Do many use the name Father for priests? Is it right Biblically to call anyone but God Father?
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The original was Mithraism ... the called their priest father
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who said GOD is  a father?never ever think it again.its a big sin.HE is not just like us,HE is ALONE,HE has no relations and not any realitive.
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God is a spirit without a physical sex. While He is often refered to as a father figure He is also compared to a hen with chicks and a mother with a suckling child. In many languages the word parent is often said fathers. Matthew 23:37 ...how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings...\nThe gender of God is not as important as knowing that He is real and does love us as His children. John 3:16&17. God ripped out a third of His person and sent Him to live on earth as a man. God is not as some people say attempting to send us to Hell, but to save us from it. I'm a mom and I would do anything to save my children and God is the same way.
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I believe in God  in the name of the Father, Son & Holy Spirit.  No one is all knowing like God.  But any child of God can pray and ask for wisdom, without doubting, and get some pretty good answers. My God is the "Know it all".  If God reveals something to someone, He or She knows something.
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you're so right....  growing up my dest friends mom was as much a mom to me as my own -sometimes moreso.  i look at our Blessed Mother in somewhat the same manner.... I love Jesus with all my heart and thus, His Mother for giving Him to me.  sure He was God's Only Son - but  HE was also Mary's Son.  i've heard people say she wasn't necessary.... if she wasn't God wouldn't have chosen her.  if she wasn't Jesus wouldn't have loved her and stayed with her and listened to her.  some people say - Mary wasn't important - she was only a vessel....   tell that to all adoptive children.  tell that to those on death row and in prosion because of "trauma from not having a mother's love".....  \nBTW, i'm proudly named after Our Lady  :)\n\nGod BLess!\n\n\nPS - on the honour thy father and mother.... notice they don't complain about the usage of the word father - yet when calling a priest you hear - you shouldn't call anyone else father?!?!?
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Superstition.\n\nIt's not exactly wrong to call the Almighty by the impersonal "God", just as it's not wrong to call one's offspring "Child". If we want a familiar and close relationship, however, it makes sense to use the personal name of someone we love. The Scriptures encourage us to use God's personal name.\n\nThe Hebrew name “Yahweh” (or “Yehowah”) does seem to accurately pronounce the divine name. Just as the Hebrew name “Yeshua” (or “Yehoshua”) is translated into “Jesus” in English, the Hebrew name “Yahweh” is translated into “Jehovah” in English.\n\nSome argumentative persons will argue that the Hebrew name “Yahweh” must only be translated into English as “I am what I am”. Yet such troublemakers fail to explain why they do not translate the Hebrew name “Yeshua” into English as “Jehovah is Salvation” or “I am what I am is Salvation”, which of course their small-minded literalism must surely require with regard to the name we know as “Jesus”.\n\nThe important thing is to use God’s personal name in whatever language you speak, rather than insisting upon the impersonal! The name “Yahweh” is certainly preferable to the non-name “God” or “Lord”.\n\n(Psalms 83:18) That people may know that you, whose name is Jehovah, You alone are the Most High over all the earth\n\n(John 17:26) [Jesus said] I have made your name known to them and will make it known, in order that the love with which you loved me may be in them
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Probably because you call him G-D, call him by his name "Yah" short for Yahweh and he will answer. Calling him G-D could mean any God. He answers to his name, That why he tells it to us over 6,000 times. "whatever you ask in his name he will do"
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I don;t feel like anyone should put therselves on the same level with God, and GOD is the ONLY  HOLY FATHER.. blaspheme ? i think so..!
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Yes, God has many names. I choose to call him by the one name that sets Him apart from all others...Jesus!
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The word God and word Lord are basically same and used for The Creator. Some people mistakenly consider human being as the God but it is not the truth. Jesus is considered as God or Lord appeared in the form of human to that he can understand the suffering of human. Still he talks about Father which in Christian beliefs is himself. The fact is that Jesus was only a prophet of God, who was sent by the Supreme-being to speak the word of God/Lord to the Jews. So basically Jesus, God the Father and the Holy Spirit are three different beings. God the Father is basically the Creator, Jesus was a prophet and this Holy Spirit was also a prophet as told by Jesus in John 16:13 (he shall not speak for himself, but whatsoever he shall hear).
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No, according to the laws of the Old Testament, Jesus would be God's bastard Son, since God was not married to Mary when He caused her to be pregnant with His Son. By modern standards that would also make God a deadbeat Dad, but at the time no such shame was generally attached to the Father. All shame was generally borne by the mother (whore) and the Son (bastard).\n\nJoseph is merely Jesus's stepfather.
