一切都要凭着爱心而作
罗马书十二章9至21节
9爱人不可虚假；恶要厌恶，善要亲近。
10爱弟兄，要彼此亲热；恭敬人，要彼此推让。
11殷勤不可懒惰。要心里火热，常常服事主。
12在指望中要喜乐，在患难中要忍耐；祷告要恒切。
13圣徒缺乏要帮补，客要一味地款待。
14逼迫你们的，要给他们祝福；只要祝福，不可咒诅。
15与喜乐的人要同乐；与哀哭的人要同哭。
16要彼此同心，不要志气高大，倒要俯就卑微的人（注：“人”或作“事”）。不要自以为聪明。
17不要以恶报恶。众人以为美的事，要留心去做。
18若是能行，总要尽力与众人和睦。
19亲爱的弟兄，不要自己伸冤，宁可让步，听凭主怒（注：或作“让人发怒”）。因为经上记着：“主说：‘伸冤在我，我必报应。’”
20所以，“你的仇敌若饿了，就给他吃；若渴了，就给他喝。因为你这样行，就是把炭火堆在他的头上。”
21你不可为恶所胜，反要以善胜恶。
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我们对别人的爱心，必须出于真诚，而且不可厚此薄彼。正如有人说过：「爱是一种服侍别人而不求个人得益的自由。」唯有圣灵才能使我们有这种爱。保罗在此亦列出了一连串指示，教我们怎样去表达爱心。
第9至13节可能是针对信徒之间的关系；而第14至21节则关系到与外人交往的一般原则。保罗在第一部份详尽地教导信徒要彼此相爱、互相尊重、常存喜乐、保持忍耐并恒切祷告。
我们对教外的人，也要以爱心相待。这里列出世人可能会以种种方式来亏待我们，但保罗却教导我们要以爱相待。他们可能会逼迫或亏待我们，我们该怎么做呢？也许，最好的方法是把情况交到神的手中，求神亲自处理。这样做并不容易，却是最稳妥的方法。你会在今天尝试吗？
留意第18节的「若是能行」这句话，它的下一句是「总要尽力与众人和睦」。有些时候，无论你怎样努力、怎样以恩慈侍人，总会有些人是我们无法相处的。我们该怎么办呢？为他们祷告，将他们交到主的手中。这也是最稳妥的方法。
WHERE DOES LOVE FIT IN?
Romans 12: 9-21
9 Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil. Cling to what is good.
10 Be kindly affectionate to one another with brotherly love, in honor giving preference to one another;
11 not lagging in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord;
12 rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation, continuing steadfastly in prayer;
13 distributing to the needs of the saints, given to hospitality.
14 Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse.
15 Rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep.
16 Be of the same mind toward one another. Do not set your mind on high things, but associate with the humble. Do not be wise in your own opinion.
17 Repay no one evil for evil. Have regard for good things in the sight of all men.
18 If it is possible, as much as depends on you, live peaceably with all men.
19 Beloved, do not avenge yourselves, but rather give place to wrath; for it is written, “Vengeance is Mine, I will repay,”[a] says the Lord.
20 Therefore, “ If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him a drink; for in so doing you will heap coals of fire on his head.”[b]
21 Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
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But it must be genuine and sincere, not selectively loving some while ignoring others. As someone has said, “Love is the freedom to serve others with no interest in personal gain.” Only the Holy Spirit can produce love like that. Paul also gave a helpful list of instructions for us as Christians.
Possibly verses 9-13 could refer to our relationships within the church while verses 14-21 could cover our contacts with the outside world. Paul covered in the first section - love for our fellow church members, respect for each other, be joyful, be patient, and be faithful in prayer. That is quite a checklist.
In dealing with the world, love again is the basis for our actions and attitudes. Look at all the ways people can act toward us and look at how Paul said we should respond. They can persecute us or abuse us. What can we do? Often it's best to leave the circumstances in God's hands and let Him deal with the situation. That is not easy but it is the safest. Try it today.
Notice the words of verse 18 “If it is possible…” Isn't it good that phrase is included here? And did you notice the second phrase – “as far as it depends on you”. Sometimes no matter how hard we try or how gracious we may try to be, there are people with whom we don't seem to be able to get along. What can we do? Pray for them and leave them with the Lord. Again that is the safest way.