#Special. The Father Refutes Human Flesh.
One of the key factors in Satan removing the image and placement of an earthly father is to shift an entire generation to worship him indirectly – through what God the Father created.
Lion of Judah Films Official Trailer | “The Father Refutes Human Flesh.”
THE FATHER REFUTES HUMAN FLESH
As with most anti-parent culture groups, the Millennials & Generation Z are detached from their parents’ traditions, religious beliefs, and political positioning and tend to cling to each other like ticks on a dog. One of the primary reasons this self-identified group roots itself in the present culture is that these sub-cultural types grew up without a father in the home. Thus, they maintain a high degree of refuting the Biblical purpose of an earthly father.
This makes our topic of the Father a relevant one.
One of the key factors in Satan removing the image and placement of an earthly father is to shift an entire generation to worship him indirectly – through what God the Father created versus the Father directly. Indirectly, this suppresses the full meaning of God the Father. In the end, the fatherless generation will have more respect for the whales of the sea. Sadly, this forms idolatry at its best.
For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who suppress the truth in unrighteousness, because that which is known about God is evident within them; for God made it evident to them. For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through what has been made, so that they are without excuse. For even though they knew God, they did not honor Him as God or give thanks, but they became futile in their speculations, and their foolish heart was darkened. Professing to be wise, they became fools, and exchanged the glory of the incorruptible God for an image in the form of corruptible man and of birds and four-footed animals and crawling creatures. Therefore God gave them over in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, so that their bodies would be dishonored among them.
This is proof & accounts for the justness of the Divine Heavenly Father turning over such a generation to commit such scandalous cultural sins; since they had some humanistic knowledge of God the Father by the light of their forefathers and yet did not care or try to honor Him in the fullness of His Deity. They refused to retain God in the fullness of who He is, turned inward to their own knowledge; refuse to attempt to own and acknowledge Him as the authentic Father; thus, rebelling by taking every cultural method available to erase His TRUE identity. Now their perspective of God has deluded Him as the Father, dissolving His immovable doctrines in their verbiage & minds, thus forming themselves as the representation of fatherhood.
God has no other option but to hand such a generation over to a depraved mind; a vain, empty mind, worthless, good for nothing, devoid of all TRUE knowledge and judgment, incapable of approving what is truly Jesus functioning under God the Father. This explains our present culture of disapproving of that which God calls culturally sinful, degenerating into a mind that has lost all conscience of the Biblical role of fatherhood.
Overall, this anti-father generation is rebelling against old-school evangelicalism that hinges on the father’s role in the Church, culture, and society—known mostly for being a fuddy-duddy conservatism – no longer accepting Grandpa's traditional view of the Holy Word. This leaves this generation with their newfound gender and animal-friendly bibles of social justice. “Bibles” that openly accept the individual choice of belief and lifestyle.
Most religious anti-father degenerates prefer to call themselves "Christ followers" rather than indwelt Christians. They cringe at the thought of public repentance, altar calls, and evangelizing the world by telling people they will go to Hell without conversion to the indwelling Jesus. Each prefers self-as-god – working relentlessly to convert Jesus to being on equal footing, treating Him as a friend versus that of the respectable Son of the Father of immovable doctrines.
Here Is Our Crisis: To keep up with this new anti-father generation, the lion’s share of pastors from most denominations are demonstrating what it looks like to be “fatherless” as a church leader – preaching on sermon topics that sound more like movie titles: Sexuality of Jesus; God Sex; Grooving with Jesus; Jesus’s acceptance of Homosexuality; and some so rude, I refuse to repeat.
Since their anti-father churches have become organizational home bases for social justice, policy formation, and creation care, they tend to propagate immorality at the same pace as the traditional church would teach Bible passages. Their "bible studies" are known for being held at local microbreweries and cigar shops. Church services tend to be more like a trending rock concert – blending sound and belief as if there is no difference. It is important to keep in mind that social justice has now become the Western civilization’s religion – meaning, the fair and just relation between the individual, one’s beliefs, and the society one protects. This is classically measured by the percentage of conversions to their liberal views of wealth distribution, opportunities for personal activity, individualized religious beliefs, and acceptance of the blend of immorality and old-school Christianity – mostly accomplished through picketing, demonstrations, and social technology.
Authority is a key component, if not the main key, in understanding how the Heavenly Father hands down individual missions and the power to carry out His orders. The enemy has erased the importance of honoring all authority (Rom. 6:13). The core Truth is that God alone is the authority & Father of all things; all the authorities of the earth are instituted by God; He passed such authority down to His Son; and then, placed His Son within the believer upon Salvation to demonstrate how He rules His Kingdom on earth AS a Father.
