Ep 764 - Opening, Inheriting, and Fulfilling the Era of the Victory, Liberation and Completion of the True Parents Part 6
Opening, Inheriting and Fulfilling the Era of the Victory, Liberation and Completion of the True Parents - November 28, 2022
Key Points
Our church has become a festival church, a happier place than any other place.
Key virtues in Korea are filial piety, fidelity and loyalty. Koreans have a spirit of benefitting the whole, interdependence, mutual prosperity and universally shared values.
God has been preparing Korea as a chosen people for 5,000 years to become one with True Parents. Prepared Christians in Korea and America need to play a key role in this.
In America a great spiritual awakening movement with repentance must take place centering on ACLC and YCLC to revive American Christianity and to save all the American people.
Through the eight stages of restoration through indemnity, human beings must welcome the age when they can directly relate to God, the real parent, as his direct sons and daughters.
In the Blessing we receive God’s direct lineage, but we are not yet able to relate directly to God internally and heartistically.
God only relates to us at the level of our growth.
Mature people are filial children who gradually grow to know the heart, circumstances, hard work, and sacrifices of their parents and shed tears for them.
Mature Unificationists are those who can carry the cross of God and True Parents and shed blood, sweat, and tears for them. They are owners, not bystanders.
The church is the place that seeks to grow mature members.
A person who lives with filial piety in his heart cannot have conflicts between husband and wife, among siblings, and between parents and children.
Living for the purpose of filial piety and love requires absolute obedience and absolute faith living for the sake of others, for the sake of the entire family.
A family is a place where we serve each other, silently sacrifice, and live for the sake of the whole.
When you think of your own responsibility, you do not have a free mind to console and hear from someone’s suffering. But you need to think about God’s situation more than about yours. Then you can shed tears.
Transcripts from November 3, 2021 to the present, personal notes from November 11, 2020 until November 2, 2021 and slides from August 29, 2021 to the present are available at MD.Hoondok.com as PDF files.♦
(Response to sharing) If you read Father’s volumes 1 to 7, you will really understand the heart of Jesus, what True Father is talking about.♦
How was yesterday’s Sunday service?
Yesterday, we had a Thanksgiving Sunday Service at Clifton Church in New Jersey. We set up an offering table with food that the church members prepared.
Yesterday's service was truly a beautiful festival. We are not even able to create that kind of environment in Korea. (The church) was so full of family members that there was no place to sit. It was a day for everyone to look back on the year and give thanks to God, True Parents, and their families.
We had a November birthday celebration and congratulated (parents) on new babies who were born in 2022.
Then, in the middle of the service, I went to Freedom Hall, Church of God in Brooklyn, New York. Bishop Cecil Riley is the main pastor, and he is one of founding ACLC pastors.
Our Heavenly USA sang amazing songs and the Holy spirit came down. Archbishop Sulanch Lewis introduced me as a main speaker. Also, our Bruce did a wonderful job.
I gave a sermon with the title of “Attribute of True Love” centering on True Parents’ words.
It was the first service I had (held) at a Christian church (since) I came to America. There was a truly amazing work of the Holy Spirit! Bishop Cecil Riley gave a great welcome to the service. He said, “Dr. Yong, you are free. Come to my church any time to preach.” He was very happy, and the assistant pastors were so happy, and the congregation was so happy!
Next year, if Clifton Church establishes a model standard, I hope it will serve as an opportunity to go to Christian churches and preach the words of True Parents. I feel that there really needs to be a great spiritual awakening movement centered on American Christianity.
The Heavenly USA team did a great job yesterday (at Bishop Riley’s church). God is currently using them as instruments of the Holy Spirit. And thank you to the family members who came with interest in the ACLC movement.
I heard that after I left the Clifton Church Naokimi gave a beautiful sermon and there was a family gathering. I feel our church has become a church of the festival. We appreciate and respect each other and celebrate together. I feel that members have no other choice but to come to church because the church is a happier place than any other place. I want to create our CIG church to be like that. We are happier at church than in the family or at any other place. We need to create that kind of environment of the Kingdom of Heaven.
