七、依秩序生活者，按程度领受神性三全之功效
68# 人依神性秩序生活至何等程度，便依托神性全能获抵御邪恶与伪谬之同等力量；依托神性全知得关乎良善与真理之同等智慧；亦依托神性全在安居于上帝之中，达至相应境界。
人依神性秩序生活至何等程度，便依托神性全能拥有抵御邪恶与伪谬之同等力量，盖其缘由在于：唯独上帝方能抵挡一切邪恶，并由邪恶衍生而出的伪谬。凡诸邪恶，以及依附邪恶而生的伪谬，皆发源于地狱；此等事物在地狱之中凝结一体，一如一切良善，并由良善生发的真理，于天使天堂之中合而为一。
前文已然陈明，完整的天使天堂立于上帝面前，宛若一位全然完备之人；与之相对，全体地狱则形如一头狰狞巨兽。是以但凡对抗任一邪恶及其附属伪谬，便是与此巨兽般的地狱整体相争；此事唯独上帝能够成就，以其自有全然之全能。
由是观之，人若不就近全能之上帝，单凭一己之力抵挡邪恶与伪谬，其力量微弱至无以复加：可比小鱼抗衡汪洋、跳蚤对峙巨鲸、微尘抵御崩塌山岳；其力量悬殊，更甚于蝗虫对抗大象、飞蝇对峙骆驼。
人本自降生便植根于邪恶之中，邪恶无从反抗自身，是以人抵御邪恶与伪谬的本有力量，原本便更为微薄。
综上可明，人若不循神性秩序度日 —— 亦即不承认上帝、不承认祂的全能，不倚靠这份全能所赐予、用以抵御地狱的护佑；同时自身亦不与内里潜藏的邪恶相争，内外二者同属秩序所定之要求 —— 终将被抛掷入地狱、沉沦其间，在地狱之中接连受各样邪恶驱使，如同海面孤舟任由狂风暴雨肆意摆布。
68# （7）人从神性全能中拥有对抗邪恶和虚假的能力，从神性全知中拥有关于良善和真理的智慧，从神性全在中而在神里面，只要他照着神序生活。只要人照着神序生活，他就会从神性全能中拥有对抗邪恶和虚假的能力，因为除了神，没有人能抵抗邪恶及其虚假。事实上，一切邪恶及其虚假都来自地狱；它们在地狱里结合在一起，可以说形成一体，就像天堂里的一切良善及其真理合为一体一样。如前所述（TCR 65节），在神眼里，所有天堂就像一个人；而另一方面，所有地狱就像一个巨大的怪物；因此，反对一种邪恶及其虚假，就是反对这个巨大的怪物或整个地狱；除了神，没有人能做到这一点，因为神是全能的。由此清楚可知，除非人靠近全能的神，否则他凭自己对抗邪恶及其虚假的能力，并不比一条鱼对抗海洋，或一只跳蚤对抗一头鲸鱼，或一粒尘埃对抗一次山崩的能力大，就跟一只蝗虫对抗一头大象，或一只苍蝇对抗一头骆驼的能力差不多。此外，人对抗邪恶及其虚假的能力甚至更弱，因为他生在邪恶中；邪恶不会对抗它自己。由此可知，除非人照着秩序生活，也就是说，除非他承认神和祂的全能，以及由此产生的对抗地狱的保护，并且他这一方也与自己里面的邪恶争战（因为秩序要求这两者），否则他必沉入地狱，在那里被淹没，并被一个接一个的邪恶驱使，就像海上的小船被风暴驱使一样。
68. 7. The more we follow the divine design in the way we live, the more we receive power against evil and falsity from God's omnipotence, receive wisdom about goodness and truth from God's omniscience, and are in God because of God's omnipresence. The more we follow the divine design in the way we live, the more power we receive from God's omnipotence to fight against forms of evil and falsity, because no one can resist evils or the falsities that go with them except God alone. All forms of evil and falsity are from hell. There they stick together as one thing, exactly the same way all forms of goodness and truth do in heaven.
As we said above [65], to God the totality of heaven is like one human being. On the other hand, hell is like one giant monster. Going against one evil and its falsity is going against that whole giant monster of hell - no one can do it except God, because he is omnipotent.
Clearly then, unless we seek help from God Almighty we have no more power of our own against evil and falsity than a fish has against the ocean, or a gnat against a whale, or a piece of dust against a mountain that is falling on it. On our own, the power we have against evil is much smaller than the power a locust has against an elephant or a fly against a camel. Furthermore, our power against evil and falsity is even weaker because we are born into evil. Evil cannot act against itself.
Therefore we have to follow the divine design in the way we live. We have to acknowledge God, his omnipotence, and our resulting safety from hell, and do our part to fight against the evil that is with us; this acknowledgment and this fighting go together as part of the divine design. Otherwise we cannot help being plunged into hell and swallowed up; and once there, we cannot help being driven by evils, one after the other, like a little rowboat on the sea being pushed around by storms.
68. (vii) MAN HAS FROM DIVINE OMNIPOTENCE POWER AGAINST EVIL AND FALSITY, AND FROM DIVINE OMNISCIENCE WISDOM ABOUT GOOD AND TRUTH, AND FROM DIVINE OMNIPRESENCE IS IN GOD, TO THE EXTENT THAT HE LIVES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DIVINE ORDER.
The reason man has from Divine Omnipotence power against evils and falsities to the extent that he lives in accordance with the Divine order is that no one, except God alone, can resist evils and the falsities they produce. For all evils and their falsities come from hell, and there they hold together as a unit, exactly as all kinds of good and so truths do in heaven. As I said before, in the sight of God the whole of heaven is like one man, and in the opposite case hell is like one monstrous giant. Thus acting against one evil and its falsity is like taking on that monstrous giant or all hell. No one can do this except God, because He is omnipotent.
