Children of God - The Father

Romans 10:9-10
   That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.

     When a man or woman confesses with his or her mouth the Lord Jesus Christ and believes in his or her heart that God raised him from the dead [Romans 10:9-10], that person receives holy spirit within.  He or she is born again.  With God's holy spirit as seed within us, we are the sons and daughters of God.  We are God's children and He is Our Father.

1 Peter 1:22-23
   Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth [Romans 10:9-10] though the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:
   Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and aideth for ever.
   The first time you were born you were born the son or daughter of your natural father because his seed is in you.  When you obey the truth as presented in Romans 10:9-10, God places His incorruptible seed in you and you are born again - this time with spiritual seed from God.  This makes God your Father.   Before the day of Pentecost believers were servants of God, the blood line of Israel, and they referred to God as Jehovah, Yahweh (YHWH), "the God of Abraham" or other such titles.  Only Jesus Christ, the only begotten son of God, could rightfully call God his Father.  The truth regarding our sonship and the father/son relationship we have with Him today can only be found in the epistles written to the church after the day of Pentecost.  In these seven church epistles you see God referred to as Our Father rather than Yahweh or Jehovah.

Romans 1:7
  To all that be in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Corinthians 1:3
  Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

2 Corinthians 1:2
  Grace be to you and peace from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

Galatians 1:3-4
  Grace be to you and peace from God the Father, and from our Lord Jesus Christ,
  Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father:

Ephesians 1:2
  Grace be to you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

Philippians 1:2
  Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

Colossians 1:2
  To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ which are at Colosse: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Thessalonians 1:1
  Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians which is in God the Father and in the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.

2 Thessalonians 1:1-2
  Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:
  Grace unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Sons of God

Romans 8:15-17
   For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but the ye have received the Spirit of adoption [sonship], whereby we cry, Abba [daddy], Father.   [Aramaic reads: Father my Father]
The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God: And if children, then heirs, heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.

Galatians 4:4-7
   But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law, To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons [sonship]. And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba [daddy], Father.  [Aramaic reads: Father my Father]

   Abba is an Aramaic word. It means "father" and is used as we use the more personal term "daddy." The translators left the Aramaic in the Greek translation. However, in the Aramaic translation Abba occurs twice and is rightly translated as Father my Father.

We are not servants as believers were in the Old Testament.  We are born again sons with holy spirit in us.  We are able to have a father/son relationship with God.  We can approach Him and call Him "daddy" because He IS our Father in truth.

1 Corinthians 2:9-12
   But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.
   But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.
   For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God.
   Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God.

   The greatness of that which God has prepared for us was not made known to man before it was revealed to the Apostle Paul.  We can know the deep things of God because we have His gift of holy spirit born in us.  Today, we can walk and talk with God our Father.

 Ephesians 1:4-5
   According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:
   Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children [sonship] by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,

  The words "adoption of children" are the Greek word huiothesia from huios meaning "son" and tithemi meaning "to place." God made us His sons not by "adoption" but by placing His holy spirit in us. God is our Father and we are His children.  Now, we can truly fellowship via spirit with our loving heavenly Father.

Philippians 2:13-15
   For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.
   Do all things without murmurings and disputings:
   That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world;

   This is the real greatness of our father/son relationship.  It is God at work in you to will and do His good pleasure.  When we walk in light of God in us we shine as lights in this dark world.  We let the world see "the sons of God!"

1 John 3:1-2
  Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.
  Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.

   Our sonship is not a future thing.  Beloved NOW are we the sons of God and we call God OUR FATHER!

Spiritual Warfare - "Our Spiritual Competition"! Part 2. Confusing The Enemy!!

       

Spiritual Warfare - "Our Spiritual Competition"! Part 2.

                                       CONFUSING THE ENEMY!!
Do you ever feel like you can’t quite put your finger on what’s going on in your situation? The circumstances seem daunting and the future looks bleak.
Guess what?? We need to remember that we are engaged in a spiritual battle and that the enemy is looking for opportunities to infiltrate and seize the victory!
Jesus came to declare who His Father was and to destroy the works of the devil.

John 1:18 (GOD’S WORD Translation)
No one has ever seen God. God’s only Son, the one who is closest to the Father’s heart, has made him known.
I John 3:8 (New American Standard) 
the one who practices sin is of the devil; for the devil has sinned from the beginning. The Son of God appeared for this purpose, that He might destroy the works of the devil.

He also enabled those who now stand in the Body and in whom he now lives, with a true and real ability to perceive spiritual matters.

I Cor 2:14  (International Standard Version)
A person who isn’t spiritual doesn’t accept the things of God’s Spirit, for they are nonsense to him. He can’t understand them because they are spiritually evaluated. 
Eph 6:10-13 (Berean Study Bible) 
Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power. 11 Put on the full armor of God, so that you can make your stand against the devil’s schemes. 12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this world’s darkness, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.13 Therefore take up the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you will be able to stand your ground, and having done everything, to stand.          

What can I do you may ask??
Many times we don’t even know what to pray for. I assume that is why God blessed us with the gift of holy spirit and specifically the ability to speak in tongues. Ultimately speaking in tongues magnifies God but in the process of doing so, it makes perfect intercession and says things to Him we could never verbalize in our native language. Let’s leave the purposes of the spirit to Him and stop trying so hard to direct God to what we desire.
It has been said that if we knew how powerful speaking in tongues was, we would do it all the time.
This is so cool!! So amazing!! So simple!! We have tremendous ability to pray perfectly and bring perfect praise to the Father.
Praise confuses the enemy!! Our adversary is thwarted when we take the opposite approach to his evil doings and set ups. Instead of falling into the trap of whatever scenario he is coming at us with, what do we do??
MANIFEST SPIRIT POWER!! Be proactive with the spirit and begin to PRAISE GOD perfectly when the attack is on!!
This is certainly one thing we can do to stay blessed and experience practical victory.

