The Work of Renewing Heaven and Earth:
Cheonjigongsa

To truly understand Jeung-san Sangjenim—the earthly incarnation of God, the Ruler of the Universe—we must understand His mission on earth. As described earlier, history has unfolded under the Early Heaven’s principle of sanggeuk (“mutual conflict” or “mutual restraint”). This pervasive conflict produced deep resentment and grief in both the human and spirit realms, eventually maturing into a disorder that threatened heaven and earth at the threshold of the Later Heaven. Because Sangjenim descended with a mission of healing, He appeared as a healer in human form, declaring to a disciple, “I am one who heals” (Dojeon 3:102:15).

Beyond restoring the diseased realms of humanity and spirits, Sangjenim also came to prepare humanity for a safe passage through the tribulations of the Autumn Gaebyeok—so that humankind might not only survive but ultimately establish the Paradise of Immortality. He carried out these three great purposes—the healing of the world, the provision of a path through Gaebyeok, and the founding of the Later Heaven world—through a sacred work known as Cheonjigongsa (“the renewal of heaven and earth”).

Cheonjigongsa was both God’s gift to humanity and the life work of His earthly incarnation, Jeung-san Sangjenim. The principles He employed to heal and renew the world—returning to the origin, requiting benevolence, resolving bitterness and grief, and sangsaeng (“mutual life-giving”)—are also teachings meant to be practiced in our own lives for personal healing and renewal.