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Chapter One
Fundamentals of Indemnification and the Principle of Restoration
Section 1. The Realms of Indirect and Direct Dominion
1.1. The realm of indirect dominion
If you look at the Principle of the Unification Church you will find mention of realms of indirect and direct dominion. Due to the Fall, all humanity came to remain in the realm of indirect dominion, disconnected from the realm of direct dominion. This resulted from Adam and Eve’s failure to fulfill their portion of responsibility, and consequently the providence of restoration has been prolonged. We have not understood this. What is it that we need to do in the realm of indirect dominion in order to reach the realm of direct dominion where we can be connected to the realm of God’s love? We must fulfill our portion of responsibility. (139-231, 1986.1.31)
We must be able to clarify logically that it was inevitable for God, who desired human beings to reach perfection, to create the realm of indirect dominion in which they could grow and mature. (135-314, 1985.12.15)
Why was the realm of indirect dominion created? Without creating this realm, it would have been impossible to clearly gauge the boundary between spiritual immaturity and maturity. How do we define the period of life known as adolescence? God waits until we pass through adolescence, the realm of dominion based upon accomplishments through the Principle. God cannot interfere in the realm of immature love. What human beings need is absolute love. (148-150, 1986.10.8)
What do the words “Principle of the Unification Church” mean? Why is it called the Principle? The purpose of the Principle is to show clearly the borderline between the realm of dominion based upon accomplishments through the Principle and the realm of direct dominion.
Adam and Eve, as firstborn children, had to grow through the stages of formation, growth and completion. This is the way of the Principle. Even within the realm of indirect dominion, human beings must fulfill their portion of responsibility if they are to perfect themselves. It means that until you reach maturity you should never have a love relationship. Before reaching adulthood, Adam and Eve should not have committed themselves in this kind of relationship. That is why a boundary line was set and God told them, “Wait; do not take and eat!” (137-252, 1986.1.3)
Had Adam and Eve not fallen, but passed through the realm of indirect dominion and reached young adulthood – which connects to the realm of direct dominion – then all of the forces of the universe would have been brought together at that point, harmonized, and called into action. At that focal point, man and woman would have joined together as one and God and the spirit and physical worlds would have come together. This unity does not happen in the spirit world. No one has been able to enter the Kingdom of Heaven. This means that no one has yet hit the bull’s-eye at this focal point, passing away after creating the picture of an ideal relationship. This is because they have always been out of focus, like a blurred photograph. The horizontal focus and the vertical focus must meet at the center when the picture is taken, but it has not been possible to take photographs like that. We must know that a perfect photograph of love has never been taken. You understand, don’t you? Who among all of you has practiced that kind of love? Have you become that kind of a couple? (136-37, 1985.12.20)
The realm of direct dominion is a place where Adam and Eve can participate together, united in love. Thus, the realm of indirect dominion is the realm in which their portion of responsibility has yet to be completed. When the portion of responsibility is fulfilled and Adam and Eve become husband and wife centered on love, God becomes the internal Father and Adam and Eve become the external parents. When these unite as the inner and the outer, the realm of direct dominion is established for the first time. In this process, marriage is therefore absolutely necessary. You cannot enter this realm as a single person. (139-262, 1986.1.31)
Where does the Kingdom of Heaven expand from? It does not expand just from the point of separating from Satan. It expands from the realm of the fulfillment of human responsibility. That is to say, through Adam and Eve having fulfilled their portion of responsibility, the realms of direct and indirect dominion and the love of the heavenly realm and the love of the earthly realm connect for the first time. This is in accordance with the Principle. This has not been established so far because Satan is obstructing it. It is Satan who blocks the way of the love of God. (148-204, 1986.10.9)
No matter how broad the Christian cultural realm becomes, a perfected Adam who can manifest the true love of God must appear together with the bride. Thus, you must fulfill your portion of responsibility and enter the realm of direct dominion. You must prepare a foundation of true love in your family that can unite upper and lower, front and back, and left and right with love at the center. Is this an easy thing to do? (220-93, 1991.10.15)
After fulfilling their full portion of responsibility the True Parents must harmonize the realms of heart in the realms of indirect and direct dominion. To build the Kingdom of Heaven a base that can unify the heavenly world and the earthly world must emerge. That is the ideal of creation. Otherwise the kingdom cannot come.(148-212, 1986.10.9)
Had the first ancestors not fallen, they would have fulfilled their portion of responsibility together. However, as Satan appeared as a result of the Fall, the True Parents must establish a standard of indemnity in front of the fallen descendants so that they can transcend the global level all together. My life’s work until now has been to set up a standard of indemnity, to create a standard through which we could leap into the realm of direct dominion from the realm of indirect dominion by fulfilling such a portion of responsibility. (131-97, 1984.4.16)
1.2. The realm of direct dominion
By fulfilling your own portion of responsibility, the realms of indirect and direct dominion are linked, and the Kingdom of Heaven on earth and in the spirit world are connected; without this, everything is cut off. Thus, we must each become the substance and embodiment of love who has fulfilled our portion of responsibility and we have to love God, the whole universe, and our family. Only such people will enter the Kingdom of Heaven. This is the formula for entering the Kingdom. (149-318, 1986.12.21)
The realm of the portion of responsibility is where we unite based on God’s love. When you are linked with the vertical love of God and are heading toward perfection, the realms of indirect and direct dominion are connected. Satan is not there. If the realms of indirect and direct dominion are connected, the realms of heart are also connected, so Satan cannot be present. The problem is that the Fall took place before this occurred. (172-198, 1988.1.21)
When the perfect love of God is manifested, Satan cannot appear. That is the fulfillment of the portion of responsibility. While fulfilling their portion of responsibility, the love of God and Adam and Eve meet in the realms of both indirect and direct dominion. There the vertical love of God and the horizontal love of Adam and Eve are connected. (173-286, 1988.2.21)
