Cheon Seong Gyeong 2014: The Holy Scripture of Cheon Il Guk

Contents

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Preface

Contents

Book 1 God

CHAPTER 1. God's Existence and Attributes

Section 1. The Existence of God 23
Section 2. God as the Root and Original Being 34
Section 3. The God of the Word 41
Section 4. The Attributes of God 45

CHAPTER 2. The God of Heart and True Love

Section 1. The God of Heart 53
Section 2. The God of True Love 62
Section 3. God Is Our True Parent 67

CHAPTER 3. God the Creator

Section 1. God's Work of Creation 74
Section 2. The World God Created 81
Section 3. God Created with Love 88

CHAPTER 4. The God Who Needs Liberation

Section 1. God's Bitter Sorrow and the Providence of Restoration 93
Section 2. The God of Re-Creation 117
Section 3. We Must Liberate God 128

Book 2 True Parents

CHAPTER 1. True Parents

Section 1. The Identity and Role of the True Parents 137
Section 2. The Emergence of the True Parents 144
Section 3. Proclamation of the True Parents and the Three Great Subject Partners Principle 154

CHAPTER 2. True Parents and the Messiah

Section 1. The Hope of Humankind 163
Section 2. The Second Coming of Jesus and the True Parents 169
Section 3. The Messiah Becomes the True Parents 175
Section 4. True Parents and Family Salvation 180

CHAPTER 3. True Parents and Rebirth

Section 1. The Path of Rebirth and Restoration 184
Section 2. Our Rebirth and Change of Lineage 190
Section 3. Restoration of the Right of the Eldest Son, the Right of the Parents and the Right of the King 198

CHAPTER 4. True Parents and True Children

Section 1. The Life Course of the True Parents 208
Section 2. The Responsibility and Authority of the True Parents 215
Section 3. True Love, True Life and True Lineage 220
Section 4. The Way of a True Child 224
Section 5. Learning and Inheriting the True Parents' Heart 226

CHAPTER 5. Inheriting the Victory of the True Parents of Heaven, Earth and Humankind

Section 1. The True Parents of Heaven, Earth and Humankind 232
Section 2. Representative Families of the Parents of Heaven, Earth and Humankind 238
Section 3. Inheriting the True Parents' Realm of Victory 242
Section 4. Inheriting the True Parents' Tradition 245
Section 5. Inheriting the Teachings of the True Parents 250

Book 3 True Love

CHAPTER 1. The Origin of True Love

Section 1. The True Love of God 263
Section 2. The Origin of True Love 271
Section 3. The Characteristics of True Love 280
Section 4. The Power of True Love 286

CHAPTER 2. The Realms of True Love

Section 1. Grandparents' Love 301
Section 2. Parents' Love 304
Section 3. The Love of Husband and Wife 309
Section 4. Children's Love 320
Section 5. Love among Brothers and Sisters 325

CHAPTER 3. The Practice of True Love

Section 1. The True Way of Life 327
Section 2. The Practice of True Love 334
Section 3. The True Parents' Practice of True Love 351

Book 4 True Person

CHAPTER 1. The True Human Beings that God Created

Section 1. True Human Beings Are the Embodiments of God 363
Section 2. The Mind and Body of a True Person 368
Section 3. The Purpose of Our Creation and the Three Great Blessings 378
Section 4. Our Value in Unity with God 384
Section 5. Our Position in the Created World 387

CHAPTER 2. Our Portion of Responsibility and the Fall

Section 1. Our Growth and Portion of Responsibility 390
Section 2. The Human Fall 402
Section 3. The Results of the Fall 414

CHAPTER 3. The Path of Restoration Towards God's Original Ideal

Section 1. Restoration through Indemnity 423
Section 2. The Path of Restoration through the Blessing 431
Section 3. The Life True Person 437

CHAPTER 4. The Life Course of True Man and Woman

Section 1. The Way of Our Original Nature 447
Section 2. The Path to Individual Perfection 451
Section 3. True Love between Man and Woman and True Marriage 456
Section 4. The Path of a Life of True Love 466

Book 5 True Family

CHAPTER 1. True Families from the Viewpoint of God's Will

Section 1. What Is a Family? 475
Section 2. The Original Family of God's Creation 478
Section 3. The Family Is the Training Ground of True Love 483
Section 4. The Family Is the Base of Happiness 489

CHAPTER 2. Blessed Marriage and Original Love between Man and Woman

Section 1. Coming of Age and the Love between Man and Woman 498
Section 2. The Significance and Value of Blessed Marriage 503
Section 3. Rebirth through Blessed Marriage 511
Section 4. The Significance of the Blessing Groups 515
Section 5. Registration and the Responsibility of Blessed Families 527

