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约翰福音生命读经 · 第19篇

为罪奴役之人的需要－生命的释放（一）

The Need of Those Under the Bondage of Sin— Life’s Setting Free (1
1约翰福音选录九件事例，证明主是人的生命和生命的供应。前六件记在三至七章，形成一组表号，表征主是我们的生命和生命的供应，在积极方面使我们得著重生、满足、医治、点活、𫗪养并解渴。后三件记在八至十一章，形成另一组表号，表征主是我们的生命，在消极方面，救我们脱离罪、瞎眼和死亡这三样主要的消极事物。我们是堕落的人，一直被罪、瞎眼和死亡所困扰。瞎眼其实就是黑暗。你若瞎了眼，你就在黑暗中，因为没有甚么比瞎眼更叫人黑暗了。瞎眼、黑暗和死亡是从罪来的。罪是瞎眼、黑暗和死亡的基本因素。我们若是有罪的，我们必然是瞎眼的，因为瞎眼总是随著罪恶的事。罪带进死亡，而在罪与死亡之间总有瞎眼。在犯罪之后，收割死亡之前，先有黑暗。因此，罪、瞎眼和死亡是主必须对付的三件消极事物。要对付这些消极事物，惟一的方法是藉著主成为我们永远、属天的生命。
1In the record of this gospel, nine cases have been selected to prove that the Lord Jesus is the life and the life supply to people. The first six cases, in chapters three through seven, form one group of signs, signifying, on the positive side, the aspects of the Lord as our life and life supply: the regenerating, the satisfying, the healing, the enlivening, the feeding, and the quenching. The last three cases, in chapters eight through eleven, form another group of signs, signifying, on the negative side, that the Lord is life to us to deliver us from the three main negative things: sin, blindness, and death. As fallen human beings, we are constantly troubled by sin, blindness, and death. Blindness actually means darkness. When you are blind, you are in darkness, for nothing causes so much darkness as blindness. Blindness, darkness, and death come from sin. Sin is the basic factor of blindness, darkness, and death. If we are sinful, we are surely blind because blindness always accompanies the sinful things. Sin brings in death, but between sin and death there is always blindness. After you have sinned and before you reap death, you have darkness. Therefore, sin, blindness, and death are the three negative things that the Lord must deal with. The only way these negatives can be dealt with is by the Lord becoming our eternal and heavenly life
2约翰八章的事例，就是九件中的第七件，完全说到罪的问题。在整本圣经中，没有一章像约翰八章这样广泛、透彻的说到罪的问题。所有罪的问题，在这一章都有解答。接著我们会看见，在九、十章，瞎眼的问题说得很透彻。最后，死的问题在十一章也弄清楚了。十一章以后就不再有其他事例了，因为所有积极的事例和消极的事物都已说过。现在，我们来看主这生命如何对付第一件消极的事物─罪。
2The case in John 8, the seventh case among the nine, fully covers the matter of sin. No chapter in the entire Bible covers the problem of sin as widely and thoroughly as does the eighth chapter of John. In this chapter we have the answer to all the problems of sin. As we shall see, following this, in chapters nine and ten, the matter of blindness is dealt with in a thorough way. Lastly, in chapter eleven, the matter of death is thoroughly taken care of. After chapter eleven, there will be no additional cases because the positive cases have been covered and the negative things have been dealt with. Now let us see how the Lord as life deals with the first negative thing—sin
壹 律法的宗教
I. THE RELIGION OF LAW
与伟大的『我是』相对
VERSUS THE GREAT I AM
3约翰八章的事例，启示了律法（约八，17）的宗教，（由圣殿所代表－约八2，20，）无法释放人脱离罪和死；但主耶稣这位『我是，』成了人子，为著蛇所毒害的人在十字架上被举起，能作宗教和律法所不能作的事。遵守律法的宗教与伟大的『我是』是相对的。这章启示了在地上的人群中，有一个宗教，和一个活的人位。这宗教是卓越高超的，不是外邦的宗教，或迷信的宗教；乃是典型的宗教，帮助人敬拜神，照著字句外表认识神，协助人遵守神的律法，以讨神喜悦，并使自己完全。这宗教是最好的，所有典型的犹太人都引以为荣。你若研究正统的犹太教，就会了解牠是最高的宗教。犹太教不是假的，乃是绝对真实的。一切与这宗教有关的东西都是上好的。这宗教有许多圣别的事物，在这些圣别的事物中，有神的圣言。这是没有人能否认的。
3This case reveals that the religion of the law (8:5, 17), as represented by the temple (8:2, 20), cannot set5 people free from sin and its death, but that the Lord Jesus as the I Am, becoming the Son of Man lifted up on the cross for the serpent-poisoned people, can do what religion and law cannot do. The religion of law- keeping is versus the great I Am. This chapter reveals that among human beings on earth there are two things—a religion and a living Person. This religion is excellent, high, and superior. It is not a heathen religion or a religion of superstition. It is the typical religion, which helps people to worship God, to know God in the outward way of letters, and to assist people to keep the law of God in order to please God and to perfect themselves. This religion is the best, and all the typical Jews are proud of it. If you consider the orthodox religion of the Jews, you will realize that it is the highest religion. It is not false; it is absolutely real and genuine. Everything related to this religion is the best. This religion has many holy things. Among these many holy things is the Holy Word of God. No one can deny this.
