Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him. When tempted, no one should say, "God is tempting me." 

For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he tempt anyone; but each one is tempted when, by his own evil desire, he is dragged away and enticed. Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death. Don't be deceived, my dear brothers. James 1:12-16

忍受试探的人是有福的，因为他经过试验以后，必得生命的冠冕，这是主应许给那些爱他之人的。人被试探，不可说：“我是被神试探。”

因为神不能被恶试探，他也不试探人。但各人被试探，乃是被自己的私欲牵引、诱惑的。私欲既怀了胎，就生出罪来；罪既长成，就生出死来。我亲爱的弟兄们，不要看错了。 雅各书 1:12-16

Today, we will learn what can get us through every temptation and trial we face. Those who embrace and apply what we learn will find that God's Word is powerful enough to release us from slavery to sexual sin. 

Jesus said, "If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free" (John 8:31-32). The inevitable result of embracing Truth is pure freedom!

今天，我们将要学习什么能使我们经过我们所面临的试探和考验。那些信奉并应用我们所学的人们，将会发现上帝之道足以将我们从性罪行的奴役中释放出来。

耶稣说，“你们若常常遵守我的道，就真是我的门徒。你们必晓得真理，真理必叫你们得以自由。”（约翰福音8:31-32）笃信真理的必然结果就是纯粹的自由！

In James 1:12 above, a promise is made to the person who stands the test and "perseveres under trial." The motive for standing and persevering is the love of God—and "the crown of life" is promised as well. 

Life will have its share of trials and temptations, but this passage reveals God's path of victory through them.

在上面的雅各书1:12中，对经过了试验并“忍受了试探”的人做出了应许。经过和忍受的动机是对神的爱 － 并且也被应许得“生命的冠冕”。生命中免不了试验和试探，但是这节经文揭示了经过这些以后，神所给我们的得胜之路。

When I am faced with a severe trial or an intense temptation, I have a choice: either persevere in faith and stand up under the trial, or fall down in sin and deception. 

The James passage above promises me the "crown of life" if I stand and persevere, and shows me that death will be the end result if I follow the path of temptation, desire, and sin. This is quite literally a life-or-death decision! The critical question is this: What is the motive for choosing to stand and persevere?

当我面临严峻的考验和强烈的试探时，我有一个选择：要么在信心中持守，经受得住试探，要么是在罪和自欺中跌倒。

雅各书的上述经文应许我，如果持守并坚忍就可得“生命的冠冕”，并向我表明，要是跟随试探、欲望和罪，那么死亡就是最终的结果。这是一个很明显的生死攸关的决定。关键的问题是，“选择持守并坚忍的动机是什么？”

Question 1

问题 1

Please write out James 1:12 here.

请在这里写出雅各书1:12.

Question 2

问题 2

What motive for persevering is listed here?

这里列出了坚忍的什么动机？

Some may answer "the crown of life" to the question of motive. However, when we look a little deeper, we see that the real motive for persevering through the trial and standing up under temptation is the love of God. God promises the crown of life "to those who love Him."

有些人对于动机的回答可能是“生命的冠冕”。然而，当我们更深地观察，我们看到经历试验并在试探之下站立得住的真正动机是对神的爱。神应许把生命的冠冕“给那些爱祂的人。”

Friend, any human attempt to bring freedom to those trapped in sin is doomed to fail because it lacks this motive. There is no true freedom in the heart that does not love God. 

But once this love for God is planted in the heart, it enables us to go through any trial and any temptation without falling. If we are falling to sin, we do not have proper love for God. 

Paul's prayer for the Thessalonians reinforces this: "May the Lord direct your hearts into God's love and Christ's perseverance" (2 Thessalonians 3:5).

朋友，任何人为地给在罪中绊跌的人们带来自由的努力注定是要失败的，因为缺少这个动机。在不爱神的心中没有真正的自由。

但是一旦对神的爱被植于心中，他将使我们经过任何试验和任何试探而不失脚。如果我们在罪中跌倒，我们对神就没有当有的爱。

保罗为贴撒罗尼迦人的祷告强调了这一点：“愿主引导你们的心，叫你们爱神，并学基督的忍耐。”(贴撒罗尼迦后书3:5)

This leads to an obvious question: "How, then, do I acquire love for God?" There's no simple answer, but here are a few thoughts and some practical suggestions taken from my own experience in growing in love for God:

这指向了一个明显的问题：“那么，我如何得到对神的爱？”没有简单的答案，但是从我在对神的爱中成长的经验中，有几点想法和切实可行的建议：

1.First, ask God to give you a heart that loves Him. "You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it" (John 14:14). "You do not have, because you do not ask God"(James 4:2b). 

