3 John 1:9-15
Diotrephes who loves to be first, will call attention to what he is doing, gossiping maliciously about u. Not satisfied with that, he refuses to welcome the brothers. He also stops those who want to do so and puts them out of the church.
Do not imitate what is evil but what is good. Anyone who does what is evil has not seen God.
Demetrius is well spoken of by everyone - and even by the truth itself. We also speak well of him, and you now that our testimony is true.
Diotrephes is damaging John's own character, suppressing his letter, spreading lies, hugging his own position as leader and hindering missionary outreach.
The third character in the letter, Demetrius, may have been John's messenger (there being no postal service). This man's life speaks for itself. He richly deserves the high regard in which John holds him.
A letter is a poor substitute for personal contact. John longs to come soon to see his friend and have a good, long talk.
Why?
Anyone who does what is evil has not seen God, for there is not love in him, and he refuse to obey God's command.
Love to be first is evil for they like competition to be the first, like the higher position, like more power to order others and gain the good name. It is proud in himself.
Best Christian is humble and like to serve others, love one another.
How?
Imitate the good, be humble and server others with love!
Tuesday, February 28, 2017
Monday, February 27, 2017
Show hospitality to God's servant is work together for the truth
3 John 1:1-8
Faithfulness to the truth and how your continue to walk in the truth.
It was for the sake of the Name that they went out, receiving no help from the pagans.
We ought therefore to show hospitality to such men so that we may work together for the truth.
This is a personal letter from the Elder to his friend Gaius. The name was a common on at the time, and there is noting to connect this Gaius with any of the others mentioned in the New Testament. If tradition is anything to go by, he may have been a leader of the church at Pergamum. More importantly, Gaius was a man who 'lived in the truth'. His life and conduct are in striking contrast to that of another local leader, Diotrephes. Gaius, a man of integrity, is doing all in his power to help his fellow Christians, especially the travelling evangelists and teachers who depended on Christian hospitality and support.
Why?
Gaius show hospitality to missionary for God was traveler in the world, he give all to us, so we obey his command and continue his mission to preach gospel. Christian walk in the truth should give help to the missionary as we can for we received good news free.
No only worship God or doing work in church is spiritual service to the Lord, but show hospitality is work together for the truth, work for the Lord.
How?
Caring people and brothers in health and his living and spiritual life is my obligation.
Faithfulness to the truth and how your continue to walk in the truth.
It was for the sake of the Name that they went out, receiving no help from the pagans.
We ought therefore to show hospitality to such men so that we may work together for the truth.
This is a personal letter from the Elder to his friend Gaius. The name was a common on at the time, and there is noting to connect this Gaius with any of the others mentioned in the New Testament. If tradition is anything to go by, he may have been a leader of the church at Pergamum. More importantly, Gaius was a man who 'lived in the truth'. His life and conduct are in striking contrast to that of another local leader, Diotrephes. Gaius, a man of integrity, is doing all in his power to help his fellow Christians, especially the travelling evangelists and teachers who depended on Christian hospitality and support.
Why?
Gaius show hospitality to missionary for God was traveler in the world, he give all to us, so we obey his command and continue his mission to preach gospel. Christian walk in the truth should give help to the missionary as we can for we received good news free.
No only worship God or doing work in church is spiritual service to the Lord, but show hospitality is work together for the truth, work for the Lord.
How?
Caring people and brothers in health and his living and spiritual life is my obligation.
Sunday, February 26, 2017
輸贏之間 王上11：9-13
列上11：9-13
一 思想
為了真理與愛，她輸了兒子，最後連兒子也贏回來了
以斯帖先以輸為前提，放下一切，最後贏了
我們不是探討誰，我們看我們，我們在乎面子。
1.
2.
3.所羅門有妃七百，都是公主，還有賓妃300
這些嬪妃誘惑他的心
二 大綱
1.拆掉。世上的誘惑
2.單求。真理的合一
3.歸回。迴轉的機會
有人先得著，卻失去一切，有人先爭戰，以後再得
一、耶和華向所羅門發怒。
可有兩部車，但是走人生路只能開一部車。必須選擇。
約西亞 王下23：13 打碎柱像，砍下木偶，將人的骨頭充滿了那地。
二， 他偏離向他顯現的神，耶和華興起所羅門的敵人
3：5 你願我賜你什麼？
4：24。四境盡都平安
三，所羅門想要殺耶波羅安。重演掃羅想要殺大衛
這是苦毒的心
三 挑戰
生命中君尊的祭司的存在意義？
1.你必在神和世人眼前蒙恩寵，有聰明
2.現在你的王位必不長久 耶和華已經尋著一個合他心意的人
3.當那日子
一 思想
為了真理與愛，她輸了兒子，最後連兒子也贏回來了
以斯帖先以輸為前提，放下一切，最後贏了
我們不是探討誰，我們看我們，我們在乎面子。
1.
