That scripture is so clear. Why do many call church leaders father? You automatically put them above yourself and many times go to their teachings before looking to the bible. Essentially taking their word over God.
The problem here is that Jesus specifically says not to call any man father. And the Catholics deliberately chose that word to call their priests. Just pick a different word so there's no division. There's tons of words to choose from. Why do you have to walk the line?
Knowing God lives outside of time... do you think he had this written for the Catholics? (knowing that they will bend words to meet their means?) If this is such a truth, why then do other Christian faiths avoid calling their teachers by that name/title? They are reading the same Bible, no?
Even calling the pope "holy father".. they're so blasphemous and they don't even get it bcause they don't know God. "Frater", which means brother would have been the perfect word instead of "pater", which means father. Yet they're not my brothers cause they're not born again. Hence all that idolatry in the catholic church.
@@thekingschild2116 Luke 9:60 Jesus said to him, “Let the dead bury their own dead, but you go and proclaim the kingdom of God.” Does Protestants bury their loved ones? Jesus was very clear here.
@@thekingschild2116 Just Quoting the bible and making you to think about all the things you said against fellow Christians. If you think Calling Pope or Priest as Father is against God and Blasphemous, then Burying your dead is also against God and Blasphemous. Even Calling your Own Father is also Blasphemous. I think everybody call their own father as Father only, irrespective of what the Scripture is Saying. So then everybody is Blasphemous. Don't Judge others faith. You will also be Judged. Only God is the Judge. I don't know if you are righteous enough to Stone Other Christians.
*CALL NO MAN "FATHER"? SERIOUSLY?* _Does Jesus contradict the Father?_ "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) 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.
I have one Father he is in Heaven. I have a sept father that helped bring me hear to earth and help teach the ways of the land and how to get to the next door to heaven 🙏and thats it. Nothing else. I need a a clothe to cover myself roof over my head and food in my stomach and the GOD NEWS IN MY EARS.That is what I get from my earth family 👪..NO killing of any kind at all. No money needed just the best seeds and thats it.
but the issue is not to address your Father or call your earthly father as father a title that belongs to the Almighty it's another case where someone ask you what is your relation with this person then it is okay to say this person is my father but now it becomes a spiritual political issue and an abomination when a religious leader like the pope receives praise and allows anyone to address him as father is a great offense in the eye's of the Almighty
We don’t elevate men no matter the title to God’s level which is what the Catholic religion does with the Pope and Priesthood. Only God is pure Holiness not man. We ALL seek to be Holy in the sanctification process lifestyle. Matthew 6:33 Matthew 23:1-12 1 Timothy 2:5
I didn't realize that "I", as a Catholic, sees every priest (Father) and Pope (Holy Father) on the same level as God..... (Sarcasm)...Smh..... Wait.... Oh yeah that's right..... I don't....... News flash...... Only the unenlightened see priests on the same level as God.... and the presumptuous (such as yourself) think Catholics do too....... (The inverse would be me saying that all Protestants are inbred hillbillies, but obviously that would be ridiculous, so why would I even go there am I right?) Ave Christus Rex!
@@jess_the_mess7816 Now a question I have, why do you guys pray to marry? She was a human too just because she was found faithful in Gods eyes doesn’t mean she was without sin bc the ONLY person to walk this earth without sin is Jesus. (Same thing with the saints etc). Also, there is no other mediator, Jesus is the only one. So asking or confessing your sins to a “father” or a priest for forgiveness doesn’t make sense to me (no offense). (Now I do understand we’re supposed to confess our sins to one another as stated in James 5:16, but giving full authority to a MAN to forgive your sin isn’t right) come out of that religious and pagan religion and have a relationship with the real Jesus. After all He is the only one that can save you not the Pope, the priests, marry, or the saints. Much love ❤️. Quoted from shellbellbutterfly “ New Testament refers to followers of Christ as “the first Christians.” ... “Catholics came hundreds of years later (Roman Catholics; Romanism was/is an incredible wicked practice) and it got VERY much twisted & further corrupt along the way (the Crusades and a number of wicked twists.) the fact they elevate a MAN and call him pope meaning (Holy Father) is Insane wickedness. And that’s in addition to all of their vain repetitions of rituals / traditions that are man made like the vain repetition of the rosary, “Hail Mary”, and “our Father” practices of disobedient, wicked nonsense which attempts to undo their sin with vain and babbling abomination. Jesus SAID, “It is finished” and IT is for people who follow HIM... “they rather choose false doctrine rituals (& lets not leave our purgatory; as if we have power over dead people that GOD Himself, has taken out of the testing field, & talking to the dead is an abomination...one can only choose for one selfs & be an example for others to follow...dead people CANT follow, they can only wait for judgement.) such lies of practice from men and Satan / demons of the Roman Catholic Church is an abomination. The Lord rebuke you, correct you & have mercy to ACTUALLY save you in Jesus / Yahusha name. ♥️🙌🏽.”
@@carmin9550 Do you think you're doing God's work, and being Charitable by calling my religion pagan....... You already risk putting me in a sour mood to not listen.... Not to mention the burden of proof toward your position is high and unattainable (Yes, I know you disagree with that statement,but nonetheless it's true) You ask me a question while presuming my position to be wrong already...... Then proceed to write me a well meaning but well refuted explanation before hearing what I know? If you're as strong as you think you are in the Faith and your search for Truth then you'll re-examine your approach if you truly want to spread the Gospel...... I wouldn't call you a pagan or a heretic, though I do believe that Protestant theology is heretical. The Catholic Churchs position is that you are our brothers separated in the faith. You are authentic Christians... Sadly not all of you think of us a Christians.... In spite of facts.... I don't consider you a heretic for the simple fact that I would hope that _your_ understanding/interpretation of the Bible is what has lead you to _your_ Protestantism..... That is to say if you had undeniable understanding why the CC is the True Church of Christ you would be Catholic..... One is a heretic when one choses what to believe in spite of the overwhelming evidence. You asked me a question that has been delt with by the Magisterium of the Church thoroughly. The only ones not convinced are those with invincible ignorance or invincible pride..... You don't even analyze your own questions which I'm sure you presume are coup de grace level questions..... You asked "why do we pray to Marry"...... First off..... if by pray, you mean in the same way we pray to God... then you're understanding of Catholic Theology is already way off.... The CC teaches that only God is to be worshipped. You might have heard about us reverencing Mary, but reverencing does not equate to worship..... Believe it or not this is official Dogma..... If by pray, you mean ask her to pray for us as is said in the Hail Mary, then simple. Because it is allowed.... It is allowed in the same way you ask your buddies or pastor to pray for you..... As is revealed by St Paul. "I desire therefore, first of all, that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all men" I'd rather have Mary pray for me then a friend like you. (That isn't to say I wouldn't want you to pray for me at all) "For the continual prayer of a just man availeth much. " James 5:16 Does praying for someone take away from Jesus' sacrifice on Calvary? No, and by extension neither do the Saints, the Sacraments, Works of faith and mercy, Sacramentals, Clergy etc... I'm not even done, but I'll get back to you when I can. Ave Christus Rex!