I am really grateful for each of the Clifton Church members. They invested so much heart.
Today I’d like to talk about “Opening, Inheriting and Fulfilling the Era of the Victory, Liberation and Completion of the True Parents” from True Mother’s Anthology, Book 2.
<This speech was given at the Assembly for Inheritance and Accomplishment in the Age of Liberation Opened by the Victory of the True Parents of Heaven, Earth and Humankind held on March 4, 2012 at the Daejeon Convention Center in Daejeon, Korea> The outcome, however, was truly a wretched one. The religious leaders and people of the nation, who were supposed to receive Jesus as the Messiah and follow him with absolute faith, absolute love and absolute obedience, instead allowed him to die on the cross, didn't they? In the end, Jesus accomplished our spiritual salvation, cried out the words, “It is finished,” and left this world. (John 19:30) Sadly, it took two thousand years of preparation for his Second Coming to finally take place, on the Korean peninsula. Throughout their history, the Korean people have worshiped God as the highest and primal ancestor of their forefathers. They called God, the single being and progenitor of all people Hananim, combining hana (one) and nim (honored), “The One, whom we honor,” and served Him as the Lord, the Creator of night and day. As the creation originates from The One, all numbers, also, originate with the number “one.”
Because the Korean people have served God as their original ancestor, interdependence, mutual prosperity and universally shared values are alive in their spirit and tradition, and thus they continue to this day. They have continued as a people for more than five thousand years of history, not once invading or plundering another nation or people. The spirit of benefitting all humanity flows in the veins of the Korean people. Furthermore, the spirit of filial piety, fidelity and loyalty, the fundamental virtues of human life, are alive and moving in the people of Korea today. The true filial piety shown by Shim Cheong who, when she was still in the flower of youth, threw herself into the sea, enabling her blind father to regain his sight, is the standard of filial piety for the Korean people, who serve and attend their parents. The profound love and fidelity displayed by Chunhyang, who risked death rather than break the promise she had made to her husband, is the signpost for the lives of all Korean women. The unbreakable loyalty exhibited by Admiral Yi Sun-shin, who gave his life to save his nation and people despite being forsaken by his king and other leaders, is indeed the pride of the Korean noble spirit.
Throughout their history, the Korean people have worshiped God as the highest and primal ancestor of their forefathers. They called God, the single being and progenitor of all people Hananim, combining hana (one) and nim (honored): “The One, whom we honor,” and served Him as the Lord, the Creator of night and day.
Because the Korean people have served God as their original ancestor, interdependence, mutual prosperity and universally shared values are alive in their spirit and tradition, and thus they continue to this day.
They have continued as a people for more than five thousand years of history, not once invading or plundering another nation or people. The spirit of benefitting all humanity flows in the veins of the Korean people. Furthermore, the spirit of filial piety, fidelity and loyalty, the fundamental virtues of human life, are alive and moving in the people of Korea today.
But what about the current reality in Korea? Compared to the Israelites, I think the situation in Korea is the same, so I am really worried.
God prepared the Jewish people as the chosen people for 4,000 years before sending Jesus, but what was the result? The same goes for Korea.
God has been preparing Korea as a chosen people for 5,000 years, but I believe that if we do not become one with True Parents, we will receive more indemnity than the Jewish people suffered.
In that sense, I can’t express how big Korea's responsibility is and how important the role of all chosen Christians is. We must save Christianity through ACLC in the United States and go further to save the entire nation of the United States.
First of all, a great spiritual awakening movement must take place in the United States, a Christian country. A great spiritual awakening movement with repentance must take place centering on ACLC and YCLC.
Yesterday I got a confirmation: Christianity needs True Parents and needs the Divine Principle. In order to revive the movement of ACLC, I feel that YCLC for our young people is very important. YCLC is creating such a beautiful environment everywhere. That is why the first generation, ACLC, and the second generation, YCLC, need to combine and work together. This is the way to revive American Christianity. Yesterday I realized that.
Just as Moses and the second generation (members) Joshua and Caleb became one, ACLC and YCLC, which is in the position of the second generation, must unite to save American Christianity first and then go further to save all the American people.
