Session 7
第七講
The Battle For Our Minds
思想的爭戰
Focus Verse
重點經文
Ephesians 6:11: Put on the full armour of God so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes.
以弗所書 6 章 11 節：穿上神的全副武裝， 好使你能夠站得穩抵擋魔鬼的計謀。
Objective
目標
To understand that although the devil is constantly attempting to get us to believe lies, we don’t have to believe every thought that comes into our head but can hold each one up against the truth and choose to accept or reject it.
懂得雖然魔鬼一直企圖讓我們相信謊言，我們不必相信每一個進入我們頭腦裏的念頭。 相反， 我們可以把每個想法用真理來檢驗，並選擇接受或者拒絕這些想法。
Focus Truth
重點真理
The battle takes place in our minds. If we are aware of how Satan works, we will not fall for his schemes.
征戰發生在我們頭腦裏。 如果我們明白撒旦如何工作，我們就不會跌到在他的詭計之中。
Welcome
歡迎
Has anyone ever played a really good trick on you, or have you played one on someone else?
有沒有人成功地用詭計愚弄了你，或者你成功地愚弄了別人 ?
Worship
崇拜
Suggested theme: God’s authority. See 1 John 3:8; Colossians 2:15; Mathew 28:18,19.
建議的主題： 神的權柄。見約翰一書 3 章 8 節；歌羅西書 2 章 15 節，馬太福音 28 章 18-19 節。
Word
道
The Battle Is Real
征戰的真實性
Jesus came to destroy the devil’s work (1John 3:8).
耶穌來是為了摧毀魔鬼的工作（約翰一書 3 章 8 節）
The tendency of those of us brought up with Western worldview is to dismiss the reality of the spiritual world or act as if it does not exist. Paul tells us explicitly that we are not fighting flesh and blood but the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly realms (Ephesians 6:10ff).
按照西方的世界觀成長的人們當中有些人有一種傾向，要忽視靈魂世界的存在，或者在生活中當做靈魂不存在。保羅明確地告誡我們，我們不是在和血肉之軀征戰， 我們是在和天空中的邪惡靈魂力量征戰（以弗所書 6 章 10 節及其後各節）。
Who Is Satan?
撒旦是誰
Adam and Eve effectively handed over their right to rule the world to Satan, whom Jesus called “the prince (ruler) of this world” (John 12:31).
亞當和夏娃把掌管這世界的權利成功地交給了被耶穌稱為“這個世界之王“的撒旦（約翰福音 12 章 31 節）
Satan Is Not Like God
撒旦不像上帝
We tend to divide the world into “natural” and “ supernatural”, but the Bible makes the distinction between “Creator” and “Created” (see John 1:3). Like us, Satan is a created being, whereas God is the Creator. There is no comparison between them.
我們趨向於把世界劃分成“自然的 ” 和“超自然的“， 而聖經把世界劃分為“創造者“和“被造者 / 物“（約翰福音 1 章 3 節）。 撒旦和我們一樣是被造者， 而上帝則是創造主。在撒旦和上帝之間沒有可比性。
Satan Can Be In Only One Place At One Time
撒旦一次隻能出現在一個地方
Because Satan is a created being we can infer that he can be only in one place at one time. Only God is everywhere at once.
因為撒旦是被造者， 我們可以推斷出，他一次隻能出現在一個地方。 隻有上帝是同時存在於一切地方。
Satan’s Power And Authority Do Not Even Begin To Compare To God’s
撒旦的能力和權柄不可與神相比
At the cross Jesus disarmed Satan (Colossians 2:15). Jesus is now “far above” all powers and authorities (Ephesians 1:21).
在十字架上，耶穌解除了撒旦的武裝（歌羅西書 2 章 15 節）。耶穌現在遠遠“超越”所有能力和權威之上（以弗所書 1 章 21 節）
Satan Does Not Know Everything
撒旦不知道萬事
Satan cannot perfectly read your mind. We can infer this from the Bible (e.g. Daniel 2, where sorcerers using demonic powers could not read Nebuchadnezzar’s mind) and from the fact that Satan is created being and does not possess the attributes of God.