2.
3.所羅門有妃七百，都是公主，還有賓妃300
這些嬪妃誘惑他的心
二 大綱
1.拆掉。世上的誘惑
2.單求。真理的合一
3.歸回。迴轉的機會
有人先得著，卻失去一切，有人先爭戰，以後再得
一、耶和華向所羅門發怒。
可有兩部車，但是走人生路只能開一部車。必須選擇。
約西亞 王下23：13 打碎柱像，砍下木偶，將人的骨頭充滿了那地。
二， 他偏離向他顯現的神，耶和華興起所羅門的敵人
3：5 你願我賜你什麼？
4：24。四境盡都平安
三，所羅門想要殺耶波羅安。重演掃羅想要殺大衛
這是苦毒的心
三 挑戰
生命中君尊的祭司的存在意義？
1.你必在神和世人眼前蒙恩寵，有聰明
2.現在你的王位必不長久 耶和華已經尋著一個合他心意的人
3.當那日子
Saturday, February 25, 2017
Deceiver! Antichrist!
2 John 1:7-13
Many deceivers, who do not acknowledge Jesus Christ as coming in the flesh, have gone out into the world.
Anyone who runs ahead and does not continue in the teaching of Christ does not have God; whoever continues in the teaching has both the Father and the Son.
Christ's teaching is the test by which to judge visiting teachers. Those who 'go beyond' it cannot be from God.
John is combating(打擊) the same sort of trouble here as in his first letter. From the start of the Christian mission there had been travelling evangelists and teachers, usually responsible to one of the apostles, who were given hospitality by the local churches.
The time has come to tighten up. Those whose teaching contradicts the fundamental truth about Jesus Christ should not be made welcome.
John looks forward to a visit. There is so much more to be said than he can put in writing. The 'children of your dear sister' are presumable members of John's own church.
Why?
Jesus Christ as coming in the flesh is very important, because Jesus shade his blood, he suffered as our's and Jesus resurrection from the dead. All of this are based on Jesus came to world in flesh.
If he who does not acknowledge Jesus Chris as coming in the flesh, his teaching are different from us, so he is not welcome to us.
How?
Knowing the truth so we can protect us from deceiving and keep the faith in truth.
Many deceivers, who do not acknowledge Jesus Christ as coming in the flesh, have gone out into the world.
Anyone who runs ahead and does not continue in the teaching of Christ does not have God; whoever continues in the teaching has both the Father and the Son.
Christ's teaching is the test by which to judge visiting teachers. Those who 'go beyond' it cannot be from God.
John is combating(打擊) the same sort of trouble here as in his first letter. From the start of the Christian mission there had been travelling evangelists and teachers, usually responsible to one of the apostles, who were given hospitality by the local churches.
The time has come to tighten up. Those whose teaching contradicts the fundamental truth about Jesus Christ should not be made welcome.
John looks forward to a visit. There is so much more to be said than he can put in writing. The 'children of your dear sister' are presumable members of John's own church.
Why?
Jesus Christ as coming in the flesh is very important, because Jesus shade his blood, he suffered as our's and Jesus resurrection from the dead. All of this are based on Jesus came to world in flesh.
If he who does not acknowledge Jesus Chris as coming in the flesh, his teaching are different from us, so he is not welcome to us.
How?
Knowing the truth so we can protect us from deceiving and keep the faith in truth.
Friday, February 24, 2017
Love in the truth and love one another
2 John 1:1-6
To the chosen lady and her children, whom I love in the truth - and not I only, but also all who know the truth.
Grace, mercy and peace from God the father and from Jesus Christ, the Father's Son, will be with us in truth and love.
John ask that we love one another. And this is love: that we walk in obedience to his commands. His command is that you walk in love.
Unlike 1 John, 2 and 3 John are 'real letters, each long enough to be accommodated on a standard size sheet of papyrus and conforming to the letter-writing pattern of the time'. There is little doubt that 1,2 and 3 John are the work of one author, most likely the apostle John or a close disciple of his.
2 John, like 1 John, warns against false teachers, encourages the readers to hold to the truth, and focuses on a favorite theme: Jesus 'command that those who follow him should love one another. To love others a Jesus loves us means keeping God's commands. For Christians, love and truth go hand in hand.
Why?
Walk in love and it is truth which is the command from Jesus Christ. To be his follower we should love one another.
All grace, mercy and peace are come from God. God will be with us in truth and love.
How?
Because of love so I devote myself to love others and help them as I can.
To the chosen lady and her children, whom I love in the truth - and not I only, but also all who know the truth.
