Daily Devotions
My Song In The Night (Gospel of John)
我夜间的歌曲 (约翰福音）
An Important Teaching About "The World"
Text: John 15: 18-19
AN IMPORTANT TEACHING ABOUT “THE WORLD”
The earth that God has created is a beautiful thing to see and admire. However, the world that we see around us is created by human beings. The world we see is full of injustice, oppression, hatred, and evil.
“If the world hates you, you know that it hated Me before it hated you. If you were of the world, the world would love its own. Yet because you are not
of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore, the world hates you.”John 15:18-19
1. “If the world hates you”
a. The word “if” describes a reality.
i. Jesus forewarned His Disciples that the world would hate them.
ii. But we must never be afraid of the hatred of the world.
b. The word “hate” has the following nuances:
i. Great dislike
ii. Hostility and animosity
2. “You know that it hated Me before it hated you”
a. Hatred for Jesus first
i. This was evident.
ii. The hatred for Jesus caused His enemies to resort to every means to kill Him.
b. Hatred for the Disciples
i. Because they had followed Jesus.
ii. They extended their hatred to the Disciples.
3. “If you were of the world, the world would love its own”
a. If the Disciples were not true.
b. If they were of the world, then the world would love its own.
4. “Yet because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you”
a. The fact was that Jesus had called them out of the world to follow Him.
b. Thus, they are not part of the world system.
c. Therefore, the world hates them.
d. The Disciples must brace themselves and not be afraid of the hatred of the world.
The true Disciples of Jesus must dare to be steadfast and faithful to the Lord amidst the hatred of the world.
经文：约翰福音 15：18-19
关于 “世界” 的重要教训
上帝所创造的地球是无与伦比的美丽。但我们所认识的世界是人类所造的。这世间充满冤屈，施压，仇恨，和邪恶。
“世人若恨你们，你们知道，恨你们以先已经恨我了。你们若属世界，世界比必爱属自己的。只因你们不属世界，乃是我从世界中拣选了你们，所以世界就恨你们。”
《约翰福音 15：18-19》