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Exposition of the Divine PrinciplePart 077.04

Jesus and Fallen People

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Exposition of the Divine PrinciplePart 07 · Christology
Chapter 77 of 121 · Part 07, 4 of 6
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A fallen person has nothing of the value of a true person who has completed the purpose of creation. Rather, he has fallen to such a lowly status that he looks up to the angels, who were created to be his subordinates.

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On the other hand, because Jesus came with the full value of a true person who has completed the purpose of creation, “All things are put in subjection under him” (I Cor. 15:27). A fallen person with original sin is stained with the condition through which Satan can attack him.

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On the other hand, Jesus, having no original sin, had no condition in himself for Satan to invade him. A fallen person cannot fathom the Will and Heart of God. At most, he can catch only a glimpse of them. In contrast, Jesus not only understood the Will and Heart of God thoroughly, he also experienced God’s Heart as his own reality in his daily life.

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A person has virtually none of his original value as long as he remains in the fallen state. If, however, he were to be reborn spiritually and physically through Jesus, the True Parent, and become his good child cleansed of the original sin, he would be restored as a true person who has perfected the purpose of creation, like Jesus Christ himself. His relationship with Jesus would then be like the human relationship of a child with his parent. Even though their relationship will always maintain the vertical order of parent and child, their original values do not differ in the least.

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Thus, Christ is the head of the church (Eph. 1:22), and we are his body and members (I Cor. 12:27). Jesus is the main temple, and we are the branch temples.

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Jesus is the vine, and we are the branches (John 15:5). We, the wild olive shoots, are to be engrafted with Jesus, the true olive tree (Rom. 11:17), before we can become true olive trees ourselves.

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Accordingly, Jesus called us “my friends” (John 15:14), and it is written that “when he appears we shall be like him” (I John 3:2). Jesus alone is the “first fruits,” but at his return, we who belong to Christ will be the next (I Cor. 15:23).

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CITED IN · 3 REFERS TO · 8 JesusAddress on the 4t…, 1963The Savior Has Co…, 1965 Thisbook chapter True PersonOriginal SinWild Olive… · +1 termsThe Process and Standar…John 15:5John 15:14
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    JesusResearch study · ¶ 42Through this spiritual rebirth, believers enter a parent-child relationship with Jesus. The Exposition on Jesus and Fallen People describes this with a series of vivid metaphors: Jesus is the vine, and believers are the branches; Jesus is…
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    Address on the 4th Parents' DaySermon · 25 Mar 1963 · ¶ 88If we knew that this was the mission Jesus had to carry out, then, likewise, even today, on Parents’ Day, the environment has come about in which you…
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    The Savior Has ComeSermon · 3 Jan 1965 · ¶ 55This is why Joseph, from the very hour he knew that Jesus was the Messiah, ought to have carried out the mission of a priest who attended Jesus more loyally than…

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  1. 7.02Perfected Adam, Jesus and the Restoration of the Tree of Life3 min
  2. 7.03Is Jesus God Himself?3 min
  3. 7.04Jesus and Fallen People2 min
  4. 7.05Rebirth4 min
  5. 7.06The Trinity2 min

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APA 7

Moon, S. M., Eu, H. W. (n.d.). Jesus and Fallen People [Book chapter]. True Parents Legacy Archive (J. Auror, Ed.). https://n2t.net/ark:/68749/jesus-and-fallen-people

MLA 9

Moon, Sun Myung. “Jesus and Fallen People.” True Parents Legacy Archive, https://n2t.net/ark:/68749/jesus-and-fallen-people.

Chicago 17

Moon, Sun Myung. “Jesus and Fallen People.” Book chapter, n.d. True Parents Legacy Archive. https://n2t.net/ark:/68749/jesus-and-fallen-people.

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@misc{moon,
  author = {Sun Myung Moon and Hyo Won Eu},
  title = {Jesus and Fallen People},
  howpublished = {True Parents Legacy Archive},
  url = {https://n2t.net/ark:/68749/jesus-and-fallen-people},
  note = {Book chapter}
}
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Text bySun Myung Moon, Founder of the Holy Spirit Association for the Unification of World Christianity; Hyo Won Eu, The first president of the Unification Church of Korea and a key early disciple of Sun Myung Moon.
TranslationWorking translation from the Korean. Official editions are reproduced verbatim.
Editorial scopeTexts are not abridged or paraphrased. Paragraph numbers are stable for citation. Report an error