Ep 632 - Noble Families of Cheon Ill Guk Part 4

Noble Families of Cheon Il Guk - July 19, 2022

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(Response to sharing) Just now Kyoho shared that once you are determined to liberate and bless your ancestors, then all your ancestors will mobilize and show you the way to support you. This is really incredible. That is why you need to make a determination: “I want to liberate my ancestors.” Then your good ancestors will show you the way. (Through) your determination spiritual world can make the condition to help you. What a great testimony!♦

I am excited waiting for this coming Saturday and Sunday in order to see my brothers and sisters! My heart is jumping every day because I can meet each one of our members in person!

Today I’d like to talk about “Noble Families of Cheon Il Guk” from True Mother’s Anthology, Book 1.

The external world of today is a world of extreme speed. What I am saying here now will be connected to the whole world in the blink of an eye. This is how much Heaven has developed civilization for us and for all of humanity; hence, please make good use of it, fulfill your tribal messiah mission and restore the nation and world. This is the purpose for which you are living today. Only by doing that will your descendants, the second—and third—generation children live in joy.

Are you keeping the Family Pledge and practicing it in your lives every day? The family pledge tells you everything you need to know about how to live. Bearing fruit, however, is your responsibility. Only by fulfilling your responsibility can you enter the ranks of the children who took part in True Parents' realm. You should be grateful that I, who praise you and overlook your shortcomings, am here. I also want to praise you in front of our Heavenly Parent. If the people of the United States, of this huge country, all catch fire, the world can become one. Please become proud Unification Church leaders, proud heroes of the United States that attend True Parents and practice the Word. (2014.03.31, King Garden, Hawaii) 

True Mother said, “The external world of today is a world of extreme speed. What I am saying here now will be connected to the whole world in the blink of an eye. This is how much Heaven has developed civilization for us and for all of humanity; hence, please make good use of it, fulfill your tribal messiah mission and restore the nation and world.” 

As True Mother said, we are now living in the era of one second. Then, why did God allow us to live in the era of one second? It is to restore the nation and the world at once. In this super-speed world, we must spread True Parents and the Words of the Principle to the whole world. From now on, the world of media will be the center. 

This is really an incredible time!

We must make the most of the benefits of civilization that God has given us in this age. The fastest way to promote witnessing or our movement in the future is through social media. You must have the belief that the time will come when you will be able to restore the whole world in one day by using the power of civilization. 

When the era comes when science and technology that are truly advanced will provide undeniable evidence for the existence of God and the reality of the spirit world, the whole world can be restored at once. 

These are Father’s words. Someday surely that kind of time will come.

In the future, there will come a time when all churches, mega-churches or small churches, disappear.

There will no longer be a need for any religion or organization or big church. That time is coming soon. Already we can see that kind of phenomenon everywhere. 

 The time is coming when the family becomes the church. The family is the church now. The era in which everything is communicated online becomes the main thing. Of course, sometimes you have to meet in person to share your hearts. 

That is why we really need to prepare the era of the home church. (That era) has substantially come. We need to raise our family as a model family.

Now, once this online education system is established, there is no need for middle school, high school, and university. You can meet any department or professor you like online. In this amazing era, we are revitalizing the online Holy community. 

We need to adapt to this new era, new time. Now is the era of one second.

LIVING DIVINE PRINCIPLE: The Principle of Creation 60 - The Development, Perfection, and Features of the Spirit Self 

• A spirit in the formation stage of life is called a form spirit; in the growth stage, a life spirit; and in the completion stage, a divine spirit 

• A spirit fully matures as a divine spirit when the person's spirit self and physical self unite through perfect give and take action centered on God and form the four position foundation. A divine spirit can accurately feel and perceive every reality in the spirit world.

“We are Able to Feel the Truth of the Intangible World as it is”

1. How much of the intangible world are we able to feel? 

When our spirit self is complete and becomes a divine spirit, all the truth of the invisible world can be felt just as it is.

2. Do we receive Heaven’s guidance through revelations and dreams? 

When you gradually reach the divine spirit stage – this is the completion stage – you really feel the spiritual world. You cannot deny (its existence). And also you receive heaven’s guidance all the time. When we reach that level, we receive revelation and guidance from God directly or through dreams.

> Adam and Eve were able to converse with God before the Fall. 

Before the fall when they asked God, he immediately responded to them. That is why when we reach a certain level, (that of) the divine spirit, we can converse directly with God and have give-and-take action, receive revelation and divine guidance from heaven.

