Ep 529 - International Association of Parliamentarians for Peace (IAPP) Part 2
International Association of Parliamentarians for Peace (IAPP) 164-9-14-40-529 - April 7, 2022
Today I’d like to talk about the “International Association of Parliamentarians for Peace (IAPP)” again from True Mother’s Anthology, Book 1.
The external foundation we established for our movement is gathering in one direction. What we are doing now is holding inaugural meetings of IAPP. It is surprising that as the world becomes chaotic, the more chaotic it becomes, the more our original minds strive to move toward the side of goodness. Because of this, the righteous people of the world are participating in the movement we are creating. Blessed couples must speak proudly about True Parents and make them known to the world. The True Parents have the solution to all the problems of the world. Fighting between brothers cannot be stopped. All are centered on themselves. Each thinks he is outstanding. Until now, the powerful nations dreamed of conquering the world and thought only about profit for their nation. The United Kingdom, Spain, Portugal and the United States have all been the same in this regard. Heaven cannot support nations like that. (2016.08.20, Cheon Jeong Gung)
The more chaotic the world is, the more human beings’ original mind moves toward goodness, and the work of God and True Parents always becomes a hot topic.
Therefore, all problems are solved by Heavenly Parents and True Parents, so we need to let the world know about the existence of Heavenly Parent and who True Parents are.
And more importantly, through our lives following True Parents, we must be able to testify that God is alive and works and that True Parents are the center of all providence.
The world is no longer governed by words. Only through the performance of an exemplary life can (it) change.
We already know God and True Parents; we have the Divine Principle; we have already received the Blessing. So what should we do from now on? We need to show an exemplary life. When they (people) see us, they (will) truly believe in us. Already God is clear; True Parents are clear; the Divine Principle is the eternal truth. The final confirmation is through an exemplary life by our blessed families. This is the last thing. How can we testify through our exemplary life? This is the issue from now on.
With the February 2016 Inaugural Assembly of the International Association of Parliamentarians for Peace in Korea, the regional inaugurations were all completed. At the US Congress, which is in a similar position to the Roman Senate in Jesus' time, I talked about True Parents. I asked them to become one with True Parents and move forward with us. True Parents are clearly revealing the truth to humanity, which is in a state of confusion, so you must think of them with appreciation and gratitude, and attend them. All blessed families are becoming one and restoring their nations based on the Family Federation. Depending on how you determine yourselves and move forward, the blessings of heaven and your reward will be different. It depends on what you do. We cannot let the environment established by the Universal Peace Federation for the restoration of the world to just dissipate. By continuing to educate the people of the world, we must bring each nation to receive Heaven's providence. As more countries become restored nations, God's providence unfolds more quickly. (2017.01.03, Cheon Jeong Gung)
True Mother said that the blessings and rewards of heaven are different depending on how we make up our minds and move forward. And she said it depends on what we do.
God always rewards us when we work for God's will and overall purpose. God is never a loser. What you are doing for the sake of God’s, definitely he will pay back to you. God is such a great, amazing God! You will never, ever lose what you have invested for the sake of God’s will, for the sake of others. God surely will remember, surely will return (blessing) to you and reward you. He never makes a minus to me.
God always blesses those who give utmost jeongseong and devotion for the sake of the will.
We must live for the sake of others. As for the others who live for it, historically, no one has perished. This is the iron rule of history.
We need to have that kind of determination and resolution to go forward. Then God will surely give us the blessing and reward us.
<True Mother’s Message at the IAPP Assembly, 2/4/2017> Together with the True Parents, UPF and IAPP will become the Abel UN in name and in reality. That means that all the problems of the world will heal in reality, through True Parents. This movement, of creating the kingdom of heaven on earth through educating and healing with a parental heart, is Cheon Il Guk.
I would like to say today to the members of IAPP from many nations of the world, please become tribal messiahs of your respective nations. I pray that you will become proud national messiahs who will save the people of your nations by educating them through the teachings of the substantial True Parents.
It does not matter what kind of position you have. Mother told blessed families that they need to become tribal messiahs. If you save your tribe, then you can become a tribal messiah. If you save your nation, you can become a national messiah. If you save your continent, you can become a continental messiah. If you save the world, you can become a world messiah. It is up to our determination and resolution. At least we need to take care of our own tribe. Everyone without exception has to be a tribal messiah.
