Ep 499 - Compiling The Cheon ll Guk Scriptures Part 3
Compiling the Cheon Il Guk Scriptures 134-19-13-40 - March 8, 2022
It is so exciting to see our John Kirkley in Kenya. This man is never tired. He has vision. Vision always makes you younger. Thank you for your incredible devotion and dedication for God.
Today I’d like to talk again about “Compiling the Cheon Il Guk Scriptures” from True Mother’s Anthology, Book 1.
The first thing I did after True Father‘s Seonghwa was to put his words in order. There are more than 600 books of the speeches he gave over 50 or so years. Not everyone will be able to read all of them. It would be difficult to read them all, even if you devoted your entire life to doing so. That is why I plan to compile True Father's words into three books, so the readers can read and understand them in stages. Two of them have already been completed. The last book is Chambumo Gyeong. Once these three books are completed, all people, when they read these words, will be able to know what kind of life they should lead when they read. These books are like water, which is required by everyone. All living beings dance with life wherever water flows. (2014.07.22, Queen Garden, Hawaii)
What was the first thing I said after True Father‘s Seonghwa? I said that we should march forward with our faith of the early days, in spirit and truth. The Divine Principle is necessary in order to teach people about True Parents. How can newcomers understand True Parents? They do not know about the history of God’s providence. Moreover, they also do not know about the history of restoration through indemnity. In short, the Divine Principle is absolutely necessary. The guidelines that should be followed eternally by every Cheon Il Guk citizen and blessed family can be found in the three Cheon Il Guk scriptures. If everyone uses these scriptures to guide their lives, the work you have done is the first and probably the last in history. I cannot find the words to praise you. You have done great work. However, there still remains work for us to do through the History Compilation Committee. There are seven billion people in the world who do not know about the Divine Principle. Many textbooks should be made by which they can learn about True Parents and resolve to become people of the Divine Principle, that is, blessed families. (2015.03.11, Cheon Jeong Gung)
The first thing True Mother said after True Father’s SeongHwa was that we should move forward with the faith of the early church in spirit and truth.
So, True Mother first began to rearrange the truth, that is, the field of the Principle, and compiled True Father’s words into the three major scriptures (Cheonseonggyeong, Pyeonghwagyeong, and ChamBuMoGyeong).
Secondly, True Mother emphasized that our church should be a church of the spirit just like in the early days. Today, this time, we will focus on True Father's words about the spirit and truth.
A Proper Understanding About Spiritual Works and Grace
<1-233> If you believe in Jesus, you can personally approach truth through Jesus’ spirit. When you experience spiritual works and receive infinite grace, you should not take it as personal grace. It should expand into environment-level grace, religious group-level grace, and world-level grace over time. When you receive grace individually and acquire truth through Jesus, you must internalize them and take responsibility to spread that grace and truth around the world. If you move forward with the world in this way, it will become your grace, and, at the same time, it will become the grace of heaven and earth. However, if your view of faith is to save only yourself, you will just come to an end there.
Father said do not think of the gifts through spiritual works as only for yourself, but as a grace for the world.
I have to give back to the world, thinking that all the blessings and grace I have received are for the sake of the world.
This concept is very important.
Always Father speaks about the individual, family, tribe, people, nation and world. He repeats this again and again. I realized that we need to change our concept even though we are doing personal things. We always need to think that this is for the sake of the world and all humankind. This concept and attitude are very important. Father says that “I have to give back to the world thinking that all the blessings and grace I have received are for the sake of the world.” Why am I doing this? For the sake of the world. Even though I am working outside, this is for the sake of the world. Serving people is for the sake of the world. You are a representative of the world. You are a representative of the nation. We always need to have this kind of concept like True Father. Don’t just think for myself individually or for my family.
Since I changed this concept and attitude, I can see the world; I can embrace the world. In order to change this concept from individual to the level of the world took a long time. But since I changed… Really we can overcome national boundaries, religious boundaries, ethnic boundaries, everything. We can have such a broad concept and attitude.
If you don't understand this properly, everything ends up being self-centered and there is no further development.
Know that the reason God chose you and the reason He gave you a position is for the salvation of the world.
The secret to avoiding judgment of the heart is to love the world and humankind more than anyone else by resembling God and True Parents, just as God gave His only begotten Son because He loved the world so much.