@@carmin9550 @carmin acker Pt. 2 of my response. You asked me why we need to confess to a priest.... Your first objection stems for a failure to understand how God operates..... "But to give full authority to a MAN to forgive your sins isn't right......." Well then you're not making any sense.......Jesus is fully God and Fully Man...... Given Authority by his Father to forgive sins.... That and he and the Father are one. So God the Father gave God the Son full Authority to forgive sins, yet they're the same substance.... But also equal..... You're telling God that his decision to give man the authority to forgive sin is wrong.... Yet he did exactly that with Jesus the God Man...... Furthermore Jesus himself gave authority to man to forgive sins...... 21] He said therefore to them again: Peace be to you. As the Father hath sent me, I also send you. [22] When he had said this, he breathed on them; and he said to them: Receive ye the Holy Ghost. [23] Whose sins you shall forgive, they are forgiven them; and whose sins you shall retain, they are retained. -John 20:21-23 D.R. Bible [23] "Whose sins": See here the commission, stamped by the broad seal of heaven, by virtue of which the pastors of Christ's church absolve repenting sinners upon their confession. "Confess therefore your sins one to another": That is, to the priests of the church, whom (ver. 14) he had ordered to be called for, and brought in to the sick; moreover, to confess to persons who had no power to forgive sins, would be useless. Hence the precept here means, that we must confess to men whom God hath appointed, and who, by their ordination and jurisdiction, have received the power of remitting sins in his name. It wouldn't make any sense to confess your sins to a lay person who has not been given Authority through the laying of hands...... Jesus gave the Apostles Authority to forgive sins and they in turn have given their successors the same Authority. Now you can object that Man has no power because they're sinful..... Well again that's not how God operates..... He uses the broken to fix the broken. That is to say He chose the twelve and yet one of them is a devil..... God could've done everything by himself, but he chose to use the broken to fix the broken by having his Apostles and Disciples. GOD is the same today as he was yesterday. He chose to have a system in which their is a heirarchical order that clenses one soul, and he chose to have a similar system in the new..... You can ask, but why is it different? Doesn't that mean God got tired of religion.... No, if that were the case there wouldld have been no Sacraments from the beginning.... Jesus got rid of the old sacraments because they were given to Jews by God in the covenant and were to be upheld until the Messiah came. Once Jesus came the old covenant is no more and so begins a new covenant. [26] And whilst they were at supper, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and broke: and gave to his disciples, and said: Take ye, and eat. This is my body. [27] And taking the chalice, he gave thanks, and gave to them, saying: Drink ye all of this. [28] For this is my blood of the new testament, which shall be shed for many unto remission of sins. [29] And I say to you, I will not drink from henceforth of this fruit of the vine, until that day when I shall drink it with you new in the kingdom of my Father. [30] And a hymn being said, they went out unto mount Olivet. [26] "This is my body": He does not say, This is the figure of my body, but This is my body. (2 Council of Nice, Act. 6.) Neither does he say in this, or with this is my body; but absolutely, This is my body: which plainly implies transubstantiation. [27] "Drink ye all of this": This was spoken to the twelve apostles; who were the all then present; and they all drank of it, says St. Mark 14. 23. But it no ways follows from these words spoken to the apostles, that all the faithful are here commanded to drink of the chalice; any more than that all the faithful are commanded to consecrate, offer and administer this sacrament; because Christ upon this same occasion, and at the same time, bid the apostles do so; in these words, St. Luke 22. 19, Do this for a commemoration of me. [28] "Blood of the new testament": As the old testament was dedicated with the blood of victims, by Moses, in these words: This is the blood of the testament, etc., Heb. 9. 20; so here is the dedication and institution of the new testament, in the blood of Christ, here mystically shed by these words: This is the blood of the new testament, etc. [29] "Fruit of the vine": These words, by the account of St. Luke 26: 22. 18, were not spoken of the sacramental cup, but of the wine that was drunk with the paschal lamb. Though the sacramental cup might also be called the fruit of the vine, because it was consecrated from wine, and retains the likeness, and all the accidents or qualities of wine. God never got rid of the religious system. He only improved it, because now we can truly partake in his full Glory through the sacrament of the Eucharist.
I'm studying Genesis and believe the reason we are to call no one 'father' but Yahweh is because earthly fathers assume authority over their offspring and we to have one authority, God. In Gen. 2:10 rosh is found in plural form ראשים translated as ‘heads’, ‘headwaters’, ‘branches’, ‘rivers’, or even ‘riverheads’, but ‘heads’ are ‘leaders, masters, captains, fathers’, those who lord it over others as Jesus warned in Matthew 20:25,& Mark 10:42. This explains why rosh means ‘heads, leaders, masters, captains, fathers’ and ‘poison’ at the same time, the poison of headship which resulted in the loss of eternal life from the beginning of time.
@@thejbfactory5793 Genesis 2 & 3 are horribly mistranslated but if we look at the Hebrew we can start to make sense of what happened. I now view Genesis 1 as a prophecy. Day six is when Yahshua came, the Hebrew word that means 'six' also means 'make white'. Day seven also means 'fullness', "for his fullness we have all received and grace upon grace" John 1:16. THEY try to make it seem impossible to learn Hebrew but with the spirit to guide us all things are possible. Plus Yahshua said to only call him teacher and leader in Matt 23: 8 & 10. I firmly believe we can't learn the truth from others because there are many false shepherds. There are many tools that we can access for free on the internet to help us. I use Biblehub a lot. I downloaded BerBible which makes it easy to go through the text and search for specific words and phrases.
@@solitairecat1 I have studied the original Hebrew as well. I also worked at a Jewish synagogue. What you are saying is NOT what they believe. The scriptures in Genesis are not misinterpreted. They are just wrong. You have to cherry pick. Everytime the Bible is shown to have error, the default response is "misinterpretation". That is why you have 1 million points of view of Scripture. If its God's Word then it should be infallible. The Bible is full of fallacy.
@@thejbfactory5793 No doubt they don't believe headship is poison because they are the heads I'm referring to :-) In Ezekiel 31 Assyria that became lofty is Adam who was given into Satan's hands and was given over to death. This took place in Gen 2:7 which we are taught is when Adam was created but as Paul explains in 1 Cor 15:45 this is when he became perishable. From the beginning Satan offered men rule over the kingdoms of the world and those who accepted became his leader as described in Ezekiel 28. That is why Yahshua first had to prove he would not worship Satan in Luke 4: 1 - 13, before he became our king. If we become disciples of Yahshua, the spirit of truth guides us into all the truth and we do not need anyone to teach us John 16:13. Godspeed!
This verse is very clear sir, I don't understand why we are reading in context and still denying the message in it the Verse, or was Jesus joking or playing.
is it right for us as Christian believers to call or have a spiritual Father here on earth? because have seen and heard other Christians calling someone that" my spiritual father" but i don't understand ..HELP ME UNDERSTAND
@GabrielMwale-pw9ei A pastor, priest, or leader can be a spiritual father to a Christian. A Christian woman can even be a spiritual mother to those she mentors and leads to Christ. Hank makes this point in the video.
I have a Pastor who gets called " spiritual father" and its very odd to me. Especially cause the youth tend to think its just a normal thing. It seems like they consider it "honoring mother and fathers" but just seems like they are worshiping the pastor.
Because if you call them Father, you will do all the dirty things they do. Might do some good things but you'd follow after the bad things too and every man falls short of the glory of God
That's not true because Christ said you are all brothers . So he wasn't referring to false teachers . He was talking about brothers who are spiritual leaders .
I thought that Jesus was saying, not to confuse him or others as the Father. The jews of that time needed to understand that the God the Father and Jesus the son are different yet the same.
@robharrell-xd2pi Good point. So this is not a unilateral condemnation of calling any man "father." It is then fine to recognize a priest as "father" as a term of reverence.
