Abba: what Jesus taught us to call Him
Jesus called God Abba in the garden, and then put the same word in our mouths. What it means, what it does not mean, and how to begin saying it yourself.
Comfort for the Father
Who the Father is
Before anything else, who God actually is as Father. Not a mood, not a metaphor, the ground under everything.
Behold what manner of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God. And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know Him.1 John 3:1
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Adopted: your standing with God
Adoption in Scripture is a legal standing, not a mood. What Romans 8, Galatians 4 and Ephesians 1 say about being God's child, and what to do on the days you feel nothing.
Father of the Fatherless: Bible Verses for the Unfathered
God calls Himself the helper and defender of the fatherless. Here is what Scripture says to anyone who grew up without a father.
God as Father when your own father failed
For readers whose father was absent, harsh, or abusive. God is the original, not the copy; you can name what happened honestly, and you are under no pressure to reconcile with someone unsafe.
God as Father: Scripture Passages That Reveal Him
Scripture calls God Father from Exodus to Revelation. Here are the key passages, what they mean, and how to read them.
Is God Called Father in the Old Testament?
God is called Father in the Old Testament more often than many readers expect. See the key passages and what they reveal about His care.
Is It a Sin to Be Angry with God?
Anger at God is not automatically sin, but it can become sin. Learn the difference and how to bring your honest feelings to Him.
Is Jesus the Same as God the Father?
Jesus is not the Father, but He is fully God. Learn what the Bible says about the Trinity and why it matters for your faith.
The Father who runs
Luke 15 walked slowly: the leaving, the pig pen, the rehearsed speech, and a father who runs down the road before his son can finish a sentence.
The Father's discipline is not rejection
Hebrews 12 says God disciplines the ones He loves. For readers whose earthly correction was anger, here is how training differs from punishment and how to tell hardship from abandonment.
What it means that God is Father
When Scripture calls God Father it is not a mood or a metaphor for comfort. It is who He is, who He has always been, and the ground under everything else this site says.