Claim. In the Completed Testament Age, members enter a literal three-generation household with God as the grandparent, True Parents as parents, and themselves as the first children — a relationship inherited through obedience and tradition rather than mere belief.
Elaboration. SMM frames the True-Parents-and-member bond as a domestic fact, not a metaphor: “True Parents are in the position of the grandparents. They are also in the position of your mother and father, living with you, and you are in the position of the first child… three generations will be living together” (1.1. Becoming the sons and daughters of True Parents, 131-97, 1984.4.16). The corollary is that everything must be done in consultation: “Everything that you do must involve the Parents. You must consult them in making decisions” (ibid, 44-173, 1971.5.6). The cost is total alignment — “You are not to live according to your own wishes but according to my words, and follow the path that I am walking… I have abandoned my family and parents to walk this path. This is what you also must do” (ibid, 49-214, 1971.10.10). The bond is purchased in blood: “You were bought with my blood and sweat. You were bought with my own flesh and blood” (ibid, 11-164, 1961.7.20). Membership is therefore not a label but a lineage adoption with full filial obligations.
See also. true-parents, lineage