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Exposition of the Divine Principle

Divine Principle Editions: A Short Textual History

• ¶ 59Exposition of the Divine Principle—True Parents Legacy Archive. Preface, Exposition of the Divine Principle—True Parents Legacy Archive. Introduction, Exposition of the Divine Principle 원리…
• ¶ 1The Exposition of the Divine Principle (Wolli Kangron, 원리강론, “discourse on the principle”) is the main theological textbook of the Unification movement, published in Korean in…
• ¶ 39The second—the Exposition of the Divine Principle we read today—arrived in 1996, with its translators aiming above all for clear meaning in plain English…

Chapter 2. Principle of Creation God exists without form

• ¶ 9…by Hyo Won Eu when he was editing Explanation of Divine Principle and Exposition of Divine Principle based on the Wolli Wonbon under Father’s supervision…

Three Great Subject Partners Principle 삼대주체사상

Who is God?

According to the Divine Principle, God is the invisible vertical Parent of humanity — a personal being with heart, will, and longing, who harmoniously contains dual characteristics and who stands as the eternal root of love, life, and lineage. He is…

Is Jesus God?

No — according to the Divine Principle, Jesus is not God Himself. He is the only-begotten Son of God: a perfected human being, born without original sin , who stands in complete oneness with God in heart, love, and purpose, yet…

Why did God create human beings?

The Divine Principle teaches that God created human beings for three inseparable reasons: to have a substantial object of love with whom He could share joy, to take on a visible form through completed sons and daughters , and to multiply…

How do I repent to God?

The Divine Principle teaches that genuine repentance is not a single moment of regret but an ongoing process. It begins with a broken-hearted acknowledgement before God, it requires forgiving those who have wronged us before we can receive forgiveness…

Is God real?

The Divine Principle argues that God is real and that His existence can be inferred from a careful study of the created world. Every entity in the universe — from subatomic particles to human beings — displays paired characteristics such as internal…

Why does God allow suffering?

The Divine Principle teaches that suffering was not part of God's original creation but entered human history through the Fall — the misuse of human freedom by the first ancestors.

How long did it take God to create the universe?

The Divine Principle teaches that the creation of the universe was not a sudden act completed in a literal week but a long, ordered process in which matter, life, and intelligence emerged in stages.

How can I get closer to God?

The Divine Principle teaches that every human being was created to live in direct heart-to-heart relationship with God as a beloved child — a bond the Fall severed, leaving a spiritual wall between humanity and the Creator.

God’s Hope 하나님의 소망

Only Begotten Son 독생자

Predestination 예정론

Why did God not intervene in the Fall of Adam and Eve?

God did not stop the Fall because doing so would have violated three foundational principles of His own creation.

Eschatology and Human History: The Messiah:

• ¶ 187We cannot give perfect Principle lectures with only the Exposition of Divine Principle. We must listen to Father’s Words often and read the collected speeches…
• ¶ 171…not revealed in The Exposition of Divine Principle. Father told Hyo Won, “Don’t write about anything that is not in the Principal unless I give…
• ¶ 185…“The Exposition of Divine Principle that I told Mr. Hyo Won you to write was only a portion of the Principle that I knew.” The reason…

The Partnership Of God And Man

In the Bible, the give-and-take process is illustrated by the notion of a divine-human covenant.

Preface

• ¶ 9…attention to the passages in red can help to clarify the thread of the argument.Exposition of the Divine Principle expresses a truth which is universal…
• ¶ 2…Exposition of the Divine Principle) published in 1966. For the past thirty years, Wolli Kangron has been the text of Reverend Moon’s basic teaching.Exposition…

The Theory of Reincarnation Examined in Light of the Principle of Returning Resurrection