Even in the method to get rid of sins, if I consider only my own sins and fallen nature, I can never clear up my individual sin.
This is an important point.
My sins are inherited from the sins of our ancestors, and represent all the sins of our ancestors.
Everyone has their individual sin. Some sin is very serious. How can I remove that kind of sin? Of course, we need to pray and repent.
Father said if you only focus on removing your individual sin, you cannot.
Then how can I remove my individual sin?
He said you need to think that your individual sin is not just for you (but is) connected to your ancestors. It is inherited from the sin of your ancestors. All our sin represents all the sin of your ancestors.
That is why when you repent, it is not just for your own committed sin. “Now I understand the reality, why I commit sin, why I am struggling with my own sin. My father and mother and ancestors were struggling with this. All those (ancestors) who have died were struggling like this. Heavenly Father, I want to be the end of this kind of sin. I really repent on behalf of my ancestors even though I committed my sin.
When you pray even though you committed the sin, pray on behalf of your ancestors. Then automatically you will shed tears. Do not separate your own sin from that of your ancestors. When you repent for your own sins on behalf of your ancestors, then it becomes public. Then you can reduce your own individual sin. That is why when you remove your original sin on behalf of your ancestors, those who committed the same kind of sin can all be liberated.
Therefore, beyond my individual sins, I have to think about how I can bear all the sins of my ancestors, repent and indemnify them on their behalf.
This is the best way to remove my own personal sins. Most people when they have committed sin and are struggling with their own sin, only pray for their own individual level. “Heavenly Father, I committed this and that.” When you pray like that, that cannot help you to remove your personal sin.
That is why (you should) seriously pray how to connect to your ancestors. They have the same problems. When you are thinking sometimes (about) Chapter Two, think, “Oh my God! My father was like that. Maybe my mother was like that. Maybe grand-grandfather was like that.” I repeat the same things again and again. “Heavenly Father, now I notice that this sin connects to my ancestors, connects to Adam and Eve. I am the one chosen by God. I am the one to resolve this problem on behalf of my ancestors.”” If you repent with sincerity, surely I am telling you (you will) improve so much in this. I can tell you many secrets!
LIVING DIVINE PRINCIPLE: Principle of Creation 23 - Individual Perfection is the Perfection of Filial Piety
God's First Blessing: Individual Perfection
• The key to God's first blessing is the perfection of individual character.
• An individual's mind and body are discrete projections and object partners of God's dual characteristics. In order for an individual to perfect his character, he must form a four position foundation within himself whereby his mind and body become one through give and take action with God as their center.
• Such individuals become the temples of God (1 Cor. 3:16), achieve complete oneness with Him (John 14:20), and acquire a divine nature. They experience the Heart of God as if it were their own. Hence, they understand His Will and live fully attuned to it.
• When a person abides in the state of individual perfection, he lives as the substantial object partner to his mind. Because the center of his mind is God, he also lives as the substantial object partner to God.
• Both the mind and God feel joy as they experience their internal nature and external form through the stimulation which their object partners give them.
• Accordingly, when a person realizes God's first blessing, he becomes God's good object partner to inspire Him with joy. Sharing all the feelings of God as his own, he would never commit any sinful acts that would cause God grief. This means he would never fall.
Fourth, Where There is Filial Piety, Society Will Come Alive and be Stabilized
People who do well in revering their parents are those who have the power to discern between good and evil. In other words, they are people who are living a holy life apart from sin. They do not commit murder, adultery, or steal or bear false witness, and do not covet what belongs to others. Filial piety enhances the spirit of service towards society, stirs up a sense of responsibility with what a person is entrusted, and brings stability and order to society.
People who are filial to their parents are spiritually very sensitive and have a very strong discernment between good and evil.
You know how to distinguish good and evil very quickly because you are the one who is so sensitive to attending your father and mother based on your filial heart.
A person who is filial to his parents cannot commit the sin of making his parents worry because he loves them. All sins such as murder, adultery, theft, and falsehood are sins resulting from a lack of filial piety.
Filial piety is that important. You really love your father and mother. You need to report to your father and mother anything that you do. Get permission from your father and mother. There is no gap of heart. That is why no filial son or daughter can commit sin. If you (were to) commit sin, you know that your parents (would) worry about it. Filial sons and daughters never do anything that their parents (will) worry about.
