The Reason Christians Call God “Father”: Difference between revisions
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[[File:Harold Copping - The sermon on the mount - (MeisterDrucke-52362).jpg|thumb|Illustration from ''The Copping Bible Pictures: Scripture Pictures:'' Jesus taught that God | [[File:Harold Copping - The sermon on the mount - (MeisterDrucke-52362).jpg|thumb|Illustration from ''The Copping Bible Pictures: Scripture Pictures:'' Jesus taught that God is our Father.]] | ||
Although there are a few passages in the Old Testament where God is referred to as “Father,”<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah%2063%3A16&version=NIV|title=Isaiah 63:16|quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah%2064%3A8&version=NIV|title=Isaiah 64:8|quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalms%2089%3A26&version=NIV|title=Psalms 89:26|quote= }}</ref> it is in the [[The New Testament|New Testament]]—particularly in [[The Gospel of Matthew|Matthew]] chapters 5 through 7—that this title becomes prominent. In the Sermon on the Mount, [[Jesus Christ|Jesus]] referred to God as “our Father in heaven” more than ten times, emphasizing the intimate and personal relationship between God and His people. | Although there are a few passages in the Old Testament where God is referred to as “Father,”<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah%2063%3A16&version=NIV|title=Isaiah 63:16|quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah%2064%3A8&version=NIV|title=Isaiah 64:8|quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalms%2089%3A26&version=NIV|title=Psalms 89:26|quote= }}</ref> it is in the [[The New Testament|New Testament]]—particularly in [[The Gospel of Matthew|Matthew]] chapters 5 through 7—that this title becomes prominent. In the Sermon on the Mount, [[Jesus Christ|Jesus]] referred to God as “our Father in heaven” more than ten times, emphasizing the intimate and personal relationship between God and His people. | ||