The Church in the Processed Triune God

 

The Church in the Processed Triune God

1 Thessalonians 1:1 Paul, Silas, and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace and peace be to you.

1 Corinthians 1:2 To the church of God in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus, called saints, with all who in every place call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, theirs and ours.

1 Corinthians 15:45 Even so it is written: 'The first man Adam became a living soul,' and the last Adam became a life-giving Spirit.

John 14:16 I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Comforter, that He may be with you forever.

2 Corinthians 13:14 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.

 

Aspect	The Church in the Processed Triune God
Meaning	The church is not merely “in God,” but in the processed Triune God. The Triune God passed through incarnation, human living, crucifixion, and resurrection, and was consummated as the life-giving Spirit to indwell the believers, so that the church may exist and live Him out.
Reason	1. The Bible never says the church is only “in God”; rather, it reveals that the church is in God the Father and in the Lord Jesus Christ (1 Thes. 1:1; 2 Cor. 13:14). 2. In Genesis 1, God had not yet gone through the process, but in the New Testament He became the processed Triune God (John 7:37–39; Phil. 1:19). 3. The “process” refers to God’s steps in His economy: incarnation, human living, crucifixion, and resurrection.
Effect	1. Crucifixion: accomplished redemption, terminated the old creation, abolished Satan and death (Eph. 1:7; Rom. 6:6; Heb. 2:14). 2. Resurrection: brought forth the new creation, the beginning of new life (2 Cor. 5:17). 3. Life-giving Spirit: consummation of the Triune God to be imparted into us (1 Cor. 15:45b; 2 Cor. 3:17).
Examples	1. Believers experience the indwelling Spirit by calling on the name of the Lord (Rom. 10:12–13; Acts 2:21). 2. The church gathers not only in an “objective God” but in the experiential reality of the Father, Son, and Spirit (John 14:20). 3. Paul ministered not by his own strength but in the life-giving Spirit (2 Cor. 3:6).
Application	1. In church life, we should not only know God objectively but also experience the dispensing and presence of the processed Triune God. 2. Our living, thinking, action, and service must be in the reality of the Father, Son, and Spirit as one (John 14:16–17, 20). 3. Seeing the vision of the church in the Triune God governs our life and service (Prov. 29:18; Acts 26:19).
Related Scriptures	- The church in the Father and Christ: 1 Thes. 1:1; 2 Cor. 13:14. - God passing through the process: John 7:37–39; Phil. 1:19. - The effect of crucifixion: Eph. 1:7; Rom. 6:6; Heb. 2:14. - Resurrection bringing in the new creation: 2 Cor. 5:17. - Becoming the life-giving Spirit: 1 Cor. 15:45b; 2 Cor. 3:17. - The Father in the Son, the Son as the Spirit in us: John 14:10–11, 16–17, 20. - Vision governs life and service: Prov. 29:18; Acts 26:19.

 

 Conclusion: 

The church exists in the processed Triune God—the Father, the Son, and the Spirit—who is consummated as the life-giving Spirit. Seeing and experiencing this vision will completely change the reality of our life, service, and church.

 

*Please refer to the June 2025 Summer Training, General Topic: Experiencing, Enjoying, and Expressing Christ (Part 3), Chapter 6: The Church in the Triune God