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Will We Ever 'See' the Father?
Akira329:
Yes!!! We will see the Father! ;D
I have no doubts about this.
1Jn 3:1 Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.
1Jn 3:2 Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.
1Jn 3:3 And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.
This is also our hope!!
My question is what exactly will we see?
Will we have eyes similar to what we have or perfect perception? I don't know........
Rom 1:20 For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:
Invisible things are understood by things that are made.
How much more understanding to actually see those invisible things!
What ever those invisible things are I assume makes up the Father. I don't know......
CLV has a good rendition:
Col 1:17 and He is before all, and all has its cohesion in Him.
I love the thought that through this process we may find an answer!
Antaiwan
JohnMichael:
--- Quote --- You know they say familiarity breeds contempt and that certainly is true to a large extent on the human level.
Those that work around the president everyday, after a while they can lose that awe and respect. I don’t think most of his cabinet do, but you know it can happen. You can think I can see his problems, he’s just like us, he’s no better than us. Sort of an attitude.
So maybe if we could see God on an equal level in eternity, that could breed familiarity, I don’t know.
--- End quote ---
I remember thinking about this point when I read that article. The basis of familiarity breeding contempt is human nature. Human Nature, aka Carnality, will be done away with, so familiarity would no longer breed contempt.
I thoroughly believe that the Father is not going to be some absent third party.
Deborah-Leigh:
1Jn 3:2 Dear friends, we are now God's children, but what we will be like has not been revealed yet. We know that when Christ is revealed we will be like him, because we will see him as he is.
Who see's Jesus is like Jesus.
Arc
grapehound:
Amen Arc.
Hi Guys,
Please don’t see this as Grape being flippant. Seriously, hands up all you ex-Babylonians that still see Daddy as a man in the sky with a long beard.
You really don’t have to answer me, but genuinely ask of yourself, “How do I see Daddy?”
Throughout my sojourn in Babylon, I read my bible like a book,( Big mistake)
Then, one glorious day Daddy led me to Uncle Ray and switched a light on!
On discovering that the translation called a bible wasn’t scripture at all, but an interpretation, Ray gave me a thirst to rediscover the mystery of my Heavenly Father.
To date, I think it’s as plain as a pikestaff, that when we are taught, “When we see Him we shall be like Him”, Author is leading us to a place of identification.
When we look in a mirror, what do we behold? Do we see ourselves as we are? NO.
We see a reflected image!
Does this give you a clue?
The reason that I asked that ‘silly’ question at the top?
Upward is spiritual.
Physically, upward is the sky and the Cosmos.
Is that where Daddy is?
Well of course, because He is everywhere.
But where does He contact with us?
Within.
The King of Kings, our First Brother Jesus Himself, made this quite clear.
Since getting that into my skull, I’ve stopped looking at the sky, wondering when He will appear.
Don’t I understand that He may come ‘down’ from Heaven, or we will rise up to meet Him? Yes. But not in the physical sense of dimensions.
After years of struggle and much tribulation, (and I don’t mean Earthly, our earthly tribulations are nothing compared to our Spiritual tribulations), I see that there can be only one way, His way, that He appears to us when we see Him as He is;
When we are like Him.
He approaches from within.
I figure, if I’m looking at the sky in wonder? I’m looking in the wrong direction.
He is ‘emerging’ from within me.
When He has fully emerged from within me, I will see Him as He is because I shall be like Him.
For now, I see puzzling reflections in a dirty mirror.
But then, I shall see Him as He is. Face to Face.
Now, I know in part and I prophesy in part.
Then, I shall know Him; just like He knows me.
Let him who has an ear, hear; and if he hears:-
Many Happy Returns !
Grape x
PS. I may be wrong; but I don’t think so.
Deborah-Leigh:
1Co 13:12 For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.
PERSPECTIVE DETERMINES PERCEPTION
Arc
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