5. Our Beliefs 我们的信仰

1) Q. Since you are genuine Christians who are open to your fellow believers, what should people know about your beliefs?
A. We want it to be known by all that the Christians in the local churches are absolute for the common faith and are the most orthodox of Christians.
问:既然你们是真基督徒,向着与你们同作信徒的敞开 ,关于你们的信仰,人们该知道些什么呢?
答:我们愿使公众知晓地方召会中的基督徒绝对持守“共同的信仰”,乃是最正统的基督徒。


2) Q. Most Christian groups have a denominational affiliation. Why not the local churches?
A. We are meeting together in various localities simply as blood-washed, born-again, Spirit-filled Christians without any denominational affiliation, because we seek to give testimony to the unity of the Body of Christ.
问:大多数的基督徒团体都有宗派背景,为什么地方召会没有呢?
答:我们在各地方聚集在一起,仅仅是一班蒙血洗净、得了重生,被圣灵充满的基督徒,我们并无任何宗派背景,我们只求为基督的身体作合一的见证。


3) Q. As members of the local church, what do you believe about the Bible?
A. We believe that the Holy Bible is the complete divine revelation verbally inspired by the Holy Spirit. We believe that God is the only one Triune God- the Father, the Son, and the Spirit- co-existing equally from eternity to eternity.
问:作为地方召会的成员,关于圣经,你们是怎么认为的呢?
答:我们相信全本圣经是神完整的启示,字字都是圣灵所默示的。我们相信神是独一的三一神,父、子、灵同等,共存,从亘古到永远。


4) Q. According to what you believe, why was the Jesus born?
A. We believe that the Son of God, even God Himself, became incarnated to be a man by the name of Jesus, born of the virgin Mary, that He might be our Redeemer and Savior.
问:根据你们所信的,耶稣为何降生?
答:我们相信神的儿子,就是神自己,成为肉身,成为人,名叫耶稣,由童女马利亚所生,来作我们的救赎主和救主。


5) Q. Okay, so you believe that Jesus is the Son of God, incarnated to be a man. How about His human living?
A. We believe that Jesus, a genuine man, lived on this earth for thirty-three and a half years to make God the Father known to men.
问:好,所以你相信耶稣是神的儿子,成为肉身,成为人。那祂的人性生活怎么样呢?
答:我们相信耶稣是真正的人,曾在地上生活三十三年半,使人认识父神。


6) Q. The Lord’s death on the cross for us was one of the greatest events. Do you believe in His redemptive death?
A. We believe that Jesus, the Christ anointed by God with His Holy Spirit, died on the cross for our sins and shed His blood for the accomplishment of our redemption.
问:主为我们死在十字架上是最大的事件之一。你们相信祂救赎的死吗?
答:我们相信耶稣是神用圣灵所膏的基督,为我们的罪死在十字架上,流血为我们成功救赎。


7) Q. The resurrection of Christ is one of the monumental events in Christianity. Do you believe in His resurrection?
A. We believe that Jesus Christ, after being buried for three days, resurrected from the dead physically and spiritually and that, in resurrection, He has become the life-giving Spirit to impart Himself into us as our life and our everything.
问:在基督教里,基督的复活是一件极大的事。你们相信祂的复活吗?
答:我们相信耶稣基督埋葬三日以后,就从死里复活(肉身上和灵性上);并在复活里成为赐生命的灵,将祂自己分赐到我们里面,作我们的生命和一切。


8) Q. Some people today do not believe in Christ’s resurrection and ascension. What do you have to say about this?
A. We believe that after His resurrection Christ ascended to the heavens and that God has made Him the Lord of all.
问:今天有些人不相信基督的复活和升天。关于这个,你们有什么要说的吗?
答:我们相信基督复活后升到天上,被神立为万有的主。


9) Q. The Holy Spirit is important in the Christian faith. What are some of your beliefs about the Holy Spirit?
A. We believe that after His ascension Christ poured down the Spirit of God to baptize His chosen members into one Body and that the Spirit of God, who is also the Spirit of Christ, is moving on this earth today to convict sinners, to regenerate God’s chosen people, to dwell in the members of Christ for their growth in life, and to build up the Body of Christ for His full expression.
问:在基督徒的信仰中,圣灵是很重要的。关于圣灵,你们相信什么?
答:我们相信基督升天以后,将神的灵浇灌下来,把祂所拣选的肢体浸入一个身体里;神的灵,也就是基督的灵,今天在地上运行,叫罪人知罪,重生神所拣选的人,住在基督的众肢体里,使他们在生命里长大,并建造基督的身体,让祂得着完满的彰显。


10) Q. Most Christians believe that the Lord is coming back soon. In your view, what will He do when He returns?
A. We believe that at the end of this age Christ will come back to take up His members, to judge the world, to take possession of the earth, and to establish His eternal kingdom.
问:大多数基督徒相信主快回来了。在你们看来,祂回来时会作什么呢?
答:我们相信在这世代的末了,基督要回来提接祂的众肢体,审判世界,得着全地,并建立祂永远的国度。


Reference: The Beliefs and Practices of the Local Churches: (New Believers Series, Church Life, VII-14 Our Belief)
参考书目:地方教会的信仰与实行:(有声云—初信,召会生活,VII-14我们的信仰)