-The Fatherhood of God the Father and the Fatherhood of Christ Jesus – Differentiated

( 2:1 ) The Fatherhood of God the Father and the Fatherhood of Christ Jesus - Differentiated

The Biblical framework, assumption and reality of the fatherhood of God the Father are as follows:

( 2:1a ) The fatherhood of God the Father is in the framework of the infinitely perfect kinship interpersonal relationship of the three ( 3 ) Members- Persons of the Biblical Trinity ( Matthew 28:19; John 14:26; 15:26; 16:7-15 ). This infinitely perfect kinship relationship of the Three Members- Persons of the Biblical Trinity is set up only upon the  agreement of the three Persons that one of them will be the Father and one of them will be the only Begotten Son of the Father ( Psalm 2:7; Hebrews 1:5 ) and one of them will be the Eternal Spirit ( Hebrews 9:14; 13:20 ).

( 2:1b ) The fatherhood of God the Father is assumed by Him upon His being the purposer of everything in all of reality ( Ephesians 3:11 ). However, the Eternal Purpose of God the Father IS only realized from, on, in, through, with, to and for God the Son, Christ Jesus, because the latter is not only the SINGULAR, PERSONAL and DIRECTLY SELF- REVEALING ABSOLUTE ALPHA, BEGINNING and FIRST ( Revelation 1:8, 17-18; 22:12-13 ) but Christ is also the POWER/ABILITY and the WISDOM of God ( I Corinthians 1:24 ). For the Son, Christ Jesus, is the true Personal POWER/ABILITY and WISDOM of God and not the figurative/metaphorical feminine or “she- wisdom” referred to in Proverbs chapter 8.

( 2:1c ) The reality of the fatherhood of God the Father is Biblically revealed in that although God the Father, vis a vis all of creation, is invisible ( I Timothy 6:16 ) and not directly approachable ( I Timothy 6:16; John 14:6; Hebrews 7:25 ) neither Personally knowable ( Matthew 11:27 ) yet since He is not only of the same essence/kind/class of being with that of God the Son ( John 5:18; Philippians 2:5-6 ) but because God the Son, Christ Jesus Himself, is also the exact copy or replica of God the Father not only in words ( John 14:10-11 ) and works or doings ( John 5:19 ) but even in Person                  ( Colossians 1:15; Hebrews 1:2-3; John 14:9 ), so in this sense the Eternal Son ( I John 5:20; Hebrews 1:8-12; 13:8; John 8:58 ) is the only begotten God and/or Son ( John 1:1, 14, 18; 3:16, 18 ).

( 2:2 ) The Fatherhood Of The Almighty Lord God The Son, Christ Jesus, Is Other Than But Complementary To The Fatherhood Of God The Father

( 2:2a ) Christ Jesus, the Almighty Lord God The Son, Is The Everlasting Father Of All Things Which He Has Made

Since Christ Jesus, the Almighty Lord God the Son being the TRUE God and Eternal Life ( I John 5:20 ) from Everlasting ( Micah 5:2 ) to Everlasting ( Hebrews 13:8; 1:8-12; Psalms 90:1-2 ), is not only prior to ( Colossians 1:17 ) and above/beyond ( John 3:31 ) all things but He is also the Beginning ( Revelation 1:8 ), the creator- maker ( Colossians 1:16; John 1:1-3, 10; Hebrews 3:3-4 ) and the integrator- upholder- sustainer                  ( Colossians 1:17; Hebrews 1:2-3; Acts 17:25 ) of all things, and, thus He is the INITIATOR- INVENTOR- FOUNDER of all things, therefore, in the foregoing sense the Almighty Lord God the Son, Christ Jesus, IS the Everlasting/Eternal Father of the entire creation. Or, the Lord God the Son is the Father of Eternity to all of Creation.

( 2:2b ) Christ Jesus, the Almighty Lord God the Son Is The One Who Gave Humankind The Capability To Appropriate Eternity In The Human Heart/Spirit.

