Summary of Reverend Moon’s Summary of Reverend Moon’s religious teachingsreligious teachings

(From the New World Encyclopedia)(From the New World Encyclopedia)

God sought to fully manifest through God sought to fully manifest through the original man and original woman. the original man and original woman. Humans symbolize the earthly and Humans symbolize the earthly and spiritual worlds coming together in spiritual worlds coming together in harmony.harmony.

The original ancestors had the The original ancestors had the commission to mature, enter into an commission to mature, enter into an eternal relationship of true love eternal relationship of true love through holy matrimony with the through holy matrimony with the blessing of God, after which not only blessing of God, after which not only their children but their descendants for their children but their descendants for generations to come would live generations to come would live forevermore as God's self-forevermore as God's self-embodiment, both male and female, embodiment, both male and female, inheriting God’s nature and attributes inheriting God’s nature and attributes generation after generation.generation after generation.

God is invisible and without formGod is invisible and without formGod cannot be seen even when we enter into the spiritual world. God cannot be seen even when we enter into the spiritual world.

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Once the original human ancestors became the visible forms of God, God Once the original human ancestors became the visible forms of God, God would have dwelt in their hearts and reigned from within them over the would have dwelt in their hearts and reigned from within them over the corporeal, physical world and the incorporeal, spiritual world. In other words, corporeal, physical world and the incorporeal, spiritual world. In other words, God would have governed all worlds from within human love, first through the God would have governed all worlds from within human love, first through the original human ancestors and as population naturally expanded, through all original human ancestors and as population naturally expanded, through all people. Together, we would create God's kingdom of peace and harmony at all people. Together, we would create God's kingdom of peace and harmony at all levels. All six billion people living in the world today would express the visible levels. All six billion people living in the world today would express the visible form and manifestation of God.form and manifestation of God.

This plan foundered in what religious language This plan foundered in what religious language calls "the Human Fall." The "Fall" brought us to calls "the Human Fall." The "Fall" brought us to a condition of ignorance, making us insensible a condition of ignorance, making us insensible to God, and to our own essential, true nature. to God, and to our own essential, true nature. Generally we cannot hear, see, or feel God's Generally we cannot hear, see, or feel God's presence, and cannot access in an unfettered presence, and cannot access in an unfettered way our own original (divine) nature.way our own original (divine) nature. God did not prevent or interfere with "the Fall" God did not prevent or interfere with "the Fall" out of refusal to violate the conditions that make out of refusal to violate the conditions that make love possible, most especially human free will. love possible, most especially human free will. God voluntarily, of His own free will binds God voluntarily, of His own free will binds Himself in order to protect the perfection of His Himself in order to protect the perfection of His own rules and principles, guaranty that love will own rules and principles, guaranty that love will arise, and guaranty the establishment of human arise, and guaranty the establishment of human divinity, true achievement, and dignity.divinity, true achievement, and dignity.

History is a period that manifests acutely God’s self-restraint. All-knowing and History is a period that manifests acutely God’s self-restraint. All-knowing and all-powerful though God is, God chooses to bind himself to a precise and all-powerful though God is, God chooses to bind himself to a precise and exacting course, applying ubiquitously principles of "restoration." These exacting course, applying ubiquitously principles of "restoration." These principles are the only way to re-establish conditions for succeeding with the principles are the only way to re-establish conditions for succeeding with the purpose of creation. The providence of restoration orchestrated by God is NOT purpose of creation. The providence of restoration orchestrated by God is NOT random. It cannot deviate an iota if it is to guaranty the full flowering of love random. It cannot deviate an iota if it is to guaranty the full flowering of love and perfect freedom.and perfect freedom.

Law of ResponsibilityLaw of ResponsibilityTo respondTo respond - ability - ability

ability ability to respondto respondto God and Truth throught our to God and Truth throught our

Conscience Conscience

Plan and Work of GodPlan and Work of God(God’s Responsibility)(God’s Responsibility)

Realization of Purpose of Realization of Purpose of CreationCreation

Men’s ObedienceMen’s Obedience(Men’s Responsibility)(Men’s Responsibility)

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LoveLove

LifeLife

LineageLineage

ManMan WomanWomanHusbandHusband WifeWife

ChildrenChildren

God’s descendents God’s descendents

To succeed in God's original (and only) purpose God does only one thing in To succeed in God's original (and only) purpose God does only one thing in history. God seeks to create from within the human race a couple to fulfill the history. God seeks to create from within the human race a couple to fulfill the original purpose of creation, the responsibility originally given Adam and Eve. original purpose of creation, the responsibility originally given Adam and Eve. This couple matures to carry "God's lineage," that through them can expand This couple matures to carry "God's lineage," that through them can expand to all six billion people living in the world today.to all six billion people living in the world today.

Man and Woman united as husband and wifeMan and Woman united as husband and wife= Image of = Image of GodGod

Jesus came with this "Adamic" Jesus came with this "Adamic" mission. Jesus carried out his mission. Jesus carried out his responsibilities perfectly, but did not responsibilities perfectly, but did not receive the necessary protection and receive the necessary protection and support from among those prepared support from among those prepared to receive him, including from to receive him, including from among his disciples. among his disciples.

This left Jesus exposed to the forces This left Jesus exposed to the forces of evil that destroyed his physical of evil that destroyed his physical body at a young age thus body at a young age thus successfully preventing Jesus from successfully preventing Jesus from realizing his primary mission, realizing his primary mission, namely to raise up to perfection a namely to raise up to perfection a bride for himself, and with her bride for himself, and with her become the couple in whom God become the couple in whom God himself inheres and through whom himself inheres and through whom God's "lineage" is transmitted. God's "lineage" is transmitted.

Jesus perfectly manifest the living Jesus perfectly manifest the living God incarnate, but only on the male God incarnate, but only on the male side. side.

No No “lineage” “lineage”

comes comes from from

“half a “half a couple.”couple.”

Jesus’s perfection, complete incarnation, and absolute Jesus’s perfection, complete incarnation, and absolute victory over the cross and death saves individualsvictory over the cross and death saves individuals, but , but leaves the all important purpose of lineage (from which the leaves the all important purpose of lineage (from which the Kingdom of God derives) uninitiated.Kingdom of God derives) uninitiated.

(Luc. 23:34) (Luc. 23:34)

Reverend Moon claims that his couple successfully manifests God according Reverend Moon claims that his couple successfully manifests God according to the original purpose of creation. Such claims only can be verified or to the original purpose of creation. Such claims only can be verified or

discredited with certainty through prayer. discredited with certainty through prayer. This a matter of faithThis a matter of faith