If Adam and Eve had not fallen at the outset, but had fulfilled their portion of responsibility, and if heaven and earth had formed a unified realm with God and His love, and a victorious foundation had been built, Adam and Eve would have brought the archangel into the unified realm of God and Adam’s love and they would have gone to Heaven. That Is true. That is the principle. (197-286, 1990.1.20)
The portion of responsibility is necessary until you reach maturity. After you reach maturity and become a young adult, everything is finished. Once you enter the realm of love that is the realm of direct dominion. (198-371, 1990.2.11)
What does the term “portion of responsibility” in the Principle mean? Fulfilling one’s portion of responsibility lead to human beings and God becoming one in love. As God’s love is eternal, human beings as His partners become eternally one with Him in His love. There is no separation. (212-14, 1991.1.1)
When God created human beings, He created both the realms of direct and indirect dominion. Then, why did He create a realm of indirect dominion? When would the realms of direct and indirect dominion connect? When Adam and Eve, the original ancestors of humankind, matured and were ready to unite in love based on the horizontal, God would have descended and dwelt with them. Their marriage would have enabled them to join together in horizontal love based on the vertical love of God. In this way, heaven and earth would have unified. (135-306, 1985.12.15)
Why is the realm of direct dominion necessary? Without entering the realm of direct dominion, we cannot connect in love to God. If this love is not linked to us, we cannot inherit the universe from God. Inheritance is only possible based on love. Thus, all nations and all families try to bequeath things to their children based on a relationship of love. That is the Principle. (135-324, 1985.12.15)
The words “portion of responsibility” appeared first in Father’s era. Some might say, “The terms ‘realm of indirect dominion’ and ‘realm of direct dominion’ were invented by Rev. Moon to suit his own teaching because he is smart.” If so, then why would I go through hardships? If I had made this up on a whim, why would I suffer as I have throughout my life, going in and out of prison? Do not even think of saying that. If I had made it up, why would I not be able to take it easy? I could have taken a much easier path, so why would I sacrifice my youth, a period comparable to a flower in bloom, wearing ragged clothes and living like this? It makes no sense that I would have made this up. Before coining these terms, I knew there was something beyond and that is why I voluntarily went the way of death and persecution. Who in the world likes the way of persecution? Only God could understand these circumstances. (139-247, 1986.1.31)
To deny the Blessing after you have received it is to do worse than Satan. Satan will accuse you. This is the same as entering into the realm of direct dominion and then falling. You have not known this, but I am telling you that this principle, the law of Heaven, is operating. Thus, you must do well. The important thing is how all of you are going to establish the heavenly tradition. (128-110, 1983.6.5)
The world of attendance is not the obscure place you might imagine. You have to feel Father and Mother directly in your daily life and with your spirit. If you feel deeply moved in your heart and you are bubbling over with joyful emotion and stimulation, you are already living in the Kingdom of Heaven. If you reach that state, on meeting someone you can immediately intuit whether he has good or bad character. You will discover that you have entered a realm of direct dominion of unimaginably high dimension. This is the Principle perspective. You should live in this way. (78-35, 1975.5.1)
You must fulfill your portion of responsibility so that you can connect the realms of indirect and direct dominion. In order to fulfill their portion of responsibility both man and woman must reach maturity.
What does the perfection of man and woman mean? It means that they only know the perfect God in the Garden of Eden. They must love God first. Then, man can think of woman second and woman can think of man second. You must become that kind of person. When you do and when you have completed your portion of responsibility, you cross from the realm of indirect dominion into the realm of direct dominion. You enter into a new dimension. (165-105, 1987.5.20)
Humankind’s portion of responsibility means to pass through the realm of indirect dominion and enter the direct dominion of God’s love. You must enter the realm where God’s heart and your heart become one centering on God’s love in order to pass freely between the earthly and spirit worlds. Once you establish a horizontal position that can represent the vertical Parent centering on God’s love, Satan is eliminated. That is the realm of direct dominion. The situation is problematic because you have not yet passed beyond the realm of the human portion of responsibility. (185-126, 1989.1.3)
What is most needed in the fallen world are the True Parents who have gone beyond the realm of the Fall. According to the Principle, they are the ones who have completed their portion of responsibility and have transcended that sphere. They have entered the realm of direct dominion, having left the realm of indirect dominion. What is the realm of direct dominion? It is a world united in love. At this stage, the other master cannot appear. This is absolute. If you are completely united in love you will not follow two masters. God Himself does not desire to see another master and neither does humankind. Achieving this stage establishes an eternal foundation. If this is extended to a family, a tribe, a people and a nation, then the heavenly fortune will rotate centered on that axis of love. (149-154, 1986.11.21)
On the foundation of having fulfilled your portion of responsibility centered on God, you can become united with His love and heavenly fortune is set in motion. Once this starts who can knock it off its course? Satan will not even be able to show his face. If this kind of foundation is made, the Kingdom of Heaven on earth will automatically appear. (149-172, 1986.11.21)
You pass through the realm of dominion based on accomplishments through the Principle and by fulfilling your portion of responsibility as a human being you are connected in love. You thereby enter the realm of direct dominion. Then, the vertical dispensation can be realized horizontally and horizontal dispensation can be realized vertically. If you push it down, it becomes horizontal and if you pull it, it becomes vertical. That is why you can have dominion vertically and horizontally. (193-217, 1989.10.4)
When the perfect love of God manifests, Satan cannot appear. That comes with the completion of one’s portion of responsibility. When that is fulfilled, a connection of love is made between the realms of indirect and direct dominion. This is where vertical and horizontal love is connected. When that occurs, relations based on God’s lineage and flesh and blood are formed through that vertical and horizontal love. A lineage is born. Satan cannot interfere with that lineage which is initiated through the love of God, through the connection with vertical and horizontal love. There is no connection with Satan. Thus, in order to inherit the heart of God, you must inherit the pure original lineage centered on the love of God. That is the issue. (173-285, 1988.2.21)
