Fatherhood of God (2)
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· 5 viewsPrimarily signifying God’s paternal relationship to Jesus Christ, the term also refers to God’s fatherly relationship to his creation, especially to believers as the “children of God”.
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Aspects of the fatherhood of God
Aspects of the fatherhood of God
He is the Creator and provider
He is the Creator and provider
yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom all things came and for whom we live; and there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came and through whom we live.
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He shows love and compassion
He shows love and compassion
“When Israel was a child, I loved him,
and out of Egypt I called my son.
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He exercises his providence and care
He exercises his providence and care
A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows,
is God in his holy dwelling.
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He disciplines and corrects
He disciplines and corrects
Know then in your heart that as a man disciplines his son, so the Lord your God disciplines you.
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God as the Father of Jesus Christ
God as the Father of Jesus Christ
And a voice from heaven said, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.”
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Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
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God is the father of Israel
God is the father of Israel
He cares for his covenant people
He cares for his covenant people
They will come with weeping;
they will pray as I bring them back.
I will lead them beside streams of water
on a level path where they will not stumble,
because I am Israel’s father,
and Ephraim is my firstborn son.
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He is the father of the kings of Israel
He is the father of the kings of Israel
This description of God’s fatherhood involves the maintenance of a special relationship between God and David’s descendants, which ultimately includes Jesus Christ.
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God is the father of Christian believers
God is the father of Christian believers
He has an intimate relationship with believers
He has an intimate relationship with believers
“This, then, is how you should pray:
“ ‘Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
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He adopts believers into his family
He adopts believers into his family
Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God—children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God.
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The fatherhood of God has implications for the church
The fatherhood of God has implications for the church
Character: children are to reproduce the Father’s likeness
Character: children are to reproduce the Father’s likeness
Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
Unity: one Father means one family
Unity: one Father means one family
Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called; one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.
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Status: believers are related to Jesus Christ
Status: believers are related to Jesus Christ
For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother.”
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Inheritance: believers are heirs of the Father’s kingdom
Inheritance: believers are heirs of the Father’s kingdom
Now if we are children, then we are heirs—heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in his sufferings in order that we may also share in his glory.
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Submission: believers are to revere the Father
Submission: believers are to revere the Father
Since you call on a Father who judges each person’s work impartially, live out your time as foreigners here in reverent fear.
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