18在神完整的救恩里,神在法理一面所作的都是手续,在生机一面所作的才是目的。在手续方面,神照祂法理的要求所成全的是救赎,包括赦罪、洗罪、称义、与神和好并在地位上的圣别。原来我们都是神所定罪的罪人,是与神为仇为敌的;现在我们得着了赦免,罪得了洗净,并且得着神的称义,也与神和好,在地位上圣别归神。这就是得着救赎。……神完整救恩的头一面是法理的,所成就的是我们得着赦罪、洗罪、称义、得与神和好并在地位上被圣别。这五项叫我们有资格、有地位得进入神的恩典中。罗马五章二节说,“我们……得进入现在所站的这恩典中。”一个罪人怎能进到神的恩典中?这必须有法理的成全,叫这个罪人罪得赦免,罪得洗净,得神称义,与神和好,并在地位上被圣别。这些都是手续、资格、地位的问题。法理给我们这些罪人资格和地位,叫我们能进入神的恩典中,享受神在祂目的方面凭祂生命的生机为我们所完成的拯救(10)。在此,我们看见神完成两种的“救”,一种是救赎的救,一种是拯救的救。救赎的救是照法理作的,拯救的救是凭生机作的。
18In the complete salvation of God, what He does in the judicial aspect is the procedure, and what He does in the organic aspect is the purpose. In the aspect of procedure, that which God has fulfilled according to His judicial requirement is redemption, including forgiveness of sins, washing away of sins, justification, reconciliation to God, and positional sanctification. We were sinners under God’s condemnation and also enemies of God, but now we have been forgiven, washed from our sins, justified by God, reconciled to God, and sanctified unto God positionally. This is to be redeemed…The first aspect of God’s complete salvation is the judicial aspect, and what it accomplished is for us to be forgiven of our sins, washed from our sins, justified, reconciled to God, and sanctified positionally. These five items qualify and position us to enter into the grace of God. Romans 5:2 says, “We have obtained access… into this grace in which we stand.” How can a sinner obtain access into the grace of God? There must be the fulfillment of the judicial aspect so that the sinner may receive forgiveness of sins, washing away of sins, justification by God, reconciliation to God, and positional sanctification. All these items are a matter of procedure, qualification, and position. The judicial aspect qualifies and positions us sinners to enter into the grace of God to enjoy the salvation that God has accomplished for us according to His life organically in the aspect of purpose (v. 10). Here we see that God has accomplished a salvation with two aspects: the redeeming aspect and the saving aspect. Redemption is accomplished judicially, and saving is carried out organically.