In the words of reformer Martin Luther, the doctrine of sola Scriptura means that “what is asserted without the Scriptures or proven revelation may be held as an opinion, but need not be believed.” Roman Catholicism flatly rejects this principle, adding a host of traditions and Church teachings and declaring them binding on all true believers with the threat of eternal damnation to those who hold contradictory opinions. In Roman Catholicism, “the Word of God” encompasses not only the Bible, but also the Apocrypha, the Magisterium (the Church’s authority to teach and interpret divine truth), the Pope’s ex cathedra pronouncements, and an indefinite body of church tradition, some formalized in canon law and some not yet committed to writing. Whereas evangelical Protestants believe the Bible is the ultimate test of all truth, Roman Catholics believe the Church determines what is true and what is not. In effect, this makes the Church a higher authority than Scripture. Creeds and doctrinal statements are certainly important. However, creeds, decisions of church councils, all doctrine, and even the church itself must be judged by Scripture-not vice versa. Scripture is to be accurately interpreted in its context by comparing it to Scripture-certainly not according to anyone’s personal whims. Scripture itself is thus the sole binding rule of faith and practice for all Christians. Protestant creeds and doctrinal statements simply express the churches’ collective understanding of the proper interpretation of Scripture. In no sense could the creeds and pronouncements of the churches ever constitute an authority equal to or higher than Scripture. Scripture always takes priority over the church in the rank of authority. Roman Catholics, on the other hand, believe the infallible touchstone of truth is the Church itself. The Church not only infallibly determines the proper interpretation of Scripture, but also supplements Scripture with additional traditions and teaching. That combination of Church tradition plus the Church’s interpretation of Scripture is what constitutes the binding rule of faith and practice for Catholics. The fact is, the Church sets itself above Holy Scripture in rank of authority.
We have a biological father and Thee Father (God) no other man would I call father, I call my biological father Dad and when I pray I pray to Our Father .
False teaching like Catholicism is wrong. This text explains why it’s wrong to exalt the Pope! Get to really hear the Holy Spirit so when you have these questions? You’ll know the answer and study to show yourself approved.
Galatians 3:6-9 TPT Abraham, our father of faith, believed God, and the substance of his faith released God’s righteousness to him. So the true children of Abraham have the same faith as their father! And the Scripture prophesied that on the basis of faith God would declare gentiles to be righteous. God announced the good news ahead of time to Abraham: “Through your example of faith, all the nations will be blessed!” And so the blessing of Abraham’s faith is now our blessing too!
We have 2 fathers only , our biological father and thee father (God) our creator . May God forgive you all for calling all priests father , so many sin and are evil so why should they be called father . Love God and Jesus with all your heart and you will be happy.
1. In the entire 23rd chapter of Matthew, Jesus is exposing the evil ways of the Pharisees, saying: a. "They tie up heavy burdens and lay them on people's shoulders, but will they lift a finger to move them? Not they! (Vs. 4) b. "Everything they do is done to attract attention, like wearing broader headbands and longer tassels, like wanting to take the place of honour at banquets and the front seats in the synagogues." (Vs. 5) 2. Now, in verses 7, 9, and 10, Jesus criticizes the Pharisees for their use of religious TITLES. As Jesus said in those verses: a. "[The Pharisees like] being greeted respectfully in the market squares and having people call them Rabbi." (Vs. 7) b. "You must call no one on earth your father, since you have only one Father, and he is in heaven." (Vs. 9) c. "Nor must you allow yourselves to be called teachers, for you have only one Teacher, the Christ." (Vs. 10) As you can see, in the context of Matt. 23:9, Jesus instructed his followers not to copy the ways of the Pharisees by applying to themselves such religious titles as "Rabbi," "Father," and "Teacher." Did Jesus' followers obey his words? Well, ask yourselves, where in the Bible was: a. Paul referred to by the title "Father Paul"? Answer: NOWHERE!! b. Peter addressed as "Rabbi Peter"? Answer: NOWHERE!! c. Luke called "Teacher Luke"? Answer: NOWHERE!! Clearly, the Catholic Church is wrong when it refers to its priests by the religious use of the title "Father." The Catholic Church is a cesspool of "Christian" apostasy.
Resist Not Evil, do you understand this?? Jesus denied evil as a reality, and good for that matter. Why callest thou me good?? The Father(GOD CONSCIOUSNESS)is the only source of good, and Jesus also knew that "evil" was due to ignorance of the Principle of Omnipresence, as when we are ignorant of this truth we are not responsible for our actions, IGNORANCE IS!! But once you can acknowledge Omnipresence AS Principle, IGNORANCE IS NO LONGER AN ALIBI!!
You can call a man your physical father but do not call any man a father or a teacher as a title of honor. That’s what this passage means. Catholics, Orthodox Christians and Jews have this passage grossly misunderstood. Your only Father is the Father in Heaven. Only He is worthy of all glory, honor and praise. Not most glory, honor and praise; all of it.
@lesscommonsense1804 How do you come to that conclusion? Elijah was taken to heaven. 12 And Elisha saw it and he cried, “My father, my father! (2 Ki 2:12). Was Elisha the biological son of Elijah?
@@BibleAnswerMan That’s old testament and under an old covenant. Do you eat kosher? If not then you are violating the old covenant. My opinion would only change with substantial NT scripture where any disciple refers to another disciple as “father” or “teacher”. If Jesus meant that we shouldn’t call hypocrites “father” or “teacher” then he would have said “Do not call hypocrites on earth your father”. He very specifically speaking about calling any “man” father or teacher. Why? Because he is teaching us all to be humble and to not exalt other men above ourselves. Only God deserves exaltation. Men fail, God doesn’t.
@Pup Wood We never want to misinterpret the Jesus to suppose titles were never to be used. So Elisha addressed Elijah as “My father” (2 Kings 2:12) and King Joash addressed Elisha as “My father” (2 Kings 13:14). Titles of respect where respect is due can be used in addressing another person. We can address someone as Rabbi, father, and teacher. But Jesus has something else in mind in Matthew 23. The Lord is condemning the religious leaders’ self-gratification in being addressed with religious titles. The corrective Jesus offers is this: “But the greatest among you shall be your servant. Whoever exalts himself shall be humbled; and whoever humbles himself shall be exalted” (Matt. 23:11-12). Your criticism is invalid.
Catholic for 38 yrs and I always found it odd that I have to call the priest father as I do not have relationship with them. It’s a supposed title not stemming from relationship but, you know, religion! It’s required, so to speak. I was 10-12 y.o. when I had this internal struggle & I thought I was in rebellion. Referring to the pope as holy father was so difficult. Like, how do we know he is really “holy”?!? I already left 4 yrs ago. So much peace after that.
He did actually, as he knew that the Physical World is not a reality....!! It's an erroneous belief in a life separate and apart from INFINITE, INCORPOREAL OMNIPRESENCE....(GOD)
According to Jesus, the only relationship among saints is BROTHERS AND NOT FATHERS/SONS, since we are all sons of the most high God/father. Jesus said, “Do not hold on to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father. Go instead to my BROTHERS and tell them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’ ”John 20:17 NIV Also when Jesus said do not call anyone on earth your father, for you have one father who is in heaven. He meant do not call anyone on earth your "spiritual father" because he was making reference to God who is spirit. He was not referring to our biological/earthly fathers. “Everything they do is done for people to see: They make their phylacteries wide and the tassels on their garments long; they love the place of honor at banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues; they love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and to be called ‘Rabbi’ by others. “But you are not to be called ‘Rabbi,’ for you have one Teacher, and you are all BROTHERS. And do call anyone on earth ‘father,’ for you have one Father, and he is in heaven. Nor are you to be called instructors, for you have one Instructor, the Messiah. The greatest among you will be your servant. For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted. Matthew 23:5-12 NIV
First of all you reworded the scripture it says call no man father meaning as father God there were some cults that did just that they called their leader father as father God they said he was a god this was many years back and on television the scripture is referring to call no man father as father God
“This the problem with Orthodox and Catholicism “ ?? What do you mean ? I think I know and it’s unfortunate and all too typically anti Catholics. Catholic Priest are not scribes or Pharisees. The term “Father” when used to address a Catholic priest is not merely an assertion of his higher status and seek authority, influence and power in the community of believers; rather , it is a term of endearment of love, intimacy and serve as the Apostle Paul uses in 1 Corinthians. I think you have taken it of context because you applied Catholic Priests as these scribes. Maybe .002 % are but I can assure you that there are many many more Protestants clergy that are of this benevolent character.
@@adamvk5368 the scriptures were written by the fathers of the Orthodox Church. Certainly, they would have left that verse out had it been problematic for the first 1500 years of Christianity. Why do you trust the Bible which is written by the Church that you hate? Orthodox Fathers wrote and compiled the books of the New Testament. They preserved it and gave it to us.
