Directions to the Unification Theological Seminary

Sun Myung Moon June 21, 2001 25th Unification Theological Seminary Commencement Congratulatory Address Unofficial notes: Andrew Wilson

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1. UTS graduates must know the fundamentals of salvation: a. The meaning of original sin b. The meaning of rebirth c. God’s heartache in not having His own family d. The cause of the world’s distress e. What to do to solve the chaos in the world f. God’s providence at this time.

2. UTS graduates must a. Follow Father’s path, in his footsteps, and not follow after the secular values of money, knowl edge or power. b. Even skipping sleep and meals, teach the people, love the people, and sacrifice for the people — more than for their own family members. c. Practice the truth as their way of life first, before teaching it. d. Visit bars, prostitutes, AIDS sufferers, the rotten places in the world and witness to them. e. Never add your own words to the Divine Principle in order to use it for your own liking or be nefit. f. Work with all races, all religions, following Father’s example in supporting the Million Famil y march. g. Become the “bones” of the world, with the Word sewn into you as the bone marrow.

h. Witness to many people, to become rich in the spirit world. i. Know the contents of Father’s 400 volumes of sermons as basic material for ministry. j. Do Hoon Dok Hae

3. UTS professors and students must be strict in guarding their chastity. They must set an example by th eir own strict lifestyle. They must never deviate, never fall. They must take carefully cultivate the see d of the pure lineage bequeathed by True Parents.

4. UTS cannot be managed in such a way that assets are sold and endowment is spent. The former presid ents of UTS, in repentance, must reimburse UTS for the endowment money and assets that they squan dered, even selling their houses to do so.

5. Create classes on Confucianism, Buddhism, Islam and so forth, with the character of “super-denomin ational” courses (different from comparative religion). This direction was given twice, and strongly.

6. To Tyler: Seek the power of heaven, not knowledge or position.

7. Review Father’s directions for UTS and fulfill them. He stopped coming in the past because the admi nistration was reluctant to develop UTS according to Father’s directions.

8. UTS teachings must guide people to become true sons and daughters of God, centering on engrafting on to God’s lineage and achieving mind/body unity. UTS should not encourage an indulgent attitude t owards fallen people who won’t make effort towards this goal. The Church is not the place to collect s inners, but the place to create saints.

9. UTS should work together with HSA headquarters, especially as regards the branch campus in NYC. This should support evangelism and spiritual nurturing, “harvest true fruit.”

10. All UTS professors should: a. Know about Rev. Moon, opening their hearts to his theology. b. Master Father’s teaching. c. Follow Father’s example in practicing God’s love. d. Know the way to establish the Kingdom of God on earth; it is an exam for them. e. Understand the importance of cleaning up society of sexual immorality: incest, homosexualit y, and promiscuity. f. Know and teach about life in the spirit world. g. Be fond of Unification teachings, or they had better leave. h. Become Ambassadors of Peace i. Secure absolute unity between mind and body j. Build their own heavenly families, uniting parents and children. k. Reject self-centered individualism and live a public life. l. Be ashamed if they do not honor and respect Father’s legacy.

11. Teach Dr. Arthur the Divine Principle.

12. UTS should develop a textbook about proper use of the love organs, the meaning of a woman’s body, and the divine ideal of conjugal love.

13. Someday UTS will be famous, and millions will want to come here. This future will happen if we live as God’s absolute, pure object partners. Father is the victor, so UTS will be, too.

14. We all have to be serious to raise up our second generation to become filial children, patriots, saints, a nd divine sons and daughters. We have to create saints.