出于爱 [From the Love]

书卷：哥林多前书（新约）
作者：保罗

哥林多前书13章3节：“我若将所有的周济穷人，又舍己身叫人焚烧，却没有爱，仍然与我无益。”

今日默想：这里清楚点明，人的善行与上帝的爱乃是两回事。上帝的爱里必有善行，但人的善行并不一定出于上帝的爱。我们若追求上帝的爱，自然会有善行。我们若只追求善行，那最多不过和没有得救的道德君子一样，在上帝面前并无属灵价值。博爱精神和殉道精神并不一定是爱，惟独上帝自己才是爱的源头。施舍与舍己，往往会加增“我”的成分。只有出于爱的施舍与舍己，才会加增“主”的成分。

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Book: 1 Corinthians (New Testament)
Author: Paul

1 Corinthians 13:3 :“And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, but have not love, it profits me nothing.”

Today’s Meditation: Here it clearly explains that the good deeds of human is different from the love of God. There will be good deeds in the love of God, but good deeds may not come from the love of God. We will naturally do good deeds if we pursue after the love of God. We will be like the usual gentleman if we just pursue after good deeds without the love of God. Such person has no spiritual value to God. Fraternity and martyrdom may not be love. Only God Himself is the source of love. The usual self-denial often ends up adding many selfish components, while the self-denial that comes from love is the one that adds the components of Lord.