撒旦無法完全閱讀你的頭腦。我們可以從聖經推斷出這一點 （例如，但以理書 2 章所說，巫師們使用法術不能讀出尼布甲尼撒頭腦中的夢）， 也可以從撒旦是被造物，不擁有上帝的屬性這一事實推斷出來。
How Satan Works
撒旦如何工作
Satan works through “rulers, authorities, powers and spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms” (Ephesians 6:12).
撒旦通過“執政的，掌權的，管轄這世界的，以及天空中的惡靈“來進行他的工作。（以弗所書 6 章 12 節）
By Putting Thoughts Into Our Minds
通過把某些思想放入我們的頭腦裏
“The Spirit clearly says that in later times some will abandon the faith and follow deceiving spirits and things taught by demons.” (1Timothy 4:1)
“聖靈明說：在後來的時候，必有人離棄真道，聽從那引誘人的邪靈和鬼魔的道理。“（提莫太前書 4 章 1 節）。
“Satan rose up against Israel and incited David to take a census of Israel.”(1 Chronicles 21:1)
撒旦起來攻擊以色列人，激動大衛數點他們“（曆代誌上 21 章 1 節）。
“The evening meal was being served and the devil had already prompted Judas Iscariot, son of Simon, to betray Jesus.”(John 13:2)
“吃晚飯的時候魔鬼已將賣耶穌的意思放在西門的兒子加略人猶大心裏“（約翰福音 13 章 2 節）。
“ Then Peter said, ‘Ananias, how is it that Satan has so filled your heart that you have lied to the Holy Spirit and have kept for yourself some of the money you received from the land?”(Acts 5:3)
“然後，彼得說，‘亞拿尼亞， 為什麽撒旦充滿了你的心，叫你欺哄聖靈，把田地的價銀私自留下幾分呢“ ” ( 使徒行傳 5 章 3 節 ) 。
If Satan can put thoughts into our minds, he can make them sound like our own: “ I’m useless; I’m ugly.”
如果撒旦能把想法放進我們的頭腦， 他也可以使這些想法聽起來像是我們自己的想法：“我一點兒用也沒有； 我很醜陋“。
Pause for thought 1
思考問題 1
Have any of the things you have learnt about Satan surprised you? Does he now seem more or less powerful than you had imagined?
你學到的關於撒旦的任何事情使你驚訝麽？ 他比你原來想像的能力更大還是更小？
Is it a surprise to you that some of the thoughts in your mind may have been put there by a deceiving spirit even though they seem like your own thoughts? Can you identify some of them? Are they completely false or is there some truth in them?
你是否驚訝原來你頭腦裏的某些思想是由一個有欺騙性的靈魂放進去的， 盡管它們好像是你自己的思想？ 你能否找出一些這樣的思想來？它們是完全錯誤的，還是也有一些道理？
Through Temptation, Accusation And Deception
思想試探，譴責和欺騙
If I tempt you, you know it. If I accuse you, you know it. But if I deceive you, by definition you don’t know it. Deception is Satan’s primary strategy.
如果我引誘你，你知道； 如果我譴責你，你也知道。 但如果我欺騙了你，你根本就不知道。 欺騙是撒旦的主要策略。
By Getting Footholds In Our Lives Through Sin
通過罪在我們生命中紮根
Ephesians 4:26-27 says that if you do not deal with your anger in short order, you give the devil a foothold in your life.
以弗所書， 4 章 26-27 節說，如果你不立即處理你的怒氣，就會在你生命中給魔鬼留下機會。
“If you forgive anyone, I also forgive him. And what I have forgiven – if there was anything to forgive – I have forgiven in the sight of Christ for your sake, in order that Satan might not outwit us. For we are not unaware of his schemes” (2 Corinthians 2:10, 11).
“你們赦免誰，我也赦免誰。 我若有所赦免的，是在基督麵前為你們赦免的，免得撒旦乘著機會勝過我們，因為我們並非不曉得他的詭計”（哥林多後書 2 章 10 ， 11 節）。
Satan’s greatest access to Christians is often through the sin of unforgiveness.
