[Repent and Believe]

“St. Paul tells the Corinthians, that he is their only spiritual Father:

Then why; against what MATTHEW wrote; do you once again call OTHER men Father?”

Ask Saint Paul:

St. Paul tells the Corinthians, that he is their only spiritual Father: If you have 10,000 instructors in Christ, yet not many Fathers.

1 Corinthians iv. 14,15)

[14] I write not these things to confound you; but I admonish you as my dearest children. [15] For if you have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet not many fathers. For in Christ Jesus, by the gospel, I have begotten you.

Perhaps Saint Paul who allowed for himself and others to be called “father”, along with the Catholic Church) had a better idea of what Jesus was conveying in the Matthew 23 discourse than the Protestants.

You could also ask FR poster “ealgeone” who calls the early church fathers the ECF’s. Does he have a problem with early church fathers being called so without condemning its use?

[ealgeone]

The context of the usage of Father in Matthew and 1 Corinthians 4:14-15 determines the proper understanding.

Please also see Matthew 15:4-5 in relation to Matthew 23 for comparison.

[Elsie]

Perhaps Saint Paul who allowed for himself and others to be called “father”,

Perhaps?

Perhaps you FAIL to show any scripture where anyone actually DOES call him "father".

[Elsie]

Perhaps Saint Paul who allowed for himself and others to be called “father”,

Perhaps?

Perhaps you FAIL to show any scripture where anyone actually DOES call him "father".

[Elsie]

You could also ask FR poster “ealgeone” who calls the early church fathers the ECF’s. Does he have a problem with early church fathers being called so without condemning its use?

Fight your own battle.