Title: Restoring the Beauty of the Soul
restore the beauty of the soul
2005-10-30
“I do not look like men; man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart” (1 Samuel 16:7b).
I. Background of the text
The text is set after the end of the period of the judges of Israel and the rise of the first king Saul. King Saul gradually became arrogant and grieved God. God decided to establish a new king, and he anointed David as king through Samuel, who had excellent spirituality and leadership. But Samuel went to Jesse's house, looked only at the appearance of the seven sons, and inferred that they would be suitable as kings. Contrary to his choice, God's chosen one was Jesse's youngest son David, who was inferior to his brothers.
II. soul beauty
‘Center’ refers to ‘heart, heart’. God called David “a man after God’s own heart.” This means that David is a person after God's heart. The human soul and body actually exist, but the mind is not a real thing, but a ‘function’, and the soul creates the function of the mind. God is saying that the preciousness and lowliness of human existence is in the heart of the person. When we have a tendency to follow God's purpose of creation, we see it as good and beautiful. Since a beautiful mind is a projection of a beautiful soul, soul and mind cannot be separated. In order for the beauty of the soul to flow into the beauty of life, it must pass through the beauty of the heart.
A. What is beauty?
B. Beauty and happiness
God appears to beautiful souls, speaks to them, and makes them realize the truth. God sought David because his soul was a beautiful soul resembling God. The reason why prayer does not work is because the soul is not beautiful and we cannot communicate with God. True happiness of the soul is achieved when the soul is in communion with God. Thinking that the world and its resources will make the soul happy is like eating salt from thirst. The soul becomes more and more ugly, and the intellect and love are sickened, making it impossible to see God. When the soul is clean and beautiful, the love for sin is broken and Ji-soon's love is full. Therefore, the pursuit of happiness in any other place other than that of cherishing the beauty of the soul and communing with God, who is the prototype of beauty, is the road to evil. become filthy and dirty. Ji-soon's love for God works to overflow the world with love, thereby establishing God's order in the world. In it, human beings can enjoy boundless joy and happiness.
Ⅲ. way to restore beauty
A. The beautiful state changes
Think about whether we are where God wants us to be. If you disobey and deviate from the position God has given you, you cannot pray and you cannot receive grace from the Word. Even if you keep your place, if you are filled with self-love instead of Ji-soon's love, the corruption of your soul makes you deviate from your duty as a human being. The integrity of the human soul and its staying in its appointed place are closely aligned. Therefore, those who are separated from their assigned positions must seek God's grace to restore Jisoon's love.
B. Restoration of beauty
The source of the soul's beauty is the truth it holds. In order for the soul to grasp the truth, it must first recognize the truth. Recognize and try to grasp the truth. Second, we must be influenced by the recognized truth. ‘To be influenced by the truth’ means to be influenced by the heart of God who recognizes the truth of God and reveals the truth. The third is to constantly strive to apply the realized truth to one's being and one's life. Only through the truth that the soul holds can the soul's beauty be restored. I pray that you will once again hold on to the truth of the soul. 2005-10-30