Only with the love of ideal parents will the realm of the direct dominion and the fulfillment of humankind’s portion of responsibility converge. (137-254, 1986.1.3)
Fulfilling one’s portion of responsibility applies in both the realm of dominion based on accomplishments through the Principle and in the realm of direct dominion. On that basis you become one in love and enter directly into the realm of God’s governance. To enter into the realm of direct dominion means to belong to the realm of God’s heart. (183-89, 1988.10.29)
Section 2. Human Beings Have a Portion of Responsibility
2.1. The reason God gave us a portion of responsibility
God loves all people and desires that the whole universe submit to His love. In giving human beings authority, He desires that the entire universe follow them and bow down before them. With this great love and highest authority in mind, God gave human beings their portion of responsibility. (20-209, 1968.6.9)
Why did God give human beings a portion of responsibility? As He is omniscient and omnipotent, He endowed humanity with those same qualities of creativity. Moreover, as He is also the Subject of eternal and unchanging love, He could not help but vest in human beings a portion of responsibility so as to allow them to rise to a position representing that Subject of love, God Himself. This became the prerequisite for God’s blessings,comparable to a key that can lead us into the dominion of love over everything, He had no course other than to bequeath this key to us. However, we must understand that problems arose over the fulfillment of human responsibility and that human beings fell. (20-209, 1968.6.9)
Humankind must participate in the great undertaking of God’s creation. Even if human beings had not fallen, there would still have been such a responsibility. The human portion of responsibility was not established due to the Fall. Whether the Fall occurred or not, people would still have responsibility. Even if ninety-five percent of God’s ideal of creation, through which we can perfect ourselves as human beings, was prepared, we would still have to fulfill our five percent portion of responsibility. God does not make an individual perfect. We must additionally fulfill our own portion of responsibility to achieve perfection. This would hold true even if humankind had not fallen. (115-65, 1981.11.4)
We are to re-create, not rebuild on old foundations. We must create anew, allowing God’s ninety-five percent portion of responsibility to come together with the fulfillment of humankind’s five percent portion of responsibility. (24-307, 1969.9.7)
Why was a portion of responsibility given to human beings? God granted us the authority to take part in the work of creation and thereby bestowed upon us the value of becoming His object partners. This is an amazing fact. (109-65, 1980.10.4)
The Principle has a character that is absolute. There is no leeway in the Principle. We must be prepared to go this way under any circumstances. We must go this way even though we may die. We must go even if it takes forever. If God were able to do as He pleased, He would not have needed to pass through the suffering course of the providence of restoration. However, as it has been set in that way, due to the boundaries of the human portion of responsibility, God also had to walk the path of numerous hardships to restore humankind. You must understand that responsibility does not lie solely with God. He is bearing the responsibility together with humanity. This would have been the case even if the Fall had not occurred. (115-65, 1981.11.4)
You must know that the bitter term “restoration through indemnity” emerged due to human beings being unable to fulfill their portion of responsibility. In the course of restoration through indemnity God will not help you and neither will the church headquarters. You must do it alone. If you receive help, it would not be indemnity. Why is that? Since the principle of the human portion of responsibility exists, if you receive help, then according to that principle, indemnification would not occur. If help were possible when humankind fell, God would have interfered so that the Fall would not have taken place. He could not do this, because Adam and Eve’s portion of responsibility did exist. He could not intervene because of the human portion of responsibility. (124-304, 1983.3.1)
God loves me, but He cannot help me when I am walking the course of indemnity in the process of fulfilling the human portion of responsibility. I must go forward and overcome Satan on my own. Adam was originally given the realm of the ideal through which he should have taken dominion over Satan and the satanic world. I must surpass that realm. (124-304, 1983.3.1)
We must be aware of the fact that, ultimately, due to our portion of responsibility, indemnity also came into existence. Had there been no human portion of responsibility God could have exercised his dominion at any time. He could have said, “Hey, do not do that” at the time of the Fall. Because our portion of responsibility existed and God was not in a position to interfere, He could not prevent the Fall and neither could He prevent Satan’s activities. (87-120, 1976.5.23)
Had Adam and Eve consulted with God, there would have been no Fall. They should have asked the question, “The Archangel is doing such and such, so what shall we do?” Then God could have responded to them. The act of asking was their portion of responsibility. They were free to ask. However, they established a horizontal relationship without asking God. That was the problem. Because they acted without asking, a problem occurred. That is always the case. Do all of you have the confidence to fulfill your own five percent portion of responsibility? I am telling you that there are all kinds of people, even members, who promote themselves, although they do not have genuine confidence. With that kind of spirit, when will you achieve unification? (33-241, 1970.8.16)
Human beings have a portion of responsibility. The purpose for which God gave each person responsibility is so that they can take part in the great task of creation. In creating human beings, God creates ninety-five percent and human beings make up the other five percent. This constitutes the condition that not only God, but that we too haveparticipated in our creation. Having our portion of responsibility endows us with such equal value. We are given a great position. Only human beings have this portion of responsibility. Despite this fact, ever since the dawn of human history, not a single person has fulfilled his responsibility. We have not known about our portion of responsibility. (139-230, 1986.1.31)
The question is why our almighty God, the omniscient, omnipotent and absolute God was unable to realize the Kingdom of Heaven that He desired to build here on earth. Had God been able to do as He wished, all of this would have been resolved in an instant long ago. However, because human beings fell, their portion of responsibility was left unfulfilled and God could not establish the Kingdom of Heaven of His desire. (82-89, 1976.1.1)
