The Father's Glory and a Viewpoint of Sonship

House of God
Today’s Topic: Culture of the Son: The Father’s Glory and a Viewpoint of Sonship
Scripture: Hebrews 1:1-3; John 1:14

Greetings Kingdom Citizens:
Now when we look at sonship and the culture of the son depending upon the depth of the knowledge we have then how we respond to our sonship determines our outcome. Now this is not to be confusing. God know that I am an analytical person and he knows that I like to know how things operate and what makes what tick. In turn God shows me that sometimes only God knows and that revelation for that thing on how it works is not for me to see at that time. But we can have a broad angle view or a close up view of our sonship.

Now if you have a broad angle view then you see the big picture. Is it good to see the big picture? Absolutely but when you do not have insight to how things are or how it works the chance of being misled and deceived increases. The perfect example is how Christianity views sonship and God. Now for many people they have the broad view of sonship which leads to people using the mindset of an orphan as the basis of understanding how it works. The broad view of sonship that is incorporated with the mindset of an orphan produces this view:

“God is Father but their view of the actual relationship is poor and for many their might not be any understanding of the relationship between Father and son. This mental arrangement is understood to be one that the father supplies what the son needs and the son is obedient to what he or she believes the father needs.”

In this mindset religion begins to be the dominant mindset. The role of religion is to supply what God needs. These needs, as perceived by religion, are things like money and time and this determines you faithfulness to God. The reality is money, time and human talent are things that religion needs in order to survive. Can we see the mindset of the orphan and religion which is to seek provision and they will use people to ensure that provision is met. This is why religion is so dangerous to the son of God and Kingdom citizen because the mindset of a religion is that of the orphan. So when we have a broad view of sonship which sees God as Father and that’s it then we lend our view point to that of the orphan.

Now when we think in the close-up view then we begin to see how things work or better yet we see how the relationship between the Father and the sons functions and operate. Let me use an example. Your television, for most people know how to turn it on and change the channels. Now how that actually happens, most people do not know. However if something breaks we call a television specialist or if we know, we look inside and look at the operation of the television and it’s various parts to find the problem and fix it. Most people are orphans to the inner-workings of the television but for those who specialize or have a relationship and know how it works then they are able to understand how it works and if it breaks how to fix it. Knowing and understanding your relationship to God and how the Father and the son works in creation helps you to fully understand your role in creation.

I use this example all the time, there are two types of people in the Body of Christ and the House of God. There are the orphans and the sons. The orphans within the House of God are in the house but do not have a relationship with the Father. The sons within the House of God are in the house and have a relationship with God, the Father. This relationship allows the sons to be disciple and in being discipled the Father instruct the sons in what is expected of them and how to bring the rulership and glory of God to the Earth.

In the next message we will look closer at the culture of the son and it’s relationship to the Father’s glory.

At the Father’s Service,
Elder Calvin Calhoun Jr.