神學、屬靈爭戰與順服　
作者：亞設·因崔特　
中譯/來源：復興以色列 2022年1月14日。蒙允刊載　



有時，當我用「神學」這個詞時，我會帶著貶抑的意味，意指那些無足輕重的、宗教的和哲學的，卻對信徒的信仰和生活不起作用的思維。在此文中，我是以最正面的觀點來談論「神學」的意義：以有系統並合邏輯的方式，根據神的話語及其相關主題而作的清楚教導。在新約聖經中，神學也就是有根有據的聖經教導。

這種神學，或說清楚的聖經教導，與屬靈爭戰有著重要的關連。人們所認為的屬靈爭戰，經常是聯繫到代禱時個人內心的掙扎，以及用信心宣告來攻擊靈界魔鬼勢力。這都是對的，但還得注意另一個元素 —— 公開教導神的話語。

哥林多後書10:4-5
「我們爭戰的兵器本不是屬血氣的，乃是在神面前有能力，可以攻破堅固的營壘，將各樣的計謀、各樣攔阻人認識神的那些自高之事一概攻破了，又將人所有的心意奪回，使他都順服基督。要將所有心意奪回，必須要有個人約束的要素來控制我們的心思意念。但在此，我們也要談談「攻破各樣計謀」。

在此更多指的是一種思維方式，一種「心態」，一種在世俗中普遍存在的錯誤信念體系。其中包括假宗教、人文主義、世俗社會、哲學和心理學以及政治意識形態等的思想體系，這類思想體系可以擄掠成千上萬的人。

這些堅固營壘和各樣計謀，也可以是教會中普遍接受的各種錯誤神學觀念和聖經解釋。如果大量虔誠的信徒在錯誤的神學體系內讀聖經並領受教導，他們就會被仇敵迷惑、削弱或被擄掠。

我們屬靈爭戰的一部分是以正確和公開的方式教導聖經，從而摧毀那些綑綁我們周圍人的思想體系。這個世界的思維方式與順服耶穌相對立，正確的教導是相信與順服的根基。

在此的關鍵詞之一是「順服」。聖經的教導並不是推測和理論性的，反而聖經要求凡聽見的人要立刻順服。正確教導的共同特點之一，是它使我們進入對信仰的順服；錯誤教導的一個共同點，是它使聽者遠離對信仰的順服。

欺騙的靈會鼓吹不以順服為導向的神學；而我們的屬靈爭戰，是將神學和聖經教導帶回到基督的順服，它在十字架上充分展現。

因此，正確的聖經教導可以糾正人們普遍接受的各種錯誤思想。而對教師來說，糾正各種虛假的聖經教導，是一種摧毀攔阻人認識神的各種妄言的屬靈爭戰（我想到但恩·賈斯特（Daniel Juster）、邁克爾·布朗（Michael Brown）、葉光明（Derek Prince）等人在神學上經歷的突破）。

關於個人的心思意念，我最後要説的是：當一個人與邪念爭戰時，這種意念通常與他的感覺有關。人如何將心意奪回？你如何戰勝他的感覺呢？答案仍然是「順服」這個詞。順服是不依賴感覺的，如果我以順服為導向，我就不會因我的感覺可能會逆行而被攪擾。換句話說，就是我把我的心思意念轉向順服 —— 我的想法不再是「需要感覺支撐」，而是不顧感覺，以「對順服的承諾」來支撐。當我的思想從感覺轉向順服時，我在屬靈爭戰中就得勝了。

Theology, Spiritual Warfare, and Obedience
Asher Intrater

Sometimes when I use the word "theology" I use it in a derogatory sense, meaning irrelevant, religious and philosophical mental exercises that do not have bearing on the life and faith of a believer. In this case I mean it in its most positive sense: clear teaching based on the word of God that deals with relevant issues in a systematic and logical way. In the New Covenant scriptures, theology is simply well-grounded biblical teaching.

This theology, or clear biblical teaching, has an important connection to spiritual warfare. People often associate spiritual warfare with a personal inner struggle during intercessory prayer, and with faith proclamations against demonic angelic powers. Those are both true, but there is another element that should be noticed here - public teaching of the word.

II Corinthians 10:4-5

"The weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, Casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Messiah."

In bringing every thought into captivity, there is certainly the element of personal discipline to control our thought life. But here we are also talking about "casting down arguments."

This is referring more to a way of thinking, a "mindset," a system of wrong beliefs widely held within a given society. There are the thought systems of false religions, of humanism, of secular society, of philosophies and psychologies and political ideologies. Those thought systems can hold thousands, if not millions of people captive.

Those strongholds and arguments can also be popularly accepted mistakes in theology and Bible interpretation within the church. If large numbers of sincere believers are reading and being taught the Bible within a wrong theological framework, they can be deceived, weakened or brought into captivity by the enemy.

Part of our spiritual warfare is to teach the Bible correctly and publicly in such a way that it tears down those thought systems holding the people around us in bondage. The ways of thinking of this world stand in opposition to the obedience to Yeshua. Correct teaching establishes the foundation of faith and obedience.

One of the key words here is "obedience." The teachings of the Bible are not speculative and theoretical. Rather they place an immediate demand upon the hearer to come into obedience. One of the common denominators of correct teaching is that it brings us into the obedience of faith. A common denominator of false teaching is that it moves the hearer away from the obedience of faith.

Deceptive spirits will encourage theology that is non obedience oriented. Our spiritual warfare is to bring the theology and biblical teachings back toward the obedience of the Messiah that we see demonstrated on the cross.

Correct biblical teaching is therefore "corrective" of popularly accepted wrong thinking. Bible teaching that corrects deceptions is a kind of spiritual warfare on the part of the teacher, tearing down the vain arguments that stand against the knowledge of God. (I think of theological breakthroughs that have been given by such men as Daniel Juster, Michael Brown, Derek Prince, etc.)

One last word on personal thought life: When one is struggling with ungodly thoughts, those thoughts are usually connected to his feelings. How can one just capture his thoughts? How can you overcome his feelings? The answer again comes in the word "obedience." Obedience is something that is not dependent on feelings. If I am centered on obedience, I am not bothered by the fact that my feelings might be going in the opposite direction. In other words, I turn my thoughts toward obedience. I turn my thoughts from thinking that needs to be reinforced by my feelings to thoughts that are reinforced by the commitment to obey regardless of the feelings. I win in spiritual warfare as my thoughts are turned from feelings toward obedience.