Jesus said, “Do not call anyone on earth your father; for One is your Father, He who is in heaven.” (Matthew 23:9)
1 Timothy 2:5 says, “For there is one God and one Mediator between God and men, the Man Christ Jesus.”
The Old Testament priesthood was reserved for descendants of Levi. The old covenant has been superseded.
We have direct access to the Father through His Son. We no longer need to go through other men to gain access to God. That is what our precious Savior accomplished on the cross.
Thanks for letting me chime in—as a former Catholic, I am grateful that we can rely on the authority and inerrancy of Scripture—God’s very word—rather than on the traditions and words of men.
I agree with you on every thing you wrote. I was raised Baptist and will never call another man “Father”.
You wrote:
“Jesus said, “Do not call anyone on earth your father; for One is your Father, He who is in heaven.” (Matthew 23:9)”
Okay, so what did you call your Dad?
“Thanks for letting me chime in—as a former Catholic, I am grateful that we can rely on the authority and inerrancy of Scripture—God’s very word—rather than on the traditions and words of men.”
Okay, please tell me how you know the gospel of Matthew is inspired? I would like a verse that specifically mentions his gospel please. Also, please let me know what verse in Matthew tells you Matthew wrote that gospel. Thanks in advance.
This is the Gospel, my friend. Thank you for such a direct and profound statement of the truth. We are very grateful to God and happy for you that you have escaped the clutches of the Vatican.
Yes, indeed, once the blood was shed, we Gentiles who once were far off, were grafted in, and we have that direct access to the Father through His Son according to His grace, by faith. No longer needing other mediators, no longer needing ceremonies, no longer needing additional sacrifice. You have clearly set out the beauty of freedom in Christ, alone, as attested to in the innerrant Scriptures. Again, thanks.
From one former-Catholic to another... praise the Lord!
And what do you call your dad? Ever call him father?
1 Timothy 2:5 says, “For there is one God and one Mediator between God and men, the Man Christ Jesus.”
So you never ask anyone to pray for you.
We no longer need to go through other men to gain access to God.
Who does?
...as a former Catholic...
Ahhh.
“Jesus said, ‘Do not call anyone on earth your father; for One is your Father, He who is in heaven.’ (Matthew 23:9)”
Someone is certainly going to come back to you that in that case, you can’t even call your own daddy your father. Of course, that comeback indicates that they don’t believe Christ’s words there had any meaning at all.
The context, obviously, is speaking of religious epithets, not familial ones.
I heard one idiot one time say that he would no longer call his “Mommy mother,” because the Bible says that “Jerusalem which is above is the mother of us all.” (Galatians).
We have no “fathers” in the religious context. One may remark that a man is his “father in the faith” meaning merely that the elder had led the younger to Christ. Paul called Timothy his “son” in the faith. but these are not references to religious position or level of authority, or priesthood.
Thanks for letting me chime in—as a former Catholic, I am grateful that we can rely on the authority and inerrancy of Scripture—God’s very word—rather than on the traditions and words of men.
A belated but appreciative AMEN!