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The Promises of God: Part CCLXXV
Author
Timothy Laughlin
Published
Jul 18, 2025
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For though you might have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet you do not have many fathers; for in Christ Jesus, I have begotten you through the gospel. I Corinthians 4:15
For though you might have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet you do not have many fathers; for in Christ Jesus, I have begotten you through the gospel. I Corinthians 4:15
Fathers in the faith are few and far between, and you are blessed when God provides one. I've seen many teachers and pastors, but only a couple who were true fathers in the faith.
Forty-five years ago, I wandered into the local Baptist church, having just been saved and delivered from a life of sin and drugs, and met a man who was a true spiritual father named Jesse. He was the associate pastor and leader of my first fellowship group.
For my first five years of church life, Jesse laid down his life for me and many others who were new in the faith, teaching us and training us how to walk with Jesus and building a strong foundation in our lives. Up until his death a few years ago, I would check in with him, and when I was going through a trial or in need of counsel, he was always there to help! I pray you would ask God to give you a spiritual father and receive the blessing it would provide.
For this reason, I have sent Timothy to you, who is my beloved and faithful son in the Lord, who will remind you of my ways in Christ, as I teach everywhere in every church. I Corinthians 4:17
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