व्यवस्थाचाहिँ धर्मी मानिसका निम्ति बनाइएको होइन, तर अधर्मी र अटेरिका निम्ति, भक्तिहीन र पापीका निम्ति, अपवित्र र अशुद्धका निम्ति, बाबु मार्नेहरू र आमा मार्नेहरूका निम्ति, मान्छे मार्नेहरूका निम्ति (१ तिमोथी १:८-९)। विश्वासीको जिउने नियम के हो? जसले ‘म उहाँमा रहन्छु’ भन्छ, ऊ आफै पनि, जसरी उहाँ हिँड्नुहुन्थ्यो, उसरी हिँड्नुपर्छ (१ यूहन्ना २:६)। उहाँले हाम्रा निम्ति आफ्नो प्राण अर्पण गर्नुभएको छ; यसैबाट हामी परमेश्वरको प्रेम थाह पाउँछौं; र हामीले भाइहरूका निम्ति आफ्ना प्राणहरू अर्पण गर्नुपर्छ (१ यूहन्ना ३:१६) हे प्रियहो, म तिमी परदेशीहरू र यात्रीहरूलाई विन्ती गर्दछु — प्राणको विरोधमा युद्ध गर्ने शारीरिक अभिलाषाहरूबाट टाढो बस (१ पत्रुस २:११ साथै पद १२-२३ मा पनि हेर्नुहोस्) यसकारण म, प्रभुको कैदी, तिमीहरूलाई विन्ती गर्दछु: जुन बोलावटले तिमीहरू बोलाइएका छौ, त्यसैको योग्य चालमा हिँड, सबै दीनता र नम्रतासाथ, सहनशीलतासित प्रेमले एक-अर्कालाई सह (एफेसी ४:१,२)। यसकारण तिमीहरू प्रिय बालकहरूझैं परमेश्वरका देखासिकी गर्नुहरू होओ; र प्रेममा हिँड, जसरी ख्रीष्टले पनि हामीलाई प्रेम गर्नुभयो (एफेसी ५:१,२)। किनकि बितेको समयमा तिमीहरू अन्धकार थियौ, तर अब प्रभुमा तिमीहरू ज्योति हौ; ज्योतिका सन्तानहरूझैं हिँड (एफेसी ५:८)। यसकारण तिमीहरू होसियारसँग हिँडिरहेका छौ कि छैनौ, हेर; बुद्धिहीनझैं होइन, तर बुद्धिमानझैं हिँड; समयलाई खेर जान नदेओ, किनकि दिन खराब छन् एफेसी ५:१५,१६)। तर म यो भन्दछु: आत्मामा हिँड, र तिमीहरूले शरीरको अभिलाषा कुनै रीतिले पूरा गर्नेछैनौ (गलाती ५:१६)। किनकि जस्तो मैले तिमीहरूलाई गरेको छु, त्यस्तै तिमीहरूले पनि गर्नुपर्छ भनेर मैले तिमीहरूलाई एउटा उदाहरण दिएको छु (यूहन्ना १३:१५)। तिमीहरूले मेरा आज्ञाहरू पालन गर्यौ भने तिमीहरू मेरो प्रेममा रहनेछौ, जसरी मैले पनि मेरा पिताका आज्ञाहरू पालन गरेको छु, अनि उहाँको प्रेममा रहन्छु (यूहन्ना १५:१०)। जसरी मैले तिमीहरूलाई प्रेम गरेको छु, उसरी नै तिमीहरूले एक-अर्कालाई प्रेम गर, यो मेरो आज्ञा हो (यूहन्ना १५:१२)। जससँग मेरा आज्ञाहरू छन् र तिनलाई पालन गर्दछ, उही मलाई प्रेम गर्ने हो। अनि जसले मलाई प्रेम गर्दछ, ऊ मेरा पिताद्वारा प्रेम गरिनेछ, अनि म उसलाई प्रेम गर्नेछु, र आफैलाई उसकहाँ प्रकट गर्नेछु (यूहन्ना १४:२१)। अनि हामी जे माग्छौं, सो उहाँबाट पाउँछौं; किनभने हामी उहाँका आज्ञाहरू पालन गर्दछौं, र जुन कुराहरू उहाँको दृष्टिमा मनपर्दा छन्, ती गर्दछौं। अनि उहाँको आज्ञा यही हो — उहाँका पुत्र येशू ख्रीष्टको नाममा हामीले विश्वास गर्नुपर्छ, र उहाँले हामीलाई आज्ञा दिनुभएअनुसार एक-अर्कालाई प्रेम गर्नुपर्छ (१ यूहन्ना ३:२२,२३)। ‘जुन वाचा म ती दिनहरूपछि तिनीहरूसित बाँध्नेछु, त्यो यही हो, प्रभु भन्नुहुन्छ — म मेरा व्यवस्थाहरू तिनीहरूका हृदयहरूभित्र हालिदिनेछु’ (हिब्रू १०:१६)। अनुग्रह के हो? तर जब