4犹太教是惟一的真宗教。回教是犹太教的仿造品；可兰经－回教的圣经，是旧约和部分新约的仿造品。穆罕默德并未撰述任何新东西，他仅仅抄袭了旧约和部分新约。所以回教是仿造的宗教。在犹太教和回教以外，就没有别的宗教了。佛教并不是典型的宗教，牠根本一派胡言。宗教正确的教导人，帮助人敬拜神，然而在佛教中没有神。在佛教中，人人都能成佛。根据佛教的说法，你若修行到一定的完美程度，就能成佛。这绝对是胡说。这里面没有甚么正确的教导。所以，佛教不该视为正确的宗教。孔子的教训如何？那也不是宗教，乃是伦理的教训。孔子的教训告诉人如何为人处世，却未告诉人如何敬拜神。绝不要将孔子的教训当作宗教。所以在地上只有一个典型、真正、真实的宗教，就是犹太人根据神的圣言所形成的宗教。基督教，包括天主教，是犹太教所衍生的。所以，在地上只有一个典型的宗教。圣经只有一部。我们已经指出，可兰经是撒但从圣经仿造的。没有人能发明圣经这样的东西。谁能写出另一部圣经？柏拉图能么？孔夫子能么？没有人能写出另一部圣经，因为只有一位神，只有神能写出这样一部奇妙的书来。既然神不会写另一部圣经，就绝不会有另一部圣经。没有人能写得出圣经。谁能写出像圣经这样的书，谁就有资格作神。谁又能模倣出这样一部书?谁能模倣其智慧的深奥？你若能作到，你必定就是神。你相信约翰福音仅仅是加利利一个渔夫所写的么？你相信约翰自己能写出这样一卷书来么？『太初有话…话就是神，』『我是世界的光，』『我就是生命的粮，』『我…给你活水，』只有耶稣能说出这样的话，只有耶稣能写出像约翰福音这样的书。
4The Jewish religion is the only real religion. Islam is a counterfeit of Judaism, and the Koran, the Moslem Bible, is the counterfeit of the Old Testament and part of the New Testament. Mohammed did not compose anything new. He simply copied the Old Testament and parts of the New Testament. Thus, Islam is a counterfeit religion. Besides Judaism and Islam, there are no other religions. Buddhism is not a typical religion; it is nonsense. Religion helps people to worship God by teaching them in the proper way. However, in Buddhism there is no God. In Buddhism everyone can become a Buddha. According to Buddhism, if you practice until you attain a certain degree of perfection, you can become a Buddha. This is absolute nonsense; it contains no proper teaching whatsoever. Hence, it should not be considered as a proper religion. What about the teachings of Confucius? They are not a religion; they are ethical teachings. The teachings of Confucius tell people how to behave, but they do not tell them how to worship God. Never consider the teaching of Confucius as a religion. Therefore, there is on earth only one typical, genuine, and true religion, the religion formed by the Jews according to the Holy Word. Christianity, including Catholicism, is an outgrowth of Judaism. Thus, there is only one typical religion on earth. There is only one Bible. We have already pointed out that the Koran is a satanic counterfeit of the Holy Word. No one can invent something like the Bible. Who could write another Bible? Could Plato or Confucius? No one can write another Bible because there is only one God, and only God can write such a wonderful book. Since God would never write another Bible, there will never be another one. No one can write it. Whoever is able to write such a book as the Bible is qualified to be God. Who can imitate such a book? Who can imitate the depths of its wisdom? If you can do it, you must be God. Do you believe that the Gospel of John was merely written by a fisherman of Galilee? Do you believe that John himself could write such a book? “In the beginning was the Word...and the Word was God,” “I am the light of the world,” “I am the bread of life,” “I can give you living water”—only Jesus can say such things. Only Jesus can write such a book as the Gospel of John.
