Life of FaithLife of Faith

Chapter 1

A. Purpose of a Life of Faith

1. Purpose

The Fall occurred through disbelief in God and His Word.

restoration occurs by faith in God and His Word.

the necessity of a life of faith

We should realize that the most important purpose of a life of faith is to restore God’s Heart (Shimjung) in our own mind.

Satan’s children God’s childrenfallen nature original natureunrighteous emotion righteous emotion

God’s Word revolution of consciousness (concept)

revolution of conscience (personality)

revolution of heart

1 Cor 13:1-3

If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. If I give away all I have, and if I deliver my body to be burned, but have not love, I gain nothing.

The Completed Testament Age is the age of justification by attendance.

Attendance means to lead a life centered on the love and heart of one’s subject.

Our subject is God and True Parents.

We should lead a life centered on the love and heart of God and True Parents.

(2) Self-Centered Motivation insisting on one’s own benefit cannot persevere in difficult situations eventually fall

2. Important Points in the Resurrection of Heart

a. Motivation

(1) God-Centered Motivation entrusting oneself to God self-denial and self-sacrifice spiritual and heartistic growth

life of indemnity = life of separation from Satan and

the subjugation of Satan= life of faith

Our entire life after we receive the Principle = a life of indemnity

Father’s words:“All that you do from the moment of joining the Unification Church until the moment of your death will serve as the material by which God judges you.”

b. Life of Indemnity

- individual family society nation world cosmos

- public affairs private affairs

(1) Living for the Sake of a Greater Purpose (Others)

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- fasting conditions

- Noah’s 120 years of building the ark

- the failure of Abraham’s symbolic offering

- the 3-day period for Abraham’s offering of Isaac

e.g.,

(2) Keeping an Unchanging Motivation

(3)Following and Practicing Father’s Words

Real indemnity conditions are made by following and practicing Father’s words.

Other conditions are conditions to restore oneself to be able tofollow and practice Father’s words.

Mt 22:36-40“Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?” And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment. And a second is like it, You shall love your neighbor as yourself. On these two commandments depend all the law and the prophets.”

c. Heartistic Relationship with God and PeopleGive and Receive Action with God and people.All GRA should be centered on true love and Shimjung.

Father’s words:“If you remember what you give, you will certainly desire a reward. Try not to remember it, even when you are giving it.”

“Give love and forget that you gave it.”

give and forgetlove and forget

true love

1. Fundamental Course for Restoration

B. Formula Course of a Life of Faith

Satan

Messiah

course of separatingfrom Satan

fulfillment of thepurpose of creation

(1)Vertical 8 Stages

servant of servants servant adopted child stepchild true child mother (or husband/wife)

father (or father/mother) God

a. Eight Stages of Indemnity

(2)Horizontal 8 Stages

individual family clan tribe nation world cosmos God

b. Order of Indemnity

(1)Order of the Fall

1) Fall of heart

2) Spiritual fall

3) Physical fall

4) Fall of all things

(2) Order of Indemnity (Reversal of the Fall)

(indemnity conditions)

1) Indemnification of all things offering of all thingsfundraising, tithing, etc.

2) Physical indemnity physical self-sacrifice fasting, cold showers, etc.

3) Spiritual indemnity spiritual self-denial repentance prayer with tears, confession of sin, studying / lecturing DP, etc.

4) Indemnification of heart practice true lovebased on God’s

Heart

2. Formula Course 7-Year Course

“7,” the number of creation of the universe, was lost through the Fall.

suffering of God 7,000 yearssuffering of Christianity 700 yearssuffering of a Christian 70 years

High-level religions teach an ascetic life.

Unification Church: suffering of 70 years suffering of 7 years

to restore all things (O.T. Age) fundraise

to restore human beings (N.T. Age) witness

to restore heart (C.T. Age) practice true love

Joincentered onfundraising

centered onwitnessing

3~3.5years 3~3.5years

dominion of the physical world and the spirit world

a. Dominion of the Physical World

dominion by true love of Goddominion by self-centered desire

C. Problems in a Life of Faith

1. Dominion of All Things

(1)Public Money

restored to God’s side paying indemnity

for Principled purposeexpenses for unprincipled purpose

offerings, providencenecessary food, clothing, living expensesO

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(2) Donations of Money and Things

Offer unconditionally and with gratitude. Never think about receiving benefits in return.

