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Jun 19, 2022 · We hasten to bow low before our powerful Creator and high King. But in the New Testament, although God remains holy and majestic in our eyes, Jesus adds a strikingly clear emphasis on God as Father—both his Father and our Father (John 20:17). It is Jesus who calls God “Abba, Father” (Mark 14:36).
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- The Father and Us
Jesus caused a reaction when he talked about God as his Father, but did he invent that idea? Were there no precedents in Judaism (or perhaps even among pagans) for his teaching? Jesus’s assertion that God was his Father first occurred in a debate about the Sabbath day of rest. Jesus claimed that it was proper for him to perform healings on the Sabb...
Christians call God their Father because that is what Jesus taught his disciples to do. He did this not in order to emphasize that God was their Creator (though of course he was) but because he was their Redeemer. Jesus had a unique relationship with God the Father that he wanted to share with his followers. During his time on earth, he was quite c...
Father and Son remain distinct persons, but they work together for the salvation of those who have been chosen. The Father is revealed to us as the principle of the Godhead, the one who plans the work of salvation and who sends the Son in order to carry it out. The Son pleads for us in the presence of the Father and the Father forgives us because o...
God is a loving Father. God reveals Himself to mankind in the role of a Father in several contexts. The most important is that of a spiritual Father. God expresses all the qualities of a loving Father. Here are some characteristics of God the Father: He gives us life (Acts 17:25; 1 Timothy 6:13). He loves us .
Jul 14, 2023 · We should take on the characteristics of God if He is indeed our Father. How Often Does the Bible Refer to God as Father? Several Bible verses overtly refer to God as our Father. Matthew 23:9 tells us to call no man father on earth, for only one is our Father, which is in heaven. First John 3:1 speaks of the love that the Father has given us ...
Mar 5, 2024 · However, God did not become Father when He adopted us as children. God’s fatherhood is eternal. He is eternally the Father of Jesus Christ, and through Jesus He is our Father. Through Jesus we receive the Father’s love and are called “children of God.” What an honor it is that God calls us His children and gives us the assurance that as ...
Aug 13, 2013 · Father is not a culturally conditioned term but the proper name of God given by divine revelation. It is how God is primarily identified or named in relation to his Son.
May 9, 2024 · One of the most beautiful ways God expresses Himself to us is as a father. Jesus instructed His disciples to pray, “Our Father in heaven” (Matthew 6:9). In other words, as a result of the new birth, God is not just the Father, but our Father — our “Abba, Father” (Romans 8:15).
