하나님의 사랑과 더불어 사는 자/神様の愛と共に生きる者/People Who Can Live with God’s Love

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하나님의 사랑과 더불어 사는 자가 되자

1960.05.08

한국 전본부교회

여러분, 하나님과 가까운 자리가 어떤 자리인 줄 알고 있습니까? 회개의 자리입니다. 그러나 알고 보면, 무슨 죄 무슨 죄를 지었으니 용서해 달라고 할 필요가 없다는 것입니다. 아버지의 심정을 몰랐던 것을 회개하면 다 용서 받을 수 있습니다.

자식이 부모의 돈을 다 써버리고, 별의별 짓을 다하고 다니는 것보다 더 큰 죄는 자기를 사랑하는 아버지의 심정을 상하게 하는 것입니다. 그 이상 더 큰 죄가 없다는 것입니다. 그러므로 '아버지, 이까짓 것이야 있다가도 없고 없다가도 있는 것 아닙니까? 그러나 아버지의 심정에 상처를 입힌 이 죄를 어떻게 용서받겠습니까?' 하고 눈물짓는 자식이 있다면, 그 아버지는 '오냐 오냐' 하며 용서해 줄 것입니다. 그렇다는 것입니다. 타락한 부모도 그렇듯이 하나님도 그러하십니다.

사람들은 교회에 나가서 '내가 무슨 죄를 지었는데, 회개하오니 용서해주십시오' 하고 기도합니다. 그러나 그런 것 보다도 '천륜의 원칙을 파괴하고 하늘과 인간의 인연을 유린하고 인간과 만물의 인연을 파괴한 죄, 심정문제에서 지은 죄를 용납해 주시옵소서' 해야 됩니다. 그렇게 회개함으로써 용납받고 승리하여 아버지의 인정을 받는다 할진대, 만사는 다 해결되는 것입니다. 하늘은 그런 회개자를 찾아 나오십니다. 알아보니까 그래요, 알아보니 그렇더란 말입니다. (9-185)

神様の愛と共に生きる者になろう

一九六〇年五月八日

『文鮮明先生み言選集第九巻』

皆さん、神様と近い立場とはどのような立場なのか知っていますか。悔い改めの立場です。しかし知ってみると、「何の罪を犯したので許してください」と言う必要がないのです。お父様の心情を知らなかったことを悔い改めれば、すべて許されます。

息子が両親のお金をみな使って放蕩することより大きな罪は、自分を愛するお父様の心情を傷つけることです。それ以上大きな罪がないのです。それゆえ、「お父様の心情を傷つけたこの罪がどうして許されるでしょうか」と涙する息子がいるならば、お父様は「よし、よし」と言って許してくれるというのです。堕落した父母がそうであるように、神様もそうされます。

人々は教会に行って、「私が何の罪を犯したので、悔い改めますから許してください」と祈祷します。しかし、そのようなことよりも「天倫の原則を破壊し、天と人間の因縁を蹂躙し、人間と万物の因縁を破壊した心情問題で犯した罪を許してください」と祈祷しなければなりません。そのように悔い改めることによって受け入れられ、勝利してお父様に認められるとするなら、万事解決されることとでしょう。天は、そのような悔い改めをする人を訪ねてこられます。

私たちが深い悔い改めにいたる為には、どうするべきでしょうか。「最初にすべきことは、正しい方向性を決定して、日々の信仰生活を悔い改めながら、その目標に向かって努力することです。神は、そのような人の要求にいつも耳を傾けられることでしょう。実際、皆さんも神も既に何をなすべきか知っているのですから、祈祷の90パーセントはあれこれすることについてではありません。祈祷の90パーセントは悔い改めです。これは、天国は近づいた、悔い改めよというイエス様の教えと同じです。悔い改めは、それが正しくなされるとき、とても価値があります。

皆さんの目標は既に非常に高く設定されているので、常に自分がそれを達成しない日のことを知っています。皆さんは、その日には、『神様、きょうのことは申し訳ありません。私はきょう、目標にもっともっと近づきたいと願っていましたが、それに失敗してしまいました。どうぞ許してください。あすはきっとそれを成し遂げます』と言って、悔い改めなさい。それが皆さんが祈るべき方法です。・・・

次の日も、また悔い改めなければならないかもしれません。目標をとても高く掲げると、皆さんはそれになかなか到達できず、毎日が悔い改めとなるのです。それは美しいことです。毎日が新しい日であり、新しい出発になるのです。皆さんは人生の旅のなかにあって、毎日が悔い改めの日なのです。それは素晴らしい生き方です。これは、『今や私はリーダーであって、私がこの周りに命令を与えるのだ』と感じるよりも、はるかに良いことです。悔い改めの人生は、はるかにより素晴らしい生き方なのです。

