Why are born again believers also call sons of God?
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Psalms 139:16 "Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; and in thy book all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them."
The substance of the “new man” in the form of the word of God is present in every born again believer, as much as faith is a copy of the word of God sown in an honest and good heart. In the day that you believed in the words of the Lord, this substance call “faith” is still being unperfect. That is to say, the members of the “new man” were in continuance being fashioned, like unto a seed which when sown, must go through the stages of growth and eventually becomes a tree. Every tree started off in an unperfected form as a seed.
John 15:1-2 "I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman. 2 Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit."
Jesus likened himself to the true vine, and every man and woman who profess to believe in him as individual branches in the vine. Grafting is a horticultural technique whereby tissues of plants are joined so as to continue their growth together. One of the most important factors for a successful graft is that the scion and the stock must be genetically compatible. As a general rule, the closer two plants are genetically, the more likely the graft union will form. Almonds and apricots graft well onto peach rootstocks, but an apricot scion is not compatible with almond stock nor is an almond scion with apricot stock.
The genes that is in the branches must be compatible with the genes in the true vine (Jesus Christ) so that the branches can continue to live off the life that is in the vine. The branches in the vine may not be the same individually, just like the tree of life which bare 12 manner of fruits, as in:
Revelation 22:2 "In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations."
God has gifted each and every believer differently, but they are all born again by the same Spirit of God. Brethren in the body of Christ means "brothers and sisters", and they are related by the "seed" which is the word of God (Luke 8:11). "Seed" is a DNA term, if I may put it this way. It contains the specific genetic information of how an embryo would develop and grow into adulthood.
In the case of a born again believer, the "seed" contains the genetic information of how our "new man" would develop into the image of Jesus Christ ("the Word of God"). Therefore, every member of the body of Christ is given the title "son of God", even as Jesus Christ is the "Son of God".
When we address someone as "brethren", that means that he or she is of a common faith along with us. There is a common thing in every brethren, that is, "the word made flesh" in the earthen vessel of every born again believer. This new man is birthed by the same word of God sown in an honest and good heart of different individuals. The "body of Christ" is the gathering together of every "new man" in one body.
While Jesus Christ is the true vine, not everyone who profess to believe in him is genetically compatible with the life that is in the vine. Not everyone who profess to believe in Jesus Christ believe in the word of God. Not every Christian is a born again believer.
Psalms 139:16 tells us that the members of our body are written in a book. Our DNA is a book. Within our DNA is a set of written instructions that would determine the physical characteristics of our body: how we would grow from a single cell, the cell duplicates itself, the cells duplicate themselves, and they began to spread out and form different members of our body.
Likewise, this verse is equally applicable to the members of the body of Christ. The different members of our physical body are capable of coexisting one with another because even though they may be diverse one from another, they have the same DNA. But, in the case where a foreign member is introduced into the same body, it will trigger a rejection from the body because its DNA (book) is not compatible with the DNA (book) of the body.
Why are born again believers also call sons of God?
Why are born again believers also call sons of God?
Why are born again believers also call sons of God?
The substance of the “new man” in the form of the word of God is present in every born again believer, as much as faith is a copy of the word of God sown in an honest and good heart. In the day that you believed in the words of the Lord, this substance call “faith” is still being unperfect. That is to say, the members of the “new man” were in continuance being fashioned, like unto a seed which when sown, must go through the stages of growth and eventually becomes a tree. Every tree started off in an unperfected form as a seed.
Jesus likened himself to the true vine, and every man and woman who profess to believe in him as individual branches in the vine. Grafting is a horticultural technique whereby tissues of plants are joined so as to continue their growth together. One of the most important factors for a successful graft is that the scion and the stock must be genetically compatible. As a general rule, the closer two plants are genetically, the more likely the graft union will form. Almonds and apricots graft well onto peach rootstocks, but an apricot scion is not compatible with almond stock nor is an almond scion with apricot stock.
The genes that is in the branches must be compatible with the genes in the true vine (Jesus Christ) so that the branches can continue to live off the life that is in the vine. The branches in the vine may not be the same individually, just like the tree of life which bare 12 manner of fruits, as in:
God has gifted each and every believer differently, but they are all born again by the same Spirit of God. Brethren in the body of Christ means "brothers and sisters", and they are related by the "seed" which is the word of God (Luke 8:11). "Seed" is a DNA term, if I may put it this way. It contains the specific genetic information of how an embryo would develop and grow into adulthood.
In the case of a born again believer, the "seed" contains the genetic information of how our "new man" would develop into the image of Jesus Christ ("the Word of God"). Therefore, every member of the body of Christ is given the title "son of God", even as Jesus Christ is the "Son of God".
When we address someone as "brethren", that means that he or she is of a common faith along with us. There is a common thing in every brethren, that is, "the word made flesh" in the earthen vessel of every born again believer. This new man is birthed by the same word of God sown in an honest and good heart of different individuals. The "body of Christ" is the gathering together of every "new man" in one body.
While Jesus Christ is the true vine, not everyone who profess to believe in him is genetically compatible with the life that is in the vine. Not everyone who profess to believe in Jesus Christ believe in the word of God. Not every Christian is a born again believer.
Psalms 139:16 tells us that the members of our body are written in a book. Our DNA is a book. Within our DNA is a set of written instructions that would determine the physical characteristics of our body: how we would grow from a single cell, the cell duplicates itself, the cells duplicate themselves, and they began to spread out and form different members of our body.
Likewise, this verse is equally applicable to the members of the body of Christ. The different members of our physical body are capable of coexisting one with another because even though they may be diverse one from another, they have the same DNA. But, in the case where a foreign member is introduced into the same body, it will trigger a rejection from the body because its DNA (book) is not compatible with the DNA (book) of the body.