Adam and Eve should have perfected themselves centered on love, but it was in the realm of love that they made a mistake. The problem was connected to their portion of responsibility. This responsibility exists in all areas of human endeavor. If you try to fulfill a goal, you must go through a certain process. One’s portion of responsibility is connected to this process. You must understand this. During the set time for going through that process you must fulfill your portion of responsibility. When you do not fulfill it, everything collapses. (133-175, 1984.7.10)
Adam and Eve fell because they could not fulfill their portion of responsibility. Could it have been accomplished by Adam alone? First, he had to become one with God. All of you must know that your portion of responsibility cannot be fulfilled unless you become one with God. Next, you must become one with the Principle. These two conditions must be established. (87-122, 1976.5.23)
You must fulfill your portion of responsibility. Humanity’s bitter pain exists because it has been impossible to live in a world where there is no indemnity. The tragic and astounding fact is that we are descendants of the Fall and we have the painful, unfortunate destiny of having to change our lineage. In order to free ourselves from this, we must exert our utmost effort to emerge as sons and daughters who have fulfilled their responsibilities so that we can call God our Father without hesitation. (197-115, 1990.1.7)
The path that True Father had to pioneer can be likened to an extremely treacherous mountain ascent. Do you think God held out His hands even once, saying, “Hey, this is dreadful!”? Do you think he protected me night and day and welcomed me happily? He watched me, but stayed still. He never told me where I should go. He was unable to guide me. I had to fulfill my portion of responsibility. God intended to love perfected human beings with the love that human beings can have, not human beings who are still in the stage of seeking love. (202-301,
1990.5.25)
What would human beings who were in the position of having fulfilled their portion of responsibility be like? They would be like God. God contributes 95 percent towards humankind’s perfection. Human beings stand in the position where they reach the status of having achieved 100 percent perfection jointly with God. This means the fulfillment of human beings’ perfection and the perfection of God’s creation. Completing the great work of creation means, at the same time, the completion of God’s will, which in turn allows for the perfection of God Himself. This is the appropriate conclusion. (130-20, 1983.12.11)
Due to the sin of our first ancestors, who could not fulfill their portion of responsibility, the abyss, the deep realm of death was created. The domain of Satan’s love was expanded right to the boundary of Heaven and brought about a separation between the realms of direct and indirect dominion. (137-251, 1986.1.3)
If you complete your portion of responsibility, Satan, the devil, retreats. There is no one to accuse you. Unless we reach that standard, there will still be a condition for accusation so that even if we try to enter the Kingdom of Heaven we would not be allowed to do so. If there is a condition for accusation, you will not be able to enter. If you reach the standard of connecting to God’s love through manifesting absolute, unchanging, unique and eternal love, Satan has no grounds to accuse you. If you remain in such a position, Satan is unable to stay there. In maintaining that state, wherever you go, Satan will have to run away. (169-84, 1987.10.25)
If Adam and Eve had not fallen they would have harmonized with God, perfected themselves as His embodiments on earth and become the king and queen of love. They would have fulfilled the human portion of responsibility which connects the realms of direct and indirect dominion through God’s love. Then, God would have resided in Adam’s heart and the spirit of Adam would have become the body of God. They would have become one body. They would have shared and breathed the love of God and humankind eternally. (213-190, 1991.1.20)
Human beings are meant to fulfill their portion of responsibility so that they can stand on an equal footing with God in giving and receiving true love – that is, equal love. They would become the center, standing in the same position, giving and receiving from that position. (119-125, 1982.7.11)
If human beings had not fallen, fulfilling their portion of responsibility would have been easy. They would have grown up, passed through adolescence naturally, and easily fulfilled their portion of responsibility. This would have happened naturally and without difficulty. Our portion of responsibility became difficult due to false love. Then, what is the center of our portion of responsibility? God fulfills ninety-five percent of the total responsibility while human beings only have to fulfill five percent to inherit the great work of God’s creation. Then, what is the center for inheriting this? It is true love. (124-94, 1983.1.30)
2.2. The consequences of failing to fulfill our portion of responsibility
In the Unification Church, the words “our portion of responsibility” are truly great. All of you are in the position of not yet having fulfilled that, aren’t you? The place where the human ancestors could not fulfill their portion of responsibility became the realm of Satan’s dominion. Thus, the sphere of evil sovereignty started with that failure. This is logical. The evil sovereignty begins below the line of fulfillment of the portion of responsibility while the good sovereignty begins above it. What initiated the evil sovereignty? It began with fallen, self-centered love. (139-231, 1986.1.31)
You know that the satanic world came about due to human beings’ failure to fulfill their portion of responsibility and that this world has been left under the dominion of Satan. We must feel deep in our bones that God had to persevere along the way of suffering until this present time because of the uncompleted portion of responsibility. (63-320, 1972.10.22)
What emerged following the invasion of the realm of human responsibility? Another parent appeared and that parent is Satan. You must know this clearly. (137-247, 1986.1.3)
Adam and Eve were unable to fulfill their portion of responsibility. Nevertheless, the fact that they could not fulfill this did not just end with them. Adam and Eve became the root and all the descendants became the trunk, branches and leaves, and as a consequence all human beings were unable to fulfill their responsibility. This must be clearly understood. (87-120, 1976.5.23)
Until now God has been relating to us from a position above the realm of the human portion of responsibility. However, all of humanity, which has fallen below that, must do all they can to build a bridge and raise themselves up. All of humankind is caught in that realm. The world is caught there and history is caught there. Those who have gone to the spirit world, those in the present world, and all those yet to be born will be unable to escape this misfortune. This is the fallen realm of bitter feelings. (115-67, 1981.11.4)
Fallen humanity has failed more than just the human portion of responsibility. They have violated 97 percent of the whole creation. Thus, we must create anew because the entire path of creation collapsed. That is why it is so difficult. Therefore, unless people fulfill their responsibility corresponding to 97 percent, they will never find the way to fulfill their portion of responsibility. We must create things anew.
