Posted on 02/09/2015 2:55:55 PM PST by NYer
Ping!
I never ever call or called anyone other than my late Father Father to do so would be highly disrespectful to him and no one else deserves that name not even my father in law
In other words, to me, Yeshua was saying call no man "Father of Creation" - so calling a priest father is just a form of respect as in Father Brown for instance ....
Because it is against the Bible and the Roman church wanted to demand power over the people while denying them access to Scripture?
Christ was addressing the deeds of the Pharisees. This has nothing to do with priests.
Not even your grandfather? That applies too.
A Pharisaic practice was to designate a rabbi as having the spiritual stature to dictate questions of religious practice with an authority equivalent to that of God (or which could even supersede God’s). The term in Aramaic didn’t just mean teacher, it mean great one.
Not so sure I’d take the parable of the rich man and the beggar as a proper use of the term “Father.” If the person is in hell, and this is the only specific biblical example we see of such a thing, the person should be expected to sin. In this case it seemed he was counting on Abraham being his ancestral father to justify him in spite of his uncharitable ways.
Okay, but once I was challenged by a fundamental as to the reason she wouldn’t call her own dad “father” - I related that the word correctly translated should be “Creator” as in call no man Creator. But even still, as I said, it’s a title of respect to the priest as in Father Brown.
Good article in that it explains whom Jesus was addressing and the true humility of priests.
Yep, a sign of respect, just like Reverend, Deacon, Elder, or doctor. I must admit I’ve wonder about whether or not some Protestant televangelists actually thought of themselves as needing to be worshiped as “father the creator” rather than being just another servant of Jesus and His Holy Father.
To me the more important question is why, in the US Marine Corps they call all the Chaplains, “Padre” whether the chaplain is Catholic or Protestant.
Most evangelical ministers disclaim the appellation “Father” in a religious context, out of respect for this. They are brothers.
Some Protestant denominations have a Father title, e.g. the Anglican church. Maybe they should call the fundie chaplains “Hermano.”
The book of the Acts of the Apostles, after the gospels but before the epistles, is real life history of the early church. No apostle was called “Father” or “priest” in the book of Acts. Moreover, after the day of Pentecost in which Mary was mentioned, no mention of her in the book of Acts.
Which goes to prove the entire Romish system is an unbiblical cult. No wonder they are so against sola scriptura.
Sorry, that should have gone to sky pilot.
In Italy, a priest is referred to as "Don" a title of respect; in France, "M." That is, "Monsieur" same thing.
The gospel of John was written as a directly evangelical book (its ending says so) and this was penned at a late date. Nothing more than this witness of John is being claimed as being needed for its purpose (and John still witnesses today through this book).
... and don't forget the part where they wanted to to sap and impurify all of our precious bodily fluids.
And yet, Christendom ultimately rests not on doctrines but on the person and promise of the Lord. This is a difficult thing for evangelicals to grasp, but once they do they will have more respect for the Roman church even while disagreeing with the things it teaches.
No problem.
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