Lesson Three
Breaking the Chains
Victory over sin by choice. 凭选择胜过罪恶。
Faith saves you, but surrender shapes you. Jesus is both Saviour and Lord; lordship is a daily choice, and "whatever you do" is the test of it. 信心拯救你，交托塑造你。耶稣既是救主也是主；主权是每天的选择，「无论做什么」就是检验。
Memory verse: Whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus. (Colossians 3:17)
The bridge: Lesson 2 said hand Jesus the deciding say. Lesson 3 answers the youth's unspoken question: "But I keep failing in the same areas. How can I say 'no' when the pull is so strong?" Many young believers know Jesus is Lord yet feel powerless against a recurring sin. This session says the chains are already cut; freedom is real and chosen, not automatic.
Jesus did not just save us from hell; He saved us from being slaves.
耶稣不只救我们脱离地狱，祂救我们脱离奴役。我们常觉得罪的拉力太强无法抗拒，但圣经表明：胜利是真实的、可得的，是凭选择进入，而非自动发生。
Sketch this on the board before the passages. It is the frame for everything in this lesson:
- Past — saved from sin's penalty (Justification 称义)
- Present — being saved from sin's power (Sanctification 成圣)
- Future — will be saved from sin's presence (Glorification 得荣耀)
Lesson 3 lives in the present tense. You are no longer a slave to sin; you have the power to say "no."
Welcome & Check-in 欢迎与近况
An honest icebreaker lowers defenses before a vulnerable topic. Keep it light, then go deeper in the Scripture section.
- Have you ever tried to break a bad habit on your own (diet, exercise, waking up early)? How successful were you on willpower alone? 你可曾靠意志力戒掉一个坏习惯（节食、运动、早起）？单凭意志成功了多少？
- What does it feel like when you know something is wrong but the pull feels too strong? 当你明知不对，却觉得拉力太强时，那是怎样的感受？
Scripture Exploration 查考经文
Two passages, both from Romans 6. The first shows what happened at salvation; the second shows how to live in that freedom.
Read first — what happened 先读 — 所发生的事We know that our old self was crucified with him in order that the body of sin might be brought to nothing, so that we would no longer be enslaved to sin. For one who has died has been set free from sin.
- What happened to our "old self"? 我们的「旧人」遭遇了什么？
- What does it practically mean for you to be "set free" from sin today? 对你而言，今天「从罪中得释放」实际上意味着什么？
The key picture: a prisoner whose chains are already cut, yet who still walks as if shackled. The freedom is real and finished (v.6, "was crucified"); the habits of slavery linger. A youth is not fighting to become free. They are learning to live free. That shift in tense changes everything.
So you also must consider yourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus. Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, to make you obey its passions.
- Verse 11 says "count yourselves dead to sin." Is this a feeling or a choice? 第11节说「向罪当看自己是死的」。这是「感觉」还是「选择」？
- If sin is a tyrant trying to rule you, what weapon do you use to say "no"? 若罪像暴君想要辖制你，你用什么武器说「不」？
"Count" (λογίζεσθε, logizesthe) is an accounting term: reckon, calculate as fact. It is not pretending; it is agreeing with what God says is already true. The choice is to act on the finished fact. Every temptation is a question: "Who is your master today?" The believer's right answer: "Not sin. I belong to God."
Application 应用
Victory is not about resisting harder; it is about replacement. The antidote to darkness is not fighting the dark; it is turning on the light.
Walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.Galatians 5:16 — Memory Verse
Do it now. Is there a recurring sin or habit you feel powerless against? This is for your eyes only.
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Then turn it around. Paul does not say "fight your flesh harder." He says walk by the Spirit. Write down one positive, Spirit-led replacement for that area this week (a verse to run to, a person to call, a habit to build). 写下一个本周由圣灵引领的正面替代（一节经文、一位可联络的人、一个要建立的习惯）。
Replacement over resistance. A youth trying to "just stop" a sin by willpower will fail and feel condemned. Help them name the replacement: the moment of temptation has a God-honouring action attached to it. This sets up Lesson 5 (the Spirit-filled life) naturally.
Prayer & Commitment 祷告与立志
Pray specifically. Generic prayers produce generic victories. Name the area.
Father, thank You that my old self was crucified with Christ and I am no longer sin's slave. I confess the area I have felt powerless in: [name it]. I count myself dead to that sin and alive to You. By Your Spirit, I choose obedience here this week. Not sin. I belong to You. Amen.
父啊，感谢你，我的旧人已经与基督同钉十字架，我不再是罪的奴仆。我承认我感到无力的那一处（说出具体方面）。我向那罪看自己是死的，向神是活的。靠你的圣灵，本周我在此选择顺从。不是罪作主，我属于你。阿们。
- Carry your one replacement with you (in your phone, your Bible, your wallet). When the Stop Sign area fires, run to the replacement, not away from the sin. 随身带着那一个正面替代。当那「停车」之处被触动，奔向替代，而不是逃离罪恶。
- Find one trusted believer to tell about this area by midweek. Chains break faster in the light. 本周中段找一位可信任的肢体倾诉此事。锁链在光中更易断裂。
Takeaways 要点回顾
- Identity shift. At salvation the chains were cut. A person chained for years may still walk as if bound, but the freedom is real. 身份已变。得救时锁链已断。被锁多年的人或仍如被捆般行走，但自由是真实的。
- Count it true, then act. "Dead to sin" is not a feeling to summon but a fact to live by. 先算为真，再行出来。「向罪死」不是要召唤的感觉，而是要活出的事实。
- Every temptation is a mastery question. "Who is your master today?" Your answer: "Not sin. I belong to God." 每个试探都是「谁作主」的问题。你的回答：「不是罪，我属乎神。」
- Replacement over resistance. Victory is turning on the light, not fighting the dark. 替代胜于抵抗。得胜是开灯，不是与黑暗搏斗。