The dispensation for restoration is the dispensation for re-creation. But why is re-creation absolutely necessary? It is because of human responsibility. In order to fulfill this and go up to the point of accomplishment, we must undergo the process of re-creation. To pass through this course, we must indemnify our failure. We must set up indemnity conditions. It means that we must go the way of suffering. (115-67, 1981.11.4)
Following restoration through indemnity and the completion of liberation, one’s portion of responsibility can be accomplished. We must understand that because the human portion of responsibility remains unfulfilled, God’s heart is filled with bitter grief. As we have never known a single moment in which humankind could fulfill this responsibility the history of sorrow has continued. All of you must come to know clearly how to surmount the peak of human responsibility which, as a result of humankind’s failure, is a place of deep pain. (63-347, 1972.10.22)
Because Adam was unable to fulfill his portion of responsibility, numerous walls were created in the spiritual and physical worlds. What should be done about these walls? What could Eve have been doing about this? The course of women in human history has been a miserable. They were torn apart here and trampled on there. Like broken gourds they had to roll around whether they were kicked or cracked. Even if they were kicked so hard that shoe imprints remained, they had to keep rolling forward. Even if they were kicked again where they went and had ten holes in their bodies, women had to just keep rolling. Women have gone through a course in which they had to roll forward covered with bruises. Why? They had to restore Eve’s position. (122-40, 1982.10.31)
When people accuse or criticize Adam and Eve, who gets blamed first, Adam or Eve? They speak about Eve first. The word Eve in Korean (haewa), means, “work to restore something and come back.” You should remember that. It is true. The word Adam means that he fell and made walls (dam). By not fulfilling their portion of responsibility, many walls were created. We must break down these walls. (227-324, 1992.2.16)
Section 3. Fulfilling Our Portion of Responsibility
3.1. Freedom from the portion of responsibility in relation to restoration
If Adam and Eve had fulfilled their portion of responsibility their descendants would not have been burdened with the responsibility for restoration. They would have entered into an era of family ethics that would have been like sovereign law. True Parents would have been on earth on the same horizontal plane at that time and they would have been able to teach everyone instantly. However, until today, although God could move through 360 degrees on that same level plane, He could not teach us directly and we have been waiting for the emergence of a central figure. That is why difficulties arose. You must understand things like this clearly. (136-316, 1985.12.29)
The True Parents had to pass through an indemnity course on the level of the individual, family, tribe, people, nation, world and cosmos. Love is restored by separating from Satan and by fulfilling man’s portion of responsibility that was lost because of him. Satan cannot invade those who love their enemies and love their enemies’ countries. But that does not work with self-centered love. Satan began to love centered on himself; we cannot counter this with a love that is centered on ourselves. (137-113, 1985.12.24)
Restoration through indemnity exists to create a realm where you are free from having to fulfill the portion of responsibility. It exists to restore the original environment where you are free from having to fulfill your portion of responsibility. This is logical. I am also wrapped up in this responsibility. That is why I receive worldwide opposition. I receive persecution and an attacked on the world level. By undergoing this worldwide persecution, I can separate myself from Satan on the world level. (148-199, 1986.10.9)
Restoration through indemnity cannot be avoided. Why do we have to go the course of restoration through indemnity? Why do we need to separate from Satan? It is because we need to fulfill the original portion of responsibility and build the foundation for a free environment. Then, Satan cannot accuse us and we will come to stand upon a base where Satan cannot have any relationship with us. That is why restoration through indemnity and fulfilling our portion of responsibility cannot be avoided, logically speaking. That is why we must separate from Satan. Thus, we must have the thinking that even if we are going without meals we will have no relationship with the satanic world. That is the dividing point, the borderline. (148-204, 1986.10.9)
You have all lived until now without knowing how important your portion of responsibility is. What is restoration through indemnity? It creates an environment in which we can freely fulfill our portion of responsibility.
Satan seeks to invade, so we must protect ourselves against Satan. What must we do to protect ourselves against Satan? We must love God and humankind more than Satan hates them. Satan hates God and humankind, but we must be able to say, “We will love God more and we will love humankind more.” We cannot separate from Satan unless we stand in the position of unfallen human beings with the standard of having fulfilled our portion of responsibility. (148-154, 1986.10.8)
To fulfill our human portion of responsibility a condition of indemnity is necessary. True Father has made indemnity conditions and if all of you appear proudly as the flag bearers of the nation – as those who have inherited my viewpoint on the purpose of life – you will become patriots. For the family, you will be a filial child. As a couple you will become faithful men and women of fidelity. In the world you will go the way of sainthood and you will attain the position of a prince who lives in accordance with the laws of the heavenly palace. There is only one way that we can safely proceed and that is through a life of offering everything for the sake of love – living for the sake of others. This is an amazing fact. (169-94, 1987.10.25)
The five billion people in the world are all bound by the portion of responsibility left unfulfilled by Adam and Eve and the ocean of resentment that has given God continuous anguish. The innumerable ancestors who passed on to the spirit world are also all caught there. How can God, who has to watch all this, restore the original standard before the Fall? This is the reason why God is a God to be pitied.
Thus, I very swiftlyvolunteered to go the way of indemnity and walked the path along which I fulfilled my portion of responsibility in order to open the way through which all of humankind could be liberated, saying, “Time, go by quickly! Months and years, go by quickly! Day of liberation, come quickly!” (197-104, 1990.1.7)
Right up until the present time God has not changed His outlook. He has persevered through the interminable process of restoration through indemnity. Fulfilling the ideal of love is the final summit. He has endured and is proclaiming this clearly before all humankind to the sound of the bells of liberation. God maintained the heart to endure until the returning Lord was able to come to the earth to tearfully fulfill the mission of restoration, fulfill God’s will, inherit the right of ownership of the entire satanic world and return it all to God, and establish a world of peace and unity here on the earth. This is not coercion. The right of ownership must be taken back from Satan and returned to God. (197-96, 1990.1.7)
3.2. Perfection is a family that has unified heaven and earth
The fulfillment of our portion of responsibility is to unite the earthly and spiritual worlds, to unite mind and body. The vertical God and the horizontal True Parents are one. The goal is unified love, the love that connects heaven and earth, the love in which body and mind are one, and in which man and woman are one. Having built the foundation of a unified love, then the love, life and lineage of God can be connected to that point for the first time. And when that is expanded and developed horizontally in all directions, the right of kingship is created. This is a straightforward matter. (218-124, 1991.7.14)
Man and woman are the concentrated nucleus of heaven and earth. When a husband and wife are united through true love the entire universe is involved. Man and woman were born for the sake of love. They were created to have both vertical and horizontal relationships. By fulfilling their portion of responsibility, the vertical owner of love comes into being and then the horizontal owner can come into being. This is accomplished through true love. (218-136, 1991.7.14)
