Love people; love the truth.

关怀人们，持守真理。 

I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. John 14:6

我就是道路、真理、生命；若不藉着我，没有人能到父那里去。-约翰福音14章6节

When a British scholar called on the world’s religions to work together for worldwide unity, people everywhere applauded. Pointing out that the major religions share a belief in the Golden Rule, she suggested, “The chief task of our time is to build a global society where people of all persuasions can live together in peace and harmony.”

一位英国女学者呼吁世界宗教团体致力促成全球和平，此举获得各国人士的赞同。她认为世界各主要的宗教都有推己及人的共识，她建议：“现今最重要的，就是要打造一个全球化的社会，让所有宗教的信徒都可以和平共处。”

Jesus cited the Golden Rule in His Sermon on the Mount: “Do to others what you would have them do to you” (Matt. 7:12). In the same sermon, He said, “Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you” (5:44). Putting those radical commands into practice would indeed go a long way toward peace and harmony. But immediately following the Golden Rule, Jesus called for discernment. “Watch out for false prophets,” He warned. “They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves” (7:15).

耶稣也教导门徒推己及人，祂说：“你们愿意人怎样待你们，你们也要怎样待人” (马太福音7章12节) 。耶稣还说：“要爱你们的仇敌，为那逼迫你们的祷告” (5章44节) 。的确，如果我们实践这些基本命令，就会慢慢走向和平与和谐。然而，耶稣也要人们懂得慎思明辨，祂说：“你们要防备假先知。他们到你们这里来，外面披着羊皮，里面却是残暴的狼。” (7章15节)

Respect for others and discernment of the truth go hand in hand. If we have the truth, we have a message worth telling. But God extends to everyone the freedom to choose Him or reject Him. Our responsibility is to lovingly present the truth and respect the personal choice of others just as God does.

尊重他人和明辨教义应两者并重。如果我们拥有真理，就应当传扬。但上帝让每个人都有自由意志，可以选择信或不信。我们的责任是以爱来呈现真理，并尊重人们的选择，就像上帝一样，祂也不勉强人。

Our respect for others is vital to winning their respect. It’s an important step in gaining an opportunity to convey the message of Jesus, who said, “I am the way and the truth and the life” (John 14:6).

我们尊重对方就能赢得对方的尊重，这是传扬耶稣信息的第一步，我们要抓紧机会让人认识耶稣就是道路、真理、生命(约翰福音14章6节) 。

Father in heaven, help us to see each individual as uniquely made in Your image and worthy of our love and respect. Show Your love through our lives in some small way today.

天父，帮助我们看见，
每个人都是按祢形象独特的创造，
配得关心与尊重。今天就藉着我们的生命，
以各样的方式，向人显明祢的慈爱。

Matthew 7:12-23NIV

12 So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you,for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.

13 “Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. 14 But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.

15 “Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves. 16 By their fruit you will recognize them. Do people pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles?17 Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. 18 A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit. 19 Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. 20 Thus, by their fruit you will recognize them.

21 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. 22 Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name and in your name drive out demons and in your name perform many miracles?’ 23 Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!’

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