親愛眾聖徒(一)

Love For All the Saints (1)

-- 是「有根有基」的愛

Love that is rooted and established

 

經文:弗 3:14-20, 林前 13:4-8a,13, 約壹 4:7,19-21

Scriptures: Eph 3:14-20, I Cor 13:4-8a, I John 4:7, 19-21

 

(一)        是從 神而來的愛(約壹4:7

It’s a love that comes from God (I John 4:7)

-- “…使基督因你們的信住在你們心裡,叫你們的愛心有根有基,…”“That Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love”(弗Eph 3:17      

-- “…聖靈將 神的愛澆灌在我們心裏”” love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit”(羅Rom 5:5

 

-- 是最大恩賜The greatest gift(林前I Cor 13:1-3,是最大誡命the greatest commandment(可Mark 12:30-31,也是最美生命與見證and the most beautiful life and testimony(約John 13:35)

 

 

(二)        是有知識和見識,能分別是非的愛

It’s a love with knowledge and all discernment-to approve the things that are excellent

-- “我所禱告的就是要你們的愛心在知識和各樣見識上多而不多,使你們能分別是非…””And this I pray, that your love may abound still more and more in knowledge and all discernment, that you may approve the things that are excellent”(腓Phil 1:9-10

 

-- “愛是不作害羞的事,不喜歡不義 “Does not behave rudely … does not rejoice in iniquity”(林前I Cor 13:5-6

 

(三)        是有具體行動的愛

It’s a love that is tangible and with actions

-- “小子們哪,我們相愛不要只在言語和舌頭上,總要在行為和誠實上”” My little children, let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth”(約壹I John 3:18

 

-- “不愛他所看見的弟兄,就不能愛沒有看見的 神,愛 神的也當愛弟兄…””For he who does not love his brother whom he has seen, how can he love God whom he has not seen?  he who loves God must love his brother also.”(約壹I John 4:20-21a

 

(四)        是經得起考驗的愛

It’s a love that can be tested

-- “愛是永不止息”” Love never fails”(林前I Cor 13:8

 

(五)        是具有永恆價值的愛

It’s a love with an eternal value

-- “如今常存的有信、有望、有愛,其中最大的是愛”” And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love.”(林前I Cor 13:13