Also in the d o u a y version the apostle was talking to other apostles and he said I address you fathers you Protestants use private interpretation to interpret your scriptures that's why none of you agree with each other and you fight with each other you can walk across the street to another Pentecostal Church on the same street and you have different Doctrine you have no Unity you're not Apostolic you're not Universal I will admit the last mark you do have holiness some of you do Christ Church is one holy Apostolic and Universal you are a mixture of 75,000 different Protestant denominations all saying different things oh yes it was discovered by a Protestant man who wrote a book he came over to the Catholic Church you have over 75,000 different denominations God did not start all those denominations they were started by men
you are not seeing what is the actual issue that is not to address anyone as father meaning to the person that is in your presence lll 2Esdras 2: 31 -100 ;;
Don't call anyone on earth father umm 😐?? Anyone so what should we call our biological dads? Or excluding them? Because it's anyone on earth means our dads ...Explain..
Hey Raquel, when Jesus said in matthew 23:9 he says this. "And dont address anyone here on earth as 'father,' for only God in heaven is your SPIRITUAL father". Alot of people confuse, twist, and manipulate scripture. In this case Jesus is referring to the SPIRITUAL father not your dad or fathers mentioned in the bible like Abraham, Noah, or even Adam in the beginning. So first we must separate the two differences SPIRITUAL and flesh fathers of this earth and also founding fathers of anything. Jesus is clearly stating dont address men on earth as your spiritual fathers to get to him... If you open your bible to John 14:5-7 Thomas says "we have no idea where you are going, so how can we know the way?"6 Jesus told him, " I AM THE WAY, THE TRUTH, AND THE LIFE. No one can come to the FATHER (God) except through me. Jesus never said you can come to the father through me AND the religious leaders I appoint on earth. And I know Jesus doesn't make a mistake in his gospels. So please I encourage you to read it and see what it says in context. I hope this helps! Jesus is the only way sister!
Jesus didn’t say, "Don't call anyone here on earth father, but my disciples are ok to call father and teachers." Paul was not perfect and not everything he tsught is correct. It's mostly modern Christians and Muslims that will say only God is good, but men who wrote the Bible or their holy book got it perfect. besides. who called Jesus father? Jesus prayed, our father who is in heaven.
@charlesmckinley537 Yes. Lots of problems with Roman Catholic papal infallibility. See www.equip.org/articles/is-the-pope-infalliable/ Designating someone “father’ as a title of reverence is another topic altogether. Hank explains the reason form Jesus prohibition against calling someone “father.” Paul became a “father” to the Corinthians (1 Cor. 4:15). Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy were like fathers to the Thessalonians (1 Thess. 1:1, 2:11).
@smalltown1360 Far from “wishy-washy.” The caller an Hank are spot on in seeing there is a case when addressing a faithful and God fearing man with a title of respect “father.” So Elisha calls Elijah “my father” (2 Kings 2:12). Listen also to Hank’s exposition of Matthew 23:9 in the video, and the litany of other examples of saints referring to respected men as “father.”
It’s has to be properly interpreted and only the infallible teaching authority of the Catholic Church can do that. Why don’t protestants take John 6,literally? The devil has deceived 10s of millions of protestants for 500 years. The Catholic Church is Jesus’s mystical body on Earth. Protestantism is man made and not of God. Jesus founded one Church the holy Catholic Church and not 40,000+ protestant churches.
New Testament refers to followers of Christ as "the first Christians," NOT Catholics. Catholics came hundreds of years later (ROMAN Catholic; Romanism was/is an incredibly wicked practice) and it got VERY much twisted & further corrupt along the way (The Crusades and a number of wicked twists). The fact that they elevate a man and call him "The Pope" (meaning, Holy Father) is insane wickedness. And that's in addition to all of their vain repetition of rituals/traditions that are man-made like the vain repetition of the rosary, "Hail Mary" and "our Father" practices of disobedient, wicked nonsense which attempts to undo their sin with vain babbling abomination. Jesus SAID, "it is finished" and it IS for people who follow HIM. Catholics follow nonsense ritual false doctrine religion and they are NOT saved because they are not born again in Christ and there is no indwelling Holy Spirit POWER/evidence to show that they are free indeed because of the Son. They rather choose the false doctrine rituals (& let's not leave out purgatory; as if we have power over dead people that GOD, Himself, has taken out of the testing field; & talking to dead people is also an abomination ...one can only choose for one's self & be an example for others to follow. ...dead people CAN'T follow, they can only wait for judgement). Such lies of practice from men & satan/demons of the Roman Catholic church is an abomination to GOD. The LORD rebuke you, correct you & have mercy to ACTUALLY save you in YAHSHUA/JESUS. AMEN! 🙋🏼♀️ 💔🙏🏻👣👣💝💖🦋
Sir it wasn’t an error, we just have carnal minds so we don’t understand everything. Thank God for wisdom though! HalleluYah! Another big problem is that this is not really taught the way it should be, people read so much stuff out of context and that’s not the appropriate things to follow. But, to back up my evidence, “All scripture is inspired by God and is profitable for teaching, for rebuking, for correcting, for training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.” - 2 Timothy 3:16-17. Thanks for you time, God bless you and much love ❤️
That’s why it’s vital to listen & know the Holy Spirit.
Thanks Sir
Amen!!!
Amen
That scripture is so clear. Why do many call church leaders father? You automatically put them above yourself and many times go to their teachings before looking to the bible. Essentially taking their word over God.
Orthodox services include the entire Bible nearly. Your point doesn't make sense in light of this.
@@ALLHEART_ OK Orthodox Services don't follow God.
@@dane3365 Orthodox services were instituted by God.
@@ALLHEART_ Jesus Christ says we are all brethrens.
@@ALLHEART_ Jesus Christ says we are all brethrens.
The problem here is that Jesus specifically says not to call any man father. And the Catholics deliberately chose that word to call their priests. Just pick a different word so there's no division. There's tons of words to choose from. Why do you have to walk the line?
Knowing God lives outside of time... do you think he had this written for the Catholics? (knowing that they will bend words to meet their means?) If this is such a truth, why then do other Christian faiths avoid calling their teachers by that name/title? They are reading the same Bible, no?
Even calling the pope "holy father".. they're so blasphemous and they don't even get it bcause they don't know God.
"Frater", which means brother would have been the perfect word instead of "pater", which means father.
Yet they're not my brothers cause they're not born again.
Hence all that idolatry in the catholic church.
@@thekingschild2116 Luke 9:60 Jesus said to him, “Let the dead bury their own dead, but you go and proclaim the kingdom of God.”
Does Protestants bury their loved ones? Jesus was very clear here.
@@vproxynet what are you up to
@@thekingschild2116 Just Quoting the bible and making you to think about all the things you said against fellow Christians.
If you think Calling Pope or Priest as Father is against God and Blasphemous, then Burying your dead is also against God and Blasphemous. Even Calling your Own Father is also Blasphemous. I think everybody call their own father as Father only, irrespective of what the Scripture is Saying. So then everybody is Blasphemous.
Don't Judge others faith. You will also be Judged. Only God is the Judge. I don't know if you are righteous enough to Stone Other Christians.
*CALL NO MAN "FATHER"? SERIOUSLY?*
_Does Jesus contradict the Father?_
"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)
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.
@randycarson9812 Good point!
Thank you @randycarson9812
I have one Father he is in Heaven.
