Ministry in Word

The Mind of God

神的心

Who has understood the mind of the LORD, or instructed him as his counselor? Whom did the LORD consult to enlighten him and who taught him the right way? Who was it that taught him knowledge or showed him the path of understanding?
谁曾测度耶和华的心，或作他的谋士指教他呢？他与谁商议，谁教导他，谁将公
平的路指示他，又将知识教训他，将通达的道指教他呢？
Isaiah 40:13-14
以賽亞書40:13-14

I can’t even understand the mind of a genius, so I am not one who can claim to
understand the mind of God. I couldn’t understand my Theoretical Physics professor in college who couldn’t talk very well, but could write out complex equations furiously on the chalk board. Once he told us about a Physics student in India who published a brilliant paper, and he bemoaned the fact that among his students there was none of such caliber.
我什至不能明白一位天才的心，所以我不能说我明白神的心。我不能明白我大学
的理论物理学的教授，他不太能表达但能在黑板很快地写出复杂的方程式。有一
次他对我们提及印度有一位物理学学生发表了一份很棒的论文，而他为他学生中
没有这般水准的而惋惜。

With our limited mind let's make an attempt to see the magnitude of difference between our mind and that of God.
以我们有限的思维让我们试着来发觉我们与神之间思维上的分别。

Absolute Vastness of God’s Mind
神的心绝对廣大

Unlimited capacity to store and retrieve information, unlimited capacity to use all information
无限的容量来储藏和取回资讯，无限的容量来使用全部资讯

We can describe a mind first in terms of its capacity to store and retrieve information. Some people seem to be able to keep a lot of details in their head, allowing them to ponder upon them and organize them as needed. This gives them an advantage of understanding the bigger picture of things. Our God has a vast capacity that can hold in His mind everything all at once, so God’s understanding is perfect and comprehensive.
我们可以先以储藏和取回资讯的容量来形容一个心。有些人似乎能够放很多细节
在脑袋里，让他们可以在需要时思考和整理它们。这给他们了解事情更大局面的
优势。我们的神有廣大的容量可以同时把一切事物存在他心里，所以神的了解是
完美和全面的。

Distraction occurs in human mind when our mental capacity is exhausted and new information arrives and demands our attention, causing us to lose focus on the important things, instead we handle only the urgent things. With God's unlimited capacity to handle information He will not be distracted, but will remain steadfast in carrying out His good purpose to us. That's why God is faithful and changes not even when we are unfaithful and fickle minded.
当新资讯临到我们，需要我们注意的时候，而我们的思维的容量已被用光了，这
就产生了分心的现象，引致我们失去对重要事情的注意力，反而只去处理紧要的
事。因为神有无限的容量去处理资讯，他就不会分心，反而稳重地带出他对我们
的好用心。这就是为什么神是信实不变的，甚至当我们不忠和不坚定的时候。

Therefore God’s idea must be right!
所以神的意念一定是对的！

Absolute Creativeness of God’s Mind
神的心绝对的创作性

Self-generated, original ideas, not depending on others’ thought
自我产生的，仓新的意念，不必靠他人的想法

Secondly we can describe a mind by its creativity, whether it generates original ideas. Technically speaking all human ideas are not original because we have at least learned portions of them from someone else.
其次我们可以以它的仓作性来形容一个心，到底它会不会产生仓新的意念。基本
上所有人的意念都不是仓新的，因为至少它们的一部分是我们从别人那里学来
的。

People in important positions always rely on their advisors. CEO’s have their boards of directors, and the President of the United States of America has his cabinet advising him. Our human minds are limited and we need to put our heads together to come up with better ideas. Yet there is no guarantee that what comes out of this collaboration is the best.
那些身负重任的人常常依靠他们的顾问。总裁有他们的董事会，美国总统有他的
内阁给他资商。我们人的心是有限的，我们须要集中我们的思想来争取较好的主
意。但是不能保证从这个合作出来的主意是最好的。

Not so for God, for His thoughts are so much higher than ours that no one has understood the mind of the LORD, or instructed Him as His counselor. His ideas are always self generated. He needs no outside inspiration. He does not need input from others’ thought. When He created the universe and all that were in it, He had His own best design. He needed no consultation with others.
对神来讲就不一样，因为他的意念是这么超越我们的意念，甚至没人曾测度耶和
华的心，或作他的谋士指教他。他的意念都是自我产生的，他不需要外界的灵
感，他不需要别人意见的帮助。当他仓造宇宙与其中之物的时候，他有他自己最
好的设计，他并不需要别人给他资商。

Therefore God’s idea must be the best!
所以神的意念一定是最好的！

Absolute Judgment of God’s Mind
神的心绝对的判断

Always correct perspective of things, always right and best ways to implement ideas
对事情一定有正确的看法，对实行主意一定正确的和一定最好的方法

We sometimes know the fact but not necessarily the truth. For example, a married woman hugging a man who is not her husband may be the fact, but the truth is that the man is her brother. We are limited to our superficial observation and therefore cannot always trust our judgment. However, even when we may have the right perspective and the right ideas, we may not always have the right and the best ways to implement them. A bad approach to carry out the best idea often brings about disastrous result.
有时候我们知到事实却不一定知道真相。比方说，一个有夫之妇拥抱一个不是她
丈夫的男人是事实，但是真相却是那男人是她的哥哥。我们被限制于我们表面的
观察，所以我们的判断不一定可靠。不过，就是我们有正确的看法和正确的意念
，我们可能没有正确的和最好的实行方法。如果用一个不好的方法来执行最好的
主意，常常会带来最恶劣的后果。

However, God needs no teacher to teach him the right way to do things. There was no one else at the beginning of time to teach him how to create the universe. He spoke and things were created perfectly and beautifully out of nothing.
但是，神不须要教师来教他做事最佳的方法。没有别人在时间开始之时教他怎样
仓造宇宙。他说话万物就从无中生有地完美和美好地被仓造了。

Besides, God has a way to cause everything, good or bad, to work together for the good of those who love Him. So His way is the perfect way.
除此以外，神有办法使万事互相效力要让爱他的人得好处。所以他的方法是完美
的方法。

Therefore God’s idea must be perfect!
因此他的意念一定是完美的！

May we trust and obey God’s will for it comes from the absolutely right, absolutely best, and absolutely perfect mind of God.
愿我们信靠顺服神的旨意，因为它是来自神绝对正确，绝对美好和绝对完全的
心。
Tom and Tehwan Tso
仲谋与德菀
“The outcome of your faith is the salvation of your souls.” 1Peter 1:9
“信心的果效， 就是灵魂的救恩” 彼得前书1：9