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Exposition of the Divine PrinciplePart 044.02

Was Salvation Completed through the Cross?

Sun Myung MoonSpeaker
Exposition of the Divine PrinciplePart 04 · The Messiah: His Advent and the Purpose of His Second Coming
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Did Jesus’ crucifixion, which brought us redemption from our sins, fulfill the purpose of the providence of restoration?

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If so, we would expect that faithful believers in Jesus would have restored their original nature and built the Kingdom of Heaven on earth. Yet in the entire history of Christianity, there has been no one, no matter how devout, who lived his life in inseparable oneness with God. Not one person has ever experienced God’s Heart in its full intensity or possessed a divine nature.

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There has never been a believer who had no need of redemption or a life of ardent prayer and devotion. Even St. Paul, a great man of God, could not dispense with a life of faith and tearful prayer (Rom. 7:18-25).

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Moreover, no Christian parent, no matter how devout, has ever given birth to a child without the original sin, who could enter God’s Kingdom without the grace of redemption by the Savior. Christian parents continue to transmit the original sin to their children.

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What can be learned from this stark review of the Christian life?

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It teaches us that the grace of redemption by the cross has neither fully uprooted our original sin nor perfectly restored our original nature.

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Jesus, knowing that the redemption by the cross would not completely fulfill the purpose for which he came, promised he would come again. He understood that God’s Will to restore the Kingdom of Heaven on earth is absolute and unchangeable. Thus, Jesus hoped to return and accomplish the Will of God completely.

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Was Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross for naught?

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Of course not (John 3:16). If it were, Christianity would not have brought forth its illustrious history. Furthermore, our own personal experiences in faith make it plain how great is the grace of redemption by the cross.

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It is true that the cross has redeemed our sins; yet it is equally true that the cross has not entirely purged us of our original sin. It has not restored us to the unfallen state of perfected original nature in which we would never commit sin, and it has not enabled us to establish the Kingdom of Heaven on earth.

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What is an accurate assessment of the extent of salvation through the cross?

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Unless this question is answered, it is difficult for people in the modern world to properly guide their faith. First, however, we must re-examine Jesus’ death on the cross.

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CITED IN · 5 REFERS TO · 4 Let Us Fathom the…, 1959The Predestination of G…The Providence of Resto…On Approaching God, 1975 Thisbook chapter Original SinThe Kingdom of HeavenJesus’ Death on the Cro…John 3:16
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    Let Us Fathom the Heart of HeavenSermon · 13 Sep 1959 · ¶ 60…God for the last six thousand years. We thought that the desires God established were the true desires, that the salvation Jesus gave us was complete, and that the love that Jesus demonstrated was the love that could connect us to…
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    The Predestination of God’s WillBook chapter · ¶ 11…could not bring about the complete fulfillment of the Will due to the disbelief of the Jewish people, (cf. Messiah 1.2) he promised he would return and fulfill it without fail (Matt. 16:27).
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    The Providence of Restoration under the Leadership of JesusBook chapter · ¶ 75…rebirth by spiritually engrafting believers with themselves. This is the work of spiritual salvation (cf. Messiah 1.4), which established a realm of resurrection inviolable by Satan.
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    On Approaching GodSermon · 4 Mar 1975 · ¶ 118Jesus did two things on the cross. The first was to persevere. And the second was that he prayed for his enemy. He felt towards even those who…
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    JesusResearch study · ¶ 29…widely discussed aspect of Unification theology's view of Jesus is its understanding of the crucifixion. The Exposition of the Divine Principle teaches that the cross was a conditional outcome, not God's primary will — the result of the faithlessness…

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  1. 4.01The Purpose of Jesus’ Coming as the Messiah2 min
  2. 4.02Was Salvation Completed through the Cross?2 min
  3. 4.03Jesus’ Death on the Cross7 min
  4. 4.04The Limit of Salvation through Redemption by the Cross and the Purpose of Jesus’ Second Advent3 min
  5. 4.05Two Kinds of Prophecies Concerning the Cross3 min

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APA 7

Moon, S. M., Eu, H. W. (n.d.). Was Salvation Completed through the Cross? [Book chapter]. True Parents Legacy Archive (J. Auror, Ed.). https://n2t.net/ark:/68749/was-salvation-completed-through-the-cross

MLA 9

Moon, Sun Myung. “Was Salvation Completed through the Cross?.” True Parents Legacy Archive, https://n2t.net/ark:/68749/was-salvation-completed-through-the-cross.

Chicago 17

Moon, Sun Myung. “Was Salvation Completed through the Cross?.” Book chapter, n.d. True Parents Legacy Archive. https://n2t.net/ark:/68749/was-salvation-completed-through-the-cross.

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@misc{moon,
  author = {Sun Myung Moon and Hyo Won Eu},
  title = {Was Salvation Completed through the Cross?},
  howpublished = {True Parents Legacy Archive},
  url = {https://n2t.net/ark:/68749/was-salvation-completed-through-the-cross},
  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