新命令

新命令
聖經閱讀：約翰福音13:34-35 現代中譯本|合和本
2016年5月3日(二)

在今天的經文閱讀中，耶穌給祂的門徒們一個新的命令，耶穌吩咐他們，要像祂愛他們一樣地彼此相愛。這個命令也適用現今的我們，我們要愛其他的基督徒，約翰壹書3:23說：「他的命令就是：我們必須信他的兒子耶穌基督的名，而且照基督的命令彼此相愛。」。

為什麼基督徒彼此相愛是這麼重要呢？首先，上帝命令基督徒要彼此相愛；其次，耶穌在第35節說：「如果你們彼此相愛，世人就知道你們是我的門徒。」如果我們愛主內的弟兄姊妹，別人看見就會知道我們是跟隨耶穌的人。
我們要如何向其他基督徒表達我們的愛呢？約翰壹書3:18b告訴我們「真實的愛，用行為證明出來！」我們可以分擔彼此的重擔、彼此鼓勵並且彼此饒恕。
我願人們都知道我信耶穌，我希望你也是這樣！ —DJH*

「所以，基督這樣命令我們：那愛上帝的，也必須愛自己的弟兄和姊妹。」 約翰壹書4:21

禱告：親愛的上帝，求祢讓我知道要如何愛其他的基督徒。奉耶穌的名，阿們！

(林煜茹譯)

A New Command
Bible Reading: John 13:34-35
Tuesday, May 3, 2016

In our Bible Reading, Jesus gave His followers a new command. Jesus told them that they should love each other the same way that He loved them. This can be applied to us today. We should love other Christians. 1 John 3:23 says, “This is what God commands: that we believe in his Son Jesus Christ, and that we love each other as he commanded.”

Why is it important for Christians to love each other? First, God commands Christians to love one another. Second, Jesus said in verse 35, “All people will know that you are my followers if you love each other.” If we love our Christian brothers and sisters, other people will see this and know that we follow Jesus.
How can we show our love to other Christians? 1 John 3:18b tells us that we “should show our love
by the things we do.” We can share each other's burdens, encourage each other and forgive each other.
I want people to know that I follow Jesus. I hope you do, too! —DJH*

“God gave us this command: If we love God, we must also love each other as brothers and sisters.”
 
1 John 4:21

PRAYER: Dear God, show me how I can love other Christians. In Jesus' name. Amen.