撒旦進入基督徒生命的最直接途徑是通過不原諒之罪。
The Relationship Between Demons And Christians
基督徒與魔鬼之間的關係
We are not talking about Christians being “possessed”, ie completely taken over or taken back by demons. At the centre of your being, your spirit is connected to God’s Spirit and Satan can’t have you back. We are talking about Satan gaining an amount of influence in your mind so that he can neutrualise you or even use you to further his agenda.
我們不是說基督徒完全被魔鬼奪去了那種情況。在你生命的中心，你的生命是與神的靈相連，撒旦不能把你奪去。這裏說的是撒旦在你的頭腦中獲得了一定的影響力，他可以把你從神的影響中中立起來，甚至利用你去實現他的企圖。
Our Defence
我們的防禦
Understanding Our Position In Christ
明白我們在基督裏的身份地位
Ephesians 1:19-22 tells us that Jesus is seated at God’s right hand, the ultimate seat of power and authority, “far above all rule and authority, power and dominion”.
“And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with Him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus.” (Ephesians 2:6)
以弗所書 1 章 19-22 節告訴我們，耶穌坐在神的右邊，那至高的能力與權威之寶座， 遠超過一切執政的掌權的有能的和主治的人。“
“神又叫我們與耶穌基督一同複活，在基督裏和他一同坐在天上“（以弗所書 2 章 6 節）。
Because of the finished work of Christ, the Church is given both the power and the authority to continue His work. Our authority is to do God’s will, nothing more and nothing less. We also have God’s mighty power as long as we are filled (controlled) by the Holy Spirit.
由於基督完成了他的工， 也給予教會能力和權柄繼續他的工作。我們的權柄是實行神的意願，不增也不減。我們也有神的大能， 隻要我們被聖靈充滿。
“ Even though he is defeated, Satan still “prowls around like roaring lion looking for someone to devour” (1 Peter 5:8). Paul tells us to put on the armour of God and stand firm (Ephesians 6:11-20).
“盡管被擊退，撒旦仍然如同吼叫的獅子，遍地遊行，尋找可吞吃的人”（彼得前書 5 章 8 節）。 保羅告訴我們穿戴神的武裝，
“Submit to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you” (James 4:7). This is the key for sin-confess cycles. Don’t just confess but also resist the devil.
“你們要順服神，務要抵擋魔鬼，魔鬼就必離開你們逃跑了。”（雅各書 4 章 7 節）。
這是罪 - 懺悔循環中的關鍵。 不要僅僅懺悔，還要抵擋魔鬼。
Do Not Be Frightened
不需害怕
Demons are petrified of Christians who know the extent of the power and authority they have in Christ.
“The one who was born of God keeps him safe and the evil one cannot harm him.” (1John 5:18)
知道自己在基督裏的權能和威力的基督徒， 魔鬼在他們麵前也會枯萎。 “從神而生的，必得保守，那惡者也無法害他。”（約翰一書， 5 章 18 節）。
Guard Our Mind
守護我們的心智
“Prepare your minds for action.” (1 Peter 1:13)
We are never told to direct our thoughts inwardly or passively but always outwardly and actively. God never bypasses our minds – He works through them.
“約束你們的心智以利行動”（彼得前書 1 章 13 節）。
神從未告訴我們要將思想僅僅停留在心靈內部，或者被動地思想。 相反，要向外和主動地思考。
神從未略過我們的心靈 --- 他通過我們的心靈做工。
Turn On The Light
點亮燈火
Satan has no power over us at all unless he can deceive us into believing that he does – and we give him that power only when we fail to believe the truth.
撒旦根本沒有控製我們的權柄，除非他騙的我們相信他具有這種能力 --- 我們隻有在未能相信真理的時候才會給予他這樣大的權力。
Expose Satan’s lie to God’s truth, and his power is broken.
“My prayer is not that you take them out of the world but that you protect them from the evil one. Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth.” (John 17:16,17)
Trying not to think negative thoughts doesn’t work. As Christians we are not called to dispel the darkness. We are instructed to turn on the light. Rather than concentrating on getting rid of the darkness, fill your mind with light.