Yesterday I was overwhelmed. I was so excited. I think Father was very happy because I preached God’s word in the Christian church. Of course, I did this in Asia, but America is like the center of Christianity. So, this is the beginning point. I think God will pour out his holy spirit more and more from now on. The role of ACLC and YCLC are clearer than before. I was so happy yesterday. Thank God and thank our True Parents!
LIVING DIVINE PRINCIPLE: The Human Fall 10 - The Motivation and Process of the Fall
The motivation of the human fall lay within the angel. Therefore, before we can know the motivation and process of the fall, we must first learn about the angel.
• Angels were created by God prior to any other creation.
• God created angels to be His retainers (Heb. 1:14), "servants," (Rev. 22:9) and "ministering spirits,” (Heb. 1:14) who would assist Him in creating and sustaining the universe.
• Because God created us human beings as His children and gave us dominion over all creation, we are meant to rule over the angels as well.
Let’s read Father’s word.
The Old Testament Age When the Providence was Fulfilled Through Angels
<1-283> The Old Testament Age is the age when God had to be involved directly in the Providence by appearing in His glory to human beings. However, since the Providence could not be fulfilled, God had to pioneer a way to relate to human beings through angels while bearing sorrow due to the failure of the Providence in the Old Testament Age.
God’s will manifested through Noah and Abraham in their role as messengers in the Old Testament Age. Abraham’s clan was chosen and the Israelites came to stand in the position to raise all human beings overwhelmed by darkness to the position that God, Our Father, could relate to. In other words, God has been pioneering the way for humankind to gradually move forward toward God through the Israelites.
Thus, heaven set the standard so that angels could participate in the Providence. And Heaven has been working hard for 4000 years until Jesus came to establish a victorious foundation so that humankind could directly relate to Heavenly Father after setting the standard that God’s will for Adam and Eve had been accomplished. You must understand this clearly.
As we can see through Moses’ course, the Old Testament Age is the age when God had to be involved directly in the Providence by appearing in His glory to human beings.
However, since the Providence could not be fulfilled, God had to pioneer a way to relate to human beings through angels while bearing sorrow due to the failure of the Providence in the Old Testament Age.
After the providence of Moses, heaven set the standard so that angels could participate in the Providence. And Heaven worked hard for 4,000 years until Jesus came to establish a victorious foundation so that humankind could directly relate to Heavenly Father.
Then, how can we restore the era in which we can directly relate with God? In the beginning, God's providence for relating with humans through the angels, who were in the position of servants, prepared for the providence of relating with humans through the Messiah.
Ultimately, through the eight stages of restoration through indemnity, human beings must welcome the age when they can directly relate to God.
God was restored from being a God at the level of servant of servants, to the God of the servant, the God of the adopted son, the God of the stepson, the God of the direct son, the God of true mother, the God of true father, to the God of the cosmos, the original world.
What level is God at in relation to me? This is an important question. Is he the God of the servant to me? Or is he the God of the adopted son to me?
The Blessing is in the position of direct lineage, but we are not yet in a position where we can directly relate to God internally and heartistically.
How can I go through the eight stages of indemnity and directly relate to God? It depends on my growth. God's position changes according to my growth. If I am at the level of servant, God becomes a God at the servant level; if I am at the level of the adopted son, God becomes the God of the adopted son; and if I am at the level of the direct son, God becomes the God of the real parent. It is up to me; it is up to my growth.
You must know that God’s location and position change according to your growth. If I am an unfilial child, God is the God of the unfilial child, and if I am a filial child, God becomes the God of the filial child.
That is why we need to grow up. What level of heart do you have? Servant of servants? Adopted son? Step son? Real son? The level of the father or mother? What level? We really need to grow up and be filial sons and daughters. Then we can directly connect to Heavenly Parent and True Parents. Heavenly Parent can confess, “I am the God of you. I am really your father, your mother.” God needs to have that kind of pride because of me, because of you. We need to really grow up and upgrade our level of heart and love.
