Outline of the Principle
Updated: July 1, 1995
I. The Dual Characteristics of God and the Creation
A. The Dual Characteristics of God
1. The Dual Characteristics Sung Sang (Internal
Character) and Hyung Sang (External Form)
2. The Dual characteristics of Positivity and
Negativity
3. The Dual Characteristics of God
B. The Relationship between God and the Creation
II. Universal Prime Force, Give and Take Action,
and the Four Position Foundation
A. Universal Prime Force
B. Give and Take Action
1. The Meaning of Give and Take Action
2. The Relationship Between Universal Prime Force and
the Forces of Give and Take Action
3. The Relationship Between God and Man in Terms of
Give and Take Action
C. Origin-Division-Union Action, the Three Objects Purpose
and The Four Position Foundation
1. Origin-Division-Union Action
2. Three Objective Purposes
3. The Four Position Foundation
III. The Purpose of the Creation
A. God's Purpose for Creating
B. How is Joy Produced
C. Man --- The Object of Heart for God's Joy The Three
Blessings
1. The First Blessing
2. The Second Blessing
3. The Third Blessing
D. The Creation is One Interconnected Body of Beings With
Dual Purposes
IV. The Growing Period for Created Beings
A. The Growing Period for Created Beings
B. The Three Stages of the Growing Period
C. God's Direct Dominion
D. God's Indirect Dominion
V. The Invisible Substantial World and the Visible Substantial
World Centered on Man
A. The Invisible Substantial World and the Visible
Substantial World
B. The Position of Man in the Cosmos
C. The Relationship Between the Spirit Self and the
Physical Self
1. The Structure and Functioning of a Human Being
a. The physical self
b. The spirit self
c. The relationship between the spirit self and
the physical self
2. The Human Mind in terms of the Relationship
between Spirit Mind and Physical Mind
1. PRINCIPLE OF CREATION
2. THE FALL
I. The Root of Sin
A. The Tree of Life and the Tree of the Knowledge of Good
and Evil
1. The Tree of Life
2. The Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil
B. The Identity of the Serpent
C. The Sin of the Angel and the Sin of the First Man and
Woman
D. The Fruit of Good and Evil and The Root of Sin
II. The Motives and Process of the Fall
A. The Creation of the Angels
B. The Spiritual Fall and the Physical Fall
1. The Spiritual Fall
2. The Physical Fall
III. How It Was Possible For Man To Fall
A. The Force of Love and the Force of The Principle
B. The Purpose of the Commandment and the Period Necessary
for It
VI. The Results of the Fall
A. Satan and Fallen Man
B. Satan's Actions in the Fallen World
C. Good and Evil Seen from the Viewpoint of Purpose
D. Sin
E. The Fallen Nature
3. THE PURPOSE OF THE MESSIAH
I. God's Purpose In The Dispensation For Salvation
II. The Fulfillment of the Dispensation for Salvation is the
Fulfillment of the Purpose of the Creation
III. The Dispensation of Salvation through the Cross
A. The Crucifixion of Jesus
B. The Extent of Salvation Available through the Cross and
the Purpose of the Second Coming of Christ
C. Two Kinds of Prophecy Concerning the Messiah
IV.John the Baptist and the Return of Elijah
A. The Messiah and Elijah
B. The Mission of John the Baptist
4. THE CONSUMMATION OF HUMAN HISTORY
I. The Meaning of the Last Days
II. Phenomena Prophesied for the Last Days
A. Heaven and Earth Destroyed and a New Heaven and New
Earth Established
B. Heaven and Earth Judged by Fire
C. Meeting the Lord in the Air
D. Sun and Moon Darkened; The Stars Fall from Heaven
III. The Present Days are the Last Days
5. RESURRECTION
I. The Meaning of Resurrection
A. The Death Caused by the Fall
B. The True Meaning of Resurrection
II. The Principles of Resurrection
III. The Dispensation for the Resurrection of the People on Earth
A. God's Dispensation for Resurrection is Based on the
People on Earth
B. The Three Stages in the Dispensation for Resurrection /
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C. Heaven and Paradise
D. Spiritual Phenomena Occurring in the Last Days
IV. The Dispensation for the Resurrection of Spirit Persons
A. Returning Resurrection of Spirit Persons
B. Returning Resurrection of Spirit Persons Who Believed
in God
C. Returning Resurrection of All Other Spirit Persons
D. Returning Resurrection and the Theory of Reincarnation
E. Unification of Religions by Returning Resurrection
6. PREDESTINATION
I. The Predestination of God's Will
II. God's Predestination for the Accomplishment of His Will
III. God's Predestination of the Central Person
IV. Clarification of Biblical Passages Which Appear to Support
the Doctrine of Absolute Predestination
7. CHRISTOLOGY
I. The Value of a Person Who Fulfills the Purpose of the
Creation
II. Jesus and the Person Who Fulfills the Purpose of the
Creation
A. Jesus and a Perfect Person
B. Is Jesus God?
C. Jesus and Fallen Man
III. Rebirth and Trinity
A. The Meaning of Rebirth
B. The Meaning of the Trinity
8. OVERVIEW OF THE PRINCIPLES OF RESTORATION /101
I. History From the Viewpoint of the Dispensation for
Restoration
A. Fallen Man is the Womb of Good and Evil
B. The Struggle between Good and Evil --- The Hidden
Dimension of History
C. The Cause of the Development and Progress of History /
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II. The Principles of Restoration
A. The Dispensation for Restoration and the Messiah
B. Restoration Through Indemnity
C. The Foundation for the Messiah
1. The Foundation of Faith
2. The Foundation of Substance
D. The Central and Peripheral Histories in the
Dispensation for Restoration
III. The Course of God's Dispensation for Restoration
