三月三十日

他也被列在罪犯之中。（賽53:12）

為什麼耶穌甘願與罪人同列呢？這一種謙卑自抑有幾個強有力的理由。他如此方能成為他們的辯護師。在審判廳上律師和被告有時是站在一起的，從法律的觀點看來，他們是沒有分別的。現在罪人被帶到法庭之上，耶穌也在罪人席中出現。他站在那裡受訊問。他指著他的肋旁、他的手、他的腳，在法官面前為他所代表的罪人求情，他以他的血來懇請。他的懇請是有力量的，並獲大勝。他列在他們當中並分擔他們的罪名，因此法官不得不宣佈說：“讓他們去吧！把他們從牢獄中釋放，因為他已作了他們的贖價。”我們的主耶穌被列在罪犯當中為的是吸引他們的心來傾向他。誰還怕那些我們同列（于罪人名單中）的人呢？我們可以大膽地來到他面前，承認我們的過犯。與我們同列的人是不能定我們的罪的。他與罪犯同列于黑單中不是叫我們的名字也得列入聖徒的紅單中嗎？他是聖潔的，所以列在聖者的名單中；我們是有罪的，所以列在罪犯之中；他把他的名字從前者撤消改列于黑單之中，而我們的名字便從黑單中勾銷，寫在那蒙悅納的名單中，因為耶穌和屬他的人已經完全掉換好了。我們一切可憐的罪名耶穌都已挪去，同時耶穌所有的一切就都臨到了我們，他的義、他的血和他一切所有的都賜我們作為聘禮。信徒呀，快樂吧！因為你得與那和罪犯同列的主相聯，並因你得以與他新造的人同列，就證明你已經真蒙拯救。

March 30

"He was numbered with the transgressors." --Isaiah 53:12

Why did Jesus suffer Himself to be enrolled amongst sinners? This wonderful condescension was justified by many powerful reasons. In such a character He could the better become their advocate. In some trials there is an identification of the counsellor with the client, nor can they be looked upon in the eye of the law as apart from one another. Now, when the sinner is brought to the bar, Jesus appears there Himself. He stands to answer the accusation. He points to His side, His hands, His feet, and challenges Justice to bring anything against the sinners whom He represents; He pleads His blood, and pleads so triumphantly, being numbered with them and having a part with them, that the Judge proclaims, "Let them go their way; deliver them from going down into the pit, for He hath found a ransom." Our Lord Jesus was numbered with the transgressors in order that they might feel their hearts drawn towards Him. Who can be afraid of one who is written in the same list with us? Surely we may come boldly to Him, and confess our guilt. He who is numbered with us cannot condemn us. Was He not put down in the transgressor's list that we might be written in the red roll of the saints? He was holy, and written among the holy; we were guilty, and numbered among the guilty; He transfers His name from yonder list to this black indictment, and our names are taken from the indictment and written in the roll of acceptance, for there is a complete transfer made between Jesus and His people. All our estate of misery and sin Jesus has taken; and all that Jesus has comes to us. His righteousness, His blood, and everything that He hath He gives us as our dowry. Rejoice, believer, in your union to Him who was numbered among the transgressors; and prove that you are truly saved by being manifestly numbered with those who are new creatures in Him.