The One Anothers
彼此
34 A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.
35 By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.
约翰福音 13章
34我给你们一条新命令,就是要你们彼此相爱;我怎样爱你们,你们也要怎样彼此相爱。 35如果你们彼此相爱,众人就会认出你们是我的门徒了。」
Over fifty times in the New testament, we have these one another’s, these speak clearly and concisely to us in a way we can understand.
在新约中有超出50次关于“彼此”的语句,他们清楚且确切。
We will do a series on these one another’s in due course, but here, let’s make some general comments about them.
我们到时会做关于“彼此”的系列,但在此,我们来看关于“彼此”的总体教训。
First of all:
首先,
They are direct commands to obey
他们是让我们直接遵守的命令。
These special phrases are given not as options to us, but commands to obey. Jesus said, if you love me keep my commandments.
让我们彼此相爱,这不是给我们的其中一个选择,而是要去遵行的命令。耶稣说,如果你爱我,就遵行我的命令。
John 14:15 If ye love me, keep my commandments.
约翰福音14:15 你们若爱我,就必遵守我的命令。
Some of these commands especially relating to forgiveness and being patient, run against our natural inclination.
这些命令中的一部分是与原谅和忍耐有关,这与我们的自然本性相悖。
Not only are they direct commands, they are demanding commands.
这些命令不仅仅是直接的命令,更是严格高要求的命令。
As we have already said, the flow of the world, says that we should care for ourselves, but lots of these commands challenge our mindset to think of ourselves first.
世界的潮流是让我们在乎我们自己,但主的命令是挑战我们凡事先考虑自己的定向思维
These commands demand change, they demand radical discipleship, if these commands were only obeyed by the church, then the world would sit up and take notice of us.
这些命令要求我们改变,并做真正的门徒。如果这些命令在门徒间被真正的遵行,那全世界将会起来注意到我们。
Not only are they direct and demanding, they dissect all our thought patterns, the word of God is quick and powerful and sharper than a two edged sword. Hebrews 4:12-13.
这些命令不仅仅是直接的,高要求的,更是剖开我们的思想模式。如希伯来书4:12-13所说,神的话是活泼的,是有功效的,比一切两刃的剑更快。
They are there to transform our thinking Romans 12:1-2 and 2 Corinthians 10:4-5, we need to constantly cleanse our minds, letting the pure water of the word flow through it.
Colossians 3:16.
他们也是转化我们的思想。罗马书12:1-2节和哥林多后书10:4-5节,我们要不断洁净我们的思想,让主道如净水流淌。
They are also distinctive commands, commands such as love one another and be patient with one another, are not found anywhere else. These things make Christians distinct.
他们也是不同的命令,诸如彼此相爱和彼此忍耐,都是和其他地方截然不同的。这些会让基督徒截然不同。
What does Christ say, they will know you are Christians by your love for one another, this is what makes Christianity unique. It is not like Buddhism or Islam, it has a deep and dynamic command system that radically transforms the heart.
基督说,当我们的彼此相爱被看到时,我们就是耶稣的门徒了,这使得基督徒独一无二。它不像佛教和伊斯兰教,它有深刻且动态的命令系统,让我们的心不断真实的被转变。
These commands should be our delight, in Psalm 119, the psalmist says, I delight to do thy law. The commands of the Lord are not some burden to us, they are there to set us free.Imagine, if we obeyed the command Forgive one another, how much freedom would that give us.
这些命令应该成为我们的喜乐。诗篇119篇,诗人说,我喜悦遵行你的律法。主的命令不是成为我们的负担,而是使我们得自由。试想,如果我们遵行主命令,原谅了彼此,我们所得的多么大的自由啊!
Are the one another’s your delight?
这“彼此”的命令是你所喜悦的吗?
Finally, they are dynamic, they are life changing. Any church or individual who fully embraces all these one another’s in their life and the life of the church, will be transformed.
最终,它们是推动变化的,带来你生命的转变。任何完全拥抱这命令的教会或个体都会被转变。
These commands cover the whole sphere of your Christian walk, they cover your personal walk, they cover your walk in church.
这些命令涵盖了你与基督同行的所有维度,它们涵盖了你个人生活和教会生活。
Please go and find a good bible concordance and find out how many of these one another commands, there are in the NT.
请去找到一本好的圣经索引,找出新约中多少关于彼此相爱的命令。
It is an exciting journey for you and one that will transform your life, please find out all these wonderful commands and then test yourself.
这是一段让人兴奋的旅途,它会转变你的生命。请找出所有相关的命令,并对自己进行测试。
Say: Let’s take the command to Love one another.
比如,让我们看彼此相爱这条命令。
Am I loving people?
我爱别人吗?
Am I loving everyone equally?
我用同等的爱去爱每个人吗?
Test yourself and see if you match up.
测一下,看看是否自己符合。
Are you obeying the one another’s?
你在顺服这些“彼此”吗?
If you do, it will totally transform your life.
如果是,它将会彻底转变你的生命。
God bless you
上帝祝福你
Nicely said and done Keith!
God Bless~