人被造的目的之二：施行神的管治（接上篇）
我们要在生活里彰显神，并对付撒但。当我们看到撒但在家人身上彰显时，一句话也不要说，只要走到卧房跪下来，祷告说，“主，捆绑撒但！”如果我们发现自己也在彰显撒但，就必须跑开去祷告：“哦，主，赦免我！捆绑那恶者。”实在说来，不是我们的家人发脾气，也不是他们所说的话激动我们发脾气，这一切乃是仇敌撒但。因此，不要对付家人或同学，这不是他们的错。我们必须对付在他们背后的撒但。吵嘴永远不能对付撒但。我们越争辩，撒但越得着地位。对付撒但唯一的路是跪下来祷告，呼喊主耶稣的名，求祂捆绑那蛇。许多人都能作见证，当他们在主的面光中一段时间，从房间出来的时候，他们的脸是发光的，我们就知道他们曾亲近过主。这种照耀征服一切背叛的造物，征服一切的环境。这就是国度，这就是管治。
人是神创造的中心
当神将人造好之后，神看祂所造的一切都甚好。在第六天以前，神没有说“甚好”，祂只说“好”。为什么神在第六天说“甚好”呢？因为亚当有了神的形像，并有神赐的管治权。因此，神能说“甚好”。这给我们看见，人在神所有的造物中，是最独特的。在创世记一章中，神造所有其他的造物，都是“各从其类”。但是当神造人时，祂没有说人是“各从其类”，祂乃是说，“我们要照着我们的形像，按着我们的样式造人。”这指明人被造不是从其他各类，而是从神类。地上有成千上万的造物，但只有人是从神类，和神有一样的形像。因为人是从神类造的，所以人能明白神的心意，喜爱神所喜爱的，并拣选神所要的。人不仅在外面的样式上像神，更在里面的思想、爱好上像神。因此人能够在地上彰显神，并有神赐的管治权，代表神管理全地。这是神赐给人何等的福分！
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Man Is the Center of God’s Creation – Gen. 1:31
The Second Purpose of Man’s Creation: To Exercise God’s Dominion (con’t)
We are to express God in our daily living and to deal with Satan. When we see Satan being expressed in our family members, we should not say a word. Instead, we should go into our bedroom, kneel down and pray, “Lord, bind Satan!” If we find that we ourselves are expressing Satan, we must also run away to pray: “Oh Lord, forgive me! Bind the evil one.” In reality, it is not our family members who are losing their temper, nor is it their words that make us angry — it is all the work of the enemy, Satan. So do not deal with your family or classmates; it is not their fault. We must deal with Satan who is behind them. Arguing can never defeat Satan. The more we argue, the more ground Satan gains. The only way to deal with Satan is to kneel down and pray, to call on the name of the Lord Jesus, and to ask Him to bind that serpent. Many people can testify that after spending some time in the Lord’s presence, when they come out of their room, their faces are shining. We immediately know that they have been with the Lord. This kind of shining overcomes all rebellious creatures and conquers every environment. This is the kingdom. This is dominion.
Man Is the Center of God’s Creation
After God created man, He looked at everything He had made and saw that it was “very good.” Before the sixth day, God never said “very good” — He only said “good.” Why did God say “very good” on the sixth day? Because Adam now bore God’s image and had God-given dominion. Therefore, God could say, “very good.” This shows us that man is the most unique among all of God’s creations. In Genesis chapter 1, when God created all other living things, they were made “according to their kind.” But when God created man, He did not say man was made “according to his kind.” Instead, He said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness.” This indicates that man was not made according to any earthly kind, but according to God’s kind. Among the countless created things on the earth, only man was created according to God’s kind and shares God’s image. Because man was created in God’s kind, he can understand God’s heart, love what God loves, and choose what God desires. Man not only resembles God outwardly in form but also inwardly in thought and preference. Therefore, man is able to express God on the earth and, with the dominion granted by God, represent Him to rule over the earth. What a glorious blessing God has given to man!