梦游圣经66本书

📅 日期：2025年6月22日

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一、什么是“起初的爱”？

📖 约翰一书 4:19
“我们爱，因为神先爱我们。”
• 起初的爱，是我们回应神那主动的爱，带着单纯、火热与甘心的心来爱神。
• 它不是一时的感觉，而是因着经历祂的救恩与赦免，从心发出的感恩与委身。
• 这爱也必须流向人，是对弟兄姐妹的真诚相爱。

📖 约翰一书 3:11
“我们应当彼此相爱，这就是你们从起初所听见的命令。”

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二、为什么会失去“起初的爱”？
1. 属灵变形式，心却远离
📖 约一 2:4
“人若说‘我认识他’，却不遵守他的诫命，便是说谎话的。”
→ 我们可能仍然聚会，却失去起初的热情，敬拜变成了习惯。
2. 罪的遮蔽，使心渐冷
📖 约一 1:6
“我们若说是与神相交，却仍在黑暗里行，就是说谎话。”
→ 隐而未察的罪，会让我们心中沉重、无法自由地爱主。
3. 不再彼此相爱
📖 约一 4:20
“人若说‘我爱神’，却恨他的弟兄，就是说谎话的。”
→ 初爱失落的人，常会陷入挑剔、冷漠、不饶恕的状态。
4. 爱世界而非爱父
📖 约一 2:15
“不要爱世界和世界上的事；人若爱世界，爱父的心就不在他里面了。”
→ 当我们渐渐被世俗吸引，追求名利、地位、享乐，就会失去对神最初的渴慕与专一。

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三、如何恢复“起初的爱”？
1. 回到爱的源头
📖 约一 4:10
“不是我们爱神，乃是神爱我们。”
→ 不是靠自我激励，而是重新被神的爱触摸。
2. 认罪悔改，恢复交通
📖 约一 1:9
“我们若认自己的罪，神是信实的…必赦免我们的罪。”
→ 把冷淡、隐罪带到主前，让祂重新洁净、更新我们。
3. 顺服真理，活出爱心
📖 约一 2:5
“凡遵守主道的，爱神的心在他里面实在是完全的。”
→ 爱不是感觉，是持续地信靠与顺服。
4. 彼此相爱，用行动回应
📖 约一 3:18
“我们相爱，不要只在言语和舌头上，总要在行为和诚实上。”
→ 爱的恢复，从每一个具体的饶恕、关怀与服事开始。

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✨ 总结：

“起初的爱”是一种持续回应神之爱的生命状态，
体现为顺服真理、彼此相爱、内心火热。
失去初爱的原因常常不是外在问题，而是心渐渐被世界夺去。
回到主的爱中，就是恢复爱父的心，让起初的爱再次燃烧。

💖 Exploring “First Love” Through the Book of 1 John

📅 Date: June 22, 2025

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I. What Is “First Love”?

📖 1 John 4:19

“We love because He first loved us.”

• First love is our response to God’s initiating love—with simplicity, passion, and willingness.

• It’s not a fleeting emotion, but a heartfelt gratitude and commitment that flows from experiencing His salvation and forgiveness.

• This love must also flow toward others—manifested in sincere love for our brothers and sisters.

📖 1 John 3:11

“We should love one another. This is the message you heard from the beginning.”

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II. Why Do We Lose Our “First Love”?

1. Spiritual formality while the heart drifts away

📖 1 John 2:4

“Whoever says, ‘I know Him,’ but does not do what He commands is a liar.”

→ We may still attend church, but the passion fades; worship becomes a routine.

2. Sin clouds the heart and cools it down

📖 1 John 1:6

“If we claim to have fellowship with Him and yet walk in darkness, we lie.”

→ Unseen, unconfessed sin weighs the heart down and hinders free, joyful love toward God.

3. Lack of love for one another

📖 1 John 4:20

“If anyone says, ‘I love God,’ yet hates his brother, he is a liar.”

→ Those who have lost their first love often fall into criticism, indifference, and unforgiveness.

4. Loving the world instead of the Father

📖 1 John 2:15

“Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father is not in them.”

→ As we’re drawn toward worldly things—fame, success, pleasure—we lose our initial longing and devotion to God.

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III. How Can We Restore “First Love”?

1. Return to the Source of Love

📖 1 John 4:10

“This is love: not that we loved God, but that He loved us.”

→ It’s not about self-motivation, but being touched again by God’s love.

2. Confess and repent to restore fellowship

📖 1 John 1:9

“If we confess our sins, He is faithful… and will forgive us our sins.”

→ Bring your coldness and hidden sin before the Lord; let Him cleanse and renew you.

3. Obey the truth and live out love

📖 1 John 2:5

“If anyone obeys His word, love for God is truly made complete in them.”

→ Love is not just a feeling—it’s persistent trust and obedience.

4. Love one another with action

📖 1 John 3:18

“Let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.”

→ Restoration begins with every act of forgiveness, care, and service.

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✨ Conclusion:

“First love” is a lifestyle of continually responding to God’s love—expressed through obedience to truth, love for one another, and a heart that burns for Him.

The loss of first love often isn’t caused by outward factors, but by a heart gradually drawn away by the world.

To return to the Father’s love is to reignite that first love and let it burn brightly once more.