5然而，神的选民，神所拣选的人，有个错误的观念。他们并未全心注意中心点：神自己在子里成为灵，要进入人里面，作人的生命和一切。神的百姓错失了这目标。他们收集了所有的规条、律法、和其他的优点，放在一起作成一个宗教，用来杀死自己。多么可怜！因此在约翰八章的时候，地上有一个宗教，和一个活的人位。我们都必须看见这个对比。犹太宗教是真正、美好的。牠各面都好，只有一点不好－与那伟大的『我是』相对。宗教或许是好的，但不能给你生命。牠不能帮助你，因为你是死的。死人用不著好东西，他需要生命的东西。只有生命能帮助死人。假定你对死人说，『可怜的人哪，这里有黄金和钻石。你不该是死的，看看黄金，多么宝贵！看看钻石，多么珍贵！』你这样对死人说话真傻，他甚么都听不见。在五章，我们看见在水池旁的廊子里，有瞎眼的、瘸腿的和枯干的。你若向这样的人讲道，他们会说，『不要浪费时间了。我不需要好东西，我需要生命。』主耶稣是谁？祂就是耶和华，那『我是。』按照创世记一章，说到神与祂造物的关系时，祂的名字是以罗欣，就是『神。』然而，在祂创造以后，到了创世记二章，当神要和人建立关系时，题到神另一个名字，就是『耶和华，』意即『我是那我是。』『耶和华』是神与人类发生关系时的名字。在约翰八章的时候，耶和华以一个微小之人的形状站在那里，名字叫耶稣，意思就是耶和华救主。我再说，你们必须学一个功课，就是不要注重外表。你若光注意外表，必会错失目标。那时的犹太宗教徒之所以错失目标，是因为他们藐视那位小耶稣。耶稣没有佳形美容，也无美貌吸引人，但祂是那伟大的『我是。』
5However, God’s elect, His chosen people, had the wrong concept. They did not pay full attention to the focus: that God Himself in the Son and as the Spirit wants to come into man to be his life and his everything. God’sp eople missed this mark, collecting all the regulations, laws, and other good points, and putting them together to make a religion with which to kill themselves. How pitiful! Thus, by the time of John 8, there were two things on earth: a religion and a living Person. We all must see this contrast. The Jewish religion was genuine and wonderful. It was good in every respect except one—it was versus the great I Am. Religion may be good, but it cannot give you life. It cannot help you because you are dead. A dead person does not need something good; he needs something of life. Only life can help a dead man. Suppose you say to a dead person, “Poor man, here are gold and diamonds. You shouldn’t be dead. Look at the gold — how valuable! Look at the diamonds — how precious!” It would be foolish to speak to a dead man in such a way. He could hear nothing. In chapter five we saw the porches near the pool on which were the blind, the lame, and the withered. If you were to preach to such people they would say, “Don’t waste your time. I don’t need something good. I need life.” Who is the Lord Jesus? He is the very Jehovah, the I Am. According to Genesis 1, God’s name in relation to His creation is Elohim, God. After creation, however, in Genesis 2, when God was attempting to form a relationship with man, God’s other name was mentioned—Jehovah, I Am that I Am. Jehovah is God’s name in His relationship with mankind. At the time of John 8, Jehovah stood there in the form of a little man by the name of Jesus, which means Jehovah the Savior. Again I say that you must learn the lesson not to care for the outward appearance. If you merely care for the outward appearance, you will certainly miss the mark. The Jewish religionists of the day missed the mark because they despised that little Jesus. Jesus had no form, comeliness, beauty, or attraction. Nevertheless, He was the great I Am.
