Section 8
as the Father who regenerates many sons. He is the source of life; hence, He is the Father. It is His intention to bring forth innumerable sons by re generating them with His life. God is the Father because He begets many people with His life, making them His children and His sons. In the book of Matthew the Lord taught His disciples to call God Father, saying, "Our Father Who is in the heavens" (Matt. 6:9). When we call God our Father, we must realize that He is our genuine Fa ther. He is not our father-in-law, and we are not His adopted children. Our Father is our Father in life, our genuine Father. We call Him Father be cause we were born of Him and have His life.
How sweet it is to call God our Father! Both Romans 8:15 and Galatians 4:6 speak of crying, "Abba, Father." Throughout the world, little chil dren use a double title, such as Papa, or Mama, when addressing their parents. To say Pa or Ma is not very intimate. But Papa or Mama is inti mate. Among every race the children call their fathers Papa, Baba, or something similar. If I were not born of my father, yet I had to call him Papa, it would be very awkward. It would even be awkward to address your father-in-law in this way. It would not be so sweet.
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