神は、『私は全能の神であるから、お前たちは私の言うことを聞かなければならない』と自慢されたことは決してありません。それなら、悲痛な心情をもたれた神を慰労しようとしている、私たちが、どうして私はたいした者だと言うことができるでしょうか?　私たちはそう言えるところまでは、まだまだ至っていないのです。日々悔い改める人は、たとえそのことを悟っていなくとも成長しているのです。自分が基準の高いムーニーであって、他の人々の良き模範となっていると思う人はだれでも、既に成長が止まっているのです。皆さんは、悔い改めの道を行きたいと思いますか?

生涯をかけて悔い改めるとしても、だれ一人として自分の負債を清算していないということを、皆さんに悟ってほしいと思います。悔い改めの道においては、日々が新しい出発です。それは正に皆さん自身の十字架の道であって、その道では皆さんは上昇するのみであって、決して下降することはないのです。イエス様は何度も山に身を隠して、断食をし、涙ながらの祈祷をされました。イエス様でさえ、毎日が悔い改めの新しい日だったのです。それが、皆さんが成長し、決してつまずかないことを保証できる一つの確かな道なのです」

Let Us Become People Who Can Live with God’s Love

Selected Speeches of Rev. Sun Myung Moon, Volume 9

May 8, 1960

(Unofficial Translation)

Do you know the place where God is nearest to you? That is the place of repentance.  However, as you understand God more, you don’t need to say to Him, “Please forgive me because I committed such and such sins.” Once you repent the fact that you did not know God’s Heart as He was looking over you, everything will be forgiven.

If there is a greater sinner than a prodigal son who wastes all the money of his parents, that is a son who hurts and wounds his parents’ loving hearts. There is no greater sin.  If this son cries out while saying, “How can my sin that injured my father’s heart be forgiven?”, then the father will forgive him by saying, “Oh, my son! Oh, my son!” If the fallen parents can do this, God will definitely forgive you.

In general people go to their church and pray, “Please forgive me for I repent for such a such a sin I committed.” However, if you rather prayed like this, “I dishonored the principle of Heavenly ethic, trampled the sacred relationship between God and human being and violated the relationship between Human and all things of creation. I committed this grave sin that violated all relations of hearts. Please have your way for such a wretched man.”By repenting this way, you may be accepted by Him, and by subsequently becoming victorious to be recognized by Heavenly Father, everything will be resolved completely. Heaven definitely visits a person who repents in such way.

Then, what should you do in order to truly repent? First step is for you to set up the right direction in your life and put your utmost effort to achieve your goals, by repenting daily in your life of faith. God will always listen to the requests from such a person.  In fact, since both you and God know what you must do now, ninety percent of your prayer should not asking God about things that you want to do. Rather, 90% of your prayer must be repentance. This is the same as the teaching of Jesus –“Repent, the Kingdom of God is near.” Repentance has such important value if it is done correctly.

Your goals are already set very high. So you know the days when you cannot reach the goals. When you come too short of achieving them, you must repent on the day by saying, “God, I am sorry for not achieving the goals today. I really wanted to come closer to reaching the goals, but I failed to do it. Please forgive me.  Then, I will determine to fulfill them tomorrow.” This should be your prayer method…

However, you may need to repent the next day. When you set high goals, you cannot reach them easily, thus, everyday is a day of repentance. But, it is beautiful thing to behold. Each day is a new day and a new beginning. In your journey of life, each and every day is a day of repentance. Such a way of living is so wonderful. This is far better than your proud feelings such as saying “I am a leader. So, I give orders to all people around me.” This life of repentance is much more wonderful.

God will never be so proud as to say, “Because I am the Almighty God, you people must obey what I say.” Then, how can you be so proud to say that you are great, if  you are trying to comfort and console God whose heart is filled with sorrow?  You have never reached such a position to be proud of yourselves. If you repent daily, even though you don’t realize these points, you are growing. But, if you think you have a very high standard and are an exemplary Moonie, it is clear that you are no longer growing. Do you want to go the path of repentance?

I want you to realize that even though you repent throughout your life, you have never liquidated your debts. In the path of repentance, each day is a new start. This path is truly your own path of the cross. On this path, you only ascend, never descend. Jesus went to the mountain alone countless times in order to be away from others, to fast, and to pray with so many tears. Even for Jesus, each and every day was a new beginning of repentance.  This is the only certain way where you are guaranteed to grow and never stumble.

[JUNKO*^^*]

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