一 成为人子
A. Becoming the Son of Man
6这位伟大的『我是，』就是与人有关系的神自己，成了人子。这是非常有意义的，耶和华成为人子，这就是说，祂必须降卑自己，使自己卑微。由于在人里面一切消极的难处，这是绝对必要的。罪在人里面。那蛇，就是魔鬼，也在人里面。人是一切问题的中心。神若要解决人一切基本的问题，祂自己就必须成为人。撒但明白这事的重要，他不怕主耶稣是神子，他怕主耶稣作人。所以，耶和华神成了人。
6This great I Am, God Himself in relation to man, became the Son of Man. This is very meaningful. For Jehovah to become the Son of Man means that He had to humble Himself, to lower Himself. This was more than necessary due to all the negative problems that are in man. Sin is in man. The serpent, the devil, is also in man. Man is the focus of every problem. If God was going to solve all the basic problems of man, He had to become a man Himself. Satan knows the importance of this. Satan was not afraid of the Lord Jesus being the Son of God. He was afraid of the Lord Jesus being a man. Therefore, Jehovah God became a man
二 在十字架上为人举起，赶出魔鬼
B. Lifted Up on the Cross for Man to Cast Out the Devil
7祂是人，甘愿被举起来，（约三，）正如铜蛇在旷野中被举起来一样。（民二一4～9。）我们说主耶稣被钉在十字架上，主要的是说，祂为救赎我们，并除去我们的罪而死。但圣经说基督被举起来是甚么意思?那主要的是指祂对付蛇，就是魔鬼。多数人读到『被举起来』时，对这话缺少领会。人子像铜蛇一样被举起来，不仅对付罪，也对付蛇。约翰十二章三十一至三十二节指明，当人子被举起来，这世界的王，魔鬼，就受到审判，并且被赶出去。基督不但被钉十字架、祂乃是被举起来。在祂被举起来时，蛇就被暴露、受审判，并被赶出去了。藉著基督被举起来，蛇，就是魔鬼，受到审判并被赶出去。究竟是谁在杆子上？是蛇！在耶稣的肉体里，神将蛇挂在杆子上，向宇宙展示，使全宇宙看见祂的仇敌，蛇，在杆子上。故此，为著审判并赶出魔鬼，耶稣被举起来。
7As a man, He was willing to be lifted up (3:14) as was the brass serpent in the wilderness (Num. 21:4-9). 14 When we say that the Lord Jesus was crucified on the cross, we mean primarily that He died there for our redemption and removed our sin. But what does the Bible mean when it says that Christ was lifted up? It mainly refers to His dealing with the serpent, the devil. When most people read the words “lifted up,” they lack the understanding of them. The Son of Man was lifted up as was the brass serpent not only to deal with sin, but also to deal with the serpent. John 12:31-32 indicates that when the Son of Man was lifted up, the ruler of this world, the devil, was judged and cast out. Christ was not only crucified—He was lifted up. In His being lifted up, the serpent was exposed, judged, and cast out. The serpent, the devil, was judged and cast out by Jesus’ being lifted up. Who was there on the pole? The serpent. In the flesh of Jesus, God put the serpent on the pole and made a universal display that all the universe might see that His enemy, the serpent, was on the pole. Thus, Jesus was lifted up for the judging and casting out of the devil.