हाम्रा मुक्तिदाता परमेश्वरका दया र मानिसप्रतिको प्रेम प्रकट भए, तब हामी आफैले गरेका धर्मका कामहरूद्वारा होइन, तर उहाँकै कृपाअनुसार उहाँले हाम्रो उद्धार गर्नुभयो — नयाँ जन्मको स्नान र पवित्र आत्माबाटको नवीकरणद्वारा (तीतस ३:४,५)। ख्रीष्ट येशूमा हामीतर्फ भएको उहाँको दयाद्वारा पछि आउने युगहरूमा उहाँको अनुग्रहको अपार धन देखाउनका निम्ति (एफेसी २:७)। तर परमेश्वरले हामीतर्फ आफ्नो प्रेम यसैमा प्रकट गर्नुहुन्छ — हामी पापी हुँदा-हुँदै ख्रीष्ट हाम्रा निम्ति मर्नुभयो (रोमी ५:८)। अनुग्रह अन्तर्गत परमेश्वरको उद्देश्य के हो? किनकि विश्वासद्वारा अनुग्रहले तिमीहरूले मुक्ति पाएका छौ; अनि यो तिमीहरू आफैबाटको होइन, यो परमेश्वरको दान हो; कामहरूबाट होइन, नत्र ता कसैले घमण्ड गर्नेछ (एफेसी २:८,९)। किनकि मुक्ति ल्याउने परमेश्वरको अनुग्रह सबै मानिसहरूकहाँ देखा परेको छ, र हामीलाई यो सिकाउँछ — अभक्ति र सांसारिक अभिलाषाहरू इन्कार गरेर यस वर्तमान संसारमा हामीले आत्मसंयम, धार्मिकता र भक्तिसाथ जिउनुपर्छ; र त्यस धन्य आशाको, र हाम्रा महान् परमेश्वर र मुक्तिदाता येशू ख्रीष्टको महिमापूर्ण आगमनको बाटो हेर्दै जिउनुपर्छ (तीतस २:११-१३)। उहाँको अनुग्रहद्वारा धर्मी ठहरिएर अनन्त जीवनको आशाअनुसार हामी हकवालाहरू बन्न सकौं भनेर (तीतस ३:७)। र उहाँको अनुग्रहद्वारा ख्रीष्ट येशूमा भएको छुटकाराको कारणले तिनीहरू सित्तैंमा धर्मी ठहरिन्छन् (रोमी ३:२४)। उहाँद्वारा विश्वासको कारणले हामीले यस अनुग्रहभित्र प्रवेश पाएका छौं, यही अनुग्रहभित्र हामी खडा छौं, र परमेश्वरको महिमाको आशामा आनन्द मनाउँछौं (रोमी ५:२)। अनि अब भाइहरूहो, म तपाईंहरूलाई परमेश्वर र उहाँको अनुग्रहको वचनको जिम्मामा सुम्पिदिन्छु, जसले तपाईंहरूलाई बढाउँदै लैजान र सबै पवित्र पारिएकाहरूको बीचमा तपाईंहरूलाई पैतृक-सम्पत्ति दिलाउन सक्दछ (प्रेरित २०:३२)। उहाँको अनुग्रहको महिमाको प्रशंसाका निम्ति जुन अनुग्रहमा उहाँले हामीलाई उही प्रियमा ग्रहणयोग्य तुल्याउनुभयो। उहाँमा हामीले उहाँको अनुग्रहको धनअनुसार उहाँको रगतद्वारा छुटकारा अर्थात् पापहरूको क्षमा पाएका छौं (एफेसी १:६,७)। यसकारण हामी साहससँग अनुग्रहको सिंहासनको नजिक जाऔं, र दया पाऔं, अनि खाँचो पर्दा सहायता पाउनालाई अनुग्रह प्राप्त गरौं (हिब्रू ४:१६)। कति सिद्ध, कति विस्तृत यो परमेश्वरको अनुग्रह! यसले बचाउँछ, धर्मी ठहराउँछ, निर्माण गराउँछ, ग्रहणयोग्य तुल्याउँछ, छुटकारा दिलाउँछ, क्षमा दिन्छ, पैतृक-सम्पत्तिको भागीदार बनाउँछ, परमेश्वरको सामु ओहोदा दिन्छ, अनुग्रहको सिंहासनको प्रबन्ध गर्दछ जहाँ हामी साहससित कृपा र सहायता पाउन आउन सक्छौं; यसले हामीलाई जिउन सिकाउँछ र धन्यको आशा दिलाउँछ! अब यति बताउन बाँकी छ, कि यी भिन्न सिद्धान्तहरूलाई मिसाउन सकिँदैन। तर अनुग्रहद्वारा हो भने यो कामद्वारा हुँदै होइन, नत्र ता अनुग्रह अनुग्रह नै हुँदैन (रोमी ११:६)। अब जसले काम