3. If we pray, is there an answer from Heaven or not? 

We really need to cultivate our heart. Then our spirit will become so sensitive, and immediately we can catch the spiritual world and feel God’s feeling. How can we really cultivate that kind of heart and reach that level, which is the divine spirit? Our final destiny individually is to reach the divine spirit (level).

• As these spiritual realities resonate through the physical self and manifest themselves as physiological phenomena, they can be recognized through the five senses.

• People of divine spirit, who thus resonate with the spirit world, build the Kingdom of Heaven on earth. When they shed their physical bodies, they will make a smooth transition into the Kingdom of Heaven in the spirit world. For this reason, the Kingdom of Heaven in heaven will be realized only after the Kingdom of Heaven on earth has been established.

In order to realize the Divine Spirit, you must have experiences of love through the family. 

You must achieve the divine spirit on earth, experience the life of the Kingdom of Heaven, and go to the spirit world. So don't think of going to the Kingdom of Heaven after you die. The Kingdom of Heaven must be (built) on earth first. Then, if you go to the spirit world, you will automatically go to heaven. Are you tasting the Kingdom of Heaven now? Are you really tasting (your) personal Kingdom of Heaven? Are you really tasting the Kingdom of Heaven at home? And are you really enjoying the Kingdom of Heaven in your community? 

That is the reason the Bible says, I tell you the truth, “whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.” (Matthew 18:18) 

Wow! That is why we need to have a taste of the Kingdom of Heaven on the individual level, on the family, tribal, church, national and world substantially. We (need to) really feel the taste of the Kingdom of Heaven. Without tasting the Kingdom of Heaven on the earth, how can we enter the Kingdom of Heaven in Heaven? 

This morning when I studied this content, I (asked myself), “Do I really feel the taste of the Kingdom of Heaven within myself. How grateful, thankful, joyful (am I)? Do I really feel the taste of the Kingdom of Heaven within myself? How grateful am I? How thankful? How joyful? This is an important point.

Do you have the taste of the Kingdom of Heaven in your family? The Kingdom of Heaven? When you see your husband, “Wow! Seeing my husband is like the Kingdom of Heaven!” “Seeing my wife, I can see the Kingdom of Heaven here.” “Seeing the 3 or 4 generations of my family, getting along with the grandchildren, I can feel the Kingdom of Heaven here.”

Without tasting that kind of Kingdom of Heaven in the family, how can you speak of the Kingdom of Heaven in heaven? The Bible clearly says, “Whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.” 

Everything has to be done on the earth (first).

One who Has Accomplished Divine Spirit and his Portion of Responsibilities 

1. As we greet the Cheon Il Guk Era, what Heaven desires is people who have accomplished Divine Spirit. 

> Hyojeong is a shortcut to the Divine Spirit. If you possess filial piety, Heaven will directly intervene.

I really realized that hyojeong is the shortcut to relate to Heavenly Parent and True Parents. If you have the heart of hyojeong, this is the shortcut way to become a divine spirit. One who has reached the (level of) divine spirit, definitely he or she has a hyojeong spirit.

2. We must become leaders who can face up to spirit world and mobilize spirit world. 

One who reaches the (level of) divine spirit can mobilize the spiritual world any time. 

When you witness, you can feel that the spiritual world will help you and mobilize for you. Whatever you determine to do, spiritual world helps you and mobilizes for you and your ancestors appear and help you. You need to feel this kind of experience in your daily life when you reach the divine spirit (level).

3. We must always receive Heaven’s directions through dreams and revelations and work to overcome reality. 

(There is) no more struggling. What (we need) to do and where (we should) go is very clear. There is no more struggling. Heaven gives us inspiration. We know what to do, where to go. One who has reached the divine spirit level becomes like that.

4. We must always be the subject of love and longing for the members. (Now is the age of filial piety, the age of love ) 

One who has become a divine spirit always has a longing, loving, serving heart. “I surely miss my brothers and sisters, my home, my Abel, my guests, I want to find new spiritual children.” They always have that kind of joyful and serving heart. One who has become a divine spirit is like that.

5, Through the Word, we must declare God’s sorrowful heart and desire.(A filial son lives with the wishes of his parents) 

One who has reached divien spirit always feels God’s sorrowful heart, his desires. Wherever you go, always declare God’s sorrowful heart: “How can I console and comfort him?” One who has become a divine spirit becomes like that. Then you immediately know your portion of responsibility how to liberate, console and comfort God. (It is) something like that. 

• All the sensibilities of a spirit are cultivated through the reciprocal relationship with the physical self during earthly life.

