"In that day I will call my servant Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, and I will clothe him with your robe, and will bind your sash on him, and will commit your authority to his hand. And he shall be a father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem and to the house of Judah." (Is 22:21) "And call no man your father on earth, for you have one Father, who is in heaven." (Mt 23:9) God Himself calls Eliakim the "father" of Jerusalem and the house of Judah. Since Jesus cannot contradict His Father, we must assume that Jesus was not speaking literally as anti-Catholics claim. The use of "father" in Isaiah shows that the term can be appropriately applied to those who serve in roles of spiritual leadership and guidance, as long as it does not overshadow the recognition of God’s unique fatherhood. This understanding helps reconcile the two passages, indicating that Jesus' command in Matthew 23:9 is not a universal prohibition against the term but a reminder of the preeminent fatherhood of God.
Based on a literalist reading of Mt 23:8-10, many non-Catholics claim that the Catholic Church violates the scriptural prohibition against calling anyone “father” since its priests are commonly called “father” and the pope is referred to as the “Holy Father.” If these people were consistent, they would not call anyone “doctor” (which comes from the Latin word for “teacher”) or “mister” (which is a form of “master”). How many Protestant pastors are proud of their doctorate degrees and go by that title? Jesus often used hyperbole when teaching. For example, He declared, “If your right eye causes you to sin, pluck it out and throw it away; it is better that you lose one of your members than that your whole body be thrown into hell” (Matt. 5:29, cf. 18:9; Mark 9:47). Christ certainly did not intend this to be applied literally, for otherwise all Christians would be blind amputees! (cf. 1 John 1:8; 1 Tim. 1:15). In Mt 23, Jesus is not forbidding us to call men “fathers” who actually are our fathers-either literally or spiritually. He is warning us against inaccurately attributing a particular kind or degree of fatherhood to those who do not have it. Here is a list of people in scripture who used the title "Father": Joseph, Job, Jesus, Paul, James, Stephen...oh, and God Himself: "In that day I will call my servant Eliakim, the son of Hilkiah . . . and I will clothe him with [a] robe, and will bind [a] girdle on him, and will commit . . . authority to his hand; and he shall be a FATHER to the inhabitants of Jerusalem and to the house of Judah." (Isa. 22:20-21)
I refer to those I’ve baptized jokingly as my son. And although it’s joking, it help me to reframe my thoughts to better disciple them. I think it’s been fruitful for both of us to glorify the father in heaven
“Call NO man your ‘Father’ upon the earth; For ‘O-N-E’ is your Father, which is in Heaven.” ~ JESUS CHRIST ~ (St Matthew 23:9) ~~~ :) ~~~ GOD Refers to Himself as 'Many' Wonderful things,,, ~~~ The 'ROCK',,, ~~~ The 'RIVER',,, ~~~ The 'SUN',,, ~~~ (Several Others) ~~~ But, Our (Spiritual) 'FATHER' is referred to 'hundreds' (thousands ?) of times. ~~~ (Old and New Testaments) ~~~ To take GOD's Most Oft used 'Reference',,, ~~~ And call (ALL) priests "Father" (???),,, ~~~ Is a modern form of 'Pharisee-ism' (Usurping GOD's Authority), and precisely what 'N-O-T' To Do !!! ~~~ :o
@geraldarcuri9307 -- Good point. Based on many of the comments I've read online, maybe bad grammar, spelling, and sentence structure are the new, low standard.
Happy Father’s Day to all fathers.
Happy teachers day
"In that day I will call my servant Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, and I will clothe him with your robe, and will bind your sash on him, and will commit your authority to his hand. And he shall be a father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem and to the house of Judah." (Is 22:21)
"And call no man your father on earth, for you have one Father, who is in heaven." (Mt 23:9)
God Himself calls Eliakim the "father" of Jerusalem and the house of Judah. Since Jesus cannot contradict His Father, we must assume that Jesus was not speaking literally as anti-Catholics claim.
The use of "father" in Isaiah shows that the term can be appropriately applied to those who serve in roles of spiritual leadership and guidance, as long as it does not overshadow the recognition of God’s unique fatherhood.
This understanding helps reconcile the two passages, indicating that Jesus' command in Matthew 23:9 is not a universal prohibition against the term but a reminder of the preeminent fatherhood of God.
Based on a literalist reading of Mt 23:8-10, many non-Catholics claim that the Catholic Church violates the scriptural prohibition against calling anyone “father” since its priests are commonly called “father” and the pope is referred to as the “Holy Father.” If these people were consistent, they would not call anyone “doctor” (which comes from the Latin word for “teacher”) or “mister” (which is a form of “master”). How many Protestant pastors are proud of their doctorate degrees and go by that title?
Jesus often used hyperbole when teaching. For example, He declared, “If your right eye causes you to sin, pluck it out and throw it away; it is better that you lose one of your members than that your whole body be thrown into hell” (Matt. 5:29, cf. 18:9; Mark 9:47). Christ certainly did not intend this to be applied literally, for otherwise all Christians would be blind amputees! (cf. 1 John 1:8; 1 Tim. 1:15).
In Mt 23, Jesus is not forbidding us to call men “fathers” who actually are our fathers-either literally or spiritually. He is warning us against inaccurately attributing a particular kind or degree of fatherhood to those who do not have it.
Here is a list of people in scripture who used the title "Father": Joseph, Job, Jesus, Paul, James, Stephen...oh, and God Himself:
"In that day I will call my servant Eliakim, the son of Hilkiah . . . and I will clothe him with [a] robe, and will bind [a] girdle on him, and will commit . . . authority to his hand; and he shall be a FATHER to the inhabitants of Jerusalem and to the house of Judah." (Isa. 22:20-21)
I refer to those I’ve baptized jokingly as my son. And although it’s joking, it help me to reframe my thoughts to better disciple them. I think it’s been fruitful for both of us to glorify the father in heaven
Pastors today demand it
Amen my Lord ❤
Even so Jesus is greater than Paul, if Pauls context is unclear revert to the Masters instruction. Paul calls Timothy brother in many instances.
“Call NO man your ‘Father’ upon the earth;
For ‘O-N-E’ is your Father, which is in Heaven.”
~ JESUS CHRIST ~
(St Matthew 23:9)
~~~
:)
~~~
GOD Refers to Himself as 'Many' Wonderful things,,,
~~~
The 'ROCK',,,
~~~
The 'RIVER',,,
~~~
The 'SUN',,,
~~~
(Several Others)
~~~
But, Our (Spiritual) 'FATHER' is referred to 'hundreds' (thousands ?) of times.
~~~
(Old and New Testaments)
~~~
To take GOD's Most Oft used 'Reference',,,
~~~
And call (ALL) priests "Father" (???),,,
~~~
Is a modern form of 'Pharisee-ism' (Usurping GOD's Authority), and precisely what 'N-O-T' To Do !!!
~~~
:o
The Only One who can be the Begotten is God 😊
What?? God is the only one who is NOT begotten. Are you confused?
"Don't call no man father." Seriously? Why not update the title of this video to standard English?
@geraldarcuri9307 -- Good point. Based on many of the comments I've read online, maybe bad grammar, spelling, and sentence structure are the new, low standard.