贰 关于罪的各面
II. THE ASPECTS RELATED TO SIN
一 人人都有罪
A. No Man without Sin
8宗教徒竭力要找主耶稣的毛病。在五章和七章之后，他们就想要将耶稣置于困境。他们抓到一个有罪的妇人，把她带到主耶稣面前。按照律法，这漾有罪的妇人必须明石头打死，但那些宗教徒并未如此行。他们将她带到主面前，想要陷害主。他们说，『夫子，这妇人是正在行淫时被拿的。摩西在律法上吩咐我们，把这样的妇人用石头打死，这样，你怎么说？』那些宗教徒相当大胆，他们问主一个很狡猾的问题。祂若答说，他们必须用石头将她打死，那么祂将失去作救主和救赎主的地位。救主岂能说，这样的罪人必须用石头打死?主是救赎主和救主，祂当然不能这样说。但另一面，祂若说他们不该用石头将她打死，那么他们就要说，祂干犯了律法。这问题是仇敌狡诈的诡计。那些宗教徒自以为很有智慧，其实他们很愚蠢。他们以为主耶稣难以回答，他们就有绝佳的机会捉住祂。
8The religionists were trying their best to find fault with the Lord Jesus. After chapters five and seven they attempted to put Jesus into a difficult situation. They caught a sinful woman and brought her to the Lord Jesus. According to the law, such a sinful woman had to be stoned to death, but the religionists did not do it. They brought her to the Lord in an attempt to trap Him. They said, “Teacher, this woman has been caught committing adultery. Moses commanded us to stone such a person. What do You say?” The religionists were quite bold. They asked the Lord a very tricky question. If He had said that they had to stone her to death, then He would have lost His position as the Savior and Redeemer. Could a Savior say that such a sinner must be stoned to death? Of course, the Lord, as the Redeemer and Savior, could not say this. But, on the other hand, if He said that they should not stone her to death, then they would have said that He was breaking the law. This question was a subtle trick of the enemy. The religionists thought that they were very wise. Actually they were stupid. They thought that the Lord Jesus would find it difficult to answer and that they had an excellent opportunity to catch Him.
9当他们问主这问题时，主一言不发。回答问题最智慧的办法就是不回答，或以后回答，或慢慢回答。主对他们的问题起初的反应是不立即回答。我们也必须学习这个智慧。当人问你一个紧迫的问题时，你必须向主学习。祂只弯下腰来，在地上写字。沉默使人冷静下来，就像冷水使滚水凉下来一样。当主弯下腰来写字，祂就使情况冷静下来。同时，因著将激烈的情况冷静下来，那有罪的妇人就得了安慰。我相信主耶稣弯下腰来，在地上写字，藉此向那些宗教徒指明，不该太骄傲，必须谦卑一点。他们必须领悟，他们和那妇人同样的有罪。我年轻时，想要知道主耶稣在地上写的是甚么。历世历代以来，没有人能说出祂写了些甚么。我猜想主或许是写：『你们中间谁是没有罪的?』当法利赛人问应当如何处置这样一个妇人时，主耶稣或许用很大的字写出：『谁是没有罪的？』当主弯下腰来，在地上写字时，每一个人都注视祂。然后主直起腰来，并且说，『你们中间谁是没有罪的，谁就先拿石头打她。』（约八7。）主似乎在说，『你们可以用石头将她打死，但必须有人带头。在这件事上，除了那没有罪的人以外，没有人有资格带头。让你们中间没有罪的人先向她扔石头罢。』这话刺透了他们的良心。我相信在主说这些话之前，当祂还在地上写字时，他们的良心就被摸著了。那些宗教徒怎么办?他们就从老的开始，一个一个的出去了。（约八9。）老的最聪明，先走了。他们知道自己没有资格带头拿石头打死那妇人，但他们有资格带头开溜，所有年轻的都跟著他们走了。
9When the Lord was asked this question, He did not say a word. The wisest way to answer a question is not to answer, to answer later on, or to answer slowly. The Lord’s first reaction to their question was not to answer it quickly. We also must learn this wisdom. When people come to you with an urgent question, you must learn from the Lord. He simply stooped to write on the ground. Silence cools people down, like cold water cools boiling water. When the Lord stooped to write, He was cooling down the situation. At the same time, by cooling down the hot situation, the sinful woman was comforted. I believe that by stooping to write on the ground the Lord Jesus was indicating to the religionists that they should not be so proud, that they had to humble themselves a little. They had to realize that they were as sinful as that woman. When I was young, I tried to discover what it was that the Lord Jesus wrote on the ground. Throughout many generations no one has been able to tell what He wrote. I would guess that the Lord might have written, “Who is without sin among you?” While the Pharisees were asking what should be done with such a woman, the Lord Jesus might have written in big letters, “Who is without sin?” Everyone was staring at the Lord as He stooped to write on the ground. Then the Lord stood up and said, “He who is without sin among you, let him be the first to throw a stone at her” (8:7). The Lord seemed to be saying, “You may stone