<True Mother’s words, 2/23/2017, Cheongshim International Youth Center> In 2016, I proposed the IAPP, comprising legislators elected by the citizens of their respective nations, in order to expand our global foundation. And what did we do in 2017 during the birthday and Foundation Day? Centered on the 13 regions, ultimately what did True Parents proclaim at the US Senate in Washington DC? Legislators are people elected by the citizens of their nations.
In the existing UN, one person per nation, a politician or a diplomat, participates and they say they will solve the problems. Nothing has been fully resolved through this means. (Continue)
Just once since the UN was established has it played a role in helping True Parents, the returning Lord. That was during the Korean War, when 16 nations agreed to participate in the war. Since then, the UN has made effort in many ways but has not been able to find solutions.
However, through the IAPP and through legislators elected by the citizens of each nation, what will happen when all people are enlightened about the True Parents and receive the Blessing? We can become one unified world.
As True Mother said, she founded IAPP, a part of UPF, with the expectation that it would fulfill the role of the Abel UN.
LIVING DIVINE PRINCIPLE: Principle of Creation 29 - Family Completion is the Completion of the Realm of the Royal Family
True Father spoke about the mission of the Tribal Messiah in his last prayer before he went to the spirit world. It is said that it is an essential element of HTM's mission in achieving the royal family.
Let’s study Father’s final prayer.
True Father’s Final Prayer …
“Today, as I have returned the conclusion of the final perfection to You, Father, I am aware that I have offered my whole life, up to this moment, to You, Father. I am spending this time now to bring my life to a conclusion, to bring it to a close with jeongseong, according to Your will….”
“When tribal messiahs have established the names that can represent the nations, everything will come to a conclusion. I have accomplished all these tasks. I have completed everything. Aju.” (Aug.13, 2012)
The conclusion of True Father's final prayer is for everyone to do their best so that everyone can become a tribal messiah and find the standard of one nation.
The ultimate purpose of doing HTM is to eventually find and establish the kingdom of God. Fulfilling the mission of HTM is a prerequisite for entering the realm of the royal family.
In order to enter the royal family, it is necessary to show accomplishments of loving Cain. The achievement of that love is to find and establish 430 families centered on your tribe.
We cannot avoid this responsibility of heavenly tribal messiahship.
GPS: God’s Plan for Salvation
It begins from:
1. Family Salvation
2. Tribal Salvation
3. National Salvation
4. World (Total) Salvation
5. Cosmic Salvation
6. Satan’s Salvation
7. God’s Liberation
In God's plan for human salvation, the first stage is family salvation through the Blessing, and the second stage of salvation is to find and establish your own tribe through HTM.
The third stage of salvation is those who have completed HTM to register in CheonBoWon in the kingdom of God, Cheon Il Guk, and enter the realm of the royal family.
The fourth stage of salvation is to go beyond world salvation, to the salvation of Heaven and Earth, the salvation of Satan, and the liberation of God.
The concept of God's salvation is what? Total Salvation.
(He cannot simply) stop at family salvation or tribal salvation or worldwide salvation. God’s concept of salvation is total salvation. It is a salvation where no one is left out. God's method of salvation is not selective salvation that saves only those who believe in God. If even one child is in hell, it is not complete salvation. As a parent, God saves every soul without exception. This is God’s incredible love.
Some religions believe that only those who believe in Jesus or those who believe in their own religion can be saved. But according to the Divine Principle point of view God’s concept of salvation is what? Total salvation. Therefore, without liberating hell, we cannot liberate God’s heart.
That’s why your job and my job is what? Our destiny is what? How to liberate hell. Even though God “physically” stays in the kingdom of heaven, as long as his children are in hell, his heart and mind are in the bottom of hell. God’s heart is in the bottom of hell. This is the heart of a parent. That is why everybody is shouting, appealing for help. There is all kinds of suffering and incredible judgment in hell. All this kind of pain is actually God’s pain. Without liberating hell, we cannot liberate God.