The Trinity agreed among themselves to make man IN their ( plural ) IMAGE ( singular ) after their ( plural ) LIKENESS ( singular ) ( Genesis 1:26 ). Thus, God the Father and God the Son and God the Holy Spirit have only ONE or A SINGLE IMAGE and LIKENESS. It is this SINGLE IMAGE or LIKENESS who SINGULARLY actually undertook, performed and accomplished the creation, foundation and making of the heavens, earth and all things ( Genesis 1:31; 2:2-3, 8, 18, 22; 3:11, 15, 24; Exodus 20:1-2, 5, 11; Colossians 1:16; John 1:3, 10; Hebrews 1:8-12 ), including the formation, constitution and making of the humankind into the male and female forms. Of course, Christ Jesus, the Almighty Lord God the Son, who Himself SINGULARLY actually undertook ( Hebrews 1:8-12, 2-3; Genesis 1:31; Hebrews 3:3-4 ), performed ( John 1:1-3, 10; I Corinthians 8:6; Genesis 1:31; 2:2-3, 8, 18, 22; Exodus 20:1-2, 5, 11 ) and accomplished ( Colossians 1:16; John 1:3, 10; Hebrews 1:8-12 ) the creation, foundation and making of the heavens, the earth and all things, is the IMAGE ( exact copy/replica ) of the invisible God the Father ( Colossians 1:15; John 1:18; 5:37; 6:44-46; I Timothy 6:16 ). All of those who are stubbornly refusing to confess that Christ Jesus, the Almighty Lord God the Son, Himself is the ONE who has SINGULARLY undertaken, performed and accomplished the creation, foundation and making of all things are not living according to every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God ( Matthew 4:4 ) because they do not agree with the Holy Scriptures revealing, teaching and claiming that the UNDERTAKER, PERFORMER/DOER and ACCOMPLISHER of the creation, foundation and making of all things IS a SINGLE PERSON ( note the singular personal pronouns “HE” in Genesis 1:27, 31; 2:2-3, 8, 22, “I” in Genesis 2:18, and “HIM” in John 1:3, 10; Colossians 1:16 ) and that SINGULAR PERSON is not God the Father neither is it God the Holy Spirit. For it is NONE other than the Almighty Lord God the Son Himself who SINGULARLY made Adam/humankind in HIS IMAGE and after HIS LIKENESS ( Genesis 1:27 ). It is HE , viz. the LORD God the Son, who formed Adam/humankind from the dust of the earth and breathed into ( put into ) Adam/humankind the breath/spirit of life and Adam/humankind became a living soul        ( Genesis 2:7-8 ). It is the LORD God the Son Himself who made humankind into the male and female forms ( Genesis 1:27; Genesis 2:7-8, 18-22 ); Christ Jesus, the Almighty Lord God the Son who stretched out the heavens and founded the earth (Hebrews 1:8-12)  , is the ONE who formed the spirit of man within man ( Zechariah 12:1-2 ). Since in the Bible the human spirit is the figurative human heart ( Deuteronomy 6:4-5; I Thessalonians 5:23; Hebrews 4:12; Jeremiah 17:9; Matthew 5:8, 28; 6:21; 12:34; 13:15, 19; 15:8, 18-19; 22:37; Mark 16:14 ) and since Christ Jesus, the Almighty Lord God the Son Himself, is the one who formed the human spirit ( the figurative human heart) within man, and also since it is this Christ Jesus who made the human spirit/the figurative human heart capable of appropriating the boundless/infinite/eternal, and, it is also this Christ Jesus who planted eternity in the heart of man ( Ecclesiastes 3:11 ), therefore, in this sense Christ Jesus, the Almighty Lord God the Son is the Implanter/Father of Eternity or the Everlasting Father to every spirit, whether that of an angel ( Psalms 148:1-6 ) or that of humankind ( Zechariah 12:1 ) which He has created- made- formed.

( 2:2c ) Christ Jesus, the Almighty Lord God the Son, Himself Is The Spiritual Father Of His Created Persons And Adherents

( 2:2c.1 ) Christ Jesus, the Almighty Lord God the Son and the Creator- maker of Adam   ( Genesis 1:27, 31; 2:1-8, 18, 20-22; 3:8-17, 23-24; 5:1-2 ) and of the angels ( Psalm 148:1-6 ) is the ONE who originally gave Adam and all the angels, in their respective sinless and holy states, the right, capabilities and opportunity to be the sons of God ( Job 1:6-12; 2:1-6; Luke 3:38 ). As the creator- maker of  angels and of humankind and as the IMAGE or EXACT COPY of God the Father, in which IMAGE humankind was made       ( Genesis 1:27; Colossians 1:15 ) and as the ONE who gave the angels and humankind the right, capabilities and opportunity to be sons of God, therefore, Christ Jesus is their creator- maker- norm/exemplar and spiritual life- giver or father ( II Corinthians 6:16-18; Revelation 21:1-7; Matthew 9:1-8; Mark 2:1-12 ).

( 2:2c.2 ) To all of the sinful humankind who have renounced all of their sins and in turn adhered to Christ Jesus, the Almighty Lord God the Son, by submitting, committing, subjecting, conforming, and devoting all of their all to the said Christ Jesus, it is this Christ Jesus who is their spiritual father because of the following Christological Teachings According to the Bible:

[ 1 ] They are saved ( Acts 4:12 ), sanctified ( I Corinthians 1:1-2; 6:11 ) and kept ( Acts 15:14-18; Revelation 2:13; Revelation 22:3-5; Jude 1; Colossians 3:17 ) IN the Name of Jesus;

[ 2 ] They received, possess and enjoy Eternal Life by believing INTO the NAME and the Person of Jesus, the Almighty Lord God the Son ( I John 5:20, 9-13 );

[ 3 ] Upon believing into, through and in the Name and Person of Jesus their sins are forgiven them ( Luke 24:47; I John 2:12; Acts 10:43 ) and consequently Jesus has given them not only the right to become the sons of God ( John 1:12; Matthew 9:1-8; Mark 2:1-12 ), freedom from condemnation ( John 3:18; I Corinthians 6:11 ) and miraculous enablements ( Mark 16:17-18 ) but He also gave them even His very own Eternal Life      ( John 20:31; I John 5:13; John 10:10 ) plus the GUARANTY that He, i.e. Jesus Himself, will do whatever they ask HIM IN His Name ( John 14:13-14; I John 5:13-15 ).
Thus Christ Jesus, the Almighty Lord God the Son is the spiritual father of all the created persons who are truly adhering to Him since they have committed their all in His Name   ( Colossians 3:17 ) and unto His Person ( Colossians 3:23-25; Matthew 10:39-40; Mark 10:27-30 ) so that thereupon He has actually become their Salvation, Eternal Life, Everlasting Glory and ALL in all. That is why even in the new heavens and new earth although the true ( real, right, faithful ) Covenant People of ( from, on, in, through, with, to and for ) Christ Jesus will voluntarily function as His servants ( John 12:26; Colossians 3:23-25; Revelation 22:3-5 ) yet it is this Christ Jesus, their God, who has adopted them as His sons ( Revelation 21:1-7 ). For it is Jesus who gave them the RIGHT to become sons of God ( John 1:12-13 ).

Author:  Rev. Edilberto C. Medina

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