CHAPTER 3. Principle and Order in the Family

Section 1. Family Harmony Makes All Go Well 532
Section 2. Ideal Couples and the Parent-Child Relationship 538
Section 3. Ideal Parent-Child and Sibling Relationships 544

CHAPTER 4. The Education of Children and The Kingdom of Heaven in the Family

Section 1. The Meaning of Education 549
Section 2. The Family Is the Textbook of God's Kingdom 553
Section 3. Parents' Love and Responsibility 560
Section 4. Children's Education 563
Section 5. The Path that Children Must Follow 569
Section 6. The Kingdom of Heaven in the Family 573

Book 6 True Creation

CHAPTER 1. The Significance of the Creation

Section 1. Learning from the Creation 585
Section 2. The Meaning of the Creation of All Things 590
Section 3. Nature and the Lessons It Offers 599

CHAPTER 2. The Essence and Order of the Universe

Section 1. Love Is the Essence of the Universe 607
Section 2. The Principles of Existence and Action 609
Section 3. Order and Law in the Universe 618
Section 4. Creation and Evolution 622

CHAPTER 3. The Creation's Lament and True Stewardship

Section 1. Our Relationship with the Creation 628
Section 2. The Creations Lament and Our Response 632
Section 3. True Dominion over the Creation 637
Section 4. Our Attitude toward the Creation 643
Section 5. Restoration of the Original Eden 647

CHAPTER 4. A Vision for Nature and the Ocean

Section 1. Returning the Creation to God and the Pursuit of Leisure Activities 652
Section 2. The Original Museum of Creation 654
Section 3. The Era of the Ocean 659
Section 4. The Deep Meaning of Ocean Fishing 668

Book 7 Earthly Life And The Spirit World

CHAPTER 1. The Nature of Life and Death

Section 1. The Three Stages of Life 677
Section 2. The Dual Structure of Human Beings 686
Section 3. The Meaning of Death 539
Section 4. What Is Heaven? 695

CHAPTER 2. The Nature of the Spirit World

Section 1. Understanding the Reality of the Spirit World 702
Section 2. Life in the Spirit World 713
Section 3. Angels and the Angelic World 720
Section 4. The Path to the Kingdom of Heaven 724

CHAPTER 3. Earthly Life Prepares Us for Eternal Life

Section 1. Eternal Life 733
Section 2. Preparation for the Spirit World 738
Section 3. Developing Our Spirituality 752
Section 4. Blessed Families and Eternal Life 758

CHAPTER 4. Returning Resurrection and Divine Spiritual Works

Section 1. The Last Days and Returning Resurrection 767
Section 2. Divine Spiritual Works and Spiritual Phenomena 772
Section 3. The Returning Resurrection of People in the Spirit World 777

Book 8 Life Of Faith And Training

CHAPTER 1. What is a Life of Faith?

Section 1. A Life of Faith 793
Section 2. The Purpose and Goal of a Life of Faith 801
Section 3. The Path of Faith 810
Section 4. Stages in a Life of Faith 817
Section 5. Experiences and Challenges on the Path of Faith 823

CHAPTER 2. Training the Mind and Body

Section 1. What is Training 828
Section 2. The Goal of Training 834
Section 3. Training in Faith 840
Section 4. Training the Body 856
Section 5. Life with the Goal of Mind-Body Unity 861

CHAPTER 3. Our Life of Faith and Course to Emulate True Parents

Section 1. Our Life of Faith and the Providence of Restoration 868
Section 2. Our Course to Meet True Parents 871
Section 3. Our Course of Rebirth through True Parents 871
Section 4. Our Path of Growth by Following True Parents 880
Section 5. Our Way to Perfection through True Parents 884

CHAPTER 4. The Believer's Path in Relation to True Parents' Course 889

Section 1. Our Life Mission 889
Section 2. A Life of Accomplishment 896
Section 3. A Life of Caring for Others 903
Section 4. A Life of Inheritance 906

Book 9 Home Church And The Tribal Messiah

CHAPTER 1. Home Church

Section 1 The Providential Significance of Home Church 913
Section 2. The Purpose of Home Church 920
Section 3. The Completion of Home Church 926
Section 4. Hoon Dok Hae and Home Church Activities 934

CHAPTER 2. The Tribal Messiah

Section 1. The Declaration of Tribal Messiahship 942
Section 2. The Responsibility of the Tribal Messiah 953
Section 3. The Role of the Tribal Messiah 958
Section 4. The Return to the Hometown 968

CHAPTER 3. The Mission of a Church Leader

Section 1. The Mission and Responsibility of a Church Leader 976
Section 2. Public Life of a Church Leader 981
Section 3. A Church Leader's Devotional Life 992
Section 4. Giving Sermons that Move Hearts 1001
Section 5. Witnessing and Pastoral Care 1013
Section 6. The Providence of Cain and Abel 1019

Book 10 The Philosophy of Peace

CHAPTER 1. What Is Peace?

