Claim. Ownership of God’s Kingdom comes only after one becomes a filial child, then a patriot, then a saint, then a family of divine sons and daughters; only after forming a true family at each level can one become an owner.

Elaboration. SMM lays out the ladder of standing: “You can speak of becoming the owners of God’s Kingdom only after becoming filial sons and daughters. Following that, you become patriots, saints, and lastly families of divine sons and daughters, namely true families. Only when you have formed true families can you become owners of the Kingdom of Heaven” (CSG 15.4 §5, 400-204, 2003.1.1). The principle expands family-out: “Not just you alone, but your whole families should practice filial piety. Then your families should become filial families of patriots, saints and divine sons and daughters. In such a position, you need to become the representatives of the owner, not lacking in any way as the princes and princesses who will inherit kingship from the individual level to the cosmic level” (406-316, 2003.3.12). The ownership category is therefore earned, not granted; Cheon Il Guk’s owners are those who have completed the ladder, not those who merely registered.

See also. csg-eight-stages-of-purity-define-citizenship-of-cheon-il-guk