親愛眾聖徒（三）

Love For All the Saints (3)

– 在愛中彼此建立、成全

Establish and build up one another in love

經文：弗 ４:15-16, 林後 4:11-12, 約 15:13, 彼後 1：3-11, 林前 12：27

Scriptures: Eph 4:15-16, 2 Cor. 4:11-12. John 15:13, II Peter 1:3-11, I Cor. 12:27

(一) 藉著在愛中一同成長

Growing together through Love

-- “在愛中持守真道，凡事長進、連於元首基督Holding fast to the truth in love and grow up in all things into Him who is the head—Christ”（弗Eph 4:15另譯）

-- “….正因這緣故、你們要分外的殷勤….有了愛弟兄的心、又要加上愛 [眾人的心]。 你們若充充足足的有這幾樣、就必使你們在認識我們的主耶穌基督上、不至於閒懶不結果子了。 …這樣、必叫你們豐豐富富的、得以進入我們主救主耶穌基督永遠的國。... also for this very reason, giving all diligence, ... and to brotherly kindness love. For if these things are yours and abound, you will be neither barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. ... for so an entrance will be supplied to you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.”（彼後1:3-11）

(二) 藉著在愛中「成全聖徒，各盡其職」

Establishing the saints and everyone doing their part through love

-- “你們就是基督的身子、並且各自作肢體。Now you are the body of Christ, and members individually.”（林前 12:27）

-- “全身都靠他聯絡得合式、百節各按各職、照著各體的功用、彼此相助、便叫身體漸漸增長、在愛中建立自己。From whom the whole body, joined and knit together by what every joint supplies, according to the effective working by which every part does its share, causes growth of the body for the edifying of itself in love.”（弗Eph 4:16）

(三) 藉著「死在我們身上發動，生在別人身上發動」

Let death work in us so that life may work in others

-- 愛的最美結果The most beautiful fruit of love（林後2 Cor 4:12）

-- “人為朋友捨命、人的愛心沒有比這個大的。Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends.”（約John 15:13）