4. The Economy of God 神的经纶

1) Q. What does the word economy mean?
A. The word economy means “household law,” “household management,” or “household administration.” Since it is a household administration, it implies an arrangement or a plan.
问:经纶这个字是什么意思?
答:经纶这个字的字义,就是家庭的法律,家庭的法规,也就是家庭管理,家政。既是家政,就有安排、计划的意思在内。


2) Q. Does God have a purpose in his arrangement or plan?
A. When there is an arrangement or a plan, there is a purpose. The arrangement of a household administration is mainly for distributing the riches of the family for the family’s use.
问:神在祂的安排或计划里有目的吗?
答:有了安排,有了计划,就有了目的。在家庭行政的安排里所作的,主要就是分配家中的财物,来为着家中的用途。


3) Q. Can you show me one verse that shows the economy of God?
A. Ephesians 1:10 says, “Unto the economy of the fullness of the times”; this means “unto the administration, the household administration of God, of the fullness of the ages.”
问:你能给我一处说到神的经纶的经节吗?
答:以弗所一章十节说,“为着时期满足时的经纶”;这意思是为着在那个时代满足时的行政,也就是神的家政。


4) Q. What is the purpose and intention of God in accomplishing His economy?
A. In His economy God intends, arranges, and plans to dispense Himself into His chosen, created, called, redeemed, and regenerated people.
问:神完成祂经纶的目的和心意是什么?
答:神在祂的经纶里,乃是打算、安排、计划,要把祂自己分赐到祂所创造、拣选、呼召、救赎、并重生的人里面。


5) Q. How does God plan to carry out His economy?
A. God firstly chose us before the foundation of the world and then created us in time. Afterward, He called us and then redeemed us. After He redeemed us, He dispensed Himself into us and regenerated us.
问:神计划如何来实行祂的经纶?
答:神首先在创世之前拣选我们,然后在时间里创造我们;之后又来呼召我们,接着救赎我们。救赎之后,神就把祂自己分赐到我们里面,重生了我们。


6) Q. I love God, and I want to know what His heart’s desire and purpose is.
A. God’s heart’s desire and purpose is nothing other than to dispense Himself into His chosen, created, called, redeemed, and regenerated people.
问:我爱神,并且我想知道祂心爱的美意和目的是什么。
答:神那个心爱的美意和目的,不是别的,就是要把祂自己分赐到祂所拣选、创造、呼召、救赎、重生的人里面。


7) Q. Since God has chosen, redeemed, and regenerated us, is there anything else that He plans to do?
A. God will also sanctify, renew, transform, and conform them. Eventually, He will glorify His people, bringing them into His glory.
问:既然神已经拣选、救赎、重生了我们,祂计划还要作些什么?
答:神还要在他们里面圣别、更新、变化、模成他们,末了就荣化他们,也就是使他们得荣耀。


8) Q. How is God going to give Himself to all those He has chosen, redeemed, and regenerated?
A. It is by the Divine Trinity that God is able to dispense Himself into all His chosen, created, called, redeemed, and regenerated people. The Divine Trinity is for the divine dispensing.
问:神要如何将祂自己给一切他所拣选、救赎、重生的人?
答:神圣的三一乃是神的一个凭借,使祂能将祂自己分赐到一切他所拣选、创造、呼召、救赎、重生的人里面。这神圣的三一,乃是为着神圣的分赐。


9) Q. When God wants to dispense Himself to us, in what way does He do this?
A. 2 Corinthians ends with, “The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.” This is God dispensing Himself into us through His Divine Trinity.
问:神想要将祂自己分赐给我们,祂是如何作的呢?
答:哥林多后书结束于“愿主耶稣基督的恩,神的爱,圣灵的交通,与你们众人同在。”这就是神借着祂那神圣的三一,将祂自己分赐到我们里面。


10) Q. In order to stay in the economy of God and experience Him more, what should I do?
A. We must contact Him daily, and exercise our spirit constantly to contact Him, and fellowship with Him as the Spirit. In this way, all the divine riches of the Divine Trinity will be continually transfused into us.
问:为着留在神的经纶里并更多经历祂,我该作些什么呢?
答:我们必须天天接触祂,时时用我们的灵,和祂这位灵接触、交通。这样,神圣三一的神圣丰富,就能不断的传输到我们里面。