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1 | Is it wrong to call one on earth Father? | Bible general Archive 4 | stjohn | 230070 | ||
Hi janierudack, there is a correction for my previous post. You can find what you are looking for in Matthew 23:9. I believe John Gill gives a good explanation for this.-John "Ver. 9. And call no man your father upon the earth,.... Not but that children may, and should call their natural parents, fathers; and such who have been instrumental in the conversion of souls, may be rightly called by them their spiritual fathers; as servants and scholars also, may call those that are over them, and instruct them, their masters: our Lord does not mean, by any of these expressions, to set aside all names and titles, of natural and civil distinction among men, but only to reject all such names and titles, as are used to signify an authoritative power over men's consciences, in matters of faith and obedience; in which, God and Christ are only to be attended to." |
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2 | Is it wrong to call one on earth Father? | Bible general Archive 4 | BrettOrlando | 230113 | ||
Hi all: My personal belief is that Jesus doesn't have a problem with us referring to our biological fathers, since he commands us to honor them. Also in Luke 11:11 he speaks to the fathers referring to them as such. I believe the passage is referring to church leaders. I find it interesting that in Mark 10:29-31, he promises rewards for putting him first over a long list of family members including fathers, but in the list of spiritual family members that we will receive in this life on earth in return for our sacrifice, he mentions all except for Fathers. Ever notice that? Take a look. Moreover in another "family" passage, Mark 3:35, where his biological family thought he was out of his mind (apparently early in his ministry), he calls anyone who follows him to be his true mothers, brothers, and sisters, BUT not Father. | ||||||