Bible Study It doesnt make sense.

[King Dan of Great the 1st]

And do not call anyone on earth 'father,' for you have one Father, and he is in heaven.

Acts 7:2-3

Joshua 24:2-3

 

[Truthfrees]

And do not call anyone on earth 'father,' for you have one Father, and he is in heaven.

Acts 7:2-3

Joshua 24:2-3

great question - got me reading and praying

Matthew 23:1-12 is the context

Jesus is talking about religious leaders who are not true religious leaders - they love to be honored and held in higher regard than everyone else

so it seems that these disingenuous leaders loved to be called rabbi - teacher - father - etc

Jesus was addressing this specific situation and not the general use "father" to address our dads or our ancestors - which is what Acts 7:2-3 and Joshua 24:2-3 is about

and if you think about it - if anyone who is not your father wants you to call them father what is that all about? - they want you to give them a position of authority and allegiance in your life that they probably don't deserve

true leaders don't need to fabricate a position over you with a title - their Godly behavior will cause you to trust and honor them - and all without a title

 

[King Dan of Great the 1st]

When I went to private school everyone had to stand when a teacher entered the room and refer to them as Sir or face a penalty.

Its the one word I cannot stand being called even if people are just being polite if I am a customer.

 

[Truthfrees]

When I went to private school everyone had to stand when a teacher entered the room and refer to them as Sir or face a penalty.

Its the one word I cannot stand being called even if people are just being polite if I am a customer. Lol. No Sir.

yes - negative situations do affect our perspective

sometimes i dislike a name simply because someone with that name was not a good person

i have to work through this to change my feelings about a name - especially if i meet a wonderful person with a name i don't like

but the benefit of working through all these little things is that it keeps my heart and spirit clean - Psalms 51:10

 

[HeIsRisen2018]

great question - got me reading and praying

Matthew 23:1-12 is the context

Jesus is talking about religious leaders who are not true religious leaders - they love to be honored and held in higher regard than everyone else

so it seems that these disingenuous leaders loved to be called rabbi - teacher - father - etc

Jesus was addressing this specific situation and not the general use "father" to address our dads or our ancestors - which is what Acts 7:2-3 and Joshua 24:2-3 is about

and if you think about it - if anyone who is not your father wants you to call them father what is that all about? - they want you to give them a position of authority and allegiance in your life that they probably don't deserve

true leaders don't need to fabricate a position over you with a title - their Godly behavior will cause you to trust and honor them - and all without a title

Thank goodness! I was worried that I might have to start calling my father Mom.

 

[Edward]

TruthFrees is right but scripture says no one. So I call my dad. Dad and no one gets called Father....just in case!

 

[Truthfrees]

TruthFrees is right but scripture says no one. So I call my dad. Dad and no one gets called Father....just in case!

interesting that you should say that - i call my father dad or daddy

i guess that is what i hear other people calling their dads too

i never thought about it until you made this statement

 

[King Dan of Great the 1st]

Why do people call God God when there is many gods, maybe Father is better because its suppose to be a relationship.

 

[Edward]

interesting that you should say that - i call my father dad or daddy

i guess that is what i hear other people calling their dads too

i never thought about it until you made this statement

I thought about it too, and scripture says, I knew you before you were in the womb...

So we were already alive and with our Father. Our real Father. So I can understand why He would only want us to call Him Father.

(I have a speculation that we probably chose, or at least agreed to be born on earth into our specific family and circumstances. The Lord is cool like that...
But that's prolly a whole nother thread lol)

 

[Truthfrees]

I thought about it too, and scripture says, I knew you before you were in the womb...

So we were already alive and with our Father. Our real Father. So I can understand why He would only want us to call Him Father.

(I have a speculation that we probably chose, or at least agreed to be born on earth into our specific family and circumstances. The Lord is cool like that...
But that's prolly a whole nother thread lol)

wow - never thought of that - Jeremiah 1:5 - God knew us before the womb

i wonder what that means

that is for sure a whole separate topic

 

[Edward]

wow - never thought of that - Jeremiah 1:5 - God knew us before the womb

i wonder what that means

that is for sure a whole separate topic

Good idea, Brother. I started it. That thread is titled; Jeremiah 1:5

It's a deep topic!

 

[Jim Parker]

And do not call anyone on earth 'father,' for you have one Father, and he is in heaven.

Acts 7:2-3

Joshua 24:2-3

It makes sense if you read it in context rather than a few words from the passage.

 

[Razeontherock]

When I went to private school everyone had to stand when a teacher entered the room and refer to them as Sir or face a penalty.

Its the one word I cannot stand being called even if people are just being polite if I am a customer.

Lol, they would NOT have liked me!! I would have chosen the penalty, every time; and then defied the teacher to impose it. Once the teacher was stymied, I would have taken myself to the Principal's office to repeat the process ...

 

[King Dan of Great the 1st]

Most the teachers I had were acturally alright. There was only one idiot.

 

[HeIsRisen2018]

interesting that you should say that - i call my father dad or daddy

i guess that is what i hear other people calling their dads too








i never thought about it until you made this statement

Same here.

wow - never thought of that - Jeremiah 1:5 - God knew us before the womb

i wonder what that means

that is for sure a whole separate topic

Well, I could be wrong, but I've always interpreted it to mean that the Lord already had a plan for us and knew everything about us before we were even born and what we were going to be like. Of course that's just my take on it.

 

[Razeontherock]

Most the teachers I had were acturally alright.

That really helps!

 

[Truthfrees]

Same here.

Well, I could be wrong, but I've always interpreted it to mean that the Lord already had a plan for us and knew everything about us before we were even born and what we were going to be like. Of course that's just my take on it.

amen - i think this also

 

[WIP]

It makes sense if you read it in context rather than a few words from the passage.

Could you elaborate, please? Thanks.

 

[King Dan of Great the 1st]

Not everyone would have have known or heard Jesus say do not call anyone Father, they didn't even have the scriptures and not everyone would have ever word he spoke. Maybe Paul and other diciples didnt know so they keep using the word father, they didn't hear ever word that come put his mouth Paul wasn't even there. Its not like the Apostles were all knowing and perfect.

 

[JohnDB]

great question - got me reading and praying

Matthew 23:1-12 is the context

Jesus is talking about religious leaders who are not true religious leaders - they love to be honored and held in higher regard than everyone else

so it seems that these disingenuous leaders loved to be called rabbi - teacher - father - etc

Jesus was addressing this specific situation and not the general use "father" to address our dads or our ancestors - which is what Acts 7:2-3 and Joshua 24:2-3 is about

and if you think about it - if anyone who is not your father wants you to call them father what is that all about? - they want you to give them a position of authority and allegiance in your life that they probably don't deserve

true leaders don't need to fabricate a position over you with a title - their Godly behavior will cause you to trust and honor them - and all without a title

Also...
Sometimes rabbinical students upon graduating from one rabbi would try to become telmuhdeem of another Rabbi who had a better reputation and following. (Not all rabbi were equals and the highest order of Rabbi was the Schmeekah Rabbi...he had authority to explain the Torah/Law)
"He spoke as one having authority"