칼빈의 시각으로 본 靜流 이상근 목사

Abstract

The life of Rev. Sang Kun Lee can be understood as the period in which God has trained and entrusted him with a task by intervening in his life. The thorn which pierced through his body made him to work in his lifetim depending only on God. Rev. Sang Kun Lee serves as a model as a pastor for doing his best every moment to make good use of his time. Rev. Sang Kun Lee sets a great example as a pastor. In this regard he can remind people of Calvin who worked as a pastor in Geneva during his lifetime. At the same time he can be considered as a Biblical theologian. His method is distinct from the historical critical method which judges the Bible text critically by reason. It is more appropriate to see his hermeneutical method as a grammatical historical method. In this respect he bears a close parallel to Calvin. This resemblance can be seen not only in his Old and New Testament commentaries but also in his sermons that are based on the Biblical text. Sang Kun Lee's Biblical theology did not lean on one-side by virtue of his understanding in systematical theology. In this sense he is similar to Calvin who pursuit the balance between his systematical works and his commentaries. Although there are some traces of dispensationalism, Rev. Sang Kun Lee is not a dispensationalist in the strictest sense. Sang Kun Lee's sermons which were based on the Biblical text, taught Christians what they ought to learn. His sermons are characterized by the traditions of the Reformation, by the education of time consciousness, by the change of culture, and by the building of the theological foundation that explains the knowledge of God and human being in the era of aerospace. Rev. Sang Kun Lee actively intervened in the ecumencial movement within the Korean Presbyterian churches. In this sense he again bears a strong likeness to Calvin who took part in the Union of Reformers in the 16 century. To sum up, Rev. Sang Kun Lee was a faithful descendant of Calvin and the most exemplary pastor of the Reformed church in Yung-Nam Province Korea. Fundamentally the pneumatology of Rev. Sang Kun Lee is conformable with Calvin and the Reformed traditions. His weak point lies on the conclusion part of his sermons, lacking in the method of solving the problems with the aid of the Holy Spirt, by whom all Christians can lead a Christian life. Although very uncommon, Rev. Lee's ontological way of thinking could be also pointed out as one of his shortcomings. For example he mentioned that the blood of Christ flows through the body of each Christian, and that the blood of Satan comes into our body if we worship an Idol. He expresses so that the Korean Christians who tend to have ontological way of thinking can understand the Word of God easily.