The context of Eastern Europe, where faith was hidden and restricted to the private life of believers for so many decades, requires a rediscovery of the public dimension of faith. This article explores the issue of justice in Paul’s letter to the Romans and shows how this could represent an important resource for thinking afresh about justice in the context of Eastern Europe. There is also an important and necessary discussion on the righteousness, justification, justice, terminology in Paul. Paul has a particular understanding of justice as an integral part of the gospel, and that the believers in Christ are empowered to act as ‘instruments of justice.’

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“正义的工具：”对东欧语境下的公共参与神学的圣经贡献

在东欧的背景下，信仰被隐藏并局限于信徒的私人生活已有数十年之久，因此需要重新发现信仰的公共层面。本文探讨了保罗在写给罗马人的信中提到的正义问题，并说明了它如何可以代表东欧背景下重新思考正义的重要资源。在保罗中，关于公义，称义，正义，术语也有重要而必要的讨论。保罗对正义是福音不可或缺的一部分有特殊的理解，并且基督里的信徒被授权充当“正义的工具”。