UC Mosaic Introduction to Symbols & Traditions of Unification Church v 10.8 Short Vocabulary: CSG = Cheon Seong Gyeong, Holy Textbook CIG = Cheon Il Guk, Two persons become one, KoH CP = Cheong Pyeong, Spir. training ground Korea DP = Divine Principle LSA = Lord of Second Advent OT = Old Testament NT = New Testament CT = Completed Testament TF = True Father, SMM = Sun Myung Moon TM = True Mother, Hak Ja Han Moon UC = Unification Church See also extended Vocabulary: http://www.slideshare.net/bdp003/vocabulary-uc HSA-UWC Holy Spirit(ual) Association for the Unification of World Christianity Jahve a fearful God Unfallen Fallen Sacrifice Human = Spiritual Gap Animals Moses Abraham, Isaak, Jacob O.T God, a loving Father N.T God, Man made Divine! C.T God of Night God of Day God of Night & Day /TP of Heaven, Earth, and Humankind CP Channels Channels “Glue” “Glue” 1st, 2nd & 3rd Blessings ”TOE” Theory of Everything Spirit & Physical Laws united Spirit thought > speed of light Einstein Relativity/Quantum Physics E = mc^2 Newton & Kepler Classical Physics Principia Science Truth F = ma Mathematica Early Greek ”The Earth is round” Culture Pythagoras,Herodotus Plato,Aristotle 600-200BC 1684AD 1905 Compare the Development of Physical Truth 2013 13Jan H.C. Cheon Il (22Febr) Guk 2013 Competed 1960 2003 Testament Main: Blessing C.P. True Parents 1960 C.P. Jesus as Christ, New Main: Love God New Adam Test. & Your Neighbor “The Way” 30 as yourself C.P Moses Old Jakob Test. Main: 10 Commandments 4000BC 0 2000AD 2013! Spiritual Truth & Progress Truth Spiritual …with the Development of Spiritual Truth The Mountaintop, or the Summit as it may be called, may be viewed from the North, East, South or West; from above, below, or from within. Each view looks different; yet each viewer looks at the same Mountaintop. So it is with religions of man — Buddhism, Christianity, Confucianism, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, Taoism, and so forth. Each created its In our life, each of own principles that us searches for follow some of the Truth within our Divine Principles of heart. Truth. Go through the In the end, it all following Divine comes back to the Principles, Relationship of and carefully "THE ONE GOD consider each WITHIN." one. How do they apply to you right now in your life? To what degree have you incorporated each one? Gethsemane (Mk. 14:36) The real spiritual starting point of preparation for a Unification Church was the sad answer to Jesus prayer 2000 years ago in Israel! Go the Way of the Cross! That led to a need for 2nd Advent of Christ! Only God new the plan (=Korea), according to Jesus 1945-1948 TF SunMyungMoon starting his public Messianic mission 1945 3 –years preparation before first 7-year course Jesus doing his 3 –year 1948-1953 Public preparation Ending in Korean War 1950-53 Ending in Crucifixion 1960-1981 3rd 7-year course 1975-1981 2nd 7-year course 1968-1974 1st 7-year course 1961-1967 1960 C.T. (Core teaching) C.P. (Central person) “Love God and your Jesus as Christ, neighbor” New Adam • “Forgive and love your “The Way” enemies” The Imitation of Christ by Thomas a Kempis 1400 Some 13 Core Teachings of Jesus: Initial Message "This is the time of fulfillment. The kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe in the gospel." The Golden Rule: "Do to others whatever you would have them do to you." The Greatest Commandment: "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength... You shall love your neighbor as yourself." Love of Enemies: "Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you." Repentance & Forgiveness: "If your brother sins, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him. Judging Others: "Stop judging, that you may not be judged. For as you judge, so will you be judged, and the measure with which you measure will be measured out to you.“ Faith & Prayer: "Have faith in God... Therefore I tell you, all that you ask for in prayer, believe that you will receive it and it shall be yours." Jesus' Destiny: "The Son of Man must suffer greatly and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed, and rise after three days. Jesus' Identity: "Again the high priest asked him and said to him, 'Are you the Messiah, the son of the Blessed One?' Then Jesus answered, 'I am; and you will see the Son of Man seated at the right hand of the Power and coming with the clouds of heaven.' " Jesus and the Father: "After Jesus was baptized... a voice came from the heavens, saying, 'This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.' me by my Father. No one knows who the Son is except the Father, and who the Father is except the Son and anyone to whom the Son wishes to reveal him.