50 Truths Concerning Apostolic Ministry

30. Apostles are Fathers

For though ye have ten thousand instructors in Christ, ye have ye not many fathers: for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel. 1 Corinthians 4:15 postolic ministry releases the spirit of the Father. A father is one that plants seed and births sons and daughters. A father is a mentor. Paul referred to Timothy and Titus as his sons in the faith. A A father loves, trains, corrects, and leaves an inheritance for his children. Apostles leave a strong spiritual heritage for generations to follow. Abraham is an Old Testament type of apostolic ministry. He is referred to as "the father of faith". He set the standard for justification by faith for others to follow. Every person who is justified by faith is compared to Abraham, the father of faith. The Lord is raising up spiritual fathers that will reveal the heart of the Father. What the Church lacks is not preachers, but fathers. There are many preachers and teachers but few fathers. This restoration of apostolic ministry is restoring the fathers to the House of God.

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