哥林多前書15章21~22節「死既是因一人而來，死人復活也是因一人而來。在亞當裏衆人都死了；照樣，在基督裏衆人也都要復活。」
Ko-lîm-to chiân-su cha̍p-gō͘ chiuⁿ tē jī-cha̍p-it kàu jī-cha̍p-jī chat kóng, “In-ūi kì-jiân tùi chi̍t lâng chiah ū sí, iā tùi chi̍t lâng chiah ū sí-lâng ê koh-oa̍h. In-ūi chhin-chhiūⁿ tī A-tong chèng-lâng lóng sí; iā chhin-chhiūⁿ án-ni, tī Ki-tok chèng-lâng boeh tit-tio̍h koh-oa̍h.”
在釋迦牟尼佛以前，很多人問「人為什麼要受苦？」在釋迦牟尼佛以後，很多人仍然疑問「人為什麼要受苦？」人們創造許多不同的宗教來回答這個問題。
Tī Sek-kia-mô͘-nî Hu̍t í-chêng, chin-chē lâng mn̄g: “Lâng ūi án-chóaⁿ ài siū-khó͘?” Tī Sek-kia-mô͘-nî Hu̍t í-āu, chin-chē lâng iû-gôan gî-būn :“Lâng ūi án-chóaⁿ ài siū-khó͘?” Lâng chhòng-chō chin-chē bô-kâng ê chong-kàu lâi hôe-tap chit-ê būn-tê.
當上帝最初創造這世界時是美好的。接著，亞當帶來死亡和詛咒給所有他的後代。後來，耶穌基督來拯救這個世界，並且讓跟隨他的人都得到祝福。
Chit-ê sè-kài tī Siōng-tè khí-chho͘ chhòng-chō ê sî sī bí-hó--ê. Sòa--lo̍h-lâi, A-tong tòa-lâi sí-bông kap chiù-chó͘ hō͘ i só͘-ū ê āu-tāi. Aū--lâi, Iâ-so͘ Ki-tok lâi chín-kiù chit-ê sè-kài, koh hō͘ kun-tòe I ê lâng lóng tit-tio̍h chiok-hok.
你是否曾經問過這個問題「人為什麼要受苦？」今天上帝用祂的話來回答你。死是經由亞當而來。所有病痛、所有人變老死亡、這個世界所有不對的地方—全部都是經由亞當而來。
Lín kám bat mn̄g-kòe chit-ê būn-tê: “Lâng ūi án-chóaⁿ ài siū-khó͘?” Kin-á-ji̍t Siōng-tè ēng I ê ōe lâi hôe-tap--lán. Sí sī tùi A-tong lâi. Só͘-ū ê pèⁿ-thiàⁿ, só͘-ū lâng piàn lāu, sí-bông, chit-ê sè-kài só͘-ū bô tùi-tâng ê só͘-chāi － chôan-pō͘ lóng sī tùi A-tong lâi.
世上所有的壞事、所有的謀殺和不公道的事，全部都始於我們的第一個祖先犯罪的那天。這是給這個世界的壞消息，但它是事實。
Chit-ê sè-kài só͘-ū pháiⁿ-tāi, só͘-ū ê bô͘-sat kap bô kong-gī ê tāi-chì, chôan-pō͘ lóng sī tùi lán ê tē-it ê chó͘-sian hōan-chōe ê hit-chi̍t-kang khai-sí. Che sī hō͘ chit-ê sè-kài ê pháiⁿ siau-sit, m̄-kú che sī sū-si̍t.
雖然世人犯罪，但上帝仍然愛他們；就像既使您的孩子不乖，您仍然愛他們。因此祂有一個拯救世人的計劃。
Sui-jiân sè-kan-lâng hōan-chōe, m̄-kú Siōng-tè iû-gôan thiàⁿ sè-kan-lâng; chiū chhin-chhiūⁿ lán ê gín-á bô-koai, lán iû-gôan thiàⁿ--in. Chū án-ni, Siōng-tè ū chi̍t-ê chín-kiù sè-kan-lâng ê kè-ōe.
