The Sonship of God is a matter of birth, not a title of authority(position) or a special privilege‼ John 1 ¯¯¯¯¯ ¹² But to all who received Him, to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God—¹³ children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God. In this passage, the word "right" (often rightly translated as "power" in many English versions) is frequently understood to mean "He gave them the right or title of sonship." However, this is not the case. To fully grasp the meaning of this verse, we must consider the phrase that follows it. The idea is that He gave them the power to be born of God, not merely the title or privilege of sonship. The message here is that sonship is about birth, not status or privilege. Birth surpasses both status and rights. This power is also the resurrection power that raised Christ from the dead, granting us sonship. When we believe in Him, we receive the Spirit of sonship (the life of the Son or Christ), which becomes our new identity. This Spirit of sonship assures our hearts that we are born of God and testifies that God is our Father. Here, it is important to note that what we receive at the moment of belief is the life of sonship, not the full realization of sonship, which we still await. This is because we currently live in the earthly body inherited from Adam, not yet in the glorified spiritual body of our sonship identity. “Not only so, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption to sonship, the redemption of our bodies.” — Romans 8:23 Another point to emphasize is found in verse 13, where the reality of being born of God is contrasted with being born of our physical parents. Just as we share the identity of our earthly parents when we are born of them, we must understand that when we are born of God through the Son, we share His identity (or will share it fully at our resurrection). Point underlined. Our understanding must align with what God’s Word teaches, not with the traditions of human teachers. It amazes me when I hear the misleading statement that "our sonship is by grace, but Christ’s sonship is by nature." While it is true that we received sonship by grace (God’s special favor), to claim that the sonship we obtained by birth from God is not by nature reveals a lack of understanding. Let us set aside our pride and carefully examine what is written in the Holy Book. We received the power of resurrection that enabled us to be born of God, the wonderful force that performed what no one can ever imagine. The depth and width of God's love that surpasses all imagination is also revealed in and through this power of God. We can properly understand what it means by "a power and love beyond all imagination" only in this context.

The reason for the fact that we are sons of God is not only that Jesus Christ rose from the dead but because he rose being the son of God. If he had risen a perfect human just as he was crucified and buried, we would have remained only human and never have the chance to become son of God. The power of the resurrection!!💖💖💖💖

A question posed to those who believe in the resurrection of the flesh: If those who belong to Christ in the resurrection of the dead attain eternity without undergoing a fundamental physical transformation, does this mean that gender differences will persist? In other words, will we continue to exist as brothers and sisters, retaining our gendered bodies forever? The answer generally given to this question is yes, we will continue as sons and daughters of God. Some might argue that the Bible does not provide a clear answer to this question. However, the Scripture states: Galatians 3 ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ ²⁷ For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. ²⁸ There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. “In that place, there is no Greek or Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave, or free, but Christ is all, and in all.” — Colossians 3:11 The way we often interpret these passages is that Christ has accepted all who believe in Him without distinction, and all are now one in Christ, regardless of their former identities. This is the apparent meaning, but when we delve deeper, we understand that there is more to it than just words. The phrases "have put on Christ" and "Christ is all, and in all" indicate a tangible reality beyond mere expression. The statement "there is no male and female" does not mean that gender differences will cease to exist in the new creation, but rather that gender will no longer exist. The phrase "the old has passed away; behold, the new has come" also implies more than just a verbal declaration. When Christ rose from the dead, He did not return as the Son of Man, the earthly figure He was, but as the Son of God, in the form of God in heaven. In His resurrection, He has no gender; He has no earthly attributes such as nationality or ethnicity; He is neither Jew nor Gentile; He is neither learned nor unlearned; He is neither of the ruling class nor of the servant class. When He walked the earth as the Son of Man, He had a lineage, a gender, a profession, and a social status. By lineage, He was a Jew from the line of Abraham; by gender, He was male; by profession and social status, He was a carpenter from the working class. But in His resurrection, since He returned to His heavenly nature, earthly attributes no longer apply to Him because any spiritual being is without gender. God doesn't have gender, His Son also doesn't have gender, and angels of heaven too don't have gender. Therefore, those who are in Christ have not only shed their old earthly attributes but have also undergone a transformation in their very being. They have been transformed from being children of man to being children of God. They have moved from being "born of the flesh" to being "born of the Spirit." This new being is not derived from the old Adam created in the Garden of Eden with gender. That being was done when it entered the grave in the body (person) of the Son of Man, Christ; what rose from the dead is a new being, a new creation, a spirit being without gender, the Son of God. That which was formed from dust in the Garden of Eden has returned to dust; but when he rose from the dead in the person of the Son of God, he was not reconstituted from dust but became a new being, born of the Spirit of God. This being is derived solely from Christ, the Son of God. Therefore, those who are in Christ are spirits without any earthly attributes, children of God.