[2] It is plain from this that unless a person approaches almighty God, he can do no more against evil and so falsity than a fish against the ocean, a flea against a whale, or a speck of dust against an avalanche - much less than a locust against an elephant, or a fly against a camel. Moreover, a person has so much less power against evil and so falsity because he was born into evil, and evil cannot act against itself. The consequence of this is that unless a person lives in accordance with order, that is, unless he acknowledges God, His omnipotence and the protection this gives him against hell, and unless he on his part also fights with the evil in himself, for both of these are part of order, he must inevitably be plunged into and drowned in hell, and there buffeted by evils, one after the other, like a rowing-boat by squalls at sea.
68. (7) From the Divine Omnipotence man has power over evil and falsity, and from the Divine Omniscience has wisdom respecting what is good and true, and from the Divine Omnipresence is in God, just to the extent that he lives in accordance with Divine order. It is from the Divine omnipotence that man has power over evil and falsity just to the extent that he lives in accordance with Divine order, for the reason that no one but God can resist evils and their falsities. For all evils and their falsities are from hell; and in hell they cohere as a unit, the same as all goods and their truths do in heaven. For, as has been said above, before God all heaven is like a single man; and on the other hand, all hell is like a single gigantic monster; consequently, to act against a single evil and its falsity is to act against that gigantic monster or hell; and this no one is able to do except God, because He is omnipotent. From this it is clear that unless man approaches the omnipotent God he has from himself no more power against evil and its falsity than a fish has against the ocean, than a flea against a whale, or than a grain of dust against a falling mountain; and much less than a locust has against an elephant, or a fly against a camel. Moreover, man has all the less power against evil and its falsity because he is born into evil; and evil cannot act against itself. From all this it follows that unless man lives in accordance with order, that is, unless he acknowledges God and His omnipotence, and the resulting protection against hell, and also on his part fights with evil in himself (for order requires both of these), he cannot but be immersed and overwhelmed in hell, and there be driven about by evils, one after another, as a skiff at sea is driven by the storms.
68. (7) A MAN HAS POWER AGAINST EVIL AND FALSITY FROM THE DIVINE OMNIPOTENCE, AND WISDOM CONCERNING GOOD AND TRUTH FROM THE DIVINE OMNISCIENCE; AND HE IS IN GOD FROM THE DIVINE OMNIPRESENCE, SO FAR AS HE LIVES ACCORDING TO THE DIVINE ORDER.
Man has power against evils and falsities from the Divine omnipotence so far as he lives according to Divine order, because no one can resist evils and their falsities but God alone. For all evils and their falsities are from hell, where they combine, forming as it were a unity, as do all kinds of good and their truths in heaven. As was said above, all heaven appears as one man in the sight of God, while hell is like a giant monster; so that to oppose one evil and its falsity is to oppose that monstrous giant, or all hell, and this no one can do but God, because He is omnipotent. From this it is evident that unless a man approaches the omnipotent God, he has of himself no more power against evil and its falsity than a fish has against the ocean, or a flea against a whale, or a speck of dust against an avalanche; and much less than a locust has against an elephant, or a fly against a camel. Moreover, a man has still less power against evil and its falsity because he is born in evil, and evil cannot act against itself. It follows, therefore, that unless a man lives according to order, that is, unless he acknowledges God, His omnipotence, and its protection against hell; and further, unless he, on his part, also fights against evil in himself, for both are implied by order, he must sink down to hell, and be there overwhelmed, driven about by one evil after another as a boat is tossed on the sea by storms.
68. VII. QUOD HOMO TANTUM IN POTENTIA CONTRA MALUM ET FALSUM EX DIVINA OMNIPOTENTIA SIT, QUODQUE TANTUM IN SAPIENTIA DE BONO ET VERO EX DIVINA OMNISCIENTIA SIT, ET QUOD TANTUM IN DEO EX DIVINA OMNIPRAESENTIA SIT, QUANTUM SECUNDUM DIVINUM ORDINEM VIVIT. Quod homo tantum in potentia contra mala et falsa ex Divina Omnipotentia sit, quantum secundum Divinum Ordinem vivit, est causa, quia nemo potest resistere malis et inde falsis, quam Solus Deus; omnia enim mala et inde falsa sunt ex Inferno, et in Inferno cohaerent sicut unum, prorsus sicut omnia bona et inde vera in Coelo; nam ut supra dictum est, totum Coelum coram Deo est sicut unus Homo, ac vicissim Infernum sicut unus Gigas qui Monstrum, quare agere contra unum malum et inde falsum est contra monstrosum illum Gigantem seu Infernum, et hoc nemo potest nisi Deus quia est Omnipotens;
[2] ex his patet, quod homo nisi adeat Deum Omnipotentem, contra malum et inde falsum ex se non plus valeat, quam piscis contra Oceanum, quam pulex contra balaenam, et quam pulvis contra montem cadentem, et multo minus quam locusta contra elephantem, aut musca contra camelum: et insuper homo adhuc minus contra malum et inde falsum valet, quia natus est in malum, et malum contra seipsum non potest agere. Ex his sequitur, quod nisi homo secundum Ordinem vivit, hoc est, nisi agnoscit Deum, Ipsius Omnipotentiam, et ex hac tutelam contra Infernum, tum nisi homo a sua parte etiam pugnet cum malo apud se, nam hoc una cum illo est ordinis, non possit aliter quam immergi inferno et submergi, et ibi agi a malis, uno post alterum, sicut cymba in mari a procellis.