因着撒但已经进到我们里面，并且因着主耶稣也已经进到我们里面，我们就可能在三个国度里。如果我们活在魂里，我们就必定在人的国度里。如果我们照着肉体活，我们就成为撒但国度的一分子。如果我们在灵里行事，并照着灵生活，我们就在神的国里。然而，任何人都很难在人的国度里。在我们魂里之人的国，已经变成非常脆弱；甚至只要一点点打击，就会破碎、屈服。因此，每当我们想要作得像人时，我们所能作到的，只是像魔鬼。每当我们想要作个好人，就发现自己是恶的。每当我们试着忍耐或温柔，并且不发脾气，却仍不可避免的发了脾气。为什么会这样？因为那恶者不容许我们作正确的人。撒但总是要征服我们，把我们置于他的控制之下。人的国很难独立；人的国充其量只是撒但国度里一个小小的殖民地。人的国总是在撒但国度的控制之下。实际来说，今天在地上实在只有两个国度：撒但的国，（包括被征服之人的国），以及神的国。
这两个国度的战场乃是我们的心思。在我们心思的战场上，撒但的国与神的国争战。神和撒但之间属灵的争战完全是在我们的心思里。虽然主耶稣现今在我们的灵里，祂却有一个大问题：祂不能轻易的透入我们的心思。我们的心思是坚固的营垒，主耶稣很难进到其中。林后十4-5启示，我们里面有坚固的营垒，就是那属于堕落心思的背叛思想。保罗说属灵的争战就是攻倒我们心思中的思想、理论。攻倒理论，意思是征服心思，接管心思。今天许多基督徒的心思都在撒但的控制之下。坚固的营垒，由观念、想法、意见、判断，甚至思想的方式所构成；这一切都是心思里的元素。人常说，“我不同意那事！”这意思就是他们坚持他们心思里的东西。
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A Strong Fortress of the Mind – 2 Cor. 10:4-5
Due to Satan entering into us and the Lord Jesus also entering into us, we may be in three kingdoms. If we live in the soul, we must be in the kingdom of man; If we live according to the flesh, we become part of Satan’s kingdom; If we walk in the spirit and live according to the spirit, we are in the kingdom of God. However, it is tough for anyone to be in the kingdom of man. Our soul has become fragile in man’s kingdom. Even with the slightest blow, our soul will be broken and succumbed. Therefore, whenever we try to act like humans, all we can do is be like the devil. Whenever we try to do good, we find that we become evil; whenever we make an effort to be patient or gentle and not lose our temper, we inevitably lose our temper. Why is this happening? Because the evil one does not allow us to act appropriately. Satan is trying his best to conquer us and bring us under his control. It is difficult for the kingdom of man to be independent. At best, it is merely a small colony in the kingdom of Satan. In other words, the kingdom of man is always under the control of the kingdom of Satan. Practically speaking, there are only two kingdoms on earth today: the kingdom of Satan (including the kingdom of conquered man) and the kingdom of God.
The battlefield between these two kingdoms is our mind, upon which the kingdom of Satan is at war with the kingdom of God. The spiritual battle between God and Satan is entirely in our mind. Although the Lord Jesus is now in our spirit, he has a big problem: he cannot easily penetrate into our mind. Our mind is a fortress which is difficult for the Lord Jesus to enter. 2 Corinthians 10:4-5 reveal such a fact, the stronghold is the rebellious thoughts attributed to the fallen mind. Paul said the spiritual warfare is to overthrow the thoughts and reasoning in our mind. To overthrow them means to conquer the mind and take it over. The mind of many Christians today is under the control of Satan. A stronghold is made up of concepts, ideas, opinions, judgments and even ways of thinking. All of these are elements of the mind. One often says, “I don’t agree with that!” This means they insist on what is in their mind.