(3) Proper Use of All Things

Do not have sense of ownership; all things belong to God.Things are entrusted to you for the sake of accomplishing God’s Will.

We are not qualified to use all things apart from God’s Will.

Do not dress from self-centered motivation; dress to reveal glory of God.

Do not waste all things.

(4) Dominion of Time and Space

Never waste precious time given by God.Each providence is limited to a certain time period.Concentrate and achieve your goal within a certain time period.

Father’s words: “It is a great person who can dominate time. Time can bring you everything, but it can also rob you of everything. He who can dominate time can dominate his life.”

Do not be late for public meetings.

Father’s words: “When you are late to a worship service, you should feel so repentful that you cannot raise your head.”

We should live with the feeling of living together with True Parents; eat, sleep, work, feel joy and sorrow together with True Parents.

Our rooms and homes should be kept clean, always ready to receive True Parents.

b. Dominion of the Spirit World

Gen 1:28 “Have dominion over all things.” includes the angelic world (1 Cor 6:3)

Adam and Eve should have dominated the angelic world, but because of the Fall, Satan has had the condition to invade fallen people.

(1)Haunted by Evil Spirit Persons

We should understand that most spirit persons stand on the satanic side and want to be saved through people living on earth.

We can take precautions and judge their influence according to the Principle.

(2) Interrupting God’s Providence

Evil spirits, disguised as good spirits, try to interrupt God’s providence.

works of trust giving special mission re-Fall, betrayal or false love

2 Cor 11:14 ...Satan disguises himself as an angel of light.

(3)Dominating the Spirit World

1) Through a clear understanding of the Divine Principle

2) By reporting to and consulting one’s central person

3) Through humility, meekness, gratitude

2. Cain / Abel

a. Providence of Restoration and Cain / Abel

F/MF/F God and I (vertical) F/S you and I (horizontal) Cain / Abel

- receiving the Messiah completion of the Three Blessings gratitude

- God’s providence through the division of Cain and Abel

- Cain and Abel need each other

b. From Standpoint of Abel

(1) Mission

responsibility 1) External mission protection

nurturing

separation of oneself from Satan

2) Internal mission

natural subjugation of Cain (Satan)restoration of the birthright

as the central person of F/F

as the central person of F/S

Father’s words:“The Abel position was set up so that through him Cain may be saved. In order to save Cain, Abel should give him all the love that he received from God and additionally his own love.”

Satan

CainAbel

God (God’s love)

(God’s love 100)

(Abel’s love 20)

10020

120

Reference: F/F + F/S

God child of God

servantof Satan

F/F

F/S

F/Mlord of angels

fallenperson

separationfrom Satan

restore birthright

subjugationof Satan

reach perfection through DP (learn, believe, practice)

separate from Satan by coming into the melting furnace

self-sacrifice, self-denial- confess my sin to others- repentance prayer with tears- indemnity conditions

F/F

1) Receive punishment (pay indemnity) without having committed any kind of sin.

2) Receive punishment without complaint or resentment.

3) Love the enemy.

4) Give all things to the enemy.

F/S

(2)Attitude

1) Humility

2) A parent’s heart and a servant’s body

3) Do not misuse Abel’s position.

4) Abel’s subjugation of Cain must be by natural (willing) surrender, not by force.

5) Walk the way of hardship before asking others to do the same.

6) Other points:

- sincere life of prayer

- should understand God’s Word better than other members; at least should have sincere attitude to learn God’s Word

- exemplary life as a Blessed family

- good leadership, etc.

c. From Standpoint of Cain

(1) Overcoming the Feeling of a Decrease of Love

Gen 4:6,7

Father’s words:“A person should be capable of dominating sin, maintaining oneself peacefully and naturally subjugating Satan before that person can qualify as a person of Heaven.”

1) Stand in a parent’s position

2) Not compare to another person

3) Make efforts to raise myself

4) Self-denial

Father’s words:“I do not exist. I was already lost because of sin, so I must bury ‘myself.’ ” Go with this kind of attitude.

(2)To Make Indemnity Conditions to Remove the Fallen Nature

1) Love Abel

Causes of difficulty in loving:

a) Difference of characters

I should find out the characters that God loves.

b) Abel’s shortcomings (defects)

I should make efforts to make up for Abel’s

shortcomings and never to judge them from a self-centered viewpoint.

c)Differences of opinion

- I should share my opinion with a humble attitude stimulate Abel

The offering of my opinion must be unconditional. accept and follow Abel’s final decision

- Obedience and faith are accepted by God.

