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Knowledge and Love

Text: John 14: 20 - 21

KNOWLEDGE AND LOVE

The need to have a good and clear knowledge of God is of vital importance. Closely tied to knowledge is a deep love for the Lord.

“At that day you will know that I am in My Father, and you in Me, and I in you. He who has My commandments and keeps them, it is he who loves Me. And he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and manifest Myself to him.”
John 14:20-21

1. “At that day you will know”

a. That day has reference to the Resurrection of Jesus.

b. The Holy Spirit will come upon the Disciples.

c. And they would then come to a good and clear knowledge of what Jesus had just taught.

2. A glorious union

a. Jesus in the Father.

b. Jesus in the Disciples.

c. The Disciples in Jesus.

d. The Holy Spirit will help them understand this wonderful and glorious union.

3. “He who has My commandments and keeps them, it is he who loves Me”

a. Real love for Jesus evidenced

i. Knowing His commandments (The word “has” is a reference to knowing the Word Jesus taught.)

ii. Keeping His commandments

b. Love is never

i. Mere feelings.

ii. Verbal expressions.

4. Love from the Father

a. The believer who truly loves Jesus will in turn be loved by the Father.

b. This love from the Father is most precious.

5. Love from Jesus

a. The Lord Jesus will also love right back.

b. He will express His love by manifesting Himself to the individual who truly loves Him.

经文：约翰福音 14：20-21

知识和爱

对上帝有良好和清楚的认识是非常重要的。与知识紧密相连的是对主深切的爱。

“到那日，你们就知道我在父里面，你们在我里面，我也在你们里面。有了我的命令又遵守的，这人就是爱我的。爱我的必蒙我父爱他，我也要爱他，并且要向他显现。”

《约翰福音 14：20-21》

1. “到那日，你们就知道”

a. 那日是指耶稣的复活

b. 圣灵会降临到门徒身上

c. 到那时，他们就会对耶稣刚教导的有良好及清晰的知识

2．一个富荣耀的联盟

a.耶稣在天父里面

b.耶稣在门徒们里面

c.门徒们在耶稣里面

d.圣灵会帮助他们明白这个美好与富荣耀的联盟

3．“有了我的命令又遵守的，这人就是爱我的。”

a.这就是真正爱耶稣的证明

i. 认识衪的命令（“有了”这词是指认识耶稣所教训的话语)

ii.遵守祂的命令

b.爱永远不是

i. 仅仅一种感觉

ii.言语上的表达

4. 天父的爱

a. 真正爱耶稣的信徒也会蒙天父爱他

b. 这来自天父的爱是最珍贵的

5．耶稣的爱

a. 主耶稣也会爱他

b. 耶稣会向真正爱衪的人显现，以表达祂的爱