The first qualification for being a spiritual father is to be a MALE. A female cannot father anyone, as best as she tries. While a born-again female has the life of God in her, and can be used of God in many different and great ways, she does not have the necessary traits to be a father. The role of father is quite different from the role of mother. These roles have been basically lost today, and we see gender lines blurring and blurring until men are passive, women are dominating, and homosexuality is rampant. There are roles and traits specific to each gender that must be in correct order to bring balance, truth, and harmony back into God's people and into society. The next qualification for being a spiritual/ministry father is that he MUST BE A FIVE-FOLD (DOMA) MINISTRY GIFT. All spiritual/ministry fathers must be five-fold ministry, but not all five-fold ministry are spiritual/ministry fathers. As I wrote in an earlier chapter, the five-faceted Name, works, and movements of Jesus on earth are (progressing from the beginning stages to the fullest completion of maturity)... Here are some key characteristics (among many others not listed here) that you must find in a true spiritual father...
...AND MANY OTHER CHARACTERISTICS WE ARE NOT ABLE TO COVER AT THIS TIME!
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