[ravenwolf]

I have never called my dad father
I think it is because the laws of
God are in the hearts of those who believe.

The unbelievers has to try to justify them selves
by trying to rely on man made religion.

[Albion Wilde]

I have never called my dad father

Hard to believe. Have you never referred to him as "my father", such as when talking about him to someone else, or answering your teacher if she or he asks about your father? Have you never written his name on a document with a line that says, "Father's name__________"?

Don't confuse literalism with the spirit.

[conservatism_IS_compassion]

I have never called my dad father

I think you just did. Unless I am recalling incorrectly or have been misinformed, Christ told his disciples to call God “Dad,” not “Father.”

Obviously we are communicating in English - and just as obviously, the Gospels were not originally written in English.