与神相交的证明
约翰壹书二章3至11节
3我们若遵守他的诫命，就晓得是认识他。
4人若说我认识他，却不遵守他的诫命，便是说谎话的，真理也不在他心里了。
5凡遵守主道的，爱神的心在他里面实在是完全的。从此我们知道我们是在主里面。
6人若说他住在主里面，就该自己照主所行的去行。
7亲爱的弟兄阿，我写给你们的，不是一条新命令，乃是你们从起初所受的旧命令；这旧命令就是你们所听见的道。
8再者，我写给你们的，是一条新命令，在主是真的，在你们也是真的；因为黑暗渐渐过去，真光已经照耀。
9人若说自己在光明中，却恨他的弟兄，他到如今还是在黑暗里。
10爱弟兄的，就是住在光明中，在他并没有绊跌的缘由。
11惟独恨弟兄的，是在黑暗里，且在黑暗里行，也不知道往那里去，因为黑暗叫他眼睛瞎了。
信息分享
这段经文有三个动词，正好用来证明人是否真正的基督徒。它们分别是「遵守」、「去行」和「去爱」。让我们先留意第4至5节的「遵行」。我们不能空说自己有信心，反之，只有透过切实遵行神的话语，才能证明自己确实对神有信心。
神对我们有甚么期望？就是要我们遵行祂的话语，听命而行。这不仅是指到遵守神给予以色列人的十诫，更是指到遵行神的一切话语和旨意，特别是「彼此相爱」这条新的诫命。神期望我们有一颗乐意遵从的心，而不是像小孩子那样，经常挑战父母说：「为何我一定要服从？别人也不是这样做，为何偏偏要我去做？」
第二个动词是第6节的「去行」。要验证一个人是否真正的基督徒十分容易，只要看看他是否跟随主耶稣的脚步而行便可。当我们说要跟从某人时，我们当然要亦步亦趋，跟他踏上同一条道路，走往同一个方向。我们与密友同行的时候，即使偶然默然不语，我们也会享受二人的结伴同行。基督紧跟着父神的脚步，经常与祂相交同行。祂与父神的心意相通。反观我们自己，又是否经常紧跟基督的脚步呢？
最后那个动词是第7至11节所谈到的「爱」。耶稣曾经对门徒说：「你们若彼此相爱，别人就认出你们是我的门徒了」；因此，一个爱护其他信徒的人，就显然是进入了新的生命。约翰在这里教导我们要爱神(5节)、彼此相爱(15节)和不要爱世界(15节)。
这里将爱与恨互相对比。这两种感情是最难隐藏的。当某人堕进爱河，他身边的人都很快会察觉。同样地，当人憎恨别人，亦是显而易见的。别人看见我们是对人有爱，还是充满憎恨呢？
祷告：
主啊，求你教我今天怎样与你同行。
FELLOWSHIP TESTED
1 John 2:3-11
3 Now by this we know that we know Him, if we keep His commandments.
4 He who says, “I know Him,” and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
5 But whoever keeps His word, truly the love of God is perfected in him. By this we know that we are in Him.
6 He who says he abides in Him ought himself also to walk just as He walked.
7 Brethren, I write no new commandment to you, but an old commandment which you have had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which you heard from the beginning.
8 Again, a new commandment I write to you, which thing is true in Him and in you, because the darkness is passing away, and the true light is already shining.
9 He who says he is in the light, and hates his brother, is in darkness until now.
10 He who loves his brother abides in the light, and there is no cause for stumbling in him.
11 But he who hates his brother is in darkness and walks in darkness, and does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.
Message
How would you say a person really shows that he is a truly born-again Christian? By the things that he does not do, or by the things seen in his life from day to day?
There are three words in these verses which are a good test of a Christian. They are the words 'keeping', 'walking', 'loving'. Notice the first word, 'keeping', in verses 4 and 5. The proof of our faith is not in our language but in our life.
What Is God looking for? Our obedience, that is keeping his commandments. That does not necessarily mean the Ten Commandments that were given to Israel. It means the whole will and Word of God, especially the new commandment of love for each other. God looks for our willing obedience, not the obedience of a child who says 'Do I have to do that? She doesn't have to. Why do I have to?'
The second word is walking-in verse 6. The test of a person who professes to be a Christian is this-is he walking the same way that Christ walked? What does it mean to walk with someone? When we walk with someone, we keep in step with them. We have their companionship. We have the same destination. We may not always be talking, we may just be enjoying the fellowship of the other person even in silence. Christ was in step with the Father. He had the companionship of the Father constantly. He had the same plan as the Father. How does all this apply to our lives, our profession today?
Then the last word is loving, in verses 7-11. Jesus said himself that the test of a new life is in the area of love. Remember these words 'By this shall all men know that you are my disciples, if you have love one to another'. John speaks about love for God (v. 5), love for another (v. 15) and of having no love for the world (v. 15).
Love and hatred are contrasted here also. They are the two most difficult attitudes to hide. When a person is in love, everyone knows it. When a person has wrong feelings against another, that is just as obvious also. What can others see in us today?
A PRAYER:
Lord teach me how to walk with Christ today.