“ Jesus and the Holy Spirit: "The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to bring glad tidings to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to let the oppressed go free, and to proclaim a year acceptable to the Lord.“ Healing: "And these signs (casting out) shall follow them that believe (Christians) in My name (Jesus) shall they "cast out 'devils'." Mark 16 Follower: “Take up your cross and follow Me” (Matth 16; Mark 8; Luke 9)" Some 13 Core Teachings of True Father Moon: Initial Message: The Messiah, Christ, LSA, 3rd Adam - will be born in Korea as a man, - and marry in Holy Marriage - and Bless others in Holy Marriage. /DP The Golden Rule: "Do to others whatever you would have them do to you." The Greatest Commandment: Fulfill the 3 Blessings. Whatever the time or place, love is most important. God was searching for a person who would live with a heart of love and who, when faced with suffering, could cut off its effects with love. /TF Biography …Core Teachings of True Father Moon: Love of Enemies: "When you love your enemies rather than seeking revenge, you create the condition for winning them over and eventually leading them. All the world religions- Christianity, Buddhism, Islam, etc.-that are persecuting me are actually signing over their blessings to me in the process. That is the inevitable consequence of their opposition.” “This is universal truth. Therefore, persecution is not really a bad thing; in fact, it is almost a necessity. Throughout history religions have been persecuted, but still they have flourished. Persecution does not necessarily bring destruction.” “This operates like a balance scale. If you push one end all the way down, the other end will rise all the way up. When Western culture and Western people persecute me, the Oriental, black and colored people will rise and acknowledge me as their champion. They will support me. " /23 Jan 1983 “Historians will record that Reverend Moon truly exemplified the command of Jesus: Love your enemies. Reverend Moon has been loving his enemies through every circumstance, including this recent court indictment and trial. I inspired the creation of the Inchon film for the purpose of awakening of the American public. Likewise I inaugurated the creation of The Washington Times to inspire righteous public opinion for the sake of America. These deeds will be recorded by future historians as manifestations of loving one's enemies.” /1 May 1984 ...Core Teachings of True Father Moon: Repentance & Forgiveness: Law of Indemnity + The Blessing Judging Others: "Stop judging each other” /DaeMoNim Faith & Prayer: Pray for the sake of all humanity, or for the heart of God and the cosmic dispensation. History is looking forward to another epoch, and such paryings, the coming of the Lord of the Second Advent. /SMM 16Oct 77 TF Destiny: Not to die (Prophetic, 3 dove in Noahs Ark) Marriage of the Lamb Fulfill the 3 Great Blessings ...Core Teachings of True Father Moon: TF' Identity: At a meeting held in the eastern part of the United States on the occasion of his first visit to the U.S.A., a questioner bluntly asked him: "Are you Christ?" In reply Sun Myung Moon raised his hand and pointed to various members of the audience in turn, saying: "and so are you... and you... and you also, if you can accept it. The purpose of the coming Lord is that some day all shall be like him – like Christ.“ In a way then, the Divine Principle, this new revelation, is the documentary of my life. It is my own life experience. The Divine Principle is in me, and I am in the Divine Principle. ...Core Teachings of True Father Moon: TF and the Heavenly Father: My every action is to liberate God from his sorrow. God has been following Reverend Moon all these silent, lonely years. TF and the Holy Spirit: TF + TM = True Parents “New Holy Trinity” Healing: CP Providence since 1995…Ancestor Liberation Following: We have to make sure that we are very strict in following True Parents and ensure that all of humanity will eventually follow our footsteps. In order to enter the Kingdom of Heaven after the year 2000, we have to enter as families, as Blessed couples. We cannot enter the Kingdom of God without True Parents' grace. No matter how difficult your situation may be, you have to follow behind the Lord of the Second Advent. You have to follow completely.