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God's Promise to Man
God's promise to man is the ultimate spiritual destiny for every individual: to realize their identity as God the Father. This promise, first hinted at…
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Gods Promise To Man
God’s promise is true; he who promised it is faithful, and is being fulfilled in every being in this world and the unnumbered beings to come. The first statement of it, you find in Genesis 17. We are told on the surface that Abraham was ninety-nine and he was promised an heir, a son... That is the first suggestion of God’s promise to man. Prior to that everything was preparatory, how to prepare man. To prepare us for this moment in time that we would become receptive enough, sensitive enough, to receive this promise. ... That is the beginning of the unfolding of God’s promise: “I will give you a son.” ... It’s the second act of the fulfillment of God’s promise; because he promised in the previous chapter (1 Samuel 17) to set the father of this youth free in eternity. ... So here is God’s promise to man that he will bring forth, out of man, himself. He is buried in man. And here is a sign he has succeeded in bringing himself out, individualized as you. ... So the promise, I tell you from experience, is true. We are told in 2 Corinthians 1:20, speaking of Christ Jesus: “In him are all the promises of God fulfilled. All the promises of God find their affirmation, their fulfillment, in him. ... Everyone will be called in God’s own good time and given fatherhood, and fatherhood is given you through his son. No fatherhood - no son. Who is the son? The son is David; and Jesus Christ, as you have been taught to believe is the son - He is not the son; Jesus Christ is God the Father. ... That is God’s promise to man.
God's promise to man is the ultimate spiritual destiny for every individual: to realize their identity as God the Father. This promise, first hinted at symbolically in Genesis with Abraham and Isaac, unfolds through a series of mystical experiences, including the birth from the skull, the revelation of David as one's son, and the descent of the Holy Spirit. This promise is unconditional, fulfilled in Christ Jesus (who is God the Father), and culminates in man receiving fatherhood through David, his only begotten son.