I have a sept father that helped bring me hear to earth and help teach the ways of the land and how to get to the next door to heaven 🙏and thats it. Nothing else. I need a a clothe to cover myself roof over my head and food in my stomach and the GOD NEWS IN MY EARS.That is what I get from my earth family 👪..NO killing of any kind at all. No money needed just the best seeds and thats it.
but the issue is not to address your Father or call your earthly father as father a title that belongs to the Almighty it's another case where someone ask you what is your relation with this person then it is okay to say this person is my father
but now it becomes a spiritual political issue and an abomination when a religious leader like the pope receives praise and allows anyone to address him as father is a great offense in the eye's of the Almighty
We don’t elevate men no matter the title to God’s level which is what the Catholic religion does with the Pope and Priesthood. Only God is pure Holiness not man. We ALL seek to be Holy in the sanctification process lifestyle. Matthew 6:33 Matthew 23:1-12 1 Timothy 2:5
AMEN!
I didn't realize that "I", as a Catholic, sees every priest (Father) and Pope (Holy Father) on the same level as God..... (Sarcasm)...Smh.....
Wait....
Oh yeah that's right.....
I don't.......
News flash......
Only the unenlightened see priests on the same level as God....
and the presumptuous (such as yourself) think Catholics do too.......
(The inverse would be me saying that all Protestants are inbred hillbillies, but obviously that would be ridiculous, so why would I even go there am I right?)
Ave Christus Rex!
@@jess_the_mess7816 Now a question I have, why do you guys pray to marry? She was a human too just because she was found faithful in Gods eyes doesn’t mean she was without sin bc the ONLY person to walk this earth without sin is Jesus. (Same thing with the saints etc). Also, there is no other mediator, Jesus is the only one. So asking or confessing your sins to a “father” or a priest for forgiveness doesn’t make sense to me (no offense). (Now I do understand we’re supposed to confess our sins to one another as stated in James 5:16, but giving full authority to a MAN to forgive your sin isn’t right) come out of that religious and pagan religion and have a relationship with the real Jesus. After all He is the only one that can save you not the Pope, the priests, marry, or the saints. Much love ❤️.
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“ New Testament refers to followers of Christ as “the first Christians.” ... “Catholics came hundreds of years later (Roman Catholics; Romanism was/is an incredible wicked practice) and it got VERY much twisted & further corrupt along the way (the Crusades and a number of wicked twists.) the fact they elevate a MAN and call him pope meaning (Holy Father) is Insane wickedness. And that’s in addition to all of their vain repetitions of rituals / traditions that are man made like the vain repetition of the rosary, “Hail Mary”, and “our Father” practices of disobedient, wicked nonsense which attempts to undo their sin with vain and babbling abomination. Jesus SAID, “It is finished” and IT is for people who follow HIM... “they rather choose false doctrine rituals (& lets not leave our purgatory; as if we have power over dead people that GOD Himself, has taken out of the testing field, & talking to the dead is an abomination...one can only choose for one selfs & be an example for others to follow...dead people CANT follow, they can only wait for judgement.) such lies of practice from men and Satan / demons of the Roman Catholic Church is an abomination. The Lord rebuke you, correct you & have mercy to ACTUALLY save you in Jesus / Yahusha name. ♥️🙌🏽.”
@@carmin9550 Do you think you're doing God's work, and being Charitable by calling my religion pagan....... You already risk putting me in a sour mood to not listen.... Not to mention the burden of proof toward your position is high and unattainable (Yes, I know you disagree with that statement,but nonetheless it's true)
You ask me a question while presuming my position to be wrong already...... Then proceed to write me a well meaning but well refuted explanation before hearing what I know?
If you're as strong as you think you are in the Faith and your search for Truth then you'll re-examine your approach if you truly want to spread the Gospel......
I wouldn't call you a pagan or a heretic, though I do believe that Protestant theology is heretical. The Catholic Churchs position is that you are our brothers separated in the faith. You are authentic Christians... Sadly not all of you think of us a Christians.... In spite of facts....
I don't consider you a heretic for the simple fact that I would hope that _your_ understanding/interpretation of the Bible is what has lead you to _your_ Protestantism..... That is to say if you had undeniable understanding why the CC is the True Church of Christ you would be Catholic.....
One is a heretic when one choses what to believe in spite of the overwhelming evidence.
You asked me a question that has been delt with by the Magisterium of the Church thoroughly. The only ones not convinced are those with invincible ignorance or invincible pride.....
You don't even analyze your own questions which I'm sure you presume are coup de grace level questions.....
You asked "why do we pray to Marry"......
First off..... if by pray, you mean in the same way we pray to God... then you're understanding of Catholic Theology is already way off.... The CC teaches that only God is to be worshipped. You might have heard about us reverencing Mary, but reverencing does not equate to worship..... Believe it or not this is official Dogma.....
If by pray, you mean ask her to pray for us as is said in the Hail Mary, then simple. Because it is allowed....
It is allowed in the same way you ask your buddies or pastor to pray for you..... As is revealed by St Paul.
"I desire therefore, first of all, that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all men"
I'd rather have Mary pray for me then a friend like you. (That isn't to say I wouldn't want you to pray for me at all)
"For the continual prayer of a just man availeth much. " James 5:16
Does praying for someone take away from Jesus' sacrifice on Calvary?
No, and by extension neither do the Saints, the Sacraments, Works of faith and mercy, Sacramentals, Clergy etc...
I'm not even done, but I'll get back to you when I can.
Ave Christus Rex!
@@carmin9550 @carmin acker Pt. 2 of my response. You asked me why we need to confess to a priest....
Your first objection stems for a failure to understand how God operates.....
"But to give full authority to a MAN to forgive your sins isn't right......."
Well then you're not making any sense.......Jesus is fully God and Fully Man...... Given Authority by his Father to forgive sins.... That and he and the Father are one. So God the Father gave God the Son full Authority to forgive sins, yet they're the same substance.... But also equal.....
You're telling God that his decision to give man the authority to forgive sin is wrong.... Yet he did exactly that with Jesus the God Man......
Furthermore Jesus himself gave authority to man to forgive sins......
21] He said therefore to them again: Peace be to you. As the Father hath sent me, I also send you. [22] When he had said this, he breathed on them; and he said to them: Receive ye the Holy Ghost. [23] Whose sins you shall forgive, they are forgiven them; and whose sins you shall retain, they are retained.
-John 20:21-23 D.R. Bible
[23] "Whose sins": See here the commission, stamped by the broad seal of heaven, by virtue of which the pastors of Christ's church absolve repenting sinners upon their confession.
"Confess therefore your sins one to another": That is, to the priests of the church, whom (ver. 14) he had ordered to be called for, and brought in to the sick; moreover, to confess to persons who had no power to forgive sins, would be useless. Hence the precept here means, that we must confess to men whom God hath appointed, and who, by their ordination and jurisdiction, have received the power of remitting sins in his name.
It wouldn't make any sense to confess your sins to a lay person who has not been given Authority through the laying of hands......
Jesus gave the Apostles Authority to forgive sins and they in turn have given their successors the same Authority.
Now you can object that Man has no power because they're sinful..... Well again that's not how God operates..... He uses the broken to fix the broken. That is to say He chose the twelve and yet one of them is a devil.....
God could've done everything by himself, but he chose to use the broken to fix the broken by having his Apostles and Disciples.
GOD is the same today as he was yesterday. He chose to have a system in which their is a heirarchical order that clenses one soul, and he chose to have a similar system in the new.....
You can ask, but why is it different? Doesn't that mean God got tired of religion.... No, if that were the case there wouldld have been no Sacraments from the beginning....
Jesus got rid of the old sacraments because they were given to Jews by God in the covenant and were to be upheld until the Messiah came.
Once Jesus came the old covenant is no more and so begins a new covenant.
[26] And whilst they were at supper, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and broke: and gave to his disciples, and said: Take ye, and eat. This is my body. [27] And taking the chalice, he gave thanks, and gave to them, saying: Drink ye all of this. [28] For this is my blood of the new testament, which shall be shed for many unto remission of sins. [29] And I say to you, I will not drink from henceforth of this fruit of the vine, until that day when I shall drink it with you new in the kingdom of my Father. [30] And a hymn being said, they went out unto mount Olivet.
