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The Power of Love and the Power of the Principle in the Human Fall

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Exposition of the Divine PrinciplePart 02 · The Human Fall
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Human beings are created through the Principle, and they are meant to live according to the way of the Principle. Therefore, it cannot be that the force inherent in the Principle would induce a person to deviate from the way of the Principle and cause him to fall.

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This may be compared to a train which cannot run off the track unless, aside from a breakdown in the track or locomotive, some outside force stronger than the train’s forward momentum collides with it and pushes it in a different direction.

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Similarly, for human beings the force inherent in the Principle guides their growth in the proper direction. But if some stronger force from a different direction and with an unprincipled purpose collides with them, they will surely fall.

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The force which is stronger than the force of the Principle is none other than the power of love. While human beings are in the state of immaturity, it is possible that the power of unprincipled love can induce them to fall.

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Why is the power of love stronger than the power of the Principle? Why did God create it stronger, when this leaves open the possibility that the power of deviant love might collide with a person in the state of immaturity and cause him to fall?

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According to the Principle of Creation, God’s love is the subject of all loves flowing within the four-position foundation, which is established when its members have completed the three-object purpose through their dynamic love for each other.Without God’s love, there is no way to establish the true four-position foundation; without God’s love, there is no way for us to fulfill the purpose for which we were created. Love is truly the source and wellspring of our life and happiness.

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Although God created human beings based on the Principle, He governs us through love. Accordingly, in order for love to fulfill its proper role, its power must be stronger than the power of the Principle.

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If the power of love were weaker than the power of the Principle, God could not govern human beings through love; rather, we would pursue the Principle more than the love of God. For this reason, Jesus tried to raise his disciples with the truth, but it was his love that saved them.

