THE MANIFESTATION OF GOD AS FATHER

The scripture states..."No man has seen God at any time, the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him." JOHN 1:18. It has always been in the mind of the Creator, Almighty God, to have a closeness with mankind, based on an unbreakable and intimate relationship. It was never God's intention to maintain a long distance from His creation, whereby man would not only be ignorant of the nature of God but to be so afraid of God that man would create religions to try and understand God from his own understanding. so that when Jesus came to the world of men, He found men who were dedicated to maintaining their own systems of belief but having no intimacy with God. Jesus, the Son of God came to initiate a transformation in our hearts and minds so that we would also relate to God, as Father...just like Jesus. in order for this to happen, man must go through a born-again process whereby his carnal nature would no longer control his life, but man would become partakers of a divine nature. Man would be transformed into being sons of God, in a Christ-like nature, in which we are now born of God. In this way, God could now relate to man because the nature would be the same. Man would now be able to cry ABBA FATHER, and God can now declare that we are His sons and daughters. God can now reveal His nature to man as He draws them closer to Him, and man would live in the Body of Christ which gives him a connection to the Creator. This connection would be a oneness with God, for all times. As Father, God becomes more relatable for man. There will be no fear as occurred in times past because our carnal nature was enmity against the Spirit of God. So, Jesus' sacrifice, at Calvary was the process by which man could be reconciled to God, as in a Father/son bonding. Jesus was the One who came and declared God, as Father, not only for Himself, but for every man who surrendered their lives to the only Begotten Son. So that when Almighty God looks at our hearts, He would see the heart of His Son and would cover us under His wings, according to His Fatherhood nature. No man would be able to approach Him with boldness and full confidence, if he is not a son. Therefore, man would no longer have to depend on head knowledge derived from his own religious teachings, but will "know" God, as Father from the experience of living in the shared divine nature given to us by the Spirit of the Son. We would experience ABBA, because we are now born out of Him.