**Jesus rose from the dead as the Son of God—and nothing else!** 🔴 The Lord Jesus came as the second Adam to redeem the first Adam through his death on the cross, but it was never decreed that He would remain forever in a lowered state as a man. After completing the mission for which He humbled Himself, He returned to His former glory—so who decided that He should remain in His humbled state as a man? Which part of Scripture teaches this? Which New Testament writer affirmed it? Why do we teach human speculation? The written Word of God tells us that the Son of God came and walked on earth [fully] as a man, but it never teaches in any way that He existed as both fully man and fully God. Similarly, after His sacrificial death on the cross, He rose from the dead as the Son of God alone—not as both fully man and fully God. There is no direct or even indirect scriptural evidence for this. When He rose from the dead, it was declared with a divine decree: *"You are My Son; today I have begotten You."* This truth confirms that He was resurrected as the Son of God, yet there is not a single verse in Scripture that supports any claim contradicting this. **Acts 13:30-33** *"But God raised Him from the dead... And we declare to you the promise made to our fathers: God has fulfilled this for us, their children, by raising up Jesus, as it is also written in the second Psalm: ‘You are My Son; today I have begotten You.’"* 🔴 The Son of God, while on earth, walked in the flesh alone as a man; he was crucified, and died in the flesh alone. In His resurrection, however, He rose as the Son of God in the Spirit (as Spirit) and will remain in this glory forever. *"18 Because Christ also suffered once for sins, the just for the unjust, to bring you to God, by being put to death in the flesh but by being made alive in the spirit."* — **1 Peter 3:18** *"Concerning His Son Jesus Christ our Lord, who was born of the seed of David according to the flesh, and declared to be the Son of God with power according to the Spirit of holiness by the resurrection from the dead."* — **Romans 1:3-4** *"Now the Lord is [the?] Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty."* — **2 Corinthians 3:17** -----> The Amharic version just like the Aramaic one doesn't have the article"the". 🔴 This issue does not concern Christ alone—it affects all who are in Him. To think of Christ as still being a man after His resurrection is a major theological error. It is a rebellion against the truth of God’s written Word. Likewise, thinking of those who are in Christ as still being in the flesh is a sign of spiritual blindness. *"Therefore, from now on, we regard no one according to the flesh. Even though we have known Christ according to the flesh, yet now we know Him thus no longer."* — **2 Corinthians 5:16** ❗Just as denying Christ’s death in the flesh implies that we are still in our sinfulness, believing that Christ rose in a physical body or as a man implies a denial of our identity as children of God. If Christ had not risen as the Son of God, we could never become children of God. In short, this is a false teaching. ‼️Note. During his forty days stay after resurrection, he never walked on earth in the physical body but appeared and disappeared in the physical body, only to confirm that he is risen - even not to show the kind of his resurrection body. The settings he preferred and the interactions he had with his disciples mostly were intended to have them recall, perhaps, the unforgettable instances he had had with them before his death. From what is recorded in Acts and the gospels, we learn that the longest span of time he had with them was while walking either to Emmaus or to Mount Olive. The rest of the instances each seem never exceeded a couple of minutes. That means total time he appeared was less than one percent. More than 99 percent of his time after resurrection, he was never seen being in the physical body. No one knew his whereabouts. No one saw him coming from or walking away to somewhere; only he appeared and disappeared. Does all this prove he was in the flesh, in the physical body?

The truth of the Gospel, which has been preached until now among the Evangelicals! 👉 "3 Concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed of David according to the flesh; 4 And declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead:" — Romans 1:3-4 This passage succinctly encapsulates the truth of the Gospel. When the details of the passage are examined: the Son of God was born as a man (weak) through the lineage of David; He lived on earth as a man; He died on the cross as a man (sinful). However, when He rose from the dead, He was revealed as the holy and powerful Son of God in the Spirit; not as a man, but as the Son of God; not in the flesh, but in the Spirit or as Spirit. This is the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. Understanding this reading does not require special skills or training; it does, however, demand a free conscience and a pure heart. This truth of the Gospel, which has been mixed and is being taught, is as follows: the truths of His birth, death, and resurrection are presented as if Christ, from His birth, existed on earth not only in the flesh but also in the Spirit; not only as a man but also as divine (the Son of God). His resurrection confirmed that He is the powerful Son of God who cannot be defeated by death. Therefore, this reading is seen as a unique proof that Christ is fully man and fully God, as the distorted teaching claims. Surprisingly, any writer, teacher, sermon, or Bible commentary that reaches this conclusion does so without analysis, in a way that suggests it is obvious. However, the reading is clear. The writing is comparative, placing two contrasting conditions in parallel: the condition at the time of birth and the condition at the time of resurrection. When born from the lineage of David, he is flesh; he is man—this is emphasized. When He rose from the dead, He was revealed as Spirit or became Spirit, as the Son of God or became the Son of God. This is also emphasized. Born from the lineage of David, He was fully man; when He rose from the dead, He was revealed in the Spirit, the Son of God, fully divine. That is, before the resurrection, He was not revealed in the Spirit and the Son of God; at the time of resurrection, He was not revealed in the flesh as a man. The words "holiness" and "in power" are included in the comparison for a reason. For Christ to exist in the flesh as a man means to be extremely weak. To be revealed in the Spirit means He has returned to His power. Christ, as a man on the cross, became a sinner representing me; but when He rose from the dead as the Son of God in the Spirit, He became perfectly holy returning to his original divine form. This is the essence of the message; however, the distorted teaching claims that Christ has two natures, meaning He is fully man and fully God. To say He has two natures, using two different times in comparison, is not a correct way of expression. If it were necessary to express that He has both natures, it should have been directly stated that these natures existed in Christ both at the time of His birth and at the time of His resurrection. From this truth of the Gospel, when we examine how Paul himself analyzed the state of the resurrection of the dead in another passage, his thought becomes very clear. 👉1 Corinthians 15:42-45: "So will it be with the resurrection of the dead. The body that is sown is perishable, it is raised imperishable; it is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory; it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power; it is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body. If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body. So it is written: 'The first man Adam became a living being'; the last Adam, a life-giving spirit." Based on this reading, before the resurrection, Christ's condition was that His body was perishable, dishonored, weak, and natural (fleshly body), but at and after the resurrection, His body became imperishable, glorious, and spiritual (Spirit). In short, before the resurrection, He was a man; from the resurrection onward, He became the divine Son of God. This is in complete agreement with the passage from Romans 1:3-4 above. The idea of the writings are the same. The difference is only in the style of analysis. The truth of God, the word of the Gospel, is evident to those who seek and examine it with integrity, how the truth has been twisted by the experts of the Scripture, the Pharisees(?). It should be noted that what has been twisted is not something else but the Gospel of Christ itself. It is absolutely impossible to say what the experts of the Scripture preach about Christ is the genuine truth of the Gospel.

