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To: Mrs. Don-o

John never addressed anyone as a father to him. He never elevated any man in any way.


94 posted on 11/27/2013 2:55:10 PM PST by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: editor-surveyor
John addressed the men he wrote to as "fathers":

1 John 2:13
I am writing to you, fathers, because you know Him Who is from the beginning.

It's a term of respect. Simple as can be.

95 posted on 11/27/2013 3:09:08 PM PST by Mrs. Don-o (What does the LORD require of you, but to act justly, to love tenderly, to walk humbly with your God)
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