Life of Faith

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Life of Faith
Chapter 1
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A. Purpose of a Life of Faith
1. Purpose
The Fall occurred through disbelief in God and
His Word. restoration occurs by faith in God
and His Word. the necessity of a life of faith
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Satans children Gods children fallen nature
original nature unrighteous emotion
righteous emotion
We should realize that the most important purpose
of a life of faith is to restore Gods Heart
(Shimjung) in our own mind.
Gods Word revolution of consciousness
(concept) revolution of conscience
(personality) revolution of heart
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• 1 Cor 131-3
• If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels,
  but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a
  clanging cymbal. And if I have prophetic powers,
  and understand all mysteries and all knowledge,
  and if I have all faith, so as to remove
  mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. If I
  give away all I have, and if I deliver my body to
  be burned, but have not love, I gain nothing.

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The Completed Testament Age is the age of
justification by attendance. Attendance means to
lead a life centered on the love and heart of
ones subject. Our subject is God and True
Parents. We should lead a life centered on the
love and heart of God and True Parents.
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2. Important Points in the Resurrection of Heart
a. Motivation
(1) God-Centered Motivation entrusting
oneself to God self-denial and
self-sacrifice spiritual and
heartistic growth
(2) Self-Centered Motivation insisting
on ones own benefit cannot persevere in
difficult situations eventually fall
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b. Life of Indemnity
life of indemnity life of separation from
Satan and the subjugation of Satan life of
faith Our entire life after we receive the
Principle a life of indemnity
Fathers words All that you do from the moment
of joining the Unification Church until the
moment of your death will serve as the material
by which God judges you.
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(1) Living for the Sake of a Greater Purpose
(Others)
- individual family society
nation world cosmos
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- public affairs private affairs
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(2) Keeping an Unchanging Motivation
e.g.,
- fasting conditions - Noahs 120 years of
building the ark - the failure of Abrahams
symbolic offering - the 3-day period for
Abrahams offering of Isaac
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• Following and Practicing Fathers Words
• Real indemnity conditions are made by following
  and practicing Fathers words.
• Other conditions are conditions to
• restore oneself to be able tofollow and practice
  Fathers words.

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c. Heartistic Relationship with God and People
Give and Receive Action with God and people. All
GRA should be centered on true love and Shimjung.
Mt 2236-40 Teacher, which is the great
commandment in the law? And he said to him, You
shall love the Lord your God with all your heart,
and with all your soul, and with all your mind.
This is the great and first commandment. And a
second is like it, You shall love your neighbor
as yourself. On these two commandments depend
all the law and the prophets.
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give and forget love and forget
true love
Fathers words If you remember what you give,
you will certainly desire a reward. Try not to
remember it, even when you are giving
it. Give love and forget that you gave it.
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B. Formula Course of a Life of Faith
1. Fundamental Course for Restoration
fulfillment of the purpose of creation
Messiah
Satan
course of separating from Satan
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a. Eight Stages of Indemnity

• (1) Vertical 8 Stages
• servant of servants servant adopted
  child stepchild true
  child mother (or husband/wife)
• father (or father/mother) God

