Spiritual Growth and Maturity
It starts with milk – which is major theme in the early apostle’s teachings. Let’s take a look: Peter: 1 Pet. 2:1-3 [NIV] 1Therefore, rid yourselves of all malice and all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander of every kind. 2Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in […]
The Symbolism of Communion
Spiritual food and water is only available by the Holy Spirit. This is what John the Apostle and Jesus Himself testified: John 7:37-39 [NIV] 37On the last and greatest day of the Feast (of Tabernacle), Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink. 38Whoever […]
He is Our Spiritual Bread and Water
Jesus Christ is our manna from heaven, and water from the rock. Read his own words: John 6:26-35 [NIV] 26Jesus answered, “I tell you the truth, you are looking for me, not because you saw miraculous signs but because you ate the loaves and had your fill. 27Do not work for food that spoils, but […]
Lesson in the Wilderness
God intended to teach the Israelites a lesson in the wilderness. This is explicitly stated by Moses: Deut. 8:2-5 [NIV] 2Remember how the LORD your God led you all the way in the desert these forty years, to humble you and to test you in order to know what was in your heart, whether or […]
Life of Spiritual Man
Now, we can grasp most of the elements of the life of the Spiritual man. The seed is the Life of Christ, offered as the Gift from God, the Father. The seed is sown in our natural life, and nurtured and educated by the Holy Spirit. But we are not fully released into the spiritual […]
Spiritual Life
In the former chapters, we mentioned that God created everything both visible and invisible through Christ, His Son. And that when Adam sinned, Man was “cast out” of the invisible, spiritual world into the visible physical world. We will call this life the life of Natural Man. However, as we are born again through our […]
Questions for Review – Sonship
Can the Father and Son relationship in the Godhead be compared with that of an earthly father and son relationship? What is the biggest difference? Do you have any further observations of the differences of an orphan and a son? Please expound on them a little. Obviously the Holy Spirit interacted with men in the […]
Specific Scripture: Son and Orphan
John 14:15-19 [NIV] 15″If you love me, you will obey what I command. 16And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Counselor to be with you forever- 17the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives […]
Scripture Specific to Sonship and Its “History”
God’s perfect desire is to raise you as His beloved son (no gender implied) that He can impart all love, grace, power, and responsibility to you. This has always been His plan. He placed Adam and Eve in the Garden and gave them His image with the desire to grow them into His likeness, that […]
The Father’s Business
As we are first adopted back into the Family of God, we begin to fellowship with Him as a son with his father. We will live in His love, security and provision. But more than this, the Father will begin to teach us and impart His Likeness to us. The Father’s heart is to have […]
