路加福音6:32-36

 

6:32 你們若單愛那愛你們的人，有甚麼可酬謝的呢？就是罪人也愛那愛他們的人。
6:33 你們若善待那善待你們的人，有甚麼可酬謝的呢？就是罪人也是這樣行。
6:34 你們若借給人，指望從他收回，有甚麼可酬謝的呢？就是罪人也借給罪人，要如數收回。
6:35 你們倒要愛仇敵，也要善待他們，並要借給人不指望償還，你們的賞賜就必大了，你們也必作至高者的兒子；因為他恩待那忘恩的和作惡的。
6:36 你們要慈悲，像你們的父慈悲一樣。

 

³² “If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners love those who love them. ³³ And if you do good to those who are good to you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners do that. ³⁴ And if you lend to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, expecting to be repaid in full. ³⁵ But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them without expecting to get anything back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High, because he is kind to the ungrateful and wicked. ³⁶ Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.

 

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    主耶穌用挑戰的口吻賴告訴我們必須要愛仇敵！

 

    然而人會說，怎麼可能這樣做呢？是因為天父的緣故：「你們倒要愛仇敵，也要善待他們，並要借給人不指望償還，你們的賞賜就必大了，你們也必作至高者的兒子；因為他恩待那忘恩的和作惡的。你們要慈悲，像你們的父慈悲一樣。」

 

    的確，我們一切的作為都有一個源頭：就是天父上帝！