Paul Calls Himself Father
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14 I am writing this not to shame you but to warn you as my dear children. 15 Even if you had ten thousand guardians in Christ, you do not have many fathers, for in Christ Jesus I became your father through the gospel. 16 Therefore I urge you to imitate me.
8 “But you are not to be called ‘Rabbi,’ for you have one Teacher, and you are all brothers. 9 And do not call anyone on earth ‘father,’ for you have one Father, and he is in heaven. 10 Nor are you to be called instructors, for you have one Instructor, the Messiah. 11 The greatest among you will be your servant. 12 For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted
Nowhere in the Gospels does even Jesus ever call Himself “father.” Instead, He consistently refers to only God as the Father. For example, when teaching His disciples the Lord’s Prayer in Matthew 6:9, He instructs them to pray to “Our Father in heaven,” reinforcing the idea that God is in heaven and not on earth. Additionally, in Matthew 5:9, during the Sermon on the Mount, He states, “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God.” This further emphasizes that only God is the Father.