將撒旦的謊言對照神的真理，他的權力就會瓦解。
“我不求你叫他們離開世界，隻求你保守他們脫離那惡者。 用真理使他們成聖，你的道就是真理”（約翰福音 17 章 16-17 節）。
試圖不去想負麵的東西不好使。作為基督徒，我們蒙召不是要驅除黑暗，我們受的教導是點亮燈光。 不要注重於如何擺脫黑暗，而要讓你的心靈充滿了光明。
“Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable – if anything is excellent or praiseworthy- think about such things.” (Philippians 4:6-8)
“不要掛慮任何事，隻要凡事籍著禱告，祈求和感謝，將你們所要的告訴神，神所賜出人意外的平安必在基督耶穌裏保守你們的心懷意念。最後，弟兄們，凡是真實的， 高貴的，公義的，純潔的，可愛的，可敬的 ---- 若有任何超凡的，或值得稱讚的事 ---- 你們要思念這樣的事情。”（腓立比書， 4 章 6-8 節）
Pause For Thought 2
思考問題２
Read Ephesians 6:10-20. What do you think it means in practice to put the armour of God? Is it just saying the words or is there more to it than that?
If you woke up in the night with the feeling that there was a scary demonic presence in your bedroom, based on James 4:7 and what you have learned, what do you think would be a good course of action?
讀以弗所書 6 章 10-20 節。你認為“穿戴神的全副武裝”在實踐中意味著什麽？隻是那字麵的含義還是有更多涵義？
如果你夜裏醒來感覺你的臥室裏有魔鬼存在，按照雅各書 4 章 7 節，以及你學過的一切，你認為如何反應是正確的？
Witness
見證
How do you think Satan works in the lives of your non-Christian friends?
What might you be able to do about this?
你認為撒旦如何在你的非基督徒朋友的生命中工作？
你能為此做些什麽？
Questions for Groups
給各組的問題
1. Have any of the things you have learned so far about Satan Surprised you?
2. Does he now seem more or less powerful than you had imagines?
3. Is it a surprise to you that some of the thoughts in your mind might have been put there by a deceiving spirit even though they seem like your own?
4. Can you identify some thoughts that you have had that you now think might be from the enemy? Are they completely false or is there some truth in them?
5. Read Ephesians 6: 10-20. What do you think it means in practice to “put on the armour of God”? Is it just saying the words or is there more to it than that?
6. If you woke up in the night with the feeling that there was a scary demonic presence in your bedroom, based on James 4:7 and what you have learned in this session, what do you think would be a good course of action?
1． 到目前為止，你所學到的關於撒旦的任何事情讓你驚訝麽？
2． 他現在比你以前想象的威力更大還是更小了？
3． 你是否吃驚，你心靈中的某些想法可能是由一個欺騙性的靈魂輸入的，盡管它們看上去似乎是你自己的想法？
4． 你是否能夠找出一些想法，現在你認為可能是來自你的敵人？ 它們是否完全錯誤，還是也有某些真理在裏麵？
5． 讀以弗所書 6 章 10-20 節。你認為“穿戴神的全副武裝”在實踐中意味著什麽？隻是那字麵的含義還是有更多涵義？
6． 如果你夜裏醒來感覺你的臥室裏有魔鬼存在，按照雅各書 4 章 7 節，以及你學過的一切，你認為如何反應是正確的？
To take away
帶回家的問題
Suggestions For Your Quiet Times This Week:
建議你在本周安靜的時間作以下事情：
Meditate on the following verses: Matthew 28:18; Ephesians 1:3-14;Ephesians 2:6-10; Colossians 2:13-15.
默想下麵的經節：馬太福音 28 章 18 節；以弗所書 1 章 3-14 節 ; 以弗所書 2 章 6-10 節。哥羅西書 2 章 13-15 節。
Big Questions (to consider before the next session):
思考問題（下一課之前思考）：
How has Satan deceived you in the past? How is he deceiving you right now?
If we can’t always trust what we feel, why has God given us feelings and how should we respond to them?
撒旦過去如何欺騙了你？他現在是否還在欺騙你？
如果我們不能總是信任我們的感覺，為什麽神給了我們感覺？我們如何對感覺做出反應？
