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Aug 31, 2022 · Jesus the Son exposed that by the way he kept calling God his Father, in an astonishingly intimate, personal way. No Israelite ever dared to speak of God as Father in such a way. Jesus came to lead the humble to God as Father in a new, profound way, if they came to him as the Son (John 14:6 & 23).
- Where in the Old Testament is God described as a Father?
In the Old Testament, not only is God described as a father...
- Where in the Old Testament is God described as a Father?
Jun 16, 2024 · In the Old Testament, not only is God described as a father to the Israelites, but He is also described as a Father to His begotten Son mentioned in Isaiah. The begotten Son who is revealed in the New Testament is described as the everlasting Father.
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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...
There are several instances in the Old Testament where God is called the Father of the Jewish nation and to the special representatives of the nation, David and Solomon. The chosen nation owed its origin and continued existence to His miraculous power and special care.
Jun 15, 2020 · This paper examines how the Fatherhood of God is emphasized in both Old and New Testament theology and how it is changing in some churches and Bible translations. It also shows how the term “Father” is used in the Qur'an and other Islamic writings and how it differs from the biblical concept of God the Father.
Jun 19, 2022 · 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).
The emergence of Trinitarian theology of God the Father in early Christianity was based on two key ideas: first the shared identity of the Yahweh of the Old Testament and the God of Jesus in the New Testament, and then the self-distinction and yet the unity between Jesus and his Father.
