Ep 528 - International Association of Parliamentarians for Peace (IAPP) Part 1
International Association of Parliamentarians for Peace (IAPP) 163-8-14-40-528 - April 6, 2022
Today I’d like to talk about “International Association of Parliamentarians for Peace (IAPP)” from True Mother’s Anthology, Book 1.
These days the world's population is way over 7.3 billion. When seen from Heavenly Parent's or True Parents' viewpoint it is a pressing situation. The reason for the founding of the International Association of Parliamentarians for Peace (IAPP) is that no one person can offer solutions for the varied problems that are arising in our world today. This cannot be taken on by human strength along. We must have a movement that attends God. (12.16.2016, CheongShim International Youth Center)
True Mother often talks about the fundamental solution: We need to attend Heavenly Parent and let (people) know who True Parents are.
The whole question is how to teach that God is the Creator and Parent of humankind and the universe.
All problems can be solved if everyone realizes and knows that God is the parent of humankind and the parent of my parents.
If we teach this point very clearly, letting everyone understand that God does exist and that he is the parent of all humankind, this is the way we can solve all problems. We need to use the Divine Principle and God’s word to teach about God’s existence. We need to tell them about the reality of God.
Therefore, we must first teach the existence of God -- not just his existence, but His heart as well.
The next step is to teach all humankind that True Parents have come as humankind's savior.
We need to understand why True Mother emphasizes Heavenly Parent and True Parents. This is the fundamental solution whenever we deal with any difficulties, any problems.
The International Association of Parliamentarians for Peace should take the role of the Abel UN. Now in the UN, the people who are active have mostly been appointed by the heads of their nations. They are not people chosen by the will of the people. Neither do they have the qualification to represent their nation. But the work we want to do is to gather people who have been chosen by the people. In that case parliamentarians will have to work for their people. In the world, there are many large nations and small nations, but if there are people thinking about these kinds of problems, they will think about how the kingdom of heaven on earth, one united world, can come about. (2016.07.17, Cheon Jeong Gung)
Today, let's take a closer look at the motives behind the founding of the IAPP.
Let’s study True Mother’s words.
<True Mother’s words, on the Occasion of the 40th Anniversary of Washington Monument. 9/17/2016> I also call upon the legislators of this nation to set aside partisanship, and to move toward collaboration for the public good of the nation and for the sake of the entire world. Public servants must be awakened in the same way that spiritual leaders must be awakened to a life of service, living for the sake of others. That is the essence of good governance.
Respected leaders! Recently, on the foundation of the Universal Peace Federation, I launched the International Association of Parliamentarians for Peace. UPF is currently carrying out a series of International Leadership Conferences to launch the parliamentarians’ association in the Asia Pacific Region, in Africa, Europe, the Middle East, Central and South America, culminating in December with a world level ILC in Washington DC.
These ILC programs are igniting enthusiasm among parliamentarians, who are the representatives directly elected by the people, calling each one to transcend national interests and work together to realize a global community based on mutual dependence, mutual prosperity and universally shared values.
I hope that many members of congress can encourage and support this initiative, and work with parliamentarians from 194 nations in a spirit of harmony and cooperation to solve our serious global problems, such as climate change, the rise of violent extremism, and the growing divisions among various nationalities, ethnicities, religions, and so on. America should be the elder brother in unifying the peoples and nations of the world as one family under God.
True Mother emphasized the following: “Public servants must be awakened in the same way that spiritual leaders must be awakened to a life of service, living for the sake of others. That is the essence of good governance.”
That is why Mother says we need to teach all politicians and religious leaders our True Parents’ main philosophy: living for the sake of others. If everybody lives a life of living for the sake of others, then they can have good governance. They can govern their people, family and church very well.
When True Mother founded the International Association of Parliamentarians for Peace, she said, “The International Peace Federation calls each parliamentarian to transcend national interests and work together to realize a global community based on mutual dependence, mutual prosperity and universally shared values.”
True Mother also said, “The International Association of Parliamentarians for Peace is asking us to cooperate to solve our serious global problems, such as climate change, the rise of violent extremism, and the growing divisions among various nationalities, ethnicities, religions that hinder world peace today.”
What True Mother especially emphasized is, “In order to achieve the ideal of one human family under God, America, the eldest brother of the providence, should take the lead in fulfilling God’s vision and ideals more than any other country.”
Mother emphasizes the role of the elder son nation, America. That is why we should really support UPF and WFWP activity and that of all affiliated organizations. They are doing that not just for the sake of America. The role of America is for the sake of the world. I am really proud of Dr. Jenkins and The Washington Times; (they) are really doing a good job. I really appreciate all of your hard work.
LIVING DIVINE PRINCIPLE: Principle of Creation 29 - Family Completion is the Completion of the Realm of the Royal Family
This content is really important. We need to understand what True Father is talking about.