Speaking in Tongues is NOT a learned language, it is not linguistic ability, not a translation of a language! Few realize this truth! It IS, as the spirit within gives the utterance(Acts 2:4); inspiration of the spirit of God within the believer. The speaker does not understand the utterance; otherwise it is not tongues, but rather, a known language to the one speaking. This is not a "learned language". Your spirit prays and God gives the words! The unusual behavior of some when they speak in tongues, have led others to declare  that the act must be of the devil. Also, non-Biblical based movies and documentaries have shown speaking in tongues to be a matter of confusion. Then people quote the Bible to say that God is not the author of confusion: "For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints" (I Corinthians 14:33). When people witness the confusion of people speaking in tongues and rolling around the aisles, and being "slain in the spirit," they attribute this all to the works of the adversary. The tongues are genuine, but the foolish acts are influenced by the devil. I have experienced being in a church service, when all of a sudden people are babbling sounds and flopping about on the floor. This embarrassing scene happens all too often in certain churches that believe they are possessed by the spirit of God and give over their physical bodies to roll around and do all sorts of contorted movements. The true God never violates a person's free will. The True God and Father of our Lord and Savior performs all things decently and in order. He expects us to do so, as well (I Corinthians 14:40: Let all things be done decently and in order). God loves us and would never put us in awkward situations that would not bring glory to Him. When someone speaks in tongues, it is by the freedom of will of that individual. They start and end when they so choose. The evil one tries to trick people into giving over their minds and bodies to his control. That is why someone may be speaking in tongues and yet possessed by the devil doing weird things. This is due to either wrong teaching or devil spirit possession. As we operate this manifestation, our actions should be with the love of God. Satan has worked overtime to discredit speaking in tongues and make it look ridiculous. God has given us freedom of will, so we are responsible for how we act while speaking in tongues. We need to remember what I Corinthians 14:40 states, "Let all things be done decently and in order." The integrity of God's Word is always at stake. We must continue to be workmen of God's Word, rightly dividing it, in order to avoid causing a most awkward error to occur. The sad result is that this turns many people off from speaking in tongues, because they do not want to be associated with the devilish antics! These misconceptions and fears should not hold the believer back from manifesting speaking in tongues. Once someone recognizes that God desires to hear from you via speaking in tongues, you will simply walk out and do it. There is absolutely no fear once God's Word is fully known. At that point, nothing will inhibit you from speaking in tongues. God's Will is that each and every believer, speak in tongues, for our spirit prays, demonstrating the power of God forth in our prayer life! SPEAKING IN TONGUES - (defined): The manifestation of Speaking in Tongues is your operation of the God-given ability whereby you may (at any time in your private prayer life or in a believers’ meeting, if interpreted) show forth, by speaking in an unknown tongue, (unknown language to you), the external manifestation in the senses world of the internal reality and presence of the power of the holy spirit. How to do it: John 4:24 God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth. God gave us the gift of holy spirit and he gave us his word to teach us about it. Now it is up to us to believe and manifest it. God isn't going to make anyone manifest anything. It is as we will. When we believe to operate the gift of holy spirit then God energizes within us and his power is manifested. This is true spiritual power. You must speak forth the words, as God gives them, to your spirit! That you speak is your business; what you speak is God's business! Tongues is speaking a language, unknown to the speaker. It is either a known language on earth, or a language of Angels; 1 Corinthians 13:1.  Chapter 14 gives instruction on how the manifestations are to be conducted, in a church setting. Tongues must always be interpreted "in the church". Two or three speak forth and each one must interpret their own tongue. This is by inspiration(in spirit action). All things MUST be done, decently and in order; verse 40.

Eternal LIfe

The FREE gift of salvation: It is by incorruptible seed - 1 Peter1:23 and Galatians 3:16. 1 John 3:9 the seed remains. It is a gift - Romans 6:23 and 1 John 2;25.
Ephesians 2:5,8. Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us [made us alive] together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;) For by grace are ye saved [sōzō - made whole] through faith [believing]; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
Romans 5:15
But not as the offence, so also is the free gift. For if through the offence of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many.
The free gift refers to the gift of holy spirit, the Christ in you, the incorruptible seed that was born within us at the time of the new birth. Just as we suffer death because of one man, Adam, we now enjoy life because of one man, Jesus Christ.
Romans 5:18.
Therefore as by the offence of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life.

Justification is the legal side to righteousness. The Christ in us is incorruptible, it cannot sin, it cannot miss the mark. There is nothing anyone can do to make their spirit sin. It is impossible to corrupt it with sin. That is why it is eternal life  When we are born again, God takes his gavel, slams it down and declares us not guilty, not because of our body and souls, not because of our old man, but because of the gift of holy spirit that is born within us. It is the spirit that makes us righteous. Righteousness and justification come wrapped up with the new birth. They are supernatural rights that come with the Christ in us.
If one could lose salvation, then it is not eternal life. It is not incorruptible seed if it can be lost.
God gives us eternal incorruptible seed,  which remains. Our fellowship may fluctuate, but the sonship remains.
 ​If you are saved you have seed born within, holy spirit seed, this is eternal, and this is life, speaking in tongues is your operation of that spirit, hence, proof that you have it within.