Raising Children In God's Will (096) Chapter 2. Children's Love and Parents' Love Section 3. The Foundation of the Universe -The Father-Son Relationship
3) The Substance of the Father-Son Relationship - 4
Centering on the relationship of God and man where God is the father and man is the son of God, when someone says, "He looks more handsome than God." to a man, is God happy or not? (laughter)
If God feels bad, he is no better than man. No better than fallen man. (laughter) Don't you think God would surely be happy? So that is why we need love.
Do you want to be better than God, or not? Please answer, [We want to be better than God]. (laughter) We are sorry, but to be honest, we want to be better than God.
In ancient times, in the far east, the son greeted his father every morning and evening. But what happens if the son starts to think, "I wish I could be in my father's position and my father in my position."?
It is possible that he thinks, "Why should my father always be above me and why should I be in the lower position?" Why not? The above and below relationship is good, but if it is fixed you might not like it.
The son would feel better if he knows that he can be in the position of the father, one day. But he feels bad if the father always sits in the upper position and himself in the lower position. Don't you think so? That is possible.
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