Rev. Sun Myung Moon: The Life and Mission of Jesus Christ
Chapter 1: Jesus’ Birth and Youth, In the Beginning, Page 3-4

CHAPTER 1. JESUS’ BIRTH AND YOUTH

Then Simeon blessed them and said to Mary, his mother: “his child is destined to cause the falling and rising of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be spoken against, so that the thoughts of many hearts will be revealed. And a sword will pierce your own soul too.” —Luke 2: 34-35

In the Beginning

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made … . The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. (John 1:1-14) 

The pattern of creation that God wanted to enjoy centering on human beings was not realized on this earth due to the fall of Adam and Eve, our progenitors. God created all existence in six days through the Word. All created beings … hoped for one mediator, one center that would enable all of creation to move if God moves and rest if God rests. If human beings had become such a center, the chaotic history that has unfolded on this earth would not have taken place.

God’s hope was to see one existence emerge who could represent him and who would be able to take action on his behalf. God not only wished for this in the course of providential history after the human Fall; it was the center of God’s hope from the time of the creation.

Jesus came as the incarnation of the Word. At the same time, centering on God’s love, he must become the embodiment of life … . In the Bible, there is a verse that reads, “I am the way and the truth and the life.” (John 14:6) Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life. This signifies that, although due to the fall of Adam and Eve, God’s word went back unchanged to God’s spirit without being attained on earth; God again bestowed this word upon humanity through one man living on this earth ... . With the appearance of Jesus, the Word that had been buried in God’s mind could be transferred to Jesus’ heart. This is the most joyful good news for humankind.

What must Jesus have felt when, after appearing as the substantial being of this historical Word, he announced the Word? What was in his heart? Jesus knew that his words represented the will of the historical providence. What’s more, he felt the deep heart of his words, which represented what was hidden in God’s mind. He understood that his words were the words that would begin God’s history of re-creation which would continue until God’s will was attained on earth for the whole of eternity.

Jesus, the incarnation of the truth, said, “I am the way and the truth.” What was the purpose of these words of Jesus? Jesus spoke in order for human beings to become incarnations of the Word like him. This would be attained only if people came to believe in Jesus’ words.

Let Us Be the People Who Attend God
February 2, 1958