We Must Find & Answer? How?

What are The Questions We Must Find & Answer?

How?

Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and you shall find; knock, and it shall be

opened unto you Matthew 7:7

But if from thence thou shall seek the

Lord thy God, thou shall find him, if thou seek him with all thy heart and with all

thy soul. Deuteronomy 4:29

And you shall seek me, and find me, when you shall search for me with all your heart.

Jeremiah 29:13

1. Why Did God Create Us.?

2. Why Do We Sin?

3. How Can We Be Saved?

Where do we look to find the answers to these questions?

• In the Scriptures

• In new revealed truth

• In prayer and our own heart

Biblical Clues to

Why God Created Us.

 Genesis 5:1-2

In the day that God

created man, in the likeness of

God made he him; Male and

female created he them; and

blessed them, and called their

name Adam, in the day when

they were created.

Biblical Clues to

Why God Created Us.

 1 John 4:7-8

Beloved, let us love one

another: for love is of God; and

every one that loves is born of

God, and knows God. He that

loves not knows not God; for

God is love.

God Wanted Children Who Resembled Him, Whom He Could Love

Eternally!

The Reason God Created is ….

Don’t be the ones who “deserted the

Rock, who fathered you; you forgot the God who gave you birth. The Lord saw this and rejected them because he was

angered by his sons and daughters.”Deut.32:18-19

What does Rev. Moon’s Divine Principle Say?

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The ultimate purpose of the universe, with

human beings at its

center, is to return joy to

God.

What does Rev. Moon’s Divine Principle Say?

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To understand God’s purpose of creation, let us first examine how joy is produced. Joy is not produced by an individual

alone. Joy arises when we have an object partner in

which our internal nature and

external form are reflected and

developed.

What Object of Love Brings the Greatest Joy?

 A Child.

 A Child in your lineage (resemblance).

 An Obedient, Faithful and Loving Child.

Deuteronomy 6:5

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A Child who loves his/her siblings as the Parent loves them

thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. Leviticus 19:18

The Way to Realize The Parentship of God

1st Blessing Be Fruitful Centered on God Mind and body become one

2nd Blessing Mulitiply

Centered on God's Lineage Have and raise Children of goodness

3rd Blessing Dominion over all creation

Centered on God's Love become true owners The Three Great Blessing

Be Fruitful Multiply Have Dominion

Genesis 1:28

Be you therefore perfect, even as your Father

which is in

heaven is perfect.

Matthew 5:48

For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they

twain shall be one flesh? Matthew 19:5

Know you not that we shall judge

angels? How much more things that pertain to this life?

1 Corinthians 6:3

If we are God’s Children then:

Why do we Sin?

Biblical Clues to

Why We Sin.

Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, “If you continue in

my word, then are you my disciples indeed; and you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”

They answered him, “We be

Abraham's seed, and were never in bondage to any man: how sayest

thou, You shall be made free?”

Biblical Clues to

Why We Sin.

… Jesus answered them, “Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever

commits sin is the servant of sin and the servant abides not in the house for ever: but the Son abides ever. If the Son therefore shall make you

free, you shall be free indeed. … I

speak that which I have seen with my Father: and you do that which you

have seen with your father.”

Biblical Clues to

Why We Sin.

They answered and said unto him,

“Abraham is our father.”

Jesus says to them, “If you were Abraham's children, you would do the works of Abraham. You do the deeds of your father.”

Then said they to him, “We be not born of fornication; we have one Father, even God.”

Biblical Clues to

Why We Sin.

Jesus said unto them, “If God were your Father, you would love me: for I proceeded forth & came from God;

neither came I of myself, but he sent me. Why do you not understand my speech? Even because you cannot hear my word.

Biblical Clues to

Why We Sin.



You are of your father the devil

and the lusts of your father you will do. He was a murderer from the

beginning, & abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him.

When he speaks a lie, he speaks of his own: for he is a liar, and the

father of it.” John 8:31-44

What does Rev. Moon and the Divine Principle Say?

The Crime of the Angel Exposition of the Divine Principle P 58-60

The angels that did not keep their own position but left their proper dwelling

have been kept by him in eternal

chains in the nether gloom until the judgment of the great day; just as Sodom and Gomorrah & the

surrounding cities that likewise acted immorally & indulged in unnatural lust serve as an example by undergoing a punishment of eternal fire. ^{-Jude 6-7}

What does Rev. Moon and the Divine Principle Say?

From this passage we can infer that the angel fell as a result of an illicit sexual relationship.

Fornication is a crime which cannot be committed alone. With whom did the angel commit the illicit sexual act in the Garden of Eden? In order to

unveil this mystery, let us examine what kind of sin the human beings committed.

What does Rev. Moon and the Divine Principle Say?

 The Crime of the Human Beings Divine Principle P 58-60

 Before they fell, Adam & Eve were both naked &

were not ashamed. (Gen. 2:25) After the Fall they felt ashamed of their nakedness & sewed fig

leaves into aprons to cover their lower parts. ^(Gen.

3:7) If they had committed a crime by eating

some actual fruit from a tree then they certainly would have covered their hands or mouths

instead. It is human nature to conceal one's

faults. Thus, the act of covering their lower parts shows that these parts, and not their mouths,

was the source of their shame. Adam and Eve's sexual parts were the source of their shame

because they were the instruments of their sinful deed.

What does Rev. Moon and the Divine Principle Say?

