3 Feb 2018, Genesis 3 创3章, The Temptation 诱惑

Posted on Jan 31, 2018 in Devotions, Genesis |

Scripture Reading        : Genesis 3

Theme                            : The Temptation

 

The voice of deception (1–6).

Up to this point, God’s word is the only word that has been at work, creating and commanding. Now another “word” enters the scene, the word of Satan, the deceiver. He is a serpent that deceives (2 Cor. 11:1–3), a liar, and a murderer (John 8:44). He questioned God’s word and God’s goodness (v. 1), denied God’s warning (v. 4), and then substituted a lie for God’s truth (v. 5). “You will be like God” is his master lie (Isa. 14:12–14; Rom. 1:21–25), and people still believe it. Eve was deceived when she ate, but Adam was not; he sinned with his eyes wide open (1 Tim. 2:14). He would rather forfeit his dominion than be separated from his wife.

The voice of love(7–13).

Guilt produces fear, and fear makes us want to run and hide. Ordinarily, Adam and Eve would run to meet God, but they had become sinners (Rom. 3:10–12). Sinners cannot cover their sins by their own works, nor can they hide from God. The Father sought the lost sinners as Jesus did when He was on earth (Luke 19:10) and as the Holy Spirit does today through His people (Acts 8:29ff.). God wants to use us to call men and women to salvation (Acts 1:8).

The voice of judgment (14, 16–19).

God cursed the serpent and the ground but He did not curse Adam and Eve. The consequences of man’s fall are all around us and we suffer because of them. The ultimate judgment is death. Man can overcome a difficult environment to some extent, but he can do nothing about “the last enemy,” death (1 Cor. 15:26). His only victory over death is through faith in Jesus Christ (John 11:25–26; 1 Cor. 15:57–58).

The voice of grace (15, 20–24).

In verse 15, God declared war on Satan and gave the first promise of the Redeemer. Satan would bruise Christ’s heel, but Christ would bruise Satan’s head and defeat him (John 12:31; Col. 2:15). Adam believed the promise that his wife would bear children, and his faith saved him. He called her Eve, which means “life-giver.” In response to their faith, God shed innocent blood and clothed them. The only way sinners can be saved is by faith in the shedding of Christ’s blood (Heb. 9:22; see also Isa. 61:10; Eph. 2:8–9).
Jesus Christ is “the last Adam” (1 Cor. 15:45–49). The first Adam’s disobedience plunged us into sin, but the Last Adam’s obedience brought salvation (Rom. 5:12–21). The first Adam was a thief who was cast out of Paradise. The Last Adam told a thief he would enter paradise (Luke 23:43). In Adam we die; in Christ we have eternal life. [1]

 

Praying the Scripture

  1. There are always two voices in the world – the voice of God and voice of Satan. Let’s pray that we will be discerning. The voice of God is already recorded in the Bible, let’s pray that we read God’s word daily so that we will not be deceived.
  1. Let’s thank God because God is not only holy and righteous, he is also gracious and merciful. Although we sinned and deserved His punishment, yet He provided a solution for us to repent and be saved. This is the father’s love.

[1] Warren W. Wiersbe, With the Word Bible Commentary 

(Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1991), Ge 3:1.
 
 
 
 

经文：创3章

主题：诱惑

 

欺骗的声音（1-6）

到目前为止神的话是世界上唯一的话语，那就是创造和命令的话语。可是现在另一把“声音”出现了，这就是撒旦，那迷惑人的话语。他是欺哄人的蛇（林前11:1-3）、是骗子、是个杀人犯（约8:44）。他质疑神的话和神的美善（第1节），否定神的警告（第4节），并以谎言取代神的真理（第5节 ）。 “你便如神”是撒旦主要的谎言（赛14:12-14；罗1:21-25），而现今人们仍然相信这个谎言。夏娃受到欺骗而吃下果子，但亚当却不是的；他眼睁睁看着自己在犯罪（提前2:14）。他宁愿放弃他的统治，也不愿与妻子分离。

爱的声音

罪恶产生恐惧，恐惧使我们躲避。按道理，亚当和夏娃应该逃向神哪里，但他们自己却成为了罪人（罗3:10-12）。罪人无法掩盖自己的罪恶，也躲避不了神。天父寻找迷失的罪人，主耶稣也一样寻找迷失的罪人（路19:10），今圣灵通过他的子民也一样寻找迷失的罪人（徒8:29 ff）。神要我们使人人都得祂的救恩。（徒1:8）

审判的声音 (14, 16–19).

神诅咒蛇和地面，但他没有诅咒亚当和夏娃。人类堕落的后果都出现在我们的周围，我们因它们而受苦。最终的审判就是死亡。人在某程度上可以克服艰难的环境，但他却对 “最后的敌人”死亡无能为力（林前15:26）。战胜死亡的唯一途径是通过相信耶稣基督（约11:25-26，林前15:57-58）。
恩典的声音 (15, 20–24).

在第15节，神向撒旦宣战并第一次给予人类救世主的应许。撒旦会伤基督的脚跟，基督会伤撒旦的头，并击败他（约12:31；西2:15）。亚当相信夏娃将会多生育的应许，他的信心因此救了他。他为妻子改名为夏娃就是“众生之母”的意思。因他的信心，神流了无辜羔羊的血，给他们穿上皮衣。罪人唯一能得救的途径是通过相信基督的流血而得救。（希9:22; 赛61:10; 弗2:8-9）。

耶稣基督是“最后的亚当”（林前15:45-49）。因第一个亚当的悖逆，我们陷入罪中，但却因最后亚当的顺服而带来救恩（罗5:12-21）。第一个亚当是一个被赶出天堂的小偷。最后的亚当是告诉那小偷，他可以进入天堂的亚当（路23:43）。我们虽死在亚当里；但在基督里却有永恒的生命。

 

用经文祷告

  1. 这世界总是有两把声音- 神的声音和撒旦的声音。让我们祷告神使我们能辨认这两把声音。神的话语已被记录在“圣经”中，让我们祈求神给我们每天读神的话语，使我们不受欺骗。
  1. 让我们感谢神，因神不仅是圣洁和公义，他也是满有恩典和怜悯。虽然我们犯罪并且应得到神的惩罚，但他却给予我们一个解决方案，就是悔改而得救。这就是天父的爱。