566 中翻英 (266) Love your enemies." (Matthew 5:44) 要愛你們的仇敵. 10/30/2023

 566 中翻英 (266)             Love your enemies." (Matthew 5:44)   要愛你們的仇敵.          10/30/2023

十月三十日

「我卻告訴你們，要愛你們的仇敵。」（太5:44）

我認識一個朋友，他痛恨另一個人，因為后者曾經厲害的得罪了他。這件事嚴重非凡，以致我的朋友甚至把那人殺死，似乎還不足以報仇雪恨。以后，我這位被人開罪的朋友信主了，他已經很多年都沒有看見那個損害他的人。一天，他到了某一個市鎮，在主日和當地的信徒一同參加擘餅聚會，他被介紹的時候，忽然看見他以前的仇人也在聚會中，他心里自說：「原來他在這里！我不知道他已信主得救了，我該怎么辦呢？」為此正當別人禱告時，他便安靜地走出去。在路上，他一方面思想自己如何得救，另一方面又對仇家滿怀痛恨。他走得越遠，心里就因离開了聚會而越覺難過。同時，他對那個仇人的激怒也越發增加。他又回想十年前蒙恩得救的時候，主如何的赦免了他。另一面他又覺得自己不能夠赦免他的敵人。然而圣靈卻將主的話帶進他的心里：「你們若有彼此相愛的心，眾人因此就認出你們是我的門徒了。」（約13:35）他立即停下來向主呼叫說：「主阿，我赦免他！」然后轉身帶著眼淚回到聚會里去。當他抵達聚會時，他們正要開始擘餅，他就站起，將過去的一切都交通出來，又告訴他們，神是如何從他心里除掉一切的仇恨。

 

October 30

"But I say to you, love your enemies." (Matthew 5:44)

I know a friend who hates another person because the latter has greatly offended him. The incident was so serious and extraordinary that my friend even killed the man, as if it was not enough revenge. Later, my friend who was offended by others believed in the Lord. He had not seen the person who had harmed him for many years. One day, he arrived in a certain town and attended a bread-breaking meeting with the local believers on Sunday. When he was introduced, he suddenly saw his former enemy also in the meeting. He thought to himself: "So he is here! I don’t know that he has believed in the Lord and been saved, what should I do?” While others were praying, he walked out quietly. On the way, on the one hand, he was thinking about how to be saved, and on the other hand, he was filled with hatred for his enemies. The farther he walked, the sadder he felt at leaving the party. At the same time, his irritation against his enemy increased. He also recalled how the Lord forgave him when he was saved by grace ten years ago. On the other hand, he felt that he could not forgive his enemies. However, the Holy Spirit brought the Lord's words into his heart: "By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another." (John 13:35) He immediately stopped and cried to the Lord: " Lord, I forgive him!" Then he turned around and returned to the meeting with tears in his eyes. When he arrived at the meeting and they were about to break bread, he stood up and communicated all the past and told them how God had removed all hatred from his heart.