在创世记三章进到人里面的种子，保罗在罗马七章称之为罪。在罗马七章十九至二十节保罗说，“因为我所愿意的善，我反不作;我所不愿意的恶，我倒去作。若我去作所不愿意的，就不是我行出来的，乃是住在我里面的罪行出来的。”虽然大多数基督徒都知道加拉太二章二十节所说，“不再是我，乃是基督在我里面活着;”但很少人注意罗马七章二十节所说，“不是我行出来的，乃是住在我里面的罪行出来的。”
加拉太二章二十节给我们看见，那住在我们里面的基督是一个人位。基督，神的具体化身，乃是一个人位住在我们里面。同样的原则，我们能说，那住在我们里面的罪也必是一个活的人位。我一点不怀疑，罪是撒但的化身。基督是神的化身住在我们的灵里，罪是撒但的化身住在我们的肉体里。
这邪恶的种子首先是用宗教的方式，敬拜神的方式表现出来。你能想像，撒但的种子住在堕落的人里，会叫他敬拜神么？然而，这种子在该隐里面，的确叫他敬拜神，但不是照着神的路，或照着神的启示，乃是照着他的观念，就是堕落之人的观念。甚么是堕落之人的观念？那就是撒但在人里面的表现。
在创世记四章我们看见，那在创世记三章注入到人里面的邪恶种子，首先显在一件看来很好的事上，就是敬拜神的事上。然而，本章显示这种子更进一步的发展：首先发展为嫉妒，然后发展为忿怒、仇恨、凶杀和谎言。该隐不仅杀了他的兄弟，更当面向神说谎。试想这样一个人竟敢向神说谎！该隐杀了亚伯之后，神仍恩慈、怜悯的临到他。可以说，神没有来审判该隐，或者在他身上执行死刑。神向该隐询问，他的兄弟在那里。这问题指明悔改的门仍是开着的。如果我是该隐，我会说，“主，赦免我，因我杀了我的兄弟。我作了这样有罪的事。”在福音的光照下，我会认罪并求赦免。可是你听听该隐的回答：“我不知道，我岂是看守我兄弟的么？”（创四9）。这回答是个大谎言，是人类历史中的第一个谎言。
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Man’s Second Fall (1) – Gen. 4:6-7
In Genesis chapter 3, a seed entered into man, which Paul in Romans 7 calls sin. In Romans 7:19–20 Paul says, “For the good that I want, I do not do; but I practice the very evil that I do not want. But if I am doing the very thing I do not want, I am no longer the one doing it, but sin which dwells in me.” Although most Christians know Galatians 2:20, which says, “It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me;” very few notice Romans 7:20, which says, “It is no longer I who do it, but sin that dwells in me.”
Galatians 2:20 shows us that the Christ who dwells in us is a living person. Christ, the embodiment of God, is a person living in us. By the same principle, we can also say that the sin dwelling in us must likewise be a living person. I have no doubt that sin is the embodiment of Satan. Christ, the embodiment of God, lives in our spirit; sin, the embodiment of Satan, dwells in our flesh.
This evil seed was first expressed in a religious way — in the way of worshiping God. Can you imagine that the seed of Satan, dwelling in fallen man, would cause him to worship God? Yet, in Cain, this seed indeed caused him to worship God — but not according to God’s way or God’s revelation. Rather, it was according to his own concept — the concept of fallen man. And what is the concept of fallen man? It is the expression of Satan within man.
In Genesis 4 we see that the evil seed injected into man in Genesis 3 first manifested itself in something that appeared to be good — in the matter of worshiping God. However, this chapter shows the further development of that seed: first into jealousy, then into anger, hatred, murder and lying. Cain not only killed his brother, but also lied directly to God’s face. Imagine such a person daring to lie to God! After Cain killed Abel, God still came to him in kindness and mercy. We could even say that God did not come to judge Cain or to execute the death penalty on him. Instead, God asked Cain where his brother was. This question indicated that the door of repentance was still open. If I were Cain, I would have said, “Lord, forgive me, for I have killed my brother. I have committed such a sinful act.” Under the shining of the gospel, I would confess and ask for forgiveness. But listen to Cain’s answer: “I do not know. Am I my brother’s keeper?” (Gen. 4:9). This answer was a blatant lie — the first lie in human history.