17/10/2024
We would like to extend a hearty invitation to all our friends in Christ living in the UAE to attend the upcoming three day event hosted by Apostle Peter Mardig in Dubai on Oct 31st and Nov 1st & 2nd.
This is a gathering of the sons of God in the region to be reminded of and equipped for their function of representing Christ in the world.
The phrase “sons of God” invites us to grapple with the tension between present day perceptions of Christian theology and the eschatological fulfilment of the kingdom of God. The mandate of Romans 8:19, which declares, “For the creation waits in eager expectation for the sons of God to be revealed,” should be seen as a prophetic statement of cosmic hope, anticipating the emergence of those who embody the kingdom reality and mandate here and now. It is with this telos in mind that we frame our responsibility to engage the cultural mountains in its present state of decay, offering hope to humanity through the gospel of Christ and His kingdom..
The term “sons of God” (υἱοὶ τοῦ θεοῦ) in Pauline theology is not simply a matter of legal adoption (Romans 8:15) but signifies mature believers who participate in Christ’s sonship through spiritual union. Romans 8:14 articulates that “those who are led by the Spirit of God are the sons of God,” pointing toward a mature discipleship marked by Spirit-led living and the cultivation of Christlike character. This is further echoed in Ephesians 4:13, where the goal is “attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ.”
The identity of "sons" thus moves beyond passive belief to active representation of the Kingdom—a concept that is also eschatological in nature. We, as “sons,” live in the tension of time in anticipation of the ultimate revelation of the sons of God when all creation will be set free from its bo***ge to decay and everything shall be restored to its original intent in Christ (Romans 8:21, Acts 3:21).
