The Devil’s Favorite Color – 魔鬼最喜欢的颜色

GENESIS 3
Now the serpent was more subtle than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?

创世纪 第3章
蛇比耶和华神所造的任何野兽都要狡猾。它对妇人说：“神真的说，你们不可吃园中每棵树的果子吗？”

2 And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden:
妇人对蛇说：“园中树上的果子，我们可以吃。”

3 But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.
但园中那棵树的果子，神说：‘你们不可吃，也不可摸，免得你们死。’

4 And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:
蛇对妇人说：“你们一定不会死。”

5 For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.
因为神知道，你们吃那果子的日子，眼睛就明亮了，你们便如神一样，能知善恶。

THE DEVIL’S FAVORITE COLOR
魔鬼最喜欢的颜色

The devil has been attacking God’s people from day 1, because he can’t hurt God, so he goes after the ones who love God.
魔鬼从第一天起就攻击神的子民，因为他无法伤害神，所以他攻击那些爱神的人。

He started with Adam and Eve and he continues until he is finally defeated when is thrown into hell.
他从亚当和夏娃开始，一直持续到他最终被击败，被扔进地狱。

What is this tactic? Well it is to make everything that God says in black and white a murky kind of grey.
这策略是什么？就是将神所说的一切黑白分明的话变成一种模糊的灰色。

He loves to say HAS GOD SAID THAT?
他爱说：“神是这样说的吗？”

We can learn some truths:
我们可以学到一些真理：

Satan never tells the full story verse 1. He contradicted God, who never said that they couldn’t eat of any tree… just the ones he told them not to.
撒旦从不说完整的故事，第1节。他反驳神，神从未说他们不能吃任何树的果子……只是禁止吃祂指定的那棵树。

He pictures God as some cruel tyrant who withholds things from his children, when God is a loving and gracious Father who knows what is best for his children.
他将神描绘成一个残酷的暴君，扣留祂儿女的东西，而神是一位充满爱和恩典的父，知道什么对祂的儿女最好。

God’s word is black and white… it is Yes and No on most major issues. Let me give you an example.
神的话是黑白分明的……在大多数重大问题上是非“是”或“否”。让我给你举个例子。

Should a Christian date or marry an unbeliever?
基督徒应该与非信徒约会或结婚吗？

What does God’s word say, well all through the OT God warns his people about this and we see the consequences throughout the OT, it leads them into sin and rebellion. In 2 Corinthians 6, Paul reinforces this with these words.
神的话怎么说？在整个旧约中，神警告祂的子民关于此事，我们看到整个旧约中的后果，这导致他们陷入罪恶和叛逆。在哥林多后书第6章，保罗用这些话强化了这一点。

14 Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?
14 不要与非信徒同负一轭：因为义与不义有何相交？光明与黑暗有何相通？

15 And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel?
15 基督与彼列有何和谐？信徒与不信者有何共同之处？

16 And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
16 神的殿与偶像有何协议？因为你们是永生神的殿；正如神所说，我要住在他们里面，在他们中间行走；我要作他们的神，他们要作我的子民。

17 Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you.
17 因此，主说，你们要从他们中间出来，与他们分别，不要沾染不洁之物；我就接纳你们。

18 And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.
18 我要作你们的父，你们要作我的儿女，这是全能的主说的。

What happens to many young Christian men and women, they fall in love with an unbeliever, they know God’s word says no, but the devil comes and makes it a grey area.
许多年轻的基督徒男女发生了什么？他们爱上了非信徒，他们知道神的话说“不可”，但魔鬼来了，把这变成了一个灰色地带。

They end up marrying unbelievers and many strong Christians are now far from God because of this choice. God does overrule and saves some spouses, but he does not approve.
他们最终与非信徒结婚，许多原本坚强的基督徒因这个选择而远离神。神确实掌管并拯救了一些配偶，但祂并不赞同。

God set things before the children of Israel, so that they stay close to HIM. Did they obey HIM? The consequences were severe.
神为以色列人设立了事物，使他们亲近祂。他们顺服祂了吗？后果是严重的。

Likewise He has given us commands to live by, they are black and white. The devil is seeking to make these commands into grey areas.
同样，祂给了我们当遵守的命令，这些命令是黑白分明的。魔鬼试图将这些命令变成灰色地带。

The devil says to the Christian, if you disobey God, in this area, you will not surely die. But remember that Adam and Eve did die spiritually.
魔鬼对基督徒说，如果你在这方面违背神，你一定不会死。但要记住，亚当和夏娃在属灵上确实死了。

All through the Bible, people who dabbled with sin, like Saul, Ananias and Sapphira and Balaam, came to a very sticky end.
在整个圣经中，那些玩弄罪恶的人，如扫罗、亚拿尼亚和撒非喇、巴兰，都落得非常悲惨的下场。

When the Devil says to you.. Hath God said?.. you reply like Jesus did in Matthew Chapter 4. Use the Bible to refute his lies, use God’s promises to defeat him.
当魔鬼对你说：“神是这样说的吗？”你要像耶稣在马太福音第4章中所做的那样回答。用圣经驳斥他的谎言，用神的应许击败他。

The devil has weapons, but they are blunt. The devil fires bullets, but they are rubber ones.
魔鬼有武器，但它们是钝的。魔鬼发射子弹，但它们是橡皮子弹。

We diffuse his efforts by relying on God and his word. When he says Hath God said
我们依靠神和祂的话来化解他的努力。当他说“神是这样说的吗”

SAY YES! HE HAS AND HIS WORD IS TRUTH.
说“是的！祂说了，祂的话是真理。”

Do not be deceived.. God has said it in black and white in his word. Not in grey!!!
不要被欺骗……神在祂的话中黑白分明地说了……不是灰色的！！！

God Bless You,
愿神祝福你，