When Adam and Eve fulfill their portion of responsibility God becomes the vertical being in relation to them, nd Adam and Eve become horizontal beings. They are united through true love. In this way, the vertical is joined for the first time with the horizontal and the point of their union becomes the foundation to implant the root of love. Unless this happens, this axis cannot stand correctly. If the ideology upholding the Messiah and upholding parents becomes the axis, what do you think will happen? When they unite with that axis they will multiply automatically. Then the love, life and lineage of God will become firmly fixed for eternity. (218-136, 1991.7.14)
The portion of responsibility is directed firstly at becoming true children. Secondly, at becoming true siblings. Thirdly, at becoming true couples. Fourthly, at becoming true parents. You are born as babies and then become children, siblings, couples and parents. As parents you can create children on behalf of God. You will experience, spiritually and physically, the reality of God’s happiness at the time He created Adam and Eve. Do you realize how precious that is? (225-126, 1992.1.5)
The realm of the victory of True Parents comes respectively on the individual, family, national, world and cosmic levels and then on the level of God’s true love. Next is the realization of the unified ideal where all of these things come into oneness through true love. God is the owner of true love and through this love everything is connected. Through the realization of ideal oneness, God’s love connects to the unified ideal. No family or individual is separated. Having achieved the unified ideal, the spirit and physical worlds become one. When the restored Adam and Eve acquired the right of the first son the spirit world has to follow the earth. This must be done, based on love, through true love. In terms of the Principle, it means to fulfill the human portion of responsibility. (212-137, 1991.1.2)
How is the realm of God’s heart inherited? Human beings in the original mold, untainted by the Fall, should have fulfilled their portion of responsibility by uniting from the left and right centered on the core of God’s vertical love. This point of unity becomes the source and root of the lineage from which true sons and daughters are born. The realm of God’s heart could have suddenly appeared and been implanted and the foundation of God’s lineage would have been established from there. This is a serious matter. (173-302, 1988.2.21)
The completion of God’s providence of restoration cannot come about through simply mobilizing 40 million or 60 million Korean nationals, but must be accomplished through the required sacrificial offerings. This parallels the destiny of a nation that hangs in the balance over the cutting of a pigeon into two. (175-20, 1988.4.6)
First and foremost, you must accomplish your own portion of responsibility. Then, everything in heaven and earth resonates around a unified love. The relationships between father and son, husband and wife, and brothers and sisters are all unified centering on true love. If a wife insists on God-centered love then the husband must follow. If a mother insists on it the father must follow. If the grandchildren or children insist, the parents, grandparents and brothers and sisters must also follow. In that way, the family becomes the central foundation. As a result of the fulfillment of our human portion of responsibility the love of heaven, the love of earth, the love of the family, the love of parents and the love of brothers and sisters will all be realized. (218-124, 1991.7.14)
The love of heaven is vertical and the love of the earth is horizontal. The love between brothers is a love between front and back. It is all three-dimensional. That is why, when there is unity between parents and children, a foundation is laid that allows God to reside on earth. In this way, God can stand in the position of the ancestor of humankind. He stands in the position of the parent. Human beings have to connect to God as His children and this will result in the creation of a family united with heaven and earth. This can only take place after you have fulfilled the human portion of responsibility. The love of heaven and earth must be connected. It is that simple. (218-124, 1991.7.14)
God’s love is related with His lineage. The Fall of Adam and Eve severed God’s lineage. Therefore, the issue is how to connect to God’s life, love and lineage in order to return to that original point. That is the point of the completion of re-creation. (217-106, 1991.5.12)
The restoration of lineage is restoration at the root level. Conditional offerings are not enough to restore it. Conditional love is not enough. You need fundamental love, don’t you? Since the lineage began from the root of love, conditional love cannot bring total restoration. Restoration through indemnity cannot easily be carried out, as if you were simply making amends for stealing a cow, a melon, a pumpkin or a watermelon. Love has to indemnify the root. (215-98, 1991.2.6)
When Adam fulfills his portion of responsibility he stands in the position of the first son. Then he can enter the position of true parents. This is the restoration of parenthood. It is the position of the king, the king of heaven and earth.
The difficulty in restoring the right of the first son through True Parents’ battles with the satanic world cannot be compared to anything in the history of the world. Restoration of the right of the parent is like a puzzle. The restoration of the right of the king (kingship) has also been fulfilled in this difficult time in the democratic world. Think about that. When was it ever possible to speak of such things? Now, the atmosphere is such that people say, “This is great because Rev. Moon is saying it.” (217-45, 1991.4.16)
Consider the position of the true man who stands in a perfected state, or the position of the original Adam who is the perfected subject. When such a person has fulfilled his portion of responsibility, he inherits the seed of the original children of humankind. That must be in the position where God’s love, life and lineage will be inherited. He should have received that kind of a seed. Due to the Fall, this was fundamentally invalidated. (213-303, 1991.1.21)
Adam and Eve were to be the body of God. They were to be the horizontal parents, while God was the vertical Parent. We should eventually discard this horizontal body, enter the original homeland vertically, and live in attendance to the eternal King in the heavenly kingdom. Had Adam and Eve not fallen, then through perfecting themselves, they would have become God’s body and the king and queen of love. They would have fulfilled their portion of responsibility connecting the realms of direct and indirect dominion on earth through the love of God. (213-190, 1991.1.20)
The human portion of responsibility was lost. Then, what is that portion of responsibility? It was entrusted to men and women, so that they could both mature, men taking the east side and women taking the west side…. Men were born for the sake of women and women were born for the sake of men, so they must mature and marry. Where would they meet? At the meeting point made by perpendicular lines. When plus and minus meet love explodes, and becomes the foundation for God’s love, life and lineage. This becomes a root so secure that even if someone tries to pull it out he will not be able to do so. As human beings we are to be born centered on the origin of absolute love, life and lineage. (196-222, 1990.1.1)
What should remain in your hearts, just as in God’s heart, must be your portion of responsibility and restoration through indemnity. There is nothing else. The question is how to find the original standard. Restoration through indemnity, followed by lineage, the lineage of true love! You have to know these three: the portion of responsibility, restoration through indemnity, and lineage!
Do you think that restoration through indemnity is easy? The lineage must change back to how it should have been. You must be engrafted. You should be totally different people than those in the satanic world. Only when you forget the face of your mother and father can you be restored. (197-100, 1990.1.7)
Section 4. The Discovery of the Portion of Responsibility and its Significance
“Portion of responsibility” is a term that is not used much in ordinary society. However, especially in the Unification Church, it is a term that is more important than any other. Within our church, if you do not know these two terms – “portion of responsibility” and “restoration through indemnity” – you will not be able to understand the content of our historical course or resolve the mistakes and unknown facts of history. That is how important these words are. (169-45, 1987.10.25)
Until now, people have not understood their portion of responsibility and so have not understood the twists and turns of the past. Why were good people sacrificed while things went well for evil people? If you look at history, why is it that dictators ruled the world, while even when a good king did emerge he was not able to unite the world? Only the dreams of unifying the world that dictators have advocated are recorded. That is because this is Satan’s world.
