We May be Chased Out if We Cannot Fulfill Our Responsibility

In such a case the Unification Church will have to go through a second course of tribulation.

Cheon Seong Gyeong 2274

     Then what sort of a tradition is the ideology centered on God’s love? It is one that transcends all national boundaries and the entire horizontal world, and in the act of giving and taking, causes people to be eager to give first and slow to take from others. A world with such a tradition is the ideal world to come. The ideal world is not one where dictates are made on some great authority. Rather, it is a world having the tradition that all human beings are brothers and sisters and where the hearts of all are moved naturally to blend together in the love of God. That is the way the world will be in the future. (21-49, 1968.9.1)

Cheon Seong Gyeong 2300

    Then what is God’s greatest hope as He guides the providence in relation to the earth today? It is to bring people born from fallen parents back over to His side and say to them “I am your eternal Father and you are My eternal sons and daughters.” You should realize that the historic hope of fallen humankind and the original hope of God are to be able to welcome such a day. (3-26, 1957.9.15)

Cheon Seong Gyeong
Selections from the Speeches of Rev. Sun Myung Moon

Book 7
Etiquette and Ceremonies
Chapter 4
Tradition and Daily Etiquette of Blessed Families

Summary:
ITrue happiness is found when an entire family lives and works completely for the sake of each other based on love, rather than focus on themselves or personal belongings. When grandparents, parents, and children are all frugal with their personal spending and work hard together to build up their shared resources, their household will naturally prosper and create an unselfish model that can eventually expand to fix the wider world. To properly align with God, families should surrender their sense of ownership to Him and embrace a simple life, mimicking how church leaders and missionaries live with only the barest essentials—often called a “sleeping bag culture”—to remain free from material luxury. Ultimately, practicing this strict financial discipline and lifestyle is essential, as failing to be frugal and responsible could lead the Unification Church back into a difficult period of suffering and spiritual tribulation. Continue reading “We May be Chased Out if We Cannot Fulfill Our Responsibility”

All Humankind Emerge from Brothers and Sisters

A family that raises many siblings is like a model that embraces humankind and creates the ideal heaven in the Kingdom of Heaven on earth and in the spirit world.

Cheon Seong Gyeong 1601

    In Kodiak, plenty of salmon can be found. Salmon lay their eggs in the cold winter month of November. Since it is so cold, there are no insects, nor are there any small fish around. All fish swim away in search of warm currents and so there is nothing to eat. For this reason, the mother and father become the food for their young. It is only natural for the parents, the ancestors, to sacrifice themselves for their children. The animal kingdom has abided by this tradition for billions of years and still continues to live by it; on the other hand, humankind, who should be better than animals in every respect, are not keeping true to this principle, and so it is sometimes said that people are inferior to animals. The same is also true for loving. Animals do not love recklessly. Birds follow their own species in the way of true love. They don’t love imprudently. Once they have found a mate and formed a pair, that relationship is absolute.
    In the future, family law should be enacted. I have already issued instructions for the fundamental rules to be drawn up. If the nation is established after I have passed on to the spirit world, my absence would not matter so much because you would already have the laws set out on how to constitute that nation. If you abide by those laws as you would my words, and become united and march forward, you would be connected to God’s kingdom.
    You should understand that you cannot be self-centered, individualistic or insist on your own way. Before asserting yourselves, you need to realize that your father and mother existed before you, and from their lives emerged their lineage. On top of that, love was created. The relationship through which you can learn to respect lineage, history and your ancestors, and which will help you serve them, is the one between you and your parents. You need to respect your parents and then God. What would then be even higher than Him? It would be love.
    Encompassed in the mother and father are the absolute love, life and lineage attained through the Absolute Parent and Father of absolute love. You should be aware of the fact that you are born from all this. Thus, you are the representative of lineage, maternal and paternal life and love. Having received them all as the representative, you were born to expand them and spread them wide; since such is the purpose of your life, if you don’t fulfill this and instead act as you please and put your greed before everything else, you would be ruined and perish. Continue reading “All Humankind Emerge from Brothers and Sisters”

The Question Is Whether Our Members Can Unite Among Themselves

If you stand in a position where you cannot fulfill your filial duty to True Parents, you should offer those things that you wanted to devote to them to the members instead.

