面對雙重危險Facing Double Jeopardy
[每日靈修] 10/14/2018駱鴻銘編譯
「如果右拳沒打到你，左拳就會。」這個格言表達了拳擊場中一名拳擊手所面對的雙重危險。就像靈巧的拳擊手一樣，我們的對手撒但也採取雙管齊下的策略。為了打敗牠，我們必須在兩條戰線上發動戰爭。牠的戰術很簡單：藉著散播關於自己的假情報來征服；藉著創造兩個迷思，兩個關於牠自己身份的錯誤觀點來分裂教會：首先，牠是虛構的。第二，牠和上帝一樣強大。
撒但所散播的關於撒但的第一個謊言是：牠是一個荒謬的神話。作為一個神話人物，牠可以被放在妖魔、鬼怪，或者在夜裏碰到的怪事之類。沒什麼能比說服人們說祂根本不存在更讓撒但高興的事了。
如果我們確信撒但不存在，我們就幾乎不會浪費時間準備與牠作戰或找到抵抗牠的方法。穿上盔甲來抵擋不存在的火箭，就像唐吉訶德大戰風車一樣愚蠢。另一方面，如果敵人相信隱形轟炸機這種東西是不存在的，那麼它就可以在其任務中通行無阻了。
撒但喜歡自己的現代形象。畢竟，誰會相信一個頭上有角、腳上有偶蹄、穿著紅色法蘭絨內衣、身上背著三叉戟、臉上隨時閃現著惡魔般笑容的醜陋小頑童呢？
活在神的面光中（在神面前禱告）：
你過去對撒但的看法是什麼？這種看法如何影響你對牠的回應？對上帝的回應？
進一步研讀：
彼前五8 務要謹守，警醒。因為你們的仇敵魔鬼，如同吼叫的獅子，遍地遊行，尋找可吞吃的人。
林後十一14 這也不足為怪，因為連撒但也裝作光明的天使。
啟二十2 他捉住那龍，就是古蛇，又叫魔鬼，也叫撒但，把他捆綁一千年，
Facing Double Jeopardy
“If
the right hand doesn’t get you, then the left one will.” This maxim expresses
the double jeopardy faced by a prizefighter in the boxing ring. Like the
ambidextrous pugilist, our adversary, Satan, has a two-pronged strategy. To
defeat him, we must wage war on two fronts. The tactic is simple. He conquers
by spreading disinformation about himself. He divides the church by creating
two myths, two erroneous views of his own identity: The first is that he is a
myth. The second is that he is as powerful as God.
The
first deception from Satan about Satan is that he is a ridiculous myth. As a
mythical figure, he can be put in the category of goblins, ghosts, and things
that go bump in the night. Nothing pleases Satan more than to persuade people
that he doesn’t exist at all.
If we
are convinced that Satan doesn’t exist, we will hardly waste time preparing to
make war against him or find ways to resist him. To put on armor to ward off
imaginary fiery darts is as much a fool’s errand as Don Quixote’s tilting at
windmills. On the other hand, a stealth bomber can have its way, unimpeded in
its mission, if the enemy is persuaded that there is no such thing as a stealth
bomber.
Satan
loves the modern image of himself. Who gives credence to an ugly little imp in
red flannel underwear with cloven feet and horns, bearing a trident and
flashing a diabolical grin?
Coram
Deo
What
has been your perception of Satan in the past? How has this perception affected
your response to him? To God?
Passages
for Further Study
1
Peter 5:8
2
Corinthians 11:14
Revelation
20:2