If this concept is new to you, you may want to pause here and acknowledge to the Lord that your love for Him needs to be increased, and ask Him to do it.

首先，求神给你一颗爱祂的心。“你们若奉我的名求什么，我必成就。”（约翰福音14:14）“你们得不着，是因为你们不求”（雅各书4:2b）。

如果这对你来说是个新的观念，你需要在这里暂停一下，向主承认你对祂的爱需要增长，并请求祂这样做。

2.Dwell on the cross of Jesus Christ. "This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us" (1 John 3:16a). 

In all of human history, there has never been an act of love displayed to the world that demonstrates the love of God better than the cross of Christ. 

Meditate on this cross, asking God to give you love for the One who died in our place. Think often of the wounds he suffered to pardon us from sin's penalty and free us from sin's power:

常常思想耶稣基督的十字架。“主为我们舍命，我们从此就知道何为爱”（约翰一书3:16a）。在人类的历史上，从未有过一种向世人显示的爱的行为，比基督的十字架更能彰显神的爱。

默想十字架，求神给你爱，去爱替我们死的那一位。常常思想祂经受的伤痛，使我们免受犯罪的刑罚，并把我们从罪的权势中释放出来。

But he was pierced for our transgressions,

he was crushed for our iniquities;

the punishment that brought us peace was upon him,

and by his wounds we are healed.

We all, like sheep, have gone astray,

each of us has turned to his own way;

and the LORD has laid on him

the iniquity of us all. — Isaiah 53:5-6

哪知他为我们的过犯受害，

为我们的罪孽压伤。

因他受的刑罚，我们得平安；

因他受的鞭伤，我们得医治。

我们都如羊走迷，

各人偏行己路。

耶和华使我们众人的罪孽都归在他身上。 以赛亚书53:5-6

Obey God's Word. "But if anyone obeys his word, God's love is truly made complete in him" (1 John 2:5). 

We require grace of God before we can obey the Word of God. Do you want your heart flooded with the love of God? Walk in obedience, and you will have it.

遵行上帝之道。“凡遵守主道的，爱神的心在他里面实在是完全的”（约翰一书2:5）。在我们在遵行上帝之道之前，需要神的恩典。你想要心灵涌流对神的爱吗？行走在顺服当中，你就会拥有它。

4."Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life" (Jude 21). 

Friend, God alone is able to keep us from falling (Jude 24), but we are exhorted to keep ourselves in the love of God. 

This mirrors John 15, where we are told to "abide in the Vine," and 1 John, where we are told to "remain in Him" (1 John 2:27). We must do all we can to remain in God's love.

“保守自己常在神的爱中，仰望我们主耶稣基督的怜悯，直到永生。”（犹大书21）。

朋友，唯有神能保守我们不失脚（犹大书24），但我们被劝诫要保守自己常在神的爱里。 

这与约翰福音第15章相呼应，我们被提醒“常在葡萄树上”，而且约翰一书告诉我们要“住在主里面”（约翰一书2:27）。我们必须尽我们所能住在神的爱里。

Question 3

问题3

Please write out the above four principles for walking in God's love, and indicate whether you are currently applying them.

请写出以上四条在神的爱中行走的原则，并指出你现在是否正在应用他们。

Next, let's look at James 1:12-16 again:

接下来，让我们再来看雅各书1:12-16：

Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him. When tempted, no one should say, "God is tempting me." For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he tempt anyone; 

but each one is tempted when, by his own evil desire, he is dragged away and enticed. Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death. Don't be deceived, my dear brothers. James 1:12-16

忍受试探的人是有福的，因为他经过试验以后，必得生命的冠冕，这是主应许给那些爱他之人的。人被试探，不可说：“我是被神试探。”因为神不能被恶试探，他也不试探人。

但各人被试探，乃是被自己的私欲牵引、诱惑的。私欲既怀了胎，就生出罪来；罪既长成，就生出死来。我亲爱的弟兄们，不要看错了。 雅各书 1:12-16

Verses 13-16 describe the nature of temptation with two analogies:

第13-16节用两种类比描述了试探的性质：

1.Fishing. "But each one is tempted when, by his own evil desire, he is dragged away and enticed." The phrase "dragged away and enticed" calls to mind bait—what a fisherman uses to lure the fish. When we are being enticed to sin, we focus on the bait, rather than the hook. 

