爱就是蒙福
Grace Counselling Centre
Sep 13, 2010

[img:WomenPrayPastor] 彼得前书 3:8 "[为善受苦] 总而言之,你们都要同心,彼此体恤,相爱如弟兄,存慈怜谦卑的心。"
这节经文是Peter关于过良善生活的益处这一讲道的开始。主耶稣基督不只是为了其他人的缘故而叫我们彼此相爱;主是在教导我们如何为了自己的益处而行事。爱他人确实会让我们受益。
Peter继续指出,爱他人将带来长久快乐的生活(彼得前书 3:10),而那些有爱心的人将活在更大的平安和福乐中(第13-14节)。爱他人或许看似艰难的任务,但世界所不知道的是,我们这些在基督里的人,是出于祂对我们的爱而行动,而不是单纯出于我们对他人的爱。我们爱的动机和鼓励在于基督为我们的罪一次永远地死了这个启示(第18节)。我们看见基督以及祂如何将我们从罪中释放出来,然后我们就得自由去彼此相爱。
"我赐给你们一条新命令,乃是叫你们彼此相爱;我怎样爱你们,你们也要怎样相爱。你们若有彼此相爱的心,众人因此就认出你们是我的门徒了。" 约翰福音 13:34-35
耶稣是多么伟大和有智慧的神啊!祂命令我们彼此相爱,祂向我们显明如何去做,并且祂通过在十字架上受死,将我们从罪中释放出来去遵行祂的命令。当我们顺从祂的命令时,祂就奖赏我们,用伟大而平安的生命祝福我们!怎能不回爱祂呢?怎能不按祂所命令的自由地爱别人呢?
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