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CITED IN · 52 REFERS TO · 2 Who Is God And Wh…, 1981Commemoration and…, 1996Responsibility in…, 1989Blessed Marriage…, 1998 Thisbook chapter The Four Position Found…Jesus
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    Who Is God And Who Am I?Sermon · 25 Jan 1981 · ¶ 51What power could make that happen? Again, only the power of love.
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    Commemoration and celebration event of True Parents' BirthdaySermon · 24 Feb 1996 · ¶ 9Nothing could make them deviate. Only the power of love can make this happen.
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    Responsibility in the Perspective of the PrincipleSermon · 10 Oct 1989 · ¶ 22Can anybody tell me why the power of love is greater than the power of the Principle?
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    Blessed Marriage and Eternal LifeSermon · 23 Jan 1998 · ¶ 139…What is it, then? It is not God's almighty power. It is not God’s omniscience. It is nothing apart from the power of love. Even God Himself responds unconditionally to true love.
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    The Central Role of Young People in the Realization of True LoveBook chapter · ¶ 29Because the investment is motivated by the power of love, however, it returns to God in the form of joy that is tens of thousands of times greater.
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    The Role of Peninsular Nations in the Twenty-First CenturyBook chapter · ¶ 20By experiencing true love, they were to resemble God’s true love and perfect it. He created the power of love to be the strongest of all internal, non-material powers.
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    The Love of Man and Woman in the Original CreationBook chapter · ¶ 74This is so because the power of love is there. Thus, the force that embraces all interactions of the universe is love. (Blessed Family — 344)
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    The Love Of True Man And WomanOther · ¶ 8It is the power of love that allows both men to dominate women and women to dominate men. No power apart from love can make a man…
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    True Marriage And True LoveOther · ¶ 285You must know that if the Unification Church combines the power of love with God's true love, then the right of ownership has already been determined. It is the same as the…
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    The Life Of The Blessed FamilyOther · ¶ 103The power of love is such a wonderful force. You are to inherit the right of possessing all of God's property, and at the same…
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    The Education Of ChildrenOther · ¶ 231…its mother's milk, and the animal baby also looks for its mother's milk. It is a natural behavior because the power of love works there. It doesn't have to do with education or discipline.
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    The Kingdom of GodOther · ¶ 158In the spirit world, when you cannot correspond to the power of love, a strong reaction comes against you. Nobody tells you to go to hell. Do you understand? Therefore, the…
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    Explanation Of MaterialismOther · ¶ 208Can Communism explain through dialectic theory the power of love that parents have for their children? That is the problem. Can they or can't they? (They cannot.)
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    Realizing the True Love Movement through the Power of WomenOther · ¶ 11…using their strength and power to breach the order of love until now. Using our maternal instincts and the power of love, we must establish the proper order of love in the family and guide our young people to the right path.
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    Growth and DominionBook chapter · ¶ 18…natural law governs the workings of the physical universe. The things of creation can grow automatically by the power of the Principle.
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    True LoveBook chapter · ¶ 65Only the unsurpassed power of love! Love is like a huge pot that melts everyone together and creates harmony. What a wonderful melting pot!…
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    The Basic Form of LifeBook chapter · ¶ 78…the vertical and the horizontal become one; God and the family members become one. In the world that runs on the power of love, there is nothing but love.
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    Conjugal LoveBook chapter · ¶ 82…a sphere. The stronger the horizontal bond between them, the more they would connect to the vertical power of love. Their minds and bodies would revel in it and totally become one. (109:275, November 2, 1980)
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    Why God Set Up the Commandment as an Object of FaithBook chapter · ¶ 2In their immature state, Adam and Eve could not be directly governed by God through love. Because the power of love is stronger than the power of the Principle, God foresaw that if they ever formed a common base with the…
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    The Period During Which the Commandment Was NecessaryBook chapter · ¶ 3The power of love is stronger than the power of the Principle. Had Adam and Eve reached perfection, become a godly husband and…
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    The Ideal World of Subject and ObjectSermon · 13 Feb 1977 · ¶ 173…pulling the universe to him; even without thinking, everyone will move toward that man, the center of the power of love.
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    The BlessingSermon · 20 Feb 1977 · ¶ 306The power of love will bring God down, making Him a prisoner in your own home.
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    The Ones Who Can Receive God's LoveSermon · 1 Oct 1977 · ¶ 508Then you can pull many others, so great is the supreme power of love. You are not drawn to me personally but to the love of God, which is being transmitted through me. That love…
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    Core of UnificationSermon · 9 Oct 1977 · ¶ 154…reacts that way. You can't say you have overcome your body until you have conquered desperate hunger by the power of your love of God.
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    New Morning of GlorySermon · 22 Jan 1978 · ¶ 44A distant thing can be made either farther away or closer by the power of love.
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    The Will of God and ThanksgivingSermon · 12 Mar 1978 · ¶ 70…your every organ toward one direction. Neither threats at gunpoint nor money will do it; only through the power of love can all the actions of your organs be focused in the same direction.
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    Time and Our Destiny RelationshipSermon · 2 Apr 1978 · ¶ 13…always motivate you; for example, the relationship between parents and children or husband and wife. The power of love can always be seen when there is a circuit. Even when speaking of love, there are different circumstances…
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    A Stimulating and Adventurous LifeSermon · 16 Apr 1978 · ¶ 74No, that is not enough. Love of all five races together must come to cover God, and the power of love from three generations must also be involved here. Instead of being scattered, this love should be focused…
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    The Burden on Our ShouldersSermon · 11 Jun 1978 · ¶ 212The power of love is like a magnet drawing people to you. When you have that kind of mind and pray to God, you will feel as…
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    To The Matching CandidatesSermon · 14 Sep 1978 · ¶ 39Because the power of love, or the current of love, was flowing. When there is a perfect subject, a perfect object has to appear. That…
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    Mainstream Of the Dispensation Of GodSermon · 19 Nov 1978 · ¶ 119Why does He need love? It is because only the power of love can stimulate God's five senses to their fullest extent. There is no other way you can stimulate God and…
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    The importance of mind-body unity to witnessingSermon · 17 Jan 1979 · ¶ 15…occurred, God and Adam would automatically have united, but the Fall enabled Satan to completely break this principle of love. What was Satan's intention in breaking down this principle of love? This result came about because of the…
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    The Sound Of The Bell Of The MindSermon · 28 Jan 1979 · ¶ 139Even Satan cannot protest but must surrender to the power of love. As long as you have love, you have immunity, and Satan has no way to influence you. Satan can always invade…
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    True Parents' Day And Our FamilySermon · 29 Mar 1979 · ¶ 130Even though there is a great deal of opposition, we have a great power of love which will submerge all the opposition in the water of love. That's the only way we can finally overcome it.
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    The Trust Placed In UsSermon · 3 Jun 1979 · ¶ 137…love can unite the two powers and traditions. The vast distance between God and man can only be bridged by the power of love.
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    Our TraditionSermon · 15 Jun 1980 · ¶ 160What has come into being is the power of love. I illustrated this polarization through the simple example of a magnet, and our relationships should also…
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    Core Love And IndemnitySermon · 22 Oct 1981 · ¶ 58Only with the power of love. Once you are captured by this core power, even if you get irritated and stalk out, you have to come back.…
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    Seeking the True MasterSermon · 29 Nov 1981 · ¶ 112We are really a great movement! It is not the truth we are teaching that is the greatest thing, but the power of love that permeates the truth-that is the great, eternal thing. That is why this movement can go beyond…
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    God And UsSermon · 1 Feb 1982 · ¶ 87Because of the power of love, differing individuals are pulled together, particularly men and women. Men love women, and women love men.…
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    Victory of GodSermon · 9 May 1982 · ¶ 79True repentance is engendered only by the power of love.

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  2. 2.07The Spiritual Fall and the Physical Fall5 min
  3. 2.08The Power of Love and the Power of the Principle in the Human Fall2 min
  4. 2.09Why God Set Up the Commandment as an Object of Faith1 min
  5. 2.10The Period During Which the Commandment Was Necessary1 min
  6. 2.11Satan and Fallen Humanity1 min

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APA 7

Moon, S. M., Eu, H. W. (n.d.). The Power of Love and the Power of the Principle in the Human Fall [Book chapter]. True Parents Legacy Archive (J. Auror, Ed.). https://n2t.net/ark:/68749/the-power-of-love-and-the-power-of-the-principle-in-the-human-fall

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Moon, Sun Myung. “The Power of Love and the Power of the Principle in the Human Fall.” True Parents Legacy Archive, https://n2t.net/ark:/68749/the-power-of-love-and-the-power-of-the-principle-in-the-human-fall.

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Moon, Sun Myung. “The Power of Love and the Power of the Principle in the Human Fall.” Book chapter, n.d. True Parents Legacy Archive. https://n2t.net/ark:/68749/the-power-of-love-and-the-power-of-the-principle-in-the-human-fall.

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@misc{moon,
  author = {Sun Myung Moon and Hyo Won Eu},
  title = {The Power of Love and the Power of the Principle in the Human Fall},
  howpublished = {True Parents Legacy Archive},
  url = {https://n2t.net/ark:/68749/the-power-of-love-and-the-power-of-the-principle-in-the-human-fall},
  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