her to death, but someone must take the lead. No one is qualified to take the lead in this except the one who is without sin. Let the one who is without sin among you be the first to cast a stone at her.” This word pierced their conscience. I believe that even before the Lord spoke these words, while He was still writing on the ground, their conscience was touched. What did the religionists do? Beginning with the older ones and up until the youngest, they went out one by one (8:9). The oldest, being the wisest, went away first. They knew that they were not qualified to take the lead in stoning the woman to death. But they were qualified to take the lead to run away. All the younger ones followed them
10谁是没有罪的?一个也没有。不要定罪别人，因为当你定罪别人的时候，你和他们是一样的。你没有资格定罪别人。天下乌鸦一般黑，你若定罪别的乌鸦太黑，就是定罪自己太黑。只有那伟大的『我是』没有罪，只有祂有资格定人罪。主耶稣真有智慧！那些宗教徒走后，你看主是何等慈爱温柔的对那有罪的妇人说话。祂问她有人定她的罪么?她说，『主阿，没有。』耶稣就说，『我也不定你的罪。』（约八11。）这话对那妇人受惊的魂来说，真是音乐！这件事显明了主的智慧。人来定罪这有罪的妇人，但主的问题定了他们自己的罪。当人来向你题出问题时，你应当谨慎，并将问题转到他们自己身上。你应当藉著反问他们自己来回答他们。这样你才会打动他们的良心，说服他们。最终他们会自责而溜走。
10Who is without sin? No one. Do not condemn others, for while you condemn others you are the same as they are. You are not qualified to condemn others. You are birds of the same feather. If you condemn another bird, you simply condemn yourself. Only the great I Am is without sin, and only He is qualified to condemn sin. What wisdom the Lord Jesus has! After the religionists left, notice how lovingly and gently the Lord expressed Himself to the sinful woman. He asked her if anyone condemned her, and she said, “No one, Lord.” Then Jesus said, “Neither do I condemn you” (8:11). That was music to the woman’st err ified soul. This incident manifests the Lord’s wisdom. The people came to condemn the sinful woman, but the Lord’s question convicted them of their own sinfulness. When people come to you with questions, you should be careful and turn the question upon themselves. You should answer them by asking them about themselves. Then you will strike their conscience and convince them. Eventually they will be convicted and run away
二 罪的源头－魔鬼
B. The Source of Sin—the Devil
11魔鬼是罪的源头。（约八44。）罪是魔鬼的本性，而魔鬼的本性－罪，乃是谎言。罪是谎言，是虚假。凡有罪的都是不真实的。谎言的结局是死亡和黑暗。死亡和黑暗既是虚假，就与实际相对。魔鬼既是说谎者的父，他就是罪的源头。神的神圣元素是生命又是光，在人里面作工，将人从罪的奴役中释放出来。但魔鬼的邪恶元素是罪，藉著死亡和黑暗在人里面作工，奴役人去犯罪。他的本性是虚谎，并且带来死亡和黑暗。有黑暗就有虚谎，虚谎与真理（实际）相对。
11The devil is the source of sin (8:44). Sin is the nature of the devil, and sin, the nature of the devil, is a lie. Sin is a lie, a falsehood. Everything that is sinful is unreal. The issue of the lie is death and darkness. Death and darkness, as falsehoods, are opposed to reality. Since the devil is the father of liars, he is the source of sin. The divine element of God, working as life and light within man, setsman free from the slavery of sin. But the evil element of the devil, working as sin by death and darkness within man, enslaves man to sin. His nature is a lie and brings in death and darkness. With darkness is falsehood, the opposite of the truth, the reality
12魔鬼是邪恶的父，生出了犯罪的儿女。（约壹三10。）犯罪的儿女都是跟从魔鬼的。因此，在约壹三章十节有『魔鬼的儿女』一辞。因为魔鬼是罪人的父，所以罪人是魔鬼的儿女。（约壹三10。）魔鬼是那古蛇，（启十二9，二十2，）罪人也是蛇类，毒蛇之种。（太二三，三7。）因此，罪人需要主在蛇的形状里，为他们在十字架上被举起来，（约三14，）不只救他们脱离罪，也救他们
12The devil is the evil father who has brought forth sinful children (1 John 3:10). The sinful children are all the followers of the devil. Thus, in 1 John 3:10, we have the term “the children of the devil.” Because the devil is the father of sinners, the sinners are “the children of the devil.” The devil is the old serpent (Rev. 12:9; 20:2), and the sinners are also the “serpents, the brood of vipers” (Matt. 23:33; 3:7). Hence, they need the 33 Lord to be lifted up for them in the form of the serpent on the cross (John 3:14).