TODAY’S YOUTH MINISTRY: A Mature Person’s Faith
1. What kind of person is a mature Unificationist? Those who shed tears for God and True Parents are mature people. Only when you know God’s Han and True Parents' sorrow and grow up do you become a believer at the growth level. You have heard many words, but do you easily shed tears for God and True Parents? Therefore, as mature people, we must find a way to shed tears for True Parents. In the early church days in Korea, the social environment was also very difficult. At that time, when children reached the age of 15 and matured, they could not ask their parents for money no matter how poor they were. They couldn’t ask their parents to pay for transportation, so they couldn’t take the bus, and they went to school on foot. If parents gave a bus fare to their children, they gave it back to their mother. Children who think of their parents like this are mature children. If a child asks their parents for money and spends it recklessly without even thinking about their parents’ hard work to earn money for the children, that person is an immature child.
What kind of person is a mature Unificationist? In Korea, mature people are filial children who gradually grow to know the heart, circumstances, hard work, and sacrifices of their parents and shed tears for them.
From that point of view, those who have matured in the Unification Faith are those who shed tears for God and True Parents. Only when you become a filial son who sheds tears, knowing the sorrow and Han of God and True Parents, (do) you become a believer at the growth level.
However, although we know with our head and intellect, we are heartistically very far from God's sorrow and Han. Do you easily shed tears for God and True Parents? When you think about True Father, do you shed tears? When you long for True Mother, do your tears come down? Tears don't come out so easily, even from myself. This is the limitation of us Unificationists.
In other words, this means that there are no mature people, or filial children, who can carry the cross of God and True Parents and shed blood, sweat, and tears.
When we truly understand God’s sorrowful han, True Parents’ hard work as filial sons and daughters, automatically tears come down. Because our heart level is the servant’s level or adopted son’s level or the step son’s level, we are still very far from Heavenly Father’s and True Parents’ standard. What shall we do.
I want to share one experience. Maybe I shared this before, but I want to repeat this again.
When I was at the Korean UTS, there was a worship service at the headquarters church that shocked me so much. Perhaps that incident will never be forgotten in my heart. I think that happened in 1979.
Rev. Yohan Lee prayed before the sermon. In short, it was a prayer of repentance that he could do nothing compared to the hard work and sacrifice of God and True Parents, and it was also a prayer of consolation to God who had worked so hard until now.
His prayer started with wailing and lasted for more than an hour. In the end, he could not say a single word of his sermon and ended the service that day with a prayer of tears.
I was so shocked at that time that I made a determination. I thought that in the distant future, I will become that kind of shepherd who could comfort and weep for God and True Parents like Rev. Yohan Lee. But until now, I have not been able to become that kind of person. That's proof that I haven't grown up properly yet. This is my honest confession to my brothers and sisters.
Father always sheds tears when he thinks about God. I want to be that kind of filial son. How can I be that kind of person? I need to upgrade my level of love and heart.
Even though you (may) wish (for it), without upgrading your heart and mind, how can you reach that level?
My standard is still far away. I am not a filial son. My level is very low. Sometimes I feel very ashamed. I don’t have the qualification to share God’s word with my brothers and sisters. I have not reached that level yet. I really truly (want to) become a filial son and daughter. When I think about God, tears come down. I tried to comfort and console Heavenly God: “How hard you are working! How much incredible pain and sorrow you have gone through!”
Since Adam and Eve fell how many humans have really consoled and comforted God’s heart. How many Christian members understand Jesus’ sorrowful heart and comfort Jesus?
We can confess that we are descendant’s of the satanic blood lineage. Servants seldom cry for the sake of the owner, but filial sons are different.
So, I am still realizing that it is very difficult to shed tears for God and True Parents as long as I cannot grow.
The Purpose of Our Church
2. Our church is a place that tries to make our members mature. As stated in the Family Pledge, our church aims to make all children mature into filial sons and daughters. To be filial sons and daughters, everyone must become owners, not bystanders. Even though we have entered the age of love, we are not to be spectators. Bystanders are simply drawn by the environment. They like it when the environment is good and hate it when the environment is bad and run away. Therefore, if you live with the mind of a bystander, someone will get angry at you, or you will have an accident at some point. Have you come to the church as an owner? Or did you attend as a spectator? What kind of person does our church say is an owner? The person who is filial to Heaven is the owner. In a family, children who are filial to their parents, husband and wife who are filial to each other as they treat their parents, and parents who raise their children as they are filial to their own parents are mature people.
