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Family of God

"For this reason I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, from whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named..." (Ephesians 3:14-15).

The family of God. It's probably the most misunderstood concept in all of Christianity—and the reason you're here. Who makes up the family of God and how can you be a part of it? Find out below.

Points to Ponder

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These questions are intended as a study aid, to spur further thought on the concepts discussed in this lesson and to help you apply them on a personal level.

Back to the Beginning

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God calls—invites—us into this eternal relationship with Him as members of His family.

Grace: How God Interacts With Us

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God's dealings with us are motivated by His love—His care, His concern and even His correction—so we can receive His gift of eternal life as members of His family.

Who Is God Calling?

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God must first call, or invite, us to enter into a relationship with Him. He does this by opening our minds to a basic understanding of the Scriptures and our need to repent.

Introduction

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What is the meaning of God's relationship with man? What priority does He place on it? Does man need a relationship with God? If so, what is the basis and purpose of that relationship?

The Essence of the 'Everlasting Gospel'

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God's message to mankind is eternal and consistent. He has always emphasized the importance of our having a relationship with Him as our Creator.
An open Bible laying on a table.

The Holy Spirit Is Not a Person

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The Holy Spirit, from the evidence found in the Bible, is not a person in a supposed Trinity. The Holy Spirit is the very nature, presence and expression of God's power actively working in His servants.
Old painting depicting first council of Constantinople.

Is God a Trinity?

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What about the Trinity? Many millions believe that God consists of three distinct persons or entities—the Father, Son and Holy Spirit—in one being. How do we choose between explanations regarding the nature of God? Simply stated, only the Scriptures can give us the true answer. The fact that the word Trinity appears nowhere in the Bible also gives us reason to reflect.
A Bible laying on a table.

The Plurality of God

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Throughout Scripture we come back to the reality that God has chosen to express His personal nature in terms of a family relationship.
A Bible laying on a table opened to the book of Matthew.

'The LORD Our God, the LORD Is One'

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It is clear that God is a plurality of beings — a plurality in unity. In other words, God the Father and Jesus the Son form a family perfectly united as one.
A group of church people.

How Is God One?

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Many do not fully comprehend how the Bible uses numbers. This factor contributes to considerable confusion about God. How should we understand the oneness of God?
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The Family of God

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God is a family, indeed a growing family, presently comprising two divine beings, the Father and Christ the firstborn, yet ultimately to be joined by a vast multitude of others.
A silhouette of a family.

A Family Relationship

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The Scriptures reveal God in terms of a family relationship - God the Father and Jesus the Son are together the God family!
A Bible sitting on window ledge.

The Personal Nature of God

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Has God always existed? If not, who created God? Is God one person, two or three? What did Jesus reveal to us about the nature of God when He continually referred to a being He called the Father? The answers will become evident as we progress through the Scriptures.
A galaxy of stars.

The Likeness of God

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When fully in God's likeness, we will be able to fulfill our awesome responsibility of exercising dominion over, of assisting Him in managing, the vastness of His creation.
A water baptism.

Life in God's Family

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Never underestimate the value of your life. You were born to become one of God's divine children. You were born to receive His very nature and character and, eventually, eternal life on His level of existence.
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Early Theologians on Becoming Divine

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While the biblical concept of deification or divinization, exaltation to godhood, is commonly ignored or dismissed in modern Christian teaching, this doctrine was well established among early theologians of mainstream tradition.
An unborn baby.

Adoption or Sonship?

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Scripture makes clear that God actually begets us spiritually in His own image, with the intention that we ultimately become the same kind of beings He and Jesus Christ now are.