Our Beliefs
我們的信仰

There is only one true, living, and personal God (Deut. 6:4) existing eternally in three co-equal Persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. They have the same essence and attributes. These three Persons of the Trinity are equal in power and glory, but they are different in manifestations and activities. All things are according to the Father's purpose (Rom. 11:36; 1 Cor. 8:6), placed into effect by the Son (John 1:3; Eph. 2:18; Col. 1:16), and are made known and applied by the Holy Spirit (Eph. 2:22; Eph. 3:5).

神是具有位格的，他是真實、永活的(申命記 6:4)，祂永遠以三個同等的位格存在，就是聖父、聖子、聖靈。祂們在重要性、神性、能力及榮耀等方面都是相同的，祂們只有在彰顯的樣式與活動的內容上有分別。萬事萬物都源自於天父的旨意 (羅馬書 11:36；哥林多前書 8:6)，都是藉著聖子而造的 (約翰福音1:3；以弗所書2:18；歌羅西書1:16)，並且透過聖靈來啟示與應用 (以弗所書2:22；以弗所書3:5)。

God is eternal (Psalm 90:2; 1 Tim. 1:17). The triune God has always existed. He was never created nor was He co-existing with any other beings before creation. God is omniscient, omnipotent, and omnipresent (Psalm 139:7-12). He is perfect in love, and holiness, and justice (Matt. 5:48; 1 Pet. 1:15-16).

神是永恆的 (詩篇90:2；提摩太前書1:17)，祂不是受造物，而在祂創造萬物之前也没有任何其他的生命體與祂共同存在。 神是全知、全能、無所不在的 (詩篇139:7-12)，祂的愛、聖潔與公義都是完全的 (馬太福音5:48；彼得前書1:15-16)。 

God is immanent in that He is working in every human being, all of creation, and all history. God is transcendent in that He is independent of, separate from, and superior to His creation. His incommunicable attributes, i.e. attributes that are not true of created beings, are His self-existence (Ex. 3:14-15), His immutability (Mal. 3:6; Heb. 13:8), and His infinity. His communicable attributes, i.e. attributes that are true of created beings to some degree, are intelligence, volition, etc. (Rom. 11:33-34). God is perfect in all of His attributes.

神是內駐的，因為自亙古以來祂便永不止息的在所有人類以及受造物裡面進行工作； 神是超越的，因祂有別於一切受造物，獨立在一切的受造物之外，並且比一切受造物都更加尊崇。 神的某些特性是無法賦與受造物的，例如祂是自有的 (出埃及記3:14-15)、祂是永不改變的 (瑪拉基書3:6；希伯來書13:8)、祂是不受限制的；另外，祂也將自己的某些特性賦與受造物，讓他們在某種程度上也具有這些特性，例如智慧和意志等 (羅馬書11:33-34)。 神的所有神性都是完全的。

Jesus Christ, the Second Person of the Trinity who is the eternally begotten Son, exists eternally and equally with God the Father and with God the Holy Spirit (Psalm 2:7; Micah 5:2; John 1:1 & 14; John 20:21). God the Father created heaven, the earth, and all that is in them through His Son, Jesus Christ, who is the sustainer of all that is in existence (John 1:3; Col. 1:15-17).

耶穌基督是三位一體中的第二個位格，祂是永生之子，與聖父和聖靈一樣都是永存的，具有同等的地位 (詩篇2:7；彌迦書5:2；約翰福音1:1、1:14、20:21)。聖父透過聖子，也就是耶穌基督，創造了天、地以及其中的一切，萬有都是因著祂而得以維繫的 (約翰福音1:3；歌羅西書1:15-17)。

In the incarnation, God the Son entered into humanity, by accepting all the characteristics of humanity (excluding sin and a corrupt, fallen nature) while continually existing as the eternal Second Person of the Trinity (Phil. 2:5-8; Col. 2:9; Gal. 4:4). The Son became a man without ceasing to be God. Jesus was fully God and fully man. He was born of a virgin and was tempted in all ways as a man, yet was without sin (Luke 4:1-14; Heb. 4:14-15). Jesus died on the cross for our iniquities (Eph. 2:13-18) to provide atonement for all men's sins (1 John 2:2). Although Jesus' intent was that His death was to be payment for the sins of all people, the application of the atonement is only for the elect (John 3:16; 2 Cor. 5:19). He was buried and then resurrected (1 Cor. 15:3-4). Jesus rose to heaven (Acts 1:9) and is now sitting at the right hand of the Father (Acts 7:56; Eph. 1:20).

在道成肉身的過程中，聖子成為人的樣式，接受了一切人類所具有的特性(但不包括了罪、敗壞以及墮落的特性)，並且同時繼續以三位一體中永恆的第二個位格存在 (腓立比書2:5-8；歌羅西書2:9；加拉太書4:4)。聖子成為人並不妨礙祂同時是神的這個事實，祂是完全的人，也同時是完全的神。祂是由童貞女而生，並且遇到過一切人類會遭受的試探，但卻没有犯罪 (路加福音4:1-14；希伯來書4:14-15)。耶穌因著我們的罪而死在十字架上 (以弗所書2:13-18)，為全人類所犯的罪獻上挽回祭 (約翰一書2:2)。雖然耶穌要透過祂的死，為全人類的罪付上代價，但是只有被揀選的人，他們的罪才能獲得救贖 (約翰福音3:16；哥林多後書5:19)。耶穌死後先被埋葬，接著升天 (哥林多前書15:3-4)。耶穌現在已高升到天上 (使徒行傳1:9)並且坐在天父的右邊 (使徒行傳7:56；以弗所書1:20)。