Thursday, May 29, 2008

Why do we call God "Father" ?

In a family, there is the head of the family, who is the father. As our human fathers exist on earth, the Father of our spirits exists in heaven. Just so, people who believe in God acknowledge that the Father of our spirits exists in heaven, and they call him "Father." The bible testifies that we have the Father of our spirits.

Heb 12:9 "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!"

Matt 6:9 "This then, is how you should pray: 'Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name...'"

The word "father" implies that there is a mother as well even though she is not mentioned. It is because a father cannot exist without a mother. We should understnad that just as human mothers exists, the Mother of our spirits also exists in heaven.

Gal 4:26 "But the Jerusalem that is above is free, and she is our Mother."

Although a man and a woman are married, if they don't have a child, they can't be called "father or "mother." Since our heavenly Father and Mother have children, they are called "Father" and Mother." People who believe in God call each other "brother" or "sister" as the children of God.

Like this, the Bible testifies that we have the Mother (NEW JERUSALEM) of our spirits as well as the Father (CHRIST AHNSAHNGHONG) of our spirits. Can we deny the words of the Bible? We should believe not on loy in the Father of our spirits, but also in the Mother of our spirits who is testified in the Bible.

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