Even if I bring good results disobeying the leader’s opinion, my faith cannot be accepted by God and those results are apt to be accidentally lost.

2) Offer everything through Abel

Develop from business-like to heart-like reporting.

Should receive God’s love through Abel as a mediator.

3) Surrender to Abel

Practice obedience, honesty and gentleness.

4) Multiply goodness

Do not complain, practice God’s Will centering on Abel.

d. Additional Points

1) Find your Abel of faith, Abel of heart.

Father’s words:“The best way to remove fallen nature is to serve millions of people as your Abel.”

“It is natural to be obedient to a superior, but you must be able to obey and feel ashamed even before a child’s command.”

2) To accomplish my own responsibility is the priority.

Do not demand of Cain to accomplish his responsibility, and do not demand of Abel to accomplish his responsibility.

Abel should not arrogantly give orders to Cain.Cain should not self-righteously judge Abel.

3) Relationships should not be master-servant relationships, but relationships established

by heart.

4) A person who seems to have more fallen nature than “I” is the best person to help me remove my fallen nature.

5) Prevent Abel’s re-Fall, betrayal and/or false love

3. Adam / Eve

a. Providence of Restoration and Adam / Eve

b. Love

God is the origin of love. God’s love is true love, love to live for the sake of others.

The purpose of love is to establish the 4PF centered on God: fulfilling the purpose of creation.

1) Only the relationship of a Blessed husband and wife is in the relationship of Yang

(positivity) and Eum (negativity).

Other relationships are in the relationship of SS (design) and HS (form).

2) Love affairs are absolutely prohibited.

Conjugal love in any relationship besides Blessed husband and wife is not true love but murder eternal death.

The greatest of all sins is adultery and fornication.

e.g., O.T. Age --- immediately stoned to death without excuse.

3) I should check the contents of love.

Even if I feel horizontal love from Unification members of the opposite sex, if it comes from longing for the original nature of Heaven, it is the emotion given by God.

Those who deal with this love in a selfish way become betrayers of Heaven and fearful thieves of love.

c. For Prevention and Solution of Adam / Eve Problems

(1) Separate from and Purify Any Adam / Eve Relationships from the Past and Up to the Present Moment

1) Repent with tears in front of God and True Parents.

2) Confess to and consult with an Abel or elder.

3) Disassociate from any emotional attachment to the past.

4)Determine never to repeat the mistakes.

(2) Nip Wrong Emotions in the Bud

The Divine Principle is the sword to separate from Satan. If I have feelings other than that of a brother-sister relationship, I must fight immediately centering on the DP to remove any unprincipled feelings.

Pray desperately, “Satan, go out!”

(3) Avoid Dangerous Situations

1) Pornographic films, magazines, videos, medical books of sex, etc. tempt me to false love.

Never have anything to do with them.

2) Stay out of unethical places.

3) Avoid the situation of a man and a woman alone in a room or vehicle.

4) Do not visit someone from the opposite sex alone.

5) Be aware of the environment both in terms of time and place.

6) If I lack confidence in overcoming unprincipled emotions, have no GRA with the person I have a problem with do not look, listen, speak or even think.

7) If necessary, ask Abel to change my mission and location.

(4) Conduct Myself Both Internally and Externally in a Heavenly Manner

1) Do not touch a person of the opposite sex.

2) Do not stimulate sexual desires by masturbation, pornography, etc.

3) Train myself to separate from evil sexual desire even in my dreams.

4) Homosexual desires and activities are never acceptable.

5) Good personal appearance and a pure attitude

6) It is advised not to launder clothes belonging to people of the opposite sex.

7) No drugs, no smoking, no alcohol

(5) Separate from Satan and Repent in Daily Life of Faith

1) Learn, believe, practice Divine Principle; exalt the standard of the Commandment.

2) Love God and True Parents more than anybody else.

3) Keep heavenly dignity as God’s son or daughter.

4) Report to and consult with a reliable Abel with a sincere heart.

5) Feel hostility to Satan.

6) Indemnity conditions

7) Prayer of repentance with tears

(6) Realize the Dread of the Fall

1) The breaking of God’s Heart, the betrayal of Jesus and True Parents

especially after the Blessing, if I fall, I will become worse than Satan.Descendants will uproot my grave.

2) Everything must be confessed before receiving the Blessing.