13脱离罪的源头，魔鬼。（来二14。）
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三 罪的奴仆
C. The Slaves of Sin
14凡犯罪的，就是罪的奴仆。（约八。）奴仆总是在某种辖制之下。撒但，魔鬼，将自己作到人里面，成为有罪的性情，逼使人犯罪，藉此将整个人类置于罪的辖制之下。任何人都无法逃离这种奴役。
14Whoever commits sin is a slave of sin (8:34). A slave is always under a certain bondage. Satan, the devil, has 34 brought all humankind under the bondage of sin by imparting himself into man as the sinful nature that compels man to sin. It is impossible for anyone to free himself from such a slavery.
四 罪的结果－死
D. The Result of Sin—Death
15罪的结果就是死。（约八24，51～。）在二十四节主说，『你们若不信我是，必要死在你们的罪中。』死是藉著罪进来的。『死就遍及众人，因为众人都犯了罪。』（罗五12。）人只要犯了罪，就命定要死。因此，罪的结果就是死。
15The result of sin is death (8:24, 51-52). In verse 24 the Lord said, “Unless you believe that I am, you shall 52 die in your sins.” Death came in through sin. “Death passed to all men because all have sinned” (Rom. 5:12). As long as one has sinned, he is destined for death. Thus, the result of sin is death.
五 罪的主要项目
E. The Main Items of Sin
16罪的三个主要项目，就是奸淫与淫乱、杀人、谎言。（约八3，41，44。）这些项目是罪最邪恶的方面－你能找出罪的另一方面，像奸淫、杀人和说谎那样邪恶么?没有比这三方面更邪恶的了，这三方面代表了罪的整体关系。所有罪恶的事都包括在这三类里面。奸淫或淫乱就是混乱。凡使人类混乱的，都是奸淫或淫乱。杀人是杀害，说谎是欺骗。任何有罪的事，不是使人混乱，就是杀人或骗人。
16The three main items of sin are adultery or fornication, murder, and lies (8:3, 41, 44). These items are the most sinful aspects of sin. Consider—can you find another aspect of sin that is as sinful as adultery, murder, and lying? Nothing is more sinful than these three aspects, which represent the whole relationship of sin. All sinful things are included in these three categories. Adultery or fornication means confusion. Anything that confuses humankind is a type of adultery or fornication. Murder is killing, and lying is cheating. Anything that is sinful either confuses, kills, or deceives people
参 如何解决罪的问题
III. HOW TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM OF SIN
一 只有一个人是没有罪的
A. Only One Man without Sin
17这章也启示了一些积极方面的东西，因为牠告诉我们如何能得释放脱离罪。首先，这章启示了那惟一没有罪的人。在整个宇宙中，谁是那没有罪的?只有主耶稣自己。祂是没有罪的。（约八7，9。）
17This chapter reveals something more on the positive side, for we are told how we can be delivered from sin. Firstly, this chapter reveals the only One who is not sinful. Throughout the whole universe, who is the One without sin? It is only the Lord Jesus Himself. He is without sin (8:7, 9
18二只有耶稣有资格定人罪，但祂却不定人罪
18B. Only Jesus Being Qualified to Condemn Sin
but He Would Not
19谁有资格定你罪？谁有这地位?只有无罪的那一位。惟一有资格、有地位定你罪的人是主耶稣自己，因为祂丝毫没有罪。祂虽有资格定你罪，祂却不定你的罪。
19Who is qualified to condemn you? Who has this position? Only the One who is without sin. The only One who is qualified and has the position to condemn you is the Lord Jesus Himself, for He is without any spot of sin. Although He is qualified to condemn you, He would not do it.
