THE
SONS OF GOD
(I
am a Son of God… are you?)
09-25-22
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GREATER
WORKS THAN THESE SHALL WE DO
(John
14:12)
Verily [truth], verily [truth], I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the
works [Gk:
toil, acts: deeds] that I do shall he do
also; and
greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my
Father.
BECAUSE
WE ARE THE SONS OF GOD
(1 John
3:1-3) Behold,
what manner [Gk: what possible
sort] of love [sacrificial
dedication] the
Father hath bestowed upon us, that
we
should be called the sons of God
[1]: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew
him [Jesus
Christ] not. Beloved, now [NOW] are
we the sons of God
[“soldiers”
(2 Tim 2:1-4) in training, in boot camp], and it doth not yet
appear
what we shall be [evolved into]: but we know that, when
he shall
appear [from within us], we shall be like him;
for we
shall see him as he is. And every man that hath this
hope [Gk:
anticipation (usually with pleasure): expectation] in him purifieth
[Gk: makes clean, sanctifies] himself, even as he
is pure [i.e.,
already saved].
1.
Commentary:
“the sons of God”
= This phrase appears 5x in the Old Testament (Gen 6:2,4; Job 1:6; 2:1;
38:7)
wherein “the sons of God” are always
angels,
and 6x in the New Testament (John 1:2; Rom 8:14,19; Phip 2:15; 1 John
3:1,2)
wherein “the sons of God” are always
men.
a.
(Rom
8:18,19) For I reckon that the
sufferings of this present time [i.e., the pains of your
present
life-style] are not worthy to be compared with the glory [of
God] which shall be revealed [Gk:
to take off the cover, disclosed] in
us
[rather like Superman in Clark Kent]. For the
earnest
expectation of the creature [Gk: (all) creation] waiteth
for the manifestation
[Gk: disclosure: appearing, revelation] of
the sons of God [2 Thes
1:7-12].
IN
THE OLD TESTAMENT “THE SONS OF GOD” ARE ALWAYS ANGELS
(Gen
6:2)
That the sons of God saw the
daughters of men
that they were fair [Heb: good: beautiful]; and they
took them
wives of all which they chose.
(Gen
6:4)
There were giants [mutations] in the earth in
those days;
and also after that, when the sons of God
came
in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them,
the same
became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.
(Job
1:6) Now
there was a day when the sons of God
came to
present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them.
(Job
2:1)
Again there was a day when the sons of God
came
to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them
to
present himself before the LORD.
(Job
38:7)
When the morning stars sang together, and all the
sons
of God shouted for joy?
IN
THE NEW TESTAMENT “THE SONS OF GOD” ARE ALWAYS MEN
(John
1:12)
But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe
on his
name:
(Rom
8:14)
For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the
sons of God.
(Rom
8:19)
For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the
manifestation of the sons of God.
(Php
2:15)
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;
(1 John
3:1)
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.
(1 John
3:2)
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.
Amen