罪

罪
聖經閱讀：創世記3:1-13 現代中譯本|合和本
2015年8月31日(一)

罪的意思是違反上帝的規定。我們每天都可以看見罪在我們四周；我們在電影中看見罪，在電視節目中看見罪，在書和雜誌中也讀到罪。 　今天閱讀的經文跟我們談到世上的第一個罪。上帝創造了世界，祂也創造了最早的人類，上帝把這些人，也就是亞當和夏娃，放到一個特別的園子裡，並給他們一條規定：「惟有園當中那棵樹上的果子，上帝曾說：『你們不可吃，也不可摸，免得你們死』」（第3節）。 　有一天魔鬼來找夏娃並引誘她去吃那棵樹上的果子，魔鬼告訴她說，吃了那果子並不會死，所以夏娃就吃了一些，又給亞當吃了一些。他們違背了上帝，這就是第一個罪。 　從此以後，所有人都必須努力對抗罪，魔鬼企圖欺騙我們違背上帝，但我們應該要持守剛強、遠離魔鬼。今天就向上帝禱告，祈求祂幫助你抗拒魔鬼。 －MS 「所以，你們要順服上帝；要抗拒魔鬼，魔鬼就會逃避。」 雅各書4:7 禱告：天父，我願順服祢，求祢賜給我力量來抗拒魔鬼。奉耶穌的名，阿們！ (林威妮譯)

Sin
Bible Reading: Genesis 3:1-13
Monday, August 31, 2015

Sin means breaking God’s rules. We can see sin all around us every day. We see it in movies and TV that we watch and in books and magazines that we read. 　Our Bible Reading today tells us about the first sin on earth. God made the earth, and He also made the first people. God put these people, Adam and Eve, in a special garden. And God gave them one rule: “You must not eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the garden. You must not even touch that tree, or you will die” (verse 3b). 　One day the devil came to Eve and tempted her to eat the fruit from that tree. The devil said that she would not die if she ate the fruit. So Eve ate some and gave some to Adam. They disobeyed God. This was the first sin. 　Since that time, all people have struggled with sin. The devil tries to trick us into disobeying God. But we should stand strong and turn away from the devil. Pray to God and ask Him to help you stand against the devil today. —MS “So give yourselves to God. Stand against the devil, and he will run away from you.” James 4:7 PRAYER: Father, I want to obey You. Give me strength to stand against the devil. In Jesus’ name. Amen.