Section 1. The Concept of Peace 1029
Section 2. Peace Is the Hope of God and Humankind 1037

CHAPTER 2. How Will Peace Be Realized

Section 1. Steps Toward a World of Peace 1042
Section 2. Peace between Mind and Body 1045
Section 3. Peace in the Family 1054
Section 4. Peace in the World 1060

CHAPTER 3. The Means to Realize World Peace

Section 1. World Peace through Religion 1073
Section 2. World Peace through Ideal Families 1076
Section 3. Culture and World Peace 1078
Section 4. Korean Unification and World Peace 1083

CHAPTER 4. Strategies for World Peace

Section 1. The World of Peace that True Parents Envision 1095
Section 2. The End of Communism 1100
Section 3. The United Nations and World Peace 1108
Section 4. Worldwide Sharing of Technology 1113
Section 5. Organizations for World Peace 1121
Section 6. The International Peace Highway, the Korea-Japan Tunnel and the Bering Strait Project 1128

Book 11 Ceremonies and Holy Days

CHAPTER 1. The Etiquette of Attendance

Section 1. A Life of Attendance 1139
Section 2. Living in Attendance to God 1143
Section 3: Attending True Parents in Daily Life 1152

CHAPTER 2. Church Services

Section 1. Church Service and Prayer 1157
Section 2. The Meaning of Tithing 1167
Section 3. The Practice of Hoon Dok Hae 1170

CHAPTER 3. Ceremonies and Rituals

Section 1. The Blessing Ceremony 1175
Section 2. The Seonghwa Ceremony 1185

CHAPTER 4. The Daily Life of Blessed Families

Section 1. Proper Conduct for Blessed Families 1190
Section 2. The Standard of Love in the Family and Respect between Husband and Wife 1199
Section 3. Blessed Family Practices 1205

CHAPTER 5. The Holy Days and Anniversaries

Section 1. Holy Days 1213
Section 2. Anniversaries 1233

Book 12 Cheon Il Guk

CHAPTER 1. God's Homeland and Cheon Il Guk

Section 1. God's Kingdom and Gods Homeland 1259
Section 2. The Background and Proclamation of Cheon Il Guk 1264

CHAPTER 2. The Structure and Settlement of Cheon Il Guk

Section 1. The Nature of Cheon Il Guk 1271
Section 2. The Three Requisites of Cheon 11 Guk 1274
Section 3. The Constitution and Teaching Materials of Cheon Il Guk 1280
Section 4. Registration and Settlement in Cheon Il Guk 1289
Section 5. The Universal Peace Federation and the Abel UN 1301

CHAPTER 3. The Path of Cheon Il Guk Citizens and the Family Pledge

Section 1. Purity and a Life of One Heart, One Body, One Mindset and One Harmony 1308
Section 2. High Noon Settlement and a Life of Resonance 1310
Section 3. Embodying God through Love and Living a Life of Attendance 1314
Section 4. The World of the Culture of Heart 1318
Section 5. Living as an Owner of Cheon Il Guk and the Family Pledge 1323

CHAPTER 4. The Vision of Cheon Il Guk and Our Responsibility

Section 1. The Background and Proclamation of Foundation Day 1351
Section 2. True Parents, who Have Fully Achieved the Will 1355
Section 3. Our Responsibility in the Era of Cheon Il Guk -- True Mother's Words 1357

Book 13 Peace Messages

CHAPTER 1. The Ideal Family in Cheon Il Guk 1371

CHAPTER 2. True Owners of the Founding of Cheon Il Guk 1388

CHAPTER 3. True Parents and the Era of Cheon Il Guk 1407

CHAPTER 4. The Settlement of the True Parents of Heaven Earth and Humankind 1437

True Parents' Prayers

CHAPTER 1. God

CHAPTER 2. True Parents

CHAPTER 3. True Love

CHAPTER 4. True Person

CHAPTER 5. True Family

CHAPTER 6. True Creation

CHAPTER 7. Earthly Life and the Spirit World

CHAPTER 8. Life of Faith and Training

CHAPTER 9. Home Church and the Tribal Messiah

CHAPTER 10. The Philosophy of Peace

CHAPTER 11. Ceremonies and Holy

CHAPTER 12. Cheon II Guk

CHAPTER 13. Peace Message