[26] "This is my body": He does not say, This is the figure of my body, but This is my body. (2 Council of Nice, Act. 6.) Neither does he say in this, or with this is my body; but absolutely, This is my body: which plainly implies transubstantiation.
[27] "Drink ye all of this": This was spoken to the twelve apostles; who were the all then present; and they all drank of it, says St. Mark 14. 23. But it no ways follows from these words spoken to the apostles, that all the faithful are here commanded to drink of the chalice; any more than that all the faithful are commanded to consecrate, offer and administer this sacrament; because Christ upon this same occasion, and at the same time, bid the apostles do so; in these words, St. Luke 22. 19, Do this for a commemoration of me.
[28] "Blood of the new testament": As the old testament was dedicated with the blood of victims, by Moses, in these words: This is the blood of the testament, etc., Heb. 9. 20; so here is the dedication and institution of the new testament, in the blood of Christ, here mystically shed by these words: This is the blood of the new testament, etc.
[29] "Fruit of the vine": These words, by the account of St. Luke 26: 22. 18, were not spoken of the sacramental cup, but of the wine that was drunk with the paschal lamb. Though the sacramental cup might also be called the fruit of the vine, because it was consecrated from wine, and retains the likeness, and all the accidents or qualities of wine.
God never got rid of the religious system. He only improved it, because now we can truly partake in his full Glory through the sacrament of the Eucharist.
Bless all of yall
Praise God! Well expounded!
I'm studying Genesis and believe the reason we are to call no one 'father' but Yahweh is because earthly fathers assume authority over their offspring and we to have one authority, God. In Gen. 2:10 rosh is found in plural form ראשים translated as ‘heads’, ‘headwaters’, ‘branches’, ‘rivers’, or even ‘riverheads’, but ‘heads’ are ‘leaders, masters, captains, fathers’, those who lord it over others as Jesus warned in Matthew 20:25,& Mark 10:42. This explains why rosh means ‘heads, leaders, masters, captains, fathers’ and ‘poison’ at the same time, the poison of headship which resulted in the loss of eternal life from the beginning of time.
You study Genesis and have no problem with it????
@@thejbfactory5793 Genesis 2 & 3 are horribly mistranslated but if we look at the Hebrew we can start to make sense of what happened.
I now view Genesis 1 as a prophecy. Day six is when Yahshua came, the Hebrew word that means 'six' also means 'make white'. Day seven also means 'fullness', "for his fullness we have all received and grace upon grace" John 1:16.
THEY try to make it seem impossible to learn Hebrew but with the spirit to guide us all things are possible. Plus Yahshua said to only call him teacher and leader in Matt 23: 8 & 10. I firmly believe we can't learn the truth from others because there are many false shepherds.
There are many tools that we can access for free on the internet to help us. I use Biblehub a lot. I downloaded BerBible which makes it easy to go through the text and search for specific words and phrases.
@@solitairecat1 I have studied the original Hebrew as well. I also worked at a Jewish synagogue. What you are saying is NOT what they believe. The scriptures in Genesis are not misinterpreted. They are just wrong. You have to cherry pick. Everytime the Bible is shown to have error, the default response is "misinterpretation". That is why you have 1 million points of view of Scripture. If its God's Word then it should be infallible. The Bible is full of fallacy.
@@thejbfactory5793 No doubt they don't believe headship is poison because they are the heads I'm referring to :-)
In Ezekiel 31 Assyria that became lofty is Adam who was given into Satan's hands and was given over to death. This took place in Gen 2:7 which we are taught is when Adam was created but as Paul explains in 1 Cor 15:45 this is when he became perishable.
From the beginning Satan offered men rule over the kingdoms of the world and those who accepted became his leader as described in Ezekiel 28. That is why Yahshua first had to prove he would not worship Satan in Luke 4: 1 - 13, before he became our king.
If we become disciples of Yahshua, the spirit of truth guides us into all the truth and we do not need anyone to teach us John 16:13.
Godspeed!
This verse is very clear sir, I don't understand why we are reading in context and still denying the message in it the Verse, or was Jesus joking or playing.
A certain people were addressed in the verse but does this not apply in our modern days.
A biological father is different from a spiritual father, God does not permit that
@francisyace8936 Not following your point. One can still use the title father to a person as a term of endearment and respect.
A simple question and you made it confusing. Matt 23
is it right for us as Christian believers to call or have a spiritual Father here on earth? because have seen and heard other Christians calling someone that" my spiritual father" but i don't understand ..HELP ME UNDERSTAND
@GabrielMwale-pw9ei A pastor, priest, or leader can be a spiritual father to a Christian. A Christian woman can even be a spiritual mother to those she mentors and leads to Christ. Hank makes this point in the video.
I have a Pastor who gets called " spiritual father" and its very odd to me. Especially cause the youth tend to think its just a normal thing. It seems like they consider it "honoring mother and fathers" but just seems like they are worshiping the pastor.
@Wendalster No. Such would be a term of respect and endearment. Elisha called out to Elijah "My father, my father" (2 Kings 2:12).
Because if you call them Father, you will do all the dirty things they do. Might do some good things but you'd follow after the bad things too and every man falls short of the glory of God
Then what did He mean by it?
That is the question eveyone seems to avoid when saying its OK to call a spiritual leader father. It goes beyond me.
Do not obey anyone , I am your father. How else we calling our teachers in school teacher and our dada father. Read Isaiah 22:21
It is possible that Paul did wrong in referring himself as a father
Yes.
Maybe, to some extent, yes
That's not true because Christ said you are all brothers . So he wasn't referring to false teachers . He was talking about brothers who are spiritual leaders .
@Natasha Davis
Both.
I thought that Jesus was saying, not to confuse him or others as the Father. The jews of that time needed to understand that the God the Father and Jesus the son are different yet the same.
Great explanation! Thank you, Hank.
No he doesn’t call “them”... He says call NO MAN father.. as an official, self-adulating , formal title! Paul spoke relationally.
@robharrell-xd2pi Good point. So this is not a unilateral condemnation of calling any man "father." It is then fine to recognize a priest as "father" as a term of reverence.
Teacher is a ministry but father is not, and nobody ever called Paul father.
Bless you.
My question is the fifth commandment this came from the finger of God who are we to honor and did God use the word father or a word that means father
I’ve wondered about that too, nobody has ever had a good answer.
In the words of reformer Martin Luther, the doctrine of sola Scriptura means that “what is asserted without the Scriptures or proven revelation may be held as an opinion, but need not be believed.” Roman Catholicism flatly rejects this principle, adding a host of traditions and Church teachings and declaring them binding on all true believers with the threat of eternal damnation to those who hold contradictory opinions.
In Roman Catholicism, “the Word of God” encompasses not only the Bible, but also the Apocrypha, the Magisterium (the Church’s authority to teach and interpret divine truth), the Pope’s ex cathedra pronouncements, and an indefinite body of church tradition, some formalized in canon law and some not yet committed to writing. Whereas evangelical Protestants believe the Bible is the ultimate test of all truth, Roman Catholics believe the Church determines what is true and what is not. In effect, this makes the Church a higher authority than Scripture.
Creeds and doctrinal statements are certainly important. However, creeds, decisions of church councils, all doctrine, and even the church itself must be judged by Scripture-not vice versa. Scripture is to be accurately interpreted in its context by comparing it to Scripture-certainly not according to anyone’s personal whims. Scripture itself is thus the sole binding rule of faith and practice for all Christians. Protestant creeds and doctrinal statements simply express the churches’ collective understanding of the proper interpretation of Scripture. In no sense could the creeds and pronouncements of the churches ever constitute an authority equal to or higher than Scripture. Scripture always takes priority over the church in the rank of authority.
Roman Catholics, on the other hand, believe the infallible touchstone of truth is the Church itself. The Church not only infallibly determines the proper interpretation of Scripture, but also supplements Scripture with additional traditions and teaching. That combination of Church tradition plus the Church’s interpretation of Scripture is what constitutes the binding rule of faith and practice for Catholics. The fact is, the Church sets itself above Holy Scripture in rank of authority.
