The letter with 13 questions which disappeared from this group and my comment
My dear brothers and sisters,
If you have read my recent reflections you know that I have been challenging members who are supporting Sanctuary Church to deal with fundamental errors in Hyung Jin Nim’s concepts and to help him to answer basic questions but so far my efforts have been in vain in respect to receiving a serious response. It turns out that both FFWPU and Sanctuary supporters are unwilling to offer clear answer concerning issues of new theologies which have been developed in recent years.
Let us first look at the following reality. A few days ago an invitation was sent by Family Church of New York announcing that on Wednesday, January 6th, 2016, Dr Jenkins will be speaking at 4 West 43rd Street, stating that, “He will be giving a forum on Hyung Jin Nim, FFWPU, and the Sanctuary Church. Please come and attend if you are interested. Thank you very much.” On the following day it was claimed: “There was a communication malfunction at the local New York City church. Michael Jenkins' talk is going to be about True Parents' course. He never intended to mention anything at all to do with His Majesty King Moon Hyung Jin of Cheon Il Guk, nor with Sanctuary Church.” How is it possible that it is announced that Rev. Jenkin’s will speak about a certain topic when he has no intentions to do so? How is such a ‘miscommunication’ possible?
Having heard about this event Richard Panzer suggested to Rev. Jenkins: “Dear Michael, I've just learned that you will be giving a ‘forum on Hyung Jin Nim, FFWPU, and the Sanctuary Church’ tomorrow at 7pm at 43rd street. Why not make this a forum where a real discussion can take place? Where you representing the Family Federation and I representing the Unification Sanctuary can have a respectful conversation about the important issues facing the Unification Movement and how best to carry on True Parents' legacy in America?”
Since Michael Jenkins chose not to respond, Richard drafted 13 questions to which all brothers and sisters who have been following True Parents during the past decades deserve a clear answer. You find them at the link:http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render…
Days have passed since these questions were put out in public for thousands of Unificationists to read but so far nobody from the side of FFWPU has come forward to even answer one of them. Why? The only plausible reason is that they do not have any answers because otherwise they would gladly offer them. This fact alone shows what a miserably poor level of taking responsibility is exhibited by the majority of leaders and members who ignore it or are unable to answer when challenged in fundamental points.
What about the side of Sanctuary Church supporters? Are they prepared to offer clear and logical answers to the questions which have been put in front of them? So far the overall reality does not look very positive in this respect. Let us start with what is their top priority at this time, the upcoming February 13, Blessing. I would like to ask the Sanctuary leaders to answer the following questions:
(1) Hyung Jin Nim knew already at the time of Father’s ascension that True Mother is not united with her husband – the first meeting to prepare the new version of Cheon Seong Gyeong took place already while Father was still alive on August 23, 2012. This fact became all the more clear in the months that followed. Why did he not speak out as international president and inform the worldwide membership at that time about what is going on in the Palace? As our main representative he had the responsibility to let us know what is actually happening.
(2) Why did he himself participate in the Foundation Day Blessing, drinking the holy wine offered at that time while knowing that it is invalid? Doing so brought him like everybody else under the dominion of the fallen archangel, as it is confirmed by Richard Panzer’s announcement: “True Father did not create the ‘Foundation Day’ holy wine. It was fake and therefore everybody receiving it did not become one with True Parents, but with the false parent, Satan...” In this way also Hyung Jin Nim had become one with Satan. How did he escape from that dominion so that he can now liberate others through the Blessing he is offering?
(3) Why does Hyung Jin Nim contradict himself without offering any explanation to clarify what is true? For example, he wrote on February 24, 2013 “We all crossed the finish line of the marathon we ran with True Father! I pray that many blessings may be upon you and your families as we all embark on ‘post-foundation-day’ life!” At that time he clearly recognized the validity of the Foundation Day Blessing having brought us beyond the finish line to the goal. And now he says that the Foundation Day Blessing is invalid, that the holy wine offered at that time was fake, etc. Are we to believe what Hyung Jin Nim wrote to all members in 2013 or what he is saying now concerning Foundation Day?
(4) Jesus said in Matthew 15:11, “What goes into someone's mouth does not defile them, but what comes out of their mouth, that is what defiles them.” How then is it possible that drinking the holy wine on Foundation Day defiled Blessed couples so that they came to stand in a position outside of the lineage established by True Father? Why does Hyung Jin Nim contradict such fundamental statements of Jesus by claiming that drinking a fake holy wine brought everybody under the dominion of Satan as their parent?
(5) Hyung Jin Nim claims that all Blessed couples need to return to Father’s authority through participating in his Blessing. What does it mean to be under Father’s authority? Unless this question is clearly explained for everyone to understand it is irrelevant to speak about returning to Father’s authority. Why does Hyung Jin Nim not offer logical explanations concerning such fundamental points?
(6) On which foundation does Hyung Jin Nim have the right to state, “After that date, First Generation couples will still be able to return to True Father's authority, but only on the condition that they perform the 40-separation and 3-day ceremony following the Blessing.”? Such claims are definitely invalid according to the points I have outlined in the previous paragraphs. This applies also to the request that blessed children need to receive the Holy Marriage Blessing for Returning to True Father's Authority by February 13, 2016.
