Excerpt from Part 1: The Purpose of Life from the official teachings of the Unification Church found at www.unification.org:
Responsibility and Freedom...God instilled the power of creativity in human beings. He gave us free will and an original mind inclined towards goodness and unselfishness. Unlike plants and animals, whose growth is guided and controlled by the laws of nature, humans perfect themselves based not only on the principles of biological growth, but also on the fulfillment of their responsibility...
Excerpt from Part 3: The Hidden Dimention in History from the official teachings of the Unification Church found at www.unification.org:
The Restoration of Human Kind...The mystery of why God did not intervene to prevent the fall is connected with the principle of human freedom. God gave humankind the gift of freedom so that we can respond to Him in love. Freedom brings with it responsibility. God gave human beings a portion of responsibility which is theirs alone to fulfill.
Some people think that God controls human history. But, in fact, progress in human history is dependent upon us fulfilling our portion of responsibility. God's grace is forever beckoning; God's heart longs to save all His children. But as it is we who fell away from God, there is a certain restitution which is ours alone to make...
YUP, xzins. Ya got me there. This is right out of my Basic Calvinism 101 Textbook!
ROTFLMAO!
Jean