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Text: Colossians 3: 14-15

MSITN VITAL DOCTRINES – CHRISTOLOGY

“But above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfection. And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body; and be thankful.”

Colossians 3:14-15

PUT ON LOVE

1. Love is a key theme in the Scriptures.

a. The love of God. John 3:16

b. The love of the Lord Jesus Christ. John 13:1

c. Love as the fruit of the Spirit of God. Galatians 5:22-23

2. The command to love one another.

a. This was taught by the Lord Jesus. John 13:34-35

b. This command was reiterated. John 15:13, 17

c. This was taught by the Apostles. 1 John 3:10-23; 1 Peter 1:22

3. Love described and enjoined.

a. Love s the bond of perfection.

i. Love binds hearts together.

ii. Love expresses spiritual maturity.

b. Love is to be donned.

i. It is the garment the believer must put on.

ii. It manifests the love of God (1 John 4:12, 17).

THE PEACE OF GOD

1. Peace has some very vital aspects:

a. There is peace with God as a result of justification (Romans 5:1).

i. If sin is not dealt with, there is only enmity.

ii. When sin has been forgiven, peace with God results.

b. The believer may find the peace of God in prayer (Philippians 4:6-7).

i. The believer may be troubled by anxiety.

ii. But anxiety can be replaced by God’s peace through prayer.

c. Peace with fellow-believers must be pursued.

i. The Church must not become fragmented.

ii. The danger of schism threatened the early church.

d. The peace of God should rule in the heart.

i. Believers were blessed as peacemakers (Matthew 5:9).

ii. All were to remember God’s calling into “one body” (Ephesians 4:1-6).

e. There should always be thankfulness in the heart.

i. Thankfulness for salvation.

ii. Thankfulness for God’s blessings.

iii. Thankfulness should characterise our life.

我夜间的歌曲-重要教义-基督论
经文：歌罗西书 3

“在这一切之外，要存着爱心，爱心就是联络全德的。又要叫基督的平安在你们心里做主，你们也为此蒙召，归为一体；且要存感谢的心。”

《歌罗西书 3：14-15》

存着爱心

1. 爱是经文里重要的主题

a. 神的爱 《约翰福音 3:16》

b. 主耶稣基督的爱 《约翰福音 13:1》

c. 爱是属灵的果子 《加拉太书 5:22-23》

2. 彼此相爱的诫命

a. 这是主耶稣的教训 《约翰福音 13:34-35》

b. 这份诫命继续地在经文里重复 《约翰福音 15:13，17》

c. 使徒们也继续地传这份教训 《约翰一书3:10-23；彼得前书1:22》

3. 有关爱的比喻

a. 爱是联络全德

i. 爱将心结合

ii. 爱也反映成熟的信心

b. 存有爱

i. 爱仿佛是所有信徒必须穿上的衣服

ii. 这体现上帝的爱 《约翰一书 4:12，17》

上帝所赐的平安

1. 来自上帝的平安有几个关键的因素：

a. 我们因信称义，并且得到上帝的平安 《罗马书 5:1》

i. 若我们的生命里有着罪孽，我们依然存有怨恨

ii. 当我们的罪得到宽恕，我们的心就能够得到来自上帝的平安

b. 信徒能够通过祷告寻找来自上帝的平安 《腓立比书 4:6-7》

i. 信徒或许面对焦虑而感到困惑

ii. 通过祷告，上帝的平安能够平息心中的焦虑

c. 寻求与其他信徒和睦

i. 教会不应该有分歧

ii. 这是最初的教会所面对的危害

d. 上帝的平安必须占据我们的心

i. 信徒得到与人和睦的祝福 《马太福音 5:9》

ii. 所有信徒受到上帝的呼召，成为“一体” 《以弗所书 4:1-6》

e. 我们的心应该存有感恩

i. 感谢上帝所赐的救恩

ii. 感谢上帝的恩典

iii. 感恩的心必须体现在我们的生命里