When we look at the Unification Church symbol, we see that there are 12 rays extending outward. This symbol was chosen to represent the Unification of World Religions. As Unificationists--how are we going to unify the world? Can we do it by jamming "our" view of truth down their throats? Can we do it by listening to other God loving people while having a secret ambition to get them to a DP workshop so that they can recognize Father as the Lord of the 2nd Advent? If we have that  kind of…

Jim,

I'm not sure I know where to go from here. You are completely out of your mind. You are brainwashed----or----your brain needs washing----or something. You are completely deluded. You drank the Kool-aid brother.

A person gets stuck in their own ego when they begin to think that  they know everything----what the truth is; who is evil; what is right for everyone else; who is off track; and on and on. You need to come back to earth---among us other folks----who are also God's…

My young friend Jim,

Is this what the Divine Principle has taught you-----to resort to shamming and insulting others? My question again to you is---how are you  planning to unite the world?  Through force and intimidation? Look around you. Can't you see that the Universal Father is a God of love----a True Father? Would a Father treat me as you are treating me? How many years have you been in the church? Shouldn't your heart be growing more tender and loving if you are living…

Dear Jim,

According to what I learned from the Urantia Revelation---the Plan of Creation--in regards to human life on Earth---is best viewed with the description---"the purpose of life". Humans were created from the Earth--Stardust. Our goal is to Find God on Paradise, to one day stand before Him. To get there; will take ages and many lessons. A good starting point is to understand how little we really know, even about ourselves. Mastering ourselves is job number one. We…

http://urantia-nyc.org/1TUF-WEB/GlossarizedEnglishPapers/tocI.html

Jim,

Here is a web link to the papers of the book.  You can look through them and see if there are any that might be of use to you on your journey. I see that you are busy, so I won't "bother" you any further. But know that I see my mission as a teacher that desires to spread the message of the Fatherhood of God…

Well Jim; it looks like we have a full-blown discussion going here between two "James". I'm enjoying the discussion; and I hope that other's will be inspired to join in too. But, can we first agree on some basic understandings? I accept you as a child of God that has dedicated his life to sharing the good news of salvation with others----in whatever way you perceive that saving grace. Regardless of whether I intellectually agree with your assesment of truth----I believe in your heart.…

Dear Jim,

I appreciate your comments to my blogs. I can see that you are a thoughtful person; one who does due diligance on the research end of things. I can also see that; although you have a strong belief in the teachings of Rev. Moon; you have kept open the door to sincere dialogue. As you probably know, I was a "Moonie" from 1973 until 1986. I was blessed to a french girl and we have been married for 33 years. We have 3 children. I was a missionary to Laos, Thailand,…

There have been three main books that I have considered central to my spiritual journey----The Bible, The Divine Principle, and The Urantia Book.

In the Bible, Jesus reported to make statements that "The Son of Man" would return. He also told his followers that "The Spirit of Truth" would be poured out upon all flesh.The Bible also talks about "The Holy Spirit", and many Christians mean the Holy Spirit to be The Spirit of Truth. Some Christians believe that these spirits are, in fact,…

Timothy, Timothy, Timothy,

Please don't drink the Kool-Aid.  I'm not sure about you, but of all the people I have known---most of them encounter suffering during their lives. It is the way of Heaven. Now, just consider Earth and review your own life. Did you create yourself? Were you responsible for the family members and other adults that influenced your life during the very important formative years? Is God the Creator? Is He all- powerful or not? What would be the purpose…

                                 Sun Myung Moon

                     that poor sweet

                     child of God

                   what he suffered…

^194:2.1 Jesus lived on earth and taught a gospel which redeemed man from the superstition that he was a child of the devil and elevated him to the dignity of a faith son of God. Jesus’…

http://www.truthbook.comEveryone can all agree on what is the color red, can't they? How about blue? Each person may have a different understanding regarding the shades of colors but unless one is colorblind; everyone universally agrees with the color chart. Everyone knows what a tree is; and there would be no argument as to what constitutes a treee. Same for Giraffes, or Zebras; and on an on. In the physical world, the general human…

Spiritual growth can be a slow, painful progress. One step forward, two steps back. We try to overcome our weaknesses diligently and we may even pretend that we are pretty close to being perfect in order to keep up pretences. But deep in our hearts we know that the water running underground, is not a crystal clear spring. For some of us; our anger and rage centers are still active. For some; we can't seem to shake our critical and judgmental minds. For some, our biological urges are still…

How many times in our life of faith in the UC have we questioned? How many times did things just not seem to add up? Knowing that we are living in a material body that comes equipped with a battery of animalistic urges and instincts; how many times did we struggle against ourselves; seeking to transcend our so-called "fallen natures" so that we could live in the presence of Heavenly Father? Because we did not understand the words that Father was speaking; didn't we blame ourselves sometimes…

With the advancing evolution of an inhabited planet and the further spiritualization of its inhabitants, additional spiritual influences may be received by such mature personalities. As mortals progress in mind control and spirit perception these multiple spirit ministries become more and more co-coordinated…

JESUS enjoyed a sublime and wholehearted faith in God. He experienced the ordinary ups and downs of mortal existence, but he never religiously doubted the certainty of God’s watchcare and guidance. His faith was the outgrowth of the insight born of the activity of the divine presence, his indwelling Adjuster. His faith was neither traditional nor merely intellectual; it was wholly personal and purely spiritual.

^196:0.2 The human Jesus…

One of the favorite words in UC is "Restoration". According to the philosopy, God gave man certain things to do and laws to obey; and when he failed to do these things---trouble came in the form of evil, sin, and iniquity. The process of restoration, according to DP; is the process of "indemnity". The problem with all of this; is that when human beings are entrusted with the responsibility of judging good and evil---there can be mistakes----such as creating "blame", "guilt", which leads to…

Church leaders talk about doing it but; what does it mean to "lay the tribal Messiah foundation?"

Does it mean to go out and witness to X number of people; bring them to DP Workshop; so that they can become some level of UC member? Is it a numbers game; which will lead to a major upsurge in the movement?  In observing the movement now, compared to say---1974-----we would have to say that the members surge has passed. If all of the predictions about the salvation of the world had of…

In 1975, which was over 35 years ago; but only seems like yesterday----a group of "Missionaries in Training", gathered at Barrytown for 40 Day Training. Then, we got on airplanes and traveled out to the far corners of the globe to spread the message of The Divine Principle.

Now, after  all this time; probably most of those early UC pioneers must have left the church to live out their secular lives. At least; that is the only thing that I can think of; since there seems to be little…