2:9 人若說自己在光明中,卻恨他的弟兄,他到如今還是在黑暗裡。
2:10 愛弟兄的,就是住在光明中,在他並沒有絆跌的緣由。
2:11 惟獨恨弟兄的,是在黑暗裡,且在黑暗裡行,也不知道往哪裡去,因為黑暗叫他眼睛瞎了。
Whoever says he is in the light and hates
his brother is still in darkness.
Whoever loves his brother abides in the light, and in him there is no
cause for stumbling. But whoever hates
his brother is in the darkness and walks in the darkness, and does not know
where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.
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使徒約翰在此教導我們,以「愛弟兄」和「恨弟兄」來判別「得救」與「不得救」;這兩種狀態是有分別的,一個是「光明」,另一個是「黑暗」。所以,兩者是有很大的差別。
同樣基督徒和非基督徒也有很大的差別,雖然外表差不多,甚至無法分別。可是內心的差異可使大的令人難以想像!更可怕的是,兩者在永恆中,更是完全不同的!
也因為如此,你一定要離棄黑暗,進入光明!也就是要靠主耶穌得著「愛弟兄」的生命,才可以脫離「恨弟兄」,真正成為上帝的兒女!