9. ADAM'S FAMILY IN THE DISPENSATION FOR RESTORATION
I. The Foundation of Faith
A. Separation for the Offering
B. The Second Son in God's Dispensation
II. The Foundation of Substance
III. The Foundation for the Messiah
10. NOAH'S FAMILY IN THE DISPENSATION FOR RESTORATION
I. The Foundation of Faith
A. The Central Person for Restoring the Foundation of
Faith
B. The Required Offering in Restoring the Foundation of
Faith
II. The Foundation of Substance
11. ABRAHAM'S FAMILY IN THE DISPENSATION FOR RESTORATION
I. Foundation of Faith
A. The Central Person for Restoring the Foundation of
Faith
B. The Required Offering in Restoring the Foundation of
Faith
1. The Symbolic Offering
2. Abraham's Offering of Isaac
II. Foundation of Faith Centered on Isaac
A. The Central Person for Restoring the Foundation of
Faith
B. The Required Offering in Restoring the Foundation of
Faith
III. The Foundation of Substance
A. The Origin of the Chosen People
B. The Foundation for the Messiah
12. MOSES IN THE DISPENSATION FOR RESTORATION
I. God Uses a Model Course in His Dispensation
The Reason for Establishing the Model Course
II. Moses' and Jesus' Courses Followed the Pattern of Jacob's
Course
III. The Dispensation for Restoration Centering on Moses
A. Overview of the Dispensation
1. The Foundation of Faith
a. The Central Person for Restoring the
Foundation of Faith
b. The Required Offering in Restoring the
Foundation of Faith
2. The Foundation of Substance
3. The Foundation for the Messiah
B. The First Course of the National Restoration of Canaan
C. The Second Course of the National Restoration of Canaan
1. The Foundation of Faith and the Foundation of
Substance
2. The Tabernacle in the Dispensation for Restoration
a. The significance of the tablets and the ark
of the covenant
i. The significance of the tablets
ii. The significance of the tabernacle
iii. The structure of the tabernacle
b. The purpose of the dispensation with the
tablets of stone and the tabernacle
c. The Foundation for the Tabernacle
i. The first Foundation for the Tabernacle
ii. The second Foundation for the Tabernacle
D. The Third Course of the National Restoration of Canaan
1. The Foundation of Faith
2. The Foundation of Substance
a. The Foundation of Substance centered on Moses
b. The Foundation of Substance centered on
Joshua
13. JESUS IN THE DISPENSATION FOR RESTORATION
I. The First Course of the World-Wide Restoration of Canaan /
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A. The Foundation of Faith
1. The Central Person for Restoring the Foundation of
Faith
2. The Required Offering for Restoring the Foundation
of Faith
B. The Foundation of Substance
1. The Central Person for the Foundation of Substance
2. Establishing the Foundation of Substance
C. The Foundation for the Messiah
II. The Second Course of the World-Wide Restoration of Canaan /
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A. The Foundation of Faith
1. The Central Person for Restoring the Foundation of
Faith --- Jesus Succeeds to the Mission of John
the Baptist
2. The Required Offering for Restoring the Foundation
of Faith
3. Satan's Three Temptations
a. The first temptation
b. The second temptation
c. The third temptation
B. The Foundation of Substance
III. The Third Course of the World-Wide Restoration of Canaan /
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A. The spiritual course of the World-Wide Restoration of
Canaan Centered on Jesus
1. The Spiritual Foundation of Faith
2. The Spiritual Foundation of Substance
3. The Spiritual Foundation for the Messiah
B. The Substantial Course of the World-Wide Restoration of
Canaan Centered on the Lord of the Second Coming
14. DISPENSATIONAL TIME-IDENTITY
I. Indemnity Conditions and Dispensational Time-Identity
II. Division of the Dispensational Ages Based on Time-Identity /
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A. Division of the Ages
B. The Parallels Among the Dispensational Ages
1. The Period of Slavery in Egypt and the Period of
Persecution in the Roman Empire
2. The Period of the Judges and the Period of the
Christian Churches under the Patriarchal System /
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3. The Period of the United Kingdom and the Period of
the Christian Kingdom
4. The Period of the Divided Kingdoms of North and
South and the Period of the Divided Kingdoms of
East and West
5. The Period of Jewish Captivity and Return and the
Period of Papal Captivity and Return
6. The Period of Preparation for the Messiah and the
Period of Preparation for the Second Coming
15. PREPARATION FOR THE SECOND COMING
I. The Period of the Reformation
A. The Renaissance
B. The Reformation
II. The Period of Conflict Between Religion and Philosophies /
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A. The Cain-type View of Life
B. The Abel-type View of Life
III. The Period of the Maturing of Political Structure, Economy,
and Ideology
A. The Development of Modern Political Systems
B. The Industrial Revolution and the Maturing of the
Economy
C. The Stages of Revolution in Politics, Economics,
Ideology and Religion
IV. The World Wars
A. The Dispensational Causes of the World Wars
B. The First World War
C. The Second World War
D. The Third World War
16. THE SECOND COMING
I. How will Christ Come Again?
A. Lessons Based on the Second Coming of Elijah
B. Lessons Based on the First Coming of Christ
C. The Second Coming of Christ Takes Place by his Birth on
Earth
D. The Principle Point of View
E. The Meaning of the Clouds
II. When Will Christ Come Again?
III. Where Will Christ Come Again?
Jesus' Age and the Present Age from the Standpoint of
Time-Identity