SONS OF GOD

SONS OF GOD

Unfortunately, many people who are Born Again and baptized in the Holy Spirit have never developed an intimate personal relationship with the Father.  They are content with belonging to the family of God and serving Him collectively with their brothers and sisters in the Lord whether through Church attendance, teaching a Sunday school class, tithing or even performing good works.  Outwardly, they may be acknowledged as “good Christians.” The question is: mare they recognized as the sons of God? If not, their “religion” is in vain because it does not reveal God’s nature to the world.

Then, these are those who are willing to pay the cost involved in developing a personal relationship with the Father.  Although, God is pleased when a believer serves Him collectively with others of like precious faith, His ultimate goal and desire for all of His children is that they come to know Him individually and develop an ultimate relationship with Him.  God wants His sons to get to know Him personally so they will take on His nature and character because these are what bring manifestation.

Developing the character of Jesus is accomplished by developing the same fruits that we’re easily recognized in His life.  Jesus himself taught in Matthey 7 that it is by outward manifestation (fruit) that inward nature (character) is recognized. (Matthew 15, 16, 20)

When Jesus said, … ye shall know them… , He was speaking to His disciples about false prophets.  But doesn’t the world also watch the lives of professed Christians? The world must be able to recognize the true sons of God.  They recognize them by their fruits!

Contrary to the thinking of today in many Churches on this issue, Jesus did not say, “Ye shall know them by their miracles.” Neither did He say, “Ye shall know them by the number of verses they can quote.”  He did not even say, “Ye shall know them by how loudly they speak in tongues.” Jesus said, “Ye shall know them by their fruits.” In essence, He said, “You shall recognized My disciples by their character.”

        The character building fruits Jesus is speaking of are listed in Galatians 5:22, 23