How do we build the kingdom of heaven? What is our final destination? We have to liberate hell. That is God’s liberation. We have such a beautiful principle and theory, right? We have a beautiful concept of salvation. You need to know GPS, God’s plan for Salvation, where we should go. True Parents teach us very clearly. You can see in other religions that there is so much limitation. Only those who believe in God are chosen people; only they receive salvation. What we know through the Divine Principle is amazing guidance. Everybody should be saved. No one should be left in hell.
Let’s say we fulfill the tribal messiah mission and enter the kingdom of heaven. If some people remain in hell, we need to go down. Otherwise there is no way to liberate God’s heart and our True Parents.
I really love the Unification Church; I really love True Parents’ concept. We learn through True Parents. God is really the parent of parents. He does not want to give up even one soul. He wants to save everybody. Do not think of my salvation, that of my tribe only, that of only my nation. We need to think of to-o-o-o-otal salvation. We need to love everybody. It does not matter if you are black people, white people or yellow people. We are children of God. Where can we find this kind of theory and Principle? Thank God we (have) met True Parents!
The Path to Connect to the Realm of the Royal Family
The Four Great Realms of Heart and the Three Great Kingships must be realized in our families. People who achieve perfection do not need to believe in Jesus, nor do they need Rev. Moon. They go directly before the throne of God. The day that this happens is when the realm of the royal family of God’s nation begins. (238－48, 1992.11.19)
Family Pledge number 3: “Our family, the owner of Cheon Il Guk, pledges to perfect the Four Great Realms of Heart, the Three Great Kingships and the Realm of the Royal Family, by centering true love.”
If you fulfill only Family Pledge number 3, you will no longer need a savior because you will become God's direct lineage and God's royal family.
True Father said that if we achieve the realm of the royal family, we will no longer need Jesus and True Parents.
This is because, when the royal family is achieved, everyone becomes the owner of Cheon Il Guk on behalf of God and True Parents. In that sense, the Family Pledge is a truly remarkable declaration, our vision and our goal.
Whenever I recite the Family Pledge, I must confess that True Parents are really the Messiah, Savior, and the Lord of the Second Advent. Whenever I recite the Family Pledge, I am so moved and sometimes cry. And I make a determination. I always think about when the Family Pledge will be fulfilled by all humankind, including myself, yourself, everybody.
TODAY’S YOUTH MINISTRY: The Reason Why Faith Does Not Grow and the Church Does Not Develop
We need to think about this.
1. A person who is indebted cannot do the duty of one person. Anyone who only consumes the love of Heaven is an enemy before the universe. It is one person's job to bring a benefit by making valuable things more valuable. Just as an office worker eventually resigns from the company if they fail to bring any profits, a life of faith must always make a profit, and if they cannot repay the people around them, they will retreat. It is not because we do not know the Principle that we cannot grow the church by pioneer witnessing today. It is not because we don't know how to witness. The environment is not the problem. The problem is that we are unsure about our relationship with Heavenly Father. Many people attribute the failure of the church to external factors.
For the past three days, I have been emphasizing that one person represents the whole.
For a person to play his role properly, he has to be a person who is needed by anyone, and then he or she should be a person who multiplies the benefit of love.
We all know the story in the Bible in which Jesus cursed a fig tree that did not bear fruit and the tree withered to death.
Ultimately, if you do not bear the fruit of love as one person, you will be cursed.
Therefore, a person who is indebted cannot do the duty of one person. A person who only consumes the love of heaven becomes an enemy before the universe and is pushed away.
So, what can we do to fulfill one's role properly, to be someone everyone needs, and always try to multiply blessings?
First, always be a giver. It's about giving and giving and forgetting that you gave. If you constantly give, forget, invest, sacrifice, and serve, you will become an indispensable person in front of the whole.
How can I become an indispensable person? You need to give and give and give and forget what you have given and still want to give more, and invest and sacrifice and serve for the sake of your object partner and others. This is the only way you can become an indispensable person.
First of all, it is to throw my life away to save a soul that has not yet been saved. In other words, I must give my life to witness to Cain. There is nothing more important than saving a life.
That is the most precious thing.
If I don’t witness, my spirit dies. Without witnessing, there is no way to grow. If I do not love Cain, there is no way to get rid of my fallen nature.
