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• ¶ 10Jesus’ sorrow only increased as the forces opposing his ministry grew stronger and he was compelled to take an alternative course, the way of the cross…
• ¶ 16Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father, but by me.” John 14.6
• ¶ 23Jesus came to answer the universal questions, resolve humanity’s sins, and solve the problem of death. Jesus was the only person who could provide solutions…

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Jesus Would Have Become The King Of Kings If He Had Lived To Be 43 Years Old

• ¶ 81. Jesus would have become the king of kings if he had lived to be 43 years old.
• ¶ 3932. If people had united with Jesus, he would have married. Jesus' mother did not find a partner for him so he was not happy.
• ¶ 49…to the casino last night, but you ran away. You must follow Father and Mother. We must be willing to carry the cross as Jesus did.

Jesus' View of God Based on the Parent-Child Relationship

• ¶ 19Jesus came for the sake of God’s love. (4-308, 10/05/1958)
• ¶ 4What step was Jesus elevated to? After humankind fell on earth, the ancestors disappeared. Therefore, when Jesus was elevated to the ancestor’s position, the Israelites…
• ¶ 20…one dealing only with Judaism would not be viable. What did Jesus come to teach on this earth? He was not to teach about God exactly…

The Restored Family Was to Be Realized by Jesus

• ¶ 1What did Jesus come to do? He came to establish a family. The history of salvation is the history of restoration. Those who are sick need…
• ¶ 3…this was not accomplished, Jesus had to come in order to complete it. Also, Jesus was to come as the bridegroom and receive a bride. Then…
• ¶ 5…nor the world could be restored. This is why Jesus sought to establish God’s beloved family after coming upon the earth.Thus, as the bridegroom…

Jesus and the True Parents

• ¶ 1…a true son and daughter.This is why, if people completely believe in and become one with Jesus, true children can be restored and a true…
• ¶ 2… the last Adam, became a life-giving spirit.”The Bible designates Jesus as the second Adam. Since the family planned by God cannot be found if…

The Loyalty and Filial Piety of Jesus

• ¶ 1Jesus said that no matter what kind of difficult circumstances we encounter, we have to have endurance in order to overcome. He said that we have…
• ¶ 2Jesus came as the Father of humankind, and the Holy Spirit manifested on the earth as the Mother, but they were unable to become both physical…
• ¶ 3When Jesus cried out, “My God, why hast thou forsaken me?” as his body was being torn, when his soul was about to be wrenched out…

Jesus and the Disciples

• ¶ 1Jesus took on John's mission and restored through indemnity the Foundation of Faith to begin the second worldwide course of restoration. In the desert, Moses…
• ¶ 6Jesus had to restore himself as the stone, the reality of the Word. Jesus overcame Satan and restored himself as the Word with his declaration: "Man…
• ¶ 7Jesus had restored the Word through a 40-day fast, just as Moses had received the Ten Commandments written on stone through a 40-day fast…

Jesus and John the Baptist

• ¶ 25Jesus' disciples were simple fishermen, and his followers included social outcasts such as tax collectors, harlots, and sinners. Jesus and his disciples ate and drank, whereas…
• ¶ 30Jesus himself had to reestablish John's foundation by withstanding the attacks of Satan throughout his 40 days of fasting and prayer in the wilderness.
• ¶ 20John and Jesus should have united like Esau and Jacob did at the ford of Jabbok.

The Life of Jesus as Seen from God's Will, and God's Warning to the Present Age, the Period of the Last Days

• ¶ 52Jesus resurrected after three days and spent forty days meeting the disciples he had lost, who had turned against him.
• ¶ 54Jesus knew that if he were to die on the cross, multitudes of people in future ages would have to follow him on the way to…
• ¶ 63Jesus did not go to Hell for three days just to look around. He already knew about Hell. He needed to go there, pass judgment, and…

Jesus' Birth And Youth

• ¶ 8Jesus came as the incarnation of the Word. At the same time, centering on God's love, he must become the embodiment of life. In the…
• ¶ 10…in order for human beings to become incarnations of the Word like him. This would be attained only if people came to believe in Jesus' words.
• ¶ 13Jesus was the only person who inherited the total love and total lineage of God, and the only person who could represent it. For that reason…

Jesus' Early Ministry

• ¶ 8Jesus himself indicated the mission that John the Baptist came to fulfill: "For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John; and if you are…
• ¶ 34Jesus defeated Satan by overcoming three temptations in the wilderness, the last of them on a mountaintop. Yet we should realize that when Jesus journeyed to…
• ¶ 35Jesus appeared as the only Son of God, who came to resolve the 4,000-year history of God's providence. He came as the seal…

Jesus' Last Week In Jerusalem

• ¶ 2Jesus called them together and said, "Thu know that the rulers of the gentiles lord it over them, and their high officials exercise authority over them…
• ¶ 10Jesus entered the temple area and drove out all who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the moneychangers and the benches of…
• ¶ 34Jesus made several predictions foretelling what would happen to the Lord at his return.

Jesus And The Blessing

• ¶ 26Jesus also compared himself to a bridegroom. This also means to form the standard of a family having true love.
• ¶ 43Jesus was the True Parent of humankind with the mission of a True Father. If Adam had not fallen, he would have received God's blessing…
• ¶ 51Jesus came as the second Adam, but the Lord, coming in the future, would come as the third Adam.

The Purpose of Jesus’ Coming as the Messiah

• ¶ 1Jesus came as the Messiah for nothing less than the complete salvation of humanity; he was to fulfill the goal of the providence of restoration. Jesus…
• ¶ 3Jesus gave this teaching to his disciples with the hope that they could be restored as people who had realized the purpose of creation and become…
• ¶ 4…Jesus taught people to pray that God’s Will be done on earth as it is in heaven because he came to renew fallen humanity as…

Jesus and Fallen People

• ¶ 6Jesus 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…
• ¶ 3On 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…
• ¶ 7…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…

Jesus’ Death on the Cross

• ¶ 13Jesus’ words and deeds were meant to engender belief on the part of the people that he was the Messiah. For example, when the people asked…
• ¶ 15Jesus prophesied that the city would be so utterly laid waste that not one stone would be left upon another. He clearly pointed to the ignorance…
• ¶ 17Jesus reproached the people who refused to believe in him, even though they were familiar with the Scriptures which testified to him: You search the scriptures…

Jesus and the Second Coming

• ¶ 45Jesus refused to answer John the Baptist with a straight yes or no. He replied instead, "Blessed is he who takes no offense at me." Let…
• ¶ 57Jesus said, "From the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven has suffered violence, and men of violence take it by force…
• ¶ 73Jesus said to his disciples: " 'My soul is very sorrowful, even to death; remain here, and watch with me.' And going a little farther, he fell…

Jesus' Standard Of Goodness

• ¶ 81Jesus was not proclaiming his message. Above him was God. Jesus' teaching was God's teaching; his emotional reaction to things was not his own. This…
• ¶ 83Jesus came as a savior, but his teaching was,
• ¶ 85Jesus taught that the greatest love in this universe is to give one's life for one's enemy. The teaching of the Bible is contrary…

The Creedal Portrait Of Jesus

• ¶ 5Jesus asserted that at the end of time, he would come to judge the world. We cannot describe such a person simply as a great religious…
• ¶ 37Jesus' death was substitutionary because he gave his life in the place of sinners. Jesus sacrificed his soul as an offering for sin (Is. 53:10…
• ¶ 29Since Jesus' sole purpose was to atone for the sins of mankind by dying on the cross, according to the traditional position, there is no need…