 In the world before the human Fall, what act would one be willing to carry out even at the clear risk of one's life? It could be nothing else but the act of love. God's purpose of creation, described in the blessings "be fruitful and

multiply,” (Gen. 1:28) can be achieved only through love. Accordingly, from the viewpoint of God's purpose of creation, love should be the most precious and sacred act. But because the

sexual act was the very cause of the Fall, people often regard it with shame and even contempt. In conclusion, human beings fell through an act of illicit sexual intercourse.

What does Rev. Moon and the Divine Principle Say?

 The Illicit Sexual Act between the Angel and the Human Beings

 Thus far, we have explained that an angel seduced human beings to fall & that both the angel and the human beings fell due to illicit sexual love. Human beings and angels are the only spiritual beings in the universe who are capable of having love relationships. We can deduce that the

illicit sexual relationship must have

involved the angel and human beings.

What does Rev. Moon and the Divine Principle Say?

 Jesus said, "You are of your father the devil, and your will is to do your father's

desires." (John 8:44) We can assert that human beings are descendants of Satan, the

"ancient serpent" who tempted human beings.

 Through what circumstances did

humankind become the descendants of the fallen angel, Satan? There was an illicit sexual relationship between the

angel and the first ancestors. As the fruit of that relationship, all humanity is of the lineage of Satan.

What does Rev. Moon and the Divine Principle Say?

 St. Paul wrote, "we ourselves, who have the first fruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait for adoption as sons, the

redemption of our bodies," (Rom. 8:23) he was acknowledging that we fallen people stem from the lineage of Satan, not the lineage of God. John the Baptist reproached the people calling them "a brood of vipers,"

(Matt. 3:7) the children of Satan. Jesus said to

the scribes and Pharisees, "You serpents, you brood of vipers, how are you to

escape being sentenced to hell?" (Matt. 23:33)

What does Rev. Moon and the Divine Principle Say?

 These verses affirm that

we are the offspring of an illicit sexual relationship involving

the angel and our first ancestors.

 This, in fact, lies at the heart of the human Fall.

If We’ve In the Lineage of the

Fallen Angel then How:

Can we be Saved?

Biblical Clues to

How Can We Be Saved.

 Let your face shine on your servant;

save me in your loving kindness . Psalm 31:16

Biblical scholars have often complained that the word chesed in the Hebrew Bible is difficult to

translate into English, because it really has no

precise equivalent in our language. English versions usually try to represent it with such words as "loving- kindness," "mercy," "steadfast love," and sometimes

"loyalty,”

http://www.bible-researcher.com/chesed.html

"Loving-kindness" is often used as an

English translation of chesed, originating with the Coverdale Bible of 1535. Some

consider it to be a somewhat archaic translation, it

remains one of the most common translations. "Love"

is often used as a shorter English translation. Daniel Elazar has suggested the translation of "covenant-love.

Wikipedia

The Meaning of chesed

(loving kindness) in the Old Testament

The word is used only in cases where there is some recognized tie between the parties concerned. It is not used indiscriminately of kindness in general, haphazard, kindly deeds^. http://www.bible-researcher.com/chesed.html

Chesed

Reciprocal Loyalty & Love

In the Hebrew Scriptures chesed refers to the kind of love that is

promised and is owed, a mutual exchange of affection and loyalty based on mutual obligations, love formed in the bonds of covenant.

http://www.agapebiblestudy.com/documents/is%20hesed%20the%20same%2 0as%20agape.htm

Biblical Clues to

How Can We Be Saved.

2Peter 1:3-11

His divine power has given us

everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and

goodness. Through these he has

given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature, having escaped the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.

2Peter 1:3-11

For this very reason, make every effort to • add to your faith

• goodness; and to goodness,

• knowledge; and to knowledge,

• self-control; and to self-control,

• perseverance; and to perseverance,

• godliness; and to godliness,

• mutual affection (philía) & to mutual affection,

• love. (agape)

2Peter 1:3-11

For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective &

unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. But whoever does not have them is nearsighted

& blind, forgetting that they have

been cleansed from their past sins.

2Peter 1:3-11

Therefore, my brothers and sisters, make every effort to

MAKE YOUR CALLING AND ELECTION SURE.

For if you do these things, you will never stumble, and you will receive a rich welcome into the eternal

kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

What does Rev. Moon and the Divine Principle Say?

 Salvation is Restoration Exposition of Divine Principle p.175- 176

 The providence of restoration refers to

God's work to restore human beings to our original, unfallen state so that we may

fulfill the purpose of creation. Human

beings fell & have been held under Satan's dominion ever since.

 To restore human beings, God works to cut off Satan's influence. We must have the original sin removed before we can sever Satan's bonds & be restored to the state before the Fall. This is possible only when we are born anew through the

Messiah, the True Parent.

What does Rev. Moon and the Divine Principle Say?

 To explain further: we first need to go

through a course to separate Satan from ourselves. We do this in order to restore ourselves in form to the spiritual level

which Adam and Eve had reached before the Fall.

 On this foundation, we are to receive the Messiah and be reborn, and thereby be fully restored to the original state of

human beings before the Fall. Finally, by following the Messiah, we should continue our growth to maturity where we can fulfill the purpose of creation.

What does Rev. Moon and the Divine Principle Say?

 For anyone to be restored to the original position or state from which he fell, he must make an indemnity condition by reversing the course of his mistake. For instance, because the chosen people

reviled Jesus and sent him to the cross, to be saved and restored to the original

position of God's elect, the chosen people must go the opposite way: love Jesus and willingly bear the cross for his sake.

The Teaching of The Family Federation for World Peace and Unification’s mission is to answer These Three Questions

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1. Why Did God Create Us.?

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2. Why Do We Sin?

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3. How Can We Be

Saved?