Our church is a place that tries to make our members mature. In other words, to be filial sons and daughters, everyone must become owners, not bystanders. A filial son is a person who knows the circumstances, heart, and Han of his parents and sheds tears (for them).
Bystanders are simply drawn by the environment. They like it when the environment is good and hate it when the environment is bad and run away.
However, mature people, or filial children, are different. A filial child is the owner of the family. They always represent the circumstances and heart of their parents. Are you the owner of the church now? Or are you a bystander? What kind of person does our church say is an owner? The person who is filial to Heaven is the owner.
At the Clifton Church I can see more members taking ownership, greeting each other and saying “Hello.” They try to serve each other.
Any church on the servant’s level gathered together is very cold. There is no greeting, no “Hello.” We have to be mature and take ownership.
In a family, children who are filial to their parents, husband and wife who are filial to each other as they treat their parents, and parents who raise their children as they are filial to their own parents are mature people.
The Family is a Place Where There is No Self-Assertion
3. On the contrary, those who are in discord and conflict with others are immature members. If husband and wife have conflicts, siblings fight, and children are stubborn in front of their parents, can we call that family a mature family? In a word, people who have conflicts at home are still immature. Almost all secular families are in conflict. Why! It's because everyone has a personality that focuses on their own thoughts and does what they want. Wives say they will live as they want and husbands say they will live as they want, so they conflict with each other. If you are a person who has a family, you must absolutely obey for the purpose of the whole family. Living for the purpose of love requires absolute obedience and absolute faith for the sake of the entire family. For family harmony, you must think that you do not exist and think of others first and live for them. The family is a place where there is no such thing as self-assertion.
People who are still in discord and conflict (lack) a filial heart toward God. A person who lives with filial piety in his heart cannot have conflicts between husband and wife, between siblings, and between parents and children. If God is worried about you, how can you have conflicts and complain?
In a family, if husband and wife have conflicts, siblings fight, and children are stubborn in front of their parents, causing God to worry, that family cannot be called a mature family.
All immature people have the personality of centering on their own thoughts and going their own way. In a family that has not yet matured, each person acts individually, where wives say they will live as they want, and husbands say they will live as they want. Those who have not grown up, put themselves first and always try to act as they want.
Living for the purpose of filial piety and love requires absolute obedience and absolute faith for the sake of the entire family. For family harmony, you must think that you do not exist and think of the other person first and live for them.
Without this kind of concept of living for the sake of others, we cannot create family harmony. If you put yourself first, self-assertion, then you cannot create any harmony. That is why you should completely deny yourself in front of your family members and think of the whole-purpose first. For the sake of harmony, you need to deny yourself.
The family is a place where there is no such thing as self-assertion. A family is a place where we serve each other, silently sacrifice, and serve for the sake of the whole. This is an important point.
Is your family a mature family or an immature family?
Today, I addressed you with the title, “A Mature Person's Faith.”♦
(Response to sharing) There is no need to show our emotions and tears to outside people, but when you relate to God personally in your prayer room, you need to have that kind of feeling, even though you cannot express it to outside people. When you have a personal relationship with God and True Parents, there is no need to show your tears to outside people. You need to carry on that kind of han and emotion with a parental heart and God’s heart.
Sometimes I feel that we emphasize responsibility too much. Our Unificationists really carry such heavy responsibility. When you think of your own responsibility, you do not have a free mind to console and hear from someone’s suffering. That is one of our problems. In such a situation, you need to think about God’s situation more than (about) yours. Then tears come down. If you think of your own personal responsibility as very heavy and cold, you have no time to think about others. But you need to think about God.
God’s (responsibility) is heavier and more sorrowful than mine. I think even though my job is very heavy, I can still relate to our brothers and sisters beautifully.♦
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