Because the realm of the human portion of responsibility was invaded, even if we look at all humanity, at all the people in the earthly world, and even at all the ancestors who were here and who went to the spirit world, there has not been a single person who could fulfill this portion of responsibility. This can be understood through the Principle. I did not just randomly put these concepts together. If we do not understand the issue of human responsibility, we cannot resolve all the complications of history. Why has history been one of war? Through the fulfillment of the portion of responsibility, conditions of goodness can overcome the conditions of the evil world. We must carry on the fight, grappling with those who have become part of the fallen satanic world. That is why history reflects the conflict between good and evil. (137-266, 1986.1.3)
The contradictions and tragic complications of history in this world all came about because we did not understand our historical portion of responsibility. You all have to realize how important that is. All of you are thinking about this matter as you please. You think that one’s portion of responsibility is something that the Principle teaches about, but that it is not related to you. We have to view this in a different way and realize that my discovery of the existence of human beings’ portion of responsibility is indeed a great discovery. How important do you think it is? The universe is entrapped in this and is groaning in travail. (124-94, 1983.1.30)
We must bear in mind that what the Unification Church is today revealing – that human beings have a portion of responsibility – is a discovery of universal proportions. The invention of the atomic bomb or Einstein’s Theory of Relativity cannot be compared with this discovery. That is because, unless we know this reality, then nothing in history can be resolved. The fact that all of you have come to know this truth is a tremendous thing. Yet, we have had an aversion to our portion of responsibility. We should like it more than anything else, but we actually dislike it the most. (124-303, 1983.3.1)
Because we do not understand restoration through indemnity we cannot resolve human history. If we could review all of history we would see that those who were evil inevitably faced ruin based on the principle of cause and effect. However, we have not known why all these things came to pass. Furthermore, we have not known why the ideal of humanity has not been fulfilled. The love of God must be manifested but we did not know where and how that would be. This ideal will not materialize from the mind of a scholar. It will appear from the bone marrow of the original parents. Thus, that the history of the True Parents has begun means that a foundation has been established upon which the origin of the heavenly kingdom can be connected to this earth. Without going through the True Parents, the Kingdom of Heaven cannot emerge. (148-212, 1986.10.9)
God’s love is absolute; yet at the same time, that love cannot be found without standing in the position of having fulfilled the human portion of responsibility. Rather than thinking about eating breakfast in the morning or about your daily life, you have to deal with this fundamental matter. The existence of our portion of responsibility was my discovery, but do you think it happened by my just sitting down with all of you? I discovered it through struggle. If this truth were discovered and disseminated the satanic world would totally collapse. So, Satan hid it, he covered it up under a huge mountain. (149-318, 1986.12.21)
Who in the Unification Church created the term “the human portion of responsibility”? I discovered it. I did not make it up. God created it. God did that. So, before I discovered it, did this concept exist, or not? It has existed from the beginning of time. This law is an eternal law. You must understand this. (149-318, 1986.12.21)
The term, “human portion of responsibility” is important in the Unification Church. By fulfilling this Adam and Eve would have become perfect. Perfected human beings would have emerged for the first time. Through this, God’s purpose in creating humankind would have been fulfilled. This would have meant that the authority of God as a Creator would have been firmly established. That shows how important it is. The position in which human beings complete their portion of responsibility would result in the fulfillment of God’s ideal of creation. (169-45, 1987.10.25)
You must know how great it was that I discovered the term “the human portion of responsibility.” How important do you think it is? The universe is at stake. As a result of this, God, the universe, and hell have not been liberated; all the injustices of history and the contradictions of society are caught within the confines of the portion of responsibility, and everyone is groaning within these walls. (124-94, 1983.1.30)
The term “human portion of responsibility” existed before I did. Do you realize that this law will remain eternally on earth, beyond the age we are living in and long after I depart? Some members wonder why the words “human portion of responsibility” are necessary and why they are needed. (149-318, 1986.12.21)
If the Unification Church had not appeared God could never have been understood. Since the beginning of human history there has been no way to solve the problems in the relationship between the spiritual and physical worlds. There has been no explanation as to why human beings have had to walk the path of great suffering and why, if God exists, an evil world came into being and drove humanity into such misery. Yet today, the followers of the Unification Church know clearly that this is because of the human portion of responsibility. This is an amazing fact. (138-120, 1986.1.19)
If God had not established the portion of responsibility for fallen human beings, we would have thought that restoration was to take place automatically and that the words “restoration through indemnity” would not have appeared. Indemnity must be paid. Why does indemnity have to be paid? It is because humankind has a portion of responsibility. The first human ancestors destroyed this, the very thing that they should have perfected; as a result, the whole of humanity still has to fulfill its given responsibility. To do so, everyone gains dominion over everything in the satanic world, stands in a position to dominate Satan, and reaches the position where they can receive the love of God with dignity. When that happens, Satan will be cut off. (143-77, 1986.3.16)
Section 5. Our Attitude toward Fulfilling Our Portion of Responsibility
5.1. Our portion of responsibility can be found in every field of human life
The history of restoration through indemnity is always with us, from childhood to old age, in death and in the spirit world. Our portion of responsibility stays with us. It even continues when we pass into the spirit world, and the more we rise to the higher realms, the more the laws come to be of a higher dimension. Our portion of responsibility remains with us at every level. We must know this. (133-175, 1984.7.10)
It is important to understand that for me to set up the law in my time is the extension and expansion of the law of the human portion of responsibility. You must know and follow this accordingly. The rules of the church are all aspects of our portion of responsibility. Thus, we must diligently keep the time for church service. We must arrive before the service begins, and must fully concentrate during its course. That is what I did. In the past, if I was going to be late for school I would skip a meal and thus arrive early. That is what I did. I had to learn to control the use of time. So, my thinking was quite mathematical. (133-154, 1984.7.10)
We must know that all the rules of conduct are contained within humanity’s portion of responsibility. We must keep the laws of the Unification Church. To keep the time for pledge service in the morning is also part of our portion of responsibility. If you cannot even keep to this you need to be aware that it will lead to problems in your life. (133-154, 1984.7.10)
