Young Oon Kim

Professor of religion at Ewha University in Seoul, South Korea. Theologian of the Unification Church. Professor of Systematic Theology at the Unification Theological Seminary in Barrytown, New York.

Writings

Unification Theology

This book compares the basic teaching of the Divine Principle by Reverend Moon with that found in theological writings published by mainline denominations.

44 Messages

The Living Code: A New Look At the Bible

Presents a fresh perspective on the Bible, particularly emphasizing Jesus Christ's presence throughout both the Old and New Testaments.

24 Messages

Within the Unification Church, there is a need for more advanced literature to supplement the usual lectures given at Divine Principle workshops. Follow-up material has become necessary to raise our members spiritually and intellectually, and to educate them as more effective witnesses.

14 Messages

Spiritual Messages

Polarity of God and Creation

God, the Creator, is an infinite, invisible Spirit and does not appear fully in any finite or visible form.

• Dec 25, 2003 • 4 min read

Action of Give and Take

This Source Energy consists of harmonized masculine and feminine energy within God.

• Dec 25, 2003 • 7 min read

Purpose of Creation

This is why when a man and woman love one another, they feel joy and vitality.

• Dec 25, 2003 • 5 min read

The Living Code: A New Look At the Bible

Original Meaning of Value

According to the conventional standard, value means whatever is liked, desired, approved, or enjoyed by anyone at any time.

• Dec 25, 2003 • 3 min read

Growth and Dominion

Some people may believe that God created the universe instantaneously.

• Dec 25, 2003 • 6 min read

Visible and Invisible Worlds

The visible world is this physical universe and the invisible world is the universe beyond the physical senses.

• Dec 24, 2003 • 11 min read

The Origin of Sin

The world God created was good and should be only good.

• Dec 24, 2003 • 3 min read

The Identity of the Serpent

According to Genesis, a serpent in the Garden tempted Eve to eat of the forbidden fruit by God.

• Dec 24, 2003 • 3 min read

The Physical Fall

During their period of growth, Adam and Eve loved each other as brother and sister, not as husband and wife.

• Dec 24, 2003 • 1 min read

The Archangel, Lucifer

The conventional idea is that angels are glorious beings, much higher than human beings.

• Dec 24, 2003 • 2 min read

The Spiritual Fall

When Adam and Eve were created, God loved them even more than Lucifer.

• Dec 24, 2003 • 3 min read

The Living Code: A New Look At the Bible

The Tree of Life and the Tree of Knowledge

It is important to understand that Genesis was written some thousands of years after the time of Adam and Eve, and the events were recorded somewhat symbolically.

• Dec 24, 2003 • 1 min read

Free Will

Free will is the highest gift God gave to humans.

• Dec 24, 2003 • 2 min read

The Living Code: A New Look At the Bible

The Cause of the Deviation from the Principle

God wants us to live in the fullest expression of love and enjoy complete happiness on earth and hereafter.

• Dec 24, 2003 • 2 min read

Could God Prevent the Fall?

Therefore, He could foresee the possibility of Adam's Fall.

• Dec 23, 2003 • 7 min read

Adam's Family

Both humans and angels are spiritual beings created for eternity.

• Dec 23, 2003 • 6 min read

Noah's Family

Noah was a descendant of Seth, the third son of Adam.

• Dec 23, 2003 • 5 min read

The Effects of the Fall

If Adam and Eve had reached maturity, God would have blessed them in marriage.

• Dec 23, 2003 • 3 min read

Abraham's Family

It was not until the appearance of Abraham that all the necessary conditions were met.

• Dec 23, 2003 • 8 min read

Jacob and Esau

If Abraham had succeeded in his first offering, then Ishmael, Abraham's first son by Hagar, and Isaac would have been in the positions of Cain and Abel.

• Dec 23, 2003 • 12 min read

The Motivation of the Fall of Lucifer

The motives behind Lucifer's fall were, first, his desire to dominate Adam and Eve, which was derived from his pride and jealousy, and, secondly, his impulse of love toward Eve.

• Dec 23, 2003 • 1 min read

Moses

In expanding the course of restoration from the family level to the tribal and national levels, the central figure was Moses.

• Dec 22, 2003 • 15 min read

The Birth of Christ

The life and death of Jesus Christ have presented unfathomable questions.

• Dec 22, 2003 • 6 min read

Restoration in the Old Testament

Because Adam and Eve fell, the Principle of Creation was left unfulfilled.

• Dec 22, 2003 • 2 min read

The Doctrine of God

Most people who believe in God do so because that is what they have been taught.

• Apr 19, 1983 • 25 min read

An introduction to theology

The Doctrine of Man

According to Gen. 1:26, 5: 1 and 9:6, God created man in the divine image.

• Apr 19, 1983 • 10 min read

The Authority of the Bible

During the Reformation, the Protestants criticized the doctrines and practices of the Catholic Church, claiming the superior authority of the scriptures.

• Mar 21, 1983 • 4 min read

An introduction to theology

Revelation

Revelation originates from a personal relationship, an I-Thou relationship. It therefore involves persons, not ideas.

• Mar 20, 1983 • 6 min read

God and the World

Providence is God's continuing relationship to our world.

• Mar 19, 1983 • 18 min read

Christology

Christology from below starts with Jesus of Nazareth

• Mar 18, 1983 • 20 min read

The Holy Spirit

According to the creeds of Nicaea and Chalcedon, the Holy Spirit is divine, consubstantial, and equal to the Father and Son.

• Mar 17, 1983 • 6 min read

The Doctrine of the Trinity

Since Christians believe in the Trinity, they say that they have a distinctive doctrine of God.

• Mar 16, 1983 • 6 min read

Hamartiology

The biblical term for sin is hamartia, meaning to miss the mark.

• Mar 15, 1983 • 13 min read

Salvation and Atonement

There is no authoritative dogma about how Christ's work should be understood.

• Mar 14, 1983 • 14 min read

Was the Cross necessary?

According to most Christians, Jesus expected to die when he decided to go to Jerusalem. He told his disciples to expect the bridegroom to be taken away.

• Mar 13, 1983 • 6 min read

An introduction to theology

Conversion and New Life

Salvation is described in theology as the process of man's repentance, conversion, justification, sanctification, and regeneration.

• Mar 12, 1983 • 7 min read

Ecclesiology

The Doctrine of the Church Paul Minear, in his book Images of the Church in the New Testament, states that the New Testament explains the church in about 100 different metaphors and figures of speech.

• Mar 11, 1983 • 13 min read