圣经启示，宇宙中有神、人和撒但这三方面。按照创世记二章来看，人被摆在两棵树前。生命树表征神，知识树是指那恶者撒但。圣经的启示宣告神的目的是要进到人里面，并与人成为一。然而，在神进到人里面之前，撒但就先进到人里面。撒但照他自己邪恶的路，而不照神的路，抢先一步进到人里面。在此神的主宰权柄就展现出来，因为神容让撒但自由到一个地步，去作他在人身上所作的。然而神不容许他为所欲为。约伯记显示了这原则：神允许撒但在约伯身上作一些事，但神也限制撒但（伯一12，二6）。
虽然神允许撒但破坏人，却绝不容许他进到人的灵里，因为人的灵是耶和华的灯（箴二十27）。神以非常特别的方式创造人。有些人以为人是一种动物，但神没有将人看作是动物。鸟类、鱼类或兽类，没有一样有灵。它们是动物，因为它们没有灵。我们是人类，因为我们有灵。神是灵，而我们有灵。那些敬拜神的，必须在灵里敬拜祂（约四24）。动物绝不会敬拜神。你曾否听过猴子盖庙拜神？你曾否看过狗或猫拜神？然而，如果你研读古今的世界历史，就会明白人总是在敬拜神。也许人不是一直都正确的敬拜，但人总是敬拜，因为在他里面有敬拜的器官，就是他的灵。动物有一些和人相同的东西，但人有一样东西是动物所没有的─人有人的灵。因此我们不是动物，我们是人。动物和人类的差别乃是这一件事─只有人有人的灵。
历世历代以来，撒但以他的诡诈遮蔽人的灵这件事。很少基督徒说到人的灵。有些人甚至说，人的灵和人的魂是一样的。虽然狗和猫有魂，它们却没有灵。我们人的灵是敬拜神的特别器官。所以人的灵是耶和华的灯，也是神的圣所。根据来四12-16，我们的灵乃是圣中之圣，就是至圣所。首先，我们的灵是耶和华的灯；至终，我们的灵成为至圣所。
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The Human Spirit – Joined to God – Prov. 20:27
The Bible reveals that there are three aspects in the universe: God, man and Satan. According to Genesis chapter 2, man was placed in front of two trees. The tree of life represents God, and the tree of knowledge represents the evil one, Satan. The revelation of the Bible declares that God’s purpose is to enter into man and become one with him. However, before God entered into man, Satan entered into man first. Satan took the first step to get into man based on his own evil way rather than God’s way. Yet God allowed Satan to be free to do what he did to man, thus God’s sovereignty and authority were demonstrated. However, God didn’t allow him to do as he pleased. This principle is illustrated in the book of Job: God allowed Satan to do certain things on Job, but at the same time he also restricted Satan’s doings (Job 1:12; 2:6).
Although God allows Satan to destroy man, he never allows him to enter into the human spirit, because the human spirit is the lamp of the Lord (Pro. 20:27). God created man in a very special way. Some may think man is an animal, but God does not regard man as an animal. None of birds, fish or beasts have spirits, i.e., animals have no spirits at all. We are men because we have spirits. God is spirit and we also have spirits: those who worship God must worship in spirit (John 4:24). Animals never worship God. Have you ever heard of monkeys building temples to worship God? Have you ever watched a dog or a cat worshiping God? If you study world history, both ancient and modern, you would know that human beings worship God all the time. Perhaps they may not have an appropriate worship each time, but man consistently worships God due to his internal worship organ, which is human’s spirit. Both animals and human beings may have something in common, yet men have one thing that animals are lacking – we have spirits. Thus, we are not animals, we are human beings. This is a big difference between animals and human beings.
Throughout the ages, Satan has used his deceit to cover up the matter of the human spirit. Thus, very few Christians speak of the human spirit, some even say that man’s spirit and soul are the same. Dogs and cats have souls without spirits. Our human spirit is a special organ for worshiping God. The human spirit is the lamp of the Lord and the sanctuary of God. According to Hebrews 4:12-16, our spirit is the Holy of Holies. First of all, our spirit is the lamp of the Lord and eventually our spirit becomes the Holy of Holies.