唯有遵行耶穌的話語，才能重生並獲得永生
人唯有遵行耶穌的話語，才能重生、成為新造的人、被分別為聖、持守聖潔、成為聖潔。否則，他就是屬世界的人。
在現今世代裡，有許多人努力追求道德、智慧、學問、名利權位、宗教的外在形式。他們相信只要自己夠善良、夠努力，終有一天可以靠自己的力量進入天國，獲得永生。但聖經告訴我們：這是錯誤的。
因為人在未重生以前，仍然是屬肉體的，是屬世界的，是與神隔絕的。無論他多麼努力學習、擁有多大的智慧，他仍然不能改變這個本質的事實。這樣的人，永遠無法進入天國，也永遠無法獲得永生。
唯有遵守耶穌的話語，才有重生與聖潔；
約翰福音 第十四章二十三節：
耶穌回答說：「如果有人愛我，他就會遵守我的話語，我父也會愛他，而且我們將要來到他那裡，並且在他那裡安置我們的住處。」
這是一個極其清楚的條件：愛耶穌就是遵守耶穌的話語。而遵守耶穌的話語，不是一種外在的行為表現，而是一種與神同行、與神同住的生命狀態。
耶穌在這裡指出一個關鍵：「我們將要來到他那裡，並且在他那裡安置我們的住處。」這裡的「我們」指的是天父與聖子。這代表什麼呢？代表 神的同在進入了人的生命。這就是重生的核心：聖靈住在裡面，人成為新造的人。
重生與新造的條件是神的同住：
重生不是靠人的努力，也不是靠人的行善。重生是神進入人的生命，將人從屬世界、屬肉體的狀態轉變為屬靈、屬神的生命。
分別為聖與成為聖潔的標準：
當神住在人的裡面，人的生命就開始被改變。「分別為聖」是指與世俗的價值觀分離；「成為聖潔」是指被神的性情更新、被聖潔的生命充滿。
這不是一個努力的目標，而是一個結果：只要神住在裡面，聖潔就會成為生命的自然表現。
若不遵行耶穌的話，仍然屬世界：
反過來說，如果一個人不遵守耶穌的話語，他就沒有神的同住；他仍然屬世界，仍然屬肉體，仍然與神隔絕。他無論多麼努力學習、多麼聰明、甚至多麼道德，他仍然無法進入天國，也無法獲得永生。
「苦難帶來祝福」的誤解：唯有順服耶穌，苦難才帶來祝福。許多人常說：「苦難會帶來祝福。」這句話聽起來很像聖經的觀點，但它本身其實是有條件的。若不遵行耶穌的命令，苦難會帶來更多苦難。
申命記 第二十八章十五至二十四節：
你若不聽從耶和華你神的話，不謹守遵行他的一切誡命、律例，就是我今日所吩咐你的，這以下的咒詛都必追隨你，臨到你身上。你在城裡必受咒詛，在田間也必受咒詛。你的筐子和你的摶麵盆都必受咒詛。你身所生的，地所產的，以及牛犢、羊羔，都必受咒詛。你出也受咒詛，入也受咒詛。耶和華因你行惡離棄他，必在你手裡所辦的一切事上，使咒詛、擾亂、責罰臨到你，直到你被毀滅，速速地滅亡。耶和華必使瘟疫貼在你身上，直到他將你從所進去得為業的地上滅絕。耶和華要用癆病、熱病、火症、瘧疾、刀劍、旱風 、霉爛攻擊你，這都要追趕你，直到你滅亡。 你頭上的天要變為銅，腳下的地要變為鐵。 耶和華要使那降在你地上的雨變為塵沙，從天臨在你身上，直到你滅亡。
這經文清楚警告我們：若不聽從神的命令，拒絕順服神，苦難不會成為祝福，反而會變成更大的咒詛。那是一種因背離神而帶來的痛苦，是神的公義在顯明人的錯誤。
若遵行耶穌的命令，苦難會帶來祝福；
申命記 第二十八章一至六節：
你若留意聽從耶和華你神的話，謹守遵行他的一切誡命，就是我今日所吩咐你的，他必使你超乎天下萬民之上。你若聽從耶和華你神的話，這以下的福必追隨你，臨到你身上。你在城裡必蒙福，在田間也必蒙福。你身所生的，地所產的，牲畜所下的，以及牛犢、羊羔，都必蒙福。你的筐子和你的摶麵盆都必蒙福。 你出也蒙福，入也蒙福。
這經文說明：若聽從神的話，遵行神的命令，神就會賜福在我們身上。即使我們面對苦難，神也會使其成為祝福—因為神在其中保守、醫治、成全。
結論：
重生的路徑與永生的唯一門。人唯有遵守耶穌的話語，才會有神的同住；唯有在神同住的人，才是真正的重生、真正的新造；唯有真正重生的人，才能被分別為聖，才能成為聖潔；否則，無論多麼努力，多麼有智慧，仍然屬世界，與神隔絕，永遠不能進入天國。
願我們不再被世上的智慧、道德、勢力、人際關係、名利權位等成就所迷惑。願我們回到《約翰福音第十四章二十三節》的真理上：愛耶穌，就遵守祂的話；遵守祂的話，神就住在我們裡面；神住在我們裡面，我們就獲得重生、獲得新生命、獲得聖潔，並獲得永生。阿們。
Only by Obeying Jesus’ Words Can We Be Born Again and Receive Eternal Life
Brothers and sisters in Christ, today we must face a truth that is both simple and profound:
Only by obeying the words of Jesus can a person be born again and receive eternal life.
