27:46) 8:6). “You shall have no other gods before me. Ephesians 4:4-6 There is one body and one Spirit, just as also you were called in one hope of your calling; 5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism, 6 one God and Father … In Genesis 28:16, the place God appears is “holy.” In This, he says, is where the human desire for intimacy and communication comes from. Truth is a person. File size: 5.16 MB. Truth can not be relative unless it is relative to the God of Truth, anything less is deception. The New American Standard Bible goes so far as to translate it as “the one and only God.” The straightforward reading of this verse is To be called holy is to express the idea of consecration, that someone or something belongs to God. It is a sad but true reality that many Christians don’t know the name of their God. For you have but one Father in heaven" (Mt 23:9). That God is one, that there is no other, that He has no equal is the forceful testimony of above fifty passages in the Scriptures. As Jesus said, only the heavenly Father is the true Father, and only the Messiah is the true teacher and rabbi. Genesis 35:10 And God said to him, "Though your name is Jacob, you will no longer be called Jacob. Listen and download No Other God by Nathaniel Bassey, this is a very powerful gospel music. I have no other God but You I have no other God but You I have no other God but You I have no other God but You You have done what no man has done You will do what no … And how did God have a human son, or a son that could be seen by humans and interact with humans. Genesis 12:4 says, “So Abram left, as the LORD had told him; and Lot went with him. Answer: Islam gives Allah 99 names, but not one of the names is Father. In other words, no earthly father should be seen as possessing the fullness of patriarchal authority; that belongs to God the Father. The Father God is the only one who could receive the reverence, not any one. However, we have already learned that no one but God can receive the glory God has (Isaiah 42:8; 48:11). [Yahweh : The proper name of the One True God] . To all those in Rome who are loved by God and called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. They sought, therefore, to be called “father,” as if they were the source of truth rather than God. If ^ par. And there is no other God besides Me, A righteous God and a Savior; There is none except Me. The Role of Father in Bible Times If we are to understand the term "Father" in the Bible, we must be willing to explore a different culture than our own. Let’s read another two passages of Almighty God’s word to clarify our understanding of this issue. John 20:17 ESV / 11 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful Jesus said to her, “Do not cling to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father; but go to my brothers and say to them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God… It is said that Jesus is God’s son, yet it is also said that Jesus is God. How can one being be both the father and son of iself. 11 Jehovah is called a Father because he is the Creator. —Job 1:6; Luke 3:38. In a similar Another The answer is No because Jesus is never called “God” in the same way as is the Father, who Jesus himself referred to as “the only true God” (John 17:3). 9 And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven. No other gods have been able to predict the future with such incredible accuracy as the Christian God. Therefore, Jesus was not God. A godparent (also known as a sponsor, or gossiprede),[1] in Christianity, is someone who bears witness to a child's christening and later is willing to help in their catechesis, as well as their lifelong spiritual formation. Exodus 20:1-3 ESV / 52 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful And God spoke all these words, saying, “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. God is Father over creation, a personal father to those who come to him through grace, and is the loving father of Jesus Christ. 45 It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God. 10 Neither be ye called masters: for one is your Master, even Christ. (Isaiah 64:8) Jesus is called God’s Son because Jehovah created him. Jesus says, “I am the way, the God called him while he was in Mesopotamia; however, Genesis 12:1–4 shows God calling Abraham in Haran after his father’s death. Almighty God says, “When Jesus called God in heaven by the name of Father as He prayed, this was done only from the perspective of a created man, only because the Spirit of God had clothed Himself as an ordinary … So also no one comprehends the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God” (1st Cor 2:11). I believe no one is eligible to receive reverence expect the almighty, the Father GOD. Angels, as well as the man Adam, are also called sons of God. According to Psalms 111:9- " Holy and reverend is his name. " Here are 10 ways to understand how God is the perfect Father. Ultimately one must pay careful attention to the context. That is why the Bible can call many persons, places, and things holy. God chose Israel to be His special people – just as He has uniquely chosen all of His children. It wasn’t based on any merit 35) The Life One of my very favorite memory verses is John 11:25-26, and these are verses that I think explain what He meant … God says in this passage that if you want to know which god is the true God, then that god must be able to predict the future accurately. A common objection to Catholicism is that Catholics ignore the Bible in calling priests Father. Abram Jesus called God “the only true God.” Jesus called the Father “the only God” (John 5:44 ESV). 44 No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day. Praise be to Yahweh . The Father of Israel We can see how God is such a good father in the way that He has fathered Israel. The God of Truth Truth is not truth unless it meets God’s definition of truth. The whole passage reads, “But you are not to be called ‘rabbi,’ for you have one teacher, and you are all brethren. 11 But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant. There is only one “capital-G” God, and that is the Father (1 Cor. Jesus did receive that glory with the approval of the Father. Honor thy Father In Deuteronomy 5:16, God commands, "Honor your father and your mother, as the Lord your God commanded you; that your days Neither be called ‘masters,’ for you [2] In the past, in some countries, the role carried some legal obligations as well as religious … Along with Father and Abba, we'll look at other metaphors of relationship, such as Husband, God of our fathers, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Bible says that Jesus called the Father ‘my God’ ‘My God, My God, why have You forsaken me?’ (Matt. The Father is certainly called “the Lord” on occasion (such as Mark 13:20), and Jesus is called “God” in several passages (such as Titus 2:13 and 2 Peter 1:1). Francis Schaeffer emphasized this point in his books. We can look at the wives of Abraham to get clues. He is our father in the presence of God, in whom he believed, the God who gives life to the dead and calls into being what does not yet exist. In some sense we can never understand that God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit have forever communicated and loved each other. No And How can we come to God as Father?" THIS IS AN IDENTIFIER of Abraham’s lost descendants in this modern world! As usual Posted I’ve had many conversations with Christians about God and when it came to No one must ever take the place, or usurp the privileges and respect that belongs to the heavenly Father. God, the Creator of angels, can not be lower than His own creation, but Jesus was. Jesus, however, called God Father and taught His disciples (meaning "followers") to pray to God as Father (Matthew 6:9). Christ taught that the source of all life and truth is God, and no one ought to seek or receive a title that properly belongs to Him. No other country even comes close, several large countries combined have about 30 bases combined, but not 800! Therefore, Jesus possesses Deity. Total Duration: 5:38. And call no man your father on earth, for you have one Father, who is in heaven. This interpretative principle is called the analogy of faith (Catechism, no. This can be encapsulated in the command Jesus gave during the Sermon on the Mount, when He said, "…seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you" (Matthew 6:33). For Yaldabaoth said, “I am God and there is no other God beside me.” This passage is important to understand because we can relate it to the “fall of man or the fallen angels” in which we people living today are the descendants of fallen angels created by and ruled over by the Chief Archon and God of the material … 114). 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