Tag: Witnessing

Witnessing Should be Done Effectively

Now you should go fully prepared. You should offer devotion when you go witnessing. You must be different from the past.

Cheon Seong Gyeong 553

    People in today’s world who flaunt their pedigrees and parade their degrees as marks of social distinction, are unaware that their births were spiritually sullied. They do not know that they were born with the love, life and lineage of Satan; God’s enemy. This is a serious problem.
    Due to the Fall, people have been born from Satan’s love which was passed down to their parents. Satan’s blood has made its way down through the lives of our mothers and fathers to us in the present day. The fruit of those three then, is you. As such, you all belong to the satanic lineage. In other words, Satan’s blood is running through your veins. Therefore, he automatically bears his ideal fruit while God strives to redeem those very men and women and transform them into originally pure and perfect people. You all began from Satan’s love and are born from his lineage.
    Since your start was all wrong, you must return to the original point. As we originated from false parents, we need to return and start anew from true parents. How serious is this? It is imperative to inherit God’s love, life and lineage afresh.
    That is why, when you receive the Blessing, you undergo the ceremony for changing the lineage. You must believe in this more than your own life. Just because it is a Unification Church ceremony, you should not think of it as some ordinary ritual. It is like a wonder drug, an antidote, to restore the dead back to life.
    Our ancestors committed an error so grave that countless people fell victim to its aftereffects throughout the course of human history. Knowing this, we cannot tread that same path again ever again! We paid a ghastly price throughout history for having perpetuated illicit love in the fallen spiritual and physical worlds, with far-reaching consequences for individuals, families, societies, nations and the world. (216-109, 1991.3.9) Continue reading “Witnessing Should be Done Effectively”

The Only Missing Thing in Spirit World would Be a True Person

Have you ever wailed and prayed through the night for the sake of a new guest?

Cheon Seong Gyeong 2108  

    What is the method to bring about unification? Living for the sake of others. Then, in uniting the North and South, should we do what Kim Il-sung says? We are not doing what Kim Il-sung says. Everywhere love dwells is good and desirable, and if we stand in this good position of being able to give eternally, the North and South will be united. Now, if we just establish an eternal foundation on which to give at a level higher than the current living standards of the people in the North, then communist propaganda will have no affect. If South Korea excels in all fields including economics, living standard and education, and stands in the position of giving eternally, the North Koreans will unite with us even if they are told not to. (36-76, 1970.11.15)

Cheon Seong Gyeong 1348

    After restoring the people, we need to restore the land. I toured forty nations around the world to establish holy grounds. I was able to do this because I had established the standard existing prior to the Fall in Korea. I established holy grounds in 105 places in forty nations around the world. The 120 Couples symbolize 120 nations. From this day forward, we need to establish 120 holy grounds. (16-7, 1963.12.21)

Cheon Seong Gyeong
Selected Speeches of Rev. Sun Myung Moon 

Book 7
Etiquette and Ceremonies
Chapter 3

Worship Service and Etiquette in Church Life

Summary:
In the spirit world, the most valuable thing you can offer is the fact that you helped others become true, good people. Because of this, “witnessing”—or sharing your faith with others—is the most important thing you can do, and it requires your total heart and devotion rather than money or material things. You are encouraged to love people so deeply that you would sacrifice anything for them, even losing sleep or crying for their sake as if they were your own family. To succeed, you must study people’s feelings and stay focused on them with an unchanging heart, no matter how much time or effort it takes. By giving your life and love completely to help save others, you fulfill your spiritual purpose and receive that same love back in return. Continue reading “The Only Missing Thing in Spirit World would Be a True Person”

Witnessing Is Creating My Second Self

When you have the living experience that God is alive, then you will go out witnessing even if people tell you not to do so.

Cheon Seong Gyeong 380

    There are three kinds of birds’ songs. First, there is a song expressing hunger; second, a song sung in expressing love for a mate; and third, a song sung in time of danger. These are all different. We ordinary people do not know this, but they know in their own world. When they call out of hunger, all of the other birds already know. But around what does their daily life revolve? Hunger is taken care of simply by eating, and they are not facing danger every day, either. Most of their singing goes back and forth in the give and take relationship with their partner. (137-211, 1986.1.3)

Cheon Seong Gyeong 1542

    Christ at his Second Advent is coming to save humanity. Once the heavenly standard has been established, God is ready to strike. He takes the offensive. That does not mean that He kills His foes by executing them in the style of Stalin; instead, He makes them surrender at once. He must make Satan submit to Him, firstly through His ideology, secondly through His citizenry, thirdly through His sovereignty, and fourthly through His territory. Everyone desires to have ideals, friends, power, and money, and these four items represent the four that have been listed above. (12-169, 1963.3.16)

Book 7
Etiquette and Ceremonies
Chapter 3

Worship Service and Etiquette in Church Life

Summary:
Witnessing is the act of showing others how to return to God, which is the most important task a person can do. It requires hard work and sacrifice, but by eliminating evil and loving God above all else, you open yourself up to receiving His love in return. This practice isn’t just a temporary job; it is a way to grow spiritually and find true joy, even when life is difficult. Ultimately, the people you help lead to God are your only real “assets” because, in the afterlife, your earthly money and power won’t matter—only the lives you changed will last forever. Continue reading “Witnessing Is Creating My Second Self”

Sincere Investment and Prayer Are Never Lost

This is an absolute fact.