耶穌基督，上帝的兒子，道成肉身。他成為這份新契約的首領。他必須面對比亞當更多的誘惑。亞當只須服從一件事—不要吃一棵樹的果子。耶穌在他每天的生活中必須服從各種法律。而他完全服從了所有法律，他從沒有一次犯罪。他沒有罪惡，他是公義的。為我們的罪，他死在十字架上，體驗了上帝的憤怒和公義。他背負我們的罪，死在十字架上。
Iâ-so͘ Ki-tok, Siōng-tè ê kiáⁿ, Tō chiâⁿ jio̍k-thé. I chiâⁿ-chò chit-ê sin ê iok ê thâu. I tio̍h-ài bīn-tùi pí A-tong koh-khah chē ê iú-he̍k. A-tong kan-taⁿ tio̍h ho̍k-chiông chi̍t-hāng tāi-chì－－bē-tit chia̍h chi̍t-châng chhiū-á ê kóe-chí. Iâ-so͘ tī I ta̍k-kang ê seng-oa̍h lāi-té tio̍h-ài ho̍k-chiông ta̍k-khóan ê lu̍t-hoat. I ôan-chôan ho̍k-chiông só͘-ū ê lu̍t-hoat, bô chi̍t-pái hōan-chōe. I bô chōe-ok, I sī kong-gī--ê. Ūi lán ê chōe, I sí-tī si̍p-jī-kè téng, thé-giām Siōng-tè ê hùn-nō͘ kap kong-gī. I taⁿ lán ê chōe, sí-tī si̍p-jī-kè téng.
你要如何得到這個公義？你要如從亞當的領導下走出來，而成為一個歸屬於基督的人？通過信心。
Lán boeh án-chóaⁿ tit-tio̍h chit-ê kong-gī? Lán boeh án-chóaⁿ kiâⁿ-chhut A-tong ê léng-tō, chiâⁿ-chò sio̍k tī Ki-tok ê lâng? Tō-sī thong-kòe sìn-sim.
耶穌已經救贖了這整個世界。上帝的兒子已使您自由。
Iâ-so͘ í-keng kiù-sio̍k kui-ê sè-kài. Siōng-tè ê kiáⁿ hō͘ lán chū-iû.
所以我們要問自己的是：我們是要屬亞當或是屬基督？
Só͘-í lán boeh mn̄g ka-kī: Chit-má lán iáu sio̍k A-tong á-sī sio̍k Ki-tok?
我希望你們每個人都來相信耶穌。他將使你從罪裡解脫。
Góa ǹg-bāng lán ta̍k-ê lóng lâi sìn Iâ-so͘. I boeh hō͘ lán tùi chōe lāi-té tháu-pàng, tit-tio̍h chū-iû
約翰福音八章36節「所以 [ 天父的 ] 兒子若叫你們自由，你們就真自由了。」
Iok-hān Hok-im tē-peh chiuⁿ tē saⁿ-cha̍p-la̍k chat kóng: “Só͘-í Thiⁿ-pē ê Kiáⁿ, Iâ-so͘, nā hō͘ lín chū-iû, lín chiū chin-chiàⁿ chū-iû.”
-- 印主烈 牧師 Ìn Chú-lia̍t Bo̍k-su
1 Corinthians 15:21-22 “For since by man came death, by man also came the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ all shall be made alive.”
Many men before Buddha asked the question “Why is there suffering?” and many men after Buddha have asked the same question, “Why is there suffering?”. People have invented different religions in trying to answer that question.
The world was good when God first created it. And then one man, Adam, our first ancestor, brought death and a curse to all who are under him. And then a second man, Jesus Christ, came to redeem the world and he earned a blessing for all who belong to him.
Have you ever asked that question, “Why is there suffering?” God is giving an answer to you today in His Word. Death came through one man: Adam. All the sickness, all people getting old and dying, all the wrongs in this world -- they all came through Adam.
All the bad things in the world, all the murders and injustice it all comes from that day that our first ancestor sinned. This is the truth about this world. And it is bad news.
But God stilled loves people even in their sin, just like you still love your children even when they are bad. So he made a plan to save people.
Jesus Christ, God the Son, took human nature. And he became the new head of a new covenant. He had to face more temptations than Adam. Adam just had one thing to obey -- one tree’s fruit to not eat from. Jesus had laws in every area of every day of his life to obey. And he pefectly obeyed all the laws. There was not one time that he sinned. He had no sin. He was righteous. And he died on the cross and experienced God’s wrath and justice for our sin. He bore our sin on the cross.
How do you get this righteousness. How do you come out from under Adam’s headship and become one who belongs to Christ? Through faith.
Jesus has dealt with every aspect of this world’s need for redemption. The Son of God has set you free.
So the question for all of us is this: are we still in Adam or in Christ?
I hope each of you will come to believe in Jesus. He will set you free from sin.
John 8:36 “So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed."
-- Pastor Joel H. Linton (excerpts from an Easter 2007 Sermon in Taiwanese at Gikong Presbyterian Church in Taipei. To see the full text: Taiwanese, English translation)
