7有人读到在三一神里,帖撒罗尼迦人的召会,可能会说,“你们宣称一章一节指明召会是在三一神里。这节经文的确提到父和子—主耶稣基督,但是并没有说那灵。这节经文如果说到三一神,那灵在哪里?”这里这个例子给我们看见,圣经上许多没有说的话,即使不比说出来的话更重要,至少也是同样重要。我们接触圣徒的时候,时常会有一些话不说,这些话也许比我们对他们说出来的话更重要。保罗为什么不说“在父神、主耶稣基督和圣灵里,帖撒罗尼迦人的召会”?
7When some read concerning the church of the Thessalonians in the Triune God, they may say, “You claim that 1 Thessalonians 1:1 indicates that the church is in the Triune God. Yes, this verse mentions the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son, but nothing is said concerning the Spirit. If this verse speaks of the Triune God, where is the Spirit?” Here we have one of the many instances where what the Bible does not say is just as important as what it does say, if not more so. Often in our contact with the saints, we may refrain from saying something to them. This may be more important than what we do say to them. Why did Paul not say “the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father, the Lord Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit”?