In the Garden of Eden, Eve saw that the fruit was "pleasing to the eye," but she did not focus on the death that would result from her eating it. For years, I was enamored with the "perfect" images of pornography, never looking at the death of my marriage that would follow.

1.引诱。“但各人被试探，乃是被自己的私欲牵引、诱惑的。”“牵引和诱惑”的措辞使人想起了诱饵 － 被渔夫用来钓鱼的饵。当我们被罪引诱时，我们专注在饵而不是钩上。

在伊甸园里，夏娃看到那果子“悦人眼目”，但是她没有看到吃了它将导致的死亡。多年以来，我迷恋那些“完美”的色情影像，从未看到随之而来的婚姻的死亡。

Question 4

问题4

What is the bait to which you have been attracted in the past?

过去吸引你的诱饵是什么？

Question 5

问题5

In what ways has the bait hooked you?

这诱饵是怎样钓上你的？

Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death. James 1:15

私欲既怀了胎，就生出罪来；罪既长成，就生出死来。雅各书1:15

2.Delivery. "Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death." when we are enticed to sin, all we see is the conception, rather than the birth. Temptation not only obscures the "hook" but also the "birth of death." 

Scripture teaches us to have a different perspective—to view the ultimate consequences of our actions, from the initial bait to the death that eventually results. The wages of sin is death — Romans 6:23.

2 分娩。“私欲既怀了胎，就生出罪来；罪既长成，就生出死来。”当我们被罪引诱的时候，我们所见的尽是所怀的胎，而不是出生。试探不仅使人看不清“钩子”，而且也遮掩着“生出的死”。

圣经教导我们要有不同的视角 － 看到我们行为的终极后果，从最初的诱饵看到最终导致的死亡。罪的工价乃是死 － 罗马书6:23.

Question 6

问题6

How has giving in to evil desires given birth to death in your life? Some may describe how evil desires have taken them to such lengths that they have acquired a sexually transmitted disease or even AIDS, and now they are awaiting their own physical death. 

For others, it might be the death of a marriage. Have you experienced a death from sin yet? If not, do you see how you were headed in that direction?

在你的生命中，向邪情私欲妥协是如何生出死来的？有的人可能会描述邪情私欲如何肆虐到使他们患上了性病甚至是艾滋病，他们现在等待着身体的死亡。

对于其他人可能是婚姻的死亡。你是否经历了罪带来的死亡？如果没有，你看到你是如何正朝向那条路在行走吗？

Friend, these verses end with a surprising remedy for the problem of temptation and sin: "Don't be deceived, my dear brothers" (James 1:16). 

Sin is deception, by its very nature. In displaying the bait, the fisherman is not offering the fish something which is good for it. Instead, the fisherman intends to kill the fish. Evil desire and lust do not ultimately relieve tension, provide excitement, or spice up our lives; they bring death. 

Do not be deceived! How do we overcome pornography and sexual sin? We see it for what it is. Pornography is the bait that is used to hook us and kill us, and the "excitement" of lust will bring about our death. 

朋友，对于试探和罪的问题，这些经文以一个惊人的补救来结束：“我亲爱的弟兄们，不要看错了。”（雅各书1:16）。

罪，按其本性，就是一种欺骗。当摆出诱饵时，渔夫并不是为鱼提供了有益的东西，相反，他决意要捕杀那鱼。邪情私欲最终不会纾解张力，带来兴奋或是增加我们的生活情趣；他们带来死亡。

不要看错了！我们怎样才能胜过色情和性罪行呢？我们要看穿它的本质。色情是用来钩住并杀害我们的诱饵，并且欲望的“兴奋”将带给我们死亡。 

Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death. Don't be deceived, my dear brothers. James 1.15-16 

私欲既怀了胎，就生出罪来；罪既长成，就生出死来。我亲爱的弟兄们，不要看错了。  雅各书1:15-16 

To summarize today's teaching: it is the love of God that enables us to endure trials and to stand up under temptation. 

It is the love of God that releases us from deception and frees us from sin's power. And it is the love of God that will bring us into glory as Christ’s spotless bride. 

总结一下今天的教导：是神的爱使我们能够忍受试验并在试探之下站立得稳。是神的爱把我们从欺骗中带出来，并把我们从罪的权势下释放出来。是神的爱把我们带入如基督无暇的新妇般的荣耀之中。 

Question 7

问题 7

What are your final thoughts on today's teaching? Did you learn anything new, or will you do anything different? How will you apply these Scriptures to the ongoing battle against sexual impurity? 