A person can only be born again, become a new creation, be sanctified, and remain holy if they obey Jesus’ words. Otherwise, they remain part of the world.
In our generation, many people pursue morality, wisdom, knowledge, fame, power, and even outward forms of religion. They believe that if they are good enough, if they try hard enough, one day they can enter the kingdom of heaven by their own strength and obtain eternal life. But the Bible tells us this is wrong.
Before a person is born again, they are still fleshly, still worldly, and still separated from God. No matter how much they learn or how much wisdom they possess, they cannot change this fundamental reality. Such a person can never enter the kingdom of heaven or obtain eternal life.
Only by Obeying Jesus’ Words Can We Be Born Again and Made Holy
Jesus clearly states this in John 14:23:
Jesus answered, “If anyone loves me, he will obey my teaching. My Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him.”
This is a clear condition:
To love Jesus is to obey His words.
And obeying Jesus’ words is not merely an outward performance or a set of actions. It is a life of walking with God, living in communion with Him.
Jesus points out a key truth:
"We will come to him and make our home with him."
The “we” here refers to the Father and the Son. What does this mean? It means that God’s presence enters into a person’s life. This is the core of being born again: the Holy Spirit dwells within us, and we become a new creation.
The Condition of Being Born Again and Made New Is God’s Indwelling
Being born again is not achieved by human beings effort or merit.
It is not by our morality, our good deeds, or our wisdom.
Being born again happens when God enters our life, transforming us from being worldly and fleshly into being spiritual and godly.
The Standard of Sanctification and Holiness
When God dwells within a person, their life begins to change.
“Sanctified” means being separated from worldly values.
“Holy” means being renewed by God’s character and filled with His holiness.
This is not something we achieve by striving; it is a result of God’s presence within us.
When God lives in us, holiness becomes the natural expression of our life.
If We Do Not Obey Jesus’ Words, We Remain Worldly
On the other hand, if a person does not obey Jesus’ words, they do not have God’s indwelling.
They remain worldly, fleshly, and separated from God.
No matter how educated, moral, or intelligent they are, they cannot enter the kingdom of heaven or receive eternal life.
The Misunderstanding of “Suffering Brings Blessing”
Many people say, “Suffering brings blessing.”
Although this sounds biblical, it is actually conditional.
If We Do Not Obey Jesus, Suffering Brings More Suffering
Deuteronomy 28:15-24
However, if you do not obey the Lord your God and do not carefully follow all his commands and decrees I am giving you today, all these curses will come on you and overtake you: You will be cursed in the city and cursed in the country. Your basket and your kneading trough will be cursed.
The fruit of your womb will be cursed, and the crops of your land, and the calves of your herds and the lambs of your flocks. You will be cursed when you come in and cursed when you go out.
The Lord will send on you curses, confusion and rebuke in everything you put your hand to, until you are destroyed and come to sudden ruin because of the evilyou have done in forsaking him. The Lord will plague you with diseases until he has destroyed you from the land you are entering to possess. The Lordwill strike you with wasting disease, with fever and inflammation, with scorching heat and drought, with blight and mildew, which will plague you until you perish. The sky over your head will be bronze, the ground beneath you iron. The Lord will turn the rainof your country into dust and powder; it will come down from the skies until you are destroyed.
Deuteronomy 28:15–24 clearly warns us:
If we do not obey God’s commands, if we reject God, suffering will not become a blessing.
Instead, suffering becomes a curse—God’s justice revealing the consequences of our disobedience.
If We Obey Jesus, Suffering Brings Blessing
Deuteronomy 28:1-6
If you fully obey the Lord your God and carefully follow all his commands I give you today, the Lord your God will set you high above all the nations on earth. All these blessings will come on you and accompany you if you obey the Lord your God: You will be blessed in the city and blessed in the country. The fruit of your womb will be blessed, and the crops of your land and the young of your livestock—the calves of your herds and the lambs of your flocks. Your basket and your kneading trough will be blessed. You will be blessed when you come in and blessed when you go out.
Deuteronomy 28:1–6 explains that if we obey God’s Word, God will bless us. Even in suffering, God will turn it into blessing because He is preserving, healing, and completing us through it.
Conclusion:
The Only Path to New Birth and Eternal Life. The truth is clear:
• Only those who obey Jesus’ words will receive God’s indwelling.
• Only those who have God living in them are truly born again and truly new creations.
• Only those who are truly born again can be sanctified and become holy.
• Otherwise, no matter how hard they try or how wise they are, they remain worldly, separated from God, and cannot enter the kingdom of heaven.
Let us no longer be deceived by worldly wisdom, morality, or human effort. Let us return to the truth of John 14:23:
If we love Jesus, we keep His words. If we obey His words, God will dwell in us. If God dwells in us, we will be born again, receive new life, be made holy, and receive eternal life. Amen.
