SPIRITUAL FATHERS AND THEIR ROLES IN OUR LIVES
WHO IS A GOOD SPIRITUAL FATHER;
A good spiritual father is someone who can offer guidance and support along your spiritual journey. They should be someone who is knowledgeable about their faith and can answer any questions you may have.
A good spiritual father is someone who has a deep understanding of the human soul and its relationship to God. They are religious leaders who have gained a wealth of knowledge and wisdom through their own spiritual experiences and study of religious texts. A good spiritual father should also lead by example, practicing what they preach and setting a positive example for their followers to emulate.
A good spiritual father should also be approachable and willing to listen to your concerns and challenges. They should encourage and challenge you to grow in your faith, but also be understanding and patient as you navigate any obstacles. Ultimately, a good spiritual father is someone who can inspire and guide you towards a deeper connection with your faith and a greater understanding of yourself.
A good spiritual father is someone that teach, encourage and nurture you till the best
come out of you, someone who brought u to Christ, a man who is matured more
than you are, a man you look up to spiritually, a man that u like his way of
life, and his life is worth of emulation.
The matter of spiritual
fatherhood is one of the most powerful truths in the Bible. It can be a source
of great blessing if done properly by the Spirit of God.
However, if done in the flesh, it
can be one of the most damaging doctrines taught in the Church.
The term a good SPIRITUAL FATHER is
grounded in scripture. Paul referred to both Timothy and Titus as his
"spiritual" sons (2 Timothy 1:2, Titus 1:4). He also spoke in the
spiritual sense of having fathers in the faith (1 Corinthians 4:15, Philippians
2:19-22).
The role of a good spiritual father is
TO RAISE UP A SON SPIRITUALLY. A father will NURTURE and PROTECT a son. A good spiritual father will POUR OUT knowledge, understanding, wisdom, counsel, and
blessing to the son. A good spiritual father's primary goal is TO MAKE THE SON SUCCESSFUL IN
KNOWING THE LORD, and FULFILLING THE CALL OF GOD ON THE SON'S LIFE.
A good Spiritual father would always
ENJOY SPENDING TIME with his son not out of obligation, but because they are
truly FAMILY. Fathers who are CONTROLLING are not fit to be spiritual fathers.
It is always important for us to
look to Jesus as our example of how to do things. Jesus is the PERFECT EXAMPLE
of a good spiritual father. He even calls Himself a Father (Heb. 2:13). Jesus called
to Himself those sons who God ordained for Him, and appointed them to be with
Him (Mark 3:13-15). He gave His spiritual sons ACCESS to Him everyday. His sons
didn't have to go through his secretary in order to schedule a time to talk to
Him. They had DIRECT access to Him whenever they wanted, as true family does.
His sons never felt like they
were bothering Him with questions because they actually had a perpetually open
door to communicate with Him.
It is so unfortunate that some
leaders who claim to be good spiritual fathers do not respond to simple SMS, emails
or phone calls for days or weeks (now I know I am sitting on this table and I
am repenting immediately. This can be very damaging to a spiritual son, and Jesus
understood this. Jesus cared about His sons and spent time with them.
ANY "FATHER" WHO DOES
NOT SPEND TIME WITH HIS SONS, IS NOT A REAL SPIRITUAL FATHER.
Many desire to call themselves fathers, but there are very few that actually are fathers.
Jesus cared greatly about the SPIRITUAL NEEDS of His sons. He INVESTED time into them so they would be successful. He gave them wisdom, understanding, knowledge, and He TAUGHT THEM ABOUT GOD.
HE DEMONSTRATED TO HIS SONS HOW TO DO MINISTRY.
He TRAINED them, and then He RAISED them up and EMPOWERED them. Then He GAVE them power and authority to do ministry, and His PLATFORM to preach (Luke 9:1-6).
TRUE SPIRITUAL FATHERS EMPOWER THEIR SONS AND GIVE THEM THEIR PLATFORM.
False spiritual fathers rarely, if ever, share their platform. If they do, it's always controlled. They may require a "son" to give them a detailed account of the message before they are allowed to preach it.
The WANT-TO-BE spiritual father may tell the son what to preach, instead of allowing the son to hear from the Lord and preach whatever the Lord desires. When Jesus sent His sons out, He did not tell them what to preach. He simply said, “And as you go, preach, saying, ‘The kingdom of heaven is at hand. (Matt. 10:7 NKJV).
FALSE SPIRITUAL FATHERS MAY ALLOW A SON TO TAKE THEIR PLATFORM ON A RARE OCCASION, BUT THEY WILL NEVER FULLY GIVE THEIR SONS AN INHERITANCE.
They do this more out of obligation than of genuine love and wanting their sons to succeed. Jesus BELIEVED in the ones who no one else believed in. He TOOK the ones who didn't make the cut for formal ministry training, and TRANSFORMED them into some of the greatest ministers in history. A true spiritual father believes in his sons, and gets the best out of them. He gets the best out of them because he TREATS them the best. One of Jesus' main priorities was not building His own ministry, but BUILDING OTHERS. He worked diligently to see the LIFE OF GOD established in others. This could only be done out of a DEEP and INTIMATE PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP.
ANY SPIRITUAL FATHER THAT IS UNWILLING TO SPEND TIME WITH HIS SONS LIKE JESUS DID, IS NOT A FATHER AT ALL.
Spiritual Fathers who don't put forth the effort to spend time with their sons are nothing more than fakes, who simply desire the title of father like the Pharisees did (Matthew 23:1-12). Jesus clearly warns us in the Scripture not to call leaders by the "title" of father, who simply desire to be titled as a form of honour before men.
Jesus RELEASED His sons into ministry even though they were not fully MATURE, as they were still arguing over who was the greatest.
CHARACTER AND CHRIST-LIKENESS ARE EXTREMELY IMPORTANT, AND NECESSARY FOR HEALTHY MINISTRY.
A certain level of maturity must be attained before a son is ready for ministry. However, Jesus understood that IF ONE HAD TO BE PERFECT TO BE IN MINISTRY, THEN NO ONE WOULD BE IN MINISTRY. He knew that this group of sons would abide in God until they attained to spiritual maturity, and therefore He TRUSTED them with ministry.
Controlling leaders can never trust sons with ministry. These fathers will always overlook their own faults and see clearly the faults of their sons. They will justify that their spiritual sons are not ready for ministry. Of course if these fathers have a son in the natural, that son will be ready for ministry in their eyes (even if he really isn't). This is because FALSE SPIRITUAL FATHERS DO THINGS ACCORDING TO THE FLESH, RATHER THAN THE SPIRIT.
Jesus treated His sons as though they were more mature than they really were, and by doing this; He brought them into greater LEVELS OF MATURITY.
They matured rapidly because He treated them with RESPECT and trusted them. Controlling or false spiritual
fathers do not have the ability to treat their sons as though they are mature. These "fathers" talk down to their sons and make them feel low and insignificant. Sons can never get it right in their eyes.
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Who is a spiritual father according to the bible PDF
Choosing a good spiritual father
Roles and characteristic of a good spiritual father
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