Let’s study about the Royal Family according to Father’s word.
There is no Realm of the Royal Family in the Spirit World
Even God was unable to own this realm of the royal family. But once I achieve the right of kingship and restore a nation, I will establish the realm of the royal family. Things will be put in order immediately by means of the constitution. At the moment, the members of the Unification Church don’t understand this. You wonder, “What is he talking about?” There is no such realm of the royal family in the spirit world. The Kingdom of Heaven is empty. It is empty because the center has not been established yet. That is the incredible reality of the situation. (270－279, 1995.7.16)
Do you understand what Father is talking about? I think many don’t understand this. There is no Realm of the Royal Family in the spiritual world. Why does Father say this?
True Father said that even God was unable to own this realm of the royal family. Why didn't God have the royal family right yet? Because everything must be done first on earth.
The Bible also says in Matthew 16:19, "I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.“
Everything is based on the earthly world. God’s blueprint wants to establish the kingdom of heaven on the earthly world first. Based on that result, we go to the spiritual world. That is why God’s first blueprint is centered not on the spiritual world. His blueprint is to establish (it) centered on the earthly world. That is why Jesus says whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven. Whatever you establish on earth, then you can have it in reality in the spiritual world as well. That is why the earthly world is important. Because we could not have the foundation of the Royal Family on the earth, what happened in the spiritual world? Nothing. Everything is based on the earthly world.
And the important point here is, “But once True Father achieves the right of kingship -- before the kingship, the right of the eldersonship and the right of parentship and then finally the right of kingship. Based on that we can restore a nation. When we restore one nation, which is cheon il guk, then he will establish the realm of the royal family. Without restoring one nation, one sovereignty, one people, which is cheon il guk, Heavenly Parent, even True Parents, cannot establish the realm of the royal family.
However, on Jan 13, 2013 True Mother officially proclaimed the substantial cheon il guk. Then she opened (the door of) the kingdom of heaven in the earthly world centered on True Mother, and in the spiritual world centered on True Father. In both worlds, the earthly world and the spiritual world, (she) opened the door of the kingdom of heaven. That was January 13, 2013. Based on the proclamation of one nation, the establishment of cheon il guk, True Father said we can establish the realm of the Royal Family. This will be put in order by means of the constitution. Once we create the one nation and create the constitution, then we can rule with the Heavenly Constitution.
The condition for finding and establishing the royal family right is to have a victorious foundation of restoring the right of the eldest son, the right of the parent, and the right of kingship. Second, we must find and establish the kingdom of God. So True Parents proclaimed Cheon Il Guk.
Once True Parents proclaim cheon il guk, then what must we do?
Third, those who have completed 430 couples must register as citizens of Cheon Il Guk at Cheonbowon and finally become the royal family.
That is the value of the CheonBo Won.
The spirit world does not yet have the realm of the royal family. With the start of registration in Cheonbowon, the people of Cheon Il Guk began to form for the first time, and the royal family of the kingdom of heaven began to form. As such, it is important to register with Cheonbowon.
This is so important. You become heavenly citizens. As a family we need to do 3 things. First, you need to experience the four great realms of heart. This is Formation. What is the growth stage? Three great kingships, the three-generation experience. Third is to register in the CheonBo Won and become the royal family. These three areas are our minimum responsibilities. This is important.
The Reason we must Acknowledge the Realm of the Royal Family
If we do not acknowledge the position of the realm of the royal family, people will remain within Satan’s sphere and Satan will continue to have a base for existence. However, because we accept the realm of the royal family, Satan has no choice but to cease to exist. This is very important, and you must not be confused about it. (260－156, 1994.5.2)
When all the blessed families take responsibility for the HTM and become the royal family, centered on their own tribe and bring 430 couples to the kingdom of heaven, Satan will automatically disappear.
Therefore, if there is no Cheonbowon ceremony to enter the realm of the royal family, it is impossible to distinguish who is the royal family and who is not, and Satan remains as he is.
If everyone achieves the Royal Family and increases the number (of people in the Royal Family) through 430 couples, then automatically we can achieve the kingdom of heaven everywhere.
True Parents and the Realm of the Royal Family
Not even one person on earth has been born through the True Parents. Those who are born to this world without a connection to the lineage of True Mother and True Father, the True Parents, have no way to enter the Kingdom of Heaven. From the viewpoint of God’s ideal of creation, we are meant to receive the lineage of True Parents, to attend them as the owners of the kingship of the heavenly kingdom on earth and in heaven, and to live together with them as their tribes, centering on true love. After having lived together this way, we are meant to marry and leave behind descendants, and naturally enter the Kingdom of Heaven. What this means is that anyone who doesn’t have real, tangible experiences of love centering on the realm of the royal family cannot enter the Kingdom of Heaven. It is very clear. (250－49, 1993.10.11)
True Father once again emphasizes that there is no way for those who are born without True Parents' lineage to enter the kingdom of heaven. This means that everyone must first receive the blessing and change their blood lineage.
