Cheon Seong Gyeong 1562
What is the Unification Church? Where is it heading, with the right and left wings in its arms? It is guiding us to pass through this world of struggle and strife and enter a world of happiness, that of utopia, and to follow the path shown by God. This path is not a level one. What that means is that the Unification Church should not be equipped only with a logical system that can take responsibility for all the failures and wreckage caused by various ideological systems. At the same time, the Unification Church should also be able to take all these failures into its arms and strive for a transcendent form of existence, based on a spiritual awareness that can move them vertically, centering on religion.
You need to understand that the Unification Church should have the capacity to systematically theorize humanistic ideologies such as humanism and materialism, as well as all the theisms of the past until now, and integrate all these ideologies into one. At the same time, its members should embody the one theology which incorporates spiritual reality and experience and can connect all religions transcending denomination from the vertical perspective. (162-102, 1987.3.30)
Richard: Right now, with different people talking about WW III, we should rather focus on this unifying teaching and see what God’s ideal is and how left and right, Jews, Christians, Muslims and all religions can be harmonized centered on God.
The necessary thought and teaching is already here. Will we listen?
Study the Unification Principle here.
Cheon Seong Gyeong 291
Essentially, what have we been trying to do during the Old Testament, New Testament, and Completed Testament Ages? We have been trying to bring God inside us. Who is the root? God is. God is the root of humankind. Originally, True Parents were not the root. True Parents also came from God, who is the root. Before Adam and Eve fell, they were in the position of God’s son and daughter. But after their Fall, all things of creation came to be in a higher position than Adam and Eve. This happened because Adam and Eve fell. Through the Fall, they sunk lower than all things. Since all things became higher than people, they have given their lives for humankind. They have shed blood in our place and through this, have worked to reverse the positions. This is why, in the Old Testament Age, offerings were sacrificed to pave the pathway for the sons and daughters to travel on.
In the New Testament Age, Jesus came and sacrificed himself as a child to pave the way for Parents. Through martyrs shedding a great quantity of blood, Christians paved the road for the coming of the Parents in the age of the Second Coming.
What is the relationship between Jesus and True Parents? Jesus is in the position of the Son, while True Parents are in the position of the Parents. I have said that Buddha is my disciple, Jesus is my disciple and Confucius is my disciple. Spiritual people can know everything if they pray. Wait and see. The Unification Church will be the center of religious unification in the end, correcting the standard for presidents, prime ministers, and all the proud politicians of the nations. This is my work, to accomplish this not by force, but by natural submission. (211-312, 1991.1.1
Cheon Seong Gyeong
Selections from the Speeches of Rev. Sun Myung Moon
Book 8
Sin and Restoration Through Indemnity
Chapter 4
The Course of Indemnity and Our Life
Section 2. The Foundation of Faith and the Foundation of Substance
2.1. The Foundation for the Messiah
Summary:
The overall goal across the Old, New, and Completed Testament Ages has been to bring God—the true root of humankind—inside us 🌳. Because Adam and Eve fell lower than the creation, countless offerings and sacrifices (including Jesus and Christian martyrs) were made throughout history to reverse these positions and pave the way for the arrival of the True Parents ✨.
You can become a person of goodness only by conquering evil and leaving goodness behind, so that evil automatically surrenders to you. In terms of the Principle, it is called completing the foundation of substance. In order to accomplish this, you must fight Satan and win. (58-18, 1972.6.6)
Even if Israel had become a nation able to restore the world, that one nation was not enough. From the Principle you probably know about the era of substantial restoration of Cain and Abel, in other words, about the foundation of substance. Similarly, the Cain-type nation, or in other words the archangeltype nation, must be subjugated by the restored nation of Israel. It cannot be accomplished by the force of arms. Since Abel was killed by his elder brother Cain, you must all understand that unless you stand in the position of dying, that is, the position of being struck, but still survive and manage to subjugate those who strike you, restoration will not begin. (30-46, 1970.3.15)
In order to go the way of restoration, you must first establish a foundation of faith. The foundation of faith is necessary in order to create a solid foundation upon which you can secure your place and stand in the subject position. After that, even though you became a person who can pursue his goals on his own, that is not enough, so you must come back and establish the foundation of substance.
What is the foundation of substance? It is a foundation created through Abel being able to subjugate Cain. Who is Cain? He is the son of an enemy. Through Cain, historical struggles have been occurring. Through Cain, the original source of evil has set down its roots. Through Cain, waves of death have been rushing forward throughout history. We can see from these facts, that in order to prevent the appearance of conditions for evil and the expansion of the evil side, a person in the Abel position – that is a person on God’s side – must bring the person in the position of Cain to surrender. (30-289, 1970.4.5)
There are two ways we must go for the sake of Cain and ourselves. We must walk this path for the sake of our enemy. What does that mean? It means we must deal well with Cain. What is the foundation of substance? Even though Abel has paved his own way, he cannot stand before God unless he subjugates Cain. Abel must lead his enemy. He should not fight with his enemy along the way, but lead the enemy. (30-338, 1970.4.6)
The expression “the foundation of faith has been established” refers to a conditional position where someone is able to indemnify the Fall, which occurred due to disbelief in God, and stand again in the hopeful position of Adam, who can be trusted by Heaven. After that, the person must fight against Satan and establish the foundation of substance. Standing in the position of Abel, he must make Cain surrender. (40-243, 1971.2.6)
From the Principle you know about the foundation of faith and the foundation of substance. Even if you have established the foundation of substance, that substance is not to be offered to God. It serves as a foundation for the Messiah, that is, a substance that can welcome the Messiah. (43-187, 1971.4.30)
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Daily Inspiration Discussion Forum
How can Abel lead Cain to surrender?
Is this battle won by force?