Without witnessing, there is no way to experience the heart of God. Therefore, witnessing is the way to resurrect my life, and grow my soul.
2. Some people blame economic reasons as the reason why the church does not develop. Others say that it is because the pastor does not know how to give sermons. This is all nonsense. The problem is that you are not sincere. You do not progress because you are not honest and sincere before yourself. When you hear the Words, you must be honest and sincere. Treat all people with a respectful heart. A person who always serves others learns a lot. There is nothing that is lost by serving. The self cannot develop because of pride. If you have a sincere heart that always serves others well and considers other people's circumstances as your own, you will surely develop. A person's character is not improved by knowledge. It is not improved by money, either.
Some people think that the biggest reason why churches do not develop is due to economic reasons or the quality of the sermons. However, the fundamental reason is that the pastor himself or the center of the group is not sincere.
Utmost sincerity moves heaven.
The reason not only some pastors but also our individual faith cannot develop and grow is that we do not have a sincere heart to put the Words into practice when we hear them.
A person who always develops and grows, respects everyone. They always try to serve others.
Those who are sincere always try to give to somebody, try to serve others, try to attend some people.
They do not discriminate against people. They do not discriminate against people based on age. They do not discriminate against people based on high or low positions. Their attitude is always the same toward those who have material things and those who do not have them.
Rather than emphasizing one's internal and heartistic side while putting one’s pride first, if you are external, you will not be able to develop and you will get tired easily.
If you have a sincere heart that always serves others well and regards the circumstances of others as your own, you will surely develop. Your character does not change with knowledge, power or money.
Our most important internal purpose is what? Invest your heart, your utmost sincerity. That is why Father loves these words: utmost sincerity. Whatever you do, invest your sincerity. You have to be really honest and so sincere and so heartistic. Whenever you do something, always invest your heart. Don’t simply do things externally, out of duty or responsibility or because of a goal or vision. “I need to do that.” Sometimes you hurry and do something roughly and insincerely. This does not help you at all.
3. The reason conjugal love never ends is that the spouses are honest and sincere to each other. The same is true of ministry. Ministering is not done with knowledge. Ministering is done with an honest and sincere heart. A person who is honest and sincere will increase in intelligence. Even if he has only graduated from elementary school, if he is sincere, his many experiences will become wisdom for him as time passes. Being knowledgeable does not mean being sincere. There are many intellectuals who are crafty, fake, deceitful, and arrogant. A knowledgeable person loses their sincerity. Why do we lose our sincerity? It is because we live depending on knowledge, money, and dignity. From that point of view, there are many cases where an ignorant person is more sincere.
What does sincerity mean? Whatever you do, invest your heart (in it). Put your heart first.
People who are sincere and honest will increase in intelligence. The quality of your heart also increases gradually. Therefore, all human relationships and work should be based on the heart.
Do you recite the Family Pledge verse by verse every morning with heart? Or do you just do it formally, without any awareness? If you recite the Family Pledge, you can quickly tell whether you are an external person or a sincere person. Have you ever cried while reciting the Family Pledge? Have you ever been moved by the recitation of each verse of the Family Pledge?
I really appreciate True Parents because they gave us Family Pledge. This is the main content of my prayer. Whenever I am reminded of family pledge, whenever I recite it, everything is there. It is the essence of the Divine Principle. It is the main content of True Parents’ 1000 volumes. I often cry. Wow! If we achieve the Family Pledge, it will be incredible. That is why whenever you recite family pledge, not just Blah Blah Blah Blah. If you do not invest your heart, you waste your time. You need to invest your heart in each word, each sentence. How does this content, this word, this sentence connect to my heart?
I have to be sincere with my time in every moment, and I should do whatever work is given to me with all my heart, not just out of a sense of duty. Otherwise, I am wasting my time. Anything without sincerity is a waste of time. My mind and my heart must be present in what I do.
If you do something and your heart is in a different place while your body is doing it and there is no unity between mind and body, between heart and your body, you are just wasting your time. When you focus on something, your heart has to be there. We call that sincerity. When we are having a meal, really appreciate it with your tears. “Wow! Someone prepared this for me. God prepared it for me. This fish came for the ocean and went through so many processes and finally came to my table. Someone cooked it for me. In order to feed me, how hard God worked! How many people are working very hard (for me). I really appreciate it when we have a meal.