Grace, mercy and peace from God the father and from Jesus Christ, the Father's Son, will be with us in truth and love.
John ask that we love one another. And this is love: that we walk in obedience to his commands. His command is that you walk in love.
Unlike 1 John, 2 and 3 John are 'real letters, each long enough to be accommodated on a standard size sheet of papyrus and conforming to the letter-writing pattern of the time'. There is little doubt that 1,2 and 3 John are the work of one author, most likely the apostle John or a close disciple of his.
2 John, like 1 John, warns against false teachers, encourages the readers to hold to the truth, and focuses on a favorite theme: Jesus 'command that those who follow him should love one another. To love others a Jesus loves us means keeping God's commands. For Christians, love and truth go hand in hand.
Why?
Walk in love and it is truth which is the command from Jesus Christ. To be his follower we should love one another.
All grace, mercy and peace are come from God. God will be with us in truth and love.
How?
Because of love so I devote myself to love others and help them as I can.
Thursday, February 23, 2017
We know for a certainty
1 John 5:14-21
This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.
If anyone sees his brother commit a sin that does not lead to death, he should pray and God will give him life.
All wrongdoing is sin, and there is sin that does not lead to death.
We know that anyone born of God does not continue to sin; the one who was born of God keeps him safe, and the veil one cannot harm him.
We are in him who is true - even in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.
Keep away form idols!
The false teachers loved to talk about knowledge. John makes his own list of thing 'we know' for a certainty.
Having set out the certainties, John urges his readers in closing: 'Do not abandon the real for the illusory(虛幻)'
A sin that does lead to death is does not accept Jesus is Son of God and does not commit his sins.
Why?
Because born of God know what is right and evil, God is love, so would not continue to sin. If does sin it is against the Lord, against his faith.
Pray according to God's will for it is pleased to God. Instead of my will.
There is no excuse to sins, there is not caused by spiritual and flesh body. Christian is knowing the true that 'Born of God will not continue to sin.'
How?
Pray to the Lord let me keep away from sin and commit my sin before the Lord.
This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.
If anyone sees his brother commit a sin that does not lead to death, he should pray and God will give him life.
All wrongdoing is sin, and there is sin that does not lead to death.
We know that anyone born of God does not continue to sin; the one who was born of God keeps him safe, and the veil one cannot harm him.
We are in him who is true - even in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.
Keep away form idols!
The false teachers loved to talk about knowledge. John makes his own list of thing 'we know' for a certainty.
- We know that Christ himself keeps his followers from continuing in the old sinful way of life.
- We know that through the Son of God we know God himself, and share his eternal life.
- We know we belong to God in an alien world.
Having set out the certainties, John urges his readers in closing: 'Do not abandon the real for the illusory(虛幻)'
A sin that does lead to death is does not accept Jesus is Son of God and does not commit his sins.
Why?
Because born of God know what is right and evil, God is love, so would not continue to sin. If does sin it is against the Lord, against his faith.
Pray according to God's will for it is pleased to God. Instead of my will.
There is no excuse to sins, there is not caused by spiritual and flesh body. Christian is knowing the true that 'Born of God will not continue to sin.'
How?
Pray to the Lord let me keep away from sin and commit my sin before the Lord.
Wednesday, February 22, 2017
Faith that overcome the world
1 John 5:4-13
For everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith. Who is it that overcomes the world? Only the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God.
For there are three that testify: the Spirit, the water and the blood; and the three are in agreement.
Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.
I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life.
Faith is what 'overcomes the world'.
God himself stands witness that Jesus is his Son. 'To believe is life, to disbelieve is death'.
John is writing to those who do believe, that they may know for certain that eternal life is theirs.
Why?
We can not see the God, but through Jesus Christ we believe Him and be sons of God, so we are overcome the world, because our faith overcome the world.
Faith is knew the blessing from the Lord and the promise in eternal life. Faith is shown in the life not only in the word.
How?
I believe that Jesus is son of God, so I have the eternal life and I know that the blessing of the Lord is with me.
For everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith. Who is it that overcomes the world? Only the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God.
For there are three that testify: the Spirit, the water and the blood; and the three are in agreement.
Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.
I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life.
Faith is what 'overcomes the world'.
God himself stands witness that Jesus is his Son. 'To believe is life, to disbelieve is death'.
John is writing to those who do believe, that they may know for certain that eternal life is theirs.
Why?
We can not see the God, but through Jesus Christ we believe Him and be sons of God, so we are overcome the world, because our faith overcome the world.
Faith is knew the blessing from the Lord and the promise in eternal life. Faith is shown in the life not only in the word.
How?
I believe that Jesus is son of God, so I have the eternal life and I know that the blessing of the Lord is with me.
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