Comparative Analysis: "Self as Satan's Concrete Expression VS Self as Soul-life's Concrete Expression"－極大的奧秘

Comparative Analysis: "Self as Satan's Concrete Expression VS Self as Soul-life's Concrete Expression"

Gen 3:4-5 "And the serpent said unto the woman, You shall not surely die: For God knows that in the day you eat thereof, your eyes shall be opened, and you shall be as gods, knowing good and evil"

Gen 3:6 "And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof"

Matt 16:23 "But he, turning to Peter, said, Get out of my way, Satan: you are a danger to me because your mind is not on the things of God, but on the things of men."

Gal 5:16-17 "Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh. For the flesh lusts against the Spirit"

1 Pet 5:8-9 "Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walks about, seeking whom he may devour"

James 4:7 "Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you"

Eph 4:23 "And be renewed in the spirit of your mind"

Comparison Aspects	Self as Satan's Concrete Expression	Related Verses	Self as Soul-life's Concrete Expression	Related Verses
Nature & Source	Self formed by Satan's mind injected into human soul, controlled by Satan	1. Gen 3:1 "Now the serpent was more subtle than any beast of the field" 2. John 8:44 "You are of your father the devil...When he speaks a lie, he speaks of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it"	Natural, unrenewed expression of the soul-life	1. Matt 16:22-23 "Peter took him, and began to rebuke him, saying, Be it far from thee, Lord" 2. James 3:15 "This wisdom descends not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish"
Formation Process	1. Injection of Satan's thoughts 2. Poisoning of emotions 3. Influence on the will	Eph 2:2 "Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now works in the children of disobedience"	1. Natural development of the soul 2. Operation of unrenewed life	1. Rom 7:18 "For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh) dwells no good thing" 2. Rom 7:23 "But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind"
Concrete Manifestations	1. Opposition to God's will 2. Destruction of the church 3. Enticement away from God	1. 2 Cor 11:3 "But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtlety, so your minds should be corrupted" 2. Rev 2:24 "The depths of Satan"	1. Acting according to self-will 2. Relying on self-wisdom	Prov 3:5-7 "Trust in the LORD with all your heart; and lean not unto your own understanding...be not wise in your own eyes"
Dealing Method	1. Deny the self 2. Bear the cross 3. Resist Satan	Matt 16:24 "If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me"	1. Renewal of the soul 2. Living in the spirit	Rom 12:2 "Be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind"
Path to Victory	1. Knowing the cross 2. Living in the Body 3. Submitting to the Lord's authority	1. Heb 2:14 "Through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil" 2. Rev 12:11 "And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death"	1. Renewal and transformation 2. Conformed to the Lord's image	1. 2 Cor 3:18 "But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory" 2. Phil 3:21 "Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body"

Key Scripture Themes:

1. Satan's Working Methods:
- * Gen 3:1-6 (Pattern of temptation)
- * 2 Cor 11:3 (Corruption of minds)
- * Eph 6:11 (Wiles of the devil)
2. Characteristics of Soul-life:
- * Matt 16:22-23 (Natural good intentions)
- * Rom 7:18-25 (Struggle between soul and flesh)
- * Gal 5:16-17 (Conflict with the spirit)
Path to Victory:
- * Matt 16:24 (Denying the self)
- * Rom 12:2 (Mind renewal)
- * Gal 2:20 (Crucified with Christ)
4. Ultimate Goal:
- * 2 Cor 3:18 (Transformed into the Lord's image)
- * Phil 3:21 (Conformed to His glorious body)
- * Rev 12:11 (Overcoming through the blood of the Lamb)

Practical Application Points:

1. Learn to discern the source of the self
2. Practice self-denial and cross-bearing
3. Allow the cross to work on the soul-life
4. Live in the Body-life
5. Maintain God's testimony

Additional Notes:

1. Both expressions of self are related to the soul but differ in source and nature
2. The methods and degrees of dealing with them are different
3. Spiritual discernment is needed to recognize these different expressions of self
4. The ultimate goal is to live out Christ and build up the church