38 聖靈的位格The Personality of The Holy Spirit
作者: 史鮑爾
(R.C. Sproul) 譯者: 姚錦榮
摘自《神學入門》《Essential
Truths of the Christian Faith》P105 ,更新傳道會出版http://www.crmnj.org/
在內人悔改信主的那個晚上，她驚呼說：「我現在終於知道聖靈是誰了！」在此之前，她一直以為聖靈是一種能力，而不具有位格。
談到聖靈的位格，我們稱聖靈為三位一體的第三位，祂並不是一股力量，而是有位格的。這在聖經中顯而易見，因聖經只用人稱代名詞來稱呼聖靈。耶穌在約翰福音十六章13節說「只等真理的聖靈來了，他要引導你們明白 一切的真理，因為他不是憑自己說的，乃是把他所聽見的都說出來，並要把將來的事告訴你們。」
正由於聖靈擁有一個真實而獨立的位格，而不是非位格的一股力量，因此我們可以與聖靈建立個人的關系。從保羅為為哥林多教會的祝福語中，我們也看到這一點：「願主耶穌基督的恩惠、神的慈愛、聖靈的感動，常與你們眾人同在。」（林後13：14） 感動一詞亦可譯為相交，這是指與某人建立起個人的關系。此外，聖經也教導我們不要得罪或抗拒聖靈，不要叫聖靈擔憂。非位格的力量是不會擔憂的，只有位格的才會擔憂。
因為聖靈有位格，麗江向聖靈禱告是合理的。聖靈在我們的禱告中所扮演的角色，是幫助我們更完全地向父神表達自己。誠如耶穌以大祭司的身分為我們代禱，聖靈世一樣為我們代禱。
最後聖經又說，聖靈做了只有具位格者才能做的事，諸如安慰、引導和教導那些蒙神揀選的人（見約16章），而要完成這些工作，則必須具有智慧、意志力、感情和能力。聖靈也尋找、揀選、啟示、安慰、責備和告誡人，這些也都是擁有位格者才能做的工作。基督徒不能只是確認有這樣的一個實存存在，而是必須順服、愛慕和敬拜三位一體中的第三位-------聖靈。
總結
1.
聖靈具有位格，而不是一股沒有位格的力量。
2.
聖經用人稱代名詞來稱呼聖靈。
3.
聖靈所做的工作必須是具有位格的才能做，而這些工作也顯出聖靈的位格。
4.
基督徒可以與聖靈建立個人的關系。
5.
人應當敬拜並順服聖靈。
思考經文
約16：13；林後13：14；提前4：1；雅4：5；約壹5：6
The
Personality of The Holy Spirit
The
night my wife was converted to Christ she exclaimed, “Now I know who the Holy
Spirit is.” Prior to that time she had thought of the Holy Spirit as an “it”
rather than a personal “who.”
When
we speak of the personality of the Holy Spirit, we mean that the Third Member
of the Trinity is a person and not a force. This is clear from Scripture, where
only personal pronouns are used when referring to the Spirit. In John 16:13,
Jesus said, “When He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all
truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He
will speak; and He will tell you things to come.”
Because
the Holy Spirit is a real and distinct person and not an impersonal force, it
is possible for us to enjoy a personal relationship with Him. Paul gives a
benediction to the Corinthian church that highlights this, “The grace of the
Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be
with you all. Amen” (2 Corinthians 13:14). To have communion with someone is to
enter a personal relationship with him. In addition, we are called not to sin
against, resist, or grieve the Holy Spirit. Impersonal forces cannot be
“grieved.” Grief can only be experienced by a personal being.
Because
the Holy Spirit is a person, it is appropriate to pray to Him. His role in
prayer is to assist us in expressing ourselves adequately to the Father. As
Jesus intercedes for us as our High Priest, so the Holy Spirit intercedes for
us in prayer.
Finally,
the Bible speaks of the Holy Spirit performing tasks that only persons can
perform. The Spirit comforts, guides, and teaches the elect (see John 16).
These activities are done in a manner that involves intelligence, will,
feeling, and power. He searches, selects, reveals, comforts, convicts, and
admonishes. Only a person could do these things. The response of the Christian,
then, is not mere affirmation that such a being exists, but rather, to obey,
love, and adore the Holy Spirit, the Third Person of the Trinity.
Summary
1.
The Holy Spirit is a person, not an impersonal force.
2.
Scripture uses personal pronouns when referring to the Holy Spirit.
3.
The work of the Holy Spirit both requires and exhibits personality.
4.
The Christian enjoys a personal relationship with the Holy Spirit.
5.
The Holy Spirit is to be worshiped and obeyed.
Biblical
passages for reflection:
John
16:13
2
Corinthians 13:14
1
Timothy 4:1
James
4:5
1
John 5:6