The paronomasia

1. A paronomasia is a literary word for a pun. This paronomasia is developed from two words. In the previous verse, “Face to face with the Father [pathr].” Then the word “family [patria].”

2. This is the paronomasia of spiritual descent based upon regeneration. However, our spiritual descent is royalty. This is the only dispensation in which there is royalty in the family of God. 3. We are the patria; the first person of the Trinity is the pathr.

4. The entire human race is not the family of God, only those who are born again, and in this dispensation, royal family.

5. To be born again one must believe in the Lord Jesus Christ who is the only saviour — John 3:1-18, 36; Galatians 3:26; John 20:31.

6. We are also distinguished from other members of the family of God in that we are royalty.

7. Pathr communicates to patria through Bible doctrine; we communicate with Him through prayer.

8. Our daily relationship with Pathr is based upon the daily function of GAP, not on prayer. Prayer is a result of the relationship. The daily function of GAP makes prayer, witnessing, and all other production effective. We must know Him before we try to communicate with Him. You must know the person with whom you are communicating before you seek to communicate with Him in prayer.