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约翰三书［第1章］
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约翰三书 第1章|Book of 3John 1

【不效法恶，只效法善】

主讲：丘均发传道

16/12/2022

引言：

使徒约翰在这封简短书信，将三个人物描划出来，并要我们效法‘行善’的该犹和低米丢，警戒我们不要效法‘行恶’的丢特腓，成为一个好的基督见证人。

一、行善的行为（V1-8,12）

1. 按真理而行（V3-4）

‘按真理而行’意指实践真理，将所领受的真理活出来。

当我们按真理生活时，必叫属灵的长辈喜乐，更能荣耀神，成为一个‘荣神益人’的活见证。

2. 以爱心接待（V5-6）

主耶稣说，有人接待我所差遣的，就是接待我；接待我，就是接待那差遣我的(约13:20)。

彼此接待就是彼此相爱的表现。若有人肯把家门向有需要的人打开，这人的心必然也是向神敞开的！

3.为真理同工（V7-8）

只要有助于共同的目标，彼此分工合作就是同工。为主出外作工的传道人，交通和食宿费用，往往凭信心靠主往前行，而各地教会和信徒个人的奉献，就是主藉以成就他们信心的举动；而各地教会和一般信徒，也是藉此和工人们同为真理作工。

当神的百姓充足地供应神的仆人，对不信的世人来说，是个有力的见证。

4.有好见证的（V12）

低米丢可的善行和该犹一样，也是获得教会的公认。真理也为他们作见证，就是他们忠于真道，行事为人与真理相符。

二、行恶的行为（V9-10）

没有爱的丟特腓所行的事：

1．自义好为首（V9）

2．不愿意接待（V9-10）

3．用恶言妄论（V10）

我们在服事神过程中，要时刻提醒自己，虽然我们都是在同一真理下服事敬拜神，可是我们的内心有没有是为了自己的私欲而对弟兄姐妹有抵挡和防范？有没有为了自己的表现而与弟兄姐妹之间有争竞？求神帮助我们，时刻警醒在内心中是否有‘残存’的罪！

总结：

V11 亲爱的兄弟啊，不要效法恶，只要效法善。行善的属乎神。行恶的未曾见过神。

本书以三个人物为活教材，教导读者弃恶行善，在爱中实行真理。也给我们看见不但自己要按真理而行，并且也要以爱心帮助为真理

3 John 1: Do not imitate evil, but imitate good
GK611 Morning Devotion
16/12/2022
Speaker: Ps Daniel


Introduction:

In this short epistle, John delineates three characters and asks us to follow the example of Gaius and Demetrius, who 'did good', and warns us not to follow the example of Diotrephes, who 'did evil', to become a good witness for Christ.

1. Acts of doing good (V1-8,12)

(1) Walk according to the Truth (V3-4)

To 'walk according to the Truth' means to practise the truth and live out the Truth received. When we live according to the Truth, we will make our spiritual elders happy and glorify God more, and become a living witness of 'glorifying God and benefiting others'.

(2) Receive one another with love (V5-6)

The Lord Jesus said, "Most assuredly, I say to you, he who receives whomever I send receives Me; and he who receives Me receives Him who sent Me.” (Jn 13:20). To receive one another is an expression of love for one another. If someone is willing to open his home to the needy, that person's heart must also be open to God!

(3) Co-working for the Truth (V7-8)

As long as they contribute to a common goal, they are co-workers by dividing and cooperating with each other. The preachers who go out to work for the Lord, for transportation, food and lodging, often go forward by faith in the Lord, and the contributions of individual churches and believers everywhere are an act of faith by which the Lord fulfills them; and by which the churches and believers in general work together with the workers for the truth. When God's people provide adequately for God's servants, it is a powerful testimony to the unbelieving world.

(4) Good testimony of good works (V12)

The good deeds of Demetrius, like Caius, were also recognised by the church. The Truth also testifies to them that they were faithful to the Truth and acted in accordance with the Truth.

2. The works of evil (V9-10)

The works of Diotrephes, who did not have love.

(1) putting self-righteousness as first priority (V9)

(2) unwillingness to receive (V9-10)

(3) presumptuous talk with evil words (V10)

In the process of serving God, we should always remind ourselves that although we are all serving and worshiping God under the same Truth, have we ever resisted and guarded against our brothers and sisters in our hearts for our own selfish desires? Have we ever competed with our brothers and sisters for our own performance? Pray that God would help us to always be alert to whether there is 'residual' sin in our hearts!

Conclusion:

11 Beloved, do not imitate what is evil, but what is good. He who does good is of God, but he who does evil has not seen God.

This book uses the three characters as a living textbook to teach the reader to abandon evil and do good, and to practise the Truth in love. It also shows us that we should not only walk according to the Truth ourselves, but also help those who work for the Truth with love.