Fifth, Where There is Filial Piety, The Economy Will Come Alive
A person in which the spirit of filial piety is alive does his best in all aspects of his work, society and daily life. A devoted child does not initiate or take part in walk-outs or sit-ins rooted in self-centered collectivism, but works with sincerity in the organization that he belongs. This is because filial piety is about being successful to bring joy to the parents. Thus, a devoted child is a person with a sense of responsibility. They do not engage in waste, indulge in luxury, or get intoxicated, or dissipate assets. They are those who are the hardest working people in society and contribute greatly to the national economy in times of crisis.
People who live in the spirit of filial piety always save money to serve their parents and do not waste money recklessly.
In addition, people who live in the spirit of filial piety, work diligently and faithfully in order to please their parents and to succeed in society, so the overall economy of society is revived.
Sixth, Where There is Filial Piety, The Country Will Come Alive
A person who carries his filial duties at home is also an honest and hard working person in society and is loyal to his nation. It is because of filial piety that a revival takes place in each sector which ultimately allows the nation to be restored to a healthy and wholesome nation that God desires.
In this way, if you realize how important it is to practice filial piety, we should now practice it from the smaller things and make effort in reviving the family and reviving the nation
In fact, filial piety expands to a patriot in terms of the country, and in terms of humanity, further expands to a saint who loves humankind.
TODAY’S YOUTH MINISTRY: Reconciliation and Righteousness
① Jesus became the sacrifice of reconciliation. This is despite having been met with contempt and harassment from the people around him, driven into a corner by his relatives and religious figures, and became the sacrifice of reconciliation for the sake of God’s Will and hope. He became the offering that bridged the crevice between God and fallen human beings for the sake of all humankind. Even on the way to the cross, Jesus prayed, “Father, may Thy Will be fulfilled on earth.” The point of concern here is not how we can believe in resurrection through the cross and turn to Jesus to receive a one-way ticket to heaven. Rather, it is a matter of how we can come to resemble Jesus’ personality and character, bring about change on a fundamental level within ourselves, and inherit the spirit of Jesus. This is the reason why Christians hold Holy Communion—a ceremony to inherit the spirit and heart of Jesus.
The faith that we are interested in going to the kingdom of heaven by believing in the cross and relying on Jesus is the faith of a servant.
What is important is how we become fundamentally different by following and inheriting the character and personality of Jesus.
In order to become like Jesus, we must play a good role as a mediator like Jesus between God and True Parents (and people?) and lead many souls to heaven.
It is to bear the cross for those who do not know what a mediator is and for those who hate and persecute me.
In order for many souls to return to God and True Parents, we must be prepared for all kinds of sacrifices and hardships and become a sacrifice of reconciliation like Jesus.
② However, the heart of this does not lie in external ceremony of Holy Communion itself; rather, it lies in the inspiration from Jesus’s words and new life from the Logos budding within the depths of our souls. We come to have amazing, deep experiences when this occurs. Without having this deep experience for yourself, your relationship with Jesus remains unclear. We must experience the Holy Spirit of Heaven dwelling with us and guiding us in our lives through dreams and intuition within our own lives of faith.
There is a testimony from a blessed wife in our church. She says that she spent a period of time praying out of concern regarding the future of Korea. At that time, the president of Korea was making preparations to depart the country. However, three days before the president’s departure overseas, she had a dream. She says that in her dream, she saw a tree that the president carefully took care of snapping and falling over [on him].
③ Upon waking up, this sparked her to tell her son that the president should postpone his departure overseas—all the while being skeptical herself, wondering who would believe her about a dream coming out from someone like her. Although we are aware of what happened through the news at the time, we know that the president and accompanying delegation were placed in a precarious situation from North Korea’s acts of terror. Originally, God gives revelations about three days beforehand to those whose sense of public purpose is resolute and lead a life of offering devotion. God provides us with dreams in advance through which we gain the wisdom to avoid oncoming difficulties and overcome them through our portion of responsibility as human beings.
If you set your goal to go to Kingdom of heaven, it is easy to focus on performing rituals, and it is easy to become hypocritical in your life of faith.
