[Elsie]

Do you not believe, as Acts states, that the gathered apostles and presbyters spoke with the authority of the Holy Spirit. If they did, when did they stop doing so?

Call no man Father.

When did Rome START doing it?

Scholars have NOT found any instances in Scripture where the title of FATHER was used.

[metmom]

Catholics are big on obeying God except when it suits them to excuse away the disobedience as with this topic.

[Petrosius]

Call no man Father.

Ah, the assumed trump card when Protestants start loosing an argument. And following the Pharisees, they take a legalistic view of Scripture and salvation. Do really think that our Lord was talking about the word? No, his point was about placing one's faith on a man rather than above God.

Scholars have NOT found any instances in Scripture where the title of FATHER was used.

Oh, really?

Even if you should have countless guides to Christ, yet you do not have many fathers, for I became your father in Christ Jesus through the gospel. (1 Cor. 4:15)