親愛眾聖徒（8）—愛你的鄰舍

Love unto All Saints (8) – Love Your Neighbors

11/22/09

背誦經文：「凡有世上財物的，看見弟兄窮乏，卻塞住憐恤的心，愛　神的心怎能存在他裏面呢？ 小子們哪，我們相愛，不要只在言語和舌頭上，總要在行為和誠實上。」(約壹 3：17-18)

Memorize Scripture: But whoever has this world's goods, and sees his brother in need, and shuts up his heart from him, how does the love of God abide in him? ¹⁸My little children, let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth. (1 John 3:17-18)

經文：路 10:25-37；太22:37-40；可 12:30-31；約壹 3:17-18；彼前 4:7-8a

Scriptures: Luke 10:25-37, Matthew 22:37-40; Mark 12:30-31; 1 John 3:17-18; 1 Peter 4:7-8a

綱要：

Outline:

（一）「愛鄰舍如同自己」在 神諸誡命中特殊的地位
I. “Love your neighbor as yourself” has a special place among all God’s commandments.

—是緊接著「盡心、盡性、盡力、盡意」愛 神之後的最大誡命
It is the greatest commandment that directly follows “love God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind”

（「這是誡命中的第一，且是最大的….這兩條誡命是律法和先知一切道理的總綱」-太22:38-40「…再沒有比這兩條誡命更大的了」-可 12:31」）

(“This is the first and great commandment... On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets.” – Matthew 22:38-40; “... There is no other commandment greater than these.” – Mark 12:31)

—耶穌說：「你這樣行，就必得永生」（V28）

Jesus said: “do this and you will live” (v28)

（二）「誰是我的鄰舍呢？」—是「愛鄰舍」最大的問題與挑戰
II. “Who is my neighbor?” – this is the key question and challenge to “love your neighbor”

—完全與後現代文化的「自我中心」相矛盾

- Completely contrary to “self-centeredness” of post-modern culture

—主耶穌反問我們：「誰是他（有需要之人）的鄰舍呢？」

- Lord Jesus asks us rhetorically, “Who is his (the needy person’s) neighbor?”

（三）好撒瑪利亞人的榜樣—有「愛」與會「給」都是懂得感恩的人
III. The example of the Good Samaritan – people with “Love” and are willing to “Give” are people who knows thanksgiving

(1) 鄰舍就在你我的眼前，不用刻意去找 — 三個人都「看見他」

(1) Neighbor is right before our eyes. We do not need to seek him purposefully – all three persons “saw him”

(2) 真正的鄰舍就是那些不僅「看見」需要，且會「心動」，又有「行動」的人

(2) True neighbors are those who not only “see” the need, but also “have compassion” that leads to action

(a) 有「愛」：心動—「動了慈心」（V33）VS「塞住憐恤的心」（約壹 3:17）

(a) With “Love”: heart moved – “have compassion” (v33) vs. “shuts up his heart” (1 John 3:17)

(b) 會「給」：採取具體付出的行動（約壹 3:18）

(b) Willing to “give”: carries out actions of giving (1 John 3:18)

(ⅰ) 油酒裹傷—「及時」給予最需的幫助

(i) Bandaged wounds with pouring on oil and wine – give the most needed help “promptly”

(ⅱ) 帶到店裡—「適當」提供所需的照應：自己+店主

(ii) Brought him to an inn – provide needed care “appropriately”: himself + innkeeper

v “萬物的結局近了。所以，你們要謹慎自守，警醒禱告。 最要緊的是彼此切實相愛。”（彼前 4:7-8a）

v “But the end of all things is at hand; therefore be serious and watchful in your prayers. ^8a And above all things have fervent love for one another,” (1 Peter 4:7-8a)