三 为罪人的罪被举起来
C. Lifted Up for Sinners’ Sin
20主耶稣是为罪人的罪被举起来的。（约八28。）罪是蛇的具体化身，罪人的罪乃是蛇的毒素。为著救赎，主耶稣必须作神的羔羊。但为著对付蛇性，主耶稣必须在蛇的形状里被举起来。为著对付人类罪恶的蛇性，祂必须在蛇的形状里，在十字架上被举起来。
20The Lord Jesus was lifted up for the sinners’ sin (8:28). Sin is the embodiment of the serpent, and the sinners’ sin is the poison of the serpent. For redemption, the Lord Jesus had to be the Lamb of God, but for dealing with the serpentine nature, the Lord Jesus had to be lifted up in the form of the serpent. In order to deal with the sinful, serpentine nature of mankind, He had to be lifted up on the cross in the form of a serpent
四 有资格赦免人的罪，并能释放人脱离罪的奴役
D. Qualified to Forgive Man’sS in and Able to Set Man Free from the Slavery of Sin
21主有资格赦免人的罪，并能释放人脱离罪的奴役。（约八32～34。）主不但赐给我们生命，也进入我们里面作我们的生命。撒但的诡计不但使我们作错事，并且将他自己注入我们里面。因此，罪不再仅仅是客观的、外面的过犯，罪是在我们这人非常主观的性情里。罪不再在我们身外，乃在我们身内。罪甚至已成了我们自己，就在我们的性情里。所以任何在我们性情以外的东西，都不能帮助我们对付在我们性情里的罪。我们需要另一个生命进入我们里面。在人类历史上，只有一个人能进入我们里面，作我们的生命，对抗我们里面的蛇性。孔子或柏拉图作不到。惟一能作这事的是耶和华，那伟大的『我是。』只有祂自己能进入我们里面作生命，对抗我们里面的蛇性。我们受奴役不是外面的事，乃是里面的事，甚至是在我们性情中的事。我们需要另一个生命，更刚强、丰富和高超的生命，释放我们脱离这奴役。惟有主能成为这样的生命，祂也真是这样的生命，因为牠是神圣的生命。这神圣的生命高过人的生命，也高过撒但的生命。这神圣的生命进入我们里面，就打败了蛇的生命和性情。
21The Lord is qualified to forgive man’ss in and able to set him free from the slavery of sin (8:32- 34). The Lord not only gives us life, but He also enters into us as our life. Satan’s subtlety was not only to cause us to do something wrong; it was to inject himself into us. Thus, sin is no longer merely objective, an outward wrongdoing. Sin is in the very subjective nature of our being. It is no longer outside of us; it is inside of us. It has even become our very self. It is in our nature. Therefore, anything that is outside of our nature cannot help us in dealing with the sin that is in our nature. We need another life to come into us. In human history, there is only one Person who is able to come into us and be our life to encounter the serpentine nature within us. Confucius or Plato cannot do it. The only One who can do it is Jehovah, the great I Am. Only He Himself can come into us as life to counteract the serpentine nature within us. Our slavery is not an outward thing; it is inward, even in our nature. We need another life, a stronger, richer, higher life, to set us free from this slavery. Only the Lord can be such a life, and He truly is such a life because He is the divine life. The divine life is higher than the human life. It is also higher than the satanic life. When this divine life comes into us it defeats the serpentine life and nature
五 能拯救人脱离罪的结果－死
E. Able to Save Man from the Result of Sin—Death
22主能拯救人脱离罪的结果，就是死。（约八24，51～52。）罪一旦受了对付，罪的结果也就自然被挪去了。律法的宗教不能作到，因为牠属于带进死亡的知识树。（创二17。）耶稣是带进生命的生命树。（创二9。）原则上，拯救人脱离罪的结果，就是变死亡为生命。
22The Lord is able to save man from the result of sin, which is death (8:24, 51-52). Once sin has been dealt with, spontaneously the result of sin also will be removed. The religion of law is unable to do this, for it belongs to the tree of knowledge resulting in death (Gen. 2:17). Jesus is the tree of life resulting in life (Gen. 2:9). In principle, saving man from the result of sin is changing death into life.