Teaching 1: Wisdom - Perspective (Adults Version)

This teaching expounds the two perspectives introduced in the teaching titled -Teaching introduction - Wisdom. From the Teaching Introduction - Wisdom, we learned that two different men saw a shiny metal from different perspectives: one saw the metal as a common metal and dropped it, and it resulted to lack. The other man saw it as a precious metal, and he took the metal home, studied it, kept it clean, and secured it; this resulted to sufficiency and life. On earth, a thing can be seen in different ways, but there is only one way to look at things such that it would result to sufficiency and life. This teaching illustrates how a thing differs when viewed from different perspectives. Also, in this teaching we will understand that the one way to view things such that it is the truth is only through the heavenly perspective. Thus, to see how a thing really is, it must be viewed from above the earth: that is, everything on earth must be viewed through the lens of…? This teaching will help you complete the above sentence.

Questions:

What is Perspective? In other words, how are things seen? Does it matter how we see things? How does an object look like when it is viewed from above? How does an object look like when it is viewed from below?

Consider the Scenarios Illustrated below:

Scenario A : A reflective medium below an object

What is scenario A showing? Viewing the object from below: The image of the green cone is flipped upside down, and the image as a whole is flipped upside down.

Scenario B: Object viewed from above Vs object viewed from below

What is scenario B showing? When viewed from above, the viewer sees the base of the green triangle. When viewed from above, the viewer sees the upper part (above) of the object. When viewed from below, the viewer sees the vertex (pointed end) of the green triangle. When viewed from below, the viewer sees the under part (below) of the object. Even without a mirror, the upper view (above) of an object is different from the lower (below) view.

Scenario C: Heavenly Perspective Vs. Earthly perspective

What is scenario C showing? When viewed from the top, the object is circular like a dome. When viewed from below, the object is circular like a bowl.

The illustrations show that certain reflective mediums can create an upside-down image of an object above the reflective medium. How an object looks when viewed from above the object is different from how it looks when viewed from below the object. If a standing person is viewed from above, the head of the person is seen first, and it is possible to see the whole body of the person. If a standing person is viewed from below, the feet of the person is seen first, and it is not possible to see the whole body of the person.

Considering scenario C, how about the view of a complete circular object from above the object and from below the object? The view of the object from above would be a complete circular object. The view of the object from below cannot be a complete circular object. A mirror is a reflective medium that reverses images. The clouds/sky is a reflective medium above the earth, and a mirror is like the sky. Considering the above: The earth is below the heavens, so things are inverted on earth, and it is not possible to see the whole picture of a thing from the earthly perspective because the earth is below the heavens. Therefore, to see a thing really as it is, it must be viewed from above the earth; that is, it must be viewed from the heavenly perspective because “in [His] light we see …”

Questions:

Considering that the heavens and the sky is above (up) and the earth is below (down): Are images of objects up above the sky seen as turned upside down from the earth view? Considering that the above scenarios show that the earthly view is an inversion of the heavenly view, what perspective should we see things on earth such that it is not an inversion of the heavenly view? [How can we see an object on earth as the object is in heaven?]

Meditate, Search, and Study

Complete the following bible verses: 1) “…the apple of …” 2) “…see in a mirror… know in …” 3) “He who descended… who ascended far above…” Complete the following sentences: 1) The Children of God are the apple of the eye of …. 2)The word of God is the apple of ……

The next teaching will be presenting the personality of Wisdom: The hidden treasures of the Tree of Life.

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Posted on: March 9, 2026 by: Chienyem Uchime Opara

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Teaching 1: Wisdom - Perspective (Adults Version)

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Consider the Scenarios Illustrated below:

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Meditate, Search, and Study