Cheon Seong Gyeong 1141

    What kind of a being is Satan? Particularly those who believe in Jesus must explain clearly Satan’s identity in relation to God. Who is Satan? He is an adulterer, the adulterer of love. That wretched being Satan beat the father to death and raped the mother. And the children who were born from this are all of you. Don’t you feel bad about this? If you cannot believe it, try praying to God desperately, as if your life were at stake, and ask him whether my words are true or not. (38-175, 1971.1.3)

Study the Human Fall

Cheon Seong Gyeong 1239

    The Blessing Ceremony of the Unification Church is not simply a wedding through which a man and a woman come together and form a family. Until now, all weddings were solely for the sake of the people getting married. But our wedding ceremony is significant and necessary to set a condition to indemnify the past and return joy to God. Therefore, we conduct our ceremonies in a sacred and splendid manner. Divine Principle clearly explains to us that our wedding ceremony alleviates God’s bitter grief that was caused by the Fall of Adam and Eve. It goes beyond the standard of husband and wife, which Jesus was unable to attain. (22-212, 1969.2.4)

Prepare to receive the Blessing

Cheon Seong Gyeong
Selections from the Speeches of Rev. Sun Myung Moon

Book 7
Etiquette and Ceremonies
Chapter 4
Tradition and Daily Etiquette of Blessed Families

Summary

A truly complete and happy family requires having siblings of all kinds—older and younger brothers and sisters—who represent the four global directions and form a unified, three-dimensional foundation for peace that God will protect. Parents naturally desire for their children to love each other even more than they love their parents, and putting a sibling’s needs first brings great joy to a mother and father. In fact, loving your brothers and sisters as deeply as you love God and your parents is the simplest and quickest path to heaven, and this unselfish care is considered a magnificent spiritual offering. Ultimately, when you struggle to show direct devotion to True Parents or God, dedicating that love and service to your fellow church members instead opens the way to eternal life, making your siblings the absolute best guides for reaching the highest levels of heavenly love. Continue reading “The Question Is Whether Our Members Can Unite Among Themselves”

Difficulties Develop Character In Children

Iron gets stronger by being heated. This principle should be considered when educating children.

Cheon Seong Gyeong 1645

    Even the microorganisms, which practice their own forms of love, take pride in the fact that they were also created to play their part within the same realm of the ideal of creation, which is represented by the universal pair system. They are proud of the fact that although you are big and they are small, if they can unite with you and give you a part of themselves, they are more than willing to share themselves with you for eternity. They are different from fallen human beings. The creation of one chemical substance signifies that the plus and the minus elements have found and become one with each other. How silly human beings are by comparison! They are in fact essentially disharmonious, and this is the problem. (209-189, 1990.11.29)

Cheon Seong Gyeong 1438

    Why are tribal messiahs necessary? If there are no tribal messiahs, then all the families cannot be connected between themselves. Without this, you cannot have your hometown. I have my own hometown but you do not have one. After restoring all the families, there will come the age of registration in the future. Once the age of registration comes, tribal formation will take place. The order in which you register will determine your position. Those who register first will be the elders and a new system will be developed so that they can be attended in the same manner as you attend your ancestors. Only when the whole world is transformed accordingly, will the heavenly kingdom on earth be realized. (210‑273, 1990.12.25)

Cheon Seong Gyeong
Selections from the Speeches of Rev. Sun Myung Moon

Book 7
Etiquette and Ceremonies
Chapter 4
Tradition and Daily Etiquette of Blessed Families

Summary:

Faith education is far more important than regular school education because having true faith and putting it into practice naturally develops your creative power. Children of Blessed Families should receive an education of the heart to build true character, learn standard moral norms to become proud chosen people, and use specialized gifted programs to fully express their God-given talents for God’s will. When students feel tired of studying, it is usually because they are being selfish; instead, they should study with a life-or-death seriousness, believing that learning a single new word or sentence can save millions of people. To make children strong and resilient, parents should consider putting them through trials and harsh discipline—just like tigers raising their cubs or iron being hardened by heat—rather than spoiling them. Ultimately, even if poor parents cannot provide material wealth, giving deep love from the marrow of their bones teaches children to be unselfishly devoted and loyal, which explains why the most loving and filial children often come from humble families.

Continue reading “Difficulties Develop Character In Children”

You Should First Become the Standard

Then your children can reach such a position.

Cheon Seong Gyeong 1212

    First there is the foundation of faith, next comes the foundation of substance, and then comes the foundation for the Messiah. The lineage is the problem. Centering on Abel’s victorious realm, we must overcome the opposition from the United States and win over the opposition from any country in the free world. Even if the whole world is against me, I will not be driven back by that opposition. You have the Principle, so can you act arbitrarily? The Principle is like an ironclad bastion. Since God has approved this theory, you cannot do anything about it. Unless you have made a condition of loving even your enemy’s nation, even the devil himself, you have no qualification to enter the Kingdom of Heaven. So, do you know why Jesus asked God to forgive the Roman soldiers who stabbed him with a spear when he was dying on the cross? This was not something personal. Rome was upsetting the world. However, today Christianity seeks salvation on an individual basis, doesn’t it? (182-285, 1988.10.26)

Study the Unification Principle to understand about the Foundation of Faith, Foundation of Substance and Foundation to receive the Messiah.

 Cheon Seong Gyeong  1020

    I am at a loss for words before a devoted person. As leader of the Unification Church, when I am considering which of two people is better, I do not take into account who is handsome, but rather I look at the direction of their mind. In other words, I see whether their mind is public or personal. (31-260, 1970.6.4) Continue reading “You Should First Become the Standard”