You can see when you respect.
The first semester of
the 『Berea Academy』 lectured by Semuon, the pastor Ki-Dong Kim
can be divided into three big categories. The first three lessons belong to the
first category, and they mainly deal with the subject of ‘Bible'. The fouth through the sixth
lesson falls into the second category, which deals with ‘the Law and the Gospel.’ The third
category is the remainder, which deals with ‘Three Spiritual Beings manifested in the Bible.’
However, there is a conspicuous branch. Lesson 7. Depending on the sources, its given title varies. Some sources say that the title is: History of the Bible
from Abraham to Jesus, and other sources have different titles. Thus, this
particular lesson has been left a bit confusing in relation to its content and the
title, which seems to be far removed from any previous or subsequent flow.
However, in the
seventh lesson, he clearly wrote the title on the chalkboard: Three Spiritual Beings manifested in the
Bible. In general, people think the series of lectures on the “three spiritual beings” begins with Lesson 8: ‘God.’ But, if you give more credit to Semuon, you should consider
Lesson 7 as the beginning of the third category. Some say, Semuon had originally "planned" to lecture on three spiritual beings and that was why he wrote it as the
title on the chalkboard; however, he was carried away and ended up lecturing something
else. This is misunderstanding.
Then, what does Semuon really deal about in Lesson 7? Before the lesson 7, Semuon
has constantly emphasized on thorough examination of the Bible. What does
thorough examination means then? He is repeatedly emphasizing on seeing the big
picture. With an example of a thick book, which he read as young: Crownprince Maui, he recounts the reason he
was so drawn to the book despite of its imposing volume. He says it was due to the
way of the stories related cohesively to each other in a consistent flow of
development. And that was why he was compelled to read it until he finished that
night and story told to other people.
The fun of reading the Bible comes when you discover the existing connections between the stories, which seem unrelated, and see the whole thing in one big picture.
Nevertheless, the
content of the Bible is not at all like that. Even for those who have read the
Bible many times cover to cover, storytelling of the bible will be impossible.
The fun of reading the Bible comes when you discover the existing connections between
the stories, which seem unrelated, and see the whole thing in one big picture. Then
how can we have such an excellent perspective?
The answer lies in “Three
Spiritual Beings manifested in the Bible.” When you can see the spiritual
realities shown in the Bible, or when you can understand the interaction
between spiritual beings, the various events and stories of the Bible can be
connected as if threading beads. In other words, the fun of reading the Bible
comes when you can see the Bible as a big picture, and you will be able to see
the big picture when you understand the spiritual world.
In lesson 7, as if
storytelling a book, he introduces the Bible in a very casual way. From the
story of Abraham to David, the conflicts between Judah and Israel, and finally
the agreement of the Spirit and Truth through Jesus Christ, Semuon is
depicting all of these as if he is plainly looking at a picture, not fragments
of cryptic stories. This is possible because he sees the Bible in one big
picture, and he can do that because he discovered the spiritual beings
manifested in the Bible.
If you have respected
the inspiration of Semuon who wrote the title "Three Spiritual Beings manifested in the Bible" at the
beginning of Lesson 7, though you may have confused at first, you would have
endeavored to understand the contents in relation to the title. Without the
respect, one will be misled to think of the lecture as a mere byproduct of
improvisation and this paramount introduction of the third category will be left
undiscovered.
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