As a child, I watched the cheerleaders at a football game. They enthusiastically shouted “V-I-C-T-O-R-Y! Victory, Victory is our cry!” They wanted our school team to WIN! Do you like to be a winner？God tells us in our Bible verse today how we can be a WINNER in the most important way.I John 5：4b says, “…this is the victory that overcomes the world, even our faith.” I John 5：4b.
小的時候, 我喜歡看為足球隊助威的啦啦隊員。他們熱情地喊著：“勝利, 勝利, 勝利是我們的!”他們希望他們自己的校對會贏。你喜歡做一個得勝者嗎？神在今天的 聖經經節裡告訴我們成為一個得勝者最重要的方法。約翰一書第5章4節說：“使我們勝了世界的, 就是我們的信心。”
To have victory means we win over something. Everyone likes to win, whether it’s in a race or game, an art contest or spelling bee. But there is a much more important victory, Bible says. That is to win over the world.
得勝就是我們在一件事上獲得成功。每個人都想贏, 不管是一場竟賽, 或遊戲, 繪畫比賽, 或拼寫比賽。但是, 聖經說, 有一個更重要的勝利, 那就是勝過這個世界。”
THE WORLD refers to those people and things that draw us away from God, like wrong things on TV：the advertisements that make drinking beer and wine seem like a really cool thing, the programs that have beautiful women dressing and acting so ungodly, and strong, handsome men doing such violent and sometimes filthy things. THE FLESH is our own desire to do wrong. 世界是那些要把我們從神的身邊拉走的人或事, 比如電視上不好的節目, 有的廣告標榜喝酒很酷, 又的女子穿著舉止不莊重, 有的節目充滿暴力。
And of course, old Satan, THE DEVIL, has been around a long time as God’s enemy and ours, always trying to get us to sin. He tells us things in our minds that tempt us to sin, like “Oh, come on, everybody’s doing it.” “You don’t have to tell your mom everything you do.” “Oh, just this once won’t hurt.” “If you’re going to have any friends, you need to have a little fun...”
肉體是我們因為自己的慾望而做錯事。那魔鬼就是指老撒旦。它是神和我們的敵人, 總是在找機會引誘我們犯罪。它在我們的思想裡引誘我們犯罪, 比如：“沒關係, 別人都是這麼做的, 我做也無妨。”“你不需要把任何事都告訴媽媽。”“我只幹一次, 就一次。”“如果你要想交朋友, 你就得做一點好玩刺激的事情。”……
With 3 strong enemies, it’s hard to have victory! In fact, it’s IMPOSSIBLE. Like getting past the high strong walls of Jericho! But like Joshua, you have an invisible army working with you!
有了這三個敵人, 很難得勝。實際上, 是不可能得勝。好像今天的 聖經故事裡那又高又厚的耶利哥城。但是, 象約書亞一樣, 也有一支看不見的軍隊在幫你。
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