a. From the viewpoint of the providence for restoration, the key-point is to awaken the realization of the meaning of the Unification Church. b. The church is the headquarters of the past, the present, and the future. Therefore, it is a mediator for establishing indemnity conditions and for integrating the Word, nobility of character, and heart. c. The Kingdom of Heaven is reached only through the church. That is, the Kingdom of Heaven can be reached through the family, and the family through the church. So the church is a foundation for families to bring victories, a place where family laws emerge, a place where the nobility of character is recognized, and a training ground for the Kingdom of Heaven. d. The church is a holy place that can connect heaven and earth. The church is a gate to the world, enabling people to interact in relationships of cooperation, and is a spiritual pillar for the well-being of the nation. e. The church is a source of spiritual life, where we can receive energy and nourishment for our daily life. A man whose life is not happy with his wife with whom he is not pleased, when seeing a couple who enjoys their life together would think that they are happy. That does not mean that you should marry twice. (laughter). In order to be happy, you need a church. People should get stimulation from others, but the stimulations come only from a contrasting state. Heaven cannot be heaven when alone; only when earth exists can it be heaven. Don't you agree? That is the reason why everything exists in a pair system. (21-191) Those who say that they go to church because of such and such person, or for their sons and daughters or spouse, cannot climb up all the hills of faith. We should go to church for God, not for someone else. In order to possess God as our own, in order to make God's love ours, we are going to church. (8-162) Christians affirm that the omnipotent, gracious, and loving God will forgive us even if we commit sins tens of thousands of times. Then as soon as they leave the church, they start fighting. The church is not a place that can forgive people who commit sins in such a way. Right? If God is a Being who can easily forgive so many sins, the big question is why God did not forgive the single sin that was committed in the Garden of Eden. What do you think? If there had been a way for Satan to be forgiven so easily, would he not have repented? He would have. He would have repented tens of thousands of times with tears to be forgiven. However, the sin of Satan that violated public heavenly law cannot be forgiven. If that sin had been forgiven, the universal law of love would have been fundamentally destroyed, and the world created for love would have fallen into chaos. Satan attacked God Himself. Then, can that be forgiven? It cannot be. That is why the second ideal person had to be found by going through the providence for restoration and expelling Satan all the way up to the standard of humans prior to the Fall. It took 6,000 years for God to prepare this foundation. (19-161)
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