“死既是因一人而来，死人复活也是因一人而来。” - 林前 15:21
墙壁、栅栏和上锁的门等障碍物可以起到保护我们的作用。或者，另一方面，它们也可以排斥我们或将我们拒之门外。也许你知道被“拒之门外”的感觉。我们可能会被拒之门外，也可能无法接受教育、或是职业没有任何发展，或被拒绝进入一个社会群体。被拒之门外可能是一种伤害。
人们犯罪时，这罪打破了他们与神的关系，造成了一个无法跨越的巨大障碍。因此，他们不能享受永远与神同在的生活，而是与神切断了联系。罪带来了挣扎、劳苦、忧伤、疾病和死亡。藉着代表整个人类的第一个人亚当，罪和死亡来到了世界上，没有人能够冲破这个障碍。
所以神派祂的儿子耶稣成为人，活在我们中间，祂没有罪。祂在亚当失败的地方得胜了，耶稣用自己的生命来偿还我们所有的罪债。因着这样做，祂为我们冲破了死亡的障碍，并藉着祂的复活为我们开启了通往新生命的道路。因着耶稣的缘故，我们现在可以拥有永远与神同在的整全的生命。
当我们感到无望，或被神的爱抛弃时，当我们意识到我们无法获得永生，我们的罪是将我们与神分开的障碍时，耶稣冲破了这个障碍，改变了一切。
祷告
感谢你，耶稣，为我们开启了生命之路，从今时直到永远。阿们。
哥林多前书 15:20-23
20但基督已经从死里复活，成为睡了之人初熟的果子。
21死既是因一人而来，死人复活也是因一人而来。
22在亚当里众人都死了，照样，在基督里众人也都要复活。
23但各人是按着自己的次序复活：初熟的果子是基督，以后在他来的时候，是那些属基督的。
Breaking The Barrier
“Since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man.” - 1 Corinthians 15:21
Barriers such as walls, fences, and locked doors can serve to protect us. Or, on the other hand, they can also exclude us or keep us out. Maybe you know what it feels like to be “locked out.” We can be locked out of a room, prevented from access to education or career advancement, or banned from a social group. Being locked out can be hurtful.
When people sinned, that broke their relationship with God, creating a huge barrier that could not be crossed. So instead of being able to enjoy life forever with God, they were cut off. Sin brought struggle, toil, sorrow, disease, and death. Through Adam, the first man representing the whole human race, sin and death came into the world, and no one could break through the barrier.
So God sent his Son, Jesus, to become human and to live among us without sin. He succeeded where Adam had failed, and Jesus gave his own life to pay the debt of all our sin. By doing this, he broke through the barrier of death for us, and by his resurrection he opened for us the path to new life. Because of Jesus, we can now have full life with God forever.
When we feel hopeless and left out of God’s love, and when we realize we cannot gain eternal life because our sin is a barrier separating us from God, Jesus breaks through that barrier and changes everything.
Prayer
Thank you, Jesus, for opening to us the pathway to life today and forever. Amen.
