Divine Principle and Beatitudes a comparison v 2

• Birth • Boy Jesus – in the Temple • 30,31,32 - Teaching • Crucifixion • Resurrection

• 30-33 age = 3 years preaching

• 30-33 age = 3 years preaching

• 4 Gospels, Letters of Paul, Rev.of John

• 30-33 age = 3 years preaching

• 4 Gospels, Letters of Paul, Rev.of John

• Beatitudes - The 8 Blessings - Sermon of the Mount

Christians believe that Jesus is the mediator of the New Covenant. His famous sermon from a hill representing Mount Zion is considered by many Christian scholars to be similar to the proclamation of the Old Covenant by Moses from Mount Sinai.

Sermon of the Mount

• In Christianity, the Beatitudes (anglicized from the Matthean Vulgate Latin section title: Beatitudines) are a set of teachings by Jesus that appear in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke.

Sermon of the Mount

• In Christianity, the Beatitudes (anglicized from the Matthean Vulgate Latin section title: Beatitudines) are a set of teachings by Jesus that appear in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke.

• The term Beatitude comes from the Latin adjective beatus which means happy, fortunate, or blissful.

Sermon of the Mount

• In Christianity, the Beatitudes (anglicized from the Matthean Vulgate Latin section title: Beatitudines) are a set of teachings by Jesus that appear in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke.

• The term Beatitude comes from the Latin adjective beatus which means happy, fortunate, or blissful.

• The teachings are expressed as eight blessings in the Sermon on the Mount in Matthew.

Sermon of the Mount

• In Christianity, the Beatitudes (anglicized from the Matthean Vulgate Latin section title: Beatitudines) are a set of teachings by Jesus that appear in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke.

• The term Beatitude comes from the Latin adjective beatus which means happy, fortunate, or blissful.

• The teachings are expressed as eight blessings in the Sermon on the Mount in Matthew.

• Four similar blessings appear in the Sermon on the Plain in Luke and are followed by four woes that mirror the blessings.

Sermon of the Mount

Sermon of the Mount

• Each Beatitude consists of two phrases: the condition and the result.

Sermon of the Mount

• Each Beatitude consists of two phrases: the condition and the result.

• In almost all cases the phrases used are familiar from an Old Testament context, but in the sermon Jesus elevates them to new teachings.

Sermon of the Mount

• Each Beatitude consists of two phrases: the condition and the result.

• In almost all cases the phrases used are familiar from an Old Testament context, but in the sermon Jesus elevates them to new teachings.

• Together, the Beatitudes present a new set of Christian ideals that focus on love and humility rather than force and exaction.

Sermon of the Mount

• Each Beatitude consists of two phrases: the condition and the result.

• In almost all cases the phrases used are familiar from an Old Testament context, but in the sermon Jesus elevates them to new teachings.

• Together, the Beatitudes present a new set of Christian ideals that focus on love and humility rather than force and exaction.

• They echo the highest ideals of the teachings of Jesus on mercy; spirituality and compassion.

Jesus commissioning the Twelve Apostles. Painted 1481

Jeong Hyun Pak

The Meaning of the Eight Beatitudes

March 1986 from a sermon

• Jesus used very symbolic and poetic words, but through knowing the Principle and our True Parents we can clearly understand what he meant by these eight blessings.

• Jesus used very symbolic and poetic words, but through knowing the Principle and our True Parents we can clearly understand what he meant by these eight blessings.

• What is the goal of faith?

• Jesus used very symbolic and poetic words, but through knowing the Principle and our True Parents we can clearly understand what he meant by these eight blessings.

• What is the goal of faith? • To meet God?

• Jesus used very symbolic and poetic words, but through knowing the Principle and our True Parents we can clearly understand what he meant by these eight blessings.

• What is the goal of faith? • To meet God? • To prepare to meet the Messiah?

• Jesus used very symbolic and poetic words, but through knowing the Principle and our True Parents we can clearly understand what he meant by these eight blessings.

• What is the goal of faith? • To meet God? • To prepare to meet the Messiah?

• There’s a very easy answer. My understanding of our goal is to become beautiful sons and daughters of God and to establish God’s Kingdom of Heaven on earth.

• Matthew 5:1-12 is a very famous and meaningful passage — called the Beatitudes, or the Eight Blessings.

• Jesus promised eight kinds of blessings.

1. Blessed are the poor in spirit - Matthew 5:3

• Both the first and fourth Beatitudes refer to our inner desires and aspirations.

