学像基督
彼得前书三章8至17节
8总而言之，你们都要同心，彼此体恤，相爱如弟兄，存慈怜谦卑的心。
9不以恶报恶，以辱骂还辱骂，倒要祝福；因你们是为此蒙召，好叫你们承受福气。
10因为经上说：人若爱生命，愿享美福，须要禁止舌头不出恶言，嘴唇不说诡诈的话；
11也要离恶行善，寻求和睦，一心追赶。
12因为，主的眼看顾义人；主的耳听他们的祈祷。惟有行恶的人，主向他们变脸。
13你们若是热心行善，有谁害你们呢？
14你们就是为义受苦，也是有福的。不要怕人的威吓（的威吓：或译所怕的），也不要惊慌；
15只要心里尊主基督为圣。有人问你们心中盼望的缘由，就要常作准备，以温柔、敬畏的心回答各人；
16存着无亏的良心，叫你们在何事上被毁谤，就在何事上可以叫那诬赖你们在基督里有好品行的人自觉羞愧。
17神的旨意若是叫你们因行善受苦，总强如因行恶受苦。
信息分享
彼得继续教导信徒如何在世俗之中为基督而活；他在第8节提醒信徒要和睦共处、要存慈怜的心、要有爱心和谦卑的心。
最重要的，是信徒之间要有合一的心。米亚博士(Dr.F.B.Meyer)曾说：「我们众人同蒙基督的爱，同蒙基督的血所买赎，同藉圣灵重生，同属一个身体。我们有相同的盼望和恐惧。我们的能力源自同一泉源。我们互为肢体，同属一家。」
反躬自问，我们离这理想甚远，我们必须急起直追，追求更完全的合一。我们要借着彼此相爱的心，让世人看见我们是属于基督的。
彼得也教导我们要存慈怜的心。这不单要求我们在别人痛失挚爱亲人时，只向他说一句「节哀顺变」；反之，我们必须「与喜乐的人一同喜乐，与哀哭的人一同哀哭」。
要与伤心的人一同哀哭，并不是太难；反之，当眼见别人成功而与要他一同喜乐，有时却不易做到。这时，我们的内心会很容易出现嫉妒。但圣经却教导信徒要谨记，神在每个人的生命中都定下了不同的计划，所以，我们要为到别人所得到的祝福，与他一同喜乐和感恩。
无论我们作甚么，都要见证我们是属基督的。当我们的表现有别于世人，有些人便会好奇地查问。故此，我们应该常作准备，当遇到有人询问我们的时候，我们便可以坦诚地回答说：「因为我是基督徒，所以，我希望我能活像基督。」
当然，要做到十全十美是不可能的；我们实在很容易软弱跌倒。但不要忘记，我们乃是神所疼爱的儿女，祂愿意随时扶持我们、赦免我们，使我们再次站立起来，继续为祂作见证。有这样一位爱我们的神，我们实在是太幸福了！
SIGNS OF A CHRISTLIKE LIFE
1 Peter 3: 8-17
8 Finally, all of you be of one mind, having compassion for one another; love as brothers, be tenderhearted, be courteous;
9 not returning evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary blessing, knowing that you were called to this, that you may inherit a blessing.
10 For “ He who would love life
And see good days,Let him refrain his tongue from evil,And his lips from speaking deceit.
11 Let him turn away from evil and do good;
Let him seek peace and pursue it.
12 For the eyes of the LORD are on the righteous,And His ears are open to their prayers;But the face of the LORD is against those who do evil.”
13 And who is he who will harm you if you become followers of what is good?
14 But even if you should suffer for righteousness’ sake, you are blessed. “And do not be afraid of their threats, nor be troubled.”
15 But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts, and always be ready to give a defense to everyone who asks you a reason for the hope that is in you, with meekness and fear;
16 having a good conscience, that when they defame you as evildoers, those who revile your good conduct in Christ may be ashamed.
17 For it is better, if it is the will of God, to suffer for doing good than for doing evil.
Message
This is still part of Peter's instruction on how to live for Christ in a non-Christian world. Notice in verse 8 he speaks of harmony, sympathy, love and humility.
First of all, there is a oneness among Christians which is absolutely wonderful. Dr F. B. Meyer said, 'We are all loved with the same love, bought by the same blood, born by the same Spirit, members of the same body. We have the same hopes and fears. We all depend on the same strength and we are all bound for the same home.'
We ought to show this oneness much more than we do. The world should see we belong to Christ by our love for each other.
Peter also says we should be sympathetic with each other. This is more than just saying 'we're sorry' when someone's loved dies. We need to 'rejoice with those who rejoice and weep with those who weep'.
Sometimes it is easier to weep with friends in their sadness than it is to rejoice with them over their success. Jealously can so often raise its ugly head. But the Christian should be happy for those who succeed, remembering that it is Christ who plans their lives and ours.
It ought to be plain for all to see that we belong to Christ. Sometimes people will ask us why we act as we do. When this happens we need to be ready to give them a clear answer, 'I am a Christian and I want to live like Christ'.
It isn't easy to 'be on top' all the time, is it? We often fail, but God still loves us as his children. He is ready to forgive and to help us back onto our feet again. Don't we have a wonderful God?