Spiritual Fatherhood, Part 1

A "spiritual father" is really a pioneer who goes ahead and takes possession of a territory (or a kingdom concept) so that others can follow. Many "spiritual fathers" are unnoticed because what they did (or do) was done in secret, but everyone else has reaped the benefits in public.

"Spiritual sons" are also like natural children as well, in that children are ignorant of the process that their fathers had to go through to obtain the promise (inheritance) that they are now living in. Some Biblical examples of sons reaping the rewards of their fathers gain are:

Abraham & Isaac---Genesis 15,17

Isaac & Israel---Genesis 22

Israel & His Sons---Genesis 28:10-22

Hannah & Samuel---1 Samuel 1:8-18

Zacharias & John the Baptist---Luke 1:13

So "spiritual fatherhood" is living righteously in the secret place so that others can reap the rewards in public, whether you get noticed or not.

(You probably will not get noticed by men, but that is the best thing in the world that could happen to you (Matthew 6))