Cheon Seong Gyeong 1343

    Why was Jesus unable to establish the Kingdom of Heaven? It was because his clan and twelve apostles didn’t help him. He attempted to build a bridge that would connect with the nation through his clan, twelve apostles, and seventy disciples, but it collapsed. He therefore could not establish the foundation on the family, clan, or church level during his life on earth.
    The next problem was that the seventy disciples did not unite with Jesus. They represented the twelve tribes and the seventy elders of Israel. The correct number, actually, should be 72, not 70. If six people were chosen from each of the twelve tribes, the total would be seventy-two. Hence, in the Unification Church, we have the Blessing of the 72 Couples. In the Bible, there are seventy-two in the New Testament and seventy in the Old Testament. The correct number is 72, not 70. (67-327, 1973.7.22)

Cheon Seong Gyeong 1517

    What is true love? It is about giving more than one has and not expecting anything in return. What is patriotism? It is about sacrificing one’s life for the nation without expecting anything in return. A true husband is someone who is ready to give his life for the sake of his wife, time and again. True husbands, true wives, true children, true siblings, true parents, and a true family follow that path. Families in which the grandparents, parents, husband and wife, and children are all ready to do this will automatically have God dwell with them even if they tell Him not to. Why? Because they would resemble Him. (210-32, 1990.11.30)

Book 7
Etiquette and Ceremonies
Chapter 3

Worship Service and Etiquette in Church Life

Section 3. Attitude of a Church Leader

3.2. Devotion and sincerity must be invested to guide members

    Therefore, never be discouraged if a member falls away. When a member falls away, a very interesting phenomenon occurs: A person who resembles that person’s character, speech, and even the way he walks, will join the church. From every angle, the new person who joins amazingly resembles the person who fell away, and yet he is much better. When you see such a phenomenon, you can understand that sincere investment and prayer are never lost. This is an absolute fact. (42-162, 1971.3.4) Continue reading “Sincere Investment and Prayer Are Never Lost”

We Must Be Absolutely Dedicated to God’s Will In Order to Convey It to Others

Cheon Seong Gyeong 1916

    Where should America go? It should return to Asia. It should seek the Asian continent where Jesus’ body was lost. The era of the Pacific civilization is coming. Yet, why is the era of the Asia-Pacific civilization coming? Even scholars do not know this. This cannot be solved without Rev. Moon’s principle. America will be compelled to seek Asia. Currently, America has only the spiritual standard. Therefore, in order to make use of the body, it must return to Asia. (225-30, 1992.1.1)

Cheon Seong Gyeong 962

    True Parents are giving the Blessing in the physical world, going beyond racial and religious boundaries. By connecting to this, the domain of liberation for the individual, family, tribe, people and nation can be established on the earth. That liberated domain is not created in the spirit world. Since the basis to connect to the world of heaven’s love and cosmic love exists on earth, the spiritual and physical worlds can become unified around True Parents. This will eliminate all indebtedness and perfect the Blessing of the individual, family, tribe, people, nation, world and even the Blessing of the cosmos.
    By creating a united and harmonized sphere of Blessed families in the spiritual and physical worlds, the foundation for the ideal of heaven based on the unfallen Adam can be established. This causes all families in history to have the same value. Through the manifestation of the Kingdom of Heaven on earth and in spirit world, God can come down and dwell on this foundation. God is the vertical Parent. True Parents are the horizontal Parents that can equalize the earth. Therefore, on Chil Pal Jeol, the Realm of the Cosmic Sabbath of the Parents of Heaven and Earth was proclaimed, and a new age began. Furthermore, from the day of 9.9. Jeol, we enter a new era. (303-257, 1999.9.9)

Richard: A new era has begun, as of the Day of the Declaration of the Realm of the Cosmic Sabbath for the Parents of Heaven and Earth (August 9, 1997, July 7, 1997 lunar or heavenly calendar) also known as Chil Pal Joel (Eight Sevens Day).  We need to educate ourselves about this new era. Continue reading “We Must Be Absolutely Dedicated to God’s Will In Order to Convey It to Others”