How about our earthly father who is husband to my mom,what should i call
Father of course.
We have a biological father and Thee Father (God) no other man would I call father, I call my biological father Dad and when I pray I pray to Our Father .
@@ay613 Jesus was talking for spiritual manners
Dad
False teaching like Catholicism is wrong. This text explains why it’s wrong to exalt the Pope! Get to really hear the Holy Spirit so when you have these questions? You’ll know the answer and study to show yourself approved.
Yup sometimes i feel like people tend to worship the pope in a way maybe not fully but in a way 🤷♂️ .
Galatians 3:6-9 TPT
Abraham, our father of faith, believed God, and the substance of his faith released God’s righteousness to him. So the true children of Abraham have the same faith as their father! And the Scripture prophesied that on the basis of faith God would declare gentiles to be righteous. God announced the good news ahead of time to Abraham: “Through your example of faith, all the nations will be blessed!” And so the blessing of Abraham’s faith is now our blessing too!
We have 2 fathers only , our biological father and thee father (God) our creator . May God forgive you all for calling all priests father , so many sin and are evil so why should they be called father . Love God and Jesus with all your heart and you will be happy.
So it’s okay for me to call my biological parents mom/dad or pa/ma
@@Adal_Aquino yes, why wouldn't it be?
@@sibusisiwendlangisa970 because we have 1 Father and He is in Heaven.
What do you mean God and Jesus?
Jesus Christ is God ✝️🙏🤍🛐
1. In the entire 23rd chapter of Matthew, Jesus is exposing the evil ways of the Pharisees, saying:
a. "They tie up heavy burdens and lay them on people's shoulders, but will they lift a finger to move them? Not they! (Vs. 4)
b. "Everything they do is done to attract attention, like wearing broader headbands and longer tassels, like wanting to take the place of honour at banquets and the front seats in the synagogues." (Vs. 5)
2. Now, in verses 7, 9, and 10, Jesus criticizes the Pharisees for their use of religious TITLES. As Jesus said in those verses:
a. "[The Pharisees like] being greeted respectfully in the market squares and having people call them Rabbi." (Vs. 7)
b. "You must call no one on earth your father, since you have only one Father, and he is in heaven." (Vs. 9)
c. "Nor must you allow yourselves to be called teachers, for you have only one Teacher, the Christ." (Vs. 10)
As you can see, in the context of Matt. 23:9, Jesus instructed his followers not to copy the ways of the Pharisees by applying to themselves such religious titles as "Rabbi," "Father," and "Teacher." Did Jesus' followers obey his words? Well, ask yourselves, where in the Bible was:
a. Paul referred to by the title "Father Paul"? Answer: NOWHERE!!
b. Peter addressed as "Rabbi Peter"? Answer: NOWHERE!!
c. Luke called "Teacher Luke"? Answer: NOWHERE!!
Clearly, the Catholic Church is wrong when it refers to its priests by the religious use of the title "Father." The Catholic Church is a cesspool of "Christian" apostasy.
@Shaun Can you read? I didn't call people a cesspool. To quote myself, I said: "The Catholic Church is a cesspool of 'Christian' apostasy."
Amen let's pray for deliverance for these false practices
Resist Not Evil, do you understand this?? Jesus denied evil as a reality, and good for that matter.
Why callest thou me good?? The Father(GOD CONSCIOUSNESS)is the only source of good, and Jesus also knew that "evil" was due to ignorance of the Principle of Omnipresence, as when we are ignorant of this truth we are not responsible for our actions, IGNORANCE IS!!
But once you can acknowledge Omnipresence AS Principle, IGNORANCE IS NO LONGER AN ALIBI!!
Can someone to tell the Roman Catholic church
There
You can call a man your physical father but do not call any man a father or a teacher as a title of honor. That’s what this passage means. Catholics, Orthodox Christians and Jews have this passage grossly misunderstood. Your only Father is the Father in Heaven. Only He is worthy of all glory, honor and praise. Not most glory, honor and praise; all of it.
@lesscommonsense1804 How do you come to that conclusion? Elijah was taken to heaven. 12 And Elisha saw it and he cried, “My father, my father! (2 Ki 2:12). Was Elisha the biological son of Elijah?
@@BibleAnswerMan That’s old testament and under an old covenant. Do you eat kosher? If not then you are violating the old covenant. My opinion would only change with substantial NT scripture where any disciple refers to another disciple as “father” or “teacher”.
If Jesus meant that we shouldn’t call hypocrites “father” or “teacher” then he would have said “Do not call hypocrites on earth your father”. He very specifically speaking about calling any “man” father or teacher. Why? Because he is teaching us all to be humble and to not exalt other men above ourselves. Only God deserves exaltation. Men fail, God doesn’t.
You only have one Father... He is in you, as you, The Spiritual Mind, yet there is enmity against it as the carnal mind (serpent) who over shadows it.
@achildofthelight4725 Appreciate the input. How does it related to the topic being discussed?
So shat did Jesus mean when he said do not call any man father did I miss the answer
What
@Pup Wood We never want to misinterpret the Jesus to suppose titles were never to be used. So Elisha addressed Elijah as “My father” (2 Kings 2:12) and King Joash addressed Elisha as “My father” (2 Kings 13:14).
Titles of respect where respect is due can be used in addressing another person. We can address someone as Rabbi, father, and teacher.
But Jesus has something else in mind in Matthew 23. The Lord is condemning the religious leaders’ self-gratification in being addressed with religious titles. The corrective Jesus offers is this: “But the greatest among you shall be your servant. Whoever exalts himself shall be humbled; and whoever humbles himself shall be exalted” (Matt. 23:11-12).
Your criticism is invalid.
So Roman Catholics Exalt themselves.... got it.
The Rock Star Pope Does, Calls Himself Holy Father,, and Mathew 23:9 says that's wrong.
Catholic for 38 yrs and I always found it odd that I have to call the priest father as I do not have relationship with them. It’s a supposed title not stemming from relationship but, you know, religion! It’s required, so to speak. I was 10-12 y.o. when I had this internal struggle & I thought I was in rebellion. Referring to the pope as holy father was so difficult. Like, how do we know he is really “holy”?!? I already left 4 yrs ago. So much peace after that.
This has really enlightened me...I really thought Jesus meant it literally
He did. Call no one Father
He did actually, as he knew that the Physical World is not a reality....!! It's an erroneous belief in a life separate and apart from INFINITE, INCORPOREAL OMNIPRESENCE....(GOD)
@@urstruly00Jesus said father.
Interesting.
According to Jesus, the only relationship among saints is BROTHERS AND NOT FATHERS/SONS, since we are all sons of the most high God/father.
Jesus said, “Do not hold on to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father. Go instead to my BROTHERS and tell them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’ ”John 20:17 NIV
Also when Jesus said do not call anyone on earth your father, for you have one father who is in heaven. He meant do not call anyone on earth your "spiritual father" because he was making reference to God who is spirit. He was not referring to our biological/earthly fathers.
“Everything they do is done for people to see: They make their phylacteries wide and the tassels on their garments long; they love the place of honor at banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues; they love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and to be called ‘Rabbi’ by others. “But you are not to be called ‘Rabbi,’ for you have one Teacher, and you are all BROTHERS. And do call anyone on earth ‘father,’ for you have one Father, and he is in heaven. Nor are you to be called instructors, for you have one Instructor, the Messiah. The greatest among you will be your servant. For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted. Matthew 23:5-12 NIV
If you need to a good answer to broo ili or broo daniel the bible answer your quistion,,on time,,semple quistion
So in fact based on the context you should call no man father!
Father in the bible means mind
Sooooo…..what’s the answer??? 🤦🏻♀️🤔🙄
@oldyeller6518 It is never wrong to address a man with the title “father” if the title fits.