Next he says, “Heaven is a place where we live together with them as their tribes, centering on true love. After having lived together this way, we are meant to marry and leave behind descendants, and naturally enter the Kingdom of Heaven.” These words mean that the mission of HTM must be accomplished.
A person who does not have actual experience with their tribe, centered on the love of the realm of the royal family, cannot enter the kingdom of heaven.
That is why before going to the spiritual world while we are on the earth, we need to really experience how we can love our Cain, Cain’s realm, which is the realm of the heavenly tribal messiahship area, 430 couples.
A person who does not have an experience with their tribe and experience love, cannot enter the kingdom of heaven. Through serving the 430 couples and loving them, taking care of them, living for them, through that kind of experience I can remove my fallen nature, I can feel what are brothers and sisters’ relationship. This is the small kingdom of heaven.
This verse means that anyone who doesn’t have real, tangible experiences of love centering on their tribe, centering on the realm of the royal family, cannot enter the Kingdom of Heaven.
That is why the heavenly tribal messiahship is the best place to build the kingdom of heaven. Living together, serving together is an incredible experience.
TODAY’S YOUTH MINISTRY: The Reason and Attitude to Establish Public Results
1. Jesus made a great achievement before God. Also, Jesus erased the debt that all humankind could not repay. Many people on this earth still praise the name of Jesus, are loyal to him like the Lord, and want to attend him, saying, "Where can I find a filial son before heaven like him?" But Jesus is sad. It’s because God's wish has not yet been fulfilled. Jesus was sad not because of the achievements he left behind, but because of the purpose that God has to accomplish. When you see that Jesus came to this earth and succeeded, it can be said that he made amazing results, but when you look at him from the perspective of God's purpose of creation, he is sad.
2. Even if we have achievements and contributions, we should not rejoice over ourselves. We must always reflect on whether our achievements and contributions are related to the whole and whether God is pleased or not. Even though many people have established achievements and contributions, they may differ from God or the center and become enemies. Therefore, even if you establish achievements, it is important to think about from whose position it is and whom it is for.
Since all human beings are born as the substance of love, we are the beings who need to establish a public record of love and create a plus in front of the whole.
And we must examine the relationship between the achievements and contributions of the love we have established and the relationship with the whole.
Many people came to God’s will and joined the Unification Movement and there were those who mistook the achievements they had achieved with their own achievements, so they could not remain before the will and flowed away.
The more a true person builds achievements, the more humble he becomes. This is like rice (stalks) bowing their heads as the grain grows riper.
So, if we (have) actual achievements and make a mistake, we can deviate from God. Therefore, you should always reflect on whether God is pleased with you or whether you are pleased with yourself after setting up your achievements.
Therefore, even if you (bring) actual results, it is important to think about who's position it was made from and for whom it was made. And that result should remain for the whole. And those achievements should remain for the whole.
When you have to connect the contributions you have made with the purpose of the whole and return it to heaven, if you think you have made them by yourself, you will become arrogant. According to my personal experience, when I received a lot of praise from people because I preached very well, it was easy to fall into arrogance by thinking that I was a good preacher. “Wow, Dr. Yong. Your sermon was good. Your internal guidance was very good. Your morning devotion is very good.” When someone praises me, I have to really be careful. Anyone who receives that kind of praise is very happy about it. But when I am happy, I need to ask, “Is God happy or not.”
On the other hand, when I could not give grace well or did not preach(?) properly, I felt too much regret. Then I had no choice. I knelt in front of heaven and cried and prayed with repentance. Through the moments of prayer and repentance I seek God more and grow closer to God.
People may make a mistake (about) what they did (achieved?), and (as a result) they may distance themselves from God. That is why we need to always think that when you bring some results and you are happy and proud -- “I have actual ability. I have actual results; who can defeat me?” -- sometimes when we bring some substantial results, … “How much I donated to the church, how many churches I built up,” when you did something and you do not relate it to the whole, to God, then it does not matter with God’s connection. Then (we) become God’s enemy. That’s why we always need to be careful.
When I preach well and people are very inspired and praise me, that is the moment I have to be very careful. Wow! It is easy to become arrogant. “It works. I can preach very well. I am a great speaker. Yes, I can do it.” Sometimes you are proud of yourself and become very arrogant.
But sometimes when you fail to give a sermon or internal guidance or morning devotion well, then the whole day you have so much regret. Then you kneel down shedding tears, “Heavenly Father, I did not prepare enough. I need to invest more heart. I am so sorry. I caused you shame! What should I do?” and you shed tears. At that moment you are closer to God.
