1.2.3.3
Because God was
his "Father"?
Is Jesus (pbuh) a divine son of God
because he called God "Father"? Well, how do all Christians
refer to Him? What does Jesus himself have to tell us in this
regard? Let us read
"That ye may be the children of your Father
which is in heaven..."
Matthew 5:45
and "Be ye therefore perfect,
even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect."
Matthew 5:48:
...etc.
There are countless verses in the Bible to
this effect. To understand what is meant by the reference to
"Father" we need only read John 8:42:
"Jesus said unto them, If God were your
Father, ye would love me: for I proceeded forth and came from
God; neither came I of myself, but he sent me."
So the love of God and His prophets is what
makes God someone's "father." Similarly,
"Ye are of your father the devil, and the
lusts of your father ye will do."
John 8:44
Obviously neither the Devil nor God is the
physical father of any of them. The term "Father" in that
day and age was used by the Jews in the same sense that
Christians use the word "father" today to address a priest. It
was not meant to be taken literally. Otherwise, the Bible would
bear witness that every believer in Jesus (pbuh) is also the
"physical" son of God.
Further, please note that Joseph is called a
"father" to Pharaoh in Genesis 45:8, and Job is called the
"father" of the poor in Job 29:16. Once we read all of this we
begin to understand how the Jews used to understand the
reference to God Almighty as "Father."
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