Our portion of responsibility is found everywhere. If you eat, then cleaning up is also our portion of responsibility. There are many responsibilities. The one who can fulfill a greater portion of responsibility is a great person. The founder of the Unification Church created many programs to help you fulfill your portion of responsibility. In a company, for instance, you have to lay down principles and rules for the sake of the whole enterprise and everyone must follow those rules. There can be no objections. You will be fired if you step outside those boundaries. What happened to Adam and Eve who tried to go some other way? They were driven out. (133-154, 1984.7.10)
5.2. Our attitude toward fulfilling our portion of responsibility
Fallen human beings have violated more than just the human portion of responsibility. They violated 97 percent of the creation as a whole. The entire process of creation collapsed as a result. That is why things have been so difficult. Therefore, unless people take on a responsibility corresponding to that 97 percent, there will never be a way to fulfill their portion of responsibility. The dispensation for restoration is the dispensation for re-creation. But why is re-creation absolutely necessary? It is necessary because of human responsibility. To fulfill this and reach the point of accomplishment we must undergo the process of re-creation. We must surely set up indemnity conditions in order to pass through this course. It means that we must go the way of suffering. (115-67, 1981.11.4)
We must be very familiar with the human portion of responsibility. The history of salvation is the history of restoration and the history of restoration is the history of re-creation. Re-creation has to be carried out according to the Principle. We must fulfill our portion of responsibility. Fulfilling our portion of responsibility means to have absolute faith and absolute obedience. That is the only way. You should not insist on your own way. Eve fell because she insisted on her own way. I am saying that after you join the church you should not complain. (143-113, 1986.3.16)
How many times a day do you think about your portion of responsibility? You have to remember this many times: when you eat, when you hold a spoon, when you wash the dishes, while you go to the toilet, while you walk…. Adam and Eve did not think about their portion of responsibility and consequently came to ruin. We must not become people who, like Adam and Eve, cannot fulfill our responsibility and fall. To become someone who can be restored and be victorious we have to respect and consider our portion of responsibility twenty-four hours a day. (124-103, 1983.1.30)
God has been relating to us from a position above the realm of the human portion of responsibility until this time. However, all people, who have fallen below that, must do all they can to make a bridge and raise themselves up. All of humankind is caught in that realm. The world is caught there and history is caught there. Those who have already gone to the spirit world, those living in the world at present, and all of posterity who are yet to be born will be unable to escape this misfortune. This is the fallen realm of bitter feelings.
Thus, for us to be re-created we must absolutely pass through a course of struggle. Who is controlling this course of re-creation? Satan is. Satan rules up to 97 percent of this realm; beyond the 97 percent God is in control. This is how we must look at it. (115-67, 1981.11.4)
Since human beings could not fulfill their own portion of responsibility, a perfected Adam must fulfill it. He must pioneer an unknown world. Thus the way of the Principle must be developed. We have to seek that out. The way of the Principle is the way of a quest; the way of indemnity is a path that must be trodden. Follow this way. You must go through that which Jacob indemnified, the indemnity of Jesus and the indemnity course of Moses, by walking the indemnity course of Rev. Moon of the Unification Church. Although the course may be a thousand miles long, you must walk it, even if you take just three or four steps. That conditional offering is precious. (233-306, 1992.8.2)
Jacob knew that when the angel came he came as a messenger from God. Thus, he asked, “Did you come with the mission to destroy me? Or did you come to give me a blessing?” The angel replied, “I came to bless you.” So Jacob asked, “If you came to bless me, why are you withholding it from me?” The reply came, “I cannot just give it to you because your portion of responsibility remains.” In other words, Jacob had to wrestle with him and win in order to receive the blessing. That is to say, the blessing could not be granted unless he fought with his life. When challenged by the angel, Jacob determined to be victorious and rose up saying, “I see. All right, even if I lose my fingers or even my arms, I will not lose.” He then wrestled with the mind that he would not let go, even if he were struck by a sword, or had his head cut off. How long did they struggle? They struggled all through the night. He fought with the determination that he would not let go until he died. (20-228, 1968.6.9)
The indemnity course for the realm of the portion of responsibility must be set up. That responsibility has to be fulfilled based on what? It means to love God more than anyone else, with absolute faith and absolute love exceeding that of others. Without this, Satan will not surrender. (139-279, 1986.1.31)
Have you ever felt gratitude for the words “portion of responsibility”? On the the path that those who have not fulfilled their portion of responsibility walk there are walls and potholes. It is the path of bitter sorrow that remains as the indemnity payment by which to obtain liberation. Since you know this truth, you must become Unification Church members who strive to progress along this path. Because this way exists I am also exerting myself every day to make it smoother. (138-120, 1986.1.19)
Do you think that you have fulfilled your portion of responsibility? Adam and Eve passed away without accomplishing this. As a result, none of you are in the position of having fulfilled it. No matter how wonderful you are, even if you are a president, or a nationally renowned scholar, you cannot rise to the position of having fulfilled your portion of responsibility. Satan has a firm grasp on you in the realm wherein your responsibility has not been fulfilled. To separate from Satan indemnity must be paid. Without paying indemnity, without becoming an offering, he will not release you. Until indemnity is paid he will never let go. (134-273, 1985.7.20)
You do not know the way to the Kingdom of Heaven. You do not know the way of indemnity, do you? As human beings could not fulfill their portion of responsibility they have remained trapped by it. Because this could not be resolved, Satan invaded. Satan has invaded everything, from the individual to the family, society, nation, world and even the spirit world. (137-104, 1985.12.24)
We must fulfill our five percent portion of responsibility. I myself will suffer hardships throughout my life due to my portion of responsibility and the law of indemnity. Because I understood this, Satan fears the Unification Church the most. These are the weapons to make Satan surrender. Thus, we must go to Satan’s front line. We must go to the satanic world, oppose Satan’s activities, build a foundation and save Cain. We must help Cain to separate from Satan. Only when we save Cain is Satan liberated. If we cannot restore Cain, we cannot be rid of Satan. (134-271, 1985.7.20)
Why do we need the law of indemnity? We need it to separate from Satan. Unless you fulfill your portion of responsibility you cannot separate from Satan. I will say it again. Without this being completely fulfilled you will not be able to separate from Satan. Thus, all of you must go the way of indemnity. If I had not come to know about our portion of responsibility and the law of indemnity the Unification Church today would not be standing.
From the viewpoint of God’s will God is not able to help us. The Unification Church is unique because we have learned about the law of indemnity based on our portion of responsibility. The reason I have been suffering throughout my life is because of the way of indemnity. Why should I do this all my life? Why have I always had to spend time in prison and carry on working this way? It is because of the law of indemnity. (134-271, 1985.7.20)
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