The Comfort That God is Our Father
Our view of ____________ is formed by our view of our___________
Romans 8:15 ; Matthew 6:8–15
Two Words about God being the Father
The first is ____________ such as paternity and paternal.
Jews of the OT saw five basic principles concerning God’s Fatherhood.
First, they saw God’s Fatherhood in terms of His ____________. 1 Chronicles 29:10
Second, OT Jews saw God’s Fatherhood in terms of His ____________ to them. Psalm 68
Third, OT Jews saw God’s Fatherhood in terms of His ____________. (Ps. 103:13).
Fourth, OT Jews saw God’s Fatherhood in terms of His ____________. (Jer. 31:9).
Fifth, OT Jews saw God’s Fatherhood in terms of their ____________ to Him. (Deut. 32:6).
The Second word is ____________ and is actually from the Aramaic. More precisely it means, “my father,” “Father, my Father,” or “Dear Father,” which emphasize the necessity of reverence.
That provides us with both a comfort and a challenge.
First, the comfort is that we do have an ____________ with the Father.
Second, abba also provides a ____________.
We need to view God with both ____________ and ____________.
How Can we come to God our Father? Matthew 6:8
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