The Full Truth of the Gospel! In evangelical Christianity, we often hear that the truth of the gospel has been uniquely revealed to us believers, and we consider it very simple to understand and explain. Indeed, the truth of the gospel as written in the Holy Scriptures is very clear and straightforward. Unlike other Christian denominations, we evangelicals have understood, believed, and received salvation through the gospel. However, it is astonishing to see that many believers, including theology students and scholars, when asked to explain what the gospel means beyond simply stating that it is about Christ, often stumble and struggle to articulate it clearly. This indicates a concerning level of misunderstanding, and even the so-called "better" understanding within the broader church does not fully grasp the biblical truth of the gospel. 💥💥💥💥 The gospel is not just about what Christ has done for us, but it is the truth of God that speaks of everything Christ has become for us. I repeat: the gospel encompasses not only what Christ has done for us but also everything Christ is for us—not just a part or a fraction of it. Therefore, we do not merely believe that Christ paid our debt through His death and justified us. We also believe that because Christ was revealed as the Son of God in His resurrection, we too have become children of God. We do not merely believe that Christ is seated at the right hand of God, but we also believe that we are seated with Him at God's right hand. We do not merely believe that Christ will appear again in glory, but we also believe that we will appear with Him, sharing in His glory. We believe that He is the High Priest, Lord, and King, and we also believe that we have become priests, lords, and kings. If we do not accept that the word of the gospel encompasses all these truths, then the gospel we preach and teach is incomplete and fragmented, not the full gospel. Otherwise, how can the statement "Jesus is Lord; He is the Son of God" be called the gospel if that doesn't apply to me or mean something for me? The truth of the gospel is indeed about us; unless it is about us, the gospel has no meaning as a good news. The following two passages tell us that Christ was raised from the dead as the Son of God, and this was done for us. Therefore, this truth is the central message of the gospel. We do not merely say that Christ rose from the dead, but we proclaim that He rose as the Son of God—and this was for you. This is the gospel. 👉 "God has fulfilled this for us, their children, by raising up Jesus. As it is written in the second Psalm: 'You are my son; today I have begotten you.'" — Acts 13:33 👉 "3 Concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed of David according to the flesh; 4 And declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead." — Romans 1:3-4 Therefore, the truth of the gospel we preach is not just partial but has been mixed with man-made teachings, making the gospel diluted or incomplete. Just as diluted food may sustain life but does not promote growth—it weakens both the body and the mind—the same is true spiritually. If we stop at saying "the gospel is about Christ" and then add, "Unless you believe in the Trinity, you cannot be saved," we are diluting the gospel. Having said "Christ rose from the dead as the Son of God" and then if we teach, "But our sonship is by grace" to mean that it's not organic, it's not substantive, and it's different from His; then we are diluting the truth of the gospel. And so on. Statements like "Christ's sonship is by nature, but yours is by grace" and other similar phrases that the gospel does not even recognize are conclusions drawn from minds not fully illuminated by the truth of the gospel. (Yes, we obtained it by grace; but that doesn't diminish or alter the naturalness of our sonship just as He is.) While they may not have the capacity to hinder or even prevent salvation, these unfounded traditions are primarily responsible for the pervasive ill-growth of the church.

I do think that this platform is a good opportunity for those who love the Lord Jesus Christ and his father the Lord God to share what they have learned from the word of God and edify one another. To this end, I pledge to wholeheartedly give my best—both to uplift others and to grow through shared experience.