6方舟有上、中、下三层(创六16)。这三层表明方舟的高度。……方舟的三层表征我们必须达到的高度。……无疑的,方舟的三层表征三一神。对于神格的三一,我们常说父、子、灵。那么方舟的第一层是指神圣三一的哪一位?第二层是指哪一位很容易说,因为我们都知道子是在三者的中间。但第一层是指父神,还是灵神?在路加十五章我们看见三个比喻:牧人寻回迷羊,妇人找到失去的银币,父亲接纳回家的浪子。……按我们的经历,灵先临到我们,找到我们,把我们带到子前,并感动我们相信子。我们相信子之后,就呼喊:“父啊!”灵把我们带到子,子再把我们带到父。当我们来到父面前,我们就进到第三层(创世记生命读经,四九三至四九四页)。 6The ark was of three stories—the lower, the second, and the third (Gen. 6:16). The first, second, and third stories signify the height of the ark… The three stories of the ark signify the height that we all must attain… Undoubtedly, the three stories of the ark signify the Triune God. Concerning the Trinity of the Godhead, we always say, “the Father, the Son, and the Spirit.” Which person of the Trinity is the first story? It is easy to say who is the second, for we all know that the Son is in the middle. But is God the Father or God the Spirit the first story? In Luke 15 we find three parables: the shepherd recovering the lost sheep, the woman seeking and finding the lost coin, and the father receiving the returned prodigal…According to our experience, the Spirit first came to us, found us, brought us to the Son, and inspired us to believe in the Son. After we believed in the Son, we called, “O Father.” The Spirit brings us to the Son, and the Son brings us to the Father. When we come to the Father, we are in the third story. (Life-study of Genesis, p. 404)