情欲之门

Jun 9, 2024

一天黄昏,大卫从床上起来在王宫顶上散步,看见……(撒母耳记下11:2,新钦定版此节的开头直译为:接着,事情就发生了……——译者注)

在大卫开始放松警惕后,就走进了“情欲之门”。《新钦定版圣经》说:“接着,事情就发生了……”(撒母耳记下11:2)多么耐人寻味的开头!大卫当时五十二岁,可能像很多中年人一样在想:“我还行吗?”不管他当时怎么想,总之就是没有警醒。魔鬼知道这一点。在这前二十年,大卫一直都过着得胜的生活,“接着,事情就发生了……”千万要留心,昨日的得胜并不能保证你今日的成功。大卫在那天晚上看见拔示芭,但使他翻船的却是他未看到的后果。他看不到他的罪令他失去四个儿子(婴儿、暗嫩、押沙龙和亚多尼雅),也看不到他的罪使他的王国分裂,同时导致他成了一个凶手。那就是罪带来的悲剧。如果你在看不该看的东西,就说明你看不见事情的全部真相。正是你看不到的那部分伤害你。事情发生后,大卫制定了三个计谋,试图掩盖他的罪行。第一个是将拔示芭的丈夫乌利亚从战场上召回,好让他与妻子同房,这样别人就以为孩子是他的,但此路不通;第二个计谋是使他酒醉回家,但也不奏效;第三个计谋没有那么柔和,是可怕的谋杀,但却不幸奏效了。你可能会说:“我绝不会那么做。”对自己在软弱的那一刻所做的事情,你会感到很惊讶!炽热性爱是专为婚姻而设的,一旦离开那里,就会引火烧身。重要的原则:“自以为站得稳的人要小心,免得跌倒。”(哥林多前书10:12)

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