Fatherhood of God
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· 3 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 one God, the Father, from whom are all things and for whom we exist, and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things and through whom we exist.
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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
Father of the fatherless and protector of widows
is God in his holy habitation.
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He disciplines and corrects
He disciplines and corrects
Know then in your heart that, as a man disciplines his son, 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 behold, a voice from heaven said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.”
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Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to 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
With weeping they shall come,
and with pleas for mercy I will lead them back,
I will make them walk by brooks of water,
in a straight path in which they shall not stumble,
for I am a father to Israel,
and Ephraim is my firstborn.
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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
Pray then like this:
“Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name.
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He adopts believers into his family
He adopts believers into his family
But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God, who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but 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
You therefore must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
Unity: one Father means one family
Unity: one Father means one family
eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. There is one body and one Spirit—just as you were called to the one hope that belongs to your call— 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
and if children, then heirs—heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, provided we suffer with him in order that we may also be glorified with him.
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Submission: believers are to revere the Father
Submission: believers are to revere the Father
And if you call on him as Father who judges impartially according to each one’s deeds, conduct yourselves with fear throughout the time of your exile,
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