别人怎么样呢？
罗马书十五章8至12节
8我说，基督是为神真理作了受割礼人的执事，要证实所应许列祖的话，
9并叫外邦人因他的怜悯荣耀神。如经上所记：“因此我要在外邦中称赞你，歌颂你的名。”
10又说：“你们外邦人当与主的百姓一同欢乐。”
11又说：“外邦啊，你们当赞美主！万民哪，你们都当颂赞他！”
12又有以赛亚说：“将来有耶西的根，就是那兴起来要治理外邦的，外邦人要仰望他。”
信息分享
保罗在这里引用了四节旧约经文，来证明神的计划一直接纳外邦人进入祂的家。但即使神已明言祂的心意，犹太人仍始终觉得难以接受。
这几节经文勾画了一幅美丽的图画，就是犹太人和外邦人一同颂赞神、一同欢乐和一同承认基督是他们的王，因基督已拆毁他们中间隔断的墙。
犹太人认为自己是神的选民，因而排斥其他人。但感谢神，在初期教会的时代，就有犹太人的信徒甘愿冒着性命的危险，将基督的福音传给所有人。基督教福音一个最显要的特色，就是任何国籍、种族和社会阶层的人，都可以借着信从基督而得救。
但与此同时，每个接受福音的人，都有责任将福音传开。新约的书信经常称信徒是管家，基督已将传扬福音的责任托付我们。
我们批评第一世纪的犹太人偏狭之前，必须先检视自己的心态。我们如何对待其他人呢？我们是否只管坐在我们精致、舒适的教堂里，忘记神的心意，是要让其他人同样听到这改变生命的福音？求主今天就激动我们的心，使我们关心他人。
牢记经文：「我立了志向，不在基督的名被称过的地方传福音。」（罗十五20）
WHAT ABOUT OTHERS?
Romans 15: 8-12
8 Now I say that Jesus Christ has become a servant to the circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises made to the fathers,
9 and that the Gentiles might glorify God for His mercy, as it is written:
“For this reason I will confess to You among the Gentiles,
And sing to Your name.”[c]
10 And again he says:
“Rejoice, O Gentiles, with His people!”[d]
11 And again:
“Praise the LORD, all you Gentiles!
Laud Him, all you people!”[e]
12 And again, Isaiah says:
“There shall be a root of Jesse;
And He who shall rise to reign over the Gentiles,
In Him the Gentiles shall hope.”[f]
Message
Here Paul picked out four quotations from the Old Testament to prove that God had always planned to include the non-Jews in His family. But it was very difficult for the Jewish people to understand and accept that was what God had wanted.
In these verses there is a beautiful picture of Jews and Gentiles praising God together, rejoicing together, and recognizing Christ together. In Christ the middle wall of partition had been broken down.
The Jews thought of themselves as God's own chosen people, to the exclusion of all others. Thank God however that there were those who were willing to preach the Gospel of Christ to all men at the risk of their own lives. One of the greatest features of the Christian Gospel is the fact that no matter who that person may be, what nationality or race, and what social standing, he can come to Christ and be saved.
At the same time, those who have accepted the Gospel have the responsibility of sharing it. Believers are often called stewards in the epistles. The Gospel has been entrusted to us so that we might share it with others.
Before we criticize the first century Jews, let's take a look at our own attitudes. What about others? Are we prepared to sit in our nice and comfortable church buildings and forget that God wants others to hear the wonderful life-changing Gospel, too? Let's ask God to stir our hearts today for others.
A VERSE FOR TODAY: “My ambition is to preach the Gospel where Christ is not known.” (Romans 15:20)