11罪包括争权。我们爱人,可能是为着自己—为着自己的名声、地位、利益和骄傲。这种爱就是与神争权。我们需要祷告:“主,拯救我,叫我不为自己的骄傲、名声、升迁、利益、好处作什么。”这就是蒙拯救脱离与神的争权。当我们为自己的名声和升迁爱人时,就不是为着神。这种爱乃是出于撒但;这是在肉体里,并且就是罪。凡在肉体里的就是罪,凡在我们肉体里的罪就是撒但,凡撒但在肉体里所作的,就是争权。……我们对儿女的爱也可能是在肉体里。新约嘱咐我们要在主里养育我们的儿女。但我们可能是为着自己和将来而养育儿女。这就是罪。
11Sin involves a power struggle. We may love others for ourselves—for our name, position, benefit, and pride. This kind of love is in the power struggle with God. We need to pray, “Lord, save me from doing anything for my pride, for my name, for my promotion, for my benefit, for my interests.” This is to be saved from the power struggle with God. When we love others for our name and promotion, we are not for God. This kind of love is of Satan; it is in the flesh, and it is sin. Whatever is in the flesh is sin, whatever is sin in our flesh is Satan, and whatever is done there by Satan is the power struggle. Our love for our children may be in the flesh. The New Testament charges us to raise up our children in the Lord. However, we may raise up our children for ourselves and our future. This is sin.