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| 今日经节及注解
彼前四15～五4 |
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但若因是基督徒受苦，却不要羞耻，倒要因着这名荣耀神。
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基督徒，希腊文为Christianos，字尾—ianos是拉丁形，指某人的依附者，应用于罗马帝国中属于大家庭的（奴仆）。那些敬拜罗马皇帝该撒（Kaisar）的人，称为Kaisarianos，意即该撒的依附者，（属于）该撒的人。
今天基督徒这名称该有正面的意义，就是（属）基督的人，与基督是（一）的人；不仅属于祂，更因与祂生机的（联结），有祂的生命和性情，并且在日常生活中凭祂而（活），甚至活祂。我们若因是这样的人而受苦，就不该觉得（羞耻）。（参彼前四16注1）
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If You Suffer as a Christian, Let Him not Be Ashamed
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Lord, we declare once again that You are the Lord. You are the
sovereign One, and You are even the victorious One. We are here
following You. Praise the Lord. |
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Today's Verses and Footnotes:
1 Pet. 4:15-5:4 |
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Key Verse: |
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1 Pet. 4:16 |
But if as a Christian, let him not
be ashamed, but let him glorify God in this name.
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Gk.
Christianos, a word formed from Latin. The ending ianos, denoting
an adherent of someone, was applied to (slaves)
belonging to the great families in the Roman Empire. One who
worshipped the emperor, the Caesar, or Kaisar, was called
Kaisarianos, which means an adherent of Kaisar, a person who (belongs) to Kaisar.
Today
the term Christian should bear a positive meaning, that is, a
man (of) Christ, one who is (one)
with Christ, not only belonging to Him but also having His life
and nature in an organic (union)
with Him, and who is (living) by
Him, even living Him, in his daily life. If we suffer for being
such a person, we should not feel (ashamed).
(See
1 Pet. 4:16 note 1)
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Tomorrow:
Why Are There Sufferings? |
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