愛與饒恕 (1)

愛與饒恕 (1)
聖經閱讀：路加福音6:27-38 現代中譯本|合和本
2014年4月25日(五)

當耶穌在世上時，祂教導了許多關於愛和饒恕的功課。在今天的經文中，耶穌談到愛和饒恕仇敵的教導。 　在這些經文中，耶穌提到了幾件我們應該要為仇敵做的事情。首先，我們必須愛他們、恩待他們。然後，我們應該為他們禱告，求上帝祝福他們。 　對我們來說，做這些事或許很困難。我們常常會想要去傷害那些正在傷害我們的人，或者去說那些批評我們的人的壞話，但是在第35a節，耶穌說：「你們要愛仇敵，善待他們……你們將得到豐富的獎賞，而且將成為至高上帝的兒女。」 　是否有些人討厭你或是想要對你做壞事呢？上帝希望你愛他們、饒恕他們，「你們要仁慈，正像你們的天父是仁慈的」（第36節）。—ECW 「不要評斷人，上帝就不審斷你們；不要定人的罪，上帝就不定你們的罪；要饒恕人，上帝就饒恕你們。」 路加福音6:37 禱告：親愛的上帝，我願成為慈愛並能寬恕別人的人。奉耶穌的名，阿們！ (李信儀譯)

Love and Forgiveness (1)
Bible Reading: Luke 6:27-38
Friday, April 25, 2014

While Jesus was on earth, He taught a lot about love and forgiveness. In our Bible Reading today, Jesus talked about loving and forgiving our enemies. 　In these verses, Jesus mentioned several things that we should do for our enemies. First, we should love them and do good things for them. Then, we should pray for them and ask God to bless them. 　It may be hard for us to do those things. Often we want to hurt people who are hurting us or say bad things about those who criticize us. But in verse 35a Jesus said, “I’m telling you to love your enemies and do good to them…If you do this, you will receive a great reward. You will be children of the Most High God.” 　Are there people who hate you or try to do bad things to you? God wants you to love and forgive them. “Give love and mercy the same as your Father gives love and mercy” (verse 36). —ECW “Don’t judge others, and God will not judge you. Don’t condemn others, and you will not be condemned. Forgive others, and you will be forgiven.” Luke 6:37 PRAYER: Dear God, I want to be loving and forgiving. In Jesus’ name. Amen.