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Hi, We have a earthly family who guides and teaches us from birth we both have a earthly mother and father and these titles are correct to use when addressing them in any circumstance. Our earthly father corrects us when we are in the wrong for our on good if we are blessed with a good dad. We also have a spiritual family in heaven in the which we have access to the heavenly Father through his only begotten Son whose shed blood on the cross reconciled us back to right relationship with God our Father (2 Corinthians 5). Within the family of God it is the Heavenly Father whom provides for us his children (Matthew 6) all we have to do is seek his righteousness and the things that we are in need of will be added to us as our Father will meet our needs (Matthew 6:33). Our Heavenly Father is our teacher in spiritual matters and our provider of the things we have need of and he will correct us when we are out of line in our walk with him. There is scripture that shows the comparison of our earthly father with our Heavenly Father in light of correction or chastisement from our earthly father and the chastisement from our Heavenly Father. [Hebrews 12:5-11]--And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him: vs 6) For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth. vs 7) If you endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not? vs 8) But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons vs 9) Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live? vs 10) For they verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure; but he for our profit, that we might be partakers of his holiness. vs 11) Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievious: nevertheless afterward it yeildeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby. We are not to call and teacher on the earth teacher as exalting them above the teachings of our Heavenly Father. We also are not to call our spiritual leaders Father and exalt them above our Heavenly Father who corrects us for our good but our earthly fathers corrects us after their pleasure. It is God alone who teaches his own children whom have been born into the family of God. It is God alone that provides for us leads and guides his children whom is in the household of God. (Matthew 3:21) oc thanks help out alot

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yeah i agree long as you getting the word of god but there cermonies i question. and there has been statements a big reasson they keep it is because the books preforms the cermonies that catholics preform and my big thing its just not inspired at all but they can be like historic documents and again not putting down catholics i just dont agree with the books

in the bible it says call no one father here only god now what do we call are dad? dad is that acceptable or are we supposed to know who are father father is? plz help thank you and god bless

The apocrypha is used by some churches and some people by them selves use it. For a long time i was confused about it some say man took it out so its meant to be in it which i did see to be true if it was acted upon men to take it out but i never did know for sure so i did my reserch and came upon some interesting facts about it. Here are some very good valid reasons why its not it alot of the bibles Why the Apocrypha Isn't in the Bible. Not one of the apocryphal books is written in the Hebrew language, which was alone used by the inspired historians and poets of the Old Testament. All Apocryphal books are in Greek, except one which is extant only in Latin. None of the apocryphal writers laid claim to inspiration. The apocryphal books were never acknowledged as sacred scriptures by the Jews, custodians of the Hebrew scriptures (the apocrypha was written prior to the New Testament). In fact, the Jewish people rejected and destroyed the apocrypha after the overthow of Jerusalem in 70 A.D. The apocryphal books were not permitted among the sacred books during the first four centuries of the real Christian church (I'm certainly not talking about the Catholic religion which is not Christian). The Apocrypha contains fabulous statements which not only contradict the "canonical" scriptures but themselves. For example, in the two Books of Maccabees, Antiochus Epiphanes is made to die three different deaths in three different places. The Apocrypha includes doctrines in variance with the Bible, such as prayers for the dead and sinless perfection. The following verses are taken from the Apocrypha translation by Ronald Knox dated 1954: Basis for the doctrine of purgatory: 2 Maccabees 12:43-45, 2.000 pieces of silver were sent to Jerusalem for a sin-offering...Whereupon he made reconciliation for the dead, that they might be delivered from sin. Salvation by works: Ecclesiasticus 3:30, Water will quench a flaming fire, and alms maketh atonement for sin. Tobit 12:8-9, 17, It is better to give alms than to lay up gold; for alms doth deliver from death, and shall purge away all sin. Magic: Tobit 6:5-8, If the Devil, or an evil spirit troubles anyone, they can be driven away by making a smoke of the heart, liver, and gall of a fish...and the Devil will smell it, and flee away, and never come again anymore. Mary was born sinless (immaculate conception): Wisdom 8:19-20, And I was a witty child and had received a good soul. And whereas I was more good, I came to a body undefiled. It teaches immoral practices, such as lying, suicide, assasination and magical incantation. No apocryphal book is referred to in the New Testament whereas the Old Testament is referred to hundreds of times. Because of these and other reasons, the apocryphal books are only valuable as ancient documents illustrative of the manners, language, opinions and history of the East. Now this is not to attack no belief but i live my life it is what it is. I also belive that the apocrypha does has some valid scriptures but i also belive that you cant dib and dab it cant be one part is the truth and the others not.. I'll love to hear what every body has to say about this but god bless have a bless day and night check it out