Quotes on God
From the speeches of Sun Myung Moon
What kind of being is God? God is like the mind of the universe. (210-229, 12/23/1990)
God is not a fantasy or a conceptual God, nor is He an abstract God. With His leadership in our daily life, He is always with us as the master of our daily circumstances. (168-111, 09/13/1987)
If the absolute, eternal, unique and unchanging God exists, we must be able to view the origin of true love, true ideals, true peace and true happiness from a new standpoint centering on such a God. (77-260, 04/14/1975)
If there is one subject partner in this universe who can fill every person’s heart, what kind of subject partner would that be? The one absolute center. We need an absolute being who will completely fill any heart with love. This subject partner has to be an infinite and absolute being. (116-240, 01/01/1982)
God’s love is more than enough to embrace the universe and it occupies the central position. God is the central being of love who maintains the greatest foundation. When God moves, the small things all have to move together. (205-33, 07/07/1990)
Then how do we feel God’s presence everywhere? Feel the air as God’s breath, and when there is a storm, feel it as the sweat God has shed battling to win over His course of suffering for the sake of the world. When you behold the sun, be aware that it symbolizes the life elements of the entire universe. Learn of God’s love from the sun. (59-101, 07/09/1972)
If God did not exist, the universe would be completely empty. It would feel empty. But because God exists, the universe is completely full. Why? Because there is love. (91-323, 03/01/1977)
Even the absolute God cannot have love by Himself. Since love is found only in a mutual relationship, no matter how all-knowing and all-powerful God may be, He cannot possess love alone. (138-245, 01/24/1986)
The God of absolute love is still frustrated that He has not been able to give all the love He wants to. God cannot assert Himself absolutely into our lives. If God’s purpose in creating man was to give perfect love, God would still want to pour His love into the human world even if He has been prohibited from doing so until now. The more we think of God as being so unconditionally giving, the better we feel. (36-77, 11/15/1970)
If God is a personal God, what should be connected to Him? When you say “God,” you are talking about something high, aren’t you? Then, can your body be connected to Him? No. It is your heart that is connected. (194-154, 10/22/1989)
God is the source of love. He is the source of love for humankind. (35-239, 10/19/1970)
We cannot talk about love unless God is a personal God. God needs to have the same qualities of emotion and character as human beings. Christianity, alone among religions, revealed that kind of God. The early Christians called God “Father.” Becoming free and able to call God “Father” marked a great religious discovery. (139-239, 01/31/1986)
Those who understand people’s circumstances, hopes, and heart can also understand God’s. (151-208, 12/15/1962)
If God exists, He has to be a personal God; He has to be like a person. As a personal God He must possess intellect, emotion, and will. Based on these attributes, all His feelings and desires, and all of the goals He sets according to His will must become concrete. (174-162, 02/28/1988)
He made us like Himself. He made us in His image. This means that the Father resembles us as we resemble the Father. This leads us to the answer. In seeking to know about God, what might we find about His nature? If we conclude, “He is someone like me,” we will be right on the mark. (127-233, 05/15/1983)
The core of the universe is human beings, and the core of human beings is life. The root of life is love, and the root of love is God. (48-205, 09/19/1971)
No matter how advanced science may be, it cannot catch up with or go beyond what God has made. (Blessed Family --302)