John Smithson wrote: > A father is one who births an offspring in > relationship with a mother. You would think > the Trinity would be The Father, The Mother > and The Son
A father also is someone who originates something. For example, Abraham is the father of faith. Abraham is considered the father of all those who have faith, including Gentiles who were not physically descended from him. We also consider the early church leaders to be church fathers. They originated the traditions that were passed on. We do not consider there to be any mothers in this sense of the word father. You mentioned in a post that you fathered a misspelling, but you did that without a mother, right? Clearly, the use of the word father does not necessitate that there must be a mother. David Miller wrote: >> Why is Yahweh called "father"? John Smithson wrote: > Because of His relationship with His Son. Are you sure? Why do you think this is the reason? Do you have a passage of Scripture that leads you to think this way? Is it possible that he is called father because he is the originator of all things? Is it possible that Yahweh was called father long before his only begotten son ever called him father? Do you think the Holy Spirit calls him father? David Miller wrote: >> Why does Jesus teach us to address him >> as, "our heavenly father"? John Smithson wrote: > Because of our relationship with His Son. Why did you answer this way? Why did you not say that it was because of our relationship to the father above? I have a brother in the flesh. I have trouble seeing that my relationship to my brother is the reason I would call my earthly father, father. Peace be with you. David Miller. ---------- "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) http://www.InnGlory.org If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed. If you have a friend who wants to join, tell him to send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and he will be subscribed.