1. Blessed are the poor in spirit - Matthew 5:3

• Both the first and fourth Beatitudes refer to our inner desires and aspirations.

• The first Beatitude focuses on “the poor in spirit,” who recognize that they are sinful and hunger after God’s love, truth, and blessings.

1. Blessed are the poor in spirit - Matthew 5:3

• Both the first and fourth Beatitudes refer to our inner desires and aspirations.

• The first Beatitude focuses on “the poor in spirit,” who recognize that they are sinful and hunger after God’s love, truth, and blessings.

• The meaning of “poor in spirit” is that of a person with a lonely, thirsty spirit, one who recognizes that he or she has a deep need for spiritual nourishment and for God. Some don’t understand that this is their position. A hungry spirit will seek spiritual food, which is God’s love and ideal.

1. Blessed are the poor in spirit - Matthew 5:3

• 2400 years ago Buddha was born – the son of a wealthy prince. His future was guaranteed. But he left his rich environment and escaped to the Himalayas to seek and to meditate about the meaning of life and suffering.

1. Blessed are the poor in spirit - Matthew 5:3

• 2400 years ago Buddha was born – the son of a wealthy prince. His future was guaranteed. But he left his rich environment and escaped to the Himalayas to seek and to meditate about the meaning of life and suffering.

1. Blessed are the poor in spirit - Matthew 5:3

• 2400 years ago Buddha was born – the son of a wealthy prince. His future was guaranteed. But he left his rich environment and escaped to the Himalayas to seek and to meditate about the meaning of life and suffering.

He realized that he was poor in spirit and needed something deeper than material wealth and power.

1. Blessed are the poor in spirit - Matthew 5:3

• Jesus explained in John 6:35: “I am the bread of life; he who comes to me shall not hunger, and he who believes in me shall never thirst:’ Jesus taught us that we must be in touch with our hungry, poor spirit in order to begin a true life of faith.

1. Blessed are the poor in spirit - Matthew 5:3

• Father met Jesus when he was 15 years old, but he had been spiritually hungry since he was 8 or 9. He went to the mountains with so many questions: Who created this world? How can we end suffering? What is the meaning of life?

1. Blessed are the poor in spirit - Matthew 5:3

• Father met Jesus when he was 15 years old, but he had been spiritually hungry since he was 8 or 9. He went to the mountains with so many questions: Who created this world? How can we end suffering? What is the meaning of life?

• He prayed, thought, and meditated deeply, and thus he could receive the Principle from God. Jesus himself had also been very spiritually hungry. He didn’t receive any education in life, and only worked as a carpenter. If you are already full, you won’t seek.

2. Blessed are those who mourn - Matthew 5:4

• The Principle teaches, however, that God is our Parent, and that He lost Adam and Eve, and is therefore very lonely and sad.

2. Blessed are those who mourn - Matthew 5:4

• The Principle teaches, however, that God is our Parent, and that He lost Adam and Eve, and is therefore very lonely and sad.

• Thus, we find the real God when we too feel mournful and sad. God’s position is not absolutely powerful — He lost His ideal, His dream, and His children, and has suffered and sacrificed thousands of years for His sons and daughters.

2. Blessed are those who mourn - Matthew 5:4

• Jesus and Father both were deeply tearful because of their understanding of God.

2. Blessed are those who mourn - Matthew 5:4

• Jesus and Father both were deeply tearful because of their understanding of God.

• Paul also acknowledged in many places in the Bible that he was a very miserable, sad person, wondering who could help him.

2. Blessed are those who mourn - Matthew 5:4

• How can we find God? Without God’s mercy and love, we have no hope. We are actually like trash because we are the result of Satan — of a sinful blood lineage and degraded love

2. Blessed are those who mourn - Matthew 5:4

• How can we find God? Without God’s mercy and love, we have no hope. We are actually like trash because we are the result of Satan — of a sinful blood lineage and degraded love

• The only way is to seek God’s mercy and forgiveness. We must meekly say, “Whatever You want, I will do” Clay can’t control what the potter does. We must be absolutely humble and obey God’s will. If we deny ourselves, then Satan will leave us

3. Blessed are the meek - Matthew 5:5

As Paul expressed in Philippians 2:5-7, we should keep God and Jesus in mind, deny our own desires in the same way that

3. Blessed are the meek - Matthew 5:5

As Paul expressed in Philippians 2:5-7, we should keep God and Jesus in mind, deny our own desires in the same way that

Jesus “emptied himself, taking the form of a servant;’ and gratefully follow God’s heart and plan for us.