Since the enemy has accommodated the anti-father generation in forsaking & detaching from father figures; natural, spiritual, and ultimately the Heavenly Father – we need to re-establish the original doctrines of God the Father, Son, Holy Spirit, AND the Bride of Christ - honoring the role of fatherhood.
BIBLICAL FATHERHOOD
Jesus, the son of the Father of heaven, made it quite clear that the heavenly Father imparts Truth only to His authentic believers. This requires having the mind of a child who understands fatherhood and respects the role of earthly & heavenly modalities OF fatherhood. Since Satan knows this simple principle, he has worked for many generations to wash out or delude this common-sense method of functioning Biblically.
Identity is the doorway to your earthly destiny, AND for all of us, our eternal destiny. Identity is the key to the decisions that you make and the actions that you will carry out, and ultimately it reveals the confession of who your father is! To keep it simple, identity is the reflection of one’s father – both on the earthly & Heavenly side. A classic example. If Satan were to propagate a “fatherless generation,” he would gain success in embedding a culture that refutes God the Father in a society.
The Hebrew word picture for “father” is the strength or leader of a house. This Hebrew word includes that of a natural father. It also is used for the founder or the first ancestor, as well as an author or maker of anything. “Father” applies to the one who provides care, like a father to the needy, as well as a master or teacher. “Father” is also the word picture of the god that we choose to follow.
This word comes from two primary ancient pictures, 1) Alef--ox, strong or first, and 2) Bet-- house. The first letter of the Hebrew alphabet (beginning of the house) is Alef. This word also means the leader of a family or tribe. This is where the English-speaking descendants get the letter A. Aloof is a derivative of Alef; it means gentle or to tame an ox.
Bet is the second letter of the Hebrew alphabet. The ancient word picture of Bet is a tent, a house, or a family. The word Bet is also used as the number 2 in the Hebrew numeric system. The reason this is a significant factor is that Alef, the first strong leader, and Bet, house or family, clearly reveal the importance of a father embracing his strength (first priority) and applying his strength within his home (second priority).
There are twenty-six primary Hebrew words that clearly describe the heavenly Father, as well as the role of an earthly father.
The Hebrew words and their definitions:
Adviser: Authoritative leader who assists in guiding followers in finding their way
Ancestor: Parent who keeps family beliefs intact from generation to generation
Author: The one who writes the book or way for others to follow
Begetter: One who brings forth life by way of a seed
Benefactor: A patron, supporter, or backer of those who follows him
Bond: One who keeps a tribe together at all costs–-particularly between generations
Chief: A principled leader who is in command of a tribe
Counselor: Assists followers in overcoming personal problems that block them from success
Creator: One who forms life or originates ideas for practical prosperity
Forefather: Father who leads his son(s) in the ways of true beliefs
Founder: A leader who establishes a tribe for future generations
Governor: A leader who is known and respected for overseeing community affairs
Grandfather: A father of their children’s children--one who is filled with wisdom
Guardian: A protector or guard who has a watchful eye over those in his tribe (family unit)
Head: Authoritative and strong leader who leads by example and service
Inventor: Finds solutions by making use of available resources
Lord: One who owns people, places, or things with integrity and respect
Master: A leader who is responsible for assisting servants to master their gifts and talents
Organizer: A leader who brings order for a tribe or family unit to live by
Parent: Bringing up children in healthy and proper guidance
Patriarch: A known and respected forefather who has left a legacy for others to follow
Protector: A leader who puts into place “guards of protection” for those he loves
Respect: A leader who has earned his honor by tenderly caring for those around him
Ruler: A leader who establishes reasonable rules for daily living
Senior Male: A respected father who has honor and respect of those around him
Teacher: Educator, helper, or communicator of practical truths for daily living
The bottom line.
It is the responsibility of an earthly father to mirror these Hebrew characteristics of the Heavenly Father. For God’s enemy to stop this practical modality of replication, it became imperative for him to formulate a “fatherless generation.” Unfortunately, he was successful in accomplishing this feat.
The view we carry in our hearts regarding the role and life of a father directly affects our view of God as a heavenly Father. When we perceive God to be like our earthly father, we covertly accuse God of being filled with sin. Earthly fathers are to radiate the characteristics of the heavenly Father. However, Satan wants us to view God through the lives and behaviors of our fleshly fathers. When earthly fathers set their minds on mirroring the Heavenly Father, society has an open door to reaching out to God the Father. Until next time.
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Excellent Stephen! At least one item on your list I need to work on personally: Organization!