【罗15:7】所以你们要彼此接纳，如同基督接纳你们一样，使荣耀归与神。【Romans15:7】Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to God.

“所以”表示这是保罗前文的结论：我们要彼此接纳，并且要如同基督接纳我们一样，这样行才能荣耀神。“So” indicates that this is the conclusion Paul draws from his previous discussion: we are to accept one another, just as Christ has accepted us — in doing so, we glorify God. 神爱世人，全世界形形色色的人，神都完全接纳。我们天然人的本性，实在很难彼此接纳，God loves the world — all kinds of people — and He fully accepts them. But in our natural human nature, it’s truly difficult to accept one another.  反而因着每个人的标准不同，看法不同，彼此有很多的看不惯、不接纳、论断、讨厌…Instead, because of differing standards and viewpoints, we often struggle with disapproval, rejection, judgment, and even dislike toward others…

一个不接纳自己的人，也不能接纳身边的人。我们对自己不满意，看到配偶、父母、孩子、老板、同事…A person who does not accept themselves is also unable to accept those around them. When we are dissatisfied with ourselves, we tend to see all kinds of problems in our spouse, parents, children, boss, and coworkers. 都有各种问题，我们总是期望改变身边的人，但是没有一个人可以合自己的标准。自己的标准都是被撒但扭曲的。We constantly hope to change the people around us, but no one can ever fully meet our standards. Yet our standards are often distorted by Satan. 无罪的耶稣来到地上，也使许多人感到被冒犯，因祂而跌倒。Even the sinless Jesus, when He came to earth, caused many to feel offended and to stumble because of Him.

神从来没有说“等你变好了，我才接纳你”。基督接纳我们，是照我们的本相。God never said, “I will accept you once you’ve become better.” Christ accepts us just as we are. 在我们还作罪人时，还与祂为仇时，耶稣用舍命的爱，担当我们的罪，表达了祂对我们完全的饶恕和接纳。While we were still sinners, even enemies of God, Jesus bore our sins with His self-sacrificing love, expressing His complete forgiveness and acceptance of us. 神所接纳的，我却不能接纳吗？我比神还大吗？主啊，求你赦免我的骄傲、自高、自大、自我中心…If God has accepted someone, how can I not accept them? Am I greater than God? Lord, forgive my pride, arrogance, self-importance, and self-centeredness…

彼此接纳，不是向罪妥协。主啊，我们都不完全，却得着基督的新生命，惟有将这个卖给罪的旧人与你同钉十字架。求真理更新我们，以耶稣为惟一的标准，The only way is to crucify our old self—sold to sin—with You. Renew us by Your truth. Let Jesus be our only standard. 借着每一个环境，使我们否定自己，改变自己，以耶稣的心为心，在爱里彼此相劝，彼此同心，彼此建立，活出耶稣的样子，使荣耀归于神。Through every circumstance, help us deny ourselves, be transformed, take on the mind of Christ, and encourage one another in love, be united in spirit, build each other up, and live out the image of Jesus—so that all glory may be given to God.（付传道Pastor Fu）