(2) Horizontal 8 Stages individual family
clan tribe nation world cosmos God
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b. Order of Indemnity (1) Order of the Fall
1) Fall of heart 2) Spiritual fall
3) Physical fall 4) Fall of all things
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(2) Order of Indemnity (Reversal of the
Fall) (indemnity conditions) 1)
Indemnification of all things offering of all
things fundraising, tithing, etc. 2) Physical
indemnity physical self-sacrifice fasting,
cold showers, etc. 3) Spiritual
indemnity spiritual self-denial repentance
prayer with tears, confession of sin,
studying / lecturing DP, etc. 4) Indemnification
of heart practice true love based on Gods
Heart
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2. Formula Course 7-Year Course 7, the
number of creation of the universe, was lost
through the Fall. suffering of God 7,000
years suffering of Christianity 700
years suffering of a Christian 70
years High-level religions teach an ascetic
life. Unification Church suffering of 70
years suffering of 7 years
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33.5years
33.5years
Join
centered on fundraising
centered on witnessing
to restore all things (O.T. Age) fundraise to
restore human beings (N.T. Age) witness to
restore heart (C.T. Age) practice true
love
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C. Problems in a Life of Faith
1. Dominion of All Things
dominion of the physical world and the spirit
world a. Dominion of the Physical
World dominion by true love of God dominion by
self-centered desire
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(1) Public Money restored to Gods side paying
indemnity for Principled
purpose expenses for unprincipled purpose
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offerings, providence necessary food, clothing,
living expenses
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(2) Donations of Money and Things Offer
unconditionally and with gratitude. Never think
about receiving benefits in return.
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(3) Proper Use of All Things Do not have sense
of ownership all things belong to God. Things
are entrusted to you for the sake of
accomplishing Gods Will. We are not qualified
to use all things apart from Gods Will. Do
not dress from self-centered motivation dress to
reveal glory of God. Do not waste all things.
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(4) Dominion of Time and Space Never waste
precious time given by God. Each providence is
limited to a certain time period. Concentrate
and achieve your goal within a certain time
period. Fathers words It is a great person
who can dominate time. Time can bring you
everything, but it can also rob you of
everything. He who can dominate time can
dominate his life.
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Do not be late for public meetings. Fathers
words When you are late to a worship service,
you should feel so repentful that you cannot
raise your head.
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We should live with the feeling of living
together with True Parents eat, sleep, work,
feel joy and sorrow together with True
Parents. Our rooms and homes should be kept
clean, always ready to receive True Parents.
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b. Dominion of the Spirit World Gen 128 Have
dominion over all things. includes the
angelic world (1 Cor 63) Adam and Eve should
have dominated the angelic world, but because of
the Fall, Satan has had the condition to invade
fallen people.
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(1) Haunted by Evil Spirit Persons We should
understand that most spirit persons stand on the
satanic side and want to be saved through people
living on earth. We can take precautions and
judge their influence according to the Principle.
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(2) Interrupting Gods Providence Evil spirits,
disguised as good spirits, try to interrupt Gods
providence. works of trust giving
special mission re-Fall, betrayal or
false love
2 Cor 1114 ...Satan disguises himself as an
angel of light.
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(3) Dominating the Spirit World 1) Through a
clear understanding of the Divine Principle
2) By reporting to and consulting ones central
person 3) Through humility, meekness, gratitude
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2. Cain / Abel
a. Providence of Restoration and Cain / Abel
F/F God and I (vertical) F/S you and I
(horizontal)
F/M
Cain / Abel
- receiving the Messiah completion of the Three
Blessings gratitude
- Gods providence through the division of Cain
and Abel
- Cain and Abel need each other
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b. From Standpoint of Abel (1) Mission
responsibility 1) External mission
protection nurturing
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2) Internal mission
separation of oneself from Satan
as the central person of F/F
natural subjugation of Cain (Satan) restoration
of the birthright
as the central person of F/S
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Fathers words The Abel position was set up so
that through him Cain may be saved. In order
to save Cain, Abel should give him all the love
that he received from God and additionally his
own love.
God
(Gods love)
Satan
(Gods love 100)
100
120
Cain
Abel
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(Abels love 20)
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Reference F/F F/S
subjugation of Satan
restore birthright
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reach perfection through DP (learn, believe,
practice) separate from Satan by coming into the
melting furnace self-sacrifice, self-denial -
confess my sin to others - repentance prayer
with tears - indemnity conditions
F/F
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• Receive punishment (pay indemnity)
• without having committed any kind of sin.
• 2) Receive punishment without complaint
• or resentment.
• Love the enemy.
• 4) Give all things to the enemy.

F/S
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(2) Attitude 1) Humility 2) A parents heart
and a servants body 3) Do not misuse Abels
position. 4) Abels subjugation of Cain must
be by natural (willing) surrender, not by
force. 5) Walk the way of hardship before
asking others to do the same.
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• Other points
• - sincere life of prayer
• - should understand Gods Word better than
  other members at least should have sincere
  attitude to learn Gods Word
• - exemplary life as a Blessed family
• - good leadership, etc.

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c. From Standpoint of Cain (1) Overcoming the
Feeling of a Decrease of Love Gen
46,7 Fathers words A person should be
capable of dominating sin, maintaining oneself
peacefully and naturally subjugating Satan before
that person can qualify as a person of Heaven.
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1) Stand in a parents position 2) Not compare
to another person 3) Make efforts to raise
myself 4) Self-denial
Fathers words I do not exist. I was already
lost because of sin, so I must bury myself.
Go with this kind of attitude.
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• (2) To Make Indemnity Conditions to Remove the
  Fallen Nature
• 1) Love Abel
• Causes of difficulty in loving
• a) Difference of characters
• I should find out the characters that God
  loves.
• b) Abels shortcomings (defects)
• I should make efforts to make up for Abels
• shortcomings and never to judge them
• from a self-centered viewpoint.

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• Differences of opinion
• - I should share my opinion with a humble
  attitude stimulate Abel
• The offering of my opinion must be
  unconditional.
• accept and follow Abels final
  decision
• - Obedience and faith are accepted by God.
• Even if I bring good results disobeying the
  leaders opinion, my faith cannot be accepted by
  God and those results are apt to be accidentally
  lost.