That is why our life is what? Self denial. When I am happy, is God happy or not. When I am sad, is God sad or not? When people praise me, does God praise me or not? Always reflect based on God’s perspective.
Even though we praise Jesus: “Wow! You did a great job! Because of your crucifixion everybody can gain spiritual salvation. Praise the lord. Praise Jesus,” when Jesus hears that kind of praise, he is uncomfortable. He feels he did not do enough. “I could not fulfill my job, my portion of responsibility.” That was Jesus, such a humble mind and attitude. That is why after he died, he immediately resurrected and came back to his disciples who betrayed him. Wow! Jesus is an amazing guy!
A life of faith is humility. If we contribute something and bring some results, we are so proud. We think we brought the results. This arrogance kills us.
What is the great thing about Jesus?
As Jesus died righteously on the cross in front of humankind, he made all humankind owe a great debt of love. After Jesus, many people praised and praised Jesus, but Jesus Himself knows God's sorrow more than anyone else, so he always has a sorrowful heart before Heaven for the responsibility he failed to fulfill.
3. For example, let's say that a person made certain achievements in front of Heaven while they were on earth. But if the person proudly thinks that his descendants stand on top of his tradition because of his merits, it can block the path of future generations. So, when there are achievements or merits in your faith, you should descend to a humble position. This is because if you mistakenly put forward your achievements and merits, your own fallen nature can be shown. You can become an enemy of God. A person who rejoices over their victorious results must watch themselves. A person who works well, witnesses well, and performs well no matter what he does, gets praise from everyone around him, and his pride grows stronger. If he does wrong, he becomes arrogant and tries to show off centered on himself. Like this, even if you make contributions and achieve results, if you are happy centered on yourself, you serve two centers and you will be in danger.
If you fail to deny yourself even after making achievements and attribute the merits to your own (self), Satan will surely enter you.
That is why even senior blessed couples, 36 and 72 couples, who were great leaders who had served True Parents a long time, what was their ending? Some of them left. Some of them are distant. That is why I realized: “Heavenly Parent, I don’t want to be like that. When I become old and (may have) brought great results, even though (I brought) great results, these are not my own. My results are for God and True Parents. They relate to the whole.
If we think this is my own contribution and result, we can become arrogant. I need to be careful. We all need to be careful. Satan can invade us any time.
Also, Satan enters when one is not praised by Abel, Even though you have a lot of achievement, Abel may not recognize you and ignores you. You may feel so sad and a lack of love. (Then you may) betray Abel and betray True Parents. If Abel does not recognize you, then all kinds of fallen nature (may) emerge. That is the moment you need to be careful. When you achieve a goal and it is not recognized by your Abel, that is the moment you have to be careful. When you achieve the goal, another trial comes. Satan and God test you. A life of faith is what? Self-denial.
Therefore, the course of faith is ultimately self-denial. Am I the center? Or is it God-centered?
I really respect Rev. Yo Han Lee. When I see his entire life, he was always humble. I want to be that kind of Abel. Always humble. He is an incredible human being. I want to be like that. (But) I am still arrogant. I still have a lot of fallen nature. I need to learn(?) so many things. I confess to you. I am still far from heaven’s standard.
4. It is God's intention to establish a person well and to set the standard of the whole through his achievements and merits. If you brag about yourself saying, “I succeeded! I was happy!” you become enemies of the central figure. You need to know that the purpose of God’s establishing and praising you is that there is a heavenly desire to set the whole to that standard. I am valuable not because I alone am valuable, but because I have to fulfill the purpose of creation of the whole. What we need to be aware of today is that we have achievements and are needed for the sake of the whole. However, you should not rejoice centered on yourself because of your achievements.
5. I must not forget that the purpose of my achievements is to make the whole good. An achievement that is not related to the whole is not an achievement. You should not end with your own achievements. The benefit must return to the whole. All human beings are born as the substance of love. Therefore, we must always repay heavenly love and bring a plus. Trees that do not bear fruit are cut down. Accordingly, I am born as an individual into this world and I have to do my part properly by relating my own role to the whole.
In conclusion, what is the purpose of my public achievement and what kind of attitude should it be? (I have?)
First of all, I am creating actual achievements of love for God, True Parents, and the whole. The purpose is to make the whole good.
The achievements I make must bring a plus in front of the whole, and it must be an achievement connected to the whole. An achievement that is not related to the whole is not an achievement.
When I have achieved public achievements, I must return the merits to heaven, not keep them as mine.
After you make achievements, there are always trials that accompany them. When you do not receive recognition from Abel even after you have established an achievement, you should be good at self-denial.
Just because Abel doesn't know, you shouldn't feel bad. So, be as humble as you are with your achievements. Give the results back to our Heavenly Parents, to the whole for the entire purpose. Then your life of faith becomes very stable.
Today I again emphasized the real meaning of self-denial.♦
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