The Complete Triune God vs. the Three Stages of One Corporate Man’s Life

 

The Complete Triune God vs. the Three Stages of One Corporate Man’s Life

Exodus 3:15 says that God is the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. The accounts of these three people in Genesis overlap, and together they form a "corporate man." Therefore, His Trinity is experienced within the life journey of this corporate man.

Item	Abraham	Isaac	Jacob (with Joseph)
Divine Person signified	God the Father, the unique source	God the Son	God the Spirit (the beginning also involves the Father’s love and choosing)
Stage of life	Stage 1: Called and entering into faith	Stage 2: Inheriting and enjoying	Stage 3: Transformation and maturity
Theme of life	Faith	Enjoyment	Transformation and maturity
What God does	Calls, justifies, and equips man	Redeems and blesses man, causing him to inherit all of God’s riches	Loves and chooses man, causes all things to work together, and transforms man so that he matures in the divine life
Man’s experience	Lives by faith and lives in fellowship with God	Enjoys a rich life and lives in peace	First loved and chosen, then dealt with and transformed; once mature, able to bless others
Man’s result	Has faith and fellowship with God	Inherits and enjoys God’s riches and has peace	Rules over the earth and ministers the Son as life supply to satisfy all men
Main Scriptures	Gen. 12:1; 15:6; 17—18; 19:29; 21:1-13; 22:1-18	Gen. 25:5; 26:3-4, 12-33 (and the redemption experienced beforehand, such as the offering)	Gen. 27:41; 28:1—35:12; 37; 39—49; Mal. 1:2; Rom. 9:10-13; 8:28-29

Key Points of Integration

1.      The completeness of the Triune God: God is not three separate gods but one Triune God, experienced in one corporate man from the initial calling, through enjoyment, to ultimate maturity. This corresponds to Matt. 28:19 and 2 Cor. 13:14 (the Father, the Son, and the Spirit).

2.      The order of life: First, one is called in the Father and lives by faith. Then one receives redemption and enjoys riches in the Son. Finally one is transformed and matured in the Spirit and ministers the Son as life to others.

3.      The three are inseparable: The records in Genesis overlap, so the three are not successive replacements of one another but three aspects of one corporate man. In a believer’s actual experience, these three aspects are interwoven and advance together.

 

*Please refer to the 2026 Autumn Training for Elders and Responsible Brothers, General Topic: The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, Chapter 1: Introduction