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• Offer everything through Abel
• Develop from business-like to heart-like
  reporting.
• Should receive Gods love through Abel as a
  mediator.

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• Surrender to Abel
• Practice obedience, honesty and gentleness.
• Multiply goodness
• Do not complain, practice Gods Will centering
• on Abel.

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• d. Additional Points
• Find your Abel of faith, Abel of heart.
• Fathers words
• The best way to remove fallen nature is to
  serve millions of people as your Abel.
• It is natural to be obedient to a superior, but
  you must be able to obey and feel ashamed even
  before a childs command.

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2) To accomplish my own responsibility is the
priority. Do not demand of Cain to accomplish
his responsibility, and do not demand of Abel to
accomplish his responsibility. Abel should not
arrogantly give orders to Cain. Cain should not
self-righteously judge Abel.
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3) Relationships should not be master-servant
relationships, but relationships established
by heart. 4) A person who seems to have more
fallen nature than I is the best person to help
me remove my fallen nature. 5) Prevent Abels
re-Fall, betrayal and/or false love
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• 3. Adam / Eve
• Providence of Restoration and Adam / Eve
• Love
• God is the origin of love. Gods love is true
  love, love to live for the sake of others.
• The purpose of love is to establish the 4PF
  centered on God fulfilling the purpose of
  creation.

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1) Only the relationship of a Blessed husband and
wife is in the relationship of Yang
(positivity) and Eum (negativity). Other
relationships are in the relationship of SS
(design) and HS (form).
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• Love affairs are absolutely prohibited.
• Conjugal love in any relationship besides
  Blessed husband and wife is not true love but
  murder eternal death.
• The greatest of all sins is adultery and
  fornication.
• e.g., O.T. Age --- immediately stoned to
  death without excuse.

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• I should check the contents of love.
• Even if I feel horizontal love from Unification
  members of the opposite sex, if it comes from
  longing for the original nature of Heaven, it is
  the emotion given by God.
• Those who deal with this love in a selfish way
  become betrayers of Heaven and fearful thieves of
  love.

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c. For Prevention and Solution of Adam / Eve
Problems (1) Separate from and Purify Any Adam
/ Eve Relationships from the Past and Up to the
Present Moment 1) Repent with tears in front
of God and True Parents. 2) Confess to and
consult with an Abel or elder. 3) Disassociate
from any emotional attachment to the past.
4) Determine never to repeat the mistakes.
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• Nip Wrong Emotions in the Bud
• The Divine Principle is the sword to separate
  from Satan. If I have feelings other than that
  of a brother-sister relationship, I must fight
  immediately centering on the DP to remove any
  unprincipled feelings.
• Pray desperately, Satan, go out!

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• Avoid Dangerous Situations
• 1) Pornographic films, magazines, videos,
  medical books of sex, etc. tempt me to false
  love.
• Never have anything to do with them.
• 2) Stay out of unethical places.
• 3) Avoid the situation of a man and a woman
  alone
• in a room or vehicle.

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• Do not visit someone from the opposite sex alone.
• Be aware of the environment both in terms of time
  and place.
• If I lack confidence in overcoming unprincipled
  emotions, have no GRA with the person I have a
  problem with do not look, listen, speak or
  even think.
• 7) If necessary, ask Abel to change my mission
  and location.

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• Conduct Myself Both Internally and Externally
• in a Heavenly Manner
• Do not touch a person of the opposite sex.
• 2) Do not stimulate sexual desires by
  masturbation,
• pornography, etc.
• 3) Train myself to separate from evil sexual
  desire
• even in my dreams.
• 4) Homosexual desires and activities are never
• acceptable.
• Good personal appearance and a pure attitude
• 6) It is advised not to launder clothes belonging
  to
• people of the opposite sex.

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• Separate from Satan and Repent in Daily Life of
  Faith
• 1) Learn, believe, practice Divine Principle
  exalt the
• standard of the Commandment.
• 2) Love God and True Parents more than anybody
• else.
• 3) Keep heavenly dignity as Gods son or
  daughter.
• 4) Report to and consult with a reliable Abel
  with a
• sincere heart.
• 5) Feel hostility to Satan.
• 6) Indemnity conditions
• 7) Prayer of repentance with tears

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(6) Realize the Dread of the Fall 1) The
breaking of Gods Heart, the betrayal of Jesus
and True Parents especially after the
Blessing, if I fall, I will become worse than
Satan. Descendants will uproot my grave.
2) Everything must be confessed before receiving
the Blessing.