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For those who say there are many ways because there are so many people I respectfully disagree.  The is only one God and one Way. Do most know that the early church was actually called The Way?  Why because the followed the One who said there is only One Way that being Christ. How can there be many ways when they are all so different. Some say works, some sacrafice, some even say self reliance. But consider this if God is perfect can you stand before Him? Can you say let me in for I am a rightous man on my own certinly not. So then we need to be perfect before the Father. Can we do anything to be perfect? Certinly not. For being a christian will not get you into heaven, on the contary being a christian will get you no where. Jesus on the other hand can stand before the Father, He can be Rightous and Holy before God on your behalf. But not if you do not accept Him for what He is and for what He has done. For on the day of judgment (there will be judgement) The Father will judge all men and see whom is in His Son and they shall be forgiven. Only one way to heaven, thank the Lord we have a way.  Thank you Sister for the wonderful question.
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(kurter21 said the same thing I did... only shorter, so if you don't feel like reading my long post, read his short post)\n\nWell, there is a Father in Heaven, who is our God.  We are all his children.\n\nThen there is Jesus Christ, who is the Son of God in the flesh, meaning that God was his "biological" father.  He is a god.\n\nSome people believe that we are Jesus' children.  In a spiritual sense, that is true, but in a literal sense, it is not.  We are his "children" in a spiritual sense, because he has taken care of us (through his teachings, the Atonement, the Crucifixion, etc...)\n\nAs far as the THIRD part of it... there is also the Holy Ghost (also commonly known as the Holy Spirit).  The Holy Spirit is not the LITERAL spirit of God or of Christ, but he is a part of the "Godhead" as well.\n\nSo the Godhead consists of three separate beings, the Father, the Son (Jesus Christ), and the Holy Ghost.\n\nAs far as believing in the worship of only ONE God, we worship the Father.  We do not worship Jesus Christ.  I know that sounds kind of funny... but here goes...  we follow his teachings, and follow in his footsteps, but when we pray, we pray to the Father in the name of Jesus Christ, and not to Jesus Christ himself.\n\nHope that makes sense.  Let me know if it doesn't, and I can see if I can clarify it.
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Goodness no!  It's perfectly normal and perfectly acceptable a means of expressing oneself.  In fact, I'd suspect that, if He existed, God would be pleased that you mention Him, even in moments of intense excitement, stress, and yes, even when you're upset or angry. No, taking the Lord's name in vain refers to what we commonly refer to as cursing.  And that ain't nice whether one's a beliver or not.  Capisce?
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I suppose it could, depending on the true, Kabalistic interpretation of the Bible. But, there is a specific word usually reserved for "servant" and I have never heard of "son" being used that way. Maybe in translation to English this becomes possible, but I don't remember anything of that sort in Hebrew. Which is not to say it doesn't exist, of course.
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Wow!  You're really catching some crap here!  Looks like Y!Answers users really like to take out their religious frustration on a man of the cloth!  Although I wonder if any of them refuse to call a judge "Your Honor" if they ever appear in court!\n\nI have no problem with a member of the clergy being called reverend in any sense of the word as long as they are not trying to infer that they are God.  And I find it highly unlikely that anyone would REALLY make the mistake of thinking that using "reverend" somehow meant that.\n\nFor centuries people have referred to God using adjectives to that were also used to refer to people of respect in their society.  It was simply understood that, when referencing God in that way, it was because He was the ultimate perfection of that term, but it did not preclude them from using the same word to describe honored people who exemplified the same attributes to a lesser degree.  \n\nMy personal opinion is that our society as a whole is losing respect for one of the highest callings a human can have -- devoting one's life to the service of God and others, and, consequently, they do not like to see a title of respect attached to it.  Unfortunately, that means that they will bash the name, position, and people until that respect is regained.\n\nGod Bless Reverend!
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God's name is not God that is his title.\n\nYou title may be Mr, Miss, Mrs or even Dr. but you still have a name.\n\nJehovah is God's name in english language like my name Peter is Pedro is Spain or Pierre in France all are valid.\nBut, knowing God’s name Jehovah means learning what that name represents and worshiping the God who possesses it - The True God. His name fittingly means, "He Causes to Become".\n\nJehovah in Psalms 83:18 proves how people really are blinded to bible facts they turn to the teachings of church leaders rather than the bible.\nIt is no different today than it was 2000 years ago.\n\nTo have a close relationship with a friend you use their name and call them by name. Thus if Jehovah God is your friend then use His name. Use God's name Jehovah in prayer in the same way you would use the name of a personal good friend of yours. All false gods have their names but only the True God can be called Jehovah because only Jehovah has the universal right to the name meaning, "He Causes to Become" when you call on Jehovah you are making the distinction.\n\nRomans 10:13 For everyone who calls on the name of God will be saved.