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Title: God


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Gods Original Ideal of Peace
2
What Defines Our Common Humanity?
3
Seeking Understanding
External
Internal
4
We Have a Common Origin God relates to us with a
parental heart.
God
Allah
Jehovah
Parental Heart
Tao
Yahweh
CREATOR
Ultimate Reality
Great Spirit
5
Gods Ideal of Creation
  • Gods essence is true love.
  • True love can be realized only through a partner.
  • Human beings are created as Gods children.
  • God wanted to experience joy through true love
    realized in the true family.
  • A true family is the foundation for a peaceful
    ideal world.

6
True Love
  • Investing for ones partner
  • Love that benefits others

Altruistic
Ethical
True Love
Uncondi-tional
Devoted
Sincere
Sacrificial
Living for the sake of others.
7
How Can We Know the Nature of God?
Gods divine nature
Artists character
invisible
Works of art
visible
Creation
Recognize Gods divine nature through His
creation
Recognize the artists character through his works
8
Artists Are Known through Their Work
Vincent Van Gogh Starry Night
9
Dual Characteristics
Man
Woman
Human Beings
Animals
Male
Female
Plants
Pistil
Stamen
Molecules
Cation
Anion
Atoms
Proton
Electron
Positive
Particles
Negative
God
Original Masculinity
Original Femininity
10
Pair System
11
Dual Characteristics
Body
Mind
Human Beings
Animals
Instinct
Body
Form
Plants
Inner Nature
Molecules
Inherent Nature
Matter
Atoms
Inherent Nature
Matter
Particles
Matter
Inherent Nature
God
Original internal character
Original external form
12
Gods Language
I see DNA, the information molecule of all
living things, as God's language, and the
elegance and complexity of our own bodies and the
rest of nature as a reflection of God's
plan. Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D., Director
of the National Human Genome Research Institute,
USA
13
Give and Take Action
God
Subject partner
Object partner
Giving
Receiving
Existence
Action
Multiplication
14
What Gives Us the Greatest Joy?
When we fulfill our basic life goals
  1. Reach individual maturity
  2. Create a family of true love
  3. Contribute to an ideal world

In this way, we bring ultimate joy to God.
15
Reach Individual Maturity
God
Mind
Body
Person of True Love
  • oneness with God
  • mind/body unity
  • person of true love

15
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Create a Family of True Love
God
Husband
Wife
Child
  • God-centered parents
  • Godly children
  • Harmonious families
  • A peaceful world

Family
Nation
World
17
Experience the Four Realms of Love
  • Childs realm
  • Siblings realm
  • Spouses realm
  • Parents realm

18
Relationships in the Family
Grandparents Parents
Younger Brother/Sister
True Love
Wife
Husband
Elder Brother/Sister
Children Grandchildren
19
Society Extension of the Family
Leaders
Younger Peers
Parents
Younger Brother/Sister
True Love
Husband
Wife
Elder Brother/Sister
Elder Peers
Children
Subordinates
20
One World Family Under God
21
Contribute to an Ideal World
God
Environment
Humans
Prosperous peaceful world
  • Ownership through love
  • Healthy environment
  • Material prosperity for all

21
22
Dual Purposes
Whole Purpose
Mind
Subject
Individual Purpose
Body
Object
23
Gods Ideal Live for the Sake of Others
  • Living for Others
  • Individual for the family
  • Family for the society
  • Society for the nation
  • Nation for the world
  • World for God
  • God for all people

24
Our Main Roles in Life
A True Parent Having a parental heart towards
those for whom one is responsible A True
Teacher Becoming a person whose example can teach
others A True Owner Taking full responsibility
24
25
Growth of Living BeingsBy the power of the
Principle
Perfect Tree
Seed
Inherent Design
Design Realized
26
Growth of Our Character By fulfilling our
portion of responsibility
Mature Character
Potential of Love Realized
Potential of Love
27
The Principle of Human Responsibility
Fulfillment of ones portion of responsibility
Mature character
Failure to fulfill ones portion of responsibility
Distorted character
28
Why God Endowed Human Beings with a portion of
responsibility
  • To give human beings the creative nature of God
  • To enable human beings to qualify as lords of
    creation

29
Indirect and Direct Realms of Relationship with
God
God
Direct relationship with God
love
beauty
love
All things
Human beings
beauty
Completion stage
Indirect relationship with God
Growing period
Growth stage
Formation stage
All things
Human Beings
30
Three Stages of Life
Mothers womb environment of water
Physical life environment of air
Spiritual world environment of love
31
Although God is the master and king of power,
money and material, He will not tell you to come
to Him with these things. He would say anyone can
come to Him if they live for the sake of
others. Rev. Sun Myung Moon
Although God is the master and king of power,
money and material, He will not tell you to come
to Him with these things. He would say anyone can
come to Him if they live for the sake of
others. Rev. Sun Myung Moon
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