• Therefore, only when a person reaches perfection and is totally immersed in the love of God while on earth can he fully delight in the love of God as a spirit after his death.

• All the qualities of the spirit self are developed while it abides in the physical self: Sinful conduct during earthly life aggravates evil and ugliness in the spirit of a fallen person, while the redemption of sins granted during earthly life opens the way for his spirit to become good. 

• This was the reason Jesus had to come to the earth in the flesh to save sinful humanity, We must lead a good life while we are on the earth.

Features of the Spirit Self 

Deterioration of the Spirit Self: Criminal acts of the body (sexual desires, worldly desires, desires to eat and sleep) 

The deterioration of the spirit self mainly occurs when a person commits criminal acts centered on the four desires of the physical life.

Purification of the Spirit Self: The redemption for the body (a sincere prayer of repentance, indemnity conditions, etc,) 

The purification of the spirit self first requires a very sincere prayer of repentance. You have to realize how great a sinner you are. Because human beings are in the midway position due to the Fall, they are on God's side when making good conditions and on Satan's side when making bad conditions. Therefore, in order to make the spiritual self good, many good conditions must be established so that God can take them.

Salvation of the Spirit Self: A life of goodness on earth (living for the sake of others, a life of practicing love,

Externally, Salvation of the Spirit Self requires a lot of living for the sake of others and a life of practicing love. Based on that foundation, through the blessings of the Messiah, we must atone for our original sin and receive eternal salvation.

TODAY’S YOUTH MINISTRY: Heart of Serving, Heart of Gratitude 

Problems that Arise in the Process of transitioning from the Formation Stage to the Growth Stage

1, When you first join the church and receive Abel’s dominion and grow, next, you enter the Cain and Abel stage where conflicts in relationships begin. The formation stage faith is a period when you can grow if you have a relationship with your subject partner who manages you, regard the relationship as life, and obey them well. In the formation stage faith, if you obey as your subject partner tells you to do and joyfully take responsibility in the tasks they assign you to do, you can be protected by Heaven. However, if you grow a little more, have a greater sense of ownership, and are entrusted in greater responsibilities, the Cain and Abel relationship really begins. In this period, you go beyond receiving guidance from your subject partner in faith and move to the stage of standing on your own and becoming independent in your faith. For example, you go out to pioneer or take over a new responsibility in a different field, In this stage, since we have changed from growing and receiving love from our subject partner to begin the stage of meeting a new central figure, the level of our spirit actually falls to a position a level lower and we begin from the very bottom.

When people first join the church, the Abel figure must thoroughly give the new members life guidance to report, discuss, and counsel (consult?). They need to make sure that the newly connected members have a very close relationship with the Abel figure. Also, they need to guide the new members so that they can lead a life of attending worship, a life of Hoondok, a life of gratitude, and a life of tithing. They must also make members take on any job at church and cooperate even in the slightest way.

When a new member joins the church, grows a little more, and has a greater sense of ownership, you have to give him new responsibilities. Humans grow through responsibility.

If you come to church and have no responsibility, just listening to God’s word and attending worship and going back home, that does not make any sense. That’s why when you come to church, you need know your portion of responsibility, even a little one. (It may be) cleaning or ushering or teaching kindergarten, whatever. You need to have your own portion of responsibility when you come to church. Don’t just be an onlooker who attends Sunday service and goes back home without (taking) any responsibility.

 So you have to guide them by sending them out to pioneer or serve others as Abel. When they take on a new task and meet a new Abel, you must foretell in advance that trials will come and tell them to prepare their heart.

You must teach them that whenever you go and make a new start, you start from the bottom, and you must teach them the secret that by serving others in any environment, you can gain victory.

 2, First, in the position I belonged to, there used to be a fence which protected and managed me well, but when I am newly assigned in a different place, I have to start from the very bottom. In such case, if something goes wrong, it is easy to mess up in forming relationships and lose your standards of faith. This is just like being in your mother and father’s embrace and going out to a foreign land and working hard beneath others. When I am put in charge of a new duty in a new area, since I have to serve a new central figure, that relationship and atmosphere is awkward and a bit strange. In such an environment, when you make effort to fulfill your responsibilities, there will be times when Cain and Abel conflicts unexpectedly start to arise. This is because there are cases when my new Abel deals with me recklessly while not knowing my past growth in faith and circumstances.

When a believer in the formation stage grows up and starts a new job, the person in Abel's position must thoroughly teach that person that he should start from the position of the servant of servants. If you think about the good Abel who raised you and have expectations but become disappointed, you will lose the first standard of faith, so you need to give them prior education.

