True Families and the Family Pledge (104) Chapter two. Explanation of the Family Pledge Section 1. Explanation of Family Pledge Number One
1.4. The original ideal of creation - 6
God’s ideal of creation was the ideal of parents. That is how important parents are. Since parents are the central beings of heaven, they are to be the king and queen. The king and queen begin from parents on earth. They are the center of everything.
They are the center of heaven on earth and of the heavenly world. The kingship in heaven is inner, and the kingship on earth is outer. It is the same relationship as the relationship between a person’s mind and body. Because of that, mind and body become one. Ultimately, the ideal of creation – the purpose of all of heaven and earth – is to establish a family centering on parents.
A family unit is formed from the unity of three: a true man and woman, the true couple, and true children. This is just like a formula. They cannot be broken up by another, nor can they separate.
Why is that? No matter how great a power is applied, it cannot break apart a family that has become one centered on true love. Even God Himself cannot. That entity is one for eternity; it is absolutely one. (265-288, 1994.11.27) The mainstream of providential history is the ideal of creation. Yes, you must know the will of God. Although everyone talks about the will of God, no one knows what it is. You must know this clearly.
When I asked a renowned theologian about this, he answered, “Oh! The will of God is simple and at the same time very difficult.” How can someone say such a thing? Even theologians are incapable of defining God’s will. That is why the number of denominations has increased. The number has increased because Christianity could not give a definition. It could not come to one standard conclusion.
What is God’s will? God’s will is the perfection of the ideal of creation. Isn’t that so? Is God’s mind divided into two, or is it one? Just as God is absolute, it can be logically concluded that God’s will, too, is absolutely one.
Then what does completion of the ideal of creation mean? It means accomplishing the four-position foundation. What is the completion of the four-position foundation? It is the perfection of the ideal of love. What kind of love is that? It is true love. Then everything is included. (247-116, 1993.5.1) |