要愛耶穌多於愛父母子女 — 馬太福音讀經隨筆 第10章

第十章第37節耶穌強調了愛他永遠是門徒的最高優先級。愛父母，愛子女，愛配偶之前，需要先愛耶穌。耶穌說愛他要多於愛父母子女，這樣才配當他的門徒。那麽什麽是愛耶穌呢？這個問題耶穌在約翰福音回答的很清楚：愛耶穌就是遵循耶穌的道，按耶穌的話去行。安息，安息，還是安息，安息在耶穌裏。聽耶穌的話，就會知道耶穌是如何愛我們的，我們自然就會知道怎樣同樣的去愛家人。知道如何愛罪人才是真正的愛，而因為對方好才去愛對方則是有條件的愛，這種愛往往是三分鍾熱度，毫無根基，轉眼生恨，放下飯碗就為敵。因此，更好地愛耶穌才能更好地愛父母子女！為此，耶穌說愛父母兒女過於愛他的，不配作他的門徒，因為人自己的愛是狹隘無根基的。

約14:23 耶穌回答說、人若愛我、就必遵守我的道．我父也必愛他、並且我們要到他那裏去、與他同住。
Jesus answered him, "If a man loves me, he will keep my word. My Father will love him, and we will come to him, and make our home with him.
約14:24 不愛我的人就不遵守我的道．你們所聽見的道不是我的、乃是差我來之父的道。
He who doesn't love me doesn't keep my words. The word which you hear isn't mine, but the Father's who sent me.太5:46 你們若單愛那愛你們的人．有甚麽賞賜呢．就是稅吏不也是這樣行麽。
For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Don't even the tax collectors do the same?
太5:47 你們若單請你弟兄的安、比人有甚麽長處呢．就是外邦人不也是這樣行麽。
If you only greet your friends, what more do you do than others? Don't even the tax collectors do the same?
太10:37 愛父母過於愛我的、不配作我的門徒、愛兒女過於愛我的、不配作我的門徒。
He who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and he who loves son or daughter more than me isn't worthy of me.
太7:24 所以凡聽見我這話就去行的、好比一個聰明人、把房子蓋在盤石上。
"Everyone therefore who hears these words of mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man, who built his house on a rock.
太7:25 雨淋、水衝、風吹、撞著那房子、房子總不倒塌．因為根基立在盤石上。
The rain came down, the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat on that house; and it didn't fall, for it was founded on the rock.
太7:26 凡聽見我這話不去行的、好比一個無知的人、把房子蓋在沙土上。
Everyone who hears these words of mine, and doesn't do them will be like a foolish man, who built his house on the sand.
太7:27 雨淋、水衝、風吹、撞著那房子、房子就倒塌了．並且倒塌得很大。
The rain came down, the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat on that house; and it fell--and great was its fall."
太7:28 耶穌講完了這些話、眾人都希奇他的教訓．
It happened, when Jesus had finished saying these things, that the multitudes were astonished at his teaching,