51问：基督被升为高的情形是怎样的？

答：基督被升为高的事，涵盖了祂的复活（林前15:4）、升天（可16:19）、坐在父的右边（弗1:20），以及将来祂要再回来审判世界之事（徒1:11；17:31）。

Question 51: What was the estate of Christ’s exaltation?

Answer: The estate of Christ’s exaltation comprehends his resurrection, ascension, sitting at the right hand of the Father, and his coming again to judge the world.

 

52问：基督如何在祂的复活中被升为高？

答：基督在祂的复活中被升高，指的是：1）因祂原不能被死亡拘禁（徒2:24，27），所以没有在死亡中见朽坏，反倒于第三天，以祂同一个受苦的身体，就是以祂同一个具有除了朽坏和软弱之外基本人性特征的身体（路24:39），凭借祂自己的权柄，的的确确与祂的灵魂联合（罗6:9；启1:18），从死里复活（约10:18）；2）祂借此宣告自己是上帝的儿子（罗1:4），满足了上帝的公义的要求（罗8:34），消灭了死亡以及死亡权势的掌控者（来2:14），成为活人及死人的主（罗14:9）；3）祂公然以教会元首的身份（弗1:20，22－23；西1:18）宣告祂的所成，为的是叫信徒得称为义（罗4:25），在恩典中活过来（弗2:1，5－6；西2:12），靠圣灵征服所有仇敌（林前15:25－27），确保自己在末日必从死里复活（林前15:20）。

Question 52: How was Christ exalted in his resurrection?

Answer: Christ was exalted in his resurrection, in that, not having seen corruption in death (of which it was not possible for him to be held), and having the very same body in which he suffered, with the essential properties thereof (but without mortality, and other common infirmities belonging to this life), really united to his soul, he rose again from the dead the third day by his own power; whereby he declared himself to be the Son of God, to have satisfied divine justice, to have vanquished death, and him that had the power of it, and to be Lord of quick and dead: all which he did as a public person, the head of his church, for their justification, quickening in grace, support against enemies, and to assure them of their resurrection from the dead at the last day.

53问：基督如何在祂升天的事上被升为高？

答：基督在祂升天的事上被升为高，指的是：1）祂在复活之后，常向门徒显现交谈，谈论神国的事（徒1:2－3），又赐给门徒向列国传福音的使命（太28:19－20）；2）祂作为我们的元首（来6:20），于复活四十天之后，就以我们的本相，胜过一切仇敌（弗4:8），在众目睽睽之下升上高天，替我们领受了诸多的恩赐（徒1:9－11；弗4:10；诗68:18），将我们的情感提升到祂那里去（西3:1－2）；3）祂一直在为我们预备与祂永远同在的地方（约14:3），直到祂于世界的末了再次降临之时为止（徒3:21）。

Question 53: How was Christ exalted in his ascension?

Answer: Christ was exalted in his ascension, in that having after his resurrection often appeared unto and conversed with his apostles, speaking to them of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God, and giving them commission to preach the gospel to all nations, forty days after his resurrection, he, in our nature, and as our head, triumphing over enemies, visibly went up into the highest heavens, there to receive gifts for men, to raise up our affections thither, and to prepare a place for us, where himself is, and shall continue till his second coming at the end of the world.

54问：基督如何于坐在父神右边之事上被升为高？

答：基督坐在父的右边被升为高，指的是：1）基督作为神人，晋升到蒙父上帝至高宠悦的地位（腓2:9），拥有天上地下一切的权柄（弗1:22；彼前3:22），洋溢着丰盛的喜乐（徒2:28；诗16:11）和荣耀（约17:5）；2）祂招聚、护卫自己的教会，制服教会的仇敌；以诸般恩赐和恩典（弗4:10－12；诗110:1）装备祂的圣仆和圣民，并为他们代求（罗8:34）。

Question 54: How is Christ exalted in his sitting at the right hand of God?

Answer: Christ is exalted in his sitting at the right hand of God, in that as God-man he is advanced to the highest favor with God the Father, with all fulness of joy, glory, and power over all things in heaven and earth; and does gather and defend his church, and subdue their enemies; furnishes his ministers and people with gifts and graces, and makes intercession for them.