你对今天的教导最后又什么感想？你学到了什么新东西或是要做些什么新的事情吗？你将如何把这些经文应用到与淫秽的持续争战中去？ 

Thoughts to consider:

每日思想：

Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them. For it is shameful even to mention what the disobedient do in secret. But everything exposed by the light becomes visible, for it is light that makes everything visible. This is why it is said:
"Wake up, O sleeper,
rise from the dead,
and Christ will shine on you." Eph. 5:11-14 

那暗昧无益的事，不要与人同行，倒要责备行这事的人。因为他们暗中所行的，就是提起来也是可耻的。凡事受了责备，就被光显明出来。因为一切能显明的就是光。所以主说：“你这睡着的人当醒过来，从死里复活，基督就要光照你了。” 以弗所书5:11-14

22 Because of the LORD's great love we are not consumed,
for his compassions never fail.
23 They are new every morning;
great is your faithfulness. Lam. 3:22-23 

22我们不至消灭，是出于耶和华诸般的慈爱，是因他的怜悯不至断绝。23每早晨这都是新的，你的诚实极其广大！ 耶利米哀歌3:22-23  

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请点击这里收听来自Mike Cleveland的短讯。 

朋友，你已经完成了洁净之道五周的课程。如果你今天听到我的声音，神也让你有了一颗渴慕寻求释放的心。你持续的学习证明了你的坚持。

今天，请让我来鼓励你，一颗爱神的心将保守你满怀热情地追求圣洁。如果我们的心对神是冷漠的，无疑将会转向罪。

所以，寻求神给我们一颗爱祂的心是很重要的。请你向他祷告，来思想自己心灵的状况，看看爱神的心是否在激励着你。

色情使人的心肠刚硬，自欺欺人，就像精神的冷冻剂，冷漠了我们对神的爱，然而如果我们寻求祂，神就点拨炉火，使我们的爱火重新燃烧。我祈祷你现在就向神寻求，给你一颗爱祂的心。继续努力，过几天再会。主爱同在。

To clarify what the first accountability question means, we have included the following explanation. 

为了厘清第一个责任问题的涵义，我们给出以下的解释。 

What does "feasting" mean?

"Feasting" is more than just reading the Bible; it is a term to express the nourishing of our souls in Jesus Christ. 

It means that we are sitting at the feet of Jesus, hearing His Word and believing it, for the purpose of implementing the truths into our lives. It means we are receiving spiritual nourishment and we are delighting our souls in His grace and truth. 

This may be done in reading our Bibles, hearing God's Word preached, interacting with others in the Scriptures, and studying through this course, etc. This definition is at least a start; further explanation is included in the lessons. 

什么是“享用筵宴”？

这里的“享用筵宴”不仅仅是读圣经。                                                  

这是一个表示我们的灵魂在耶稣基督里得到喂养的词。这表示我们坐在耶稣的脚前，听祂的道，笃信之，目的是要把真理行在我们的生活中；这表示我们得到灵里的滋养，在主的恩典和真理中心灵得喜乐。

这可以是读经、听讲道、与他人就经文互动，以及通过这个课程来学习等等。这里只给出一个初步的定义，将来的课程里会有进一步的解释。 

Have you been feasting on God's word?

你享用神的话了吗？ 

Yes是   No 否

If so, when was the last time you feasted? And how? In other words, how did you enjoy God? Reading? Prayer? Worship? Fellowship? Witnessing? 

如果是，你最近一次是什么时候？怎样做的？换句话说，你是怎样靠神喜乐的？是读经、祷告、崇拜、团契，还是做见证？ 

These next, tough, accountability questions apply to the entire period since you did your last lesson. 

接下来那些棘手的责任问题，会在整个课程中出现，要根据你上节课以来的情况来回答。 

Were you free from pornography since you did the last lesson?

上节课以来，你离开色情了吗？ 

Yes是  No否

Were you free from self-gratification since you did the last lesson?

上节课以来，你戒除自我放纵了吗？ 

Yes是  No 否

Were you free from sexual immorality since you did the last lesson?

上节课以来，你远离了淫乱了吗？ 

Yes是  No否

If you answered "no" to any of the above questions, tell us what led to your fall. If you answered "yes" to the above questions, you may use this area for questions or additional comments. 

如果任何一个问题的答案是“否”，请告诉我们是什么导致你的跌倒。如果对以上问题你回答了“是”，你可以在此提出你的问题或其他的评论。