When you are assigned a new mission in a new area, and meet a new subject partner, trials are sure to come. Of course, you can build better relationships with the people around you, but on the other hand, many conflicts may arise. In order to train fallen human beings, God sends them to such a place of conflict to train them to remove their fallen nature.

And Abel, who is dealing with the new Cain, has to check the person's past growth in faith and circumstances and stand in the position of a parent who takes good care of them. If you do not know the circumstances of the object partner and treat them recklessly, they may be struck and even lose their faith.

Recently we are taking care of so many young new guests. That is why I am sharing(?) (about) this issue.

 When Dealing With People, Do not Deal With Them With Work but With Heart

3, The reason many leaders stumble is because in regards to their Cain who just came to work under them, they easily deal with them centered on their own work instead of carefully looking at their heart and past growth of faith to nurture them. The reason many leaders make this mistake is because instead of dealing with their subordinates with heart, they deal with them centered on work and responsibilities. By doing so, since leaders only deal with people according to work and their own circumstances, it easily brings about the result of using that person. Leaders should carefully check the spirits of their juniors beneath them and be well aware of what kind of words they were touched by until this day and what kind of guidance they have received, and then form good reciprocal relationship and subdue them. For example, if a new member happens to come to your church, do not just think about what duties to give them, such as “take responsibility over Sunday school,” “oversee the choir,” or “manage the church” but think about nurturing them.

The reason many leaders stumble is because they do not try to nurture their object partner centered on the heart but are always centered on work rather than heart. This is a problem. In the end, the purpose of our relationship is to build a relationship of heart. We must not forget that the purpose of work is to establish a relationship of heart.

The reason many leaders make this mistake is because instead of dealing with their subordinates with heart, they deal with them centered on work and responsibilities. If you do not treat people with your heart, it is a contract between the master and the servant. The relationship between the master and the servant in the contract is that when the work is finished, everything will come to an end, so you can never enter the world of the heart.

Therefore, the leader should carefully check the spirits of their juniors beneath them and guide them so that they can bring a plus to their spiritual life. You should always have the heart of nurturing with the heart of a parent.

 Have a Heart of Serving and a Heart of Gratitude

4, Regarding people who newly came to work together, a leader should not try to get along with his object partner with work and atmosphere centered on himself without trying to find out what kind of attachment this person grew up with. If the leader just forces external responsibilities onto a subordinate who just came with a new determination, the heart of the person who was going to work on new responsibilities will feel odd. They will have thoughts, such as “I wish it where this way, but why does my leader deal with me one-sidedly like this?” If that happens, the person who began their new mission will think “since I came here, something doesn’t feel right, there’s no harmony,” After some time passes in this way, conflicts begin to arise between each other.

5, These are the concerns that arise in the Cain-Abel relationship. This is where conflicts start and go through difficulties. In such an environment, from the standpoint of a person has to pioneer with a new mission, their mindset is very important. Even if my new Abel pulls the atmosphere towards a way centered on himself, I need to fulfill my responsibilities in that position and have results of being praised. Even if it does not fit my kind of atmosphere at all and Abel ignores me, I must try to have a heart of serving and a heart of gratitude to my Abel. Otherwise, you cannot keep your first motivation.

It is very important for a believer who needs to transition from formation stage faith to the growth stage level to challenge and pioneer a new level, so that he or she can overcome all situations in any situation.

Even if it does not fit my kind of atmosphere at all and Abel ignores me, I must try to have a heart of serving and a heart of gratitude to my Abel. A heart of serving, a heart of gratitude, and heart of willingness eventually help you maintain your first motivation. The secret to success in human relationships is what? To serve others. Not much talking, just serving. The fact is that there is no one who is not conquered by serving.

This is really a top secret. How do we win over someone’s heart? Serve and serve and serve. One who serves others cannot be conquered. Top secret: how to build successful human relationships? Serve first. Just serve. One who serves others conquers everyone. This is the secret (of) how to build successful relationships.

Faith is a challenge, and faith is overcoming. We must live with the belief that as long as God is alive and works, we can overcome any difficulties and challenge ourselves toward a bigger goal.

We need to have the heart of gratitude, of serving, of willingness. This is a key way to upgrade my spiritual level. Then I can transform from formation stage level to growth stage level.

LIVING TESTIMONY: I’m a Living Testimony for Whom Anything is Possible

(Testimony of Susan Fefferman, SR2)

(Testimony of Guo Sheng Liu, new member)♦

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