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Putting Into Practice

Text: John 15: 12-13

PUTTING INTO PRACTICE

The reality of an abiding faith in Jesus is best seen when faith is put into real-life practice.

“This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends.”

John 15:12-13

1. “This is My commandment”

a. This is stated most clearly.

b. This is not a suggestion at all but a direct commandment.

2. “That you love one another as I have loved you”

a. The Disciples were specially commanded to learn how to love each other.

b. They had not learned how to do this effectively.

i. There was petty jealousy among the Disciples.

ii. They argued among themselves who was greater.

c. The commandment was clear.

i. They had seen how Jesus had loved them.

ii. They were now commanded to love one another in the same manner.

3. “Greater love has no one than this”

a. How does one measure great love?

b. The answer from Jesus was this:

i. He loved the world.

ii. He had certainly proven that He had loved His Disciples dearly.

iii. They were commanded to emulate His example of love.

4. “Than to lay down one’s life for his friends”

a. Jesus was going to lay down His life for the world.

b. The greatest expression of love would be to lay down one’s life for friends.

c. Jesus was commanding them to follow His example of demonstrating genuine love of the best kind.

d. It would take deep abiding in Jesus, His word, and His love to be able to fulfil this commandment.

e. Let us be challenged to truly abide in the Lord so that we might be able to keep this word.

经文：约翰福音 15：12-13

付诸实践

一个人是否常在对耶稣的信心里面，最佳的凭据就是当这信心在现实生活中实践的时候。

“你们要彼此相爱，像我爱你们一样，这就是我的命令。人为朋友舍命，人的爱心没有比这个大的。”

《约翰福音 15：12-13》

1. “这就是我的命令”

a. 这很清楚地说明

b. 这不是个建议而是个直接的命令

2. “你们要彼此相爱，像我爱你们一样”

a. 耶稣特别地命令门徒学习如何彼此相爱

b. 他们还没学会如何有效地做到这一点

i. 他们之间会为微不足道的小事而争风吃醋

ii. 他们起了争论，看他们中间哪一个可算为大

c. 这命令很清晰

i. 他们看到了耶稣如何爱他们

ii. 现在，耶稣命令他们以同样的方式彼此相爱

3. “人的爱心没有比这个大的”

a. 大爱该如何被衡量？

b. 这是耶稣的答案：

i． 祂爱世人

ii． 祂证明了祂深爱祂的门徒

iii． 耶稣命令他们效仿祂爱的榜样

4. “人为朋友舍命”

a. 耶稣将要为世人舍命

b. 爱的最佳表现就是为朋友舍命

c. 耶稣命令他们效法祂的榜样，以表达那至上的真爱

d. 要成就这命令，就必须深切地常在耶稣、祂的话及爱里面

e. 让我们受激发，学习真正地常在主里面，以便遵行这话语