Therefore, we should be influenced by the word of the Lord and experience how our inner person changes through the Word.
Without focusing on God’s word, without being influenced by Jesus’ or True Parents’ word, our final goal is to enter the kingdom of heaven. (Then) this earthly world is only passing by. You are just focused on entering the kingdom of heaven. This is a problem. We easily become a hypocrite.
Then what should we do? We need to focus on how I can change through God’s word. Without change in my life, without growing my spirit, it does not make any sense.
Through the grace of the Word, we must experience how God's Spirit is with us and how God guides us through our dreams and intuitions.
If this kind of life of faith does not continue, it is easy for one's faith to become vague.
If our religious life, if our life of faith has a thorough public purpose and we live a life of devotion and prayer, then heaven will always teach us through dreams about what will happen to us.
And you (may) get a sense of foreboding (about impending danger?). Therefore, we must lead a life that is always taught by heaven through a life of prayer and devotion.
That is why when you sincerely pray with devotion, sincerity and incredible jeongseong aligned to God and inspired by God’s word, if your life of faith is like that, then God will always guide you and directly intervene. When your life becomes like that, then you can testify who Jesus and True Parents are, who God is. You can testify. You can save so many people. You can become a mediator between God and other people. … You can overcome any kind of difficulties, persecution and problems because you have real experience with God. God will intervene and guide you. Then you can testify to your life of faith.
④However, those who are fickle as the wind cannot receive guidance from the spirit world. All believers of Christ who have gone before us are meant to bear responsibility for and cooperate with the people on earth who revere the Lord. Despite having moved on to the next world, Jesus is praying, even now, for those on earth who revere God’s Will out of a sense of responsibility for them. We must know that God will surely step in as long as we have a public purpose in our hearts. God notifies us without fail in advance through revelations in dreams.
A grandmother concerned about her household receives a revelation in advance of events that will unfold in her household. In like manner, human beings were originally created with clairvoyance and premonition as long as we only have a relationship with the good God. However, our senses have dulled from having two trains of thought—thoughts that connect with God and thoughts that connect with Satan. The distinction of whether something is good or evil is determined by whether it is for the public good or oneself, respectively.
The reason why we cannot receive instruction from the spirit world is because we do not have one heart, one mind, one mindset.
When we humans serve God as our only master, heaven definitely intervenes. When good and evil are clearly separated, heaven can guide us.
That is why our portion of responsibility is what? How to separate good from evil. When I separate good from evil and really have good conditions, then God has conditions to intervene (with) me. If I make evil conditions, then Satan intervenes with that guy(?).
But sometimes we are not really good and not really evil, in kind of a midway position, then that is a problem. There is much confusion. Then neither God nor Satan can do much.
If humans serve two masters and their hearts are very fickle, the spirit world cannot guide them.
Just as it is said that a woman who serves two masters is an obscene woman, when a fallen man serves two masters of God and Satan, he becomes an obscene being.
The heart that serves two masters at the same time is an obscene heart.
Therefore, if you long for one master with one heart, pray, and dedicate yourself to Heaven, Heaven will surely teach you through dreams, and sometimes through foreknowledge.
You will already know what will happen. This is incredible. That is why our life of faith must be very clear. Sometimes we have much confusion. We do not know how to distinguish. We do not know what good is. We do not know what evil is. (When we are in such) a midway position, God cannot do anything about it.
When you clearly separate and there is no more Satan, then who is there? God is there. God will definitely intervene and help you (to know) where to go and what to do. Why can’t we receive clear instruction or inspiration or guidance from the spiritual world? Because our mindset is unclear.
We learned many things from Mother’s word and from the Divine Principle and from Youth Ministry.♦
NOTE: This lightly edited transcription may contain errors and omissions. Indecipherable or uncertain words and guesses are tagged with a “(?)” and indecipherable phrases, with an ellipsis “ ...”. First, second and third person pronouns have been left as spoken if the meaning is clear, and other apparently Korean English expressions have been preserved. Some repeated phrases have been eliminated. This text and the powerpoint slides from this speech are available as pdf files at the top of this text and at text.morndev.com & yong.hoondok.com. Audio only is available at anchor.morndev.com, spotify.morndev.com & audio.morndev.com.♦