First of all you reworded the scripture it says call no man father meaning as father God there were some cults that did just that they called their leader father as father God they said he was a god this was many years back and on television the scripture is referring to call no man father as father God
Well assuming is not well
“This the problem with Orthodox and Catholicism “ ?? What do you mean ? I think I know and it’s unfortunate and all too typically anti Catholics. Catholic Priest are not scribes or Pharisees. The term “Father” when used to address a Catholic priest is not merely an assertion of his higher status and seek authority, influence and power in the community of believers; rather , it is a term of endearment of love, intimacy and serve as the Apostle Paul uses in 1 Corinthians. I think you have taken it of context because you applied Catholic Priests as these scribes. Maybe .002 % are but I can assure you that there are many many more Protestants clergy that are of this benevolent character.
It doesn't matter the reason, scriptures say dont do it
@@adamvk5368 the scriptures were written by the fathers of the Orthodox Church. Certainly, they would have left that verse out had it been problematic for the first 1500 years of Christianity. Why do you trust the Bible which is written by the Church that you hate? Orthodox Fathers wrote and compiled the books of the New Testament. They preserved it and gave it to us.
@@tangokaleidos1926 no
@@adamvk5368 absolutely Yes.
All catholics have excuses to contradict what Jesus says and to approve there false catholic doctrine
Hmm so you don’t consider catholic priests as false teachers therefor shouldn’t be called father ?
Check out this blog post... equipblog.wpengine.com/addressing-a-christian-leader-as-father/
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I just dont get what he was trying to explain.
Seriously.
There’s really no answer to that.
Sorry.
I cant brain that.
This wasn’t helpful
Seeking a man, vs God. A idol worship.
@marionwilson2521 We can call a man "father" out of respect. Yes? 🙏
Also in the d o u a y version the apostle was talking to other apostles and he said I address you fathers you Protestants use private interpretation to interpret your scriptures that's why none of you agree with each other and you fight with each other you can walk across the street to another Pentecostal Church on the same street and you have different Doctrine you have no Unity you're not Apostolic you're not Universal I will admit the last mark you do have holiness some of you do Christ Church is one holy Apostolic and Universal you are a mixture of 75,000 different Protestant denominations all saying different things oh yes it was discovered by a Protestant man who wrote a book he came over to the Catholic Church you have over 75,000 different denominations God did not start all those denominations they were started by men
His explanation is circular.
People should for sure call their parent FATHER and Franciscan Father Mike Schmitz give beautiful explanation. Guys ask God in prayer
you are not seeing what is the actual issue that is not to address anyone as father meaning to the person that is in your presence
lll 2Esdras 2: 31 -100 ;;
Don't call anyone on earth father umm 😐?? Anyone so what should we call our biological dads? Or excluding them? Because it's anyone on earth means our dads ...Explain..
Hey Raquel, when Jesus said in matthew 23:9 he says this. "And dont address anyone here on earth as 'father,' for only God in heaven is your SPIRITUAL father". Alot of people confuse, twist, and manipulate scripture. In this case Jesus is referring to the SPIRITUAL father not your dad or fathers mentioned in the bible like Abraham, Noah, or even Adam in the beginning. So first we must separate the two differences SPIRITUAL and flesh fathers of this earth and also founding fathers of anything. Jesus is clearly stating dont address men on earth as your spiritual fathers to get to him... If you open your bible to John 14:5-7 Thomas says "we have no idea where you are going, so how can we know the way?"6 Jesus told him, " I AM THE WAY, THE TRUTH, AND THE LIFE. No one can come to the FATHER (God) except through me. Jesus never said you can come to the father through me AND the religious leaders I appoint on earth. And I know Jesus doesn't make a mistake in his gospels. So please I encourage you to read it and see what it says in context. I hope this helps! Jesus is the only way sister!
@@Yori9590 So is it okay for me to call my parents mom/dad, or even pa or ma?
@@Yori9590 I really need to study scripture more 🥲
@@Adal_Aquino did you read what Jessy just wrote to you
@@eddyrobichaud5832 Jessy didn’t write anything to me. At least I don’t see it. I only see the first one.
Jesus didn’t say, "Don't call anyone here on earth father, but my disciples are ok to call father and teachers."
Paul was not perfect and not everything he tsught is correct. It's mostly modern Christians and Muslims that will say only God is good, but men who wrote the Bible or their holy book got it perfect.
besides. who called Jesus father?
Jesus prayed, our father who is in heaven.
Catholics call them father's
I always said the Pope thinks he's above God by the way he
places himself in such a high
position.
@charlesmckinley537 Yes. Lots of problems with Roman Catholic papal infallibility. See www.equip.org/articles/is-the-pope-infalliable/
Designating someone “father’ as a title of reverence is another topic altogether. Hank explains the reason form Jesus prohibition against calling someone “father.” Paul became a “father” to the Corinthians (1 Cor. 4:15). Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy were like fathers to the Thessalonians (1 Thess. 1:1, 2:11).
Sounds like you don’t call anyone father or teacher. Why try and make one okay because people use the other? Wishy-washy
@smalltown1360 Far from “wishy-washy.” The caller an Hank are spot on in seeing there is a case when addressing a faithful and God fearing man with a title of respect “father.” So Elisha calls Elijah “my father” (2 Kings 2:12). Listen also to Hank’s exposition of Matthew 23:9 in the video, and the litany of other examples of saints referring to respected men as “father.”
You have received the Spirit of adoption whereby we cry Abba Father.I think this is that .Like in islam abu abbas is not to be .
It’s has to be properly interpreted and only the infallible teaching authority of the Catholic Church can do that. Why don’t protestants take John 6,literally? The devil has deceived 10s of millions of protestants for 500 years. The Catholic Church is Jesus’s mystical body on Earth. Protestantism is man made and not of God. Jesus founded one Church the holy Catholic Church and not 40,000+ protestant churches.
New Testament refers to followers of Christ as "the first Christians," NOT Catholics. Catholics came hundreds of years later (ROMAN Catholic; Romanism was/is an incredibly wicked practice) and it got VERY much twisted & further corrupt along the way (The Crusades and a number of wicked twists). The fact that they elevate a man and call him "The Pope" (meaning, Holy Father) is insane wickedness. And that's in addition to all of their vain repetition of rituals/traditions that are man-made like the vain repetition of the rosary, "Hail Mary" and "our Father" practices of disobedient, wicked nonsense which attempts to undo their sin with vain babbling abomination. Jesus SAID, "it is finished" and it IS for people who follow HIM. Catholics follow nonsense ritual false doctrine religion and they are NOT saved because they are not born again in Christ and there is no indwelling Holy Spirit POWER/evidence to show that they are free indeed because of the Son. They rather choose the false doctrine rituals (& let's not leave out purgatory; as if we have power over dead people that GOD, Himself, has taken out of the testing field; & talking to dead people is also an abomination ...one can only choose for one's self & be an example for others to follow. ...dead people CAN'T follow, they can only wait for judgement). Such lies of practice from men & satan/demons of the Roman Catholic church is an abomination to GOD. The LORD rebuke you, correct you & have mercy to ACTUALLY save you in YAHSHUA/JESUS. AMEN! 🙋🏼♀️
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@@shellbellbutterfly amen 🙌🏽🙌🏽
If catholic is so important ,weird that it is not even in the bible. Jesus never mentioned it the apostles never mentioned it
Proof of so many errors.
Sir it wasn’t an error, we just have carnal minds so we don’t understand everything. Thank God for wisdom though! HalleluYah! Another big problem is that this is not really taught the way it should be, people read so much stuff out of context and that’s not the appropriate things to follow. But, to back up my evidence, “All scripture is inspired by God and is profitable for teaching, for rebuking, for correcting, for training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.” - 2 Timothy 3:16-17. Thanks for you time, God bless you and much love ❤️
@@carmin9550 of course...of course...