We all must grow up fully in what is given to us, viz. You cannot worship god without christ, and you cannot worship christ to the exclusion of god. The doctrine of the sonship of christ has been hotly debated among professing christians for centuries. For this to happen god poured out into men the five allotments of the gift of christ according to ephesians 4. The necessity and importance of the doctrine is the son. Only then can we perform service on his behalf which is our priestly function. This relationship is called the mature relationship, that of sonship. Sermon outline 18 august sonship in christ galatians 3. They teach that jesus christ is the son of god in his nature, and not merely in his human nature. Gods word promises us an intriguing finish to this divine sonship. In this study manual, each chapter is a brief indication of the most significant characteristics of each stage of the development into mature sonship. This is our kingly function we have been called to.
Yet despite the depth and breadth of the subject, the book is written in a relaxed, easy style that is eminently readable. The sonship of jesus christ excelsior springs church. There are those who contend that jesus christ is the son of god. The difference between the orphan spirit and a spirit of. The church, the body of christ is called the house of god. They teach that jesus christ was by god the father in eternity and is therefore. Maturity in sonship stages manual randolph barnwell. The sonship of the believer we have learned in these studies that jesus is, literally, received by the believer and that divine sonship is produced by that experience. You are a son in theory, but you cannot inherit the promises until you are of age in the spirit. The divine nature of jesus is coequal and coeternal with the father jn 1.