Dictionary of Bible Themes Primarily signifying God's paternal relationship to Jesus Christ, the term also refers to God's fatherly relationship to his creation, especially to believers as the "children of God". 1 Corinthians 8:6Aspects of the fatherhood of God See also He is the Creator and provider Deuteronomy 32:6,18Isaiah 64:8 Acts 17:24-28 Hosea 11:1 See also He shows love and compassion Psalms 103:13Jeremiah 3:19 2 Corinthians 1:3 Psalms 68:5 See also He exercises his providence and care Matthew 6:26,31-33Matthew 7:11 pp Lk 12:29-31 Deuteronomy 8:5pp Lk 11:13 See also He disciplines and corrects Proverbs 3:11-12Hebrews 12:5-6 Matthew 3:17 God as the Father of Jesus Christ See also pp Mk 1:11 Matthew 11:27pp Lk 3:22 Luke 2:49John 5:17-18; 17:11; 20:17 Romans 15:6 Ephesians 1:3 1 Peter 1:3 See also 1 John 1:3Jeremiah 31:9 God is the father of Israel See also He cares for his covenant people Exodus 4:22Deuteronomy 14:1; 32:6,18 Isaiah 63:16 Malachi 2:10 2 Samuel 7:13-14 He is the father of the kings of Israel See also pp 1Ch 17:12-13 Psalms 2:7; 89:26-27This description of God's fatherhood involves the maintenance of a special relationship between God and David's descendants, which ultimately includes Jesus Christ. Matthew 6:9God is the father of Christian believers He has an intimate relationship with believers See also John 20:17pp Lk 11:2 2 Corinthians 6:18Galatians 3:26 1 John 2:13 John 1:12-13 See also He adopts believers into his family Romans 8:14-17Galatians 4:5-7 1 John 3:1 Matthew 5:48 The fatherhood of God has implications for the church Character: children are to reproduce the Father's likeness Ephesians 4:3-6See also Unity: one Father means one family Malachi 2:10Matthew 23:9 Ephesians 3:14-15 Matthew 12:50 Status: believers are related to Jesus Christ See also pp Mk 3:35 Romans 8:29pp Lk 8:21 Hebrews 2:11Romans 8:17 See also Inheritance: believers are heirs of the Father's kingdom Luke 12:32Galatians 3:29 Colossians 1:12 Titus 3:7 1 Peter 1:17 See also Submission: believers are to revere the Father Matthew 6:9Ephesians 3:14 See also pp Lk 11:2 1030 God, compassion1085 God, love of 1245 God of the fathers 1250 Abba 1510 Trinity, the 2218 Christ, Son of God 2375 kingdom of God 5703 inheritance 5895 intimacy 6608 adoption 7115 children of God 8230 discipline |
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