Claim. true-parents do not merely teach a new ethic; they give rebirth to humanity by rectifying false lineage, false life, and false love at their root.
Elaboration. SMM states the mission in three matched corrections: “What should true parents accomplish? They must put right the false lineage, which is the root of the satanic world, rectify the false life, and straighten the false path of love” (2.1. Who are True Parents?, 169-37, 1987.10.4). Rebirth is therefore structural rather than experiential: “You were born of the lineage of false parents, driven away from God, and have no connection to true parents. Therefore, in order to free yourselves from this lineage, you must stamp it out and uproot it” (ibid, 22-271, 1969.5.4). The engrafting metaphor recurs: “your roots are different. … A new root must begin from true parents, and new trunk and branches must also grow from them, which can then be used for engrafting” (ibid, 164-155, 1987.5.10). The implication is that True Parents are not optional spiritual mentors but the ontological condition of restoration.
See also. true-parents, true-love