(7) Why does Hyung Jin Nim set himself up as the one who decides whether Blessed children are considered to be Second Generation by stating that those in this category who were Blessed by True Mother on Foundation Day or later lose their status unless they attend his Blessing by February 13, 2016 because afterwards they can only attend one of his Blessings as First Generation couple? Who gave him the right to remove the status of being a Second Generation from blessed children if they do not fulfil the conditions he has set up to define who is in that position and who isn’t?
(8) Why has Hyung Jin Nim been ignoring the structure which Father has set up with National Messiahs directly under him? They have been addressed for many years in the second position after the continental directors and before national leaders in every official mail from the Korean Headquarters. Why did Hyung Jin Nim not address them for help when he saw the corruption in the Palace? He never reached out to them until today, ignoring like the FFWPU top leadership the central importance of National Messiahship. How can such behaviour which shows that Hyung Jin Nim does not unite with the foundation True Father has established be justified?
(9) Hyung Jin Nim says he waited for years before he broke his silence because the members would not understand. Why did he not at least try to speak to the around 120 mainly Western National Messiahs who shared with one another in the NM-list group (only for National Messiahs) about serious problems and issues in our Movement? In this way he would exclusively address National Messiahs who each has his or her own personal experiences with Korean leaders. At that time he was the international president. Whom did he represent? Brothers and sisters around the world. Who were their highest representatives under the continental presidents? National Messiahs. So why does he not respect the structure which True Father himself has set up?
(10) Why is Hyung Jin Nim not true to his own words? In one of his sermons in Korea in the early years of his public ministry he emphasized the importance of a leader having also people among his close supporters who disagree with him because otherwise the leader would lose sight of reality. Why does Hyung Jin Nim not respond when his contradictory theology is being challenged? I was told that he is reading my reflections and appreciates them, but he never responded to my critique of his concepts, which I also offered through close supporters around him.
(11) Hyung Jin Nim emphasizes that he is in a special position as Father’s representative based on the Korean term Daeshinja. Athttps://vimeo.com/150473261 you can hear Father say to all members, “You have received the right of succession as representatives of Heaven.” Father uses the word Daeshinja, which means that not only Hyung Jin Nim but we all are Heaven’s representatives and even represent God as Father explained on January 2, 1992 about our position: “I am a total representative of God.’ That is the true way of human rights. That is where true human value and dignity come from.” Should not therefore Hyung Jin Nim be humble in front of his fellow Unificationists who are just as well Father’s representatives and allow their voice also to be heard in his church at the time of giving sermons?
(12) Why does Hyung Jin Nim not act as a filial and loyal Daeshinja who has inherited his father’s heart? True Father said about himself: “Even if I were to begin my life all over again, the only thing I would leave behind me is the term ‘True Love.’” (August 11, 2011) That means Father only wanted to leave the term True Love behind at the time of his ascension, the True Love teaching which he has been advocating to the extent that this term appears on average on every page of his speeches which were translated into English whereas these centrally important words can hardly be found in Hyung Jin Nim’s sermons. Why does Hyung Jin Nim not share in depth about the True Love Principle which his Father has been emphasizing so much?
(13) At the beginning of his public ministry Hyung Jin Nim spoke a lot about transparency and accountability. Why does he not apply his own teaching to himself? He points to the fact that Father has crowned him as his successor, but Hyung Jin Nim is not prepared to lead a completely public life like his Father. He is not really accessible for brothers and sisters around the world whom he has been representing as international president of our Movement. Even when a couple of hundred Second Generation members signed an invitation letter for him to come to Europe at the time of True Mother’s visit Hyung Jin Nim did not respond to them with a clear explanation why he declined to accept their invitation.
Through his behaviour Hyung Jin Nim is saying that all these close to 300 brothers and sisters who signed this petition do not know the Will of God. His attitude: “I know it better than they. I know that it is not God’s Will for me to come to Europe and you have to accept that without any explanation from my side. I have more important things to do than to respond to your invitation for the sake of reconciliation between my Mother and myself.” I know that his followers think that their king has the right to behave in such a way because he is above all others and everybody has to unite with him and his opinion. He is the centre. If this is the case, should not the central figure show the highest standard of respect and at least explain why these hundreds of brothers and sisters are wrong in thinking that it is God’s Will for him to meet his Mother in a neutral surrounding outside of the Palace in the city of Vienna where many historic ‘peace treaties’ were signed. Even True Father himself emphasized the importance of Austria for the sake of bringing people together….
These 13 questions are only the starting point of many serious issues which need to be addressed concerning Hyung Jin Nim’s contradictory statements which he made in public. His teaching is not in line with what Father has been advocating, just as it is the case with the new theology propagated by FFWPU leaders. Both sides show that they are completely incompetent in respect to leading our Movement in the right direction. Unless they are prepared to offer clear and logical answers to all the fundamental questions addressed to them concerning their teaching and behaviour they are in no position whatsoever to be entrusted with positions of leadership in God’s work of guiding all humankind into the embrace of His Heart and Love.
Now it will become crystal clear where both Sanctuary Church as well as Family Federation supporters are standing in respect to having inherited the core of True Father’s legacy and to which extent their behaviour is in line with his teaching and the Divine Principle. Nobody can escape this final judgment by the Word, Personality and Heart because God’s eternal and unchanging Truth has been fully revealed.
Blessed is who focuses on the practice of True Love, evaluating any situation from this highest standpoint with the readiness to give logical answers which are fully in line with God’s True Love Principle which provides the key to resolve any issue.
Sincerely yours,
Nikolaus
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