Why do we lose our sincerity? It is because we live depending on knowledge, money, and dignity -- (in) just an external way. You must always act with the utmost sincerity and heart. No matter what you do, if you do it conditionally, then when the condition ends, it ends up just being external and has nothing to do with your heart.
Why do we do conditions? Because we want to avoid conditions, no more dealing with conditions. That is why we do conditions. (We don’t just do) conditions for (the sake of) conditions. More important than the condition is what? Sincerity, utmost sincerity.
As a minister or Abel or a boss or Cain if you have an utmost sincere heart, I am telling you guaranteed you will grow all the time. Wherever you go, you will always multiply.
4. Why do we like little children? Do they have money? Do they have knowledge? It is because children are honest and sincere. While we are living a life of faith, we should always have a sincere heart and let our heart well up from within. Because we cannot do that, we cannot develop. The key to the development of ministry is how to cultivate a voluntary heart based on sincerity and heart. If studying comes from the heart and you do it willingly, you will study well. That is why sincere people always make progress. However, it is difficult to find an honest and sincere heart. It's hard to meet people who treat others with sincerity in everything. In conclusion, I want you to know that the whole is connected through you, one individual, and know how precious your value is. Therefore, do not think beyond your own value. Looking from the principle of creation, I should know that I myself have a direct relationship with the whole if I stay sincere and faithful.
What is the most important factor for your faith to develop and grow?
First, it is to always apply God’s Words in our lives.
Second, it is to have sincerity in dealing with our given tasks or in forming relationships with people.
Third, do it from the heart. If you force it, your heart won't come out. Do it with a grateful heart, a sincere heart.
It is to know that the work given to you is God's work, God’s will, and to do it with all your heart.
Anyone who comes to me, think God sent him to me. That is why I need to treat that person very well. If I am dealing with my job, this is God’s will and God’s work. Then our heart becomes so precious. Then my volunteer heart comes out from my mind.
5. We know that many people died because of the sin of one man, Adam. Because history started with one person, one person must set the standard for the results. We know that even on the path of restoration, God has worked through one person who had an absolute relationship with Him. Those representatives were the providential central figures. We come to understand that the history of the providence of restoration has progressed through one person, and that it is God's providence to establish one person internally and externally so that the whole can benefit.
6. What you need to know clearly is that you are an indispensable existence within your sphere of belonging. You must know that you are not born as a useless thing, but as a being of love who is connected to the whole. There is no denying that every person, every event, and every moment has a direct relationship with my spirit. Considering the fact that I am one person related to the whole, we know that it is decided within one’s realm of life whether one becomes useless or an indispensable existence in front of the whole. What we must not forget for even a moment in our lives is that you are not one individual person—you are the whole. In addition, we need to know that we are in a relationship of “I am the whole and the whole is me.”
We learned this morning that I am here for a purpose, I am here because of love, I have the essence of love, and I came with truth and am indispensable to the whole.
I became armed with the truth and looked for the true body of truth. Centered on the truth, I realize my value that the whole is me, God is me, and I am a parent.
This morning, I need to remember once again that I cannot ignore my individual self, have a sense of inferiority, or treat myself carelessly. I earnestly want to become a true son or daughter who can live by this principle.
Always what we need to think about is: is my job connected to the whole or not?
Am I an indispensable person or a useless person? God created each human being as an indispensable person, not a useless person. … Am I a useless person in front of my spouse, my children, my neighbor, in front of God and the nation? Or am I really an indispensable person? Am I really a useless person? God created each human being: “You are so precious! You need to make a profit of love.”
When you make a profit of love, you will be an indispensable person. If you just live for your own sake, that is against heavenly law and you will become a useless person. We always need to reflect on that: Am I really an indispensable person or a useless person?♦
(Response to sharing) I think God really loves such an honest and beautiful confession. Not only you; everybody is the same. A certain part (of people?) are sincere, but most are not sincere. Everybody is the same.
Based on God’s word, God’s word is like a mirror. Through God’s word we can know “Who I am.” The important thing is “How can I reflect on (myself)? And how can I correct myself?” That is the important point.♦
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