गर्दछ, त्यसका निम्ति ज्याला अनुग्रह होइन, तर हक ठहरिन्छ। तर जसले काम गर्दैन, तर भक्तिहीनलाई धर्मी ठहराउनुहुनेमाथि विश्वास राख्छ, उसका निम्ति उसको विश्वास धार्मिकता ठहरिन्छ (रोमी ४:४,५; साथै गलाती ३:१६-१८ र ४:२१-३१ मा पनि हेर्नुहोस्)। अन्तमा: यसकारण हे भाइहरूहो, हामी दासीका सन्तानहरू होइनौं, तर स्वतन्त्र स्त्रीका हौं (गलाती ४:३१) किनकि तिमीहरू न ता त्यस पर्वतमा आएका छौ, जसलाई छुन सकिन्थ्यो, र जो आगोले बल्थ्यो; न ता कालो बादल, अन्धकार, आँधी, तुरहीको ध्वनि र वचनहरू बोल्ने आवाजकहाँ नै आएका छौ; जसले त्यो आवाज सुने, तिनीहरूले त्यो वचन फेरि तिनीहरूलाई नभनियोस् भनी विन्ती गरे — किनकि जो आज्ञा दिइएको थियो, सो तिनीहरूले सहन सकेनन्, ‘अनि यदि कुनै पशुले पनि पहाड छोयो भने त्यो ढुङ्गाले हानियोस्, अथवा काँडाले छेंडियोस्।’ अनि दृश्य यति भयानक थियो, कि मोशाले भने: ‘म ज्यादै डराउँदै छु, र काम्दै छु।’ तर तिमीहरू ता सियोन पर्वतमा, जिउँदो परमेश्वरको शहर स्वर्गीय यरूशलेममा र स्वर्गदूतहरूको असंख्य जमातमा, सर्वसाधारण सभामा, जेठा छोराहरूको मण्डलीमा, जसका नाम स्वर्गमा लेखिएका छन्, र सबैका न्यायकर्ता परमेश्वरकहाँ, सिद्ध पारिएका धर्मी जनका आत्माहरूकहाँ, नयाँ वाचाका मध्यस्थ येशूकहाँ र रगतको छिट्काउमा आएका छौ, जसले हाबिलको रगतले भन्दा उत्तम कुराहरू बोल्दछ (हिब्रू १२:१८-२४)। त्यसैले परमेश्वरले सिनैमा बोल्नुभएको कुरालाई “नैतिक व्यवस्था” र “विधिको व्यवस्था” मा विभाजन गर्ने सवाल उठ्दैन – विश्वासी जन सिनै पर्वतमा ल्याइएकै छैन। जसरी जन बन्यन भन्छन्: “विश्वासी जन अब, प्रभु येशूमा राखिएको विश्वासद्वारा, यस्तो सिद्ध र धन्यको धार्मिकताले ढाकिएको छ कि सिनै पर्वतको गर्जने व्यवस्थाले त्यसमा सानो भन्दा सानो त्रुटी वा कमी भेट्न सक्दैन। यसलाई भनिन्छ बिनाव्यवस्थाको परमेश्वरको धार्मिकता।“ यदि तपाईंले विश्वास गर्न बाँकी नै छ भने आफूले तोड्नुभएको त्यस पवित्र र न्यायपूर्ण व्यवस्थाको साँचो फैसलालाई स्वीकार गर्नलाई तपाईंलाई प्रेमपूर्वक आग्रह गरिन्छ: “किनभने त्यहाँ कुनै भिन्नता छैन: किनकि सबैले पाप गरेका छन्, र परमेश्वरको महिमारहित हुनगएका छन्” (रोमी ३:२२,२३)। ख्रीष्टमा तपाईंले सिद्ध र अनन्त मुक्ति पाउनुहुनेछ, जसरी लेखिएको छ: “यदि तिमीले आफ्नो मुखले प्रभु येशूलाई स्वीकार गर्यौ भने, र परमेश्वरले उहाँलाई मरेकाहरूलाई बौराएर उठाउनुभयो भनी आफ्नो हृदयमा विश्वास गर्यौ भने तिमीले मुक्ति पाउनेछौ” (रोमी १०:९)। “किनकि विश्वास गर्ने हरेक जनका लागि धार्मिकताका निम्ति ख्रीष्ट नै व्यवस्थाका अन्त हुनुहुन्छ” (रोमी १०:४)। अध्ययन प्रश्नहरू - व्यवस्था के हो? - व्यवस्थाको उद्देश्य के हो? - व्यवस्था के गर्न असमर्थ छ (व्यवस्थाले के गर्न सक्दैन)? - अनुग्रह के हो? - अनुग्रहमा परमेश्वरको के उद्देश्य छ? - विश्वासी जन जिउने नियम व्यवस्था हो भन्नु बाइबलीय हो? - विश्वासी जन जिउने नियम के हो?