4. Blessed are those who hunger for righteousness - Matthew 5:6,

• If we are hungry, then God will fill us. The Principle teaches that righteousness means living centred on God. If we live this way, Satan leaves us.

4. Blessed are those who hunger for righteousness - Matthew 5:6,

• If we are hungry, then God will fill us. The Principle teaches that righteousness means living centred on God. If we live this way, Satan leaves us.

• As Proverbs 12:28 says, “In the path of righteousness is life, but the way of error leads to death.” Only along the path of goodness do we find immortality.

5. Blessed are the merciful - Matthew 5:7

God wants to work through me for the sake of others. If only my family is righteous, it still isn’t enough. We must also enable all those around us to become righteous.

5. Blessed are the merciful - Matthew 5:7

God wants to work through me for the sake of others. If only my family is righteous, it still isn’t enough. We must also enable all those around us to become righteous.

Therefore, with our tongue, our hands, and our feet we must be merciful and express true love for others. If we live centred on God and love, we can create a righteous society.

5. Blessed are the merciful - Matthew 5:7

If you serve others, they will serve you. So many of our European and Oriental brothers and sisters left their families and their familiar customs, and came to serve

5. Blessed are the merciful - Matthew 5:7

If you serve others, they will serve you. So many of our European and Oriental brothers and sisters left their families and their familiar customs, and came to serve

You and I are at this fifth level — but it is still not sufficient. Jesus pushes us even higher.

6. Blessed are the pure in heart - Matthew 5:8

“Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God“ Have you seen God?

6. Blessed are the pure in heart - Matthew 5:8

“Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God“ Have you seen God?

If we have a pure heart, mind, and character – that is, if we overcome our selfishness and make ourselves into a holy temple — then God will come. If I’m a perfect minus, then a perfect plus will come.

6. Blessed are the pure in heart - Matthew 5:8

We need a deep prayer life, we need to shed tears, sweat, and blood, and we need to oust Satan completely from our lives in order to become pure.

6. Blessed are the pure in heart - Matthew 5:8

We need a deep prayer life, we need to shed tears, sweat, and blood, and we need to oust Satan completely from our lives in order to become pure.

If we follow the words of Hebrews 12:14, “Strive for peace with all men, and for that holiness without which no one can see the Lord,“ then we can become God’s pure people.

6. Blessed are the pure in heart - Matthew 5:8

Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. lived unselfish lives for the benefit of others, so we can call them holy. We ourselves are almost there! It’s not so difficult.

6. Blessed are the pure in heart - Matthew 5:8

Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. lived unselfish lives for the benefit of others, so we can call them holy. We ourselves are almost there! It’s not so difficult.

We must strive to reach this level.

7. Blessed are the peacemakers - Matthew 5:10

If a husband and wife are united in heart, there is peace. If not, there is no peace at all.

7. Blessed are the peacemakers - Matthew 5:10

If a husband and wife are united in heart, there is peace. If not, there is no peace at all.

People today are more anxious than ever for peace on every level, from the individual to the nation to the world.

7. Blessed are the peacemakers - Matthew 5:10

We need peaceful relationships with others and with God, horizontally and vertically.

7. Blessed are the peacemakers - Matthew 5:10

We need peaceful relationships with others and with God, horizontally and vertically.

James 3:18 says, “The harvest of justice is sown in peace for those who cultivate peace:’

7. Blessed are the peacemakers - Matthew 5:10

We need peaceful relationships with others and with God, horizontally and vertically.

James 3:18 says, “The harvest of justice is sown in peace for those who cultivate peace:’

A peacemaker is one who can create beautiful, harmonious relationships that reflect God’s ideal.

7. Blessed are the peacemakers - Matthew 5:10

We need peaceful relationships with others and with God, horizontally and vertically.

James 3:18 says, “The harvest of justice is sown in peace for those who cultivate peace:’

A peacemaker is one who can create beautiful, harmonious relationships that reflect God’s ideal.

Then God and mankind become united, God dwells within us, and we dwell in God.

8. Blessed are those who are persecuted - Matthew 5:10

To become God’s sons and daughters is not enough.

8. Blessed are those who are persecuted - Matthew 5:10

To become God’s sons and daughters is not enough.

We must kick out Satan not only from ourselves but from the world.

8. Blessed are those who are persecuted - Matthew 5:10

To become God’s sons and daughters is not enough.

We must kick out Satan not only from ourselves but from the world.

We will inevitably suffer in the eyes of the world for the sake of our cause, but we need to create a total environment in which God can live and express Himself.

