Chapter 1

God

Humanityand

universe

Principle

Causal Reality

Result

Section 1

The dual Characteristics of God and the Created Universe

1.1 The Dual Characteristics of God

(1)How we can know

The divine nature of the invisible God ?

Character ofan artist

Works of art Creation

Nature ofGod

Rom.1:20

Invisible

Visible

(2) Common elements in the natural world

Entity

Entity

A

B

Yang

Yin

Internal nature(Inner quality)

External form (Outer form)

Dual Characteris-tics

DualCharacteris-tics

God

God

(Original) Yang

(Original) Yin

OriginalInternal nature

OriginalExternal form

Dual Characteris-tics

DualCharacteris-tics

First Cause

First Cause

(3) Relationship betweenGod’s original Internal nature and external form, and God’s original Yang and Yin

OriginalInternalNature

OriginalExternalForm

OriginalYang

OriginalYang

OriginalYin

OriginalYin

(4) God is:

• Harmonious Union of original internal nature and original external form

• Harmonious union of masculinity and femininity

• Subject partner of internal nature and masculinity towards the universe

Principle of creation

Symbol

Imag

e

God

Invisible Subject Partner

Substantial object partner

Human Beings

All Things

OriginalInternal nature

Originalexternal form

+ -

+ -

+ -

+ -

+ -

+ -Internalnature

Externalform

Internalnature

Externalform

Section 2

Universal Prime Energy, Give and Take Action, and

the Four Position Foundation

God

2.1 Universal Prime Energy

Created Beings

• Creator• Absolute reality• Eternal Self-existent

Exist

Universal PrimeEnergy

Fundamentalenergy

Origin ofAll energy

EternalSelf-existentAbsolute

2.2 Give and Take Action

God(U.P.E.)

SubjectElement

ObjectElement

Forces

Universal Prime Energy

Common base

Interaction

Forces for the entityExistMultiplyAct

2.2 The Four Position Foundation Which Realizes the Three Object Purpose through Origin-Division-Union Action

God

SubjectPartner

ObjectPartner

Union

2.3.1 Origin-Division-Union Action

Origin

Division

Union

2.3.2 Three object purpose

God

Subject Object

Union

Subject

Union God

Object

Object

God Union

Subject

Union

Object Subject

God

Communion of three object partners

(Origin)

God

SubjectPartner

ObjectPartner

Union

Fulfillment of the three object purpose

God

SubjectPartner

ObjectPartner

Union

Origin

Division

Union

2.3.3 The Four Position Foundation

1. Root of the principle of three stages

2. Root of the number twelve

3. Fundamental foundation of goodness

4. Fundamental foundation for life

Eternal purpose of creation

Section 3

The Purpose of Creation

3.1 The purpose of the creation of the Universe

God

Creations

Delight

Object partnersOf goodness

Gen. 1:4-31

3.2 Good object Partners for the Joy of God

S.P.

O.P.

God

Intangible - Substantial Kingdom of heaven: Good O.P.

Externalform

Internalnature

OriginalInternalNature

OriginalExternalForm

God’s three blessings

God

Mind Body

Indivi-dual

God

Husband Wife

Children

God

HumanBeings

NaturalWorld

Creation

Individual FPF Family FPF FPF of dominion

Section 4

Original Value

4.1 The Process and Standard for the Determination of Original Value

God

SubjectPartner

ObjectPartner

Union

Absolute Being

AbsoluteOriginal value

Section 5

The Process of the Creation of the Universe and Its

Growing Period

5.1 The Process of the Creation of the Universe

God

Universe

Six OrderedPeriods in theCreation process

Time Six Days(Gen. 1)

5.2 The Growing Period of the Creation

Perfection

Creation

GrowingPeriod

Evening

Morning

“One day”(Gen. 1:5)

Perfection

Creation

5.2.1 The three ordered stages of the growing period

IndividualPerfection

HumanBeings

Purpose ofCreation

FallenPeople

Completion

Growth

Formation

Fall

GrowingPeriod

Perfection

All things

5.2.2 The realm of Indirect Dominion

Perfection

HumanBeings

GrowingPeriod

Principle

Principle

HumanResponsibility

+IndirectDominion

Dominion byPrincipleAccomplish-ments

5.2.3 The realm of Direct Dominion

God

SubjectPartner

ObjectPartner

Union

Direct Dominion:Purpose ofGoodness realized

Realm ofperfection

Section 6

The Incorporeal Worldand the Corporeal World

Whose Center is Human Being

6.1 The Incorporeal World and the Corporeal World as substantial realities

CMind

Body

Universe

In-Corporeal

world

CorporealWorld

Subject Partner

Object Partner

God

OSMOS

Spirit1. Ruler

2. Mediator and center of Harmony

3. Substantial encapsulation

Body

HumanBeings

Physical world(Corporeal world)

6.2 The Position of Human Beings in the Cosmos

Spiritual world(Incorporeal world)

6.3 The Reciprocal Relationship between the Physical Self and the Spirit Self

6.3.1 The Structure and Functions of the Physical Self

PhysicalBody

Sp.Mind

Ph.Mind

Spirit self

Physical self

Becomes good

Becomes evil

Good conduct

Evil conduct

Spiritual Body

6.3.1 The Structure and Functions of the Spirit Self

Spiritself

Physicalself

SpiritBody

PhysicalBody

Spiritmind

Physicalmind

• Grows and reaches perfection• Becomes good• Decides own heaven and hell