6. The Processed Triune God 经过过程的三一神

1) Q. I have been a Christian for a long time, but I have never heard of the processed Triune God?
A. Although such words as process and Trinity cannot be found in the Bible, the facts which these words describe are definitely revealed in the Bible.
问:我作基督徒很久了,但是我从来没有听说过经过过程的三一神?
答:在圣经里虽然找不到“经过过程”和“神圣三一”这些辞,但这些辞所描述的事实,乃明确的启示在圣经里。


2) Q. Even though such words are not found in the Bible, were they ever used in church history?
A. Theophilus of Antioch (A.D. 115-188), one of the early church fathers, was the first to use the word Trinity in his writings. The word Triune also began to be used at about the same time.
问:虽然这些词在圣经里找不到,它们在召会历史里曾被使用过吗?
答:早期教父之一,在安提阿的提欧非拉(Theophilus主后一一五至一八八年),是第一个在他的著作中用“神圣三一”(Trinity)这辞的人。“三一”(Triune)这辞也是大约同时开始使用。


3) Q. When you say Triune God, does this mean that the Father, the Son, and the Sprit are three separate persons or Gods?
A. The Father, the Son, and the Spirit are not three separate persons or three Gods; They are one God, one reality, one person. Hence, in Mathew 28:19 the Father, the Son, and the Spirit are denoted by one name.
问:当你说到三一神,这意思是父、子、灵是三个分开的身位或三位神吗?
答:父、子、灵不是分开的三个身位或三位神;祂们是一位神,一个实际,一个身位。因此,在马太二十八章十九节,父、子、灵是由一名所指。


4) Q. When I hear Father, Son, and Spirit I think of three different names. Is this right?
A. Father, Son, and Spirit are not three different names; they are the unique name of the divine Trinity. The divine titles in the Bible, such as “God the Father,” “the Lord Jesus,” and “the Lord Spirit” are compound titles.
问:当我听到父、子、灵,我想到的是三个不同的名,这对吗?
答:父、子、灵不是三个不同的名,乃是神圣三一独一的名。在圣经里,这些神圣的名称,就如“父神,”“主耶稣,”“主灵”都是复合的名称。


5) Q. In what way was God processed and consummated?
A. Before His incarnation, God was “raw,” having the divine nature but not the human nature. Through incarnation, human living, crucifixion, resurrection, and ascension, God was processed and consummated.
问:神是怎么经过过程并终极完成的?
答:在神成为肉体之前,神是“生的”,虽有神性却没有人性。经过了成为肉体、为人生活、钉十字架、复活、升天之后,神就经过了过程而终极完成了。


6) Q. I see what you mean by processed, but can you tell me the meaning of the word consummated?
A. The word consummation indicates that a work or a process has been completed, or finished. For example, before we cook a meal, the food is raw. After cooking, the food is consummated into a feast.
问:我明白了你所说经过过程的意思,但是你能告诉我终极完成这词的意思吗?
答:“终极完成”这辞指明一种工作或过程已经完成、结束了。例如,在我们烹饪之前,食物是生的。经过烹饪之后,这些食物就终极完成为筵席了。


7) Q. What steps did the Triune God take to be consummated?
A. Through the steps of incarnation, crucifixion, and resurrection, the Triune God has been consummated to be the compound, all-inclusive, indwelling Spirit. This Spirit is the processed and consummated Triune God.
问:三一神采取了什么步骤来终极完成?
答:借着成为肉体、钉十字架、并复活,三一神已经终极完成为复合、包罗万有、内住的灵。这灵就是经过过程并终极完成的三一神。


8) Q. Is the compound ointment mentioned in the Old Testament related to the compound Spirit?
A. The compound ointment is a type of the compound Spirit, who is the Triune God compounded with humanity, the all-inclusive death, all-powerful resurrection, and transcending ascension of Christ.
问:旧约里所提复合的膏油与复合的灵有关吗?
答:这复合的膏油乃是复合之灵的预表;复合之灵就是三一神,复合着人性、基督包罗万有的死、基督大能的复活、以及基督超越的升天。


9) Q. What does the Triune God being processed have to do with man?
A. The Triune God was processed to be the life-giving Spirit, and the tripartite man was created with a spirit to be the receiver and container of the divine life.
问:经过过程的三一神与人有什么关系?
答:三一神经过过程成为赐生命的灵,三部分的人被造有一个灵,作神圣生命的接受者和容器。


10) Q. What does man need to do in order to receive the life-giving Spirit?
A. When we exercise our spirit, immediately the compound Spirit, who is the Spirit of life and the life-giving Spirit, enters into our spirit, imparting the divine life into us.
问:为了接受赐生命的灵,人需要作什么?
答:当我们运用我们的灵,那复合的灵,也就是生命之灵,赐生命之灵,就进到我们灵里,将神圣的生命分赐到我们里面。