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* [http://eagle-rock.org/index.php/Divine_Principle#Principles_of_restoration Divine Principle, section Principles of restoration] | * [http://eagle-rock.org/index.php/Divine_Principle#Principles_of_restoration Divine Principle, section Principles of restoration] | ||
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Revision as of 07:45, 3 March 2012
The concept of Home Church was introduced by Rev. Sun Myung Moon [1]. Home Church is a dispensation, an act of grace given by God, which became possible upon fulfillment in God's Providence of Restoration.
Home Church, in short, can be seen as religion practiced with the home as center. The 'home' is the house of a family, ideally harmonized in love between the parents and children, ancestors and descendants. Home Church is meant to pass on this family experience of love to other homes. As such, Home Church serves as the essential practicing of religion, both to develop ourselves in love for God and man and to spread this love to the world.
In my own essays about Home Church, i sometimes use the word 'Home Religion,' whereby the same is meant but while the word 'church' has connotations with Christianity, 'religion' is more universal. (JE)
A series of articles written by John Eagles and various.
Articles
- Temple building and temple training are elements of Home Church. You can find articles about this topic in Divine Principle, section Principles of restoration
Title & link Photo First lines of article Date written Media Protection by three archangels 
Imagine yourself as a point in space with around you a sphere of energy. We are all related to people around us and as a spiritual being we are also related to other spiritual beings. Angels were the most important spiritual beings before man existed. The energy sphere around you in the spiritual existence is influenced by the energy spheres of other beings to whom we relate. May 14, 2007 Original religion and organized religion 
The world is full with organized religions. What is their value? To measure their merit, we need to have an idea of what religion originally should be. Then we can compare organized religion with original religion. May 21, 2007 Our home can be a spiritually protected Temple 
How we feel, what we think, much of it is determined by the spiritual environment around us. Spiritual beings, be they people or angels, have their thoughts and feelings and desires. They can project this mentally onto us. Sept. 9, 2009 Testimony of Home Church in a school environment 
I believe Home Church to be a magical tool, a divine inspiration that being practiced can totally transform our own lives and those of others. Although Home Church traditionally is done in an environment of 360 homes, because the principles are universal, Home Church can be applied in many situations. Dec. 11, 2009 Training in the home 
The normal order of education is that we first grow up to a mature individual. It means that as an adult we know how to live life as an individual, without the need of supervision by parents and elders. In an internal sense, that maturity means that we do what is good, that we know how to follow God's will in each situation. April 10, 2011
