Bullet Point 7 : God will save us from Satan (misses the mark)

Bullet Point 7 (of 12): God will save us from Satan – misses the mark. Since we, mankind, (first human ancestors) invited Satan in, it is ‘we the people’, not God, who will need to invite Satan out. This is a fundamental understanding that we need to fully engage with; and take charge of, and completely fulfill, our (human) portion of responsibility in complete alignment with God.

The Principles of Restoration - exacting, and thorough - have been used by God consistently, as recorded in the Bible, since the terrible event of the Fall of Man until the 2nd Advent of Christ. Without understanding this we’re going to miss the mark ourselves and not understand the purpose and value of our second stage of life right now. (Exposition of the Divine Principle (EotDP) part 2 ‘Introduction to Restoration’)
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The providence of restoration refers to God’s work to restore human beings to our original, unfallen state so that we may fulfill the purpose of creation. Human beings fell from the top of the growth stage and have been held under Satan’s dominion ever since. To restore human beings, God works to cut off Satan’s influence. We must have the original sin removed before we can sever Satan’s bonds and be restored to the state before the Fall. This is possible only when we are born anew through the Messiah, the True Parent. To explain further: we first need to go through a course to separate Satan from ourselves. We do this in order to restore ourselves in form to the spiritual level which Adam and Eve had reached before the Fall — the top of the growth stage. On this foundation, we are to receive the Messiah and be reborn, and thereby be fully restored to the original state of human beings before the Fall. Finally, by following the Messiah, we should continue our growth to maturity where we can fulfill the purpose of creation. 

Since the providence of restoration is God’s work of re-creation, which has as its goal the fulfillment of the purpose of creation, God works this providence in accordance with His Principle. In the course of the providence of restoration, this principle is called the Principle of Restoration. 

The record of how this providence of restoration has been accomplished is recorded in the Bible and can be verified by looking at EotDP part 2, chapter 1, which elucidates this. This will open a new aspect of your Bible which you may have missed before in the stories surrounding Adam’s, Noah’s and Abraham’s families. We do need to understand the Heart of God when He worked with past prophets and saints, the original purpose for which God called them, and the details of the providential missions with which He entrusted them.

Yet there is no one among fallen humanity who can become such an historical victor by his efforts alone. For this reason, we must understand all these things through Christ at the Second Advent, who comes to fulfill the providence of restoration. Moreover, when we believe in him, become one with him, and attend him in his work, we can stand in the position of having fulfilled horizontally with him the vertical indemnity conditions in the history of the providence of restoration.

The path which all past saints walked as they strove to fulfill God’s providential Will is the very path we must walk again today. Beyond that, we must continue on to the end of the path, even walking trails they left untrodden. Therefore, fallen people can never find the path that leads to life without understanding the particulars of the providence of restoration. Herein lies the reason why we must study the Principle of Restoration (EotDP part 2) in detail.

With that in mind, here’s an invitation to a Spring Seminar, March 18-20, at the beautiful Mountain Retreat in W. Virginia, USA. “Mission of the Messiah” and “True Parents in the Completed Testament Age” among the topics. Attend in person, or on-line. Looking forward to seeing you there. Let’s get real about God!

Andrew & Marie Derricutt