【加6:15】受割礼不受割礼都无关紧要，要紧的就是作新造的人。【Gal6:15】Neither circumcision nor uncircumcision means anything; what counts is a new creation.

割礼是犹太人引以为傲的记号，是他们属神子民身份的象征。因此他们认为外邦信徒必须受割礼才能得救。Circumcision was a symbol the Jewish people took pride in—a sign of belonging to God’s covenant people. Because of this, some believed that Gentile believers also needed to be circumcised in order to be saved.保罗明确地告诉加拉太的信徒：受割礼不受割礼都无关紧要，要紧的就是作新造的人。外在的礼仪、行为，不能叫我们称义，惟有里面生命的更新改变才是最重要的。But Paul spoke clearly to the believers in Galatia: what truly matters is not being circumcised or uncircumcised, but being a new creation. Outward rituals or actions can't make us righteous; what really counts is the inward transformation and renewal of life.

今天我们虽不再受身体上的割礼，但仍会看重外在的行为表现，胜过里面更加像耶稣。要紧的是谁在做？被主掌权去做，看见神的带领，把荣耀归给神；Today, while we no longer undergo physical circumcision, we can still place more value on outward actions than on becoming more like Jesus on the inside. What truly matters is who is doing the work—is it carried out under the Lord’s authority, following His leading, and bringing glory to God?靠旧人做，生出的是自义、苦毒、论断…与恩典和祝福隔绝。经上说：若有人在基督里，他就是新造的人，旧事已过，都变成新的了。Or is it coming from the old self, producing self-righteousness, bitterness, and judgement… cutting us off from grace and blessing? As Scripture says: “If anyone is in Christ, they are a new creation; the old has gone, the new is here.”

因着神的儿子住在我们里面，我们成为新造的人！活在基督的引导里，就是新造的人。活在旧人的思想观念里，仍在咒诅之下。Because the Son of God lives in us, we are made new! To live under Christ’s leading is to live as a new creation. But when we live according to the mindset of the old self, we remain under a curse.原来借着各种的服事，不是为了把事情做好，而是认识自己的旧人何等的没有良善，不肯付出，却贪图人前的荣耀，惟有基督，宁愿舍命，仍把爱活在伤口。All kinds of service aren’t just about getting things done—they reveal how deeply our old self lacks goodness, resists sacrifice, and craves recognition from others. Yet Christ, even in pain, chose to lay down His life and continued to live out love through His wounds.

主，感谢你十字架的爱，赦免我，拯救我，把我从旧人中拉出来，使我在基督里，成为新造的人。我的旧人永远改不好，惟有离弃旧人和旧人的思想意念，将一切的私欲、谎言与主同钉十字架，Lord, thank You for the love shown on the cross—for forgiving me, saving me, and drawing me out of my old self to become a new creation in Christ. My old self can never be improved; it must be completely left behind, along with its thoughts and desires. I nail every selfish longing and every lie to the cross with You.使我宣告真理，信我在基督里的身份，靠着圣灵，去爱人，活出新造人的实质，荣耀主名。Help me to declare the truth, to believe in who I am in Christ, and—by the power of the Holy Spirit—to love others and live out the reality of being a new creation, bringing glory to Your name.

（付传道Pastor Fu）