Source: www.tparents.org/Library/Unification/Talks/Jpak/jPak-860300.htm

 True Families: Gateway to Heaven  Owner of Peace Owner of Lineage

A few quotes;

1. Our Course of Life

The reason for birth

If we are born, raised, live and die in love, then we can be grateful for our birth, life and death. You were all born by having participated in the place where your father and mother loved and treasured each other exceedingly. You are participants in this love.

We are all meant to live for the sake of love throughout our lives. So you should wave the flag of love for your mother, wave the flag of love when you see your father, and wave the flag of love for your siblings.

2. The Family is the Model for the Kingdom of Heaven

When you stand in the world of space, you need top and bottom, left and right, and front and back.

Only then is the status of your position stable. Your shape will vary depending on the position in which you stand: top and bottom, left and right, front and back. Just as there has to be top and bottom, left and right, and front and back with the individual at the center, there also have to be parents and children, husband and wife, and brothers and sisters.

3. Our Course of Life Centered on Love

Earthly Life is Training to be in Rhythm with the Spirit World I have a depth of spiritual experience. The spirit world is a place enveloped in the elements of love.

On the earth, we breathe air, but in the spirit world, people live by inhaling love.

The love you share in the spirit world is not secular human love but true love.

4. The Love of Man and Woman in the Original Creation

When God’s beloved woman lives in a man’s heart and God’s beloved man lives in a woman’s heart as well, these two become His object partners, and when they love each other, God will be delighted to see this love and all things will rejoice. Heaven and earth will rejoice to see a man and woman with these values embrace.

When man and woman embrace each other in mutual fondness, this mutual fondness becomes the point where the universe unifies. This is how the original image unfolds in God’s ideal.

full text on tparents.org

A few quotes;

We have left the Era Before the Coming of Heaven and have entered the Era After the Coming of Heaven and the era of the unity of Cain and Abel.

The World Changes in One Second

People do not recognize when there is a transition from one age to another. It is the same for transitions in the life of an individual and for transitions in the family. For example, there is a time for parents to be focused on raising sons and daughters and a time for them to be focused on serving the ancestors. There is a time when the grandfather has the role of parents and a time when he stands as a king. There is a time when parents are working things out as husband and wife, and a time when sons and daughters are going through the transition to becoming husbands and wives themselves.

Know the Principle of Heaven, Earth and Humankind

The question here is the point of separation between good and evil, between good spirits and evil spirits. What does it mean that evil spirits and good spirits came into conflict with each other? It means that the gears did not mesh. What does satan do, centering on himself, in the presence of God, who is the large gear? Heaven turns in a certain way, and satan says, “I have to turn in the same direction.” But he can’t, and so he takes it over and tries to force it to turn backwards. This is the issue of lineage centering on love.

When the lineage gets on board with satan’s program and turns like that, what happens on earth, from then on? Existing beings on earth cannot form the lower wheel. Hence they do not live. The universe cannot breathe. Breathe in with me. [Takes a deep breath.]

It is important to understand this principle of heaven, earth and humanity. This concept does not exist in either the West or the East. Why? Because the Fall was committed, and everything came into conflict.

After you breathe out like this — whooooo — you should breathe in again.

But if you and your partner are fighting and saying, “You should die and disappear,” what will happen? If one person disappears, there is no one remaining who can breathe in.

The Owner of Peace

It is because living things let them in that air, water and sunlight can be the basic elements of life. If even one of them is missing — if water is missing, for example — life ceases to exist. If sunlight is missing, life ceases to exist.

Are you confident that you will not cease to exist?

How amazing are the words “One Family under God”! In “One Family under God,” we see God’s lifeline, God’s air line, and God’s sunlight. The roots of God, the Alpha and Omega, are deeply embedded there.

Only when we analyze it this way can we say, “Wow!” We then will come alive to find our ideal partner of love.

There cannot be a unified heaven unless we each establish an ideal partner for whom we would not mind to cease to exist, absolutely.

Become the Elite Unit of the Age of Completing the Fourth Adamic Realm

There will only one gate — the gate to the Royal Palace of Peace. The ideal, unified world has come — the fatherland and hometown of God and True Parents, so you are born internally inheriting their flesh and blood, their skin, and even their hair. That’s why you can’t help but become a heavenly nation.

The system will disappear; all things will come to an end. If you want to live in the end, hold on to me. It’s that simple.

full text on tparents.org

Remember the beauty in Gods nature is there to inspire the most Holy original inside us all! Have a great Blessed week. Prepared for 2nd gen inspiration by Bengt de Paulis.