{"id":4612,"date":"2024-06-07T15:50:09","date_gmt":"2024-06-07T15:50:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/disciplesofchrist.co.uk\/?p=4612"},"modified":"2024-12-14T07:05:39","modified_gmt":"2024-12-14T07:05:39","slug":"the-father","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disciplesofchrist.co.uk\/the-father\/","title":{"rendered":"The Father."},"content":{"rendered":"<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-4612-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/disciplesofchrist.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/The-Father.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/disciplesofchrist.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/The-Father.mp3\">https:\/\/disciplesofchrist.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/The-Father.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<h4>The Father And Heaven.<\/h4>\n<p>\u201cYou have heard that it was said, \u2018You shall love your neighbour and hate your enemy.\u2019 But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you, that you may be sons of your Father in heaven, for He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust. For if you love those who love you, what reward have you? Do not even the tax collectors do the same? And if you greet your brethren only, what do you do more than others? Do not even the tax collectors do so? Therefore, you shall be perfect, just as <strong>your Father in heaven is perfect. Matthew 5: 43-48.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Not everyone that says unto Me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that does the will of <strong>My Father which is in heaven.<\/strong> <strong>Matthew 7;21<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Whosoever, therefore, shall confess Me before men, he will I also confess before My Father which is in heaven. But whosoever shall deny Me before men, him will I also deny before <strong>My Father which is in heaven. Matthew 10;32-33<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For whosoever shall do the will of <strong>My Father which is in heaven,<\/strong> the same is My brother, and sister, and mother. <strong>Matthew 12;50<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAgain, you have heard that it was said to those of old, \u2018You shall not swear falsely, but shall perform your oaths to the Lord.\u2019 But I say to you, do not swear at all: <strong>neither by Heaven<\/strong>, for it is God\u2019s throne; nor by the earth, for it is His footstool; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King. Nor shall you swear by your head because you cannot make one hair white or black. But let your \u2018Yes\u2019 be \u2018Yes,\u2019 and your \u2018No,\u2019 \u2018No.\u2019 For whatever is more than these is from the evil one. <strong>Matthew 5;33-37.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4>Forgiveness And The Father.<\/h4>\n<p><strong>For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you<\/strong>: But if you forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses. <strong>Matthew 6;14-15<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>So likewise shall my <strong>heavenly Father<\/strong> do also unto you, if you from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses. <strong>Matthew 18;35<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>And when you stand praying, forgive, if you have ought against any: that your Father<\/strong> also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses. But if you do not forgive, neither will your Father, who is in heaven, forgive your trespasses. <strong>Mark 11; 25-26<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them,<\/strong> for they know not what they do. And they parted His raiment and cast lots. <strong>Luke 23;24.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Father And The Kingdom.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Not everyone that says unto Me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the <strong>kingdom of heaven;<\/strong> but he that does the will of My Father which is in heaven.<strong>Matthew 7; 21<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the <strong>kingdom of their Father.<\/strong> Who has ears to hear, let him hear. Matthew 13;43<\/p>\n<p>Then shall the King say unto them on His right hand, Come, <strong>you blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom<\/strong> prepared for you from the foundation of the world: <strong>Matthew 25;34<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>And Jesus said unto His disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what you shall eat; neither for the body, what you shall put on. Life is more than meat, and the body is more than clothing. Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feeds them: how much more are you better than the fowls? And which of you with taking thought can add to his stature one cubit? If you then be not able to do that thing which is least, why take you thought for the rest? Consider the lilies how they grow: they toil not, they spin not; and yet I say unto you, that Solomon, in all his glory, was not arrayed like one of these. <strong>Luke 12 v 22-27<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If then God so clothes the grass, which is today in the field, and tomorrow is cast into the oven; how much more will He clothe you, O you of little faith? And seek not you what you shall eat, or what you shall drink, neither be you of doubtful mind. For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: and your Father knows that you have need of these things. But rather seek you the Kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added unto you. Fear not, little flock, for it is your <strong>Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom<\/strong>.<strong> Luke 12 v 28-32<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4>The Father And His Glory.<\/h4>\n<p>For the Son of Man shall come in the <strong>Glory of His Father<\/strong> with His angels, and then He shall reward every man according to his works. <strong>Matthew 16;27<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Whosoever, therefore, shall be ashamed of Me and of My words in this adulterous and sinful generation; of him also shall the Son of Man be ashamed, when <strong>He comes in the Glory of His Father<\/strong> with the holy angels. <strong>Mark 8;38<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If any man serves Me, let him follow Me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serves Me, him will My Father honour. Now is My soul troubled, and what shall I say? Father, save Me from this hour: but for this cause came I unto this hour. <strong>Father, glorify Your name<\/strong>. Then came there a voice from heaven, saying, I have both glorified it and will glorify it again. <strong>John 12v26-28<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>These words spake Jesus, and lifted up His eyes to heaven, and said, Father, the hour has come; glorify Your Son, that Your Son also may glorify You. And now, <strong>O Father, glorify You\u00a0 Me<\/strong> with Your own self with the glory which I had with You before the world was. <strong>John 17; 1,5<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Father, I will that they also, whom You have given Me, be with Me where I am; <strong>that they may behold My glory, which You have given Me:<\/strong> for You loved Me before the foundation of the world. O righteous Father, the world has not known You, but I have known You, and these have known that You have sent Me.<strong> John 17; 24-25<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Father And Heaven. \u201cYou have heard that it was said, \u2018You shall love your neighbour and hate your enemy.\u2019 But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you, that you may be [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"slim_seo":{"title":"The Father. - Disciples of Christ","description":"https:\/\/disciplesofchrist.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/The-Father.mp3 The Father And Heaven. \u201cYou have heard that it was said, \u2018You shall love your neighbou"},"footnotes":""},"categories":[70],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4612","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-gospel-themes"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/disciplesofchrist.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4612","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/disciplesofchrist.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/disciplesofchrist.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/disciplesofchrist.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/disciplesofchrist.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4612"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/disciplesofchrist.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4612\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5342,"href":"https:\/\/disciplesofchrist.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4612\/revisions\/5342"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/disciplesofchrist.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4612"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/disciplesofchrist.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4612"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/disciplesofchrist.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4612"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}