真正的愛

真正的愛
聖經閱讀：約翰一書4:7-21 現代中譯本|合和本
2015年10月12日(一)

人們用許多不一樣的方式來述說「愛」，市面上有許多關於愛的故事，也有關於愛的歌曲，還有很多詩詞、電影和電視節目都在說明什麼是愛。有很多書教我們怎麼談戀愛，或者說明「愛」應該像什麼樣子。外面有許多人說他們自己是「愛的專家」，許多人會聽取他們的建議。 　但是，真的只有少數人明白什麼是真正的愛，事實上，我們在聖經裡讀到的「愛」跟一般大眾所認知的「愛」有很大的不同。今天的經文閱讀跟我們談到那來自上帝真正的愛。 　上帝藉著差派祂的兒子耶穌為我們的罪接受懲罰，來向我們施展祂的愛，當耶穌死在十字架上時，祂同時也讓我們知道祂有多麼愛我們。 　我們可以藉著讀經來認識上帝的愛，這樣，我們就可以更明白什麼是真正的愛。耶穌教導我們愛人方式是唯一真正愛人的方式。 —MK 「上帝那麼愛世人，甚至賜下他的獨子，要使所有信他的人不致滅亡，反得永恆的生命。」 約翰福音3:16 禱告：主，謝謝祢賜下祢的愛，現在我想要去跟別人分享祢的愛。奉耶穌的名，阿們！ (尤榮輝譯)

Real Love
Bible Reading: 1 John 4:7-21
Monday, October 12, 2015

People say many different things about love. There are stories about love, songs about love and poems, movies and TV shows about love. Many books have been written to tell us how to fall in love or to explain what love is supposed to be like. There are people who say they are “experts” about love. Many people pay attention to their advice. 　But truly there are only a few people who understand real love. In fact, the love we read about in the Bible is very different from the popular ideas about love today. Our Bible verses today tell us about real love that comes from God. 　God showed His love for us by sending His Son, Jesus, to accept the punishment for our sins. When Jesus died on the cross, He also showed us how much He loves us. 　We can know about God’s love by reading the Bible. Then we can understand more about real love. The way Jesus taught us to love is the only true way to love. —MK “Yes, God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him would not be lost, but have eternal life.” John 3:16 PRAYER: Lord, thank You for Your love. Now I want to share Your love with others. In Jesus’ name. Amen.