When God created man, He created him successively. Man is born, fulfills
his purpose and passes it on to the next generation. The geneologies
outlined in the Bible make this clear. In the New Testament, however,
Paul tells Timothy there are many teachers, but not many fathers in the
faith. Fathering is more caught than taught.Every one of us needs to
walk with others, not only for affirmation, but for correction to help
us understand what’s important and what’s not important. Fathering today
is very different than it was in the past. In many cases, fathers spend
12-14 hours away from the family to make a living. This leaves a
vaccuum for sons to be able to take strong correction from a father.
This has dire spiritual implications on our society and the Church.Jesus
came to reveal the Father to us. The Father places a premium on
identity through the Father-Son relationship. Biblical father-son
relationships are never about structured hierarchy. God wants us in
healthy relationships where we can connect with one another and receive
life-giving impartation. God is a relational God.Modern society’s idea
of teaching and training is to show you how, whereas Jesus simply came
and walked with twelve. He spent time with them. Who is walking with
you? Our discipleship has become more intellectually-based than
relationally based. We need to be with people where we can share not
just our successes but our struggles and failures. -
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