Christ Is the Center of the Processed Triune God vs Christ Operates as the Center of the Processed Triune God

Christ Is the Center of the Processed Triune God vs Christ Operates as the Center of the Processed Triune God

The two are semantically very similar, but their revelations differ in focus: the former leans towards positional and ontological centrality; the latter leans towards economic, operational, and dispensing centrality.

Item	Christ Is the Center of the Processed Triune God	Christ Operates as the Center of the Processed Triune God
Meaning	Christ is the intrinsic and essential center in the being of the processed and consummated Triune God.	Christ is the functional and economical center through whom the processed Triune God carries out His economy.
Reason	The Triune God must be embodied and expressed in one concrete, knowable Person.	God’s economy requires a practical center through whom divine dispensing is executed.
Illustration	The sun as the center of a solar system in its existence.	The heart as the center of circulation in a living body.
Way	The Father is embodied in the Son, and the Son is realized as the Spirit.	The Father as the source, the Son as the fountain, and the Spirit as the flow operate through Christ.
Function	To manifest all that the processed Triune God is in person and reality.	To dispense God as life, supply, and element into His redeemed people.
Result	The Triune God is fully embodied and expressed in Christ.	God is built into man and man is built into God, producing the church.
Relationship	The center in being guarantees the authenticity of God’s economy.	The center in operation fulfills and carries out what God is in His being.
Application	Knowing Christ as the totality and embodiment of the Triune God.	Experiencing and ministering Christ as the reality of divine dispensing.
Integrated Explanation	Christ is both the intrinsic center in being and the operative center in economy of the processed and consummated Triune God. In His person, Christ embodies all that the Triune God is and has passed through—incarnation, human living, crucifixion, resurrection, and consummation. In His operation, Christ is the unique channel through whom the Father as the source, the Son as the fountain, and the Spirit as the flow dispense God into His chosen people. Through this twofold center, the consummated Spirit becomes the blessing of the New Testament economy, God accomplishes His building work, and the ultimate issue is the New Jerusalem as the corporate expression of the Triune God.
One-Sentence Conclusion	Christ is the center of the processed Triune God in both essence and operation, through whom God dispenses Himself, builds His dwelling place, and is ultimately expressed as the New Jerusalem.

 

*Please refer to the 2025 Thanksgiving International Conference on the Synthesis of Christ, the All-Inclusive Christ Revealed in the Gospel of Matthew, Part Four: Christ as the Center of the Processed Triune God.