God the Father
God the Father is a general term used when Christians call God, and it refers to the male image of God. The actual beginning point of God being referred to as Father was since Jesus Christ came. After Jesus called God “Our Father in heaven,” the saints too called God “Father.” When we distinguish God as the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, Jehovah is God the Father. However, according to the biblical truth of the Trinity, God the Father Jehovah, God the Son Jesus, and God the Holy Spirit are essentially the same God, the Father.
The Reason God Is Called Father
Jesus’ Example
God is Almighty, so humankind cannot dare to come close to Him.[1] In the Old Testament, God was occasionally referred to as Father,[2][3][4] and He was generally called the “Lord.”[5] According to the title of the “Lord,” the relationship between God and the Israelites was strongly perceived as the master and servants, or king and people. However, Jesus called God the “Father.”
“This, then, is how you should pray: ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, . . .’ “
Jesus’ calling God the “Father” is recorded throughout the Gospels.
- Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by man, but by my Father in heaven.” (Matthew 16:17)
- “And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive him, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins.” (Mark 11:25)
- Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” And they divided up his clothes by casting lots. (Luke 23:34)
- Jesus said to them, “My Father is always at his work to this very day, and I, too, am working.” (John 5:17)
- “You are doing the things your own father does.” “We are not illegitimate children,” they protested. “The only Father we have is God himself.” (John 8:41)
Following the teachings of Jesus, the saints of the early Church accepted God as their spiritual Father and called Him God the Father.
Moreover, we have all had human fathers who disciplined us and we respected them for it. How much more should we submit to the Father of our spirits and live!
Children of God the Father
“God the Father” is not just a friendly title that was given to God. Rather, it shows that the relationship between God and the saints is parents and children. The term Father is used in family relationships, and it refers to the man who gave birth to a child. The reason a father exists is because he has his children. The same logic applies to God being called Father. The saints who correctly believe in God and call Him Father become God’s children.
How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! . . . Dear friends, now we are children of God.
The Trinity, One God the Father
Trinity
The Bible teaches us that the Trinity means God the Father Jehovah, God the Son Jesus Christ, and God the Holy Spirit are one and the same God. Both the Old Testaments and New Testaments describe the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit as one God the Father.
God the Father
God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit are essentially the same God the Father, but their names are different and used according to the age in which they work.[6] Before Jesus Christ came into the world, the name of God who worked in the Age of the Father is Jehovah.[7]
God the Son
God the Son refers to Jesus Christ who came as the Son of God. God the Father was born into this world in the name of Jesus.[8][9] Jesus is God the Father, but He lived a life of the Son in the flesh to set an example of faith for His children, the saints.[10]
God the Holy Spirit
The Holy Spirit refers to the Spirit of God. He is not an intangible active force, but He prays and worries for the saints.[11][12] As God the Father according to the Trinity, He has carried out the salvation work from the beginning until now, and He became incarnate as Jesus 2,000 years ago. The Holy Spirit also gives mankind the water of life, namely salvation, as the Christ who is to come to this earth in the last days.[13]
God the Father and God the Mother
'The title God the Father implies the existence of God the Mother. In a general family concept, being a father means having a child who calls him a father, and being a child means having a mother who gave them life. If there is God the Father and the saints are God’s children, God the Mother must exist.
But the Jerusalem that is above is free, and she is our mother.
“Above” means in heaven, and “us” indicates the saints who will be saved. Just as our Father is in heaven,[14] so is our Mother in heaven. God the Father and God the Mother carry out Their salvation work. God the Father and God the Mother are prophesied in the book of Revelation as the Spirit and the Bride, who give the water of life.[13] The water of life indicates the word of God, which is essential to the spiritual life. It is only God who can give us the water of life.[15][16] The Holy Spirit is God the Father, and the Bride is Jerusalem in heaven who is God the Mother.[17][18] In the last days, God the Father comes into this world together with God the Mother to save mankind.
Related videos
- God the Father & God the Mother
See also
- Reason Calling God the “Father”
- Trinity
- God the Father (Jehovah)
- God the Son (Jesus)
- The Holy Spirit
- Heavenly Family
- God the Father and God the Mother
- Second Coming Jesus (Second Coming Christ)
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References
- ↑ "Exodus 20:18–19".
- ↑ "Isaiah 63:16".
- ↑ "Isaiah 64:8".
- ↑ "Psalms 89:26".
- ↑ "Nehemiah 1:10".
- ↑ "Matthew 28:19–20".
- ↑ "Exodus 3:15".
- ↑ "Isaiah 9:6".
- ↑ "Luke 1:31–32".
- ↑ "John 13:15".
- ↑ "Romans 8:26–27".
- ↑ "Ephesians 4:30".
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 "Revelation 22:17".
- ↑ "Matthew 6:9".
- ↑ "Jeremiah 17:13".
- ↑ "Revelation 21:5–7".
- ↑ "Revelation 21:9–10".
- ↑ "Galatians 4:26".