Lesson 1:Discerning Good and Evil
Who is the author of the Bible?
God
1) What kind of book is the bible?
2) And who is it about?
Book of Covenants (Promise), God and His Chosen People
What is the first reason why Jesus spoke in parables?
To fulfill the prophecies of the Old Testament
What is the true meaning of the figurative "seed" and "field"?
Word
Person's heart, World
What is the true meaning of the figurative "food"?
Word
What kind of entity is Satan?
A created being, a fallen angel
Fill in the blank
The bible is a history of ________ between God and ________.
The bible is a history of war between God and Satan.
What is the second reason why Jesus spoke in parables?
To Hide the Secrets of the Kingdom of Heaven from the enemies
How many types of spiritual seeds are there and what are they?
Two types
God's seed, devil's seed
1) How many kinds of spiritual food are there?
2) What are they?
Two
God's Food, Satan's food
Name the entities that are in the Spiritual World. (Good)
Good: God, angels
What are the four contents of the bible?
History, Moral Instructions (Teachings), Prophecy, Fulfillment
What happens to the people who do not understand the figurative language (parables)?
They become outsiders (Opposite side of God)
At what time can you differentiate who is born of what seed?
1) What is the true meaning of the figurative famine and
2) when does it occur?
Absence of God's word
End of the Age
What does the true pastor/priest speak of?
Word of God, has the Spirit of God, testifies to what he has seen and heard
What is the
1) subject, 2) content, and 3) result of the New Testament (Covenant)?
Subject: Christians / Jesus & Spiritual Israel
Content: Jesus's 2nd Coming
Result: Covenant = Must Keep
If the parables are hidden, how can we understand?
Through the Spirit of Truth and the True Pastor/Priest
State the meaning of the figurative tree and who the reality of the tree of life was at the First Coming.
Tree: Pastor(priest) / organization
Reality: Jesus (true vine)
1) What kind of spiritual food is the wine of Babylon and
2) what kind of state did it make the whole world?
Include the reference verse
Satan's food
Made the whole earth drunk
Jr 51:6-7
1) How can you discern from the true pastor from the false one?
2) Why is it difficult to discern?
1) Knowing the truth / God's plan, promise, prophecy)
2) Because they masquerade to deceive followers of Christ
Fill in the Blank
At the time of Exodus, God came to ______ (Ex 12) to fulfill the promise He made to _______ (Gen 15).
At the time of Exodus, God came to Moses(Ex 12) to fulfill the promise He made to Abraham(Gen 15).
If the parables are hidden, when can we understand?
When the prophecies are fulfilled and when the physical entities appear
Why do we need to discern between the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil?
Eating from tree of life = eternal life
Eating from tree of knowledge of good and evil = death
1) What is the food at the proper time?
2) What does the one who is victorious give?
Revealed Word
the hidden manna