面对自己的“弥天大谎”

“我们若说自己无罪，便是自欺，真理不在我们心里了。” - 约一 1:8

　　我在冷战时期长大。那时人们用“弥天大谎”（“Big Lie Technique”）来形容当时一些政权欺侮蒙骗、掩盖事实的行径。它也曾被用来解释希特勒如何说服耶些文明又有见识的德国人，在第三帝国（the Third Reich）的统领下，于二次世界大战前后进行前所未有惨绝人寰的恶行。传播“弥天大谎”，就是不停地大声宣讲一些明显的谎话，以致最终说服人们相信这话是真的。

　　可能我们也是一个犯“弥天大谎”的人，一直成功地隐藏自己犯罪的证据，并且蒙骗自己从来没有做过这种事；可能我们一直成功地把我的过犯归咎于别人，甚至把罪责推给受害者，然后说服自己，我们一直都是对的；可能我们有权力和影响力去推卸责任，并且知道没有人能追究……那么，我们怎么办呢？

　　今天的经文没有给我们答案，但却说出一个严肃的事实：除非我们承认自己犯了这撒“弥天大谎”的罪，否则在我里面没有真理。如此这般，一直都在黑暗中行走，把真光的神拒于我的生命之外了。

祷告

圣灵啊，求祢帮助我们面对自己的罪，包括那些被隐藏、漠视，或不曾被重视理会的罪，又求祢以恩典帮助我们战胜这些罪。奉耶稣的名祷告，阿们。

 

约翰一书 1:5-10

5神就是光，在他毫无黑暗。这是我们从主所听见、又报给你们的信息。
6我们若说是与神相交，却仍在黑暗里行，就是说谎话，不行真理了。
7我们若在光明中行，如同神在光明中，就彼此相交，他儿子耶稣的血也洗净我们一切的罪。
8我们若说自己无罪，便是自欺，真理不在我们心里了。
9我们若认自己的罪，神是信实的，是公义的，必要赦免我们的罪，洗净我们一切的不义。
10我们若说自己没有犯过罪，便是以神为说谎的，他的道也不在我们心里了。

In The Darkness, False Claims

"If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us." — 1 John 1:8

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When I was growing up during the Cold War era, the term "Big Lie Technique" was used to describe how communist dictators deceived their people about what was really happening in the world. Or it was used to explain how Adolf Hitler was able to convince the civilized, cultured citizens of Germany to do unheard-of, inhumane things under the Third Reich before and during World War II. The "Big Lie Technique" involves saying something that is blatantly untrue loud enough and long enough so that eventually people come to believe that it must be true.

But what if I am the Big Liar? What if I have been successful in covering up the evidence of my wrongdoing, and then convincing myself that it never happened? What if I have been successful in shifting the blame for what I've done, or even in blaming the victim of my sin—and then convincing myself that I was always in the right? What if I have the power and influence to deny responsibility, knowing that no one will call me to account?

Today's Scripture verses don't answer these questions, but they do state the frightening facts: until my Big Lie is acknowledged, there is no truth in me. I am walking in darkness, and I have shut God, the true light, out of my life.

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