真心付出的愛—-約翰一書4:7-8”親愛的弟兄啊, 我們應當彼此相愛, 因為愛是從神來的, 凡有愛心的, 都是由神而生, 並且認識神. 沒有愛心的, 就不認識神. 因為神就是愛.” 親愛的朋友, 一份無私的愛, 讓人能超越常理的判斷, 對人施予援手. 在聖經中記載, 耶穌為了拯救世人, 為了我們的罪來到世上. 耶穌被鞭打, 甚至被處以最殘酷的刑罰, 被釘死在十字架上. 而這一切, 都是因為耶穌愛世人, 而為我們犠牲. 因此, 門徒約翰説”耶穌為我們捨命, 我們從此就知道何謂愛.” 約翰一書3:16, 意思是說, 從上了十字架的耶穌, 我們就可以知道, 愛就是捨己, 愛就是給予.一位只想得的人, 是不知什麼是愛的人. 因為愛必然有表現, 就是懂得把自給別人. 親愛的朋友, 愛的內含就是捨己. 我們常常説自己愛我們的家人, 愛我們的配偶, 愛我們的鄰舍, 但是, 你願意為他們犧牲自己的時間, 精力, 金錢, 面子, 甚至是生命嗎？關於愛, 耶穌為我們做了最好的示範, 耶穌説愛我們每一个人, 不是說說而已, 而是犧牲了自己的生命. 在十字架上承受極大的痛苦, 只為了拯救我們. 今天, 讓我們一起成為那位付出愛的人. 也許你只為所愛的家人, 朋友, 犧牲一些時間或金錢, 但上帝必要祝福你的人際關係, 愈加真實美好, 並且使你給出愛時, 也领受到更多的愛. 保羅在哥林多前書13:4-8對真心付出的愛做出最好的詮釋”愛是恆久忍耐, 又有恩慈, 愛是不嫉妒, 愛是不自誇, 不張狂. 不作害羞的事, 不求自己的益處, 不輕易發怒, 不計算人的惡. 不喜歡不義, 只喜歡真理. 凡事包容, 凡事相信, 凡事盼望, 凡事忍耐. 愛是永不止息.” 願與諸會眾共勉之.
Love that gives from the heart – 1 John 4:7-8 “Dear brothers , we should love one another, because love is from God, and whoever loves is born of God and knows God. He who does not love does not know God. Because God is love.” My dear friend, a selfless love enables people to transcend common sense judgment and lend a helping hand to others. It is recorded in the Bible that Jesus, in order to save the world, Our sins came into the world. Jesus was whipped, even punished with the cruelest punishment, and crucified. And all this because Jesus loved the world and sacrificed for us. Therefore, the disciple John said, “Jesus is We give our lives, and by this we know what love is.” 1 John 3:16, which means, from Jesus who went to the cross, we know that love is self-denial, and love is giving. One who only wants to have, It is someone who does not know what love is . Because love must be manifested, it is knowing how to give oneself to others. Dear friends, the content of love is self-denial. We often say that we love our family, love our spouse, and love our neighbors , But, are you willing to sacrifice your time, energy, money, face, and even life for them? About love, Jesus gave us the best example. Jesus said to love each of us, not just talking, but sacrificing his own life. Suffered great pain on the cross just to save us. Today, let Together we become the one who gives love. Maybe you only sacrifice some time or money for your loved one, family, friends, but God will bless your relationships to be more real and beautiful, and make your love come true Receive more love. Paul’s best interpretation of true giving is given in 1 Corinthians 13:4-8 “Love is patient and kind, love does not envy, love does not boast, does not Be arrogant. Do not be rude, do not seek his own interests, be not provoked, be not reckless. Do not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoice in the truth. Bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never fails.” I would like to share this with the congregation.